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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Dec 19, 2017 17:44:25 GMT
Look, it can't go on forever and neither should it. I dare say Rossi realises it too and he will see out contractual commitments and then let it go. Why hold on to a damp squid? Because it's more likely to be alive than a dry one I take this as a good omen. (I was wrong last time, but, hey, you have to hope for something.)
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Post by frozenhero on Dec 19, 2017 21:43:11 GMT
Francis was ill so an entire German tour had to be cancelled? *Cough* You think the band would go ahead like that if that actually wasn't the case? People turned up in Stuttgart because it was announced so late. They apparently tried to do a soundcheck and then decided that they had better cancel it. And while I'm not trying to have a dig at you, it's clear you don't get the German perspective on all things Quo (which is different from the GB one in many ways). The Aquostic tour was a first here except for the one gig still with Rick back in 2014, so most people would have seen it for the first time. I don't think they were suffering from lack of demand.
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Dec 19, 2017 22:14:09 GMT
I think Quid Pro Quo is a cracking album, a great rock record I playalot. I also like Aquostic 1 enormously, it brings out the real melodies. Although still prefer the original rock versions.
But apart from Under the Influence.., there's been nowt since NTL for me.
I couldn't be dragged to one of their live gigs now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 23:27:47 GMT
Francis was ill so an entire German tour had to be cancelled? *Cough* You think the band would go ahead like that if that actually wasn't the case? People turned up in Stuttgart because it was announced so late. They apparently tried to do a soundcheck and then decided that they had better cancel it. And while I'm not trying to have a dig at you, it's clear you don't get the German perspective on all things Quo (which is different from the GB one in many ways). The Aquostic tour was a first here except for the one gig still with Rick back in 2014, so most people would have seen it for the first time. I don't think they were suffering from lack of demand. Actually, I did know that it was the first time Aquostic was going to be toured in Germany. It wouldn't make a difference if the gigs had went ahead or not because drumming up demand for Aquostic is no longer a concern for Quo or their management. Aquostic is dead. It's clear Simon Porter doesn't know that has been case in the UK for a long time otherwise an acoustic tour wouldn't have gone ahead. Or was the gimmick of him saying that fans forced a change too much for him to cancel?
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Post by curiousgirl on Dec 19, 2017 23:54:14 GMT
You think the band would go ahead like that if that actually wasn't the case? People turned up in Stuttgart because it was announced so late. They apparently tried to do a soundcheck and then decided that they had better cancel it. And while I'm not trying to have a dig at you, it's clear you don't get the German perspective on all things Quo (which is different from the GB one in many ways). The Aquostic tour was a first here except for the one gig still with Rick back in 2014, so most people would have seen it for the first time. I don't think they were suffering from lack of demand. Actually, I did know that it was the first time Aquostic was going to be toured in Germany. It wouldn't make a difference if the gigs had went ahead or not because drumming up demand for Aquostic is no longer a concern for Quo or their management. Aquostic is dead. It's clear Simon Porter doesn't know that has been case in the UK for a long time otherwise an acoustic tour wouldn't have gone ahead. Or was the gimmick of him saying that fans forced a change too much for him to cancel? Are you aware that Frozenhero is from Germany? He is giving you their perspective. My understanding was that in Germany, it was more popular than in the UK. And that was the reason for the tour.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 0:23:45 GMT
Actually, I did know that it was the first time Aquostic was going to be toured in Germany. It wouldn't make a difference if the gigs had went ahead or not because drumming up demand for Aquostic is no longer a concern for Quo or their management. Aquostic is dead. It's clear Simon Porter doesn't know that has been case in the UK for a long time otherwise an acoustic tour wouldn't have gone ahead. Or was the gimmick of him saying that fans forced a change too much for him to cancel? Are you aware that Frozenhero is from Germany? He is giving you their perspective. My understanding was that in Germany, it was more popular than in the UK. And that was the reason for the tour. Yeah, I know he's from Germany. I don't know what sales figures are like in his country but if an album (Aquostic II) enters at #26 and stays in the chart for one week before disappearing completely then it isn't that popular. The first album didn't do much there either. Even so, the time to seize on any demand was at least 2 years ago. My theory is that management booked the tour because Germany is a regular haunt for Quo where they have a big fanbase, and they hoped that fans would buy tickets because they wouldn't have the option of seeing the band again for some time. Why a UK leg was announced is truly baffling. The excuses that have come out why (it was for Rick...) and why it changed to electric (we polled the fans...) are both disgraceful and laughable.
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Post by musiktruhe on Dec 20, 2017 9:34:27 GMT
Aquostic was much more popular in the UK than in germany.
The only thing is that the cancelled tour would be the first so some of the quo fans would go from curiosity reasons.
This reasons were gone in the UK this year because it would have been the second unplugged tour in the UK.
If aquostic would have have been so popular the cancelled tour would be played in 2018.
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Post by frozenhero on Dec 20, 2017 11:27:28 GMT
If aquostic would have have been so popular the cancelled tour would be played in 2018. I wouldn't be surprised if that actually turns out to be the case... though that doesn't mean I firmly believe it will happen.
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Post by aliquod on Dec 20, 2017 16:05:08 GMT
My opinion about the demand for Aquostic tour tickets in Germany: They were not so bad selling to be the reason for cancelling the tour for the rest of this year. But they were not so good selling to be the reason for making up this kind of tour next year.
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