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Post by vivfromcov on Dec 27, 2018 14:53:32 GMT
Just flicking through my Christmas present from my youngest son and was pleased to find that Quo were included in the Twenty Great Gigs From The Past 20 Years! Namely 2013 at Hammersmith! 
2013 - STATUS QUO, LONDON, HAMMERSMITH APOLLO
With the Frantic Four back together again after more than three decades apart, their return to the Odeon - not Apollo! - left grown men shedding tears of joy. Francis Rossi later called it "a fucking mess", but Rick Parfitt said he "hadn't felt anything like it for years".
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Post by durango95 on Dec 27, 2018 15:03:08 GMT
It's FR that's possibly is in a f*cking mess....
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Post by lemmystoenail on Dec 27, 2018 15:51:34 GMT
It's FR that's possibly is in a f*cking mess.... possibly?  ? nah, definitely !!!!!!! |
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Triggsy
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Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
Favourite other bands.: AC/DC Greenday Airbourne
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Post by Triggsy on Dec 27, 2018 16:31:51 GMT
Was there (You HAD to be there to appreciate it) BEST gig with the Ultimate Quo line up, Rick was right the 'Rossi' was wrong...End Of Story
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Post by vivfromcov on Dec 27, 2018 16:54:19 GMT
I was there too and Rick was definitely right! Francis may have been right too in his opinion but for the majority of us, musical perfection was not the most important thing. It was the feeling and the spirit of the gigs and the chance to hear those songs played again by the four musicians that created them. THAT was magical. |
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Post by azza200 on Dec 27, 2018 18:33:52 GMT
Just look at Rossi's comments after the Dublin Gig he did not care about the reunions he hated them he could not wait to be back in the karaoke band again with Rhino, Andy and some rent a drummer
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Post by powerage on Dec 27, 2018 22:00:57 GMT
It was much too real for poor old Francis. I did all 5 Hammersmith shows, best I've ever seen.
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Post by musiktruhe on Dec 27, 2018 22:03:56 GMT
This was the real thing the one and only Quo. No nonsense heads down boogie, no keyboards no 80´s hit singles and a real quo audience.
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Post by azza200 on Dec 27, 2018 22:56:10 GMT
Also Rossi's body language during the Dublin sticks out like a sore thumb very awkward forced fake banter as i said before the way he is to Alan at one point during Roadhouse Blues. Then how quick he was to get off the stage. Rick, Alan, John, Bob all loving the crowds cheering to the gig, Rossi cant wait to run off backstage and forget about it.
Was Rossi like that at every gig from peoples observations at the time or looking back at footage at those gigs?
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Triggsy
Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
Favourite other bands.: AC/DC Greenday Airbourne
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Post by Triggsy on Dec 28, 2018 8:24:12 GMT
It was much too real for poor old Francis. I did all 5 Hammersmith shows, best I've ever seen. I only managed 4 (2 per Tour)  Best Quo 'Gigs' for sure  |
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Dec 28, 2018 9:16:18 GMT
A fcuking mess? Don't tell me Mr and Mrs Twirly-Finger didn't clean up there packet of Wurthers after the gig in protest at not hearing that one which goes I like it, like it, la la la like it did they?
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Post by curiousgirl on Dec 28, 2018 9:21:14 GMT
Also Rossi's body language during the Dublin sticks out like a sore thumb very awkward forced fake banter as i said before the way he is to Alan at one point during Roadhouse Blues. Then how quick he was to get off the stage. Rick, Alan, John, Bob all loving the crowds cheering to the gig, Rossi cant wait to run off backstage and forget about it. Was Rossi like that at every gig from peoples observations at the time or looking back at footage at those gigs? From what I could see of 2013 gig, I was down near the front and surrounded by taller fans, he threw himself into the gig and enjoyed it. I found it wonderful and surreal to be back in time. This is was Hammersmith night 2. I only booked one gig on that tour in case it was disappointing. But I think he was so overwhelmed by the fan response from the first tour that by 2014, he was on the defensive, hence the beard he grew. And his distancing himself from the other band members during it. He could see the way the others wanted it to go and he clearly didn't. But I thought musically, even on that tour he played a blinder. So I also felt he enjoyed them for the playing because I'm sure he enjoys that part. |
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Post by tramper on Dec 28, 2018 11:42:51 GMT
To be fair he did play well on both tours. 🙄
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Post by paperplanebairn on Dec 28, 2018 12:27:12 GMT
i was at the glasgow gig in 2013 and i was one of many who shed a tear upon clapping eyes on those four guys that i had dreamt of seeing live for near on 30 yrs.
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Post by 4th Chord on Dec 28, 2018 20:40:50 GMT
A fcuking mess? Don't tell me Mr and Mrs Twirly-Finger didn't clean up there packet of Wurthers after the gig in protest at not hearing that one which goes I like it, like it, la la la like it did they? As I walked out of the Glasgow O2 Academy, euphoric at what I’d seen, a chap in front of me, dressed in his boot cut jeans, tan leather jacket and Cuban heels, said almost those very words to his stiletto heeled wife. I don’t think the gig was quite what he was expecting.... |
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? nah, definitely !!!!!!!
Best Quo 'Gigs' for sure 
