Why have I suddenly stopped going to see this band?
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They're still the best!
Well all I can say is it will be different for everyone and I can only give my take on it.
After Rick died and the whole reunion thing, there was, rightly so too, a lot of emotion towards Rick, but also that classic era or version of the band and it's music. Aquostic was doing it's thing, which although ok, maybe nice in places, didn't really enthuse me that much. Since then Alan's gone also, but it was really 2019 that I got enthused towards Status Quo the recording and touring rock band again.
I enjoyed both Backbone, but also Rossi's album with Hannah Rickard. I watched them live on the red button at Hyde Park for Radio 2 and thought that was pretty good, I was going to go on the Backbone tour and had already got my tickets, then it all got cancelled obviously with Covid, so any momentum this line up were about to generate was pulled away from them out of their control.
Went to the Wembley 2022 gig, had a good time and I knew if they toured again, so long as I could and the venue is right, then I'd be going again. Still got it, songs don't change and regardless of anyone else in the band I guess, the way I look at it, it's still Francis Rossi up there, founding member and frontman of Status Quo, when you think some of the artists or bands who no longer are around at all or no surviving members left at all, it's still something worth seeing and supporting in my view, but it won't be for some and that's fine too.
A lot of you have done your time, spent a lot of money in the process no doubt too, but I'm sure you've had a ball. I'd encourage anyone who has been or still is a fan of Quo, if you can afford to, get to a gig, it's live music and you know it will make you smile.
If they were not any good, then not many of us would bother and we would all know if they were good or not, but they are good, they deliver and it's still a great gig to go and see live in my view. Our records, videos, dvds are great, but to hear Rossi and the lads live and loud, that's still worth the price on the ticket.