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Post by Gaz on Sept 20, 2019 19:41:23 GMT
Hey Tony, would you love to have a crack replacing Andy? I hope it will be a good few years before he decides to retire, it would be a fitting option for him and Francis to bow out together. And as I'm 66 next month I'm a bit old to be the new boy Youd add a lot of Quo ‘cred’ back in the band, with your long hair, doing the Quo pose and flinging your hair back. Get Richie and Leon (and maybe Rhino😀) to lengthen their hair as well. The boys just look too neat n tidy these days.
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Post by Victor on Sept 20, 2019 20:46:49 GMT
I have been meaning to mention Andy being let loose from the keyboards over the years. He does not need to have a guitar and do all the fake interactions during songs he adds nothing to them. He should stay behind the keyboards like he did before, i agree about the mix some songs sound like an ice cream van or someone on a slot machine in vegas is on the stage It makes me smile when people criticize Andy's keyboard contributions, then criticize when the he plays guitar and the band go for a more FF sound, he can't win. But when you're stuck behind the keyboards all the time getting down the front on vocals or guitar is just such good fun. I've loved seeing this year how the band has interacted, so much more light hearted than for years, a band that's really enjoying playing together. Having watched the Hyde Park gig online I have to say Andy's Hammond was some of the best playing I've seen in years, the outro to WYW in particular. I don't think a lot of fans realise how few musicians can play a Hammond well. It takes years really to reach the level of finesse Andy displays, many keyboard players never get to grips with a Hammond and the seriously old school tech. It's like being used to driving an automatic car then suddenly having to double declutch when you switch from modern syths to Hammond. I know over the years I've had re-record the Hammond for many young bands with no label credit simply because their own player can't do it well enough, Andy has done the same too. Quo have been lucky beyond belief to land someone as talented and as loyal as Andy. I said something about this in another post already but i will say it again 'cos it's something that really occured to me...I've had lots of critisism on his playing on earlier, especially later eighties and nineties albums... but on this album he does a really good job in my opinion, I think his playing fits in very well and I like his playing on this one a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 21:48:27 GMT
It makes me smile when people criticize Andy's keyboard contributions, then criticize when the he plays guitar and the band go for a more FF sound, he can't win. But when you're stuck behind the keyboards all the time getting down the front on vocals or guitar is just such good fun. I've loved seeing this year how the band has interacted, so much more light hearted than for years, a band that's really enjoying playing together. Having watched the Hyde Park gig online I have to say Andy's Hammond was some of the best playing I've seen in years, the outro to WYW in particular. I don't think a lot of fans realise how few musicians can play a Hammond well. It takes years really to reach the level of finesse Andy displays, many keyboard players never get to grips with a Hammond and the seriously old school tech. It's like being used to driving an automatic car then suddenly having to double declutch when you switch from modern syths to Hammond. I know over the years I've had re-record the Hammond for many young bands with no label credit simply because their own player can't do it well enough, Andy has done the same too. Quo have been lucky beyond belief to land someone as talented and as loyal as Andy. I said something about this in another post already but i will say it again 'cos it's something that really occured to me...I've had lots of critisism on his playing on earlier, especially later eighties and nineties albums... but on this album he does a really good job in my opinion, I think his playing fits in very well and I like his playing on this one a lot. I think a lot of that has to do with fashions in keyboard styles, the 80s and 90s were very synth based as the technology was new and improving so fast it gave keyboard players so much more scope and it resulted in some very over the top, false sounding music. As time has gone by fashions have swung back and people seem to appreciate more simplicity in rock again, piano, Hammond, maybe Fender Rhodes and so the contributions fit better with a band like Quo.
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Sept 21, 2019 7:10:04 GMT
Maybe Andy could use a synth keytar? ..lol, I am off , tin hat , taxi for one, exit stage left.
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Post by 37 on Sept 21, 2019 9:28:06 GMT
.....As americanquo deletes his profile, takes another huge gulp of whisky, turns off his computer and wishes he had never heard of the British band Status Quo! ha you paint quite a picture there...but,in fact,as he’s quite a successful author in America he just may write a novel about Quo. There’s a heap of material there.😉 He isn't Stephen King by any chance? He has written successful books under a pseudonym. If it is then there's plenty of surreal horror in Quos history to keep him going for many years!
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Post by Gaz on Sept 21, 2019 10:23:40 GMT
ha you paint quite a picture there...but,in fact,as he’s quite a successful author in America he just may write a novel about Quo. There’s a heap of material there.😉 He isn't Stephen King by any chance? He has written successful books under a pseudonym. If it is then there's plenty of surreal horror in Quos history to keep him going for many years! o not quite Stephen King but I’ve read a few of his books and they’re entertaining. A few of the characters in his books have references to Quo such as Frances Rossi, Richard Parfist,Nuff etc. I’m about to start reading Bills 4th novel.
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Post by azza200 on Sept 21, 2019 17:55:22 GMT
I have been meaning to mention Andy being let loose from the keyboards over the years. He does not need to have a guitar and do all the fake interactions during songs he adds nothing to them. He should stay behind the keyboards like he did before, i agree about the mix some songs sound like an ice cream van or someone on a slot machine in vegas is on the stage It makes me smile when people criticize Andy's keyboard contributions, then criticize when the he plays guitar and the band go for a more FF sound, he can't win. But when you're stuck behind the keyboards all the time getting down the front on vocals or guitar is just such good fun. I've loved seeing this year how the band has interacted, so much more light hearted than for years, a band that's really enjoying playing together. Having watched the Hyde Park gig online I have to say Andy's Hammond was some of the best playing I've seen in years, the outro to WYW in particular. I don't think a lot of fans realise how few musicians can play a Hammond well. It takes years really to reach the level of finesse Andy displays, many keyboard players never get to grips with a Hammond and the seriously old school tech. It's like being used to driving an automatic car then suddenly having to double declutch when you switch from modern syths to Hammond. I know over the years I've had re-record the Hammond for many young bands with no label credit simply because their own player can't do it well enough, Andy has done the same too. Quo have been lucky beyond belief to land someone as talented and as loyal as Andy. I'm not knocking his keyboard playing ability i just think he should stick to the keyboards and stay behind them for a show, like he did before and only need upfront when needed on harmonica. Imo its too much him always with a guitar, if people enjoy seeing him free from his keyboards fair enough just seems a distraction when he is not needed as an extra guitar on certain songs imo
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Post by americanquo on Sept 22, 2019 22:16:22 GMT
Standing up to radio 1 and their constant (desperate) chasing of youth market is/was embarrassing, most of the music they Kate’s then was crap and it’s unlistenable now(I know it’s subjective😏), I don’t care. I think they did the ri right thing. As flashing Blades used to say “It’s better to fight and lose than not fight at all” Having to stand up to the people you’ve worked with 20 years to get a record played is so wrong , considering how much they’ve had out of band in 70’s/80’s. Yer. Politically correct types would say it’s ageist but I’d just say it’s treacherous and shameful. There are ways of moving a band on to other platforms, and bbc got it very wrong here. I think the band regretted making a stand in the way that they did. It wasn't all about Quo. Other bands, acts and of course a few DJs were on the slippery slope. It was funny to watch Radio 1 gradually being superseded by Radio 2 and being the Nation's favourite station after a relatively short space of time and having a bit more credibility in time. It was strange not hearing Quo on the airways in that period of time, not on any radio stations as far as I remember. Have a vague memory of DJ Mark Radcliffe (?) attempting to break the rules and think he defied the bosses and played a bit of Quo! Possibly hauled over the hot coals for that. Both Bannister and Dann seemed almost as old as Quo really and been around a long time. At that time it made me smile watching Bannister being filmed, whizzing along in his car with the car radio turned up loud and trying to be down with the kids! In their defence (a little bit!...controversial!), it was something like when punk came along and shook the foundations of the business for a short period of time. Probably fair to say that some of the older bands and certain DJs had become complacent in their ways and a bit comfy slippers and needed a bit of a rude awakening. Knowing how Francis reacts to criticism and doubting Thomas's, at that time, he possibly saw it as a challenge to get the band back in the game. Ultimately it all turned around. (keeping up americanquo?!) Pretty much. Except I have no idea what Radio 1 and Radio 2 are, or why they matter. Were these government channels of some sort?
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Post by Gaz on Sept 23, 2019 2:06:21 GMT
I think the band regretted making a stand in the way that they did. It wasn't all about Quo. Other bands, acts and of course a few DJs were on the slippery slope. It was funny to watch Radio 1 gradually being superseded by Radio 2 and being the Nation's favourite station after a relatively short space of time and having a bit more credibility in time. It was strange not hearing Quo on the airways in that period of time, not on any radio stations as far as I remember. Have a vague memory of DJ Mark Radcliffe (?) attempting to break the rules and think he defied the bosses and played a bit of Quo! Possibly hauled over the hot coals for that. Both Bannister and Dann seemed almost as old as Quo really and been around a long time. At that time it made me smile watching Bannister being filmed, whizzing along in his car with the car radio turned up loud and trying to be down with the kids! In their defence (a little bit!...controversial!), it was something like when punk came along and shook the foundations of the business for a short period of time. Probably fair to say that some of the older bands and certain DJs had become complacent in their ways and a bit comfy slippers and needed a bit of a rude awakening. Knowing how Francis reacts to criticism and doubting Thomas's, at that time, he possibly saw it as a challenge to get the band back in the game. Ultimately it all turned around. (keeping up americanquo?!) Pretty much. Except I have no idea what Radio 1 and Radio 2 are, or why they matter. Were these government channels of some sort? Yes,Bill, BBC is the Govt.owned British Broadcasting Corporation Here, explore their site. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Sept 25, 2019 21:20:26 GMT
Well I finally got round to watching this and as a positive, it certainly had a bit of energy about it. However and as has previously been said, the vocals ....deary deary me. The set list and the way it was played almost appeared staged to make Rossi singing Liberty Lane a definate highlight. I.e not any of the other three singing and no made up words or messing about. Overall I struggled to enjoy the gig, which was disappointing given some of the enthusiasm for the new line up and album.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Sept 25, 2019 23:00:50 GMT
Pretty much. Except I have no idea what Radio 1 and Radio 2 are, or why they matter. Were these government channels of some sort? Yes,Bill, BBC is the Govt.owned British Broadcasting Corporation Here, explore their site. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
I'll try and do a nutshell. I have a bit of an investment here as i was a big fan of the "pirate" radios in the 60s.
Some time in the 60s, the government managed to outlaw the "pirate" radio stations (more than they were already) so that most of them closed. At around the same time, the BBC launched "Radio One", an all-pop-music channel designed to replace the "pirates" and, indeed, many of the displaced pirate DJs joined BBC radio one. There's quite a famous photo out there somewhere. Here we are: The most notable DJ (from my POV), Peel, second from right.
Anyway, fast forward to somewhere in the future, and the BBC Light Service became Radio 2. That was all "light" music, as its name suggests.
This is where is gets kind of funny. As the decades went by, Radio One remained dedicated to all pop music, MEANING what was happening in the singles charts, mainly. And the album charts, I suppose. But mainly the "wonderful Top 40 Official charts".
It also remained the most influential radio station for hits, big sales, the latest thing, etc etc. and gradually all the "classic" bands we know and love started being featured on ... Radio Two! (Which is where they are today.) You can probably get why Quo (and Cliff) were miffed at being "sidelined" to Radio Two as not cool enough to be on Radio One.
Things may come and things may go, and not much has changed since then, other than a loosening up of attitudes towards fuddy duddy old bands if they sell enough. Otherwise, it's mainly charts and rap, and all respectable old people listen to Radio Two.
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Post by jaynieeee on Sept 26, 2019 20:55:35 GMT
Yes,Bill, BBC is the Govt.owned British Broadcasting Corporation Here, explore their site. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
I'll try and do a nutshell. I have a bit of an investment here as i was a big fan of the "pirate" radios in the 60s.
Some time in the 60s, the government managed to outlaw the "pirate" radio stations (more than they were already) so that most of them closed. At around the same time, the BBC launched "Radio One", an all-pop-music channel designed to replace the "pirates" and, indeed, many of the displaced pirate DJs joined BBC radio one. There's quite a famous photo out there somewhere. Here we are: The most notable DJ (from my POV), Peel, second from right.
Anyway, fast forward to somewhere in the future, and the BBC Light Service became Radio 2. That was all "light" music, as its name suggests.
This is where is gets kind of funny. As the decades went by, Radio One remained dedicated to all pop music, MEANING what was happening in the singles charts, mainly. And the album charts, I suppose. But mainly the "wonderful Top 40 Official charts".
It also remained the most influential radio station for hits, big sales, the latest thing, etc etc. and gradually all the "classic" bands we know and love started being featured on ... Radio Two! (Which is where they are today.) You can probably get why Quo (and Cliff) were miffed at being "sidelined" to Radio Two as not cool enough to be on Radio One.
Things may come and things may go, and not much has changed since then, other than a loosening up of attitudes towards fuddy duddy old bands if they sell enough. Otherwise, it's mainly charts and rap, and all respectable old people listen to Radio Two.
Well I don't if I'm totally respectable and definitely consider myself old, others may disagree, and I've been listening to Radio 2 for way (way) over 20 years
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Post by dalke on Nov 16, 2020 20:42:08 GMT
I watched the Hyde Park show recently and it was better than I expected, which I realise sounds like damning with faint praise. Richie does as well as anyone could in taking over Rick's role and him being young helps the band's image, however I don't think Rhino or Andy possess strong enough voices to take the lead vocal with Quo. Rhino's voice is loud enough but it doesn't fit Quo songs and although Andy is a very talented musician, again I feel he's not quite up to it vocally on his own, at least not with what he was singing at Hyde Park. You're inevitably going to compare these versions from Rhino and Andy with the FF Quo and hearing these vocals on certain songs jars. Using a third guitar may get Andy away from the keyboards for a bit but it doesn't add anything to the mix - as much as I respect his musical ability, it just looks as if Andy's posing when he joins the others on guitar. The interplay between lead and rhythm guitar was a key factor in Quo's sound and success, and although it's not as it was with Francis and Rick, that's no slight on Richie and I feel they should stick with two guitars throughout the set. I've no gripe against the post-85 Quo but it's as if Francis is allowing Rhino and Andy to sing lead and the latter to come out front and play guitar as a reward for long service. Radio 2 had a very old-fashioned image in the 1980s, seeming incredibly safe and middle of the road to those of us who were teenagers at the time. I sometimes had no choice but to listen to Radio 2 and Radio 1 in my then workplaces and R2 just played bland ditties and novelty hits which wouldn't frighten your gran or her cat. R2 was basically aiming for a middle class and middle aged/elderly audience, who just liked a nice tune in amongst the chit-chat from mainly blokes with reassuring Home Counties accents. Employing the gravelly Cockney tones of Derek Jameson must have generated a few letters from Outraged of Surbiton. R2 was so conservative in its output that one older DJ, Alan Dell, rarely played music from any period after the 1940s - I recall seeing an advert in the 80s when he was bemoaning the 'fact' that no one could sing anymore. Dell would be horror-struck at his old station now featuring rock bands, although it should be remembered R2 had a former chart-topping singer on the staff. I wouldn't say he was a Lemmy or a Brian Johnson or even an Ozzy, but I'm told Jimmy Young used to get the knitting needles rattling in the days when Rossi and Parfitt were still on rusks. There were a lot of wigs floating around the corridors of R2, what with Jimmy Y, Terry Wogan, David Hamilton, and latterly Tony Blackburn, to name but four owners of ex-ferrets. I don't think the R2 DJs were as friendly with each other as they made out, as neither Jimmy Young nor Terry Wogan left any of their rugs to Ken Bruce, who's had to keep forking out for furniture polish to keep his head looking neat and tidy. I only voluntarily switched on the radio to listen to Tommy Vance on a Friday night, but I still shudder at having to endure Steve Wright's show during the working week. Wright is fortunate he ended up at R2 and not in the dock, as many felt he should have faced prosecution for crimes against broadcasting and good taste when he was prattling at Radio 1. Even by the standards of a daytime R1 DJ, Wright talked a frightening amount of Barry White, and cringeworthy doesn't get near to covering his posse of cheering toadies and annoying jingles.
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