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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 10, 2016 14:50:00 GMT
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Post by derryquo on Sept 10, 2016 15:15:32 GMT
Sorry I was one of them then...but a young fan..deleted by Admin
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 16:45:09 GMT
It's the rossi show deleted by AdminDQ, as 4th Chord stated earlier, please don't post personal abuse at individuals or groups. Feel free to rant away on here but aim it at band decisions. Criticism is fine, and be as robust as you like without resorting to some of the stuff I've had to delete. You'll see what's left of your post now I've deleted the rest. |
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Post by kachunk on Sept 10, 2016 17:40:50 GMT
About as big as it could get in that venue and felt packed as it's so small. Perfect venue for this version of Quo and a great success thanks to the efforts of FTMO. So if I play the pub that holds 20 people. And 20 turn up. It's a big gig ? Yes small venue is what they need as there isn't that much demand for Substandard Quo. Yes FTMO deserve credit. Hopefully they made a profit. However the fact is they couldn't shift 700 tickets. Quite true Paradiseflats. Certain people on the old official MB were called "the defenders of everything" for their almost supernatural ability to put a positive spin on something that was so obviously not positive or praiseworthy. |
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 20:35:24 GMT
So if I play the pub that holds 20 people. And 20 turn up. It's a big gig ? Yes small venue is what they need as there isn't that much demand for Substandard Quo. Yes FTMO deserve credit. Hopefully they made a profit. However the fact is they couldn't shift 700 tickets. Quite true Paradiseflats. Certain people on the old official MB were called "the defenders of everything" for their almost supernatural ability to put a positive spin on something that was so obviously not positive or praiseworthy. What is wrong with some fans seeing this differently and sharing their views? That's what I don't understand from the naysayers on here. I do get the disappointment because I feel it too. But I also enjoy the enthusiasm of those that have a good time at a gig. Why can't you give them a break? |
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Post by kachunk on Sept 10, 2016 22:01:23 GMT
Quite true Paradiseflats. Certain people on the old official MB were called "the defenders of everything" for their almost supernatural ability to put a positive spin on something that was so obviously not positive or praiseworthy. What is wrong with some fans seeing this differently and sharing their views? That's what I don't understand from the naysayers on here. I do get the disappointment because I feel it too. But I also enjoy the enthusiasm of those that have a good time at a gig. Why can't you give them a break? Those of us on the official MB who were known as FF fans,gave a unanimous thumbs up to the first four or five tracks that the management released as previews for the QPQ album.We were/are always ready to criticise the band when they get it wrong but by the same token,we have to be adult enough to admit when they get things right,as they did with Heavy Traffic and an excellent performance at Glastonbury in 2009 as a couple of examples. However,the terms "defenders of everything" and the "Quo can do no wrong brigade",weren't coined without good reason.These people would never admit to Quo doing something sub-par and as an example,there were plenty of people that defended them playing in apartheid era South Africa. |
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 22:11:16 GMT
Thanks kachunk . I missed most of that. And your comment sounds understandable in that context. However, I think if this place is going to have interesting (and passionate) discussions about Quo, then we need to draw a line under those old scores. And allow the very few members on here who genuinely enjoy current gigs to share that passion. Most of the fans you're objecting to aren't actually members here. And we're not a soap box to shout at people who only read. And they won't care anyway. |
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Post by kachunk on Sept 10, 2016 22:35:48 GMT
Thanks kachunk . I missed most of that. And that your comment sounds understandable in that context. However, I think if this place is going to have interesting (and passionate) discussions about Quo, then we need to draw a line under those old scores. And allow the very few members on here who genuinely enjoy current gigs to share that passion. Most of the fans you're objecting to aren't actually members here. And we're not a soap box to shout at people who only read. And they won't care anyway. In this very thread,somebody has declared that Quo not quite selling out a 700 seat venue was a great success. The fact that this person enjoyed the concert cannot be challenged but saying that the event was a great success? That can certainly be challenged. Personal abuse is never acceptable but this forum cannot be as sanitised as The Cups and Cafes site. |
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 22:54:15 GMT
Thanks kachunk . I missed most of that. And that your comment sounds understandable in that context. However, I think if this place is going to have interesting (and passionate) discussions about Quo, then we need to draw a line under those old scores. And allow the very few members on here who genuinely enjoy current gigs to share that passion. Most of the fans you're objecting to aren't actually members here. And we're not a soap box to shout at people who only read. And they won't care anyway. In this very thread,somebody has declared that Quo not quite selling out a 700 seat venue was a great success. The fact that this person enjoyed the concert cannot be challenged but saying that the event was a great success? That can certainly be challenged. Personal abuse is never acceptable but this forum cannot be as sanitised as The Cups and Cafes site. I suppose its about how we all see things differently. And I think there are 2 elements here - artistic V commercial. 1) I agree that not selling out a small intimate venue like that was disappointing to those of us (and to Quo) who we expect to sell well in their electric form. So, lets agree that it was not a success commercially. However, our poster said that "it felt full" which I don't think is defending the gig. Instead it gives you an idea of how many people were present. And that also says it was not a total write-off either with only about 100 - 250 people. If I saw someone then praising this number, then I would wholeheartedly agree with you. I don't see making these points as defending the indefensible. I see this as adding balance to other people's views to try and work out what is really going on. 2) The artistic success of a gig, in my view, can only be judged by those who go. And if they had a good time, who am I to call them a fool for that enjoyment. I have no right to do that. I did go to the Roundhouse to see Aquostic. And I thought it was okay. I enjoyed some tracks, there was a buzz in the room. But I didn't like their choices in acoustic arrangements at all. And I was absolutely bewildered when the hall went wild for BB and WYW and I felt absolutely nothing. So for me it was a poor gig and I was disappointed. But I don't see that I have a right to diss another fan who had a fab night. |
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Post by rockonquo on Sept 12, 2016 4:58:43 GMT
& no accordion in sight.  Wait til you'll get 'Hold you back'...... Ah shit! Just watched it. vomit_100_107 |
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