Absolutely FANTASTIC , I would love to be back in this era again - no mobile phones , social media , gas guzzling unreliable Fords and British Rail - Oh and the Marquee Club !
Quo when they were Quo, at that time they were Quo and had never entertained any thought of being anything else but Quo. They were the finest exponents of Rock/Rhythm'n'Blues/Boogie/Goodtime Music on the Planet Earth! Then Coghlan left, things changed etc etc but they still produced the best Quo-type music of all time! Quo oh-oh-oh, oh
No one ever came close to Quo playing that Head-Bangin' Shuffle Beat, I have many a sore head and neck to prove it!! The most exciting and thrilling bands I ever saw live
Having gigged, extensively myself, in the USA (as a blues musician) I can never understand why Quo never made it there. Playing this sort of material and other "bluesy" stuff they could've been H-U-G-E on the blues scene.
They got into some fight with the management and didn't bother to make it big there anyway... A pity, as you said: with that brand of music and that level of musicianship, they would have been HUGE.
I saw them in Scarborough in 1975 I think it was. I was deaf for the whole of the next day and still can't hear high-pitched sounds like crickets. Worth it though.
I have been deaf ever since watching them at Liverpool Empire in the early 70s Bruce.I only have one functioning ear now.Worth it as you say .Jim.Liverpool.
Oddly enough, I found out this week that my sister-in-law has had tinnitus since seeing the Quo in Plymoth 25 years ago. The gift that keeps on giving. None of us would not have gone to the show, though.
Quo is my All Time favourite sound.1967 Matchstick men..1972 ,Germany, Pile-driver, blond hash,French crystal,I was in speed-ball hyper-drive...no more speed..always Quo
From 72 thru 75 I worked in the West End and would often go into the Marquee after work. Saw some wonderful bands during that time. Including this very gig! Thank you for posting. Its magic!!!
That brought back some memories! If that was the gig with free entry with a melody maker ad, then I was there! Best Rick Parfitt guitar. I have wanted a junior ever since I saw that working in temper.😊
I love this clip, its usually over dubbed with the album version for any dvd or tv clip put out, but this is the raw clip pukka !! I have these two clips on vid, auired years ago, im sure there must be someone out there that has the whole gig on vid or transfered to dvd, id love to see the whole gig as would many Fans of the FF era, surprised the management has put it out there
jonemz I guess this is a confession,but realised the live '76 album production on Coughlan's playing was poor i always felt,but watching close up it's so obvious the sound didn't fit what the man was thrashing out ! (seen them 18 times),no big deal,but i want to make a point about John Coughlan. I crancked the mystery song up max everything on a bose system in a country house once,and wow,he is thumping the bass like he want's to trash it ! Man at the back,i never appreciated how fucking great he played,i was always too far away live in big venues where the sound was never great,wembley a great example! I apologise for my ignorance,it was only a recent work mate who enticed me to re-establish this in my own mind,and here i am in nostalgia LOL ! JOHN COUGHLAN aka SPUD (see old footage of bye bye johnny,poor quality sound in b&w,but he's killing the snare and hat)
Very interesting to hear how Francis' lead guitar playing has developed and dare I say vastly improved over the years. He is so much more confident and fluid nowadays, and his guitar has been worked on and improved with the G&L bridge it sports today.
+Kenny M Though he has partially retired the Green Tele these days. It now has a Gibson Bridge back on it again. Though personally I don't like the sound of the Lace Sensor Pickups it now has. Prefer the biting sound of the old single coils.
Both Rossi and Parfitt sounded so much better using the Sound City amps - when they switched to higher gain Marshalls their sound changed for the worse unfortunately..
The best Rocking band of the world: Status Quo, the Frantic Four!!! There is no substitute! Still love them. I am now living for Christ, but all they sang in years of the 70- and 80-ies has all come true for me. It's like one big prophetic Revelation to sing the songs from those years! Unbelievable, but it is really true. Only the song 'Reason for Living' didn't come out, because my prayers where Answered(!) by Jesus Christ! Halleluja! And yes, she was wasting my time, but helped me find the Lord Jesus Christ!
I love how Francis swithches from the jump blues style lead guitar, to a more Delta blues style in the middle of "dont waste my time", roundabout 2:33, then back to the jump blues style at 2:48.
I saw on New Zealand TV in 1976 these 2 songs PLUS they also played Roadhouse Blues from the same gig. An Irish guy I chatted with said he saw the TV clip of Quo at this gig playing Bye Bye Johnny. Has anyone else seen these clips? What the hell happened to the master tapes of those 2 classic clips?
well, all their 'Studio' recordings back then have been Live performances! Full Equipment into the Studio, Rehearse and then play it Live while recording. Rocking all over the world was the first LP that was recorded using different tracks. There you go.
