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Saw them on the last night of the first FF tour at Wembley (couldn't get Hammersmith tickets). Never thought I'd ever get the chance to catch Nuff live, especially after he got ill. That night he could barely move, his pick was taped to his thumb (fell off during Roadhouse Blues) but he still had such a huge presence. What a voice.
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'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!'
Rossi describing him as an 'integral' part of the Quo sound rather understated it.
Was the driving force behind Quo's great rock albums, notably, 'Quo' and 'Blue for You' with tracks such as Backwater/ Just Take Me, Drifiting Away, Is there a Better Way, and others. But could also do beautiful slow blues such as 'A year ' and 'Blue for you'. Suspect he was disatisfied, as with much of the fanbase, with the disposable pop direction Rossi took them from the 80s onwards.
Rossi describing him as an 'integral' part of the Quo sound rather understated it.
Was the driving force behind Quo's great rock albums, notably, 'Quo' and 'Blue for You' with tracks such as Backwater/ Just Take Me, Drifiting Away, Is there a Better Way, and others. But could also do beautiful slow blues such as 'A year ' and 'Blue for you'. Suspect he was disatisfied, as with much of the fanbase, with the disposable pop direction Rossi took them from the 80s onwards.
Great songwriter, vocalist and bass player.
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probably my favourite quo track, a year, on the pile driver album.
Regardless of musical genre, I have always been impressed by bands who can produce a live set that sounds like their recorded material. I'd attended hundreds of gigs by the time I was 25, not just the 'artists' I liked, often going to shows the then current lady of interest was keen on (sometimes not even nodding off during the set), other times through freebie tickets from someone in the biz. Though never a die hard fan I did purchase some of their vinyl, head banged it out to them at the Bandwagon now and then and saw a few live performances, they were the real deal.
No one could touch them as a live rock act in the 70’s. Saw the plenty of times between 1974-78 and they got better. Such pity Rossi took the pop route.
No one could touch them as a live rock act in the 70’s. Saw the plenty of times between 1974-78 and they got better. Such pity Rossi took the pop route.
Considering his name, is it a surprise he went vanilla?
Regardless of musical genre, I have always been impressed by bands who can produce a live set that sounds like their recorded material. I'd attended hundreds of gigs by the time I was 25, not just the 'artists' I liked, often going to shows the then current lady of interest was keen on (sometimes not even nodding off during the set), other times through freebie tickets from someone in the biz. Though never a die hard fan I did purchase some of their vinyl, head banged it out to them at the Bandwagon now and then and saw a few live performances, they were the real deal.
The Bandwagon in Kingsbury, had some great Saturday nights there in 1980 during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
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