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Post by Detroit on Jan 26, 2017 16:36:11 GMT
Well Charles quite a lot of you will just have to stay very disappointed ! Unfortunately Francis Rossi, Rhino, Andy Bown have been members of the band Status quo for 30 years this year and Francis is absolutely going to take not one bit of notice from any board member here. His band full stop. The only solution for those massively dissappointed is to seek out a Delorean, mod it up and transport yourselves back to 1975 !If only I could.
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Post by markquo on Jan 26, 2017 16:53:28 GMT
Well Charles quite a lot of you will just have to stay very disappointed ! Unfortunately Francis Rossi, Rhino, Andy Bown have been members of the band Status quo for 30 years this year and Francis is absolutely going to take not one bit of notice from any board member here. His band full stop. The only solution for those massively dissappointed is to seek out a Delorean, mod it up and transport yourselves back to 1975 ! Actually Andy has been a member 35 years this year,Rhino 31 and Rossi 55 years Cheers
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 17:37:52 GMT
There are so many casual and new fans who go to Quo gigs these days that band member history and music legacy means little or nothing to them. As long as they hear the favourite hits nothing else matters and it doesn't matter much that the band membership is different. That's not to say that this audience doesn't care about the loss of Rick, but unlike long standing original fans, the newest of them especially will have little attachment to him in terms of his importance as an integral part of the original bedrock that made Quo what they were. They were already a diluted form of the original before Ricks death and this dilution had been accelerating very very quickly since the FF reunions were completed
It will probably prove therapeutic to Francis, Andy and Rhino especially (less so for Leon for obvious reasons perhaps) to carry on - even though for many of us on this mb it will do little or in most cases nothing at all - and in many respects makes things much worse by accentuating not just the loss of Rick but also rubbing in how much the legacy of what Quo had been, that had already been on borrowed time before Ricks death, has also finally died with his loss.
Even PLC as some kind of legacy has been taken away.
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Post by viking55 on Jan 26, 2017 19:33:45 GMT
Mark I meant as a collective not individually. On the old board I was very much blinkeredFF and nothing else. Because I actually go back to the 70s watching and buying everything Quo. I was so glad the FF happened and travelled down to Hammersmith and the gig was great. Yeah as a bloke over 50 took me back to those 70s gigs. BUT.. I was able to treat it as closure on a chapter which some of you fail to be able to do. For god sake who old are you !! It could never be the same as the 70s....!! If it wasn't for Quo 80s onwards they wouldn't hold half the records they are quoted for. More hitsetc......and sorry to dissapoint you but YES it is part of US legacy !! If things had ended 1984 then I dont believe the legacy they have would be nearly half as imprressive as what history will show in the long run.... FACT !! So let's bring it back to 2017 !! Unfortunately as much as it saddens us Rick is no longer with us. All we have left are the 30 year 3. If they do decide to continue as Status Quo, which thry hve very right to do , then you have 2 choices. Either continue to follow them or you fall off the band wagon. Satisfy yourself with watching one of the excellent tribute bands. Its so simple really !
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Post by Detroit on Jan 26, 2017 19:36:39 GMT
Mark I meant as a collective not individually. On the old board I was very much blinkeredFF and nothing else. Because I actually go back to the 70s watching and buying everything Quo. I was so glad the FF happened and travelled down to Hammersmith and the gig was great. Yeah as a bloke over 50 took me back to those 70s gigs. BUT.. I was able to treat it as closure on a chapter which some of you fail to be able to do. For god sake who old are you !! It could never be the same as the 70s....!! If it wasn't for Quo 80s onwards they wouldn't hold half the records they are quoted for. More hitsetc......and sorry to dissapoint you but YES it is part of US legacy !! If things had ended 1984 then I dont believe the legacy they have would be nearly half as imprressive as what history will show in the long run.... FACT !! So let's bring it back to 2017 !! Unfortunately as much as it saddens us Rick is no longer with us. All we have left are the 30 year 3. If they do decide to continue as Status Quo, which thry hve very right to do , then you have 2 choices. Either continue to follow them or you fall off the band wagon. Satisfy yourself with watching one of the excellent tribute bands. Its so simple really ! I would if I could.
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Post by parffittssweatband on Jan 26, 2017 22:52:33 GMT
does anyone else think it disrespectful to Rick Parfitt's memory that more tour dates have been announced? i am still in shock as i think all Quo fans will be. i read in the papers that Rossi was devastated and it seems like they are cashing in?
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 27, 2017 5:24:02 GMT
does anyone else think it disrespectful to Rick Parfitt's memory that more tour dates have been announced? i am still in shock as i think all Quo fans will be. i read in the papers that Rossi was devastated and it seems like they are cashing in? Welcome to the board newcomer! To answer your questions, all you have to do is look in a few threads and you'll soon get your answers
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Post by freewilly on Jan 27, 2017 8:25:42 GMT
Mark I meant as a collective not individually. On the old board I was very much blinkeredFF and nothing else. Because I actually go back to the 70s watching and buying everything Quo. I was so glad the FF happened and travelled down to Hammersmith and the gig was great. Yeah as a bloke over 50 took me back to those 70s gigs. BUT.. I was able to treat it as closure on a chapter which some of you fail to be able to do. For god sake who old are you !! It could never be the same as the 70s....!! If it wasn't for Quo 80s onwards they wouldn't hold half the records they are quoted for. More hitsetc......and sorry to dissapoint you but YES it is part of US legacy !! If things had ended 1984 then I dont believe the legacy they have would be nearly half as imprressive as what history will show in the long run.... FACT !! So let's bring it back to 2017 !! Unfortunately as much as it saddens us Rick is no longer with us. All we have left are the 30 year 3. If they do decide to continue as Status Quo, which thry hve very right to do , then you have 2 choices. Either continue to follow them or you fall off the band wagon. Satisfy yourself with watching one of the excellent tribute bands. Its so simple really ! Hang on....
No offence here but, are you trying to tell us that if they had knocked it on the head in 1984, that their legacy wouldn't be anywhere near as impressive?!
The same legacy that every documentary, TV programme, book etc focuses on and talks about and then basically skims over anything from 1986 within 5 minutes? The same legacy that this band was built on? The same legacy that the post 1986 band added nothing to? The same legacy that had them selling out football stadiums, multiple nights at arenas, while the post 86 band's audience numbers dwindled? The same legacy, that Francis has tried so hard to dismantle (And to be fair, he actually has on several occasions) with terrible songs, terrible albums, terrible stunts, terrible remakes of the classic tracks and shitty remarks about that era, and yet it never worked?
That legacy is not impressive and wouldn't be near as impressive if they stopped in 1984?
Well, it's Friday and I'm in a good mood so I'm going to answer this without my usual persona and cynical mind-set.....That legacy would be even more impressive if they had stopped in 1984 and you'd have found them getting back together quicker than any of us think.
And for the record, the band should be knocked on the head. They have no business carrying on now and it's just a tacky joke now at this stage.....Francis has talked and talked and talked for years about solo projects and doing things outside of the bands. So go and do them Francis! Now is your chance. And unless I'm mistaken, all of his kids have grown up and are actual adults now, so I don't get why people are saying "He has to keep working to provide for his family" Why? Do your fathers keep your bank balance topped up when you reach your 20s and 30s and 40s? Course, he loves music, let him work away. Do as many solo projects and writing as you want but, the band's name cannot continue.
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Post by markquo on Jan 27, 2017 9:58:04 GMT
I have no objection to them carrying on but just change the name to FRQ,it's not difficult Cheers
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Post by viking55 on Jan 27, 2017 10:07:30 GMT
Well we can all agree to disagree. Its not surprising as Quos existence has certainly been long and colourful to say the least hence the differing opinions ! I guess we will all find out what happens after the booked gigs. But if Rossi does knock it on the head then I hope the personal abuse some have heaped on him stops. Not just on this message board on FB as well ! Remember he sweat blood as well as the others to give us those Fab albums and tours in the 70s, whatever you think of the 80s onward Quo.
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Post by charles on Jan 27, 2017 15:30:07 GMT
I nearly p$ssed blood when I heard some of their 90's output.
(It's Friday, only joking)
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 27, 2017 16:12:16 GMT
Well we can all agree to disagree. Its not surprising as Quos existence has certainly been long and colourful to say the least hence the differing opinions ! I guess we will all find out what happens after the booked gigs. But if Rossi does knock it on the head then I hope the personal abuse some have heaped on him stops. Not just on this message board on FB as well ! Remember he sweat blood as well as the others to give us those Fab albums and tours in the 70s, whatever you think of the 80s onward Quo. The reason the Sad Old Man Of Grump And Greed gets the abuse is because he deserves it.... He clearly made the bed after the reunions, and now he has to lay in it.... I have worshiped the Quo since '75 but that man works in mysterious ways.... He doesn't like me, I don't like him. He is not nice in interviews that are widely (?) spread, I ignore, or write my opinions on the net, so?
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Post by viking55 on Jan 27, 2017 17:43:41 GMT
Well whoppa I am sure he is not losing a wink of sleep over the fact you dont like him. Quo's audience have changed massively. They still get a decent crowd by what I saw at Newcastle. He is not remotely bothered about a few people who still wished they could make 12 minute tracks like they did in the 70's. Its gone, passed, finished ! And on all the reporting I saw on the main media channels on Ricks passing was as follows - More hits than any other band. Opened live aid. Received OBE's Been going for 50 years. Rick led a wild Rock star lifestyle etc... That's it. No one is interested in the legacy of ' they were a HARD Rock band in the 70's ' . Doesn't mean a jot to the population of music buyers !
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 27, 2017 18:14:51 GMT
Well whoppa I am sure he is not losing a wink of sleep over the fact you dont like him. Quo's audience have changed massively. They still get a decent crowd by what I saw at Newcastle. He is not remotely bothered about a few people who still wished they could make 12 minute tracks like they did in the 70's. Its gone, passed, finished ! And on all the reporting I saw on the main media channels on Ricks passing was as follows - More hits than any other band. Opened live aid. Received OBE's Been going for 50 years. Rick led a wild Rock star lifestyle etc... That's it. No one is interested in the legacy of ' they were a HARD Rock band in the 70's ' . Doesn't mean a jot to the population of music buyers ! Now where did I say that I believed that? And... if you read my thing again...you'll see that my views changed after the reunions.... If he sleeps tonight? I couldn't care less. I sleep very well thank you. But it is a sad thing when a hero of some 40 years turns into a SOMOGAG.... in my opinion.
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Post by freewilly on Jan 27, 2017 19:14:39 GMT
Well whoppa I am sure he is not losing a wink of sleep over the fact you dont like him. Quo's audience have changed massively. They still get a decent crowd by what I saw at Newcastle. He is not remotely bothered about a few people who still wished they could make 12 minute tracks like they did in the 70's. Its gone, passed, finished ! And on all the reporting I saw on the main media channels on Ricks passing was as follows - More hits than any other band. Opened live aid. Received OBE's Been going for 50 years. Rick led a wild Rock star lifestyle etc... That's it. No one is interested in the legacy of ' they were a HARD Rock band in the 70's ' . Doesn't mean a jot to the population of music buyers ! In fairness, you're talking utter bollocks here. I was born in 1988. I have no idea what the 70s were like, nor do I wanna hear 12 minute tracks or "hard rock" I wanna see and hear a band, how they mean't to be and how those songs should be played. I don't wanna hear Rhino hitting quarter notes in Oh Baby, like he can't be arsed, and losing the feel of the song completely and Leon leaving out the 4 on the floor, over Alan playing the 8th notes with feeling and John playing it how it how it should be played. If you can't hear the difference then, no point in me even bothering. I know he doesn't lose a wink of sleep over it, I know he doesn't care about myself, the fans, Alan, John or whomever else but, oddly enough, I'm my own person and I can make my own mind up about him and his solo band.
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