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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2019 17:19:45 GMT
Why do you think Rossi is reduced to spoken word tours and reality TV? Why do you think Quo are booked for gigs and festivals all over Europe all Summer? Because they are good box office, they are guaranteed to draw a big crowd by todays standards and they make profits. Just as they have done on every winter tour of the UK they've done. If the band isn't doing a winter tour, it's not down to lack of interest from promoters and believe me I know enough of them to know the Quo are regarded as money makers, it's down to Francis not wanting to. The guy is 70 and Andy is 73, who can blame them for cutting back on gigs, they don't need the money. The spoken word tour is easy cash for Francis, there's still plenty of casuals and a few hardcore who are interested in his stories and sitting down for a couple of hours telling anecdotes and singing songs acoustically is easier than being on your feet for two hours rocking out. All the best people are doing spoken word tours this year
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 20, 2019 18:01:02 GMT
Why do you think Rossi is reduced to spoken word tours and reality TV? Why do you think Quo are booked for gigs and festivals all over Europe all Summer? Because they are good box office, they are guaranteed to draw a big crowd by todays standards and they make profits. Just as they have done on every winter tour of the UK they've done. If the band isn't doing a winter tour, it's not down to lack of interest from promoters and believe me I know enough of them to know the Quo are regarded as money makers, it's down to Francis not wanting to. The guy is 70 and Andy is 73, who can blame them for cutting back on gigs, they don't need the money. The spoken word tour is easy cash for Francis, there's still plenty of casuals and a few hardcore who are interested in his stories and sitting down for a couple of hours telling anecdotes and singing songs acoustically is easier than being on your feet for two hours rocking out. All the best people are doing spoken word tours this year Yes it's laughable how many years that certain board members have been knocking the band and saying it will all finish I suppose if they keep saying it long enough it may happen. 33 years after the departure of AL and yet here we still are. Keep saying it every year guys, something might give.
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Post by markquo on Jul 20, 2019 19:21:17 GMT
Why do you think Quo are booked for gigs and festivals all over Europe all Summer? Because they are good box office, they are guaranteed to draw a big crowd by todays standards and they make profits. Just as they have done on every winter tour of the UK they've done. If the band isn't doing a winter tour, it's not down to lack of interest from promoters and believe me I know enough of them to know the Quo are regarded as money makers, it's down to Francis not wanting to. The guy is 70 and Andy is 73, who can blame them for cutting back on gigs, they don't need the money. The spoken word tour is easy cash for Francis, there's still plenty of casuals and a few hardcore who are interested in his stories and sitting down for a couple of hours telling anecdotes and singing songs acoustically is easier than being on your feet for two hours rocking out. All the best people are doing spoken word tours this year Yes it's laughable how many years that certain board members have been knocking the band and saying it will all finish I suppose if they keep saying it long enough it may happen. 33 years after the departure of AL and yet here we still are. Keep saying it every year guys, something might give. It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 20, 2019 19:35:41 GMT
Yes it's laughable how many years that certain board members have been knocking the band and saying it will all finish I suppose if they keep saying it long enough it may happen. 33 years after the departure of AL and yet here we still are. Keep saying it every year guys, something might give. It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers I wouldn’t know about that, but I am not surprised you had to reply though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2019 19:36:00 GMT
Yes it's laughable how many years that certain board members have been knocking the band and saying it will all finish I suppose if they keep saying it long enough it may happen. 33 years after the departure of AL and yet here we still are. Keep saying it every year guys, something might give. It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers I'd rather be viewed as laughable than miserable and negative.
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Post by markquo on Jul 20, 2019 19:40:18 GMT
It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers I'd rather be viewed as laughable than miserable and negative. Not miserable at all HIghway in fact quite the opposite,just see it differently than you Cheers
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Post by markquo on Jul 20, 2019 19:42:01 GMT
It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers I wouldn’t know about that, but I am not surprised you had to reply though. Of course Mr Ryan and I’m not surprised by your continued Quo can do no wrong posts you’ve been doing it for years why change now Cheers
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 20, 2019 19:47:41 GMT
I wouldn’t know about that, but I am not surprised you had to reply though. Of course Mr Ryan and I’m not surprised by your continued Quo can do no wrong posts you’ve been doing it for years why change now Cheers I think you read want you want to Mark I have never said Quo can do no wrong, find a post to the contrary. I merely still enjoy the band, live and on record, where as you don’t. Do I like all they do, not at all.
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Post by Victor on Jul 20, 2019 20:31:56 GMT
It’s laughable how many years that certain board members have been defending the band and saying how great everything they’ve done is.I suppose if they keep saying it long enough they may eventually believe it. Cheers I'd rather be viewed as laughable than miserable and negative. I don't like most of the newer work but that doesn't nessecarely mean someone is negative and miserable, it's the last thing I am as a matter of fact
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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Jul 20, 2019 21:01:36 GMT
Of course Mr Ryan and I’m not surprised by your continued Quo can do no wrong posts you’ve been doing it for years why change now Cheers I think you read want you want to Mark I have never said Quo can do no wrong, find a post to the contrary. I merely still enjoy the band, live and on record, where as you don’t. Do I like all they do, not at all. Music evidently goes completely over your head.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2019 21:05:25 GMT
I'd rather be viewed as laughable than miserable and negative. I don't like most of the newer work but that doesn't nessecarely mean someone is negative and miserable, it's the last thing I am as a matter of fact I wasn't referring to you.
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Post by Victor on Jul 20, 2019 21:21:53 GMT
I don't like most of the newer work but that doesn't nessecarely mean someone is negative and miserable, it's the last thing I am as a matter of fact I wasn't referring to you. I know you weren't but I've been called miserable and negative by fans of the newer work just cos I have a different view then they do. Yes, some of the fans of the old work are negative and miserable, but at the same time some of the newer fans have complete rose tinted glasses on. Just was reading the discussion and wrote my own thoughts about it. Personally I never considered Mark to be miserable and negative. It's all in how someone writes about their viewpoints I guess
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Post by musiktruhe on Jul 21, 2019 0:51:04 GMT
On the last winter tour they played they could´nt sell out a seated Hammersmith Odeon and you could buy a few days before the show tickets for the half price.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 1:24:20 GMT
On the last winter tour they played they could´nt sell out a seated Hammersmith Odeon and you could buy a few days before the show tickets for the half price. And? Sadly for all of us (or certainly those old enough to have experienced it first hand, instead of pontificating whilst balancing rose tinted spectacles on younger noses) it's not 1975 anymore. Times, bands, fans all change.
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Post by markquo on Jul 21, 2019 8:32:48 GMT
I don't like most of the newer work but that doesn't nessecarely mean someone is negative and miserable, it's the last thing I am as a matter of fact I wasn't referring to you. Up until Ricks last time out with the band they were still relatively good live in my opinion(remember that’s all this is,opinions ). The recorded output has been really weak since QPQ which contained a few great tracks(my opinion).BQ was shocking(my opinion)and the Acoustic lps awful(my opinion).The new songs from what I’ve heard I don’t particularly like,CMSL is ok.Having seen this latest line up twice I’m of the opinion that it doesn’t really sound like them anymore,with Ricks passing they are a shadow of themselves.The songs Rhino sings lead on are awful(I like his vocals in RR) and the key boards are too high in the mix.The rhythm guitar is too low and lacks the power it did with Rick(that’s not Richie’s fault). Again just my opinion. I don’t really know why I feel I should explain myself to you anyway but there you are.So I’m not miserable as you think,you don’t even know me,I’m quite happy actually and chilled out. Just passionate about the Quo I love and if that’s different to you then no problem.Remember it’s all opinions Cheers
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