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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on May 25, 2021 12:15:28 GMT
They weren't a 70s issue for me, I knew they were a good band and even had a couple of their singles, but never saw them play until the 1908s. They helped switch me more onto the heavy metal track, which has been good for me, and also opened my ears more to country music. As well as being inimitable themselves, even thoyugh they were already past their recorded best. One thing they did was distracted me from gonig more in depth with Iron Maiden, which I regret slighty, but that is none of Quo's fault. They lasted incredibly well, I do find them now more like a good trib, but that is just what history has done. Now that Rick has gone, there is no bringing them back even if the others were suddenly up for it. I always relied mainly on radio for my main music feed (RIP John Peel) but live, Rock is always better than pop, no doubt about that, so i would always have been looking for it.
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Post by Isaac Ryan on May 25, 2021 12:37:57 GMT
It would have been a nightmare I mean who would have opened Live Aid I quite liked Slade up to a certain point. Possibly ACDC could have gained my interest.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2021 13:14:14 GMT
It would have been a nightmare I mean who would have opened Live Aid I quite liked Slade up to a certain point. Possibly ACDC could have gained my interest. Queen or the Rolling Stones.
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Post by Gaz on May 25, 2021 13:21:08 GMT
I still would've loved bluesy rock n roll but also Australia had such an amazing rock scene back then before smoking/noise laws stepped in mid 80s. Quo were my first live band and set the bar very high but so many Oz live bands came close. AccaDacca obviously but after they left then The Angels were a blast..brilliant, also we had Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil being the biggies then way way too many other Aussie fantastic bands to list. If Quo hadn't come along then I wouldn't have missed them and approaching 50 years later I wouldn't be messaging on this board eh. Still love my ol' Quo albums though.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on May 25, 2021 14:11:48 GMT
They weren't a 70s issue for me, I knew they were a good band and even had a couple of their singles, but never saw them play until the 1908s. They helped switch me more onto the heavy metal track, which has been good for me, and also opened my ears more to country music. As well as being inimitable themselves, even thoyugh they were already past their recorded best. One thing they did was distracted me from gonig more in depth with Iron Maiden, which I regret slighty, but that is none of Quo's fault. They lasted incredibly well, I do find them now more like a good trib, but that is just what history has done. Now that Rick has gone, there is no bringing them back even if the others were suddenly up for it. I always relied mainly on radio for my main music feed (RIP John Peel) but live, Rock is always better than pop, no doubt about that, so i would always have been looking for it. I'm very sorry you didn't get to see Quo until 1908 😂
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Post by Rossi's septum on May 25, 2021 21:14:50 GMT
I have a very eclectic taste: I l like Van Halen, David lee Roth solo, Black Crowes, Warren Zevon, Loudon Wainwright III, Tom Petty, AC/DC, early Saxon, Motörhead, Johnny Cash, CSNY, The Who, ABBA, Golden Earring, Aerosmith. I probably forget a few here. But I'm glad this question is purely hypothetic because Quo do excist.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on May 25, 2021 22:20:44 GMT
They weren't a 70s issue for me, I knew they were a good band and even had a couple of their singles, but never saw them play until the 1908s. They helped switch me more onto the heavy metal track, which has been good for me, and also opened my ears more to country music. As well as being inimitable themselves, even thoyugh they were already past their recorded best. One thing they did was distracted me from gonig more in depth with Iron Maiden, which I regret slighty, but that is none of Quo's fault. They lasted incredibly well, I do find them now more like a good trib, but that is just what history has done. Now that Rick has gone, there is no bringing them back even if the others were suddenly up for it. I always relied mainly on radio for my main music feed (RIP John Peel) but live, Rock is always better than pop, no doubt about that, so i would always have been looking for it. I'm very sorry you didn't get to see Quo until 1908 😂
Francis is older than he looks!
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Post by azza200 on May 25, 2021 23:43:45 GMT
I'm very sorry you didn't get to see Quo until 1908 😂
Francis is older than he looks!
which started as soon as he got rid of his ponytail
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Post by rockonquo on May 28, 2021 10:13:11 GMT
I've been thinking about this question the last few day's and i come up with. Without Status Quo, there wouldn't be other bands i like that are influenced by Quo, maybe wouldn't be a band or musician if it wasn't for them. But, seriously i would still listen to other bands if quo didn't exist at all, but they do, and what a band! Been listening to their music for quite a while now and still play it loud, same as you guys too i suppose.
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Post by mortified on May 28, 2021 13:52:31 GMT
As an extension to the original question, I wonder where our lives would have taken us had there been no Quo? In many people's cases (most?) probably down the same path. In my own case, it's hard to imagine. My life has almost revolved round the band since I was 15. That sounds a bit sad but I can assure you it isn't. I've done plenty where Quo have not been at the centre of it. Over 300 gigs that didn't involve Quo for a start! But I've travelled extensively. Initially because my dad worked for BEA/British Airways and he got cheap/free flights for the family but, in the last 20 odd years, seeing Quo all over Europe and beyond. Just because more disposable income dictated that I could I suspect that without Quo, my life might have been rather dull. But you never can tell (see what I did there? )
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Post by paradiseflats on May 28, 2021 14:46:18 GMT
As an extension to the original question, I wonder where our lives would have taken us had there been no Quo? In many people's cases (most?) probably down the same path. In my own case, it's hard to imagine. My life has almost revolved round the band since I was 15. That sounds a bit sad but I can assure you it isn't. I've done plenty where Quo have not been at the centre of it. Over 300 gigs that didn't involve Quo for a start! But I've travelled extensively. Initially because my dad worked for BEA/British Airways and he got cheap/free flights for the family but, in the last 20 odd years, seeing Quo all over Europe and beyond. Just because more disposable income dictated that I could I suspect that without Quo, my life might have been rather dull. But you never can tell (see what I did there? ) I love a Quo reference where I have no idea what song or album it refers to. Some of us stopped going down the rabbit hole a long time ago. But to your substantive point. I have travelled to many a Quo gig around the UK but also a couple abroad. ( although more I was in the area anyway for Italy and Germany). I used to travel to gigs often like once a month or more. So whoever it was I’d have travelled. Not so much these days. Largely due to bands hitting the end of the road. (Yes some really do !). I think I’m unusual as I’m over 50 and I am constantly reaching out new bands and my tastes are becoming more and more extreme.
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Post by 37 on May 28, 2021 17:00:45 GMT
Good question. I would have probably have chosen the disco, Motown or reggae route....NOT! Realistically it would have been heavy rock, Sabbath, Lizzy, UFO etc then NWOBHM and AC/DC I guess.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 28, 2021 18:03:01 GMT
I imagine I would have invested my time (and money!) in Thin Lizzy as a direct swap for Quo. Like others on here, I have a varied appreciation of music generally, though some parallels with Lizzy and Quo.
I had seen media comments years ago saying that Lizzy were wimp rock and much the same said about Quo but thought that was bollox. Brian Robertson (and Alan!) may have had something to say about that. If melody means wimpy then we should all give up.
Both having personnel changes, the charismatic frontmen and solo ventures to indulge or satisfy other sides of their personalities. Alienating and recruiting fans through the years, in probably equal measure within their own space and time and possibly comparable to Quo in that way for a time.
The glaringly obvious difference being Lynott's untimely demise and tragic loss to his nearest and dearest and the musical world.
Arguably Thin Lizzy were never dull with all the shenanigans within the band and same with Quo really as we wouldn't be here on the MB and bothering with it all, if they genuinely are/were dull.
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Post by gerh on May 28, 2021 19:08:36 GMT
I imagine I would have invested my time (and money!) in Thin Lizzy as a direct swap for Quo. Like others on here, I have a varied appreciation of music generally, though some parallels with Lizzy and Quo. I had seen media comments years ago saying that Lizzy were wimp rock and much the same said about Quo but thought that was bollox. Brian Robertson (and Alan!) may have had something to say about that. If melody means wimpy then we should all give up. Both having personnel changes, the charismatic frontmen and solo ventures to indulge or satisfy other sides of their personalities. Alienating and recruiting fans through the years, in probably equal measure within their own space and time and possibly comparable to Quo in that way for a time. The glaringly obvious difference being Lynott's untimely demise and tragic loss to his nearest and dearest and the musical world. Arguably Thin Lizzy were never dull with all the shenanigans within the band and same with Quo really as we wouldn't be here on the MB and bothering with it all, if they genuinely are/were dull. Yep - I'm with you on some of that fbz; having said that though, I really don't think Lizzy came anything like as close to alienating their fanbase like Quo did. Personally, I never gave up on Lizzy, there were always gems in there, whereas I 'dumped' Quo once I heard what happened to [and, especially after] B2B and I was never sorry about doing that either!
Btw, I completely agree with you about "...If melody means wimpy then we should all give up." I was trying again to 'get into' Judas Priest's 'Jugulator' album last night and I realised why I struggled 1st time around too. Priest always had fabulous melodies even in their heaviest stuff - but it's notably scarce on Jugs [imho!]
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Post by mortified on May 29, 2021 7:12:52 GMT
As an extension to the original question, I wonder where our lives would have taken us had there been no Quo? In many people's cases (most?) probably down the same path. In my own case, it's hard to imagine. My life has almost revolved round the band since I was 15. That sounds a bit sad but I can assure you it isn't. I've done plenty where Quo have not been at the centre of it. Over 300 gigs that didn't involve Quo for a start! But I've travelled extensively. Initially because my dad worked for BEA/British Airways and he got cheap/free flights for the family but, in the last 20 odd years, seeing Quo all over Europe and beyond. Just because more disposable income dictated that I could I suspect that without Quo, my life might have been rather dull. But you never can tell (see what I did there? ) I love a Quo reference where I have no idea what song or album it refers to. Some of us stopped going down the rabbit hole a long time ago. But to your substantive point. I have travelled to many a Quo gig around the UK but also a couple abroad. ( although more I was in the area anyway for Italy and Germany). I used to travel to gigs often like once a month or more. So whoever it was I’d have travelled. Not so much these days. Largely due to bands hitting the end of the road. (Yes some really do !). I think I’m unusual as I’m over 50 and I am constantly reaching out new bands and my tastes are becoming more and more extreme. I'm the same. As I get older, I seem to want to get more experimental. No idea why. But, by the same token, the concentration span or the patience for listening to music over longer periods has left me. I still listen; daily. But in shorter bursts. I remember reading an article on that somewhere by Tony Parsons a few years ago where he tried to explain why his passion for music when he was younger had very slowly turned into indifference. He wrestled with age as a factor. In fact, it was the only factor he could ultimately put it down to. But couldn't explain why. I always remember that and thinking ' that'll never happen to me'
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