allyp
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Post by allyp on Jan 1, 2024 22:54:01 GMT
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Jan 2, 2024 9:59:44 GMT
Looks like a re-hash of the interview he gave to Dave Ling somewhere else recently. Can't remember which publication that was. Probably Classic Rock. They do like to repeat things  |
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 9, 2024 20:55:31 GMT
It's just at times the band members are not diplomatic.
Nothing wrong with that, but, at least make the criticism sound constructive.
"Rick wasn't as good as he once was but he put everything into it" "Alan Lancaster played and sung really well despite his health issues" "Despite some stamina issues, it's hard for a younger man to drum for Quo, Spud gave it everything he had"
It just comes over as nasty and small minded the way it comes out, still, Quo was all about Francis with some minor help from Rick and the other two did nothing to write home about.
"Down at Backwater Junction"
Sorry, I thought I heard something.
Never thought of him as doing anything that no other keyboard player could do. They, Rossi, Edwards and Bown, didn't get the reunion at all which I found amazing, not in the case of Edwards. Quo and slick? Fcuk off. Nobody moaned about the lack of keyboards on the FF tour, which sold a ticket, DVD, CD and T shirt or Two.
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Jan 10, 2024 7:13:27 GMT
There's bound to be some bitterness about the reunion within the rest of the band and I suspect it led to Matt walking. Although, of course, I don't actually know that. But he was gone very soon after. You had Rhino and Matt crying out for a change in the set list and suddenly there are songs being played that had never been done live before with a line up they were excluded from purely as a marketing exercise, although admittedly a pretty good one. But whenever there's an interview with one of them about that reunion, it's never from a fans' point of view. Always from a professional musicianship standpoint. Only the fans seemed to get it. Most of the media reviews were by people who weren't even born when that Quo line up were strutting their stuff, so they were simply following an expected (encouraged?) rhetoric. I enjoyed myself. Isn't that the whole point?  |
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Post by col on Jan 19, 2024 9:44:48 GMT
I suspect it led to Matt walking. Although, of course, I don't actually know that. But he was gone very soon after. You had Rhino and Matt crying out for a change in the set list and suddenly there are songs being played that had never been done live before with a line up they were excluded from purely as a marketing exercise Very good points and ones I had pondered myself. |
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Post by markquo on Jan 20, 2024 12:00:12 GMT
The only one of the then Quo set up that up that got it was Rick.
He could see what it meant to the fans ,
Cheers
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Post by azza200 on Jan 20, 2024 20:39:55 GMT
The fact he was around in the 70's when Quo was big you would of thought he may of understood and got the hype about the reunion of the original line up.
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 20, 2024 21:07:25 GMT
The fact he was around in the 70's when Quo was big you would of thought he may of understood and got the hype about the reunion of the original line up. He, being Rossi, hated it. An insecure little show off wouldn't like it at all. He's where he wanted to be since 1984, fcuking phonogram and that advance for 2 albums fcuked it up for him but it's come right in the end. |
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Post by No Contract on Jan 21, 2024 17:08:28 GMT
There's bound to be some bitterness about the reunion within the rest of the band and I suspect it led to Matt walking. Although, of course, I don't actually know that. But he was gone very soon after. You had Rhino and Matt crying out for a change in the set list and suddenly there are songs being played that had never been done live before with a line up they were excluded from purely as a marketing exercise, although admittedly a pretty good one. But whenever there's an interview with one of them about that reunion, it's never from a fans' point of view. Always from a professional musicianship standpoint. Only the fans seemed to get it. Most of the media reviews were by people who weren't even born when that Quo line up were strutting their stuff, so they were simply following an expected (encouraged?) rhetoric. I enjoyed myself. Isn't that the whole point? Someone very close to the band told me why Matt left, but I don't know if its true so I won't publish it on here. It wasn't to do with the setlist or FF reunions though. |
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Post by azza200 on Jan 21, 2024 17:23:36 GMT
The more that does get talked about the reunions and Rossi and current management in general. It sounds like a rather toxic environment behind the scenes.
Best guess the toxic environment of it all is why Matt left
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 21, 2024 18:09:42 GMT
There's bound to be some bitterness about the reunion within the rest of the band and I suspect it led to Matt walking. Although, of course, I don't actually know that. But he was gone very soon after. You had Rhino and Matt crying out for a change in the set list and suddenly there are songs being played that had never been done live before with a line up they were excluded from purely as a marketing exercise, although admittedly a pretty good one. But whenever there's an interview with one of them about that reunion, it's never from a fans' point of view. Always from a professional musicianship standpoint. Only the fans seemed to get it. Most of the media reviews were by people who weren't even born when that Quo line up were strutting their stuff, so they were simply following an expected (encouraged?) rhetoric. I enjoyed myself. Isn't that the whole point? Someone very close to the band told me why Matt left, but I don't know if its true so I won't publish it on here. It wasn't to do with the setlist or FF reunions though. You just have write in the manner of this. Here's a description of JC leaving the band. These blokes ran a fruit stall but one of them was a bit of a miserable bastard. One day one of the other lads stacked all the oranges neatly in a nice neat stack when along came misery guts and knocked them all down. The other lads rowed him out, he was always doing this sort of stuff and they'd had enough of it. These blokes had a decorating business that always did well but used to paint things in generally the same shade of white with a bit of magnolia. One of the lads suggested that they add a bit of colour now and again to attract new business, this was tried but grudgingly, one of the blokes had moved away and it was a pain when he didn't fancy the long drive in even though he was getting paid top money. Business started to fall away a bit so one of the lads painted a room with a splash of bright colours. Everyone seemed to like it but the bloke who had moved out of the area. Rather than say nothing he upset the painter by saying something stupid. The lad who painted the room thought to himself "What about the shite you've painted recently and decided he didn't need this other bloke around. |
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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 21, 2024 18:18:55 GMT
There's bound to be some bitterness about the reunion within the rest of the band and I suspect it led to Matt walking. Although, of course, I don't actually know that. But he was gone very soon after. You had Rhino and Matt crying out for a change in the set list and suddenly there are songs being played that had never been done live before with a line up they were excluded from purely as a marketing exercise, although admittedly a pretty good one. But whenever there's an interview with one of them about that reunion, it's never from a fans' point of view. Always from a professional musicianship standpoint. Only the fans seemed to get it. Most of the media reviews were by people who weren't even born when that Quo line up were strutting their stuff, so they were simply following an expected (encouraged?) rhetoric. I enjoyed myself. Isn't that the whole point? Someone very close to the band told me why Matt left, but I don't know if its true so I won't publish it on here. It wasn't to do with the setlist or FF reunions though. We only deal with hard facts on this message board, never rumour or speculation. |
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 21, 2024 18:23:00 GMT
Here's a thing.
Whenever I hear that "Can't face my family" quote attributed to AL in relation to Margarita Time I get a mental picture of that scene in the Godfather when Carlo has to face Michael Corleone but instead it's FR with Nuff and the whole Lancaster family.
Lancaster "Frame, you have to answer for Margarita Time, as you can see I have to look at the wall because I can't face the family because of that "Captured my heart" bullshit song, I'll make you an offer you can't refuse"
Rossi "Whatever You Want"
"I want you to vow never to play that song again"
"Er no, I was pointing out that we already did "make you an offer you can't refuse" in Whatever You Want
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Post by stringybob on Jan 22, 2024 2:46:43 GMT
I've heard a 'why Matt left' tale too. Nothing to do with the setlist per se although if it's true then one of the songs in it may certainly have offered a hint...
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 22, 2024 23:36:29 GMT
Really the only one who can publish why Matt left is Matt, whatever it was.
PS stringybob I knew including a song called Sack the Drummer would be a bad idea
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