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Post by MrWaistcoat on Nov 2, 2020 15:18:18 GMT
Was jagger a bit jeoulous? At that point he would probably have killed for Quos chart success
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Post by paradiseflats on Nov 2, 2020 17:01:37 GMT
I find this thread pretty funny.
He doesn’t say anything fans of the band haven’t said, never mind the wider public.
What next a my dads harder than your dad thread.
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Post by freewilly on Nov 2, 2020 17:08:40 GMT
I find this thread pretty funny. He doesn’t say anything fans of the band haven’t said, never mind the wider public. What next a my dads harder than your dad thread. See your point but... There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. I wouldn't be dishing a fellow artist like that, especially when they play the same type of music and their output was miles ahead of anything I had produced in 9 years (1972 - 1981) Alright to be critical of a song but, he sounds totally dismissive of them as a band, which is amusing to me
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Post by paradiseflats on Nov 2, 2020 17:26:27 GMT
I find this thread pretty funny. He doesn’t say anything fans of the band haven’t said, never mind the wider public. What next a my dads harder than your dad thread. See your point but... There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. I wouldn't be dishing a fellow artist like that, especially when they play the same type of music and their output was miles ahead of anything I had produced in 9 years (1972 - 1981) Alright to be critical of a song but, he sounds totally dismissive of them as a band, which is amusing to me I’m no big fan of the Stones. Far from it. I do love some of their output. I certainly wouldn’t be as critical of their output post 1972. Although no expert. Jagger himself is a bit like Francis. Both piss poor away from their bands. I’d agree Francis has produced much better music than Jagger since the early 70s.
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Post by freewilly on Nov 2, 2020 17:43:16 GMT
See your point but... There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. I wouldn't be dishing a fellow artist like that, especially when they play the same type of music and their output was miles ahead of anything I had produced in 9 years (1972 - 1981) Alright to be critical of a song but, he sounds totally dismissive of them as a band, which is amusing to me I’m no big fan of the Stones. Far from it. I do love some of their output. I certainly wouldn’t be as critical of their output post 1972. Although no expert. Jagger himself is a bit like Francis. Both piss poor away from their bands. I’d agree Francis has produced much better music than Jagger since the early 70s. Reminds me of a story I read recently. Freddie Mercury was supposed to record a duet with Michael Jackson in 1982, for the song, "State of Shock" Didn't work out so Jagger got the gig in 1983 Upon arriving into the studio, Jackson heard Mick singing and it was apparently awful. Thinking it was due to a lack of a warm up, Jackson thought it would be good for both to do some warm up vocal exercises and scales. Despite this, to Jackson's ears, Mick's singing was still bad...It then dawned on him that this was just how Jagger's voice was and how he sang. Jagger done two takes and that was the end of that session, leaving Jackson in disbelief
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Post by paradiseflats on Nov 2, 2020 18:01:22 GMT
I’m no big fan of the Stones. Far from it. I do love some of their output. I certainly wouldn’t be as critical of their output post 1972. Although no expert. Jagger himself is a bit like Francis. Both piss poor away from their bands. I’d agree Francis has produced much better music than Jagger since the early 70s. Reminds me of a story I read recently. Freddie Mercury was supposed to record a duet with Michael Jackson in 1982, for the song, "State of Shock" Didn't work out so Jagger got the gig in 1983 Upon arriving into the studio, Jackson heard Mick singing and it was apparently awful. Thinking it was due to a lack of a warm up, Jackson thought it would be good for both to do some warm up vocal exercises and scales. Despite this, to Jackson's ears, Mick's singing was still bad...It then dawned on him that this was just how Jagger's voice was and how he sang. Jagger done two takes and that was the end of that session, leaving Jackson in disbelief To paraphrase Keith about Mick. If you were looking for a lead singer, you’d want a great voice and mover. Mick is neither.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Nov 2, 2020 18:51:48 GMT
Funny ol' world isn't it? I remember watching the Les Paul shows from a few years ago at a club where he would invite guests up to the stage to jam. Keef made an appearance on one occasion. After the event Les Paul said something in the media along the lines of being a bit disappointed as Keef turned out to be nothing special!
Jagger did seem to be implying a nonentity status with Quo in his review of WYP. More bizarre was the 'I'm Not In Love' quote. As for using derivative as any argument when it comes to popular music in the 20th Century (and the 21st) is ridiculous. Though just in terms of Quo's back catalogue there hadn't been anything else previously that obviously connected to WYP, with the staccato guitars n' drums as the foundation stones of the single. Certainly repetitive but that was its strength as it turned out. When you consider that on one of Kid Jensen's singles review shows, Leo Sayer (on the review panel) reviewing 'Whatever You Want' in 1979 said rather dismissively that Quo were either " DA..DA...DA...DA...DA" or "der...der...der... der...der" then WYP did shake things things up a bit.
I'm not sure that's right that Rossi doesn't like The Stones. He just seemed to be doing that Francis thing of countering Rick's more juvenile admiration of Keef's looks and style in more recent years. Francis likened Keef's looks to a dodgy old pirate I think. He said in an interview somewhere that Rick suddenly wanted to be Keef. Rick the Black T Shirt lover and Rossi the Black T Shirt loather!
Somebody I know well has been pals with Bill Wyman for years and years. He said Wyman is a good bloke and very generous. I went to see Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings at a gig about 15 years ago. Fabulous line up including Albert Lee, Gary Brooker and Alan Price. Perhaps Wyman had been so used to being in Jagger's and Keef's shadow that he forgot to chat to the audience. Completely forgot to walk to the main mic! After a few numbers I think it was Gary Brooker who shouted to Wyman, "Bill...you're supposed to talk to the audience!"
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Post by azza200 on Nov 2, 2020 23:38:11 GMT
Reminds me of a story I read recently. Freddie Mercury was supposed to record a duet with Michael Jackson in 1982, for the song, "State of Shock" Didn't work out so Jagger got the gig in 1983 Upon arriving into the studio, Jackson heard Mick singing and it was apparently awful. Thinking it was due to a lack of a warm up, Jackson thought it would be good for both to do some warm up vocal exercises and scales. Despite this, to Jackson's ears, Mick's singing was still bad...It then dawned on him that this was just how Jagger's voice was and how he sang. Jagger done two takes and that was the end of that session, leaving Jackson in disbelief To paraphrase Keith about Mick. If you were looking for a lead singer, you’d want a great voice and mover. Mick is neither.
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Post by americanquo on Nov 2, 2020 23:56:30 GMT
I could never stand the stones. Never understood how they could be so big One transcendent album and a lot of hype.
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Post by azza200 on Nov 3, 2020 0:03:16 GMT
What if the Stones went down the Rossi route with their sound. Imagine Keef and Mick Ronnie doing a song like Margarita Time or Modern Romance on TOTP.
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Post by americanquo on Nov 3, 2020 1:26:53 GMT
What if the Stones went down the Rossi route with their sound. Imagine Keef and Mick Ronnie doing a song like Margarita Time or Modern Romance on TOTP. If we're talking wretched songs, that would indicate almost anything post-1978 for the Stones, and much of what came before.
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Post by twentytwenty on Nov 3, 2020 8:06:50 GMT
What if the Stones went down the Rossi route with their sound. Imagine Keef and Mick Ronnie doing a song like Margarita Time or Modern Romance on TOTP. They would never have been able to do that as they're not nearly as good songwriters as Francis
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Post by Dark on Nov 3, 2020 9:30:07 GMT
The bit from the clip I found amusing was where the DJs discussed getting asked to play Quo songs. Saying people usually just want to hear the old stuff ... Assuming as they were discussing WYP that this was in 1980 ...
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Post by backwater67 on Nov 3, 2020 11:59:55 GMT
Just listened to the clip. Jagger sounds like he’s out of his head & so lethargic. By the way WYP went on to reach no’2 in the UK (sold 475k) in 1980 & was massive right across Europe & beyond with sales over 2 million worldwide. Also during the past 20 years Quo haven’t needed session players on stage for their live shows!!!!
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Post by dennis on Nov 3, 2020 12:11:01 GMT
Just listened to the clip. Jagger sounds like he’s out of his head & so lethargic. By the way WYP went on to reach no’2 in the UK (sold 475k) in 1980 & was massive right across Europe & beyond with sales over 2 million worldwide. Also during the past 20 years Quo haven’t needed session players on stage for their live shows!!!! You could be opening a can of worms with that statement!
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