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Post by rockonquo on Dec 17, 2015 22:35:16 GMT
I was looking forward to seeing Rhino's band, as Eddie & the Hotrods were supporting the London gig. Good band are they kursaal75?
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Post by rockinon on Dec 17, 2015 22:42:08 GMT
The point I am trying to make is, why would they not want to help Rhino promote his show? Why would they not want to help him to try and develop something that he could possibly continue with once Quo call it a day? Especially now the gig's have been cancelled. Which reminds me that there was talk they were gonna film one of the gigs for dvd. I think that was the aspiration on the last tour to be honest, but it didn't happen. There is something wrong here! All it would take would be for Rick or Francis to say they were going to toddle along to 1 or 2 of the gigs and the whole scenario changes.
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Post by Detroit on Dec 17, 2015 22:46:19 GMT
Especially now the gig's have been cancelled. Which reminds me that there was talk they were gonna film one of the gigs for dvd. I think that was the aspiration on the last tour to be honest, but it didn't happen. There is something wrong here! All it would take would be for Rick or Francis to say they were going to toddle along to 1 or 2 of the gigs and the whole scenario changes. It's the promoter here folks, nothing more. Doesn't like risks. The remainder of shows in the same month are going ahead, albeit with a different promoter.
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Post by rockonquo on Dec 17, 2015 22:47:54 GMT
Especially now the gig's have been cancelled. Which reminds me that there was talk they were gonna film one of the gigs for dvd. I think that was the aspiration on the last tour to be honest, but it didn't happen. There is something wrong here! All it would take would be for Rick or Francis to say they were going to toddle along to 1 or 2 of the gigs and the whole scenario changes. They did a good write up on the first one on the FTMO magazine, only because Francis played on a song and also Rick on another. That's the way I look at it now.
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Post by kursaal75 on Dec 17, 2015 23:00:05 GMT
I was looking forward to seeing Rhino's band, as Eddie & the Hotrods were supporting the London gig. Good band are they kursaal75?
One of the original Essex pub rock bands from the mid 70s. Barry Masters is the only original member of the current line up, but the original 1977 band did reform earlier this year for 2 nights in Harlow & London. To answer your question Rockonquo, yes.
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Post by rockinon on Dec 17, 2015 23:18:12 GMT
I think that was the aspiration on the last tour to be honest, but it didn't happen. There is something wrong here! All it would take would be for Rick or Francis to say they were going to toddle along to 1 or 2 of the gigs and the whole scenario changes. They did a good write up on the first one on the FTMO magazine, only because Francis played on a song and also Rick on another. That's the way I look at it now. What is the way you look at it now? That is rather vague to me. Lets have it loud and clear. Its not fuckin Sesame Street
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Post by rockonquo on Dec 17, 2015 23:20:11 GMT
Good band are they kursaal75?
One of the original Essex pub rock bands from the mid 70s. Barry Masters is the only original member of the current line up, but the original 1977 band did reform earlier this year for 2 nights in Harlow & London. To answer your question Rockonquo, yes. They sound like a Rockabilly band with a name like that.
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Post by madtom on Dec 17, 2015 23:49:10 GMT
It was a rhetorical question, I suspect they did promote Francis too, as CG and Rockonquo have now confirmed. As you say, Quo is "Francis and Rick". And probably more Francis than Rick IMO, with Rhino etc. effectively hired hands, irrespective of shareholdings in Acklode. The point I am trying to make is, why would they not want to help Rhino promote his show? Why would they not want to help him to try and develop something that he could possibly continue with once Quo call it a day? I know and I agree with you... it doesn't make sense that they would want to hold him back, but then a lot of things don't make sense where Quo are concerned.
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Post by rockonquo on Dec 17, 2015 23:54:49 GMT
The point I am trying to make is, why would they not want to help Rhino promote his show? Why would they not want to help him to try and develop something that he could possibly continue with once Quo call it a day? I know and I agree with you... it doesn't make sense that they would want to hold him back, but then a lot of things don't make sense where Quo are concerned. Maybe Rossi & Parfitt want Lancaster back.
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Post by madtom on Dec 18, 2015 0:05:09 GMT
I know and I agree with you... it doesn't make sense that they would want to hold him back, but then a lot of things don't make sense where Quo are concerned. Maybe Rossi & Parfitt want Lancaster back. If only. Seriously though, either Rhino didn't want the SQ site to advertise his tour (but why wouldn't he want all that extra promotion?) or he was denied it. If it was the latter, which seems most likely to me, it must have caused some ill-feeling.
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Post by Detroit on Dec 18, 2015 0:10:09 GMT
Maybe Rossi & Parfitt want Lancaster back. If only. Seriously though, either Rhino didn't want the SQ site to advertise his tour (but why wouldn't he want all that extra promotion?) or he was denied it. If it was the latter, which seems most likely to me, it must have caused some ill-feeling. Perhaps he figured he didn't need it. I still say it's all down to this one promoter.
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Post by madtom on Dec 18, 2015 0:16:58 GMT
If only. Seriously though, either Rhino didn't want the SQ site to advertise his tour (but why wouldn't he want all that extra promotion?) or he was denied it. If it was the latter, which seems most likely to me, it must have caused some ill-feeling. Perhaps he figured he didn't need it. I still say it's all down to this one promoter. It may well be down to this particular promoter but it is a fact that it hasn't been promoted on the SQ website. As for him not needing extra promotion, doesn't he have audience numbers as low as 100 or even 50?
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Post by rockonquo on Dec 18, 2015 0:20:20 GMT
Perhaps he figured he didn't need it. I still say it's all down to this one promoter. It may well be down to this particular promoter but it is a fact that it hasn't been promoted on the SQ website. As for him not needing extra promotion, doesn't he have audience numbers as low as 100 or even 50? The Quo camp never have been good on promotions, Johnnymain has put a good review on the album on this board for his Metal Talk website.
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Post by rockinon on Dec 18, 2015 0:37:53 GMT
It may well be down to this particular promoter but it is a fact that it hasn't been promoted on the SQ website. As for him not needing extra promotion, doesn't he have audience numbers as low as 100 or even 50? The Quo camp never have been good on promotions, Johnnymain has put a good review on the album on this board for his Metal Talk website. Have you taken the conversation beyond your comfort zone? and started re- directing all questions asked of you to Johnnymain?
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Post by madtom on Dec 18, 2015 0:40:28 GMT
It may well be down to this particular promoter but it is a fact that it hasn't been promoted on the SQ website. As for him not needing extra promotion, doesn't he have audience numbers as low as 100 or even 50? The Quo camp never have been good on promotions, Johnnymain has put a good review on the album on this board for his Metal Talk website. Well they were certainly crap when it came to promoting the reunion tours
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