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Post by freewilly on Oct 14, 2017 14:00:10 GMT
Both played in Oz, not a mention of Rick. Not one word.
A tribute to him eh?!
Absolute charlatans
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:20:19 GMT
I found it really strange too that they chose to play DDMC when Francis made a point of saying at acoustic gigs how much he disliked the song in its original electric form. Little Lady was always good live but with so many great Rick songs to choose from that haven't seen the light of day live for years if ever both choices were a big let down.
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Post by freewilly on Oct 14, 2017 14:27:13 GMT
I found it really strange too that they chose to play DDMC when Francis made a point of saying at acoustic gigs how much he disliked the song in its original electric form. Little Lady was always good live but with so many great Rick songs to choose from that haven't seen the light of day live for years if ever both choices were a big let down. DDMC was the acoustic version, played electrically |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:31:50 GMT
It's a personal thing but I never liked either version, I always felt it was one of Rick's weakest songs lyrically and melodically.
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Post by Victor on Oct 14, 2017 14:34:36 GMT
It's a personal thing but I never liked either version, I always felt it was one of Rick's weakest songs lyrically and melodically. Yep...and the same album has one of his strongest songs of all time as well (Coming and going) |
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Post by curiousgirl on Oct 14, 2017 14:36:53 GMT
What!  I've just reminded myself of the acoustic version and I suspect Rick didn't even rearrange it like that but Francis did. And Little Lady is part of the medley which means they can avoid the beautiful guitar linking part (is it the middle eight?) Beyond disappointed now. |
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Post by curiousgirl on Oct 14, 2017 14:38:55 GMT
It's a personal thing but I never liked either version, I always felt it was one of Rick's weakest songs lyrically and melodically. That's fair enough. I've always liked it and partly 'cos Rick was so into his cars. But agree there are plenty of other Rick songs to choose from. My gut feeling is that Francis loves the rearrangement of this song and that's why they've gone for it. |
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Post by azza200 on Oct 14, 2017 15:19:07 GMT
Any videos of Little Lady & DDMC?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 15:43:47 GMT
It's a personal thing but I never liked either version, I always felt it was one of Rick's weakest songs lyrically and melodically. Yep...and the same album has one of his strongest songs of all time as well (Coming and going) I would love to see the present band do that live, great harmonica part for Andy too, I know this will be controversial but I'd actually like to see them drop Caroline as the opener and replace it with Let's Rock from QPQ, a great Rick rocker and if Francis is serious about continuing then letting Richie open the show on lead vocals would be an indication of that. In fact if he is serious the with all 2018 to come up with a radically different set list and rehearse the hell out of it the band has a chance of regaining some credibility. With Francis though this is very doubtful as money speaks louder than musical integrity. |
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Post by markquo on Oct 14, 2017 16:11:54 GMT
Yep...and the same album has one of his strongest songs of all time as well (Coming and going) I would love to see the present band do that live, great harmonica part for Andy too, I know this will be controversial but I'd actually like to see them drop Caroline as the opener and replace it with Let's Rock from QPQ, a great Rick rocker and if Francis is serious about continuing then letting Richie open the show on lead vocals would be an indication of that. In fact if he is serious the with all 2018 to come up with a radically different set list and rehearse the hell out of it the band has a chance of regaining some credibility. With Francis though this is very doubtful as money speaks louder than musical integrity. I’m sorry to disagree but this band has no chance of regaining ANY credibility That was lost when Rossi decided to continue down the cabaret route in 2014 after Dublin Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 16:19:05 GMT
I would love to see the present band do that live, great harmonica part for Andy too, I know this will be controversial but I'd actually like to see them drop Caroline as the opener and replace it with Let's Rock from QPQ, a great Rick rocker and if Francis is serious about continuing then letting Richie open the show on lead vocals would be an indication of that. In fact if he is serious the with all 2018 to come up with a radically different set list and rehearse the hell out of it the band has a chance of regaining some credibility. With Francis though this is very doubtful as money speaks louder than musical integrity. I’m sorry to disagree but this band has no chance of regaining ANY credibility That was lost when Rossi decided to continue down the cabaret route in 2014 after Dublin Cheers It's sad but I don't think there was a chance of anything else happening, the rift between Francis and Rick was already too wide and again with Francis it would all come down to what made him more money. |
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Post by freewilly on Oct 14, 2017 16:44:37 GMT
Yep...and the same album has one of his strongest songs of all time as well (Coming and going) I would love to see the present band do that live, great harmonica part for Andy too, I know this will be controversial but I'd actually like to see them drop Caroline as the opener and replace it with Let's Rock from QPQ, a great Rick rocker and if Francis is serious about continuing then letting Richie open the show on lead vocals would be an indication of that. In fact if he is serious the with all 2018 to come up with a radically different set list and rehearse the hell out of it the band has a chance of regaining some credibility. With Francis though this is very doubtful as money speaks louder than musical integrity. Sorry man, but they've no credibility anymore and they won't get it back. That's not me saying that, that's coming from the reaction of people, who think Francis and Rick are the band and were best buds etc I don't begrudge Malone joining the band. It's a no brainer at the end of the day but, I thought that interview for Oz TV was disrespectful and he's not even close to Rick in terms of his ability to play. If the name was just dropped and Francis called it something else, I'd be curious to see what comes, because I really like Francis as a musician and Andy. As a person, from what I've read, seen and from what Alan, John and Rick said, not so much. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 16:56:04 GMT
I agree about the Australian interview, typical Francis setting the disrespectful tone. Also I don't understand why he doesn't do interviews now with Andy, he's been in the band second longest and has the driest, most cutting wit when given the chance and he has a lifetime of anecdotes perfect for TV, not only with Quo but people like Peter Frampton and renowned grumpster Roger Waters, Richie hasn't been around long enough for this and just appears as a Francis puppet, which presumably suits Francis down to the ground .
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Post by freewilly on Oct 14, 2017 17:01:40 GMT
I agree about the Australian interview, typical Francis setting the disrespectful tone. Also I don't understand why he doesn't do interviews now with Andy, he's been in the band second longest and has the driest, most cutting wit when given the chance and he has a lifetime of anecdotes perfect for TV, not only with Quo but people like Peter Frampton and renowned grumpster Roger Waters, Richie hasn't been around long enough for this and just appears as a Francis puppet, which presumably suits Francis down to the ground . My God, if Andy wrote a book, I'd be the first person there to buy it. Not so much for his time in Quo. We all know the truth about what really happened. But, as a musician, it would be fascinating and a great insight |
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Post by ebow72 on Oct 14, 2017 17:15:32 GMT
The thing is who sang them? LL and DDMC are pretty good songs, but to me should be sang by Rick....not the tribute band...FR can do his own songs, but leave the RP songs alone now and after the news they are taking a hiatus touring for a year Rossi should do his own stuff. Just my opinion. I reckon FR will release a solo album now and do another tour...leave the quo brand alone and go your own way...nether thought I would feel such awkward feelings towards a man who I admit I don't know but loved from a far and now can't understand his reasoning...I admit it's down to money and maybe commitments and pressure from the PR man..
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