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Post by freewilly on Apr 13, 2018 13:02:43 GMT
Best way I can describe Spud is that, he plays the song, not just the drums
Very few like that.
Tbf, Pete was a good drummer and had a class shuffle groove going on but, he wasn't John
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Apr 13, 2018 14:18:48 GMT
Spud played the songs.... The remasters of "Quo" and "On the Level" really shows it. I was really surprised when I heard the drums... And just smiled... The sound had been there all along, but now it was very clear to these sore ears. Then somewhere along the line, someone told hm to "just keep time"....
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Post by cactuspete on Apr 16, 2018 17:38:58 GMT
I'm no musician and certainly no drummer.
But watching this only affirms my view that he was the core of the band.
Love watching him.
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Post by Rick Roper on May 15, 2018 13:43:21 GMT
Spud's style was ideally suited to Quo's music - Minimalist, no frills, but with many understated fills. In the same way, I did like Pete Kircher's style too, another hard-hitter. Nice guy though he was, I never got on with Jeff's style, I always found it a bit too "flashy". Matt I think has a nice solid style, and I haven't heard Leon Cave, so can't comment there.
But Listening to Spud bashing away on Oh Baby, Rolling Home and his great fills on Baby Boy is absolutely spot-on! The absolute master of shuffle boogie at work!
Rick Roper.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 23, 2018 18:53:44 GMT
It does seem that Francis finds it difficult to easily praise JC... and AL come to think of it.
Personally think he could just be on the defensive as he knows he was mainly responsible for Quo's personnel changes and musical direction. Changes and direction which didn't always resonate well with fans of the earlier Quo years. As Mrs F has said, he possibly has taken to heart some of the criticisms of his decisions and his songwriting since about 1983. Perhaps he needs to be negative about some of the older 70s material and the past band members to help restore some balance in his mind?
More recently he has said about how some of the old guard fans talk about the groove that Quo had in the 70s but then goes on to say that with Spud it would sometimes take 50 takes in the studio to get that groove and then Spud will walk out!
Though clearly Spud and Alan were having no such problems at the reunion gigs. Wasn't it Rossi and Parfitt making some errors at times? There had been a question mark over JC and AL being match-fit but JC hadn't exactly been idle in the last few years with his bands and AL only started to show the more obvious signs of fatigue nearing the end of the gigs.
It was a bit disappointing hearing Rossi and Parfitt being slightly mocking in Al's and JC's direction after the first reunion gigs, concerning them both being out of touch with regards to technology and general lack of stage fitness.
Francis is a walking contradiction by his own admission. His main gripe with the reunions seems to be that they were a bit rough around the edges yet in the past he used to say that rock n' roll is supposed to be a case of letting your hair down and going for it and not worrying about it being technically correct.
Talking about drummers... Leon is considered to be a better all round musician than the others in the current Quo line up. Multi instrumentalist of some ability!
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