After the 2 'Aquostic' released in 2014 (see here) and in 2016 (see here) with the late 'Rick Parfitt' ( see his album here) and the acoustic at the 'Royal Albert Hall' in 2018 (see here), 'Francis Rossi', at the dawn of his 70 years, released a new album with 'Hannah Richard' who was already part of the projects 'Aquostic'. Listening to this new album, I found the soft side of 'Status Quo' which has accompanied me for several decades and even if the general public knows more the energetic boogie/rock of 'Status Quo', we know less titles (dear to 'Francis Rossi') which have 'this festive side that is good for the soul' and which, for me, have been part of the discography of the group since the 70s as well as standards : from the first title 'I'll Take You Home', the introduction brings me back without a certain nostalgia to the 'Cross That Bridge' of 1988 (see here) with of course the country side who replaced the boogie/rock style but in both cases is still festive. With 'But I Just Said Goodbye', I find the melodic lines of 'Fine Fine Fine' already from the album 'Quo' of 1974 (see here) and 'Waiting for Jesus' is the typical example of songs like 'Marguerita Time' of 1983 (see here) or 'Invitation' of 1986 (see here) or 'Going Down For The First Time' of 1989 (see here). In all the compositions, we feel this happiness and this complicity to play together to offer us simple but effective and catchy melodies from the first listening and which give you the desire to sing in unison. In summary, 'Hannah Rickard' and 'Francis Rossi' give us a great time with this country style that has similarities to 'Status Quo' melodies and, therefore, 'We Talk Too Much', beyond the important fan base of 'Quo', is intended for a large audience who loves festive songs that all have something timeless... | |
