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Post by Railroad17 on Apr 29, 2016 18:03:50 GMT
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 29, 2016 18:17:58 GMT
Thanks I hadn't seen it
Got as far as Francis dissing the reunion shows and felt too depressed to continue!
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Post by smq on Apr 29, 2016 18:32:57 GMT
Good read thanks rr17
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 18:55:14 GMT
The comment about being glad that Alan and John got paid but are too stuck in the 70's comes across unfortunately as condescending.
Its unfortunate that my bias towards the front man member of Quo who was an instant favourite and something of a crush back in the mid 70's has been flickering quite significantly right here at the end of his/their career. He seems to have become de-sensitized from all that was carefree and spontaneous about Quo, and also towards the warmth shown to him from so many long standing fans.
He also sounds too keen to try and sound sage and wise about the industry he has been in all these years.
The resultant lack of tact he shows as a result of all these factors adds up to more than just his plain speaking which has always been a part of his character.
He doesn't appear to realise he is not jiving with a lot of people who possibly did a lot to put him (and Quo) where they possibly are. And that includes a couple of his former band mates
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Post by smq on Apr 29, 2016 19:00:03 GMT
The comment about being glad that Alan and John got paid but are too stuck in the 70's comes across unfortunately as condescending.
Its unfortunate that my bias towards the front man member of Quo who was an instant favourite and something of a crush back in the mid 70's has been flickering quite significantly right here at the end of his/their career. He seems to have become de-sensitized from all that was carefree and spontaneous about Quo, and also towards the warmth shown to him from so many long standing fans.
He also sounds too keen to try and sound sage and wise about the industry he has been in all these years.
The resultant lack of tact he shows as a result of all these factors adds up to more than just his plain speaking which has always been a part of his character.
He doesn't appear to realise he is not jiving with a lot of people who possibly did a lot to put him (and Quo) where they possibly are. And that includes a couple of his former band mates
I think lots of us are disappointed with Mr Rossi and feel let down catlady. It just doesn't surprise or bother me anymore though.
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Post by markquo on Apr 29, 2016 19:44:02 GMT
"Insecure show off" AGAIN FFS cheers
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Post by colmfoley on Apr 29, 2016 20:23:40 GMT
Thanks I hadn't seen it Got as far as Francis dissing the reunion shows and felt too depressed to continue! Cheers for that, that'll save me from reading it. Rossi loves dissing everything from the 70's/past apart from the name Status Quo and at least 5 of Quo's biggest hits.!!
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Post by accidentprone on Apr 29, 2016 20:50:44 GMT
Won't bother reading it. Not interested in reading what he has to say. Only interested in reading what Nuff, Spud or Rick have to say.
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Post by dennis on Apr 29, 2016 23:07:21 GMT
It was almost comical to read how they each bring their songs in pre arranged because they know how they want it to sound, whereas in the bad old days they would self-indulgently work the arrangements collectively to develop the song into the finished piece. A shame he's never reflected on what that difference in approach means to product quality - or lack thereof!
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Post by Detroit on Apr 29, 2016 23:13:53 GMT
It was almost comical to read how they each bring their songs in pre arranged because they know how they want it to sound, whereas in the bad old days they would self-indulgently work the arrangements collectively to develop the song into the finished piece. A shame he's never reflected on what that difference in approach means to product quality - or lack thereof! Don't know if it relates but I recall Al saying that in the studio they recorded as if it were live. Not sure what he meant by that.
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Post by Buzz on Apr 30, 2016 5:59:01 GMT
Stuck in the 70's eh? Yup well I guess the rest of the FF and an overwhelming number of fans are stuck liking and enjoying fantastic music. Why would he denigrate the stuff that most folks like best? He may think his current song writing is best, but I hate to break the news to that thick skulled prick... it sucks. No one likes it very much. It's flaccid. It's boring. It's soul-less. And it's the reason CQ has become a joke.
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Post by wallden on Apr 30, 2016 7:49:31 GMT
I do not agree when he says the reunion gigs were nostalgia. It is going back to the seventies of course, but more like going back to the roots of what made quo so great. Nostalgia is something to remind you of old times but when you listened a couple of times you feel that it is best to leave it all behind there. But Quo reunion was not Nostalgia.
Look at the reunion gigs on YouTube or DVD. To me it appears that Rossi has a great time on stage and enjoys it very much. Whatever he says about it, he must have had a great time.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 30, 2016 11:40:27 GMT
Francis keeps saying that (ff reunions) everyone was going ape but he couldn't see what they could see.
I find it perplexing that it doesn't seem to occur to him that maybe, just maybe, everyone else is right
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 16:06:26 GMT
I think it's an interesting interview, quite different from the ones we get on a regular basis. So thanks for posting, railroad. I like what Francis says about music being an emotional thing. That's always been my way of thinking, too. "Do you like it? Yes. Then there's nothing else to say. Do you not like it? No. Then there's nothing else to say. You don't have to say it's shit or the band are shit." I can also relate to what he says about phrases and words sounding just right and the melody saying the words, like there's "a sound in the melody". Interesting what he says about the topics and meaning of Quo songs. And how the band work up the songs. And of course that they're not that young band anymore, and that he's from a pop background, but didn't and doesn't like the image of the people singing pop songs. And that he loves pop and country, and that country doesn't appeal to people in England, but that to him country music is the ultimate music. So he actually talks about a lot of different topics and not just the final fling and Alan and John.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 30, 2016 20:09:48 GMT
It was almost comical to read how they each bring their songs in pre arranged because they know how they want it to sound, whereas in the bad old days they would self-indulgently work the arrangements collectively to develop the song into the finished piece. A shame he's never reflected on what that difference in approach means to product quality - or lack thereof! Excellent point Dennis I can think of no better example than "Caroline". If the band had simply recorded the slow bluesy arrangements of Bob and Francis, it would probably never have been a hit single
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