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Post by Victor on Mar 13, 2018 19:36:43 GMT
So if Rossi hangs his coat up and they still LEGALLY go by STATUS QUO that will be alright ? . the things a complete joke. Don't get me wrong...I totally agree with you that it's a complete joke. But what can you do if they legally own the name ? Will that be allright for you ? For me ? No of course not. It will only be ok legally and technically. I for myself won't consider it to be ok but yea well, there's little else I can do. They may have the name...but they have nothing what so ever in common with what Status Quo once was, the classic line up that is
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Post by kursaal75 on Mar 15, 2018 11:54:40 GMT
I wouldn't go to Canvey Island to see the current band let alone the Canary Islands. Talking of Canvey Island, the current Dr Feelgood have no original members, but besides that, they are a good tribute band.
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Post by raotwsht on Mar 15, 2018 14:01:51 GMT
An Island, sun, sea and sand. Sounds like the perfect opportunity to play the whole of Bula Quo live!!
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Post by markquo on Mar 15, 2018 14:14:33 GMT
I wouldn't go to Canvey Island to see the current band let alone the Canary Islands. Talking of Canvey Island, the current Dr Feelgood have no original members, but besides that, they are a good tribute band. I hate the fact Feelgood are touring under that name but it’s quite possibly the future for a load of bands of that vintage. Having said that Feelgood are a better tribute to themselves than what FRQ have become Cheers
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Post by therockdoctor on May 24, 2018 20:14:45 GMT
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Post by musiktruhe on May 24, 2018 21:52:46 GMT
Funny island promotion for a band who is gone..................
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Post by kursaal75 on May 26, 2018 7:52:50 GMT
44 years ago this evening, I heard Backwater performed live for the first time. Tonight the track will be performed again, but sadly the only similarity will be the bands name.
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serper
New Rocker Rollin'
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Post by serper on May 26, 2018 8:44:13 GMT
Caroline - SBYBIL - Rain - Little Lady
ITAN - ROLD
Medley ( WYP / DTD / WSOL / Railroad / A&A ) - Big Fat Mama
WYW - RAOTW
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Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
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Post by gav on May 26, 2018 14:04:07 GMT
Nice bit of 80's Quo font there.
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Post by therockdoctor on May 26, 2018 16:39:35 GMT
The first gig of the mini-tour of the Canary Islands saw Quo hitting the Pabellón de Deportes Santiago Martín in Santa Cruz on Friday 25th May. This circular basketball stadium lies a few kilometres from the city centre and was capable of holding around 5500 fans. The promotion for the gig was very strong, we saw posters, huge billboards on major roads and even a tram adorned with a huge ad.
Doors opened later than advertised at 7.30 and it was up to local support act, Therapy Break, to kick things off. They played for about 50 minutes, sadly to an almost empty hall for most of their set. They played a good mix of rock covers and at least received a good send off as the fans started coming in late in their effort.
Quo took the stage at about 9.10 to a pretty scarce crowd, at best 2000 formed of our "premium" seated area up front plus a standing floor area behind and then raked seating (all but the very lowest level of which remained empty throughout). We hung on the barrier and stayed put as the gig started, but three songs on we were marched back to our seats where we had to remain seated until the very late stages of the gig, sadly dampening what bit of atmosphere there was down the front.
It took a really long time for the crowd to warm up, the first 40mins or so were very quiet and Francis appeared to be losing interest given some of his comments between songs. Thankfully the more well known songs got the audience more involved and they actually got right into it and pretty loud, so it was good to see some better response as the gig went on. I enjoyed the new set very much, the small changes have made a big difference. Richie did a fine job of vocals on both "Mystery Song" and "Big Fat Mama" and Francis's solos were excellent, especially on "Backwater" and "Roll Over Lay Down". The band were tight for just their second show of the year. After "Paper Plane" in the encore, "Bye Bye Johnny" has been given a different twist, made for an interesting change to this late part of the set. The band left to a great reception and singing of "ole ole ole" so it all worked out in the end.
This was a weird gig, very different to any other Quo gig in my c.300 gig career. It was good to see them on different soil and with a very different audience and Quo won them over eventually (as they always seem to do!). Chatting with Richie on the ferry over to Gran Canaria, he said they band had a lot of fun on stage and it certainly looked like they did, it just took a while for the crowd to get into it.
The "local El Dia" newspaper on Saturday morning featured a nice colour front page photo of Francis and a short gig review inside with further small (black and white) photos.
Next stop Gran Canaria tonight!
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Post by markquo on May 26, 2018 17:17:13 GMT
The first gig of the mini-tour of the Canary Islands saw Quo hitting the Pabellón de Deportes Santiago Martín in Santa Cruz on Friday 25th May. This circular basketball stadium lies a few kilometres from the city centre and was capable of holding around 5500 fans. The promotion for the gig was very strong, we saw posters, huge billboards on major roads and even a tram adorned with a huge ad. Doors opened later than advertised at 7.30 and it was up to local support act, Therapy Break, to kick things off. They played for about 50 minutes, sadly to an almost empty hall for most of their set. They played a good mix of rock covers and at least received a good send off as the fans started coming in late in their effort. Quo took the stage at about 9.10 to a pretty scarce crowd, at best 2000 formed of our "premium" seated area up front plus a standing floor area behind and then raked seating (all but the very lowest level of which remained empty throughout). We hung on the barrier and stayed put as the gig started, but three songs on we were marched back to our seats where we had to remain seated until the very late stages of the gig, sadly dampening what bit of atmosphere there was down the front. It took a really long time for the crowd to warm up, the first 40mins or so were very quiet and Francis appeared to be losing interest given some of his comments between songs. Thankfully the more well known songs got the audience more involved and they actually got right into it and pretty loud, so it was good to see some better response as the gig went on. I enjoyed the new set very much, the small changes have made a big difference. Richie did a fine job of vocals on both "Mystery Song" and "Big Fat Mama" and Francis's solos were excellent, especially on "Backwater" and "Roll Over Lay Down". The band were tight for just their second show of the year. After "Paper Plane" in the encore, "Bye Bye Johnny" has been given a different twist, made for an interesting change to this late part of the set. The band left to a great reception and singing of "ole ole ole" so it all worked out in the end. This was a weird gig, very different to any other Quo gig in my c.300 gig career. It was good to see them on different soil and with a very different audience and Quo won them over eventually (as they always seem to do!). Chatting with Richie on the ferry over to Gran Canaria, he said they band had a lot of fun on stage and it certainly looked like they did, it just took a while for the crowd to get into it. The "local El Dia" newspaper on Saturday morning featured a nice colour front page photo of Francis and a short gig review inside with further small (black and white) photos. Next stop Gran Canaria tonight! What was different about BBJ then ?Have they decided to play it in full for once ? Cheers
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Post by therockdoctor on May 26, 2018 23:18:33 GMT
What a difference a day makes! Brilliant gig and crowd in Gran Canaria tonight, full report to follow.
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Post by Railroad17 on May 27, 2018 13:18:01 GMT
44 years ago this evening, I heard Backwater performed live for the first time. Tonight the track will be performed again, but sadly the only similarity will be the bands name. tickets a bit expensive K75.
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Post by kursaal75 on May 27, 2018 14:31:00 GMT
44 years ago this evening, I heard Backwater performed live for the first time. Tonight the track will be performed again, but sadly the only similarity will be the bands name. tickets a bit expensive K75. Yes they were expensive, 20p more compeared to the Kursaal gig, (that I might of mentioned a few times) 9 months later!!!
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Post by therockdoctor on May 27, 2018 18:13:04 GMT
The first gig of the mini-tour of the Canary Islands saw Quo hitting the Pabellón de Deportes Santiago Martín in Santa Cruz on Friday 25th May. This circular basketball stadium lies a few kilometres from the city centre and was capable of holding around 5500 fans. The promotion for the gig was very strong, we saw posters, huge billboards on major roads and even a tram adorned with a huge ad. Doors opened later than advertised at 7.30 and it was up to local support act, Therapy Break, to kick things off. They played for about 50 minutes, sadly to an almost empty hall for most of their set. They played a good mix of rock covers and at least received a good send off as the fans started coming in late in their effort. Quo took the stage at about 9.10 to a pretty scarce crowd, at best 2000 formed of our "premium" seated area up front plus a standing floor area behind and then raked seating (all but the very lowest level of which remained empty throughout). We hung on the barrier and stayed put as the gig started, but three songs on we were marched back to our seats where we had to remain seated until the very late stages of the gig, sadly dampening what bit of atmosphere there was down the front. It took a really long time for the crowd to warm up, the first 40mins or so were very quiet and Francis appeared to be losing interest given some of his comments between songs. Thankfully the more well known songs got the audience more involved and they actually got right into it and pretty loud, so it was good to see some better response as the gig went on. I enjoyed the new set very much, the small changes have made a big difference. Richie did a fine job of vocals on both "Mystery Song" and "Big Fat Mama" and Francis's solos were excellent, especially on "Backwater" and "Roll Over Lay Down". The band were tight for just their second show of the year. After "Paper Plane" in the encore, "Bye Bye Johnny" has been given a different twist, made for an interesting change to this late part of the set. The band left to a great reception and singing of "ole ole ole" so it all worked out in the end. This was a weird gig, very different to any other Quo gig in my c.300 gig career. It was good to see them on different soil and with a very different audience and Quo won them over eventually (as they always seem to do!). Chatting with Richie on the ferry over to Gran Canaria, he said they band had a lot of fun on stage and it certainly looked like they did, it just took a while for the crowd to get into it. The "local El Dia" newspaper on Saturday morning featured a nice colour front page photo of Francis and a short gig review inside with further small (black and white) photos. Next stop Gran Canaria tonight! What was different about BBJ then ?Have they decided to play it in full for once ? Cheers They're not playing BBJ in full. The end of "Paper Plane" and into BBJ is quite different, though. It's hard to describe, but it's a very gentle start just strumming on Francis's guitar before it gets going. No doubt some YouTube footage will surface in due course (hopefully better than the usual terrible mobile phone audio most on here seem to enjoy critiquing the band's performances from).
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