DieHard
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Come over to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs
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Post by DieHard on Aug 3, 2020 13:28:58 GMT
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gav
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Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
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Post by gav on Aug 4, 2020 11:16:03 GMT
After hearing that, i reckon everyone would probably like to hang out and have a chat with Andy!
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Post by curiousgirl on Jan 18, 2021 22:27:04 GMT
I missed this in the summer and Youtube suggested it cos I heard Rhino's interview. I must listen. Sounds like a good one.
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Post by unspokenwords on Jan 22, 2021 19:46:40 GMT
Didn't realise that he actually saved a drowning band, providing the musical expertise to a band of idiots and musical illiterates!! Thats what comes across to me.
(at first secretly behind the scenes and then via a call up to rescue the RAOTW recordings, then 100% writing of WYW etc., etc.,etc., yawn yawn yawn)
Sort of sorry I listened to it as I always thought he was humble. (also personally don't like all these items about Quo's side people taking central stage, the most recent one being about the ' recent marriage of Quo's (rhythm) guitarist' !! (ie Richie Malone!!!!) Rhino is also prone to this. Makes me cringe for them in their delusion)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 21:01:51 GMT
Didn't realise that he actually saved a drowning band, providing the musical expertise to a band of idiots and musical illiterates!! Thats what comes across to me. (at first secretly behind the scenes and then via a call up to rescue the RAOTW recordings, then 100% writing of WYW etc., etc.,etc., yawn yawn yawn) Sort of sorry I listened to it as I always thought he was humble. (also personally don't like all these items about Quo's side people taking central stage, the most recent one being about the ' recent marriage of Quo's (rhythm) guitarist' !! (ie Richie Malone!!!!) Rhino is also prone to this. Makes me cringe for them in their delusion) Why do you listen to them then? I'm sure they'd be devastated by your cringing. As for Andy he did rescue a lot of Quo recordings, particularly the four post WYW albums when let's just say the amount of Alan's bass in the final mix is not quite what it might be.
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 22, 2021 23:31:59 GMT
The thing is about AB is that he played piano brilliantly on 4500 Times. Have a really good listen as he shadows Rossi from 7:24 to the end of the song on the album version, fantastic playing from a top keyboard player. Would have been an ordinary track without him. Have a listen to him and block out the lead guitar on the play out of Blue Eyed Lady, fantastic playing. He was in the band on Hello and I can't imagine the album without him.
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 22, 2021 23:50:45 GMT
Brilliant at avoiding issues by forgetting, can't blame him.
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Post by freewilly on Jan 22, 2021 23:51:54 GMT
I only listened up as far as the Rick part and had to stop. It seemed to get a bit awkward... I could imagine myself in the room with them, like this
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Post by freewilly on Jan 22, 2021 23:54:48 GMT
Brilliant at avoiding issues by forgetting, can't blame him. There's no point really. Not at this stage. He still likes Alan and he's in a band with Francis and Rhino who are also his friends. Zero point in bringing it up and causing hassle for himself because at least one of the three would get the hump. However, I don't know if it was a dig, or just a throwaway remark that we all tend to make, when he said about him coming into the band and he said, "as always Francis got his way" Probably me reading too much into it I have a lot of time for Andy. Kept his nose clean (not in that way) from all the internal issues in the band, made music, done the gigs, is a fantastic musician. Don't know much about him personally as he rarely does interviews but, any of the ones he has done, he's always very respectful and hasn't thrown mud, the way Francis, Alan or Rhino do
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stringybob
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Favourite Quo Album: Quo
Favourite other bands.: Many and varied
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Post by stringybob on Jan 23, 2021 1:19:39 GMT
The thing is about AB is that he played piano brilliantly on 4500 Times. Have a really good listen as he shadows Rossi from 7:24 to the end of the song on the album version, fantastic playing from a top keyboard player. Would have been an ordinary track without him. Er... according to the credits that's not Andy playing on 'Forty-five Hundred Times', it's one John Mealing.
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Post by unspokenwords on Jan 23, 2021 21:01:53 GMT
Didn't realise that he actually saved a drowning band, providing the musical expertise to a band of idiots and musical illiterates!! Thats what comes across to me. (at first secretly behind the scenes and then via a call up to rescue the RAOTW recordings, then 100% writing of WYW etc., etc.,etc., yawn yawn yawn) Sort of sorry I listened to it as I always thought he was humble. (also personally don't like all these items about Quo's side people taking central stage, the most recent one being about the ' recent marriage of Quo's (rhythm) guitarist' !! (ie Richie Malone!!!!) Rhino is also prone to this. Makes me cringe for them in their delusion) Why do you listen to them then? I'm sure they'd be devastated by your cringing. As for Andy he did rescue a lot of Quo recordings, particularly the four post WYW albums when let's just say the amount of Alan's bass in the final mix is not quite what it might be. Thanks once again for your put down! I listen to Status Quo because I appreciate them (but of course that is the 1960's (yes I do appreciate the 60's recordings very much)/FF period only up to 1977,(thereafter it is an ever declining downward spiral, IN MY OPINION, and music i don't appreciate) Don't agree at all about Andy rescuing 'a lot of Quo recordings, particularly the four post WYW albums when let's just say the amount of Alan's bass in the final mix is not quite what it might be', but obviously you feel you know about this or are an expert to be able to discern this (!!). I am sure Alan would contradict your expertise or super ears. I do agree with Freewilly that "Andy. Kept his nose clean (not in that way) from all the internal issues in the band, made music, done the gigs, is a fantastic musician." and that he comes across as genuinely a gentle and considerate human being. In this interview however it is in my view that he is elevating his contribution and also that whilst he clearly appreciates and is grateful for the life and income playing with Quo gave him he does not really appreciate the Quo music that he played for 'them' (the fans) and views it as second rate compared to Pink Floyd etc., Playing with Quo appears not to have been his desire but only a job that paid when otherwise he probably would have struggled to continue to earn enough to live off music on his own.
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 23, 2021 21:06:45 GMT
The thing is about AB is that he played piano brilliantly on 4500 Times. Have a really good listen as he shadows Rossi from 7:24 to the end of the song on the album version, fantastic playing from a top keyboard player. Would have been an ordinary track without him. Er... according to the credits that's not Andy playing on 'Forty-five Hundred Times', it's one John Mealing. Only going by what it says on my album, John Mealing is an anagram of Andy Bown.
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 23, 2021 21:09:46 GMT
I only listened up as far as the Rick part and had to stop. It seemed to get a bit awkward... I could imagine myself in the room with them, like this Mention of RP and his demise seemed to throw a shroud over the whole interview.
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Post by charles on Jan 24, 2021 10:06:29 GMT
Er... according to the credits that's not Andy playing on 'Forty-five Hundred Times', it's one John Mealing. Only going by what it says on my album, John Mealing is an anagram of Andy Bown. As an anagram, it's rather liberal. In that case you could argue Anthony Lawrence C. played on it too.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2021 11:33:10 GMT
Why do you listen to them then? I'm sure they'd be devastated by your cringing. As for Andy he did rescue a lot of Quo recordings, particularly the four post WYW albums when let's just say the amount of Alan's bass in the final mix is not quite what it might be. Thanks once again for your put down! I listen to Status Quo because I appreciate them (but of course that is the 1960's (yes I do appreciate the 60's recordings very much)/FF period only up to 1977,(thereafter it is an ever declining downward spiral, IN MY OPINION, and music i don't appreciate) Don't agree at all about Andy rescuing 'a lot of Quo recordings, particularly the four post WYW albums when let's just say the amount of Alan's bass in the final mix is not quite what it might be', but obviously you feel you know about this or are an expert to be able to discern this (!!). I am sure Alan would contradict your expertise or super ears. I do agree with Freewilly that "Andy. Kept his nose clean (not in that way) from all the internal issues in the band, made music, done the gigs, is a fantastic musician." and that he comes across as genuinely a gentle and considerate human being. In this interview however it is in my view that he is elevating his contribution and also that whilst he clearly appreciates and is grateful for the life and income playing with Quo gave him he does not really appreciate the Quo music that he played for 'them' (the fans) and views it as second rate compared to Pink Floyd etc., Playing with Quo appears not to have been his desire but only a job that paid when otherwise he probably would have struggled to continue to earn enough to live off music on his own. I was referring to articles/interviews with what you call side people, not your listening to Quo's music. I wouldn't describe myself as an expert on anything but after 46 or 47 years as a musician I know the odd thing.
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