Live on The Classic Rock Podcast

Enjoyed that interview, like the nice relaxed vibe. 

I ordered the cd of Just Sayin' last week, hasn't arrived yet, so still hoping it might turn up tomorrow, although I will be at Molineux for a few hours seeing if we can get past Coventry. 

I like the few tracks I've heard so far. 

Have to say, I love his attitude to being in Quo and even what he said about touring near the end, seems to really appreciate what he's got. 

I think I heard right about Never Too Old To Rock And Roll, apologies if I've got it wrong, but sounds like he did put it forward for Quo, but it got a blank, sounds like Francis would have been up to sing it, as he said if the singer doesn't feel the song there is no point recording it, which does make sense. 

That's where you need a real band democracy, outside manager or producer I guess, to present everything you have to and try and pick the best stuff regardless who's written it etc. 

You see I'd have had Rhino sing it on a Quo album, Backbone needed a couple of extra lead vocal tunes in my opinion. Never Too Old To Rock And Roll is better to me than 3 tracks from Backbone, them being Backbone, Backing Off and probably even I See You're in Some Trouble.

I think in terms of solo albums by Quo band members, you will always have more freedom to do what you want obviously and get more leeway for tracks like Never Too Old To Rock And Roll. If people are anything like me, anything new from Quo, you instantly compare it to everything else, it's always Don't Waste My Time and Roll Over Lay Down with me, if it stands up next to them two, it's got a chance!  

But I agree with Rhino, I think Never Too Old To Rock And Roll would have been good for a Quo album. I felt the same about that John David track on Rick's album, Everybody Knows How to Fly, I thought that would have worked well for Quo.