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Post by derryquo on Dec 19, 2016 20:15:40 GMT
another day on the lnotet. Another great gig, same set list, massive crowd, and never heard a louder crowd. Tour gets better every night and Francis in great form. Full gig review to follow.
Hey I might as well be first to get it up. Will do tomorrow nights Glasgow gig later.
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Post by 4th Chord on Dec 19, 2016 20:23:36 GMT
My dear Derryquo, you are incorrigible sir.
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Post by derryquo on Dec 19, 2016 21:15:30 GMT
My dear Derryquo, you are incorrigible sir. Great word..... |
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Post by 4th Chord on Dec 19, 2016 21:19:01 GMT
My dear Derryquo, you are incorrigible sir. Great word..... It's today's 'word of the day'. |
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Post by derryquo on Dec 19, 2016 21:28:57 GMT
It's today's 'word of the day'. Then it's a timely word of the day |
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Post by derryquo on Dec 19, 2016 21:30:35 GMT
My gig review has already had more views than the Brighton review.
I better finish it soon
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Post by therockdoctor on Dec 20, 2016 0:37:23 GMT
Funny. I was actually there, like every other gig on the UK tour. Room was way too big for them, massive venue and I'd say half sold so c.9-100000 in attendance. And, yes, full review to follow.
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Post by stusqo on Dec 20, 2016 2:29:28 GMT
Funny. I was actually there, like every other gig on the UK tour. Room was way too big for them, massive venue and I'd say half sold so c.9-100000 in attendance. And, yes, full review to follow. Half your luck Lee. Great to read your reviews and the fact you are having a ball. No wonder some on the board are miserable sods. Winter in UK and no FF...Boo Hoo Derry. Stop reading reviews if you can, but you can't.......can you Der. Maybe you are a bit of a cant Derry. What do you think... oops by again. Rockon Wilquo |
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Post by derryquo on Dec 20, 2016 7:55:19 GMT
Funny. I was actually there, like every other gig on the UK tour. Room was way too big for them, massive venue and I'd say half sold so c.9-100000 in attendance. And, yes, full review to follow. Half your luck Lee. Great to read your reviews and the fact you are having a ball. No wonder some on the board are miserable sods. Winter in UK and no FF...Boo Hoo Derry. Stop reading reviews if you can, but you can't.......can you Der. Maybe you are a bit of a cant Derry. What do you think... oops by again. Rockon Wilquo I am a terribly miserable sod. But my review was pretty accurate. |
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Post by Gaz on Dec 20, 2016 8:36:48 GMT
Funny. I was actually there, like every other gig on the UK tour. Room was way too big for them, massive venue and I'd say half sold so c.9-100000 in attendance. And, yes, full review to follow. psssst...just quietly Lee, you may want to drop a zero off you crowd estimate.  |
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Post by therockdoctor on Dec 20, 2016 8:58:22 GMT
Funny. I was actually there, like every other gig on the UK tour. Room was way too big for them, massive venue and I'd say half sold so c.9-100000 in attendance. And, yes, full review to follow. psssst...just quietly Lee, you may want to drop a zero off you crowd estimate. Well spotted, but still accurate, definitely somewhere between 9 people and 100,000 people! It's a big gig, largest indoor arena in the UK apparently with a capacity of 21000. Given the curtained off areas plus the empty back seating, 9000-10000 is my guesstimated crowd for this one. |
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Post by therockdoctor on Dec 21, 2016 17:04:21 GMT
Quo headed to the vast Manchester Arena on 19th December, the biggest indoor arena in the UK. The size of the arena was certainly a talking point when Richie happened to meet friends in the same pub in which we were enjoying a few pre-gig drinks in the city, with him showing us photos he'd taken during the soundcheck.
Pre-gig socializing meant we didn't head into the arena until after REO Speedwagon had done their thing. With a fourth row ticket in hand, I was expecting to be way off to the end of a row (as most of the non-premium seats seem to have been) so it was a nice surprise to be third in off the aisle on Rhino's side. With two encouragable folks next to me, we managed to park ourselves just in the aisle in front of the seated security guy protecting the front row VIPs for a great view of the gig.
What was obvious, though, was that this is just too big a room for Quo now. There were curtained off sections around the top ring of seating, but most of the back open raked seating was completely empty and so probably not the best view for the band off stage. The arena is so large, though, that even at half full, it's still a big gig and there were probably 9-10,000 in by the time Quo appeared just after 9pm.
It was the usual set and the band looked fresh after a day off, trying hard to work up an atmosphere in the vast space in front of them. The front rows were all standing throughout but it was hard to get a good audience volume going. I enjoyed the gig thanks to being close to the stage for good band interactions and the people around me were up for a good time too. The general atmosphere didn't seem to quite get there though and it was a shame to see so many empty seats for what could be the band's last gig in this city.
Next stop Glasgow, just three to go...
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Post by gray on Dec 22, 2016 20:31:04 GMT
Hi all
First post my me, and I wanted to share my thoughts on Monday nights show...
I was at the Manchester gig, and must say I would estimate far less than the quoted 9-10000 in attendance. This may have contributed to the atmosphere which I would describe as muted. The room was far too big for Quo as they stand today. I had only seen them once before, at the Liverpool Philharmonic in 2005. At that show I had been really impressed, that was a powerful, and loud band! I hadn't been much of a fan up to that point, but was really impressed.
This year they really lacked power, Francis remains an excellent frontman, but the rest of the band seem merely pedestrian. Andy's keyboards seemed rather low in the mix throughout, which surprised me. From the get go there was something missing.. I don't think this is just down to Ricks absence, Leon may be a fine drummer, but he really does not fit with Quo music at all. He keeps time, but lacks power, Ritchie is also low in the mix for the most part. With the lack of power in the drums and rhythm guitar, maybe Rhino should step up a notch, being as high as he was in the mix showed up that he does not contribute to the drive in the music, maybe it's time to get a plectrum!
I did enjoy the gig, but then I love the music I was hearing. But I have to ask why does Francis persist with this line up, does he lack the confidence to go out and play with musicians of his own standard?
Cheers
Gray
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Post by curiousgirl on Dec 22, 2016 21:08:29 GMT
Hi all First post my me, and I wanted to share my thoughts on Monday nights show... I was at the Manchester gig, and must say I would estimate far less than the quoted 9-10000 in attendance. This may have contributed to the atmosphere which I would describe as muted. The room was far too big for Quo as they stand today. I had only seen them once before, at the Liverpool Philharmonic in 2005. At that show I had been really impressed, that was a powerful, and loud band! I hadn't been much of a fan up to that point, but was really impressed. This year they really lacked power, Francis remains an excellent frontman, but the rest of the band seem merely pedestrian. Andy's keyboards seemed rather low in the mix throughout, which surprised me. From the get go there was something missing.. I don't think this is just down to Ricks absence, Leon may be a fine drummer, but he really does not fit with Quo music at all. He keeps time, but lacks power, Ritchie is also low in the mix for the most part. With the lack of power in the drums and rhythm guitar, maybe Rhino should step up a notch, being as high as he was in the mix showed up that he does not contribute to the drive in the music, maybe it's time to get a plectrum! I did enjoy the gig, but then I love the music I was hearing. But I have to ask why does Francis persist with this line up, does he lack the confidence to go out and play with musicians of his own standard? Cheers Gray Welcome Gray. I think you'll find many members here wondering the same thing. I'd say he sticks with this line-up because it will make more money than going solo. I enjoyed his short solo tours but the crowd is much smaller. A few hundred people in comparison to the thousands that still see Status Quo. |
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Post by accidentprone on Dec 22, 2016 21:42:20 GMT
Hi all First post my me, and I wanted to share my thoughts on Monday nights show... I was at the Manchester gig, and must say I would estimate far less than the quoted 9-10000 in attendance. This may have contributed to the atmosphere which I would describe as muted. The room was far too big for Quo as they stand today. I had only seen them once before, at the Liverpool Philharmonic in 2005. At that show I had been really impressed, that was a powerful, and loud band! I hadn't been much of a fan up to that point, but was really impressed. This year they really lacked power, Francis remains an excellent frontman, but the rest of the band seem merely pedestrian. Andy's keyboards seemed rather low in the mix throughout, which surprised me. From the get go there was something missing.. I don't think this is just down to Ricks absence, Leon may be a fine drummer, but he really does not fit with Quo music at all. He keeps time, but lacks power, Ritchie is also low in the mix for the most part. With the lack of power in the drums and rhythm guitar, maybe Rhino should step up a notch, being as high as he was in the mix showed up that he does not contribute to the drive in the music, maybe it's time to get a plectrum! I did enjoy the gig, but then I love the music I was hearing. But I have to ask why does Francis persist with this line up, does he lack the confidence to go out and play with musicians of his own standard? Cheers Gray Great post. Sums up what I saw and heard the night after in Glasgow. Lack of power very evident. Not something that was lacking in 2013/14 with Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster and Coghlan ! |
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