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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2020 21:37:35 GMT
Imagining if Alan wasn't living in far shores and had the health to take up bass plus some vocals in JCQ. With a decent frontman its likely that they could have nicked a large chunk of the fan base after the reunions, and even the lions share after Rick's passing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2020 23:37:11 GMT
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Feb 25, 2020 0:09:15 GMT
Imagining if Alan wasn't living in far shores and had the health to take up bass plus some vocals in JCQ. With a decent frontman its likely that they could have nicked a large chunk of the fan base after the reunions, and even the lions share after Rick's passing. I'm not sure it would have worked exactly like that. I think that those who were 'done' with the band after the reunions or after Rick's death have probably stopped going to see them anyway. They may have been more inclined to go and see JCQ if Alan was playing with them, but they have already turned their back on Quo. Those of us who still want to see the band may also be more inclined to see JCQ with Alan, but I wouldn't have thought that many would switch allegiances altogether. I might be wrong, that's just the way I see it, but I do think that Francis and the official band are still a bigger draw than some people think. Bigger venues, bigger publicity, higher profile etc. And especially when you remember that a large percentage of the crowd these days is (really) made up of casual fans.
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Post by mortified on Feb 25, 2020 6:01:03 GMT
Imagining if Alan wasn't living in far shores and had the health to take up bass plus some vocals in JCQ. With a decent frontman its likely that they could have nicked a large chunk of the fan base after the reunions, and even the lions share after Rick's passing. And there's the rub. Francis is so iconic that finding that front man would be very difficult. Although not impossible, obviously. As for the lion's share, I personally don't think so. In fact I'd go as far as to say they'd remain a pub band regardless of Alan's participation. I'd certainly go see them but the fan base is a different - and more ageing - animal than it used to be.
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Post by snakelady on Feb 25, 2020 7:57:20 GMT
Imagining if Alan wasn't living in far shores and had the health to take up bass plus some vocals in JCQ. With a decent frontman its likely that they could have nicked a large chunk of the fan base after the reunions, and even the lions share after Rick's passing. No, not even close IMO. If they'd have still gotten along after the reunion tours it would've been great to have had Alan guesting with Quo singing 2-3 of his songs. That's what realistically would've been the optimum for Alan. I doubt due to his health issues he would've been able to play more bass afterwards. Quo do have enough good singers now though, so another isn't needed any longer. What mainly made the FF gigs so outstanding was the set plus Rick's and Francis' guitar playing and yes, hearing Alan sing with a surprisingly strong voice. Everything else was down to the nostalgia factor creeping in. Nobody beside the die hard fans knows who Alan or John are. JCQ is a pub band these days and Quo still sell out arenas - no comparison.
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Post by craydarr on Feb 25, 2020 17:43:04 GMT
I think Alan & John may have been a reasonable draw for the FF fans but I think they would still have been easily eclipsed by Fran and Rick.
As good as Alan & John are they weren't the "faces" of Quo and they aren't the songwriters that Fran and Rick are.
When you talk about front men, getting a person there who the crowd can relate to and one that they would associate with "those" songs would be vey hard. In the same way so many FF fans can't relate to Rhino or any of the drummers the band has had since.
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Post by snakelady on Feb 27, 2020 8:17:05 GMT
I think Alan & John may have been a reasonable draw for the FF fans but I think they would still have been easily eclipsed by Fran and Rick.
As good as Alan & John are were they weren't the "faces" of Quo and they aren't the songwriters that Fran and Rick are.When you talk about front men, getting a person there who the crowd can relate to and one that they would associate with "those" songs would be very hard. In the same way so many FF fans can't relate to Rhino or any of the drummers the band has had since. This ! And Francis is the frontman of Quo. Anybody else and it's not Status Quo. - Just how it is, whether any of them or the fans like it or not.
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Post by Dark on Feb 27, 2020 9:46:29 GMT
The band name always trumps former members regardless of who they are. I think you could have had Parfitt, Lancaster & Coghlan in a new band out touring and they wouldn’t draw as many people as Quo featuring just Rossi. I’m sure they would have got a decent crowd, and obviously the potential of the band/setlist, would have been great, but I’m sure they wouldn’t have sold as many tickets.
Look at the venues Rossi played under his own name against what he has done with the current version of Quo, reality is it is pretty much the same thing.
I remember in the 1990s going to see Bruce Dickinson after he had left Iron Maiden, even when he got Adrian Smith on board he played to less than 500 in Glasgow at the G2. In reality if you wanted to hear some Maiden songs as they were on record, you’d have to go and see him, as he was the recognised voice of the band. Yet I saw Maiden themselves at the same time playing to 2,000 in Glasgow at the Barrowlands, not great numbers by their standard, but they did better business due to having the name.
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