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Post by wolfman on May 5, 2020 5:46:15 GMT
aha the old rossi look grandad shirt and waist coat. Rossi is weird: did you see the photo of him wearing a tie ON A REHEARSAL ('81)? I really believe he's in the wrong business (or the wrong band), accountancy would suit him nicely. rossi seemed to follow the trends of the day...he also wore a jumper in some photo shoots!..top rocker back in the day..val Doonican ...
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Post by jcb on May 5, 2020 15:53:23 GMT
First time for me was the reading festival, the in the army now band....I loved it, what a day! Magnum, the the Georgia Satellites, then the mighty Quo, it was brilliant. Earlier in the day there was Bernie Marsden, Mick Moody and Neil Murray. I don’t think I’d ever seen so many people in my life. Don’t think heath and safety was such a big thing in those days. It was pretty busy all day but come the Quo, it was packed. We stood by the second line of towers, probably about half way back and the whole field was bouncing. I tried going further forward but it was just a bit dangerous, such a wimp!
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on May 5, 2020 17:07:17 GMT
First time was May 19th Brid Spa 1979 , so coming up towards my 41st anniversary in a fortnight's time. Wow! Absolutely brilliant, blown away.
Saw another version of Quo for the first time in 2009 , I think on The Just Doing it Tour? at Harrogate... hmmm.
Saw the FF version in 2013 on the second Manchester Appollo gig. Absolutely Brilliant blown away.
And finally saw JCQ for the first time last year at Masham. Yeah these boys will do and the only version I'll watch going forward in either Quo format/ current line up.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 6, 2020 13:22:11 GMT
aha the old rossi look grandad shirt and waist coat. Rossi is weird: did you see the photo of him wearing a tie ON A REHEARSAL ('81)? I really believe he's in the wrong business (or the wrong band), accountancy would suit him nicely. ...accountancy nice one Charles. I quite liked that look with the baseball type jacket and the skinny tie at the time (owner of a skinny black leather tie in the early 80s?...guilty!) I have a feeling Rossi was dressing for the cameras and if my memory serves me correctly, during those rehearsals he was also doing interviews and photo shoots in the music papers. Record Mirror or Sounds or both and photos etc for the Fan club mag. A weird paradox though, as he had been aware of looking good and the part as a Mod in the 60s. Later in the 70s and early 80s he maintained that though he had a few quid in the Bank, he didn't suddenly start to wear flash posh clothes (he left that to Rick!). He would say that he was happy in jeans and jumper. Then he sold his soul a bit with the yellow and blue suits for his 'King Of The Fashion House' period! He seems to have gone full circle these days as maintains he likes to dress well and smart etc etc. This has reminded me of how my dearly departed father-in-law used to wear a jumper, shirt and tie (yes and trousers!) Monday to Sunday even when just staying in the house. Generational thing I think?
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Post by Quoincidence on May 6, 2020 15:15:15 GMT
First time I saw Quo was on 24th January 2005, during the XS All Areas tour at the Blackpool Opera House. It was supposed to be Winter 2004, but the date was rescheduled as Rossi (I think) wasn't well at the time. The only thing I remember is being deaf after the show. Then saw them in November that same year for The Party Ain't Over Yet tour. Last time I saw Quo was on the 28th April 2016, Blackpool Empress Ballroom, penned as their last gig in Blackpool. We weren't going to go due to seeing them at the Opera House on the 28th November the year before, but we ended up going because someone shared the Fan Club presale link for the tickets.
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Post by sqcollector on May 6, 2020 17:41:14 GMT
First time I saw them was in Gibraltar, September 2009, if I'm not mistaken. Was the first person entering the area. Was quite excited. I chose my place right in front of Rick. He gave us a thumbs up, at some point, if I recall correctly. The sound wasn't very good. The only time I was able to hear the drums was during the drum solo.
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Post by roquer on May 6, 2020 18:00:49 GMT
My first and only time seeing the band was at the Palacio Vistalgre in Madrid, July 2004. I was very excited when I saw the grey hair of Andy few minutes before they started. Also, an old lady came to me after the Quo leave the stage. She said something like she saw me before, and thought my parents forced me to go with them...And my headbanging and air-guitar performance during the whole gig proved she wrong.
I had two more attemtps, in 2002 and 2009, also in Madrid, but I was only 8 years old in 2002 and 15 in 2009, and they played in two venues that you have to have at least 18 years old so it frustrated me.
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on May 7, 2020 4:37:43 GMT
My first and only time seeing the band was at the Palacio Vistalgre in Madrid, July 2004. I was very excited when I saw the grey hair of Andy few minutes before they started. Also, an old lady came to me after the Quo leave the stage. She said something like she saw me before, and thought my parents forced me to go with them...And my headbanging and air-guitar performance during the whole gig proved she wrong. I had two more attemtps, in 2002 and 2009, also in Madrid, but I was only 8 years old in 2002 and 15 in 2009, and they played in two venues that you have to have at least 18 years old so it frustrated me. Me and what was the future Mrs Mortified were at that Madrid gig. Tiny place, more like a club. But a superb gig. One of Rhino's favourites I think judging by his reaction This is the support act. All the pics we took of Quo were rubbish
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Post by railroad007 on May 7, 2020 15:08:43 GMT
I first went to quo mid 70s but after that they had a ban from sheffield until 1970 because the city hall said the fans were too rowdy?.. I think the band wanted toilets that flushed and running water.
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Post by railroad007 on May 7, 2020 15:28:54 GMT
Cardiff Castle 76. I wish I could remember more. I am just left with the remnants of it changing my life lol. Wish I hadn’t gone. Wasted lots of years in my prime when I should have been getting my hair cut and dressing to chase girls. Oh and not spending thousands of pounds on a Rock Band 😂 Learnt eventually though and recouped my cash 😂 Still look out for them and cherish great memories though. This might refresh your memory. NME Mick Farren. "It's Quo time. From the reverberations of enthusiasm in the crowd, it's quite obvious that they're the band that the majority of people have come to see. Status Quo must be the most solid, workmanlike crowd pleasers working in this country today. They're unmistakenly beer-and-fags British. They are obviously aware of their limitations, and they are quite clear that the people have come to hear nothing more than their hallmarked overdrive R&B – and they don't disappoint them. Within their very limited terms of reference, Quo are brilliant. Their sound is their product and they undoubtedly give value for money. The sun has gone and the darkness is starting to close in. For the first time, the stage lights come on. Rossi stomps and roams the stage while the others fall into the bending, head bobbing stance that has become their trademark. I take a walk out in the audience. The crush at the front is frenziedly echoing the move. They are obviously getting exactly what they want. As I watch I realise that Quo are pretty much the Charles Bronsons of British rock. They have the horny-handed expertise of artists who don't aspire to anything more than entertaining their audience. Bronson will never play Hamlet and Quo will probably never produce a Sgt. Pepper. Both however, know their market and stick to it. Just before it becomes totally dark, Chalkie and I climb the old tower of the castle. Looking out from the 600 year-old battlements we see that stage surrounded by a bobbing sea of people. Oddly enough it all fits together: very logical and Very British."
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Post by railroad007 on May 7, 2020 15:35:48 GMT
Lewisham Odeon 20/12/77.
Incredible experience that's impossible to describe.
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Post by roquer on May 7, 2020 15:44:45 GMT
My first and only time seeing the band was at the Palacio Vistalgre in Madrid, July 2004. I was very excited when I saw the grey hair of Andy few minutes before they started. Also, an old lady came to me after the Quo leave the stage. She said something like she saw me before, and thought my parents forced me to go with them...And my headbanging and air-guitar performance during the whole gig proved she wrong. I had two more attemtps, in 2002 and 2009, also in Madrid, but I was only 8 years old in 2002 and 15 in 2009, and they played in two venues that you have to have at least 18 years old so it frustrated me. Me and what was the future Mrs Mortified were at that Madrid gig. Tiny place, more like a club. But a superb gig. One of Rhino's favourites I think judging by his reaction This is the support act. All the pics we took of Quo were rubbish Yes, the Riviera is a club, one of the largest in Madrid, with the palm trees in the middle. Almost every band play in clubs in Spain, which is a pity for an under-18 people like me in those days (I missed bands like ZZ Top and Motorhead for that stupid reason).
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Post by wolfman on May 7, 2020 15:53:52 GMT
I first went to quo mid 70s but after that they had a ban from sheffield until 1970 because the city hall said the fans were too rowdy?.. I think the band wanted toilets that flushed and running water. you went to the city hall in the 70s then..
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Post by vivfromcov on May 7, 2020 16:30:00 GMT
New Year’s Eve, 1975 - Great British Music Festival, Olympia! Previously enjoyed their singles but that night turned me into a lifelong fan! Subsequently saw them at Stafford (twice), Lewisham, Reading, Paris and a few times each at Hammersmith, Wembley, NEC, Leicester and Stoke! Oh and MK of course! Great times! I lapsed in the 90’s but came back for the Winter tour in 2004. The reunion was magical. I’ll always be grateful for those two tours!
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on May 7, 2020 20:38:54 GMT
This might refresh your memory. NME Mick Farren. "It's Quo time. From the reverberations of enthusiasm in the crowd, it's quite obvious that they're the band that the majority of people have come to see. Status Quo must be the most solid, workmanlike crowd pleasers working in this country today. They're unmistakenly beer-and-fags British. They are obviously aware of their limitations, and they are quite clear that the people have come to hear nothing more than their hallmarked overdrive R&B – and they don't disappoint them. Within their very limited terms of reference, Quo are brilliant. Their sound is their product and they undoubtedly give value for money. The sun has gone and the darkness is starting to close in. For the first time, the stage lights come on. Rossi stomps and roams the stage while the others fall into the bending, head bobbing stance that has become their trademark. I take a walk out in the audience. The crush at the front is frenziedly echoing the move. They are obviously getting exactly what they want. As I watch I realise that Quo are pretty much the Charles Bronsons of British rock. They have the horny-handed expertise of artists who don't aspire to anything more than entertaining their audience. Bronson will never play Hamlet and Quo will probably never produce a Sgt. Pepper. Both however, know their market and stick to it. Just before it becomes totally dark, Chalkie and I climb the old tower of the castle. Looking out from the 600 year-old battlements we see that stage surrounded by a bobbing sea of people. Oddly enough it all fits together: very logical and Very British."
"Argue about whether that adds up to a compliment" I rather liked Mick Farren. He wrote a couple of very good SciFi novels too.
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