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Post by per on Mar 23, 2016 23:03:25 GMT
Exactly! Spot on! That's my point! I'm not interested at all in attending this tour either, so I couldn't be less bothered about ticket prices, ugly merchandise, wrong venues etcetera etcetera. As far as I know most of us here are FF fans rather than CQ fans, so why waste so much energy and anger about something that we actually don't even care about? It's quite funny to read actually :-D A very good point The answer - I think.... There is resentment of this tour because of how it is being marketed and how it looks like the band is going to end. So really,I don't think moans against the things you mention are really about that at all....they are a mix of sadness, disappointment and bitterness about what is in relation to what could be I think you are entirely right here Rossiswaistcoast, this is not the end neither of us wanted to see. To me the end (this time around) was Dublin 2014. I have to say though that since I "rediscovered" the band back in 2005 I have had lots of fun on CQ gig (they were a good substitute, and after all those years I had nearly forgot how the original lineup sounded), but after the FF reunion gigs there were no possible way back to CQ for me. If they had choosen to market the last FF gig as The Last Quo Gig Ever" the band would have ended on top. Now instead there's a sad, slow fadeout, and because I dont want to see it I dont care about prices, merch and so on. This is of course my opinion, if I had been interested in CQ I would have paid and enjoyed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 23:09:50 GMT
The prices, merchandise etc are simply small side extras on top of the main issues of disappointment. RW's post indeed identifies that well
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 23:18:47 GMT
Boo fucking hoo... You fucking sad sacks. You must lead pathetic lives up there. Couple of you down here as we know but at least they get some sunshine in their lives. You should hold a Convention and talk about the good times..... All of you together in a phone box. Rockon Wilquo I see the Kookabunga branch of the Rose-tinted Spectacle Wearers Society is still going strong then.
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Post by stusqo on Mar 24, 2016 1:33:02 GMT
Boo fucking hoo... You fucking sad sacks. You must lead pathetic lives up there. Couple of you down here as we know but at least they get some sunshine in their lives. You should hold a Convention and talk about the good times..... All of you together in a phone box. Rockon Wilquo Change your own record to something pleasant for a change.
Its called expressing opinions. If you don't like them, don't read them. Or, simply put up and deal with it
The choices are yours.
And if you don't like the cost of the gig, the poster, the set list etc...etc.... don't go, don't buy. Easy. Or simply put up and deal with it. The choices are yours.... Thought my topic, Quo's heaviest song was pleasant for a change.... Rockon Wilquo
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Post by twentytwenty on Mar 24, 2016 7:03:09 GMT
The FF reunions didn't get me excited at all.. Too slow, no energy, Coghlan ain't got it no more.. Here's an example: same song, same year, different rhythm section! CQ (as you guys seems to call them, I call them QUO!) have way more energy, it's a shame that Matt left though..
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Post by Railroad17 on Mar 24, 2016 9:21:43 GMT
Hello S88.The FF gigs..what's to be said.The concerts were all about a chance to see the band that a lot of posters on here bought into in the early 70's.A Quo show in that 74-81 period could not be described as slick.It was really loud and things went wrong on a regular basis but fuck me it was better for it,As for the difference in interpretations of the same song..I can't say I've ever liked the keyboards in latter Quo versions of Down Down,very intrusive.When they started to play it live on the 77 tour they were barely noticeable.Coghlan ain't got it no more? Better to have it no more than never having had it at all.Good for you if you like this incarnation of Status Quo,new fans have kept it all going,but,the band that played on the 1981 UK tour would have blown this rhythm section off the planet.
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Post by stusqo on Mar 24, 2016 10:18:36 GMT
Since 88, well done on post. Quo still have it as we know. Yes the band of 1981 was great but a couple of them 35 years later have slowed a touch. Luckiy to still be watching the band we love. Enjoy this year of electrics and then enjoy the Aquostic versions .Should be some room up front for these gigs. May even chuck one in Oz for us skips... Rockon Wilquo
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 10:18:37 GMT
Change your own record to something pleasant for a change.
Its called expressing opinions. If you don't like them, don't read them. Or, simply put up and deal with it
The choices are yours.
And if you don't like the cost of the gig, the poster, the set list etc...etc.... don't go, don't buy. Easy. Or simply put up and deal with it. The choices are yours.... Thought my topic, Quo's heaviest song was pleasant for a change.... Rockon Wilquo See post before deepthroat for clarification.
I'm not going - so very simply dealt with. However that does not stop me or anyone else voicing an opinion about it
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 10:30:05 GMT
The current band have largely not represented their own music since 1986. They have chosen instead to copy a bulk of pre 85 material.
I much would rather see the original band play their own material, irrespective of age and limitations, and CQ have taken some initiative to play their own music. However CQ haven't done this, and I think they are very open to be questioned about it.
Quite an easy criticism to explain and understand.
The majority of the material in the FF reunions was refreshingly different even from their own shows up to the End of the Road. That more than made up for any out of practice rustiness, health and age limitations. Instinct and understanding is what Quo were about and not superficial stage managed party tricks
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 11:13:36 GMT
Luckiy to still be watching the band we love. The oft-used line in reply to anyone who dares slags off CQ. The band are only still going because idiots buy into the same puerile childish promotion every time. There's nothing they won't flap over. They literally have no taste. But we shouldn't mock the afflicted. Quo are the only act that caters to their needs. The band/management should be ashamed of themselves in that regard ahead of any argument about their artistic legacy being destroyed.
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Post by dennis on Mar 24, 2016 11:15:15 GMT
The band I'm a fan of isn't touring Exactly! Spot on! That's my point! I'm not interested at all in attending this tour either, so I couldn't be less bothered about ticket prices, ugly merchandise, wrong venues etcetera etcetera. As far as I know most of us here are FF fans rather than CQ fans, so why waste so much energy and anger about something that we actually don't even care about? It's quite funny to read actually :-D Indeed! I agree, I'm not arsed about the many details you mention - although much of what I've read about does seem shocking. Were it not for the reunions, my last gig would have been 1986 & no End of the Road part 2 [but not quite] would lure me back. Tbh, I wonder where they go next. Last eclectric tour this year, maybe aquostic 2 next spring - then what? The only thing I can see is to bring it all to a complete end autumn '17 with a final reunion tour, but this time including Andy - that way Francis isn't backtracking on 'no more frantic four'.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 11:23:02 GMT
Exactly! Spot on! That's my point! I'm not interested at all in attending this tour either, so I couldn't be less bothered about ticket prices, ugly merchandise, wrong venues etcetera etcetera. As far as I know most of us here are FF fans rather than CQ fans, so why waste so much energy and anger about something that we actually don't even care about? It's quite funny to read actually :-D The only thing I can see is to bring it all to a complete end autumn '17 with a final reunion tour, but this time including Andy - that way Francis isn't backtracking on 'no more frantic four'. Aside from potential solo projects, the quoted part is for me the one possible interest and hope that is left remaining
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Post by unspokenwords on Mar 24, 2016 11:52:35 GMT
The FF reunions didn't get me excited at all.. Too slow, no energy, Coghlan ain't got it no more.. Here's an example: same song, same year, different rhythm section! CQ (as you guys seems to call them, I call them QUO!) have way more energy, it's a shame that Matt left though.. To me these videos, contrary to what you believe, actually ably demonstrate that CQ DO NOT have the Quo sound. They sound plastic and processed. The 'FF' sound authentic Quo, with a real warm, valve type sound. Worlds apart really.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 13:42:49 GMT
I agree. 'Current' Quo do not have the sound of the original band. They often sound more polished, more processed. But they developed that sound over the years, and as it's not the original band anymore, I think it's only natural.
The fans who grew up with the original band (I don't like the term 'FF' - they never were the 'FF' in their heyday) tend to love and prefer that shuffle, that heavy, slow and bluesy sound. I do, too. It's what Status Quo stood for.
And it all changed in 1986 when the second of two original members was replaced (let's not go into when, why and how here and now) and Status Quo started to play a different kind of music. They had to somehow find themselves again, for whatever reasons. I had taken my leave by then, so I was blissfully unaware of most of their studio albums all through the 90s. And looking back, I think they were still quite loud live, but played way too fast. And although they played most of their 70s stuff, they didn't sound like the original band did in the 70s.
With technical progress and different recording techniques, the band moved in a different direction over the years. In the 2000s, they sounded more modern, more polished, fast, but still loud, heavy and somehow unmistakenly Quo. And they still played most of their 70s stuff live on stage.
They had attracted new fans over the years, lost some of their old ones, but they still had their Quo Army to follow them around the globe. And they still have thousands upon thousands of fans who love them and go to see them play live year after year after year. There's no denying it. Quo have become an institution.
It's one thing to slag a band off because people feel cheated, betrayed, not acknowledged. There are those fans who had high hopes when the original band got together again for the two reunion tours and who still feel disappointed despite what band members and management said. And then there are the other fans, the majority of fans who have been following the band since 1986 or found them again, like me, in 2000. They appreciate Quo's still being around, they love seeing them live. There's always a great atmosphere at a Quo gig.
I often wonder why they are so reluctant to change their stagnant set or to play more of their more recent material. I often wish they'd get back to a heavier, more bluesy and less polished sound again. But what can I do?
If I didn't enjoy seeing them live anymore, I'd stop going to their gigs. If I didn't like their music, I wouldn't buy it. If I felt disregarded as a fan, I'd say bye-bye. And shut up about it. I wouldn't go on a rampage on a Status Quo (fans) message board and slag off band members and fans alike. Fans who hate the 'current' band so much could have left in 1986, in the 90s, whenever they felt it wasn't their Status Quo anymore.
The original band was already a thing of the past when John left. We all know how and why they got together again, and we all thought it was amazing, and we all loved it, and, as I said, many fans had high hopes because of the reunion tours. But then there's the 'other' Quo, the band that has been around for 30 years now, which really isn't of a 'current' or temporary nature. It's the band that has represented Status Quo for three decades now, so it's easily comprehensible that it is this band that will play their final electric gigs this year. And apparently there's more in the pipeline.
I'm so sorry if it's not what some or rather most of you on here have expected or wished for, but seen through the eyes of Quo, it is reasonable.
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Post by Victor on Mar 24, 2016 14:03:53 GMT
Boo fucking hoo... You fucking sad sacks. You must lead pathetic lives up there. Couple of you down here as we know but at least they get some sunshine in their lives. You should hold a Convention and talk about the good times..... All of you together in a phone box. Rockon Wilquo Awwwwwwwww, some people touching a nerve about your beloved untouchable Quo that can make no mistakes ? The fact is that they are doing some things which are plain shyte and others have as much right to say whatever they want about it as you do. If you wanna express your opinions, fine, leave the namecalling crap out please, thank you.
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