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Post by freewilly on Aug 18, 2023 19:29:48 GMT
Rick done whatever Francis wanted and like any human being, his frustrations built up and up and he'd write.
Anyone who thinks One Man Band was written from a nonsense point of view needs to listen again
Rick was just as at fault for the real band (IMO) splitting... But human beings have a price. It's why I respect Alan so much. He had his beliefs over Quo. He may have written crap on 1982, outside of that, he stuck to his guns.
No one...And I mean no one, including the band and any fan thought any of them would be big solo. Except Francis, but that was his harsh lesson to learn. I said previously, he was going solo, into a territory that included George Michael, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Culture Club and probably the biggest solo artist ever, Michael Jackson... Good luck with that
And you can tell he needed the band, musically. Once Alan left, there was no fight back or push. A lot of stuff is genuine solo stuff from him, that we got from PR onwards. He wasn't happy writing QPQ, so make of it what you will. Rick should have been there during TW. He was probably out of it during the PR sessions. Rhino, Andy and Jeff were led by the two of them. It's on Francis and Rick for the shit products we got
Having said that, the lyrics to Goin Nowherw deserve a better tune. Great lyrics
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Post by freewilly on Aug 18, 2023 12:17:48 GMT
Rick couldn’t face his family?? He probably couldn’t believe his luck he was still cashing the cheques I’m surprised he could face the band. He contributed fuck all in the studio from 1992-1999. Rick was off playing his two ex wives off of each other at the time. His own words, not mine
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Post by freewilly on Aug 13, 2023 16:26:58 GMT
Well,Quo have one more chord than U2.....If you listen to Rearrange Quo have up to seven and Alan`s bassline are unik there. If you listen to Quo on the radio it sounds only that ther`s only three chords. If people really listen to the songs they will find out that it`s more than that and you have to play them like Quo does.They are unik how they got the sound and playing! U2 songs range between 2-8 chords. But it's the sound, emotion, melody and lyrics that make those songs powerful. I never understood the fascination with people wondering how many notes are in a song. If a song hits you in the soul, who cares what's in it?
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Post by freewilly on Aug 13, 2023 11:59:34 GMT
TCTTG has 14 or 15 chords in it from memory
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Post by freewilly on Aug 13, 2023 11:34:22 GMT
A click track is a series of audio cues used to synchronize sound recordings, sometimes for synchronization to a moving image. The click track originated in early sound movies, where optical marks were made on the film to indicate precise timings for musical accompaniment. It can also serve a purpose similar to a metronome, as in the music industry, where it is often used during recording sessions and live performances. As opposed to saying 1, 2, 3, 4.... Ta for the explanation though. Basically, a digital metronome I suppose. 👍 Type in "U2 IEM" on YT and you'll get a few clips of what the click is like in artist's ears during live gigs
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 18:35:23 GMT
Switching up the set... Ha! The most stubborn band I've ever come across with that! But, yeah... I said in another thread, quick tempo or not, I love listening to Jeff live between 86 and 91 or 92. For me though, something went wrong after that. The entire band seemed to change. It got way too quick and the guitar sound changed. Even Rick's. It lost any edge, aggression and it seemed to be "going through the motions" from all of them it seems to have been once they started using 'IEMs', everything became too clean / polished sounding There should have been a click though right? I know they started using it for Army around that time, but I can't get over Caroline from the TW tour. People who aim criticism at Jeff, I can understand it from that time. I've never heard Rick play Caroline that slow before and then, boom!! We're off to the moon! I genuinely believe Jeff was the best drummer Quo had, on a playing and technical level. He's obviously never gonna get near John's feel and groove, but it's a fair criticism I feel. In the studio, he was fine. Brit Awards Medley being an example
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 15:56:35 GMT
Well I had no idea there was a double kick drum part in Rain... Thanks for spotting that and sharing. Not originally and it flows much better without it. I always thought Matt brought it in, but it was Jeff.
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 15:55:32 GMT
Good spot, Fair enough. I always associated that with Matt too. So I'm ashamed with you (and for you! ). Jeff gets a bad rap I think. There were many problems during his membership of the band and I'm a dyed in the wool Coghlan fanatic. But some of the best Quo gigs I ever saw were with Jeff behind the kit. They were super tight live during some of those tours. And they tried some things re: switching up the set! Switching up the set... Ha! The most stubborn band I've ever come across with that! But, yeah... I said in another thread, quick tempo or not, I love listening to Jeff live between 86 and 91 or 92. For me though, something went wrong after that. The entire band seemed to change. It got way too quick and the guitar sound changed. Even Rick's. It lost any edge, aggression and it seemed to be "going through the motions" from all of them
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 15:03:02 GMT
Who done the double kick drum part in Rain first and not Matt.
Just listening to Sheffield 1991 here. Noticed it...
You think you know something and everything, but really, you don't. Ashamed of myself tbh
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 11:38:02 GMT
Cannot stand the studio version. Never had an issue with it live. Always liked it in that scenario
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Post by freewilly on Aug 11, 2023 11:36:55 GMT
That audience reaction makes me sad...
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Post by freewilly on Aug 9, 2023 17:50:22 GMT
Anything pre-77 stands apart Most post-76 tracks would work on any post-76 album. Don't Mind If I Do would not work on Piledriver, but neither would RAOTW. Could hear Don't Mind If I Do on JS or NTL Solid Gold would get on most FF albums
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Post by freewilly on Aug 5, 2023 0:29:35 GMT
Don't know how you make that out... Caroline at the NEC in 1989...It starts off fine. Then, Jeff does a fill and it gets faster. There's no question that Jeff set a ridiculous pace at times. The Thirsty Work and Can't Stop tours in the 90s are evident of this right from the gig openers. That said, I was and am a massive fan of Jeff Rich live from 1986-1992. I don't mind the fast tempos during those years at all. For some reason though, to me, himself and the band lost a lot in the live setting, up until Matt Letley joined. What the reason for that was, I don't know. Even the guitars sounded shit Take a listen to the Acoustic version of Caroline that they did in 1989 on the Steve Wright show and it's very quick then without drums. I asked Jeff during the Rock 'Til You Drop tour about songs being faster than normal and he said that's how Rossi wanted them to sound, make of that what you will. Wouldn't surprise me with Francis...Nothing does. However, if you listen to Caroline on the Thirsty Work tour, Rick is clearly playing the intro slower than usual and then it's like a runaway train when Jeff comes in. The NEC gig, the BPM goes up as soon as Jeff comes in. Again, not a criticism from me between 86 and 91...After that though, something seriously changed with the live shows. Can't put my finger on what it was
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Post by freewilly on Aug 4, 2023 7:43:54 GMT
The speed was down to Rick though, Jeff gets unfairly criticised as being the reason. Don't know how you make that out... Caroline at the NEC in 1989...It starts off fine. Then, Jeff does a fill and it gets faster. There's no question that Jeff set a ridiculous pace at times. The Thirsty Work and Can't Stop tours in the 90s are evident of this right from the gig openers. That said, I was and am a massive fan of Jeff Rich live from 1986-1992. I don't mind the fast tempos during those years at all. For some reason though, to me, himself and the band lost a lot in the live setting, up until Matt Letley joined. What the reason for that was, I don't know. Even the guitars sounded shit
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Post by freewilly on Jul 31, 2023 22:36:40 GMT
Father and his friend saw them in Dublin on the EOTR tour. Both said it was around 2hrs 30mins. Thinking about it, a fair chunk of that setlist was taken up with 4500 Times, Roadhouse Blues and Bye Bye Johnny.
Longest I've seen Quo play for was around 1hr and 45/50mins. A few UK tours were like that. Band on at 8:45, gig over by 10:30 or shortly after.
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