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Post by philpayola on May 30, 2017 23:30:52 GMT
Alright folks - old member of the "official" board here (pretty sure I was on another one too!)....have lurked on here but not registered as yet.....hello to any of ye I may have met in the past. Anyway....very surprised that I've seen nothing on here about this, so opening a new topic. The "new" Quo will be headlining the acoustic stage of the Glastonbury Festival this year, on the Friday night 23rd June, with Aquostic. Quite a prestigious slot. No doubt there will be varied opinions on this....mainly negative from what I've seen of this particular board (have bitten my lip on many occasions when confronted with the more hysterical opinions) I'll reserve judgement - I really like much of the Aquostic stuff...in fact I flew from Belfast to London to see them doing it at the Hammy Odeon... the lack of Rick will be the difficult part for me to swallow. However, I reckon they'll do a good job.... Their last Glastonbury show was a blinder....I felt so proud of them. www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/ |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 1:47:25 GMT
On for an hour and a half so this isn't another Union Chapel or Hyde Park lark.
Those gigs exposed their frailties, i.e. Francis can't sing at any great length; how the backing singers are merely eye candy because they can't sing in tune.
Roundhouse showed that with a packed set how much of the songs sound the same with the same strum strum strum. It got boring after a while.
Now they don't have Rick's voice to add a bit of variety.
Will be interesting to see how they mix it up.
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on May 31, 2017 3:19:16 GMT
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Post by chrischi on May 31, 2017 8:20:24 GMT
Just ordered Tickets for that phenomenal Event  |
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Post by curiousgirl on May 31, 2017 9:04:48 GMT
On for an hour and a half so this isn't another Union Chapel or Hyde Park lark. Those gigs exposed their frailties, i.e. Francis can't sing at any great length; how the backing singers are merely eye candy because they can't sing in tune. Roundhouse showed that with a packed set how much of the songs sound the same with the same strum strum strum. It got boring after a while. Now they don't have Rick's voice to add a bit of variety. Will be interesting to see how they mix it up. But isn't 90 mins their usual set length? It was for the Aquostic gig I saw the the Roundhouse and its the length of their usual electric gigs. |
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Post by curiousgirl on May 31, 2017 9:07:59 GMT
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Post by freewilly on May 31, 2017 9:16:32 GMT
Just ordered Tickets for that phenomenal Event You just ordered tickets for a festival, that sold out months ago and that you need to register for, to even apply for tickets?
Right, OK
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Post by 4th Chord on May 31, 2017 9:26:14 GMT
Chrischi, you cheeky monkey.
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Post by Victor on May 31, 2017 9:28:38 GMT
Welcome to the board, philpayola |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 10:14:32 GMT
On for an hour and a half so this isn't another Union Chapel or Hyde Park lark. Those gigs exposed their frailties, i.e. Francis can't sing at any great length; how the backing singers are merely eye candy because they can't sing in tune. Roundhouse showed that with a packed set how much of the songs sound the same with the same strum strum strum. It got boring after a while. Now they don't have Rick's voice to add a bit of variety. Will be interesting to see how they mix it up. But isn't 90 mins their usual set length? It was for the Aquostic gig I saw the the Roundhouse and its the length of their usual electric gigs. Yeah, the Roundhouse was an hour and a half. But in comparison, Union Chapel and Hyde Park were short. I think those gigs alone demonstrated how iffy Francis' vocals are nowadays because the guitars aren't as loud and he doesn't get a chance to have a breather. |
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Post by curiousgirl on May 31, 2017 10:19:28 GMT
But isn't 90 mins their usual set length? It was for the Aquostic gig I saw the the Roundhouse and its the length of their usual electric gigs. Yeah, the Roundhouse was an hour and a half. But in comparison to Glastonbury, Union Chapel and Hyde Park were very short. I think those gigs alone demonstrated how iffy Francis' vocals are nowadays because the guitars aren't as loud and he doesn't get a chance to have a breather. errr... Looking at the billing for their current Glasto gig it says 21.30 - 23.00 = 90 mins. How is this shorter than those previous gigs you've mentioned? |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 10:43:42 GMT
Yeah, the Roundhouse was an hour and a half. But in comparison to Glastonbury, Union Chapel and Hyde Park were very short. I think those gigs alone demonstrated how iffy Francis' vocals are nowadays because the guitars aren't as loud and he doesn't get a chance to have a breather. errr... Looking at the billing for their current Glasto gig it says 21.30 - 23.00 = 90 mins. How is this shorter than those previous gigs you've mentioned? I think you're misunderstanding me. Union Chapel and Hyde Park were both 40-45 mins or thereabouts, hence why I said they were a lark. Glastonbury requires much more effort, and without Rick there, I think it will be difficult for Quo, Francis mainly, to keep going for an hour and a half. He gets a rest during electric gigs because Rhino sings. Here he won't have the chance. |
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Post by paradiseflats on May 31, 2017 10:56:57 GMT
errr... Looking at the billing for their current Glasto gig it says 21.30 - 23.00 = 90 mins. How is this shorter than those previous gigs you've mentioned? I think you're misunderstanding me. Union Chapel and Hyde Park were both 40-45 mins or thereabouts, hence why I said they were a lark. Glastonbury requires much more effort, and without Rick there, I think it will be difficult for Quo, Francis mainly, to keep going for an hour and a half. He gets a rest during electric gigs because Rhino sings. Here he won't have the chance. Other artists who are older manage to sing full hour and a half sets or longer with just a lead singer so there is no reason why Francis can't. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 11:23:20 GMT
I think you're misunderstanding me. Union Chapel and Hyde Park were both 40-45 mins or thereabouts, hence why I said they were a lark. Glastonbury requires much more effort, and without Rick there, I think it will be difficult for Quo, Francis mainly, to keep going for an hour and a half. He gets a rest during electric gigs because Rhino sings. Here he won't have the chance. Other artists who are older manage to sing full hour and a half sets or longer with just a lead singer so there is no reason why Francis can't. The length of the set isn't the sole factor. The electric gigs protect Francis somewhat because the loudness and energy distract from his vocals, IMO. With acoustic, he is more exposed, and vocal f**k ups are more noticeable. You could probably rattle off the names of dozens of folk who are older and last hour plus sets but I wouldn't think many have toured to the same extent that Quo have over the last 15/20 years which have put a toll on Francis' voice. Not that I think he was a particularly great singer in the first place, but still... There's a reason why Rhino sings - to give Francis a rest. Going on the Hyde Park gig, Francis will sound like he's on his deathbed when he hits the hour mark. Perhaps controversial but what about Andy singing a few numbers? |
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Post by curiousgirl on May 31, 2017 11:35:07 GMT
errr... Looking at the billing for their current Glasto gig it says 21.30 - 23.00 = 90 mins. How is this shorter than those previous gigs you've mentioned? I think you're misunderstanding me. Union Chapel and Hyde Park were both 40-45 mins or thereabouts, hence why I said they were a lark. Glastonbury requires much more effort, and without Rick there, I think it will be difficult for Quo, Francis mainly, to keep going for an hour and a half. He gets a rest during electric gigs because Rhino sings. Here he won't have the chance. Ah, yes I am. My apologies. Got it now. Cheers. |
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