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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 17, 2024 11:20:13 GMT
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mortified
4500 Timer
Posts: 5,861 
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Jan 17, 2024 11:41:27 GMT
I've actually got that mag. If I spotted anything with Quo on the cover, I grabbed it! I mean, the amount of rubbish I've got  Reading it again here is great though 👍 |
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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 17, 2024 12:00:57 GMT
I've actually got that mag. If I spotted anything with Quo on the cover, I grabbed it! I mean, the amount of rubbish I've got Reading it again here is great though 👍 Was a new one for me. Love these wee time capsules! "Status Quo have been together 13 years. Very few bands have been together longer,". Indeed, can you imagine! |
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quodec
Veteran Rocker Rollin'
Twelve bar blues is now alright.
Posts: 1,220
Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
Favourite other bands.: early AC/DC, Angel City, Blackfoot, Rose Tattoo, Slade
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Post by quodec on Jan 17, 2024 14:02:34 GMT
Great article, although some statements have hardly aged well.... "What's the next big conquest? It's got to be the States, hasn't it?" Hmmm!
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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 18, 2024 9:58:56 GMT
Great article, although some statements have hardly aged well.... "What's the next big conquest? It's got to be the States, hasn't it?" Hmmm! Give it a chance! |
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Post by Gaz on Jan 18, 2024 11:19:42 GMT
Absolutely loved reading that as it took me back to when they meant so much to me as a 16 year old. Seeing them live back then was simply glorious .
What I found interesting, from that article, was when Francis emphasised how good it felt when Quo were at 100% on the stage.
When he was locked in with the other 3 it was the best feeling ever he says. The band was simply as one with the crowd… loud, rowdy and rockin.
These days Francis washing it all down with how shit they were at times and didn’t like all the macho stuff plus Rick overly playing ‘the rocker’ image…..just fk off with that talk.
He should embrace what happened. Those of us who saw it live will never forget that feeling and how good they were at their peak.
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Post by azza200 on Jan 18, 2024 17:19:16 GMT
He can't help it if he finds Margherita time and Modern Romance more macho then how Quo were in the 70's,
Is kinda sad how he shits on his own legacy for how Quo were at their peak in the 70's he should be embracing it and respecting it. I know he was not keen on doing the reunion gigs.
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Post by No Contract on Jan 24, 2024 12:45:44 GMT
I loved the bit when he said: "Hopefully at some point in the future we'll be asked to do an M&S food advert".
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Post by curiousgirl on Jan 24, 2024 17:37:59 GMT
Thanks for sharing this one. I'm also too young to have read it back then. I paused while reading to share this.
"Status Quo is such a good band that they now pose a real threat to the title "The World's Best Rock 'n' Roll Band" an honour not infrequently claimed for The Stones and The Who."
Amazing to read.
By the time I was reading NME and Melody Maker a few years later, they were being slagged off and sneered at by the journos.
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