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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 6, 2016 9:29:33 GMT
Is this pre Macho Quo or the image Francis was looking for ?
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Post by 37 on Sept 6, 2016 21:27:04 GMT
Now, I am presuming that Francis Rossi was sitting opposite Dave Ling during this interview. With Dave being a massive Quo fan in particular the Frantic Four era and being a quite a big lad, he should have leant over the table and twatted Rossi on his septum less nose!
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 7, 2016 8:24:36 GMT
If Francis knows showbiz.....why would you give an interview like that to a classic rock audience? Where is the business sense?
If Francis knew showbiz...he wouldn't give interviews that he knows would deflate, dismay and sadden his fanbase.
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Post by freewilly on Sept 7, 2016 8:33:58 GMT
If Francis knows showbiz.....why would you give an interview like that to a classic rock audience? Where is the business sense? If Francis knew showbiz...he wouldn't give interviews that he knows would deflate, dismay and sadden his fanbase. What fanbase? The vast majority of the fanbase fucked off after 2014. Even the ones who stuck around were feeling "meh" about CQ and their projects anyways. Ticket sales for the winter tour are shocking He has no problem pissing us off because we are not the people he is aiming his music at these days. The man is ignorant enough to believe that all those who went to the FF gigs were old fans from the 70s... Not young fans like me. Not new fans. Not young fans of rock. No, all people from the 70s. I could go on but, the man makes me incredibly angry and I don't wanna keep ranting
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 7, 2016 11:06:07 GMT
If Francis knows showbiz.....why would you give an interview like that to a classic rock audience? Where is the business sense? If Francis knew showbiz...he wouldn't give interviews that he knows would deflate, dismay and sadden his fanbase. What fanbase?The vast majority of the fanbase fucked off after 2014. Even the ones who stuck around were feeling "meh" about CQ and their projects anyways. Ticket sales for the winter tour are shocking He has no problem pissing us off because we are not the people he is aiming his music at these days. The man is ignorant enough to believe that all those who went to the FF gigs were old fans from the 70s... Not young fans like me. Not new fans. Not young fans of rock. No, all people from the 70s. I could go on but, the man makes me incredibly angry and I don't wanna keep ranting Simon Porter will have accepted the interview on Francis' behalf - presumably because he thinks that SQ broadly have appeal to the general "classic rock" audience. I can think of no other reason why he'd want the interview doing, or why Francis would agree to do it. And I think they are right. Classic rock regularly feature Quo. CR are not daft, they will do that because enough readers want to read about them. Francis has just done an interview that will massively turn the general rock fan away from wanting anything to do with the band. I see no rational reason for why he's done that. I imagine PLC would each be angry and dismayed by the interview. I think they've spent the last two years biting their tongues. There seems little point now in doing so, unless (as seems v unlikely) something actually is planned for 2017.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 7, 2016 11:22:55 GMT
What fanbase?The vast majority of the fanbase fucked off after 2014. Even the ones who stuck around were feeling "meh" about CQ and their projects anyways. Ticket sales for the winter tour are shocking He has no problem pissing us off because we are not the people he is aiming his music at these days. The man is ignorant enough to believe that all those who went to the FF gigs were old fans from the 70s... Not young fans like me. Not new fans. Not young fans of rock. No, all people from the 70s. I could go on but, the man makes me incredibly angry and I don't wanna keep ranting Simon Porter will have accepted the interview on Francis' behalf - presumably because he thinks that SQ broadly have appeal to the general "classic rock" audience. I can think of no other reason why he'd want the interview doing, or why Francis would agree to do it. And I think they are right. Classic rock regularly feature Quo. CR are not daft, they will do that because enough readers want to read about them. Francis has just done an interview that will massively turn the general rock fan away from wanting anything to do with the band. I see no rational reason for why he's done that. I imagine PLC would each be angry and dismayed by the interview. I think they've spent the last two years biting their tongues. There seems little point now in doing so, unless (as seems v unlikely) something actually is planned for 2017. What is disappointing about the interview is, and I wish the interview was better. Ling doesn't come back on any points raised. It would have been so much better if he had been asked supplementary questions such as, could he expand on what he says about Alan. Do they speak at all now ? Etc.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 7, 2016 12:05:38 GMT
paradiseflats yes. Were they even in the same room together? There's so so many things he could have been taken him to task on. For years he said his audience was his review, he played for them. Now it's about "improvement". He knows what his audience prefers, but now that doesn't matter to him And like so many others say, isn't he "stuck in the 70's" playing the hits every tour? That's nostalgia What's "stuck in the 70's" about wanting to record original new material....that your audience is actually going to love? There's a fine line between honesty and common sense. He could easily say he doesn't want more FF for any number of reasons (that are probably or definitely true) without giving ones that are going to diss PLC or piss off fans. He could reasonably talk about his musical tastes changing - without being disrespectful to the past. It's almost like he is rebelling against the "macho" rock world...and being antagonistic. And it's not about insecurity...it's about control. His certainty that he is right is surely the polar opposite of being insecure.
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Post by derryquo on Sept 8, 2016 20:03:57 GMT
What fanbase?The vast majority of the fanbase fucked off after 2014. Even the ones who stuck around were feeling "meh" about CQ and their projects anyways. Ticket sales for the winter tour are shocking He has no problem pissing us off because we are not the people he is aiming his music at these days. The man is ignorant enough to believe that all those who went to the FF gigs were old fans from the 70s... Not young fans like me. Not new fans. Not young fans of rock. No, all people from the 70s. I could go on but, the man makes me incredibly angry and I don't wanna keep ranting Simon Porter will have accepted the interview on Francis' behalf - presumably because he thinks that SQ broadly have appeal to the general "classic rock" audience. I can think of no other reason why he'd want the interview doing, or why Francis would agree to do it. And I think they are right. Classic rock regularly feature Quo. CR are not daft, they will do that because enough readers want to read about them. Francis has just done an interview that will massively turn the general rock fan away from wanting anything to do with the band. I see no rational reason for why he's done that. I imagine PLC would each be angry and dismayed by the interview. I think they've spent the last two years biting their tongues. There seems little point now in doing so, unless (as seems v unlikely) something actually is planned for 2017. The interview was part of the build up to announcing that Rick is out of the band, and Rossi will tour quo and do whatever he wants with them, summer shows etc will make him some money
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 8, 2016 20:13:35 GMT
Simon Porter will have accepted the interview on Francis' behalf - presumably because he thinks that SQ broadly have appeal to the general "classic rock" audience. I can think of no other reason why he'd want the interview doing, or why Francis would agree to do it. And I think they are right. Classic rock regularly feature Quo. CR are not daft, they will do that because enough readers want to read about them. Francis has just done an interview that will massively turn the general rock fan away from wanting anything to do with the band. I see no rational reason for why he's done that. I imagine PLC would each be angry and dismayed by the interview. I think they've spent the last two years biting their tongues. There seems little point now in doing so, unless (as seems v unlikely) something actually is planned for 2017. The interview was part of the build up to announcing that Rick is out of the band, and Rossi will tour quo and do whatever he wants with them, summer shows etc will make him some money He certainly suggests they could. Renember when the substandard Quo fans said it was a one off. No Quo without Rick. Now they seem fine with it.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 8, 2016 20:26:50 GMT
derryquo you may be right, but that sounds very cynical. I had visions of Simon Porter saying "oh FFS Francis!!" when he read the interview! paradiseflats Yes, Francis is openly talking about Quo without Rick. I should have seen it coming (some here did), but I thought better of him. If the final electric tour happens without Rick, it will imo be a disgrace Things must be really quite bad between them, and probably have been for quite a long time Did Rick look OK/happy during the A1 tour? I didn't watch any of it. Reading between the lines, I'd be surprised if he did I think it was Arjen who did a great interview with Rick some years back. It would great to see a proper, detailed interview with him at this time. I hope his "work related stress" isn't too bad, but a fall out after 50 years would hit anyone hard.
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Post by Detroit on Sept 8, 2016 20:28:01 GMT
The interview was part of the build up to announcing that Rick is out of the band, and Rossi will tour quo and do whatever he wants with them, summer shows etc will make him some money He certainly suggests they could. Renember when the substandard Quo fans said it was a one off. No Quo without Rick. Now they seem fine with it.As with all their substandard releases over the past couple decades.
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Post by freewilly on Sept 9, 2016 7:23:09 GMT
derryquo you may be right, but that sounds very cynical. I had visions of Simon Porter saying "oh FFS Francis!!" when he read the interview! paradiseflats Yes, Francis is openly talking about Quo without Rick. I should have seen it coming (some here did), but I thought better of him. If the final electric tour happens without Rick, it will imo be a disgrace Things must be really quite bad between them, and probably have been for quite a long time Did Rick look OK/happy during the A1 tour? I didn't watch any of it. Reading between the lines, I'd be surprised if he did I think it was Arjen who did a great interview with Rick some years back. It would great to see a proper, detailed interview with him at this time. I hope his "work related stress" isn't too bad, but a fall out after 50 years would hit anyone hard. I remember that interview.. He told him we all thought Don't Stop was rubbish.... Unfair that tbf. Some great cover versions on that album. Just wasn't what we wanted
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 9, 2016 7:55:35 GMT
derryquo you may be right, but that sounds very cynical. I had visions of Simon Porter saying "oh FFS Francis!!" when he read the interview! paradiseflats Yes, Francis is openly talking about Quo without Rick. I should have seen it coming (some here did), but I thought better of him. If the final electric tour happens without Rick, it will imo be a disgrace Things must be really quite bad between them, and probably have been for quite a long time Did Rick look OK/happy during the A1 tour? I didn't watch any of it. Reading between the lines, I'd be surprised if he did I think it was Arjen who did a great interview with Rick some years back. It would great to see a proper, detailed interview with him at this time. I hope his "work related stress" isn't too bad, but a fall out after 50 years would hit anyone hard. I remember that interview.. He told him we all thought Don't Stop was rubbish.... Unfair that tbf. Some great cover versions on that album. Just wasn't what we wanted Don't Stop had great songs but played by a band asleep. The only amazing thing is they went on to record worse cover albums.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Sept 12, 2016 10:10:16 GMT
Poor old Francis bothering about people being stuck in the 70s, and he hasn't got out of the 60s yet.
He told some great stories through that punchy Quo music, but outside it he's never managed to "leverage" his songwriting and production to the point where it gets under people's skin.
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Post by steveh on Sept 14, 2016 15:31:06 GMT
As Roy Orbison once sang....."its over......", sad but true.
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