4500quo
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Post by 4500quo on Mar 11, 2022 19:36:41 GMT
The crowd went very quiet when tracks from "Backbone" were played and only went ballistic again when the more familiar music roared over the speakers. And it did seem odd that so much "new" music was played when it was the classics that the bulk of the crowd (a sold-out crowd) came to hear. Quo have so many songs in their catalogue that are far superior to the "Backbone" material - even lesser known songs - but then I am merely showing my prejudices! I suppose that, to give Rossi, Malone and Co. their due, such a heavy concentration on the "Backbone" material may well be a personal acknowledgement that this is Quo now and not Quo as it was in the heady days of Rick, Alan and John. Still, it was very noticeable how the crowd reacted when the old favourites were played. They went mental at the Hull and Ipswich shows I attended really rocked that here's a video I recorded at Hull of backing off.
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Post by freewilly on Mar 11, 2022 23:41:17 GMT
To add my opinion...
I listened to Backbone,twice...
No song stayed with me. There is one that starts off with a riff that reminds me a Quo song done previously... Other than that, nowt of the songs stay with me
Don't get me wrong, they're not bad but, I couldn't think of them with a gun to my head. Just middle of the road, inoffensive stuff. I want to say Richie's track is class. The opening lyric stays with me. Other than that...
Bula Quo, awful! Yet I could name several tracks off it and they stayed with me.
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Post by mortified on Mar 12, 2022 8:11:22 GMT
I suspect it's the same with many acts of a certain vintage. New songs aren't as well known - and never will be. So people tend to stand and listen rather than participate by shouting out the words or clapping along or whatever.
To a certain extent, this is a self-inflicted reaction created by the band having concentrated on the "anthems" when on TV or radio over the years. But one they're no doubt quite happy with. Had they played songs from Bula Quo, Quid Pro Quo or even something like Under The Influence, the reaction would have been the same.
In fact, it was the same when they played Blue Eyed Lady a few years back! People want the hits. It's why the compilation is now king.
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Post by mike1 on Mar 12, 2022 8:22:41 GMT
To be fair it's often been that way when any established act introduces "something from our new album." Certainly it's been the case with Quo for a long time as like it or not most people are there to hear 3 or 4 numbers.
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4500quo
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Post by 4500quo on Mar 12, 2022 13:41:00 GMT
Will be interesting to see if the backbone tracks survive into the UK winter tour the only ones that are listenable in my opinion were Richie's track -- Get outta my head , I wasn't so keen on liberty lane but it's much better than backing off which definitely needs to go.
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Post by 4th Chord on Mar 12, 2022 14:16:39 GMT
I suspect it's the same with many acts of a certain vintage. New songs aren't as well known - and never will be. So people tend to stand and listen rather than participate by shouting out the words or clapping along or whatever. To a certain extent, this is a self-inflicted reaction created by the band having concentrated on the "anthems" when on TV or radio over the years. But one they're no doubt quite happy with. Had they played songs from Bula Quo, Quid Pro Quo or even something like Under The Influence, the reaction would have been the same. In fact, it was the same when they played Blue Eyed Lady a few years back! People want the hits. It's why the compilation is now king. Every single heritage act suffers the same fate with ‘new’ music like you say.
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Post by matt on Mar 13, 2022 22:04:53 GMT
Backbone is my favourite Quo album in probably 30 years. I think it’s more consistent than heavy traffic. RTYD is probably the last proper band album. It had an energy that comes from men much younger making it and being revitalised by the boost the the bands profile the 25th year had.
I love backing off, Liberty Lane, better take care, slack… Not sure I’d want to hear 4 of them live tho.
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Post by 747727 on Mar 26, 2022 18:13:54 GMT
I thought the new tracks were great and backing off was the best of the lot! It sounded better live than on the record.
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Post by No Contract on Mar 26, 2022 20:06:47 GMT
I suspect it's the same with many acts of a certain vintage. New songs aren't as well known - and never will be. So people tend to stand and listen rather than participate by shouting out the words or clapping along or whatever. To a certain extent, this is a self-inflicted reaction created by the band having concentrated on the "anthems" when on TV or radio over the years. But one they're no doubt quite happy with. Had they played songs from Bula Quo, Quid Pro Quo or even something like Under The Influence, the reaction would have been the same. In fact, it was the same when they played Blue Eyed Lady a few years back! People want the hits. It's why the compilation is now king. Every single heritage act suffers the same fate with ‘new’ music like you say. Except Iron Maiden, who not only seem to be the only vintage band that have managed to stay 'current' and attract a new wave of young, passionate, fans every year, but also have an audience that knows every word of every track, no matter how old or new the song. Although I accept that Iron Maiden seem to be a freak of nature!
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Post by matt on Mar 26, 2022 22:27:15 GMT
Iron maiden never spent the better part of a decade recording shite cover songs and albums without one of their guitarists 😉
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Post by No Contract on Mar 26, 2022 23:45:37 GMT
Iron maiden never spent the better part of a decade recording shite cover songs and albums without one of their guitarists 😉 You actually make a good point. Iron Maiden have always had confidence in their new material because they always took the view that they would have to face their fans with it live at some point; so it better be good. It was their litmus test; Alan had his own..."I've got to face my family with this". I can remember Bruce Dickinson effectively apologising to fans on the Seventh Son tour because the band had tried something different by introducing synths/keyboards onto the album and perhaps it hadn't worked. They then made a conscious effort on the No Prayer For The Dying album & tour that followed to return to basics in response to feedback from the fans. Francis wanted Quo's music to progress into a style that he wanted to produce and felt/feels some animosity towards the 'hardcore' for wanting it to stay in a genre that, I think, he is a bit embarrassed about. Fortunately for him, Quo have had enough hits to continue bringing the casual punter to the gigs and maintain the income they're used to, so the recorded material can be whatever he wants it to be. Generally over the past 40 years (two thirds of their career!), the output has been pretty poor but they still sell tickets, so there's no pressure to do anything different. Quality will take a nose dive if there's no negative consequence.
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Post by markquo on Mar 27, 2022 8:16:05 GMT
Iron maiden never spent the better part of a decade recording shite cover songs and albums without one of their guitarists 😉 You actually make a good point. Iron Maiden have always had confidence in their new material because they always took the view that they would have to face their fans with it live at some point; so it better be good. It was their litmus test; Alan had his own..."I've got to face my family with this". I can remember Bruce Dickinson effectively apologising to fans on the Seventh Son tour because the band had tried something different by introducing synths/keyboards onto the album and perhaps it hadn't worked. They then made a conscious effort on the No Prayer For The Dying album & tour that followed to return to basics in response to feedback from the fans. Francis wanted Quo's music to progress into a style that he wanted to produce and felt/feels some animosity towards the 'hardcore' for wanting it to stay in a genre that, I think, he is a bit embarrassed about. Fortunately for him, Quo have had enough hits to continue bringing the casual punter to the gigs and maintain the income they're used to, so the recorded material can be whatever he wants it to be. Generally over the past 40 years (two thirds of their career!), the output has been pretty poor but they still sell tickets, so there's no pressure to do anything different. Quality will take a nose dive if there's no negative consequence. I still rate Seventh Son as Maidens best work in my opinion. It’s a shame Rossi feels that way about the hardcore quo fans,they have a good few other hits they could put in that would change up the set a bit . Cheers
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Post by No Contract on Mar 27, 2022 10:10:29 GMT
You actually make a good point. Iron Maiden have always had confidence in their new material because they always took the view that they would have to face their fans with it live at some point; so it better be good. It was their litmus test; Alan had his own..."I've got to face my family with this". I can remember Bruce Dickinson effectively apologising to fans on the Seventh Son tour because the band had tried something different by introducing synths/keyboards onto the album and perhaps it hadn't worked. They then made a conscious effort on the No Prayer For The Dying album & tour that followed to return to basics in response to feedback from the fans. Francis wanted Quo's music to progress into a style that he wanted to produce and felt/feels some animosity towards the 'hardcore' for wanting it to stay in a genre that, I think, he is a bit embarrassed about. Fortunately for him, Quo have had enough hits to continue bringing the casual punter to the gigs and maintain the income they're used to, so the recorded material can be whatever he wants it to be. Generally over the past 40 years (two thirds of their career!), the output has been pretty poor but they still sell tickets, so there's no pressure to do anything different. Quality will take a nose dive if there's no negative consequence. I still rate Seventh Son as Maidens best work in my opinion. It’s a shame Rossi feels that way about the hardcore quo fans,they have a good few other hits they could put in that would change up the set a bit . Cheers I agree; I love the creativity and also the keys. The supporting tour was amazing too! I think its one of those albums that has gone up in a lot of people's estimation over the years - perhaps a bit of a shock for some at the time? Apart from Can I Play With Madness, which I hated then and still hate now!!
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Post by No Contract on Mar 27, 2022 10:14:33 GMT
Just thinking about Can I Play With Madness (which I don't do often) and I wonder if its actually a track that wasn't done a service by the production. The chorus is strong and the lyrics are pretty good, but it's all just a bit light and poppy.
Perhaps if it was slowed down by half a beat and had Di'Anno snarling across it with his sinister vocals, it could have been a very good track.
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Post by col on Mar 28, 2022 7:19:42 GMT
I thought the new tracks were great and backing off was the best of the lot! It sounded better live than on the record. Totally agree.
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