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Post by dennis on Jan 20, 2016 11:50:03 GMT
The Status Quo Show : record some bland pop-rock, apparently they are all about pop hits (where??), get on stage & rock out a bit to show they can & clown around a bit to show they've got 'personality'. All the time living off the legacy of a band called Status Quo who really did know how to rock - heavy but with a pop sensibility. A sad slow demise over the last three or four decades, depending on whether you think the slide commenced with Wild Side Of Life, the departure of John or, subsequently, Alan.
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Post by Railroad17 on Jan 20, 2016 14:37:13 GMT
The Status Quo Show : record some bland pop-rock, apparently they are all about pop hits (where??), get on stage & rock out a bit to show they can & clown around a bit to show they've got 'personality'. All the time living off the legacy of a band called Status Quo who really did know how to rock - heavy but with a pop sensibility. A sad slow demise over the last three or four decades, depending on whether you think the slide commenced with Wild Side Of Life, the departure of John or, subsequently, Alan. I reckon Lancaster to Oz was a big 'moment' in the bands fortunes. |
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Post by Railroad17 on Jan 20, 2016 14:39:03 GMT
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Tttttttttooooooooppppppppp.You type with a stutter mate? |
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 20, 2016 15:21:47 GMT
The slide started with N. Lauda. Methinks. IMO. Etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 15:56:19 GMT
No reply, John?
Waiting for Fatso to tell you what to say?
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 22, 2016 10:16:52 GMT
Hi guys,
I am aware that the band management has been criticised over the years. What we must acknowledege is that though the management might not suit artists who like to have a mystique and credibility, that is not what Quo are. They need a publicity team who keep them in the public eye and maximise exposure because the music media will not do that for them. Quo's PR team is excellent at making sure Quo get plenty of publicity. Remember, Quo are entertainers first and foremost and therefore have a need to be promoted in show business rather than in a false and pretentious serious manner. That would not make sense or fit the image.
Simon Porter has a flare for seeing opportunities to market and brand Quo as a fun-loving and not too self-conscious act. That is what endears them as a great British institution. When I visit the UK I think of red post boxes, Buckingham Palace, Bullseye, Jim Davidson, fish and chips etc. Francis and Richard are on that list.
I see that a minority expect a management who promote the band in a cool rock star way. That is not what this band is about and hasn't been since 1976. David Walker said nobody analyses Quo music and he was hitting the nail on the head. Quo are about hits, pop melodies and hooks with guitars underneath. No need to say heavy or hard rock should be their label when that is clearly a misconception.
Quo's use of social media is an example of how to mobilise many to buy product and keep a sense of fun at the same time. I am looking forward to more of Simon's projects as the year unfolds!
See you out there somewhere soon...
Firstly, why didn't you write this post with your usual Swiss slant accent...sounds much more humourous. Anyway,you obviously wrote that from your perspective of Quo management but I received the RAOTW remix cd today and from just reading the inner sleeve..which is I guess approved by management, it reads...'By 1977 Quo were established among music's elite. Their previous 2 albums OTL and BFY had both entered the UK chart at no.1!! The Quo Live album still stands as a high tide of their achievements within the sphere of HARD ROCK. In their homeland of GB and across Europe (btw I must put Australia and possibly New Zealand into this sentence too), Quo could not realistically have dreamt of becoming even bigger.' Imo it was Quo's managemnt that failed to push this incredible live rock band into the upper echelon of the rock status world in The States. They were so much better than AC/DC for example,in 1977, but management missed the bus big time and the rest is history. Actually I am glad that nobody "pushed" them into the upper echelons of the rock status world in the States. Someone would have had a breakdown, probably Francis. If that didn't happen (because he is tougher than he sometimes sounds) the band would be long broken up by now and, if they had all survived, would now just be going into Revival Tours. I gather that is what some fans wanted. I am glad I had them all these years, and here. The silly things they did would have been even bigger and sillier with a bigger audience, and meanwhile we might see them once every two years in a stadium, if we were lucky. |
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Post by Gaz on Jan 22, 2016 10:55:34 GMT
Firstly, why didn't you write this post with your usual Swiss slant accent...sounds much more humourous. Anyway,you obviously wrote that from your perspective of Quo management but I received the RAOTW remix cd today and from just reading the inner sleeve..which is I guess approved by management, it reads...'By 1977 Quo were established among music's elite. Their previous 2 albums OTL and BFY had both entered the UK chart at no.1!! The Quo Live album still stands as a high tide of their achievements within the sphere of HARD ROCK. In their homeland of GB and across Europe (btw I must put Australia and possibly New Zealand into this sentence too), Quo could not realistically have dreamt of becoming even bigger.' Imo it was Quo's managemnt that failed to push this incredible live rock band into the upper echelon of the rock status world in The States. They were so much better than AC/DC for example,in 1977, but management missed the bus big time and the rest is history. Actually I am glad that nobody "pushed" them into the upper echelons of the rock status world in the States. Someone would have had a breakdown, probably Francis. If that didn't happen (because he is tougher than he sometimes sounds) the band would be long broken up by now and, if they had all survived, would now just be going into Revival Tours. I gather that is what some fans wanted. I am glad I had them all these years, and here. The silly things they did would have been even bigger and sillier with a bigger audience, and meanwhile we might see them once every two years in a stadium, if we were lucky. How do you know what would've happened...do you have a crystal ball?  I would've love to have seen Quo up there where they belonged mixing it with the big boys. No doubt whatsoever they were as good a band as anyone back in the late 70s. I guess it's sort of like you being happy your favourite footy team playing 2nd Division. Give me 1st Division anyday. |
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Post by dennis on Jan 22, 2016 11:04:27 GMT
"... the band would be long broken up by now and ... would now just be going into Revival Tours ..." I do hope that was written with tongue firmly in cheek - it certainly should have been! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 11:11:14 GMT
Status Quo
Long, long ago
Where did it go?
Can't go back, no
Oh no, no, no
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 24, 2016 13:30:00 GMT
Actually I am glad that nobody "pushed" them into the upper echelons of the rock status world in the States. Someone would have had a breakdown, probably Francis. If that didn't happen (because he is tougher than he sometimes sounds) the band would be long broken up by now and, if they had all survived, would now just be going into Revival Tours. I gather that is what some fans wanted. I am glad I had them all these years, and here. The silly things they did would have been even bigger and sillier with a bigger audience, and meanwhile we might see them once every two years in a stadium, if we were lucky. How do you know what would've happened...do you have a crystal ball? I would've love to have seen Quo up there where they belonged mixing it with the big boys. No doubt whatsoever they were as good a band as anyone back in the late 70s. I guess it's sort of like you being happy your favourite footy team playing 2nd Division. Give me 1st Division anyday. Nope I'm just extrapolating from what bandmembers (particularly Francis) have said in the past, and what has happened to other UK bands who got big in the States, etc. I guess I'm now old enough to be less concerned about "being top" and more interested in having a good time. |
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Post by kachunk on Jan 24, 2016 16:24:45 GMT
Frankly,I'd rather see them very two years in a full stadium as opposed to every year in a three quarters empty arena.
It seems that every manager Quo has had could only manage up to a certain level.If they would have had a Peter Grant (Led Zep) type manager or taken on an American to co-manage the band in the mid '70's,then they would probably have been huge.
Don't forget,they had a top ten U.S hit with POMM and did the management or record company dispatch them to the States for a promo tour? Did they bollocks.
And if the record company insisted to the band that the RAOTW album was to be the one to crack America,then why Pip Williams as producer?.Why not an American producer?.
For all of the bad decisions made by the band,the various record companies and managers have made much,much worse ones.
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Post by frozenhero on Jan 26, 2016 20:19:12 GMT
Hi guys,
I am aware that the band management has been criticised over the years. What we must acknowledege is that though the management might not suit artists who like to have a mystique and credibility, that is not what Quo are. They need a publicity team who keep them in the public eye and maximise exposure because the music media will not do that for them. Quo's PR team is excellent at making sure Quo get plenty of publicity. Remember, Quo are entertainers first and foremost and therefore have a need to be promoted in show business rather than in a false and pretentious serious manner. That would not make sense or fit the image.
Simon Porter has a flare for seeing opportunities to market and brand Quo as a fun-loving and not too self-conscious act. That is what endears them as a great British institution. When I visit the UK I think of red post boxes, Buckingham Palace, Bullseye, Jim Davidson, fish and chips etc. Francis and Richard are on that list.
I see that a minority expect a management who promote the band in a cool rock star way. That is not what this band is about and hasn't been since 1976. David Walker said nobody analyses Quo music and he was hitting the nail on the head. Quo are about hits, pop melodies and hooks with guitars underneath. No need to say heavy or hard rock should be their label when that is clearly a misconception.
Quo's use of social media is an example of how to mobilise many to buy product and keep a sense of fun at the same time. I am looking forward to more of Simon's projects as the year unfolds!
See you out there somewhere soon...
1) Playing hard rock is what got them fame and fortune, so why that is a misconception is above me. Besides, they were still promoted/marketed in that way (single covers, etc.) up until 1984. The cool image went after that, but so did the inspiration: The guys are self-critical enough to say that the 80s and 90s music largely wasn't up to standard. 2) Yeah, nobody analyses Quo music, like nobody analyses Beatles music. Bollocks! 3) The band were clearly enjoying the resurgence in the early 2000s, which had a lot to do with Heavy Traffic and the good reviews it garnered for finally rocking again. Quo regained a lot of credibility around that time. They also liked not being coaxed into another publicity stunt and not having their manager override their artwork choices. I'm afraid your comments don't hold much water... |
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I would've love to have seen Quo up there where they belonged mixing it with the big boys. No doubt whatsoever they were as good a band as anyone back in the late 70s. I guess it's sort of like you being happy your favourite footy team playing 2nd Division. Give me 1st Division anyday. 
