Post by smq on Apr 27, 2019 10:41:30 GMT
If you've not seen JCQ before then do it!
Was unsure what to expect but had a fantastic evening. The band came on stage right on time which was a good start (I hate bands who come on late) and straight into Junior's Wailing. Straight away I realised how good the sound and volume was and filled the compact space perfectly. With plenty of room, we decided to move to the front and then spent the rest of the evening right in front of the drum kit. A 40/45 minute first set featured songs such as Rockers Rollin', A Year, ASSAW and SBYBIL. The great thing was not knowing what was coming next, a bit different to Rossi's Quo!
After a 20 minute break the band then came out and did another 70 minutes of non-stop classics, highlights for me being All The Reasons, Roll Over Lay Down and Roadhouse (with the jig).
I thought the musicianship was outstanding. The bassist Rick did most of the talking and was a great, genial host, switching effortlessly to acoustic guitar for Gerdundula. The two guitarists Mick and Pete sounded pretty flawless to me and swapped lead and rhythm on various songs.
And John? Watched how hard he was working and concentrating but clearly still loving his drumming. Gave a lovely talk mid set. Best part was him talking about going to see Francis the night before on his talking tour. He was actually very complimentary about the show and recommended it to the crowd although he did have a little gig/joke or two at his old band mate too.
Highly recommended if you want to get close to that 70's/80's classic Quo sound
Was unsure what to expect but had a fantastic evening. The band came on stage right on time which was a good start (I hate bands who come on late) and straight into Junior's Wailing. Straight away I realised how good the sound and volume was and filled the compact space perfectly. With plenty of room, we decided to move to the front and then spent the rest of the evening right in front of the drum kit. A 40/45 minute first set featured songs such as Rockers Rollin', A Year, ASSAW and SBYBIL. The great thing was not knowing what was coming next, a bit different to Rossi's Quo!
After a 20 minute break the band then came out and did another 70 minutes of non-stop classics, highlights for me being All The Reasons, Roll Over Lay Down and Roadhouse (with the jig).
I thought the musicianship was outstanding. The bassist Rick did most of the talking and was a great, genial host, switching effortlessly to acoustic guitar for Gerdundula. The two guitarists Mick and Pete sounded pretty flawless to me and swapped lead and rhythm on various songs.
And John? Watched how hard he was working and concentrating but clearly still loving his drumming. Gave a lovely talk mid set. Best part was him talking about going to see Francis the night before on his talking tour. He was actually very complimentary about the show and recommended it to the crowd although he did have a little gig/joke or two at his old band mate too.
Highly recommended if you want to get close to that 70's/80's classic Quo sound
