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Post by derryquo on Apr 18, 2016 20:25:00 GMT
Don't know what happens...on belfast telegraph site...therr is this picture and also one with ff and the gig announcement
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 18, 2016 21:14:38 GMT
That will be a slow burner, they'll be going well if they half fill it, the FF gig was the only time Quo ever filled that venue.!! It's not often that I disagree with colm and fw...but I think this will sell pretty well...the publicity they will get, plus bank holiday weekend, quo will be the main event in Dublin this weekend.... The Saturday Night is worth a lot of bums on seats alright, as a lot of casual will go to whoever's on, and in fairness the last night CQ played there, it was a wet Tuesday night in October 06.!! Still can't see it being a sell out, especially with Belfast the night before.!!
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 18, 2016 21:31:24 GMT
Don't know what happens...on belfast telegraph site...therr is this picture and also one with ff and the gig announcement Well it Says Status Quo so at least they got the picture right
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Post by freewilly on Apr 19, 2016 2:58:05 GMT
Hand on heart, I know people who went to the FF gig in Dublin and said they won't go again....
I asked why...................
I stress to you all, this is not a piss take. This is an honest answer...."Ah they didn't remember their roots for fuck sake! Where was Rockin All Over The World?!?!" I swear, I'm not making that up.....Rick and Francis have ruined this band, to the point where RAOTW is considered this band's roots
I'll go to this gig....Why? Because I want to see Rick blast out Caroline one last time and thank him properly. Without Rick's influence, my life wouldn't be up to much
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 19, 2016 12:39:28 GMT
Hand on heart, I know people who went to the FF gig in Dublin and said they won't go again.... I asked why................... I stress to you all, this is not a piss take. This is an honest answer...."Ah they didn't remember their roots for fuck sake! Where was Rockin All Over The World?!?!" I swear, I'm not making that up.....Rick and Francis have ruined this band, to the point where RAOTW is considered this band's roots I'll go to this gig....Why? Because I want to see Rick blast out Caroline one last time and thank him properly. Without Rick's influence, my life wouldn't be up to much I overheard a very loud woman on the way out complaining bitterly to her companions.... "they should have played all the old favourites instead of those new songs, it was supposed to be a feckin reunion!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 13:46:34 GMT
Loving the last 2 reply's . So many joe public think RAOTW is there greatest songs , probably a few on here as well .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 14:21:04 GMT
Very, very mixed feelings about RAOTW over so many years
My first hammy Quo gigs were during the RAOTW tour. Irrespective of the criticism even then of the change in sound that the title song/single and its album tracks brought - to me at least RAOTW seemed like an anthem song (albeit a commercial one) for gigs that were packed with loud, exciting and unpretentious rock boogie. So, at the time, I loved it as a flagship title to what it brought with it.
I was never to know however how much it would degrade over the coming decades through endless re-copying, re-constituting through promotional gimmicks and 'new versions' of the song into the happy clappy karaoke tribute 'anthem' song it started to become after Live Aid had finished - and grew more and more and more from there as time has gone on (and on).
In total ironic contrast, I can still watch the TOTP Youtube video from 77 of a stoned Francis and Rick with the Alan dummy miming to the original RAOTW single on TOTP...and still smile. However, in a different context, if the same original recorded song is played as part of an interview radio show these days, I will want to switch it off straightaway for what it has come to stand for (as well as the plain over-saturation of hearing it).
Worse, as part of the celebrity/luvvy culture that CQ embrace these days, if it is predictably played by the band after a daytime telly show or promotional interview appearance, with the background audience bopping and clapping away as the creidts starts to roll across the screen - I will aim to have switched off in anticipation beforehand to avoid this cringe factor.
Why have Francis and Rick and the band management allowed this cheesy degradation to take place? Seemingly they are totally content that the promotion and identity of the band is immediately associated with brand name happy clappy RAOTW. It might have been criticised even back in 77 by many, but at least it was a commercial copy anthem of another band that flagshipped an authentic rock tour - and not a series of Darby and Joan club outings
I guess with money in the bank and the end in sight, they couldn't care less. Francis most especially it seems.
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 19, 2016 18:52:16 GMT
Hand on heart, I know people who went to the FF gig in Dublin and said they won't go again.... I asked why................... I stress to you all, this is not a piss take. This is an honest answer...."Ah they didn't remember their roots for fuck sake! Where was Rockin All Over The World?!?!" I swear, I'm not making that up.....Rick and Francis have ruined this band, to the point where RAOTW is considered this band's roots I'll go to this gig....Why? Because I want to see Rick blast out Caroline one last time and thank him properly. Without Rick's influence, my life wouldn't be up to much I overheard a very loud woman on the way out complaining bitterly to her companions.... "they should have played all the old favourites instead of those new songs, it was supposed to be a feckin reunion!" Oh ffs one of those...her night out was ruined because they played songs she never heard on the radio, and I bet in her own mind she's a music expert, although had they done whatever you want and Rocking all over after Caroline she'd think they were great despite all the new songs. quojc
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 19, 2016 18:59:52 GMT
You were right though Colm. I remember you predicting that a large proportion of the audience would be casual fans who only knew the hits. It was still great though... just not as good as Hammy!!
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 19, 2016 19:50:47 GMT
You were right though Colm. I remember you predicting that a large proportion of the audience would be casual fans who only knew the hits. It was still great though... just not as good as Hammy!! Yep, to be honest I wasn't sure of the reaction on the night, by backwater the floor was going mental. So I knew they had won the floor straight away which made it a great night, though the not sure the seated fans were into it as much and not helped by Jobsworths of security assholes who made people sit down at a rock gig!! Might give the CQ gig a miss this time. last night of the electrics my arse.
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 19, 2016 19:54:03 GMT
Nothing will ever be as good as Hammy...how I long for another FF hammy weekend. quoal
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Apr 20, 2016 11:36:55 GMT
Why have Francis and Rick and the band management allowed this cheesy degradation to take place? Seemingly they are totally content that the promotion and identity of the band is immediately associated with brand name happy clappy RAOTW. It might have been criticised even back in 77 by many, but at least it was a commercial copy anthem of another band that flagshipped an authentic rock tour - and not a series of Darby and Joan club outings Read more: statusquo.boards.net/post/35984/edit#ixzz46MkINUD4See my post about the current age of 70s fans ... somewhere else! The problem some people seem to have with Quo is, they never promised to be Motorhead, and they aren't. They were a pop band. They always planned to be a pop band. They only became a rock band by accident, and it wasn't a lifetime commitment. PS the board won't let me post partial quotes, it seems, so it's either the whole essay or nothing. Which is why this post looks a bit odd.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 13:41:34 GMT
Why have Francis and Rick and the band management allowed this cheesy degradation to take place? Seemingly they are totally content that the promotion and identity of the band is immediately associated with brand name happy clappy RAOTW. It might have been criticised even back in 77 by many, but at least it was a commercial copy anthem of another band that flagshipped an authentic rock tour - and not a series of Darby and Joan club outings Read more: statusquo.boards.net/post/35984/edit#ixzz46MkINUD4See my post about the current age of 70s fans ... somewhere else! The problem some people seem to have with Quo is, they never promised to be Motorhead, and they aren't. They were a pop band. They always planned to be a pop band. They only became a rock band by accident, and it wasn't a lifetime commitment. PS the board won't let me post partial quotes, it seems, so it's either the whole essay or nothing. Which is why this post looks a bit odd. Yes, it comes up as an error when I try to open that link
I would have no issue at all with the current Quo playing pop. I always say that I wish they would play their own songs -and CQ have written many good pop and rock songs - which alas have never surfaced to an audience.
Its the copying, dumbing down and slapstick image promotion that I criticise
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 14:15:26 GMT
It's laughable that people can argue whether Quo are a rock band or not. Of course they are. TWT, DTG, MO and FH are all rock songs. The setlist is made up of rock songs.
The problem is that, over the years, Quo have promoted themselves more often or not as a pop band. When the move to "becoming" one is debatable, but I would say it was MT. LOAI and RNR came before but the MT video was the first that involved the band playing up for the camera. Along with appearances on Cannon and Ball, it was hardly the behaviour of a rock band.
Since then, nearly all promo videos have consisted of the band laughing and pissing about - no script whatsoever. There has been the odd occasion where this hasn't happened - e.g. ITAN, Restless - but out of 40+ singles, that's nothing to write home about.
Other bands have made an effort. Money for old rope with Quo. Sadly, fans have bought it. Utterly clueless.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 14:47:06 GMT
It's laughable that people can argue whether Quo are a rock band or not. Of course they are. TWT, DTG, MO and FH are all rock songs. The setlist is made up of rock songs. The problem is that, over the years, Quo have promoted themselves more often or not as a pop band. When the move to "becoming" one is debatable, but I would say it was MT. LOAI and RNR came before but the MT video was the first that involved the band playing up for the camera. Along with appearances on Cannon and Ball, it was hardly the behaviour of a rock band. Since then, nearly all promo videos have consisted of the band laughing and pissing about - no script whatsoever. There has been the odd occasion where this hasn't happened - e.g. ITAN, Restless - but out of 40+ singles, that's nothing to write home about. Other bands have made an effort. Money for old rope with Quo. Sadly, fans have bought it. Utterly clueless. They neither promote themselves properly as either, that would be my own point. The promotion seems to be more about being comedians, cheeky chappies and slapstick entertainers.
Its quite possible to promote yourself as a 'serious' pop band as much as it is a rock band. On that basis, CQ could have promoted themselves as both, as they have successfully recorded both. And, imo anyway, there is a lot of good product there, if they had chosen to promote it ahead of attempted entertainment and comedy
Instead the promotion is geared towards those very capers and attempts at amusing gimmicks - and this makes the actual recorded music they have made a non priority and ultimately a purposeless waste. That is apart from those of us who enjoy it and sit and listen to it wherever on our CD players
The music that there is that ultimately becomes the public face of Quo, suffers from karaoke style copyright tendencies, and is otherwise not geared purposely towards either their own pop or rock music per se at all.
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