Insecure Little Show Off
Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 52 
Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
Favourite other bands.: Van Halen, Tom Petty, Motörhead, Warren Zevon, Loudon Wainwright III
|
Post by Insecure Little Show Off on Aug 1, 2022 23:08:17 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by charles on Aug 2, 2022 6:15:41 GMT
Rather enjoyed that interview, with some good questions.
|
|
mortified
4500 Timer
Posts: 4,605
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
|
Post by mortified on Aug 2, 2022 13:40:28 GMT
That was excellent 👍 Francis's insight into things sometimes surprises me. I don't know why because it shouldn't. His take on the "rock is dead" thing pretty much mirrors my own in that, generally speaking, the excitement of looking forward to a new album or piece of music has gone. And it's not coming back. His quote of Andy Bown who said to him recently, " we shouldn't bother; we've had the best of it...." is probably spot on. Cheers for sharing that  |
|
steveb
Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 441
|
Post by steveb on Aug 3, 2022 21:49:46 GMT
yes it was good
|
|
|
|
Post by Quoincidence on Aug 4, 2022 14:55:11 GMT
Quite enjoyed that interview. Nice to hear a mention of the deluxe editions, even though he (as far as I know) was one of the ones that vetoed a lot of the unreleased stuff we had planned for it... nevermind
|
|
ant
Rocker Rollin'
Quo covers & more https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfcyZng8z03-RpOhdWdawvw
Posts: 529
|
Post by ant on Aug 4, 2022 15:07:21 GMT
Excellent. Shame Francis dosn't do (or get asked to do) more serious interviews like this. He must have a massive treasure trove of stories which would be important in understanding the history of rock!
|
|
DieHard
Rocker Rollin'
Come over to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs
Posts: 238
|
Post by DieHard on Aug 4, 2022 15:52:29 GMT
Quite enjoyed that interview. Nice to hear a mention of the deluxe editions, even though he (as far as I know) was one of the ones that vetoed a lot of the unreleased stuff we had planned for it... nevermind so, what did he veto ? |
|
|
|
Post by Quoincidence on Aug 4, 2022 16:09:07 GMT
Quite enjoyed that interview. Nice to hear a mention of the deluxe editions, even though he (as far as I know) was one of the ones that vetoed a lot of the unreleased stuff we had planned for it... nevermind so, what did he veto ? An albums worth of demos, and the Heavy Traffic tour drone. In the end a small group of the Quo camp wanted only demos that had been released previously to be included, which left us with 3 |
|
|
|
Post by curiousgirl on Aug 4, 2022 16:31:00 GMT
I do understand your disappointment over the demos not being released. But it's like asking an artist to release their sketches which they planned for the finished work. And they'd rather you don't see those. I only see them when an artist is dead and there's a retrospective of their work. So maybe Francis doesn't want us to hear those practice ideas...
|
|
|
|
Post by Quoincidence on Aug 4, 2022 17:11:02 GMT
I do understand your disappointment over the demos not being released. But it's like asking an artist to release their sketches which they planned for the finished work. And they'd rather you don't see those. I only see them when an artist is dead and there's a retrospective of their work. So maybe Francis doesn't want us to hear those practice ideas... The majority of them are out there already because Bob had them up on his site, so he couldn't be that fussed about them  The only one that was truly "unreleased" was the Creepin' Up demo. Rossi / Young and Bowns demos have circulated for some time - I just wanted them issued in better quality |
|
|
|
Post by freewilly on Aug 5, 2022 11:21:41 GMT
It's a good interview and nice to hear different questions that make him(or the interviewee) think.
Just two observations...
1. He had a problem with Rick saying "rock" and he had an issue with Alan's alpha male mindset. Well, he should probably consider that maybe Rick had a problem with his "oooo I love melody and opera waaaahhh" quotes and the only alpha male I can see that's ever been in Status Quo has been Francis Rossi. He can be very Alan Partridge at times.
2. "I can't play that to my family"
I can't play it to my family or friends either, mate.
|
|
