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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 16:37:42 GMT
But how long can we all who have this opinion, and there are many with the opinion, carry on repeating this type of view in our different ways? It doesn't change what has happened and what is now, and won't ever either.
But there is only no escape from being a prisoner as long as other options, that are out there, are closed down by Francis and management and fans accept this as a fate accomplit.
Is it really a lovely prison anyway? The prison isn't a sustainably run one - the choice will be forced on him/them to either carry on into a cul de sac and retire with no option to continue (if he/they wanted to) based on no contingency made to do something different, or, he/they could give themselves options to continue beyond the 'use by' date of LNOTE/Aquostic with something new and innovative.
They still could make the choice to call it a day at any given time in the future, but at least created another dimension to follow up if they want to carry on - that would not only offer potential late day credibility but also add a final flourish to the career CV.
I suppose the difference is I don't think they will write an album I will be remotely interested in. They have written less than half a dozen songs that I like in 30 years. Not one I would say I love. So although I appreciate your point. I can get other music that is new from much better bands to me today. That's fine, as I've said already a few times, many will have ended their interest and would have no faith in song-writing from the band line-up as it is.
Based on how things are though, and the fact that with Ritchie and Leon untested and unknown in terms of their contributions to the band other than filling in old shoes, I for one feel there is nothing to lose by seeing what they might come up with - if they were prepared to be given and then take the opportunity.
To put it another way, it beats criticising and saying the same things about what is wrong all the time. Its not improving my own experience of time on here, however true those thoughts and feelings may be. And I have been guilty of repeating the same critique as much as anyone.
I don't see this as the new guys fault, so why not let them have a chance to make a difference to the band in general from playing and hearing the same same old, which annoys so many anyway  Frankly I don't think there is anything to lose anymore.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Aug 14, 2017 17:41:48 GMT
"The glory years" No band can have them without fans. Quo fans have gave the FF countless amazing times. For what it's worth I think Alan and John have always been very aware of this. I think a lot came back to Rick during the reunions. As for Francis.....I contInue to find him impossible to understand I think I understand him. He wanted creative control of Status Quo. By '86 his takeover was complete. He has steered the ship if at times led by management. Which is odd as a self confessed control freak. But here he is on the brink of the 30th anniversary of his coup. And so the majority of of his career is dismissed by most people as simply well below the standard of their earlier work. He can't accept this. Yet he is a prisoner of his past. It's a lovely prison and he's paid well to stay in it. But for him there is no escape. So he has to run down what came before, to justify what happened and has continued to happen since. [ Yes mate, I have considered that, and upto a point it makes sense. But why agree to the reunion? And then, why do it again? Might have been money the first time, although the rekindled friendship with Alan seemed genuine enough to me at the time When the aint complainin single came out, he was quoted in Metal Hammer saying it got on his nerves !! Do you understand that? |
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Post by gav on Aug 14, 2017 17:50:53 GMT
Ain't Complaining was a Rick track. That coupled with the daft "alright"'s was probably the reason to my mind.
He must have pushed for Burning Bridges to be a single. I remember them saying it was a suprise hit. Like they didn't expect it to do anything but put it out just because Rossi wanted one of his own tracks as a single. ?
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Aug 14, 2017 18:41:17 GMT
Ain't Complaining was a Rick track. That coupled with the daft "alright"'s was probably the reason to my mind. He must have pushed for Burning Bridges to be a single. I remember them saying it was a suprise hit. Like they didn't expect it to do anything but put it out just because Rossi wanted one of his own tracks as a single. ? The official line re BB is that they threw in the jig at Wembley and the crowd loved it. So is became a single... My point wasn't really about any particular single , more the fact that it isn't simply the glory years that he disses. He disses his own work all over the place . That's not unheard of, but in a band situation it's rare to criticise band mates and band mates work. I don't understand why he does |
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Frankly I don't think there is anything to lose anymore.
