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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Sept 8, 2017 11:50:26 GMT
I looked it up and see that "nostalgia" means "returning home pain", which means it is a form of homesickness. The mild form where we have a nice time reminiscing isn't the half of it, that is but a bag of popcorn in the cinema of life. Real nostalgia is painful, which is no doubt why they call it an "algia".
It is certain that many of us here, and many others, suffered from nostalgia on those nights, as the point at which is makes you feel painfully happy.
I did not, mostly, because I wasn't there in the first place, and what I was seeing and hearing was not what I had seen and heard. (In fact some of the best moments of the gigs were the "new" old songs I had never heard before.) (The real best bit, though, was seeing and hearing Alan sing the Alan classics. There was nostalgia there OK. But I knew it wasn't going to last.)
I did feel happy, though.
If home is in the past, we can't go home (like that bloke in the SciFi series) so we have to find a home in the present if we can. The present doesn't always play ball.
Francis knew people were suffering from nostalgia because he could see it ... but it's an excuse for him. As Davy said and Francis has been admitting since the 70s, he is a Wallooper (SP.) I would feel sorry for him if he wasn't earning such a good living, so I only feel slightly sorry for him, because I think HE is suffering from nostalgia too, though I can't give a list of what for. I feel sorry for Rick, for being dead when he wasn't ready for it, and I feel sorry for Alan, for having the rug pulled from under him and losing his band and his health. I feel a bit sorry for Spud, but not quite so much as he was in part the architect of his own misfortunes, and also he has fallen on his feet within his misfortunes and actually seems to be well, and have a lot of stuff, starting with Gillie, that many people should envy.
I think we are all nostalgic for the time when Francis and Alan were in accord with each other, and I am not sure if that time really existed for very long, but it did. Is anyone here not grateful for that?
"Count your blessings. Someone will nick them if you don't."
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Post by ant on Sept 8, 2017 15:17:37 GMT
The story for me back then and how it happened before mb,internet and hindsight...
I was 14 years old when the Live album came out,Quo at their peak.
There was no internet and no live gigs (living in the middel of nowhere) just discussions about music,artists and new albums in school and when we had spare time.
We (the Quo fans) were the toughest,meanest and coolest lads in school,everyone respected us and others (not Quo fans) did know how Quo had sounded so far, and the non fans respected Quos music anyway in a strange way. So everything was running smoothly,we know that 'our' band was THE best around and when Jackie Lynton introduced the Live album,no one really argued anymore that Status Quo really was something else.
So when I got the RAOTW album for Christmas in -77,it all went tits up. I didn't had to 'discuss' what I was hearing with any of my mates,we all understood though that this really was something not good. Suddenly we Quo fans were not that cool anymore in school,others took over,it was disco,punk and other shite and we just trying to survive another year til the next Quo album and we thought that everything was going back to 'normal' again.
We all know what happened....IYCSTH were even worse,I was fifteen years old and Quo were the laughing stock with their Again,again,again,again,again,again....well you get the picture.We the Quo fans had to hang up the denims and look the other way when music were discussed.
So if there is anyone out there still in doubt what those two Quo albums did to my youth I hope you understand now.....
Very, very similar effect on me. I had really gotten into Quo with BFY and very quickly bought up the back catalogue. Then Live - WOW! Then the first studio album bought since I got into them....... and I thought it must be my fault somehow! I was mystified until Pip Williams explained some stuff on the old message board - trying to break the States, technical stuff about the bass and arguments about songwriting credits. But over and above that, there were just a few poor songs on there - the same effect as when CDs came out and too many songs were put on them to deliver an hour of songs rather than 40 mins. Take 3 or 4 songs off RAOTW and produce like the remix/remaster and you have a much better album. I kind of understand them trying to keep the change going on IYCSTH but was very happy to hear WYW. NTL is my favourite album along with OTL, so I do think they got some of the mojo back, but then came Cocaine, Bob, John and Alan leaving and we know that only sporadically could they regain former glories.
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Post by frozenhero on Sept 19, 2017 21:35:38 GMT
Nostalgia is far more complex than you are making it out to be. If somebody gets into Quo by hearing Piledriver and gradually picks up the rest of their catalogue, it's likely they'll later be "nostalgic" about Piledriver. Manfred Mann once put it in very drastic words - "People tend to love the music most that they heard when they started masturbating!" Like Francis, he's somebody who doesn't like to look back and he didn't like the radio interviewer going on and on about his 60s output. As a musician, he's developed a lot since then. Still it remains a fact that most music fans' tastes are shaped during puberty (not during breast feeding! ), and in these retrospective days that doesn't have to be recent music either. Now, I take your word that your enjoyment of the FF gigs had nothing to do with nostalgia (though I don't know which Quo albums you heard when you first got into the band). But for a lot of people it did. And the tours were self-concious of that fact. No moving spotlights (like in the 70s). No keyboards. No songs beyond 1976. The setlist mainly emulating the '76 live album. Those are all indications of the band playing on, even selling on nostalgia. Sure, there were a few unusual tracks. But the nostalgic concept is clear. ...And for me, that is the main weakness (based on the DVDs). Had they decided to throw in some 1977-1981 tunes or even a handful of later Rossi/Young songs interpreted by the FF lineup, it would have been something new, a blend of the old FF and some of the good ingredients of later Quo. And thus, I wouldn't constantly compare the performances to the old 70s live recordings and hear the flaws. But I accept that I am in the minority with that opinion. Particularly on this board. Snide response, no matter what way you dress it up.
Considering it was the Army album and the 89 NEC gig that got me into Quo and the fact I never even saw JC or Alan in person, let alone see them live, I can tell you that this 28 year old, was not "nostalgic" for it. How in God's name would me hearing JW by the four of them, transport me back to Glasgow Apollo or my youth? If so, it transported me all the way back to my Father's ball sack then
Personally, the way you word it, I'm convinced more than ever it's just because Rossi said it. The term "nostalgia" wasn't even going around until he said it. Why would lights make people nostalgic? They looked modern to me.
For me, it was about going to see a band that played with fire, heart, feeling and soul....And not a band who done twirly fingers, half arsed versions of classics (Oh Baby and BEL) and a panto stunt during Gerdundula. They were levels above the line up at the time. Anyone who calls themselves a music fan or Quo fan would agree.
More to the point, why would they play songs they never wrote/recorded/produced together?!
Was quite nice hearing the bass lines played correctly though...
Coming from somebody who has casually thrown insults around and at times shown no respect or appreciation for differing opinions, isn't this a bit hypocritical to say? And guessing from your response, I actually may have a point if I was 'snide' (which I didn't intend to be *) because it's obvious that 1) you haven't properly understood what I was talking about (otherwise you wouldn't go on about ball sacks, for God's sake!) and that 2) you're still discrediting anybody elses opinion of why it might have been nostalgic because it wasn't nostalgic for you. The point about the lights is surely not serious? No major band in their right minds would play a show these days without moving lights! It looks static (particularly on video, which is unfortunately all I can assess) and not modern at all. And if you watched the documentary that came with the first DVD, you'll know that this was a conscious decision to make the experience close to that of the 70s. The other lineup couldn't have pulled that off. And it's just one of many conscious decisions that play on nostalgia. Had they continued and disbanded the other band, they would have had to change things. The gigs didn't go down as well here in Germany, where people have less of an attachment to one particular phase of the band. The reviews of the DVDs reflect this as well. Some very honest comments from people who don't like 'em and I can see why they do. Expectations do play a role for many people. Personally, I have mixed feelings. I get it, it wasn't nostalgic for you. But c'mon, how am I to know that the ITAN album and 89 NEC gig got you into the band? And you can't stop throwing in derogatory comments like "Anyone who calls themselves a music fan or Quo fan would agree". Do you even realize what a horrible statement that is? And as long as I have to read stuff like that, I will be on this forum to fight ANY such superiorism and extollation of one's own opinion at the expense of others. Counter-example: I saw the other lineup in 2013 and Rick's voice was far better than what I see/hear on the reunion videos. I could also go ahead and say "Anyone who has ears would agree" but I don't. Because it ruins discussions. And I'm well aware that I'm ruining this discussion again, sorry mods. But some things need to be said. Hope I can stop now, but it's hard to lead a discussion like this without it getting personal (which is why I tried to word my first response as carefully as possible & kept re-wording it again and again to avoid another confrontation - alas, it didn't work). "why would they play songs they never wrote/recorded/produced together" - why not? What is the difference between a 1975 Rossi/Young song and a 2002 one? Other than the band adding input during rehearsal and recording. As long as it fits the band's style... *but repeatedly hearing somebody harping on one point and in the course of doing so, simplifying a complex matter to something ridiculous and only drawing conclusions about EVERYBODY from one's own perspective may make somebody snide without them even realizing it. In that case, I apologize and hope you can live with it... Oh - another PS. The Manfred Mann quote wasn't aimed at you but chosen for its similarity to Francis' heatedly-discussed "wanking over it" comment. And again, I think there's a point there. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule, of course.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 22:27:13 GMT
The gigs didn't go down as well here in Germany, where people have less of an attachment to one particular phase of the band. The reviews of the DVDs reflect this as well. Some very honest comments from people who don't like 'em and I can see why they do. Much like those in the UK, the gigs in Germany weren't promoted properly. And it was absolute madness to book arenas of 10,000+ capacities. Also, the DVDs/Blurays made the charts in Holland (#1), Sweden (#1), Ireland (#2), Belgium (#3), Finland (#3), Austria (#4) as well as your beloved Germany (#3). Funny that, seeing as there was apparently "no demand for the FF". The reviews you refer to are from prejudiced individuals, for reasons outwith music. Personal vendettas held against band members for their so-called disgusting "treatment" of Francis. Hatred and misandry exhibited on a continued basis - all above board it seems as no-one else speaks up. Alan, John and Rick were torn apart by one person in particular because they were wearing, god forbid, denim in a picture! Not a dicky bird about the original when it featured Francis. I wonder why...
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Post by dennis on Sept 20, 2017 0:44:19 GMT
The reference to nostalgia in the context of the Reunions seems to always be presented as a negative. This would appear to stem from the way Rossi introduced the subject - rather as though he were dismissing the Reunions as mere nostalgia for old wankers who had failed to move forwards. In reality, nostalgia is not necessarily a bad thing of itself. In this context many fans may well have felt a sentimental attachment to an earlier era when the classic MkII line up took Quo to the top & laid the foundations for their continued existence as a band. Inevitably, a reunion would rekindle such emotions - the joy of seeing that group of musicians once again playing the music they originally produced & doing so in a way that harkened back to an earlier time whilst clearly being performed by men a great deal older. Quite rightly, they used the superb Live! album as the template for the first tour as the Reunion was all about performance rather than moving forward with new material - that was happening in parallel via the ongoing latter day lineups. PLaying post Live! material would have been incongruous & would have blurred the division between the two bands - of course, the difference would be all the more apparent if the continuing band played more of their own material & relied less heavily on the classic era. Had the decision been to continue with the Reunions only then producing new material of their own would have been critical to avoid them being trapped in the nostalgic cul de sac Rossi may well have been concerned about = hence his absolute refusal to countenance any further Reunions.
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Post by freewilly on Sept 20, 2017 6:06:14 GMT
Snide response, no matter what way you dress it up.
Considering it was the Army album and the 89 NEC gig that got me into Quo and the fact I never even saw JC or Alan in person, let alone see them live, I can tell you that this 28 year old, was not "nostalgic" for it. How in God's name would me hearing JW by the four of them, transport me back to Glasgow Apollo or my youth? If so, it transported me all the way back to my Father's ball sack then
Personally, the way you word it, I'm convinced more than ever it's just because Rossi said it. The term "nostalgia" wasn't even going around until he said it. Why would lights make people nostalgic? They looked modern to me.
For me, it was about going to see a band that played with fire, heart, feeling and soul....And not a band who done twirly fingers, half arsed versions of classics (Oh Baby and BEL) and a panto stunt during Gerdundula. They were levels above the line up at the time. Anyone who calls themselves a music fan or Quo fan would agree.
More to the point, why would they play songs they never wrote/recorded/produced together?!
Was quite nice hearing the bass lines played correctly though...
Coming from somebody who has casually thrown insults around and at times shown no respect or appreciation for differing opinions, isn't this a bit hypocritical to say? And guessing from your response, I actually may have a point if I was 'snide' (which I didn't intend to be *) because it's obvious that 1) you haven't properly understood what I was talking about (otherwise you wouldn't go on about ball sacks, for God's sake!) and that 2) you're still discrediting anybody elses opinion of why it might have been nostalgic because it wasn't nostalgic for you. The point about the lights is surely not serious? No major band in their right minds would play a show these days without moving lights! It looks static (particularly on video, which is unfortunately all I can assess) and not modern at all. And if you watched the documentary that came with the first DVD, you'll know that this was a conscious decision to make the experience close to that of the 70s. The other lineup couldn't have pulled that off. And it's just one of many conscious decisions that play on nostalgia. Had they continued and disbanded the other band, they would have had to change things. The gigs didn't go down as well here in Germany, where people have less of an attachment to one particular phase of the band. The reviews of the DVDs reflect this as well. Some very honest comments from people who don't like 'em and I can see why they do. Expectations do play a role for many people. Personally, I have mixed feelings. I get it, it wasn't nostalgic for you. But c'mon, how am I to know that the ITAN album and 89 NEC gig got you into the band? And you can't stop throwing in derogatory comments like "Anyone who calls themselves a music fan or Quo fan would agree". Do you even realize what a horrible statement that is? And as long as I have to read stuff like that, I will be on this forum to fight ANY such superiorism and extollation of one's own opinion at the expense of others. Counter-example: I saw the other lineup in 2013 and Rick's voice was far better than what I see/hear on the reunion videos. I could also go ahead and say "Anyone who has ears would agree" but I don't. Because it ruins discussions. And I'm well aware that I'm ruining this discussion again, sorry mods. But some things need to be said. Hope I can stop now, but it's hard to lead a discussion like this without it getting personal (which is why I tried to word my first response as carefully as possible & kept re-wording it again and again to avoid another confrontation - alas, it didn't work). "why would they play songs they never wrote/recorded/produced together" - why not? What is the difference between a 1975 Rossi/Young song and a 2002 one? Other than the band adding input during rehearsal and recording. As long as it fits the band's style... *but repeatedly hearing somebody harping on one point and in the course of doing so, simplifying a complex matter to something ridiculous and only drawing conclusions about EVERYBODY from one's own perspective may make somebody snide without them even realizing it. In that case, I apologize and hope you can live with it... Oh - another PS. The Manfred Mann quote wasn't aimed at you but chosen for its similarity to Francis' heatedly-discussed "wanking over it" comment. And again, I think there's a point there. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule, of course.
You're using the views of people who don't like them to back up your point... Again, why would I take that or you seriously? It's like a Liverpool fan not like United ffs.
And, as already stated numerous times especially to you, my language and casual use of it is a result of the people I grew up with and the environment I grew up with. It's harmless and not meant or said in an offensive way. But, seen as you like to be snide and throw that up in my face, even though I've explained this numerous times, shows me the kind of person you are. Maybe you are looking for me to notice you or something. I don't know... All I know is you'll defend Francis' antics as "just how he is" but yet, condemn me, even though you don't know either of us. Kind of shows me the hypocritical nature of you as a person.
The mere fact you are saying a band should play stuff they never wrote or recorded together shows me you're looking for notice or attention or on a Wum.
"Anyone who has ears" Yeah, as in anyone who has ears would agree those four were Quo and the sound of Quo! Sorry, this isn't your tea party with Cups and Cakes but, some of us actually have a bit of sense and don't protect ourselves with the notion that the bass playing is so much more suited now to Quo, when Quo doesn't even exist!
As for the lights... Are you meaning to tell me that you got nostalgic because of non moving lights?! If so, I think that's where this conversation ends because I couldn't entertain that notion or take you seriously.
You can bullshit on about how you have to "fight" such "superiorism" and all this bollocks but, that says more about you as a person than me. Log off the internet and go do something in the real world then if you're that put out by it. I think and know that Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan and Rick Parfitt were and are Status Quo! Status Quo do not exist anymore! I repeat, anyone with ears and eyes knows this! I don't feel the need to explain my thinking or reasoning of this to anyone. This isn't like "Oh Phil Rudd aint there no more or Mark Evans ain't there anymore so it's not AC/DC"
Those 4 were Quo!
If you don't like that, feel free to to start a thread about me over on the other place. I'm sure everyone would and will agree with you there. They always do on any given subject.... You can even call me all the insults in the world. I don't care. Wolves don't lost sleep over Sheep. I can have discussions about music I love and hate here, both pre and post 86, with people I actually like and respect, no matter how much they agree or disagree with me. There's a guy here from Australia who still goes to see Rossi's band, calls them Quo, seems a good guy and enjoys them. Rockindoctor I think his name is. Fair enough. I respect that and all power to him. Happy to see he enjoys it and has a good time and thinks they're great. Maybe that's something to ponder on. Could be a reason behind my view and attitude towards certain individuals.....
As for your last paragraph....Yeah, no offence but, I reckon you think Rossi has a point about everything, no matter how bad it is.
I'm off to work. Enjoy your day.
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Post by freewilly on Sept 20, 2017 6:10:39 GMT
The gigs didn't go down as well here in Germany, where people have less of an attachment to one particular phase of the band. The reviews of the DVDs reflect this as well. Some very honest comments from people who don't like 'em and I can see why they do. Much like those in the UK, the gigs in Germany weren't promoted properly. And it was absolute madness to book arenas of 10,000+ capacities. Also, the DVDs/Blurays made the charts in Holland (#1), Sweden (#1), Ireland (#2), Belgium (#3), Finland (#3), Austria (#4) as well as your beloved Germany (#3). Funny that, seeing as there was apparently "no demand for the FF". The reviews you refer to are from prejudiced individuals, for reasons outwith music. Personal vendettas held against band members for their so-called disgusting "treatment" of Francis. Hatred and misandry exhibited on a continued basis - all above board it seems as no-one else speaks up. Alan, John and Rick were torn apart by one person in particular because they were wearing, god forbid, denim in a picture! Not a dicky bird about the original when it featured Francis. I wonder why... What photo?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2017 8:51:27 GMT
This one: And the original: Nothing said about it when it first appeared but as soon as Francis was taken out of the equation it suddenly became an opportunity for a certain individual to slaughter the guys for wearing denim. John for his snakeskin boots... Seems that men are not allowed to act or be serious at all because it apparently denigrates women. Along with nostalgia, "macho" is a word that has been identified as wrong by the blessed Francis so his sheep spread the gospel.
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 24, 2017 12:28:02 GMT
The gigs didn't go down as well here in Germany, where people have less of an attachment to one particular phase of the band. The reviews of the DVDs reflect this as well. Some very honest comments from people who don't like 'em and I can see why they do. The reviews you refer to are from prejudiced individuals, for reasons outwith music. Personal vendettas held against band members for their so-called disgusting "treatment" of Francis. Hatred and misandry exhibited on a continued basis - all above board it seems as no-one else speaks up. Obviously you haven't read those reviews I refer to, since your comment couldn't be further from the truth The general reception was good, but not in the same over-the-top way we see among this circle of fans. And alongside the fact that some people simply hate Quo's music (which is just as viable as loving them, as there is no objectivity when it comes to tastes), we all have to live with the fact that the fanbase, unlike this forum, is a heterogenous community. I wrote Amazon reviews for both DVDs as well, I gave the first one 3/5 stars and the second 4/5. In those reviews I gave the reasons for not enjoying them as much as I would like to. Ironically, nobody attacked me for daring to have such an opinion. This has nothing to do with prejudices or personal vendettas, simply taking a step back and actually assessing things as I see them. Conversely, you may try to be twisting an argument here, since there is a lot of hatred against the current band on both forums where I often get the feeling that people are so agitated about the lineup that they can't actually judge the quality of the performance anymore. (That reminds me that I never posted my thoughts on the LNOTE DVD on this forum, but I may do that soon. Like everything Quo have done since 1977, I find light and shade on it. The relationship between those two is what makes the difference, though.)
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Post by freewilly on Oct 24, 2017 12:41:59 GMT
The reviews you refer to are from prejudiced individuals, for reasons outwith music. Personal vendettas held against band members for their so-called disgusting "treatment" of Francis. Hatred and misandry exhibited on a continued basis - all above board it seems as no-one else speaks up. Obviously you haven't read those reviews I refer to, since your comment couldn't be further from the truth The general reception was good, but not in the same over-the-top way we see among this circle of fans. And alongside the fact that some people simply hate Quo's music (which is just as viable as loving them, as there is no objectivity when it comes to tastes), we all have to live with the fact that the fanbase, unlike this forum, is a heterogenous community. I wrote Amazon reviews for both DVDs as well, I gave the first one 3/5 stars and the second 4/5. In those reviews I gave the reasons for not enjoying them as much as I would like to. Ironically, nobody attacked me for daring to have such an opinion. This has nothing to do with prejudices or personal vendettas, simply taking a step back and actually assessing things as I see them. Conversely, you may try to be twisting an argument here, since there is a lot of hatred against the current band on both forums where I often get the feeling that people are so agitated about the lineup that they can't actually judge the quality of the performance anymore. (That reminds me that I never posted my thoughts on the LNOTE DVD on this forum, but I may do that soon. Like everything Quo have done since 1977, I find light and shade on it. The relationship between those two is what makes the difference, though.) Can judge the performance. Least I have anyways.
It's lightweight, sterile, soulless, has no power or energy. If people want to spend money on it, fine. That's their choice. Hope they have a blast.
It's not Status Quo and it's certainly nothing like what I grew up with in the 90's and 00's.
What you also have to understand too, in regards to vendettas and personal attacks, is that nothing is as bad as the shit that is flung at fans like myself (ones who don't like anything past 2010) is far worse than anything those who still love Rossi's band get....Go onto FB, people who say "No Quo without Rick" are insulted, labelled as bores and then we have random posts demanding we unlike the page and go running back to our Piledrivers and Hellos.
I can see clearly where Deepthroat and others are coming from.
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Post by paradiseflats on Oct 24, 2017 14:26:04 GMT
Obviously you haven't read those reviews I refer to, since your comment couldn't be further from the truth The general reception was good, but not in the same over-the-top way we see among this circle of fans. And alongside the fact that some people simply hate Quo's music (which is just as viable as loving them, as there is no objectivity when it comes to tastes), we all have to live with the fact that the fanbase, unlike this forum, is a heterogenous community. I wrote Amazon reviews for both DVDs as well, I gave the first one 3/5 stars and the second 4/5. In those reviews I gave the reasons for not enjoying them as much as I would like to. Ironically, nobody attacked me for daring to have such an opinion. This has nothing to do with prejudices or personal vendettas, simply taking a step back and actually assessing things as I see them. Conversely, you may try to be twisting an argument here, since there is a lot of hatred against the current band on both forums where I often get the feeling that people are so agitated about the lineup that they can't actually judge the quality of the performance anymore. (That reminds me that I never posted my thoughts on the LNOTE DVD on this forum, but I may do that soon. Like everything Quo have done since 1977, I find light and shade on it. The relationship between those two is what makes the difference, though.) Can judge the performance. Least I have anyways.
It's lightweight, sterile, soulless, has no power or energy. If people want to spend money on it, fine. That's their choice. Hope they have a blast.
It's not Status Quo and it's certainly nothing like what I grew up with in the 90's and 00's.
What you also have to understand too, in regards to vendettas and personal attacks, is that nothing is as bad as the shit that is flung at fans like myself (ones who don't like anything past 2010) is far worse than anything those who still love Rossi's band get....Go onto FB, people who say "No Quo without Rick" are insulted, labelled as bores and then we have random posts demanding we unlike the page and go running back to our Piledrivers and Hellos.
I can see clearly where Deepthroat and others are coming from.
I haven’t seen Status Quo since the reunion shows but if you use the bench mark of it being the level they were in the 90s and the 00s. That is not Status Quo. It doesn’t even sound like Status Quo. They hadn’t since at least ‘81.
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Post by freewilly on Oct 24, 2017 14:52:39 GMT
Can judge the performance. Least I have anyways.
It's lightweight, sterile, soulless, has no power or energy. If people want to spend money on it, fine. That's their choice. Hope they have a blast.
It's not Status Quo and it's certainly nothing like what I grew up with in the 90's and 00's.
What you also have to understand too, in regards to vendettas and personal attacks, is that nothing is as bad as the shit that is flung at fans like myself (ones who don't like anything past 2010) is far worse than anything those who still love Rossi's band get....Go onto FB, people who say "No Quo without Rick" are insulted, labelled as bores and then we have random posts demanding we unlike the page and go running back to our Piledrivers and Hellos.
I can see clearly where Deepthroat and others are coming from.
I haven’t seen Status Quo since the reunion shows but if you use the bench mark of it being the level they were in the 90s and the 00s. That is not Status Quo. It doesn’t even sound like Status Quo. They hadn’t since at least ‘81. My point was it's not even as good as it was in the 90's and 00's right now.
I know Quo were between 68 and 81. Maybe 84 if you wanna stretch it I suppose.. And I know the sound of the band was created between the 4 of them. I'm speaking from a personal POV. It's not even enjoyable anymore
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