Try the subtitles.. 😆

He's said very negative things about Parfitt and their non-friendship.

Absolutely

Very true. I went to both of the Frantic Four back together gigs and was floored by how great they were and the incredible atmosphere. So to then here Rossi bad mouthing Coglan and the shows in general was (IMO) and incredibly shitty thing to do. Strange bloke.

@@johnwainwright4559 He was right. John wasn't up to speed, changed tempo during songs and Alan barely couldn't play bass anymore (though his voice was still very strong). Francis has said they should have had more time to reherse before doing concerts. Sure it was nice to see them all together on stage again but it wasn't as good as the old days.

Regardless of the points you make…personally, I think he was/is ‘a miserable old sod’ and as my ol’ mum used to say…”If you haven’t got anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. Let’s leave it at that.

I wonder why so many of my favorite bands like Status Quo, Ramones or Metallica have at least one "arsey" person in it. Do i like those bands because i am an arse? Am i drawn to arse music? Can you even hear that in the music? Funnily enough all three of them have tremendously talented rhythm guitarists in them.

Yeah good guitarist if they kept the music of the 70's they would've sold more records.

I've watched and analysed Francis for the last 6 decades and came to the conclusion that he is self-obsessed. He is egocentric. Alan was the opposite. Alan cared deeply about the Band and the Fans. Rick was fairly neutral. Rick just wanted to be in a successful Band, preferably QUO. Coghlan needed love from his Band mates, not isolation. I feel that Rossi is a cold hearted mercenary. Rossi keeps saying that he is a 'shy and insecure' person and he counteracts this by being an 'attention seeking show off'. Rossi is a very smart person, and it wouldn't shock me if he'd fabricated that public persona, in preparation for what was to befall the Frantic Four. Rossi, Frost and Williams were steering QUO's music style away from the Rock that the Fans loved. RAOTW was a very confusing sounding album. It was mixed and produced very low and quiet by Pip Williams. This followed very close on the heels of the very loud and rambunctious 'LIVE' album and 'Blue for You' Rossi took control and didn't consult any Band members. Egomania driven by copious amounts of Cocaine. IYCSTH had a better production and some good Rock songs, though I do classify RAOTW & IYCSTH as QUO's "DISCO" PERIOD. Luckily, QUO bounced back in 1979, 1980 and 1981 with 3 superb Rock albums. 1982's album 1982 was horrific, except for a couple of tracks. No Coghlan, No QUO. Rossi continued to take more control with 'Back to Back' Alan Lancaster said that he wasn't so concerned with "Marguerita Time" which he despised, as he was with "Going Down Town Tonight", which - according to him - was not a Status Quo recording and featured no Status Quo musicians apart from Francis Rossi. Lancaster co-wrote the first single, "Ol' Rag Blues", with Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush. Lancaster was angered when the production company declined to release the version featuring his lead vocal (which has since been made available as a bonus track on the 2006 remastered reissue), in preference to that featuring the voice of Francis Rossi. Over the decades, Rossi sang quite a few songs that were written by Alan. He also made no secret of his dislike of "Marguerita Time", which he thought was too pop-orientated for the group. When they appeared on BBC's Top of the Pops to mime to the single, his place was taken by Jim Lea of Slade, who were also on the programme that week. Rossi and the record company kept taking more control of the Band, whereas Alan and John had very little to no control. I think I read or heard Alan say that 'The Brotherhood' was over, Rick and Francis had their own private language and private jokes that alienated Himself and John. As a massive QUO Fan, I naively thought they would last forever. Even with the time that has passed since The Frantic Four were dismantled by Rossi's ego and arrogance, I still have moments of deep sadness. Rossi can't give anyone a straight or correct reason or answer. "What was the question?" Then he laughs disarmingly trying to disarm and derail the interviewer............. Rossi is a great Guitarist and Singer and that's where it ends.

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@@alanstrom2221 All I got from that huge wall of text was...You hate Rossi as a person.

@@alanstrom2221 You have that in common, you are obsessed with Francis as well.

I think the ego and coke doesnt mix well !. But the ego stays with him, i guess he has relapses during some interviews. But i feel its his ego more than anything

He’s a unit

It‘s simple, very simple….he talks to much….as he said himself……

Yeah, I agree

​​​​​@@rainermuller..To be honest he just reminds me of Phil Collins in his later years. Feeling like his talent has been SO under appreciated and dealing with his own bitterness by making sly digs at the band and also the audience. I've watched all of the Rick interviews from this doc and he was constantly funny and entertaining. Rick was definitely the true heart of the Quo, another thing Rossi just cannot handle.

@@TomLymberopoulos-du5he as long as he’s making a noise he thinks the fans will be happy

Alan Lancaster was the 'rock' glue of the band !

He has never changed or tried to hide anything.

I cant understand geordies, Tees siders I can just about manage if they speak slowly.

Peoole in london are self centred wankers. So accents is a blind man walking the mile

and really thinks he is funny - when he REALLY isn't

I've watched and analysed Francis for the last 6 decades and came to the conclusion that he is self-obsessed. He is egocentric. Alan was the opposite. Alan cared deeply about the Band and the Fans. Rick was fairly neutral. Rick just wanted to be in a successful Band, preferably QUO. Coghlan needed love from his Band mates, not isolation. I feel that Rossi is a cold hearted mercenary. Rossi keeps saying that he is a 'shy and insecure' person and he counteracts this by being an 'attention seeking show off'. Rossi is a very smart person, and it wouldn't shock me if he'd fabricated that public persona, in preparation for what was to befall the Frantic Four. Rossi, Frost and Williams were steering QUO's music style away from the Rock that the Fans loved. RAOTW was a very confusing sounding album. It was mixed and produced very low and quiet by Pip Williams. This followed very close on the heels of the very loud and rambunctious 'LIVE' album and 'Blue for You' Rossi took control and didn't consult any Band members. Egomania driven by copious amounts of Cocaine. IYCSTH had a better production and some good Rock songs, though I do classify RAOTW & IYCSTH as QUO's "DISCO" PERIOD. Luckily, QUO bounced back in 1979, 1980 and 1981 with 3 superb Rock albums. 1982's album 1982 was horrific, except for a couple of tracks. No Coghlan, No QUO. Rossi continued to take more control with 'Back to Back' Alan Lancaster said that he wasn't so concerned with "Marguerita Time" which he despised, as he was with "Going Down Town Tonight", which - according to him - was not a Status Quo recording and featured no Status Quo musicians apart from Francis Rossi. Lancaster co-wrote the first single, "Ol' Rag Blues", with Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush. Lancaster was angered when the production company declined to release the version featuring his lead vocal (which has since been made available as a bonus track on the 2006 remastered reissue), in preference to that featuring the voice of Francis Rossi. Over the decades, Rossi sang quite a few songs that were written by Alan. He also made no secret of his dislike of "Marguerita Time", which he thought was too pop-orientated for the group. When they appeared on BBC's Top of the Pops to mime to the single, his place was taken by Jim Lea of Slade, who were also on the programme that week. Rossi and the record company kept taking more control of the Band, whereas Alan and John had very little to no control. I think I read or heard Alan say that 'The Brotherhood' was over, Rick and Francis had their own private language and private jokes that alienated Himself and John. As a massive QUO Fan, I naively thought they would last forever. Even with the time that has passed since The Frantic Four were dismantled by Rossi's ego and arrogance, I still have moments of deep sadness. Rossi can't give anyone a straight or correct reason or answer. "What was the question?" Then he laughs disarmingly trying to disarm and derail the interviewer...... Rossi is a great Guitarist and Singer and that's where it ends.

I couldn't have worked closely with someone like him for 20 minutes, let alone decades. Rick said in those later poolside interviews that all he ever wanted was to be in a successful band, and I imagine he avoided confrontation, unlike John and certainly "Nuff". In Rick's interviews during the second Frantic Four reunion tour, he does sail close to the wind by saying how much he was loving the old Quo heaviness, and contrasts playing in the current "Quo Lite" (his words) line-up as "almost on auto-pilot". Status Quo like many bands had an early golden era, and then 30+ years of being incapable of creating anything that remotely came close. I heard some tracks from the new Stones album. No "Jumping Jack Flash"s or "Gimme Shelter"s.

@@alanstrom2221 I remember when Hush used to practice in lunch hour recess @ Cannington High.

Yeah that struck me as a bit odd. Lets go through them Roll Over Lay Down - no comment Claudie - Pretty weak by comparison, maybe, but hardly 'shit'? Reason for Living - Terrific track - rare co-work of Parfitt Rossi? Blue Eyed Lady - Credited to Lancaster Parfitt but feels like a Rossi song. Ok, a bit too much like Mean Girl but 'shit'? I think not. Caroline - yes quite Softer Ride - Another belter, played live a lot recently And it's better now - Lovely song which came to life on Acquostic 45 Hundred Times - Arguably the best song they ever did. Now, as with many older fans, i much prefer the harder sound of Quo and Blue for You. But you would have thought Rossi, if we're to take seriously his assertion that he prefers pop to rock, might have lauded this album. I've afraid I've grown to C dislike this man.

Not on mic or in vision not supposed to be on mic in a doco shoot as the talent gives back the question in the answer it’s not a 2 hander shoot

Everything 88 to early 2000 is shite and not much better after that !

Yeah agree :)

@@deanstanley5799 and you still describe yourself as a Quo fan?

@@sahhull no not for this era !

@@deanstanley5799 the era you are a fan of is dead.

He's the polar opposite. That's what people can't deal with.

Yeah me too

Alan Lancaster was the real 'rocker' in the band !

Very strained relationship in the end.

Yeah mate, I agree. He'd be hard to live with. My favourite in the band was the "Brilliant" Rick Parfitt. I miss him everyday. loved his humour.

@@TomLymberopoulos-du5he he was the foundation of the band. He was a great guy living in the shadow of Fran. Their music will remain for ever but the band has gone.

Coke.😂

​​@@wingchun-simplekungfu7584Francis and Alan founded the band, unless you start to only start it from the point it was called Status Quo. I think even The Status Quo might have been agreed before Rick Parfitt joined.

Agree ! Its now a tribute band !!

@@Bruce15485 Absolutely agree

Still got the main man so no, not a tribute.

I think he's being pretty honest and says things without rose tinted spectacles. Disagree about HT, half good, half shit.

A bit of coke stayed in his brain😊

@@BartNL-tx7ih maybe where he lost the plot. Although he had quite a temper back in the 70’s

Agree, have you listened to the first 5 albums of 1970's? That's the music I grew up with if they kept their music similar I think they'd sell more records. PILEDRIVER / HELLO / QUO / ON THE LEVEL / BLUE FOR YOU.

@TomLymberopoulos-du5he I do agree with Rossi. All albums after the frantic four are shit, I can live with parts of heavy traffic but that's it, think you misunderstood me, I love those albums and followed quo everywhere during those frantic four years. Rossi has ruined quo.