totally agree ... rossi killed the spirit of quo from the 80s onwards ... dont get me wrong theyve done a few gems in that period but not full albums of gems . heavy traffic was the last great album and i also like quid pro quo
I blame Rossi too, but remember Pip Williams took over as manager and had a main hand in there , a main influencer, i think Rossi just went along with it because the coke told him to !
Great to see John in good spirits talking about the past, John was the powerhouse behind the band, being a teenager in the 70's Quo were the real deal and an absolute great to watch live, when John left and then Alan the band were never the same again and the songs from the 80's were trash, long live the frantic four, LEGENDS.
Pip Williams coming in as producer in the late '70's was the start of the decline. I'd say Rossi was already leaning towards a 'pop' sound as well. John could have told us why he felt he had to quit Quo in the end.
Great to see John looking well and still gigging, hopefully i will get to see his band, saw Rossi's Quo earlier this year shame John isn't playing with him. Piledriver my fav Quo album. Absolute Classic.
In 77 Quo did 4 nights at Manchester Apollo I did all 4 and spent most of them watching John having bought a kit the year before. Still my favourite drummer and no one who followed him into Quo was anywhere near See you in July JC.
Great Interview and great to see John looking well , seen you stacks of times and was at the Apollo for all live Quo shows I think I'm still sweating from these GIGS. Oh the GOOD OLD DAYS. CHEERS JOHN AND A LONG LIFE TO YOU.
Meeting John C and getting his autograph when Quo were touring in Australia in the late 70s was and still is one of the highlights of my life. Good on ya mate 👍🏻
Great interview. John was the guy who made me get a drum kit when I was 13 when heard the drum fill intro on 4500 times. Simple but bloody brilliant, and that’s why he was so good. He never overplayed or did fills just for the sake of it. He always played exactly what the song needed without over complicating it. When Jeff rich took the seat you could instantly tell he was too technical, and between him and Rhino the music began to move toward more complicated songs and arrangements and lost the one thing that set Quo apart from other bands...it’s simplicity.
Good interview questions, yeh Jazz, Im a drummer, done stuff. 70's bands had jazz/ blues feel to it and great drummers in that period, John is influence to me, and up here with John Bonham etc, yes Gene Crupa, Buddy Rich I studied too, from my old dad's records. South London boy myself, Loved the Quo big time with original line up.
I like your interviews and hats off to John for still performing. Also, another drummer, Nick Mason, does justice to a lot of songs that post "Dark Side of the Moon" Pink Floyd did not pay attention to.
My favourite Quo! I always loved the look on his face in those interviews in the 60s an 70s. That "If Francis, Rick and Alan say ONE MORE STUPID THING, I'm outta here" look ...
The drummer for the Stones is Steve Jordan. He first made a name for himself with the Blues Brothers before being in the first house band on the David Letterman Show. He was part of the New York scened and did a lot of sessions including with saxophonist Mark Colby (Steve Gadd was the other drummer on the album) and guitarist Steve Khan (whose lineup at times also included Gadd). He has toured with Neil Young and Booker T & the MGs etc. He was also the producer and drummer for John Mayer's massive hit album 'Continuum' and beyond, including Mayer's blues trio that included Pino Palladino (the Who, Jeff Beck, Paul Young etc.) on bass. Jordan was also in the Expensive Wineos, Keith Richard's band, which ultimately put him in good standing with the Stones. Despite his funk-fusion-r & b roots, Jordan is a massive Beatles fan, even owning a 'Ringo' drum kit. He also plays bass and with the Expensive Wineos he and bassist Charley Drayton often switched instruments.
Man I find it hard to believe Jim Morrison would say that. He could be a drunken buffoon but at the end of the day, he was quite respectful of fellow music acts.
The first gig I ever went to was quo live at Blackpool live in 1979 and it was an awesome gig and I was right at the front and my ears where ringing for a couple of days and Johns powerhouse drumming made the quo sound stand out and I’m sure it’s Blackpool where John met Buddy Rich, I’m sure iv got a newspaper cutting of John meeting him
as a fan from New Zealand who flew to the UK to see Status Quo live and got mugged in Amsterdam ten years later i met Alain Lancaster in Hamilton New Zealand, knock me by a feather and call me Chook, Cool dude
Well he has survived to be rockin into older age so we have to forgive him the 'occasional' lapse...but yeah, I think that my own recollection of Quo's history is rather more accurate than John's. But thank goodness for JCQ!
The interviewer didn't quite do his homework. After the Ma Kelly album it was Dog of 2 Head and then Piledriver. Unfortunately JC didn't pick up on that. Interesting bits and pieces from JC who will be playing the Half Moon in Putney next Sunday.
@classicalbum, I think the live album you refer too being recorded illegally was called Tokyo Quo. Like it says on the till recorded but without permission of management.
Quo will always be Francis Rick John and Alan for me . I did like the 1982 album even though John was absent I hoped he would be back on the next one But for me Back to Back was horrendous and a downward slide from then on in
Quo were a great band untill the back half of the 80's.Then it went very pearshaped .Couglan had gone and Lancaster and it was silly popish nonsense.Saw them for real and a great stage band.But when they released such shite as "I,m in the army now" I looked the other way as many did.Quo were a serious hard rock outfit and he was a serious drummer but the band went all candy floss which is why he chose to get the bus home so to speak.
Well, Rossi pissed him off and he caught a flight home. Coghlan was in the air before they knew he was gone. Roy Lynes got on a train one day in 1970 and they never saw him again until he walked on stage in Brisbane 30 years later. It's all very SPINAL TAP................
I watched them live in the Coghlan/Lancaster days and they were superb. The direction Rossi took with tracks such as 'It's Margarita Time' left me bewildered.
In the Army Now was never a Quo song anyway. It was written by these two Dutch men. Rossi was the most anti-Quo member of Quo and once Rossi drove out Alan Lancaster and John Coughlan, they were finished as a serious rock band.
loved Quo 70,s early 80,s seen them many times at the odeon Wembley,even went over to Belgium.but once they released margarita time.and Alan and john went i lost interest.but they we're a great live band
@@paulsheldon4057 It was Francis Rossi who was the most anti-Quo member of Status Quo. Once Alan Lancaster left, Rossi turned Quo into a pop band and they became a joke. I can't think of one decent album Quo released after Alan Lancaster was forced out. Their last great rock single was What You're Proposing, which peaked at No.2 back in 1980.
This is work of National importance 🇬🇧😍. Keep mining this rich seam ducky. Kudos for not descending into “Carry On” smuttyness re the sisters😁. Is there an episode featuring classic phase beginning with Itchycoo finishing with Silver Machine 🤔🤩.
Rather see JQs Quo or most Quo tributes as they play more of the old classic stuff . Trouble with the current line not enough old classic material. Only downside is the horrible ROATW .
Loved the early albums, especially Piledriver and Dog of Two Heads, but they lost me at Margherita Time. Got dragged to see them at Wembley in the mid 90s supported by Paul Rodgers. He blew them away. I actually fell asleep during their set.
@@slowmarchingband1 Glenn Powell was exercising his sense of humour. I love bizarre humour, well done Glenn. The Norwegian Blue loves kipping on his back. LOL!!!!! Is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?
At one of the first recording sessions THE BEATLES had with Producer George Martin in the early 60's, George Martin asked the boys if there was anything they didn't like. Quick as a flash George Harrison said " Well, for one thing I don't like your tie " From that moment on, he knew that they would get on very well.
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Quo for me will always be Coghlan, Parfitt, Lancaster and Rossi up until Rossi turned Quo into a Country and Western/Wedding band.
totally agree ... rossi killed the spirit of quo from the 80s onwards ... dont get me wrong theyve done a few gems in that period but not full albums of gems . heavy traffic was the last great album and i also like quid pro quo
I blame Rossi too, but remember Pip Williams took over as manager and had a main hand in there , a main influencer, i think Rossi just went along with it because the coke told him to !
@@peterkwakman7440, Producer not Manager , he definitely watered down the rawness !
No he fkg didn't!!!!!!
Francis Rossi IS THE QUO!!!
Great to see John in good spirits talking about the past, John was the powerhouse behind the band, being a teenager in the 70's Quo were the real deal and an absolute great to watch live, when John left and then Alan the band were never the same again and the songs from the 80's were trash, long live the frantic four, LEGENDS.
Pip Williams coming in as producer in the late '70's was the start of the decline. I'd say Rossi was already leaning towards a 'pop' sound as well. John could have told us why he felt he had to quit Quo in the end.
Totally agree 👍🏻
Great to see John looking well and still gigging, hopefully i will get to see his band, saw Rossi's Quo earlier this year shame John isn't playing with him. Piledriver my fav Quo album. Absolute Classic.
He retired in September 22...Last gig was at Butlins in Minehead
Great to hear John, he never really got a chance to tell his story till now, great guy
In 77 Quo did 4 nights at Manchester Apollo
I did all 4 and spent most of them watching John having bought a kit the year before.
Still my favourite drummer and no one who followed him into Quo was anywhere near
See you in July JC.
Great Interview and great to see John looking well , seen you stacks of times and was at the Apollo for all live Quo shows I think I'm still sweating from these GIGS. Oh the GOOD OLD DAYS. CHEERS JOHN AND A LONG LIFE TO YOU.
Meeting John C and getting his autograph when Quo were touring in Australia in the late 70s was and still is one of the highlights of my life. Good on ya mate 👍🏻
saw Quo in Melbourne in 1974 and again in 2005...still awesome after all those years
Great interview. John was the guy who made me get a drum kit when I was 13 when heard the drum fill intro on 4500 times. Simple but bloody brilliant, and that’s why he was so good. He never overplayed or did fills just for the sake of it. He always played exactly what the song needed without over complicating it. When Jeff rich took the seat you could instantly tell he was too technical, and between him and Rhino the music began to move toward more complicated songs and arrangements and lost the one thing that set Quo apart from other bands...it’s simplicity.
Great drummer. The Quo song with the greatest drumming was What You're Proposing.
You’re so right
Loved that, thank you. Actually saw them at the famous Glasgow Apollo.
Good interview questions, yeh Jazz, Im a drummer, done stuff. 70's bands had jazz/ blues feel to it and great drummers in that period, John is influence to me, and up here with John Bonham etc, yes Gene Crupa, Buddy Rich I studied too, from my old dad's records. South London boy myself, Loved the Quo big time with original line up.
Love this Comment! :)
I like your interviews and hats off to John for still performing. Also, another drummer, Nick Mason, does justice to a lot of songs that post "Dark Side of the Moon" Pink Floyd did not pay attention to.
Excellent clip. Lots of great stories there snd a very good and relaxed atmosphere.
Quo live, and If you want blood . My two favourite live albums . Both recorded at Glasgow Apollo .
Wonderful interview!
I'm French and Status Quo paased the channel to reach my ears back in the early 70's. I'm different since
Wonderful memories on the Quo road crew in the late 70's. You were always kind to me John as was Rick. Thank you so much for the music.
That’s really cool man. I think Francis may have been a bit of hard work
My favourite Quo! I always loved the look on his face in those interviews in the 60s an 70s. That "If Francis, Rick and Alan say ONE MORE STUPID THING, I'm outta here" look ...
The drummer for the Stones is Steve Jordan. He first made a name for himself with the Blues Brothers before being in the first house band on the David Letterman Show. He was part of the New York scened and did a lot of sessions including with saxophonist Mark Colby (Steve Gadd was the other drummer on the album) and guitarist Steve Khan (whose lineup at times also included Gadd). He has toured with Neil Young and Booker T & the MGs etc. He was also the producer and drummer for John Mayer's massive hit album 'Continuum' and beyond, including Mayer's blues trio that included Pino Palladino (the Who, Jeff Beck, Paul Young etc.) on bass. Jordan was also in the Expensive Wineos, Keith Richard's band, which ultimately put him in good standing with the Stones. Despite his funk-fusion-r & b roots, Jordan is a massive Beatles fan, even owning a 'Ringo' drum kit. He also plays bass and with the Expensive Wineos he and bassist Charley Drayton often switched instruments.
Man I find it hard to believe Jim Morrison would say that. He could be a drunken buffoon but at the end of the day, he was quite respectful of fellow music acts.
The first gig I ever went to was quo live at Blackpool live in 1979 and it was an awesome gig and I was right at the front and my ears where ringing for a couple of days and Johns powerhouse drumming made the quo sound stand out and I’m sure it’s Blackpool where John met Buddy Rich, I’m sure iv got a newspaper cutting of John meeting him
as a fan from New Zealand who flew to the UK to see Status Quo live and got mugged in Amsterdam ten years later i met Alain Lancaster in Hamilton New Zealand, knock me by a feather and call me Chook, Cool dude
I used to live in Henderson NZ.... glad to see you made it over to Europe... Amsterdam is one of the best European capitals to get mugged in.
Great interview John! See you in The Half moon Putney!
Great interview
Saw him at Great British rock n blues festival was fantastic then saw him at Northampton on his farewell tour we drove down from Leeds good gig
remember seeing john play after he left quo i believe it was in the marquee when it was in wardour street and thoroughly enjoying it
Dear John . . . . Great drummer, fantastic band, shocking memory!!! Only kidding, who cares anyway, he was in the original Quo. :)
Well he has survived to be rockin into older age so we have to forgive him the 'occasional' lapse...but yeah, I think that my own recollection of Quo's history is rather more accurate than John's. But thank goodness for JCQ!
You’re missing out Dog Of Two Head between Ma Kelly and Piledriver.
ZZ Top had a reputation- they gave Marc Bolan and TREX a hard time when they co-headlined in 1974
John is 25% of Status Quo. Legend
The interviewer didn't quite do his homework. After the Ma Kelly album it was Dog of 2 Head and then Piledriver. Unfortunately JC didn't pick up on that. Interesting bits and pieces from JC who will be playing the Half Moon in Putney next Sunday.
A very popular and influential band in the UK that really didn't gain any traction in the US.
He sounds like Steve Jones!
I thought the same, was only a few days ago I listened to a Jonesy interview
@classicalbum, I think the live album you refer too being recorded illegally was called Tokyo Quo. Like it says on the till recorded but without permission of management.
Quo will always be Francis Rick John and Alan for me . I did like the 1982 album even though John was absent I hoped he would be back on the next one But for me Back to Back was horrendous and a downward slide from then on in
great guy i met him over 24 years ago
I've seen John's band in the marrs bar worcester gr8 nite
Great interview👍, I doubt if he would do it but if anyone could get him to agree to it , it would be you and that's an interview of Tony McPhee🙏
Quo were a great band untill the back half of the 80's.Then it went very pearshaped .Couglan had gone and Lancaster and it was silly popish nonsense.Saw them for real and a great stage band.But when they released such shite as "I,m in the army now" I looked the other way as many did.Quo were a serious hard rock outfit and he was a serious drummer but the band went all candy floss which is why he chose to get the bus home so to speak.
Well, Rossi pissed him off and he caught a flight home.
Coghlan was in the air before they knew he was gone.
Roy Lynes got on a train one day in 1970 and they never saw him again until he walked on stage in Brisbane 30 years later.
It's all very SPINAL TAP................
I watched them live in the Coghlan/Lancaster days and they were superb. The direction Rossi took with tracks such as 'It's Margarita Time' left me bewildered.
In the Army Now was never a Quo song anyway. It was written by these two Dutch men. Rossi was the most anti-Quo member of Quo and once Rossi drove out Alan Lancaster and John Coughlan, they were finished as a serious rock band.
loved Quo 70,s early 80,s seen them many times at the odeon Wembley,even went over to Belgium.but once they released margarita time.and Alan and john went i
lost interest.but they we're a great live band
@@paulsheldon4057
It was Francis Rossi who was the most anti-Quo member of Status Quo. Once Alan Lancaster left, Rossi turned Quo into a pop band and they became a joke. I can't think of one decent album Quo released after Alan Lancaster was forced out. Their last great rock single was What You're Proposing, which peaked at No.2 back in 1980.
Peel was still playing Quo during and after punk. Floyd too. It's a myth that he jettisoned everything before '76.
This is work of National importance 🇬🇧😍. Keep mining this rich seam ducky. Kudos for not descending into “Carry On” smuttyness re the sisters😁. Is there an episode featuring classic phase beginning with Itchycoo finishing with Silver Machine 🤔🤩.
Rather see JQs Quo or most Quo tributes as they play more of the old classic stuff . Trouble with the current line not enough old classic material. Only downside is the horrible ROATW .
Loved the early albums, especially Piledriver and Dog of Two Heads, but they lost me at Margherita Time. Got dragged to see them at Wembley in the mid 90s supported by Paul Rodgers. He blew them away. I actually fell asleep during their set.
Margherita Time..... When you may aswell of listned to Kylie Mynogue wearing a pair of white shoes....
Not entirely sure what you mean, or who is wearing the white shoes, but...yeah, OK..
they got good again. the last full show i saw was arround 2014 and they were realy good.
@@slowmarchingband1 Glenn Powell was exercising his sense of humour.
I love bizarre humour, well done Glenn.
The Norwegian Blue loves kipping on his back. LOL!!!!!
Is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?
Sorry, credit to Monty Python for those comedy quotes.
The frantic four the only quo
Influenced my mic Fleetwood wow
Why is John's wife's name on his screen?
It's her camera I suppose....
The interviewer looks bored as the interview went on
I don't like the Interviewers' T-Shirt.
Grateful Dead are a very dull and boring Band.
At one of the first recording sessions THE BEATLES had with Producer George Martin in the early 60's, George Martin asked the boys if there was anything they didn't like.
Quick as a flash George Harrison said " Well, for one thing I don't like your tie "
From that moment on, he knew that they would get on very well.