Blue For You

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2006-06-02 rating:
Blue Heaven
Blue for You originally came out in 1976 and it was the final album in the quintet of early to mid `70s Quo albums that was released on Vertigo and that were all most definitely from the makers of... Beginning with Piledriver these albums more than anything else established Quo's reputation as true rock giants and by the time Blue for You appeared they had an army of fans, the Quo Army no less. Each of these albums are recorded in a style of heads down and plug in and play, nearly 30 years before the term took on new meaning for the computer generation. They possess a raw energy and invention married to an unerring talent for writing songs that drill right into the centre of your head and then refuse to get out of it. That is their genius and it continues to be overlooked if not downright derided by the know nothing critics of the music press who will quite happily spend hours analysing the drivel pumped out by the likes of those nasty pieces of work Oasis and seriously untalented plonkers Primal Scream. On Blue for You Quo's solid foundation for true greatness is enhanced by the fact that the playing possesses an energy which I would say edges it ahead of their other albums from this period, and that includes Hello! Needless to say there is not a weak track on it and the only thing to do is pick out the highlights, Mystery Song and Rain being the obvious choices but really it could be any of them. Just listen to the opening three for example. Among the bonus tracks come two versions of their cover of Wild Side of Life that they infuse with a happy abandon that can only bring a smile to one's face and have your head rockin'. Magic. Buy this one without any hesitation, the re-mastered sound and bonus tracks only add to what is a sure fire classic straight from the heart of '76 and that long hot summer.

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review by: stargazer4177 date: 2006-05-25 rating:
Quo's finest!
This has always been my favourite Quo album, and a few listens will tell you why. It has great tunes, a good hard rock feel to it, and thumps along nicely from start to finish. Yes, it does have an overall harder sound compared to their other albums which is why this album appeals to me so much, although I'm well aware that many others do prefer the softer sound of most of their other material. Is There A Better Way kicks off brilliantly, being a very fast-paced rock track, Rain is just one of the best tracks they've ever recorded and was also released as a single, as was Mystery Song, which to my mind must be a contender for the best ever Quo track recorded. The guitar playing on both these songs is nothing short of magnificent. This new edition with the bonus tracks, which includes their fabulous version of Wild Side Of Life, coupled with the superb recording quality of the CD, really makes this an absolute must-have. This album really sums up Status Quo at the top of their game and has a fantastic feel-good sound about it. Buy as soon as possible!

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review by: date: 2006-02-25 rating:
Awesome!
Blue For You is, quite possibly, the definitive Status Quo album as, once again, they leave all their competitors trailing way behind them.

Quite simply, the album is right out of the top drawer. There isn't a bad track on the album - such is the standard that they were setting at the time of its release!

Two singles were eventually released ('Rain' and 'Mystery Song') but once again Quo could have picked any song here and they would all have charted well in my opinion - 'Is There A Better Way', 'Mad About The Boy', and the title track especially stand out in this department.

What is slightly different with Blue For You is that fact that, in my opinion, the bonus songs enhance the album even more, especially the single version of 'Mystery Song' and 'Wild Side Of Life', which was also released as a single.

All in all, the album is awesome enough as it was, but combining it with the bonus tracks now makes this the 'must have' Status Quo album. A classic!

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review by: davethorn13 date: 2005-12-12 rating:
Peak performance
The last of the run of five consecutive classic studio albums during the mid-1970s, "Blue For You" boasts the best production of the lot. The band produced themselves throughout this period and did the job far better than anyone else they've used. The opening bars of Alan Lancaster's "Is There A Better Way" sound like someone breaking down your door and this intro is followed by Quo in Formula 1 mode, powerful and exhilarating. Fittingly, the two hits featured here, "Rain" and "Mystery Song", are among their most popular and adrenalin-fuelled. Energy levels are pretty high across most of the album with pauses for breath on the title track and "Ease Your Mind". The quality of the material is overall not quite as good on say, "Hello", but the manner of the band's performance makes this irrelevant. The bonuses are generous too. Buy!


review by: jcmilner date: 2005-02-01 rating:
Not blue for me
Released individually on CD for the first time Blue For You is a real rocking album that finds Quo in a much more ear friendly domain than previous releases but without losing any of the head down, straight forward rock charge they had become well known for.
Worth having just for the proper version of Mystery Song, which surely has one of the most intriguing intros known to Quo. But then worth having for the fact it's a damn fine slice of the Quo pie. Also the last of the early Quo sounding releases before more polished production took over.
Superb remastering gives the sound more depth and clarity without ever sounding polished. With a warm, analog feel to the sound, this album along with the rest of the Quo remasters has been restored superbly and now represents the very best Quo sound money can buy.
Worth replacing any previous version you may have.

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