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Post by railroad007 on Apr 19, 2024 17:56:20 GMT
I saw only two gigs in total on these reunion tours. One each year. Not through choice. Well, not in 2013. But I didn't seem to have the emotional attachment or reaction I was expecting anyway. I have no idea why. Although it's probably because I'm a miserable fvcker at the best of times  I never even considered going to Dublin. And I haven't even watched the DVD or listened to the CD. Once I'd done the first reunion thing, it had slightly lost it's magic. The largely static set list contributed to that. And I know I keep banging on about it, but the start of Junior's Wailing was a disappointment. A relatively small thing but it seemed to matter to me. It could have been rectified second time round. But, nope. It was a privilege to see them up on stage together one more time and I'm glad they did it. The atmosphere certainly recreated a wonderful moment in time. It was impossible to recreate anything else such as the movement and energy of the band. But it gave those who missed out simply through accident of birth an experience something approaching very heady days. See? Miserable fvcker "And I know I keep banging on about it, but the start of Junior's Wailing was a disappointment." I agree with you, I never liked any other versions than the ones on the live EP and the Live album. |
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Post by 37 on Apr 20, 2024 7:22:55 GMT
I only did the Friday and Saturday gigs at the Hammy in 2013 and 2014. In hindsight I should have gone to Dublin I guess.
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Post by Triggsy on Apr 21, 2024 16:39:58 GMT
With regards to 'Junior Wailing' on both Reunion Tours, I found it totally Epic to be honest, the Quo line up I'd never seen together (pre 2013) were back together, and it was 'pumping'...each to their own etc
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 21, 2024 22:58:15 GMT
Was there with my Dad and for nothing in the world we would've missed this. The last ever concert of the original lineup of the best band in the world. Glad we went, an unforgettable experience. We stood there arm in arm during BBJ, saying goodbye to the original version of our favourite band. Still looking forward to seeing them twice here in Germany this summer, Ludwigsburg dad will join me again - only his second time since the reunion. Yes I had a sense of loss during Bye Bye Johnny 😢 I’d hoped there might be another chance to see them together one more time but for now, this was it…. Actually the whole concert had that feeling. I will always remember the wistful look on Alan’s face during Oh Baby when at the line ‘been away for far too long’ somebody in the front row must have caught his eye because he looked at them and shrugged looking really sad 😔 I’m glad you were able to share the experience with your Dad and hope you enjoy the concerts in the summer! I haven’t got tickets yet but maybe will go to at least one (just in case it turns out to be the last tour for current Quo) |
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Post by mortified on Apr 22, 2024 4:43:26 GMT
With regards to 'Junior Wailing' on both Reunion Tours, I found it totally Epic to be honest, the Quo line up I'd never seen together (pre 2013) were back together, and it was 'pumping'...each to their own etc That's what I meant really. It must have been amazing to see the line up you'd never witnessed up on stage. I fully appreciate that. I was just mildly disappointed that it mirrored both the studio and more recent live versions. Those opening bars on the 70's live version shouldn't have been that important to me. But, somehow, they were. This was an exercise in nostalgia and they just missed a bit. Same as Caroline; Rick starting it off on his own in the spotlight. But I probably shouldn't have been concentrating on minor nuances like that. Fair point 👍 |
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Post by col on Apr 22, 2024 8:17:06 GMT
I saw only two gigs in total on these reunion tours. One each year. Not through choice. Well, not in 2013. But I didn't seem to have the emotional attachment or reaction I was expecting anyway. I have no idea why. Although it's probably because I'm a miserable fvcker at the best of times I never even considered going to Dublin. And I haven't even watched the DVD or listened to the CD. Once I'd done the first reunion thing, it had slightly lost it's magic. The largely static set list contributed to that. And I know I keep banging on about it, but the start of Junior's Wailing was a disappointment. A relatively small thing but it seemed to matter to me. It could have been rectified second time round. But, nope. It was a privilege to see them up on stage together one more time and I'm glad they did it. The atmosphere certainly recreated a wonderful moment in time. It was impossible to recreate anything else such as the movement and energy of the band. But it gave those who missed out simply through accident of birth an experience something approaching very heady days. See? Miserable fvcker If they had started with 'the' intro and then played Someone's Learning, that would have been it, for me. That is the best opening to a gig, bar none. |
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Post by dennis on Apr 22, 2024 8:55:56 GMT
I saw only two gigs in total on these reunion tours. One each year. Not through choice. Well, not in 2013. But I didn't seem to have the emotional attachment or reaction I was expecting anyway. I have no idea why. Although it's probably because I'm a miserable fvcker at the best of times I never even considered going to Dublin. And I haven't even watched the DVD or listened to the CD. Once I'd done the first reunion thing, it had slightly lost it's magic. The largely static set list contributed to that. And I know I keep banging on about it, but the start of Junior's Wailing was a disappointment. A relatively small thing but it seemed to matter to me. It could have been rectified second time round. But, nope. It was a privilege to see them up on stage together one more time and I'm glad they did it. The atmosphere certainly recreated a wonderful moment in time. It was impossible to recreate anything else such as the movement and energy of the band. But it gave those who missed out simply through accident of birth an experience something approaching very heady days. See? Miserable fvcker If they had started with 'the' intro and then played Someone's Learning, that would have been it, for me. That is the best opening to a gig, bar none. I think that playing Someone's Learning in Ireland would be a bit too political for Quo |
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Post by Dark on Apr 22, 2024 9:35:02 GMT
Attended two gigs, in London and Glasgow on each of the tours. Didn't really consider going to Dublin for the final show. Not sure if it would have made a difference to my decision had I known it was the absolute final show. But to be honest I sort of expected a third tour. I mean they said the one in 2013 was a one off tour, then they did the second tour the following year ...
So I did think there was a very good chance of a third tour. I thought those two tours were so good that they would be mad not to do more shows. I was also hoping for some recorded material from them. As to me the tours weren't about nostalgia. They were about a great band playing great rock songs, and I would have loved to have heard new material from said great band.
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Post by mortified on Apr 22, 2024 10:34:44 GMT
Does anyone think that the 2013 tour in particular went to venues that were strangely small given the obvious demand? I can see why the Hammy Odeon/Apollo was on the itinerary. I get that. But the venue in Glasgow was really small. And manky enough to literally feel like it was the 70's! Was it a deliberate thing, do you think, not to play arenas to maintain the illusion of that nostalgia thing? Wembley excluded of course. Could the tour have been even more lucrative for them? I thought it odd at the time. Maybe the arenas simply weren't available. And it was just an observation. |
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 22, 2024 10:47:38 GMT
With regards to 'Junior Wailing' on both Reunion Tours, I found it totally Epic to be honest, the Quo line up I'd never seen together (pre 2013) were back together, and it was 'pumping'...each to their own etc That's what I meant really. It must have been amazing to see the line up you'd never witnessed up on stage. I fully appreciate that. I was just mildly disappointed that it mirrored both the studio and more recent live versions. Those opening bars on the 70's live version shouldn't have been that important to me. But, somehow, they were. This was an exercise in nostalgia and they just missed a bit. Same as Caroline; Rick starting it off on his own in the spotlight. But I probably shouldn't have been concentrating on minor nuances like that. Fair point 👍 Fair enough, I get that you were disappointed about the intro, I felt the same on a couple of things! But it was just amazing to have them together again! We all have our opinions on how we might have done it slightly differently but it is what it is, or should that be it was what it was?? Funny that we are still here talking about it today……. are we somewhere?  |
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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 22, 2024 10:49:29 GMT
Does anyone think that the 2013 tour in particular went to venues that were strangely small given the obvious demand? I can see why the Hammy Odeon/Apollo was on the itinerary. I get that. But the venue in Glasgow was really small. And manky enough to literally feel like it was the 70's! Was it a deliberate thing, do you think, not to play arenas to maintain the illusion of that nostalgia thing? Wembley excluded of course. Could the tour have been even more lucrative for them? I thought it odd at the time. Maybe the arenas simply weren't available. And it was just an observation. I always remember coming out of the first Glasgow gig, there was an older car salesman, golf playing, type of guy - boot cut jeans, sports jacket, saying to his wife that he didn't know half the songs, where was RAOTW? Quo knew these were gigs for the hardcore fans, smaller in number, and not wanting to put off the, to use a long time message board term, 'casuals' by playing deep cuts. At that stage of their career, Quo were the Xmas gigs, all the hits, singalong medleys, comfy pair of slippers knees up band that could always pull a crowd. This was different and I'm sure management/Francis knew this, and positioned the gigs differently. Maybe it was a testing of the water, as Frame talked about 2 versions of the band running in parallel. That talk stopped very quickly. |
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 22, 2024 12:33:19 GMT
Does anyone think that the 2013 tour in particular went to venues that were strangely small given the obvious demand? I can see why the Hammy Odeon/Apollo was on the itinerary. I get that. But the venue in Glasgow was really small. And manky enough to literally feel like it was the 70's! Was it a deliberate thing, do you think, not to play arenas to maintain the illusion of that nostalgia thing? Wembley excluded of course. Could the tour have been even more lucrative for them? I thought it odd at the time. Maybe the arenas simply weren't available. And it was just an observation. I always remember coming out of the first Glasgow gig, there was an older car salesman, golf playing, type of guy - boot cut jeans, sports jacket, saying to his wife that he didn't know half the songs, where was RAOTW? Quo knew these were gigs for the hardcore fans, smaller in number, and not wanting to put off the, to use a long time message board term, 'casuals' by playing deep cuts. At that stage of their career, Quo were the Xmas gigs, all the hits, singalong medleys, comfy pair of slippers knees up band that could always pull a crowd. This was different and I'm sure management/Francis knew this, and positioned the gigs differently. Maybe it was a testing of the water, as Frame talked about 2 versions of the band running in parallel. That talk stopped very quickly. Yeah I think they were definitely testing the water and were so surprised with the initial demand they quickly added more dates. As well as Hammersmith, I got a ticket for the new date at Wembley Arena which was obviously bigger and had more of a mixture of fans. The couple near me (the guy was wearing a leprechaun hat as it was St Patrick’s Day) were from Hereford and were in London for the weekend. They told me they had last seen Quo at the Leisure Centre. As far as I remember, the tours previous to the reunion had scaled back considerably on the size of venues so their income must have been going down. I maintain that the reunion kick-started more interest in Status Quo generally and enabled current Quo to carry on, when otherwise they might have retired? |
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Post by paradiseflats on Apr 22, 2024 12:56:07 GMT
Does anyone think that the 2013 tour in particular went to venues that were strangely small given the obvious demand? I can see why the Hammy Odeon/Apollo was on the itinerary. I get that. But the venue in Glasgow was really small. And manky enough to literally feel like it was the 70's! Was it a deliberate thing, do you think, not to play arenas to maintain the illusion of that nostalgia thing? Wembley excluded of course. Could the tour have been even more lucrative for them? I thought it odd at the time. Maybe the arenas simply weren't available. And it was just an observation. Playing the smaller venues made it more of an occasion. Glasgow was so much better for being in the shit hope they played. I think if they’d done arenas it would have been one night and maybe not quite sold out. What was interesting was how certain markets were left out. Maybe that was based around Alan’s health although that’s not the case probably. But your right it good money they made but not amazing money. It did bring lapsed fans back. Who probably went away again. |
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