|
Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 10, 2016 8:48:08 GMT
Freddie did a great job as Rick's stand in, fact is I wish Rick was there but his health is the only priority at this time. But as far as the gig went, it was a great night, the crowd were same as usual, pockets of fans stood up all gig and then by the time DD,WYW and RAOTW came on the whole place was rockin. Burning Bridges first in the encore is a master stroke in my opinion, it keeps the whole place on their feet right up til the end of BBJ. You know I am a fan of all Quo and I know time is short now and it was great to see the band so close to home one last time. Glad you enjoyed yourself and welcome to the board Thanks, it was a near capacity crowd again for the third time there.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 8:55:40 GMT
Course you would I bet Freddie knocked you all for six with his intro to Caroline Fuck the "other member" Freddie did a great job as Rick's stand in, fact is I wish Rick was there but his health is the only priority at this time. But as far as the gig went, it was a great night, the crowd were same as usual, pockets of fans stood up all gig and then by the time DD,WYW and RAOTW came on the whole place was rockin. Burning Bridges first in the encore is a master stroke in my opinion, it keeps the whole place on their feet right up til the end of BBJ. You know I am a fan of all Quo and I know time is short now and it was great to see the band so close to home one last time. It wouldn't have been my cup of tea at all, but in the light of Ricks health problems its rather heartening to read a post which illustrates that people are still having a good time. I think that Rick would actually be very happy to read a write-up like this in the circumstances On that basis I think its a opportune time to put usual gig criticisms aside
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 11:50:45 GMT
Pass the Werther's Original. Cletus being a twat again. What kind of fans would tolerate this? Oh yeah...
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 12:32:01 GMT
(...) Pass the Werther's Original. Cletus being a twat again. What kind of fans would tolerate this? Oh yeah... Here you go, deepthroat. Why's he a "twat" again? And what exactly do you mean by "this"?
|
|
|
Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 10, 2016 12:54:11 GMT
Pass the Werther's Original. Cletus being a twat again. What kind of fans would tolerate this? Oh yeah... Great clip, thanks.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 13:03:23 GMT
The clip personally does nothing for me and is another reminder why I've no wish to go to any of the last of the electrics shows this year. Regardless of representation of CQ membership.
But some fans do more than tolerate it, so lets leave the my dad is bigger and better than your dad stuff out of it.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 13:24:43 GMT
(...) Pass the Werther's Original. Cletus being a twat again. What kind of fans would tolerate this? Oh yeah... Here you go, deepthroat. Why's he a "twat" again? And what exactly do you mean by "this"? Gesturing to Freddie at 5:07 and guffawing about it like a simpleton. "This" refers to the whole gig - not the clip in particular. Those fans would accept anything along as it billed as Quo and they play DD, WYW, RAOTW, etc.
|
|
|
Post by 4th Chord on Jul 10, 2016 13:33:54 GMT
The irony of the 'accept no substitute' logo in the backdrop isn't lost.....
|
|
|
Post by freewilly on Jul 10, 2016 14:28:45 GMT
Course you would I bet Freddie knocked you all for six with his intro to Caroline Fuck the "other member" Freddie did a great job as Rick's stand in, fact is I wish Rick was there but his health is the only priority at this time. But as far as the gig went, it was a great night, the crowd were same as usual, pockets of fans stood up all gig and then by the time DD,WYW and RAOTW came on the whole place was rockin. Burning Bridges first in the encore is a master stroke in my opinion, it keeps the whole place on their feet right up til the end of BBJ. You know I am a fan of all Quo and I know time is short now and it was great to see the band so iclose to home one last time. One last time? That's not Quo, pal. If that's Quo then, JC's Quo is also Status Quo. One original member and some session players in both bands. No difference
|
|
|
Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 10, 2016 15:05:32 GMT
Freddie did a great job as Rick's stand in, fact is I wish Rick was there but his health is the only priority at this time. But as far as the gig went, it was a great night, the crowd were same as usual, pockets of fans stood up all gig and then by the time DD,WYW and RAOTW came on the whole place was rockin. Burning Bridges first in the encore is a master stroke in my opinion, it keeps the whole place on their feet right up til the end of BBJ. You know I am a fan of all Quo and I know time is short now and it was great to see the band so iclose to home one last time. One last time? That's not Quo, pal. If that's Quo then, JC's Quo is also Status Quo. One original member and some session players in both bands. No difference What crap! Andy Bown and Rhino Edwards can't be classed as session players surely? If so it's one hell of a session. We are covering old ground here we both know that and our views differ.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 15:39:40 GMT
(...) Why's he a "twat" again? And what exactly do you mean by "this"? Gesturing to Freddie at 5:07 and guffawing about it like a simpleton. "This" refers to the whole gig - not the clip in particular. Those fans would accept anything along as it billed as Quo and they play DD, WYW, RAOTW, etc. Well, I guess Rhino's just proud of his son, and he probably just meant to show him he was doing a great job. I can't see him "guffawing about it like a simpleton", though. Listening to the clip with eyes closed it does indeed sound like Down Down in as much as you can judge a song by watching a clip filmed on a mobile. I wasn't at the gig, so I can't say anything about its quality. I guess they played their usual set and even sounded like Quo. They apparently had the crowd going. That's good. I don't know about "those fans", deepthroat. I'm sure there were all sorts of fans there, your Mr and Mrs Smith of Doncaster as well as many other casual fans, but also a lot of long-standing Quo fans. Down Down, WYW, ROLD and RAOTW, the so-called crowd pleasers, were once massive hits for Quo - the Quo of Rick, Francis, John and Alan. So everyone and their dog knows them, and most people like them. There's no denying it. We all know this is a temporary situation, well, hopefully. We all know why Freddie is there, and, to be fair, he is a very good stand-in for Rick. He doesn't look like Rick, doesn't act the part, and he admittedly lacks the rock star attitude. But Rick taught him how to play guitar, and I'm sure he's happy with the temporary arrangement. And Rhino... come on, he's been in the band for 30 years now, so there's really no need to discuss his role in Quo, is there? He's no Alan Lancaster, we all know that, and you can't compare the two. I understand it's a temporary arrangement, the best they've come up with for various reasons and in this rather difficult situation. I'm not sure I'd want them to go on with this line-up after the festival tour and say farewell without Rick. If it's somehow possible, they should cancel the LNOTE tour. In my opinion, there's no Quo without either Rick or Francis. But we're talking about the Scarborough gig here. Sorry for the 'Umleitung'... I think we just have to take Isaac's word for it that it was a great gig and everybody there enjoyed themselves. I'm glad he and the rest of the crowd did.
|
|
|
Post by freewilly on Jul 10, 2016 16:08:02 GMT
One last time? That's not Quo, pal. If that's Quo then, JC's Quo is also Status Quo. One original member and some session players in both bands. No difference What crap! Andy Bown and Rhino Edwards can't be classed as session players surely? If so it's one hell of a session. We are covering old ground here we both know that and our views differ. Bahahahaha so my view is crap but yours is correct? Typical mindset of the Porter gang
|
|
|
Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 10, 2016 16:28:33 GMT
What crap! Andy Bown and Rhino Edwards can't be classed as session players surely? If so it's one hell of a session. We are covering old ground here we both know that and our views differ. Bahahahaha so my view is crap but yours is correct? Typical mindset of the Porter gang The one thing I know is we differ in opinion and always will. Status Quo is now FR, RP (out due to ill health) JE, LC and AB. I know a lot on here won't accept anything other than the FF and that's fine but one thing is for sure I ain't in no Porter gang
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 16:30:12 GMT
Freddie looked a lot more comfortable and at home at Francis solo gigs. In fact he played a great part in a real band that let the refreshing numbers they played at the gigs speak for themselves without the need to constantly entertain throughout. There was banter, but Francis managed to keep that restricted to the intervals between the songs. Which is fine, and how it also was back in the days of the FF (in that respect). And its just how it should be.
I don't like the usual karaoke feel of this DD clip, which its hard to find a suitable adjective for the tedious over familiarity of the stage act, and the irritating compulsion to feel the need constantly to play the fool. But Freddie is no part responsible for that. Its a monster created well before his time.
The telegraphed larking around through the gig is something that has grown and grown over the years, and it seems to me that within the last five years or so it has got especially worse. In fact the more that it has been criticised by sections of fans, the worse it has got!
A lot of people say that Francis is bored with CQ. Well to me he looks far more animated and happy larking around with Rhino, such as in this clip. than he did on the stage with his FF colleagues at the reunions. Much a reflection, albeit an elderly one, of how it used to be in the FF heyday.
Strangely though, although the elation of the fans and the heightened atmosphere of the occasion at the reunions clearly went completely over his head, he managed to play a blinder at those gigs and his performance was elevated in a way that it had been on the rare occasion for CQ at Glastonbury in 2009. Much less sloppy, and the lack of trying too hard to entertain was a refreshing godsend.
So while the putting down of fans for enjoying CQ gigs is poor and unacceptable (each to their own ) its unfortunately far too easy to see where the Panto Quo label comes from. I still believe that if CQ had shown much more faith in their own product (much of which I think is very good in its own right) and thus avoided the endless comparisons with the original band, then much of the wide differences of taste and opinion evident on these pages would have been mitigated.
But, alas, so it continues right to the finish so it seems. Its all the more sad for the fact that Rick cannot be a part of things, and in the context of the seriousness of his cardiac health this time, he will never be able to be the same part again - as he will surely have to sensibly restrict himself.
That is, if does come back at all. A large part of me hopes he doesn't and he is able to see out his eventual retirement in Spain, as safely as possible, with his family in the sun
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 16:39:20 GMT
Would love a pedalo dragon to float past
|
|