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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2017 7:05:36 GMT
.. Of course it's different without Alan and now it's different without Rick but in reality, it's not that different. It's still Status Quo!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 7:13:54 GMT
Laughable, but not really surprising where it's been posted, and especially, the person who posted it. Was the same one who said that without the current lineup, the FF tours would never have happened. Tried to argue that the likes of WYW and RAOTW were only well-known because of CQ.
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2017 7:26:29 GMT
Laughable, but not really surprising where it's been posted, and especially, the person who posted it. Was the same one who said that without the current lineup, the FF tours would never have happened. Tried to argue that the likes of WYW and RAOTW were only well-known because of CQ. It's Friday...
I was in a good mood....Heading into work, dressed up to go on the piss later...Then I read that..
Reading things like that give me a severe dose of Narcolepsy. It actually makes me sick tbh
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Post by kiwipom on Aug 11, 2017 7:39:29 GMT
This is the Ford Mustang in the mid/latter part of its classic years…. and.....this car has the “same name”…. Q.E.D.....?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 8:36:32 GMT
Actually you can argue that CQ have made RAOTW and WYW especially well known because they have played them to death for 30 yrs and the style of the entertainment shows has heightened them as bop along songs for the annually visiting 'concert-goers'.
They used to be anthem rock songs in my opinion back in the late 70's when they were first released. Some commercial appeal as singles yes, but RAOTW especially has been re-constituted so many times, under so many different promotional guises that it long ago lost any original appeal it had. I say that at least on behalf of those of us who loved it back in the day - and being the banner for my first FF tour gigs then it sure had appeal to me.
John still likes RAOTW and WYW - the difference is that he remembers the versions he and his three band mates used to play and not the 21st century modern day parody of parodies.
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Post by kiwipom on Aug 11, 2017 9:05:04 GMT
Actually you can argue that CQ have made RAOTW and WYW especially well known because they have played them to death for 30 yrs and the style of the entertainment shows has heightened them as bop along songs for the annually visiting 'concert-goers'.
They used to be anthem rock songs in my opinion back in the late 70's when they were first released. Some commercial appeal as singles yes, but RAOTW especially has been re-constituted so many times, under so many different promotional guises that it long ago lost any original appeal it had. I say that at least on behalf of those of us who loved it back in the day - and being the banner for my first FF tour gigs then it sure had appeal to me.
John still likes RAOTW and WYW - the difference is that he remembers the versions he and his three band mates used to play and not the 21st century modern day parody of parodies.
Whilst many bands tend to keep their "big hit" until towards the end of the night ( although The Eagles opened the set with Hotel California in 1995 ), the Down Down, Whatever You Want, Rockin all over the world "fixed and contrived Status Quo crescendo - it's what the fans demand" rhetoric is a relatively modern Quo thing... Whatever You Want wasn't released for the 79 tour, but in 81, 82 and 84 they used to be just other successful songs that Quo had, and they played them mid-set alongside the likes of Dirty Water, What Your Proposin, Over The Edge, Hold You Back etc etc The Quo "band-in-all-its-glory fan" was probably more readily anticipating the likes of Roll Over Lay Down, Backwater, 4500 Times, Big Fat Mama, Little Lady/Most Of The Time, Roadhouse Blues, Rain, Is There a Better Way?, Paper Plane, Railroad etc more than the later commercial singles....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 9:11:04 GMT
Actually you can argue that CQ have made RAOTW and WYW especially well known because they have played them to death for 30 yrs and the style of the entertainment shows has heightened them as bop along songs for the annually visiting 'concert-goers'.
They used to be anthem rock songs in my opinion back in the late 70's when they were first released. Some commercial appeal as singles yes, but RAOTW especially has been re-constituted so many times, under so many different promotional guises that it long ago lost any original appeal it had. I say that at least on behalf of those of us who loved it back in the day - and being the banner for my first FF tour gigs then it sure had appeal to me.
John still likes RAOTW and WYW - the difference is that he remembers the versions he and his three band mates used to play and not the 21st century modern day parody of parodies.
Whilst many bands tend to keep their "big hit" until towards the end of the night ( although The Eagles opened the set with Hotel California in 1995 ), the Down Down, Whatever You Want, Rockin all over the world "fixed and contrived Status Quo crescendo - it's what the fans demand" rhetoric is a relatively modern Quo thing... Whatever You Want wasn't released for the 79 tour, but in 81, 82 and 84 they used to be just other successful songs that Quo had, and they played them mid-set alongside the likes of Dirty Water, What Your Proposin, Over The Edge, Hold You Back etc etc The Quo "band-in-all-its-glory fan" was probably more readily anticipating the likes of Roll Over Lay Down, Backwater, 4500 Times, Big Fat Mama, Little Lady/Most Of The Time, Roadhouse Blues, Rain, Is There a Better Way?, Paper Plane, Railroad etc more than the later commercial singles.... I couldn't remember when WYW was first played - my recollections are best of all for the very first gigs I went to in 77/78. You are right, the singles simply blended into the gig amongst the highly anticipated album songs.
Times have a-changed....
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Post by paradiseflats on Aug 11, 2017 10:17:09 GMT
The thing is for me. They stopped being Status Quo a long time ago. They became Rick and Francis's Status Quo. They are continuing with that. It's not like it was a different setlist with Rick or even good albums.
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Post by Quoincidence on Aug 11, 2017 12:41:17 GMT
That board is LAUGHABLE. Bunch of bellends that support king bellend.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 15:24:30 GMT
The thing is for me. They stopped being Status Quo a long time ago. They became Rick and Francis's Status Quo. They are continuing with that. It's not like it was a different setlist with Rick or even good albums. I don't have a black and white view on this. I prefer the FF era ( I was after all very lucky to be part of it) but unlike you or others I still like a decent enough amount of the CQ catalogue. On the other hand I have taken an increasingly dim and cynical view of CQ as a live band in recent years, to, sadly, the point of disdain in the world of FR version of Quo. Largely based on his and his managements attitudes that lie behind it - not just the pedestrian and samey music choices and execution of that music itself
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Aug 11, 2017 22:31:37 GMT
Actually you can argue that CQ have made RAOTW and WYW especially well known because they have played them to death for 30 yrs and the style of the entertainment shows has heightened them as bop along songs for the annually visiting 'concert-goers'.
They used to be anthem rock songs in my opinion back in the late 70's when they were first released. Some commercial appeal as singles yes, but RAOTW especially has been re-constituted so many times, under so many different promotional guises that it long ago lost any original appeal it had. I say that at least on behalf of those of us who loved it back in the day - and being the banner for my first FF tour gigs then it sure had appeal to me.
John still likes RAOTW and WYW - the difference is that he remembers the versions he and his three band mates used to play and not the 21st century modern day parody of parodies.
WYW did its time as an advert jingle too, what was it, Argos? I always really enjoyed WYW live - wonderful wall of sound. Too much playing on the telly took the edge off it a bit, but it is still a great song. It's the guitars of course.
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Post by AndySQ84 on Aug 12, 2017 8:11:08 GMT
Rick's guitar sound and playing is certainly missing..if you listen carefully..
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Post by Tʰᵉ Wᵃˡˡ Oᶠ Dᵉᵃᵗʰ on Aug 12, 2017 8:38:18 GMT
Rick's guitar sound and playing is certainly missing..if you listen carefully.. You don't have to listen carefully. It's bleeding obvious mate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2017 9:47:03 GMT
Actually you can argue that CQ have made RAOTW and WYW especially well known because they have played them to death for 30 yrs and the style of the entertainment shows has heightened them as bop along songs for the annually visiting 'concert-goers'.
They used to be anthem rock songs in my opinion back in the late 70's when they were first released. Some commercial appeal as singles yes, but RAOTW especially has been re-constituted so many times, under so many different promotional guises that it long ago lost any original appeal it had. I say that at least on behalf of those of us who loved it back in the day - and being the banner for my first FF tour gigs then it sure had appeal to me.
John still likes RAOTW and WYW - the difference is that he remembers the versions he and his three band mates used to play and not the 21st century modern day parody of parodies.
WYW did its time as an advert jingle too, what was it, Argos? I always really enjoyed WYW live - wonderful wall of sound. Too much playing on the telly took the edge off it a bit, but it is still a great song. It's the guitars of course. Its never been a top favourite of mine, even back in the day It was ok, but its extreme over familiarity hasn't helped and nowadays, for me, its the antithesis of karaoke.
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Post by paradiseflats on Aug 12, 2017 10:33:29 GMT
WYW did its time as an advert jingle too, what was it, Argos? I always really enjoyed WYW live - wonderful wall of sound. Too much playing on the telly took the edge off it a bit, but it is still a great song. It's the guitars of course. Its never been a top favourite of mine, even back in the day It was ok, but its extreme over familiarity hasn't helped and nowadays, for me, its the antithesis of karaoke. In terms of the set, I don't think it's the best known tracks where the focus should lie. If I went to see Springsteen, I would be disappointed if he didn't play Born in the USA, if I saw Motörhead I would have been disappointed if they hadn't played Overkill,Ace of spades or Klled by death. Bands should for me have a core set, unless otherwise advertised. I am a huge Metallica fan. I am going to all the UK dates this year. I normally try to do at least 2 or 3 gigs a tour for a new album. The set is made up of the three or four popular standards, four or five new songs. The rest is made up of other songs. Lars looks at the songs played in that city for the last ten years and tries to avoid playing those songs again. I know Status Quo wouldn't go that far, never mind what Springsteen or Pearl Jam do in terms of set. But they for me, could play what people expect/want. So let's say Caroline,Rockin,Whatever,Down down and maybe In the Army. 3 songs from the last 30 years and the rest other songs. Never happen, they used to when touring supported record sales. The set has been pretty static for a long time. Not going to change now.
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