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Post by smokie on Oct 10, 2017 20:34:58 GMT
That concert was broadcast before we had a VCR which was a source of great annoyance for myself at the time.
I later bought the official video and played it constantly.
I thought then then and still think to this day that it was a great concert.
Also, it's a nice memory because I saw the band for the first time earlier on in the tour at the Glasgow Apollo.
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Post by LOZ on Oct 11, 2017 11:06:02 GMT
brilliant.
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Post by LOZ on Oct 11, 2017 16:42:02 GMT
Yes, brilliant indeed. I saw Quo in May that year, too. It was the last Quo gig for me before a very long period of abstinence from the band. I'm sure I enjoyed said gig as much as ever, but other things had become more important in my life than going Quoing, and so I - reluctantly - left them behind. Not their (old) records, though, but the gigs and the band and everything that had to do with them. More fool me - in retrospect, I regret having not seen them live for nearly two decades although I'm quite relieved I didn't have to put up with their studio output during those years (with the exception of RTYD and UTI maybe). Great memories, oh yeah, of the time Quo made the crowd bounce.  and we will never see the likes of that again. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 18:40:41 GMT
Should 'Hold Ya Back' get played in Manchester next month I'll be bouncing. Wish I'd been at the NEC bouncing in '82. Think I was bouncing in a door frame at home though, as a 3 year old in one of those strange contraptions folks strap toddlers into. Thinking about it, I probably was bouncing to 'Hold Ya Back', just with a warm milk in my hand as oppose to a cold beer  |
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Post by snakelady on Oct 16, 2017 6:57:05 GMT
The gigs weren't like that any more over here in 82 or 81 .. And no, we won't see it again, ever. Quo are too old now, and - even more important - the majority of the fans are too old now even if we wanted to. And most of us don't go watch young bands with an enthusiastic young audience where it might still happen .. |
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 16, 2017 12:48:14 GMT
The gigs weren't like that any more over here in 82 or 81 .. And no, we won't see it again, ever. Quo are too old now, and - even more important - the majority of the fans are too old now even if we wanted to. And most of us don't go watch young bands with an enthusiastic young audience where it might still happen .. Why weren't the gigs like that in Germany in 81 or 82, what were they like? |
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Post by mortified on Oct 16, 2017 13:10:47 GMT
I haven't watched that gig in quite a while. Luckily, we did have a VCR so I managed to record it but it wasn't that long before the official video came out. Like Milton Keynes after it, I hoped for a full length recording but someone somewhere kept saying 'no' for a very long time  That videotape went on to have some right nonsense on it; mainly from The Tube. Recordings of Judas Priest, ZZ Top and Spider on the programme were all on there after the Quo broadcast. Alas, it has gone the way of the empty baked bean cans and broken umbrellas. Pity. I've seen a crowd bounce right up to fairly recent times. Newcastle City Hall in 2006 was mental and there have been one or two others. Nothing like the NEC in '82 but not bad for a band (and crowd) in and around their late 50's. Nice one  |
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Post by snakelady on Oct 17, 2017 8:28:59 GMT
The gigs weren't like that any more over here in 82 or 81 .. And no, we won't see it again, ever. Quo are too old now, and - even more important - the majority of the fans are too old now even if we wanted to. And most of us don't go watch young bands with an enthusiastic young audience where it might still happen .. Why weren't the gigs like that in Germany in 81 or 82, what were they like? The audience and with it the atmosphere was different, tamer. The bikers, the guys in leather, all male groups end-20s - 30s were gone. There were much more females, students, couples .. and naturally the atmosphere was less wild for it. Basically not much different to how it has been over the last 15 years. You mustn't forget that gigs have always been standing here and still usually are. |
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Post by snakelady on Oct 18, 2017 7:10:10 GMT
The gigs weren't like that any more over here in 82 or 81 .. (...) Oh, but this one definitely was... I never saw them with Pete - and you did leave them around the time too. Had the gigs been as brilliant as before, we'd have kept coming back despite the recorded output and whatever else was going on in our lives, don't you think ? |
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Post by mortified on Oct 18, 2017 7:22:57 GMT
Quo were as brilliant live with Pete as they have been with every other drummer. There was a noticeable difference on recordings but that was as much down to production values in the 80's as it was drumming styles.
That "Rockpop" clip; is that the Dortmund gig from 1982? I had a bootleg of it back then but the quality was very poor so never really watched it.
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Post by snakelady on Oct 18, 2017 7:55:42 GMT
Quo were as brilliant live with Pete as they have been with every other drummer. There was a noticeable difference on recordings but that was as much down to production values in the 80's as it was drumming styles. That "Rockpop" clip; is that the Dortmund gig from 1982? I had a bootleg of it back then but the quality was very poor so never really watched it. The thing is, the gigs for me were not. I can't put my finger on it what was different, but my memory tells me that. In 81 I took a friend along to convert her, but she left less than enthused. The band had not blown her away the way they had me a few years earlier and while I enjoyed the gig, I wasn't blown away or mesmerised any more either. So I didn't return .. Don't know about the Rockpop clip. It was a regular show on the telly at the time featuring a variety of bands, but I never watched a Rockpop live broadcast back then. |
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Post by mortified on Oct 18, 2017 8:59:03 GMT
Quo were as brilliant live with Pete as they have been with every other drummer. There was a noticeable difference on recordings but that was as much down to production values in the 80's as it was drumming styles. That "Rockpop" clip; is that the Dortmund gig from 1982? I had a bootleg of it back then but the quality was very poor so never really watched it. The thing is, the gigs for me were not. I can't put my finger on it what was different, but my memory tells me that. In 81 I took a friend along to convert her, but she left less than enthused. The band had not blown her away the way they had me a few years earlier and while I enjoyed the gig, I wasn't blown away or mesmerised any more either. So I didn't return .. Don't know about the Rockpop clip. It was a regular show on the telly at the time featuring a variety of bands, but I never watched a Rockpop live broadcast back then. Your point about the 1981 gig is interesting because I thought they were blinding that year. Really superb. They played songs I hadn't heard live before like Whatever You Want, Something 'Bout You Baby I Like, Over The Edge, Don't Drive My Car, Rock 'n' Roll and What You're Proposing. All new to me at the time because I hadn't seen them since May 1979. Funny how we all take different things from the same gigs. |
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Post by problemshalved on Oct 18, 2017 12:02:32 GMT
In addition to the first part of the gig being shown live on the BBC, Tommy Vance played the whole gig on his radio show the following Friday. Ah the days of recording stuff on tape recorders.
By the way, anyone know what happened to Pete Kircher
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Post by mortified on Oct 18, 2017 14:57:11 GMT
By the way, anyone know what happened to Pete Kircher I don't but I do know he was asked to take part in the Hello Quo! film and declined. He pretty much said he didn't want anything to do with that part of his life any more. Sounds like his memories aren't great, which is a real shame. |
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Post by problemshalved on Oct 18, 2017 15:47:05 GMT
Guess he saw the worst of the drug excesses and the infighting during his short tenure, so was probably glad to see the back of it
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Post by snakelady on Oct 18, 2017 17:16:11 GMT
The thing is, the gigs for me were not. I can't put my finger on it what was different, but my memory tells me that. In 81 I took a friend along to convert her, but she left less than enthused. The band had not blown her away the way they had me a few years earlier and while I enjoyed the gig, I wasn't blown away or mesmerised any more either. So I didn't return .. Don't know about the Rockpop clip. It was a regular show on the telly at the time featuring a variety of bands, but I never watched a Rockpop live broadcast back then. Your point about the 1981 gig is interesting because I thought they were blinding that year. Really superb. They played songs I hadn't heard live before like Whatever You Want, Something 'Bout You Baby I Like, Over The Edge, Don't Drive My Car, Rock 'n' Roll and What You're Proposing. All new to me at the time because I hadn't seen them since May 1979. Funny how we all take different things from the same gigs.  The thing though is, we weren't at the same gig, Billy. Maybe just a bad day at the office when I went - we all have them, but adding the dubious quality of the 81/82 singles - plus the fact that I really wanted to impress that friend, it couldn't be forgiven. My loss, certainly .. |
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Post by smokie on Oct 24, 2017 7:40:02 GMT
By the way, anyone know what happened to Pete Kircher I don't but I do know he was asked to take part in the Hello Quo! film and declined. He pretty much said he didn't want anything to do with that part of his life any more. Sounds like his memories aren't great, which is a real shame. I'm probably wrong but I'm sure I read (in FTMO?) that he declined the invitation to be involved in the Hello Quo! project because since leaving the industry, he'd gone back to his previous life as a sign writer.
More importantly though, because of this, he'd got his anonymity back. He feared that if he took part then people would begin to recognise him again and he didn't want that.
Think he's glad to be out of the limelight.
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Post by mortified on Oct 24, 2017 7:54:59 GMT
Yeah, that sort of rings a bell. I wonder what he looks like now. 30 odd years have passed.
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Post by smokie on Oct 24, 2017 9:14:47 GMT
I wonder.
I don't think the safari jacket things he wore was a cool look but the sideburns most certainly were.
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Post by snakelady on Oct 25, 2017 18:18:37 GMT
I wonder.
I don't think the safari jacket things he wore was a cool look but the sideburns most certainly were.
If only I could grow something similar These sideburns were sooo 70s. If you want to look fashionable these days, you've got to go for the Taliban look  . |
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Post by mortified on Oct 26, 2017 5:20:31 GMT
I wonder.
I don't think the safari jacket things he wore was a cool look but the sideburns most certainly were.
If only I could grow something similar These sideburns were sooo 70s. If you want to look fashionable these days, you've got to go for the Taliban look . Yeah, the really stupid beard is definitely in. ZZ Top have become fashion icons overnight  |
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