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Post by 37 on Dec 9, 2023 23:24:20 GMT
Some of you might have been there in the summer of `76. Most will not have been there, So enjoy all!
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Post by tqontq on Dec 10, 2023 1:45:13 GMT
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Post by tommy on Dec 10, 2023 4:59:37 GMT
Just listening to the Junior’s Wailing opener got me thinking - when did Caroline become the band’s opening song of choice?
It’s been a constant through most of my time listening to the band live (early 80’s), aside from Whatever You Want briefly in the late 80’s and I think they may have opened with Paper Plane for one tour in the mid 90’s?
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Post by mortified on Dec 10, 2023 6:01:38 GMT
Just listening to the Junior’s Wailing opener got me thinking - when did Caroline become the band’s opening song of choice? It’s been a constant through most of my time listening to the band live (early 80’s), aside from Whatever You Want briefly in the late 80’s and I think they may have opened with Paper Plane for one tour in the mid 90’s? became the opener the following year for the Rockin' tour and, apart from a couple of exceptions, it's been there ever since. I think Down Down might have opened on one tour but I can't recall when. As for Cardiff Castle, the gig is legendary. Reputedly the best ever Quo gig, certainly in terms of crowd reaction. The band used to always say that. |
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Post by 37 on Dec 10, 2023 8:17:11 GMT
Great crowd shot of the Quo audience. It was one of the gigs I would have loved to have gone to. Along with Glasgow Apollo 1976! |
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Post by kursaal75 on Dec 10, 2023 8:41:14 GMT
I was there with a couple of mates and I was on crutches due to suffering a broken ankle during the last game of the football season in May.
Against the advice of my parents not to go, I obviously knew better and I must admit I was in a bit of pain when Quo did come on, but the gig was well worth the agony.
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Post by mortified on Dec 10, 2023 9:57:27 GMT
col of this parish was also there. I hadn't begun to travel to see Quo back then except to the Glasgow Apollo. And that was hardly circumnavigating the globe  Strangely enough, I've actually been to Cardiff Castle relatively recently, having lived in Wales for a few years. Completely irrelevant of course but just sayin'. See what I did there?
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Post by railroad007 on Dec 10, 2023 11:07:49 GMT
I stuck this on in 2020. In case you missed it.
"It's Quo time. From the reverberations of enthusiasm in the crowd, it's quite obvious that they're the band that the majority of people have come to see.
Status Quo must be the most solid, workmanlike crowd pleasers working in this country today. They're unmistakenly beer-and-fags British. They are obviously aware of their limitations, and they are quite clear that the people have come to hear nothing more than their hallmarked overdrive R&B – and they don't disappoint them.
Within their very limited terms of reference, Quo are brilliant. Their sound is their product and they undoubtedly give value for money.
The sun has gone and the darkness is starting to close in. For the first time, the stage lights come on. Rossi stomps and roams the stage while the others fall into the bending, head bobbing stance that has become their trademark.
I take a walk out in the audience. The crush at the front is frenziedly echoing the move. They are obviously getting exactly what they want.
As I watch I realise that Quo are pretty much the Charles Bronsons of British rock. They have the horny-handed expertise of artists who don't aspire to anything more than entertaining their audience. Bronson will never play Hamlet and Quo will probably never produce a Sgt. Pepper. Both however, know their market and stick to it.
Just before it becomes totally dark, Chalkie and I climb the old tower of the castle. Looking out from the 600 year-old battlements we see that stage surrounded by a bobbing sea of people. Oddly enough it all fits together: very logical and Very British."
I tried to listen but I can't stand bootlegs, they actually sound like they are recorded with a mic hidden in the leg of a boot.
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Post by camerst on Dec 10, 2023 11:45:01 GMT
Yes thanks for posting a great concert and that review seems just about fair enough without really giving Quo the credit they deserve.
Always wondered how fans of this era coped when the following year the set changed and along came RAOTW and Dirty Water? Maybe trading in your Porsche for a Volvo.
Assume Quo would have lost many of the hard code Quo army who liked the heavier sound and replaced them with a newer audience at this point.
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Post by 4th Chord on Dec 10, 2023 12:02:21 GMT
I stuck this on in 2020. In case you missed it. "It's Quo time. From the reverberations of enthusiasm in the crowd, it's quite obvious that they're the band that the majority of people have come to see. Status Quo must be the most solid, workmanlike crowd pleasers working in this country today. They're unmistakenly beer-and-fags British. They are obviously aware of their limitations, and they are quite clear that the people have come to hear nothing more than their hallmarked overdrive R&B – and they don't disappoint them. Within their very limited terms of reference, Quo are brilliant. Their sound is their product and they undoubtedly give value for money. The sun has gone and the darkness is starting to close in. For the first time, the stage lights come on. Rossi stomps and roams the stage while the others fall into the bending, head bobbing stance that has become their trademark. I take a walk out in the audience. The crush at the front is frenziedly echoing the move. They are obviously getting exactly what they want. As I watch I realise that Quo are pretty much the Charles Bronsons of British rock. They have the horny-handed expertise of artists who don't aspire to anything more than entertaining their audience. Bronson will never play Hamlet and Quo will probably never produce a Sgt. Pepper. Both however, know their market and stick to it. Just before it becomes totally dark, Chalkie and I climb the old tower of the castle. Looking out from the 600 year-old battlements we see that stage surrounded by a bobbing sea of people. Oddly enough it all fits together: very logical and Very British." I tried to listen but I can't stand bootlegs, they actually sound like they are recorded with a mic hidden in the leg of a boot. I remember back in the day going to Ingliston Market near Edinburgh and the bootleggers would have tables set up with hundreds of bootleg cassettes, printed covers and tracklists. You'd buy a few, in this case Kiss, DLR and Quo, get home and excitedly put them in the tape deck to relive the live experience you were at.....and they sounded like they were recorded on a potato. Underwater. With no dubly. |
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Post by 37 on Dec 10, 2023 12:12:16 GMT
Yes thanks for posting a great concert and that review seems just about fair enough without really giving Quo the credit they deserve. Always wondered how fans of this era coped when the following year the set changed and along came RAOTW and Dirty Water? Maybe trading in your Porsche for a Volvo. Assume Quo would have lost many of the hard code Quo army who liked the heavier sound and replaced them with a newer audience at this point. Quo lost some hardcore fans due to the Rockin` All Over The World album. Also there was the added attraction of Punk, New Wave, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, AC/DC and other choices. Many stayed supporting the band, didn`t we? |
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Post by railroad007 on Dec 10, 2023 12:37:54 GMT
I've got to say that the RAOTW tour was a fantastic show. They left behind the rough and ready amble onto the stage. The Drone set it up, they needed no introduction, you knew who they were, why you were there, why they were there so lets get straight into it with a bit of show for the next 2 and a bit hours. It was fantastic if you'd expected Juniors Wailing and instead there's your actual Parfitt playing Caroline under a spotlight on a smoke filled stage. I can remember it as though it happened last night. The backline was like housing estate!
As for Porsche to Volvo? I reckon Porsche to great big Volvo trucks packed with all the top notch live show goodies
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Post by railroad007 on Dec 10, 2023 12:46:06 GMT
I stuck this on in 2020. In case you missed it. "It's Quo time. From the reverberations of enthusiasm in the crowd, it's quite obvious that they're the band that the majority of people have come to see. Status Quo must be the most solid, workmanlike crowd pleasers working in this country today. They're unmistakenly beer-and-fags British. They are obviously aware of their limitations, and they are quite clear that the people have come to hear nothing more than their hallmarked overdrive R&B – and they don't disappoint them. Within their very limited terms of reference, Quo are brilliant. Their sound is their product and they undoubtedly give value for money. The sun has gone and the darkness is starting to close in. For the first time, the stage lights come on. Rossi stomps and roams the stage while the others fall into the bending, head bobbing stance that has become their trademark. I take a walk out in the audience. The crush at the front is frenziedly echoing the move. They are obviously getting exactly what they want. As I watch I realise that Quo are pretty much the Charles Bronsons of British rock. They have the horny-handed expertise of artists who don't aspire to anything more than entertaining their audience. Bronson will never play Hamlet and Quo will probably never produce a Sgt. Pepper. Both however, know their market and stick to it. Just before it becomes totally dark, Chalkie and I climb the old tower of the castle. Looking out from the 600 year-old battlements we see that stage surrounded by a bobbing sea of people. Oddly enough it all fits together: very logical and Very British." I tried to listen but I can't stand bootlegs, they actually sound like they are recorded with a mic hidden in the leg of a boot. I remember back in the day going to Ingliston Market near Edinburgh and the bootleggers would have tables set up with hundreds of bootleg cassettes, printed covers and tracklists. You'd buy a few, in this case Kiss, DLR and Quo, get home and excitedly put them in the tape deck to relive the live experience you were at.....and they sounded like they were recorded on a potato. Underwater. With no dubly. I can see as the next previously unreleased track on a deluxe album, 'Quo Live in Shitesville' Subterranean spud mix. My mate paid a fortune for a Led Zeppelin at Earls Court double vinyl bootleg and you couldn't actually make out what songs they were playing, it was hystericaly funny. He was proper pissed off. I vividly remember a bit when Jimmy Page was allegedly playing a violin bow solo and it sounded like Roy Castle playing a saw 3 doors down. |
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Post by roquer on Dec 10, 2023 13:15:23 GMT
Just listening to the Junior’s Wailing opener got me thinking - when did Caroline become the band’s opening song of choice? It’s been a constant through most of my time listening to the band live (early 80’s), aside from Whatever You Want briefly in the late 80’s and I think they may have opened with Paper Plane for one tour in the mid 90’s? became the opener the following year for the Rockin' tour and, apart from a couple of exceptions, it's been there ever since. I think Down Down might have opened on one tour but I can't recall when. Rockin' all Thought the Years, Rock 'til you Drop and the first gigs of the Under the Influence/Riffs tour I think. Also Twenty Wild Horses was the opener in the first dates of the Under The Influence, The way it Goes on the Pub tour...And I think that's it. |
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Post by col on Dec 10, 2023 18:07:16 GMT
Just listening to the Junior’s Wailing opener got me thinking - when did Caroline become the band’s opening song of choice? It’s been a constant through most of my time listening to the band live (early 80’s), aside from Whatever You Want briefly in the late 80’s and I think they may have opened with Paper Plane for one tour in the mid 90’s? became the opener the following year for the Rockin' tour and, apart from a couple of exceptions, it's been there ever since. I think Down Down might have opened on one tour but I can't recall when. As for Cardiff Castle, the gig is legendary. Reputedly the best ever Quo gig, certainly in terms of crowd reaction. The band used to always say that. Whatever You Want was the opener in the late 80's, ITAN tour onwards. I actually saw a show with no Caroline, '89 I think. |
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