This wasn't my first foray to a Status Quo concert. It was however my first time to see the 'Frantic Four" line up that released the 'real' Quo albums (Hello, Dog of Two Head and Piledriver to name a few), that heralded heavy blues rock. No "whatever you want" or any of the softened synthesisStatus Quo in Dublin This wasn't my first foray to a Status Quo concert. It was however my first time to see the 'Frantic Four" line up that released the 'real' Quo albums (Hello, Dog of Two Head and Piledriver to name a few), that heralded heavy blues rock. No "whatever you want" or any of the softened synthesis of their former selves appeared in Dublin and anybody who has seen Quo before will know what to expect, but for the uninitiated I will try to set the scene… If you want to see a really tight band that will have the audience moving from the get go to pretty much the end of the set, a band that is properly loud and heavy with dollops of self deprecating stage banter Status Quo are definitely worth seeing. Support was from Sal Vitro, a steady bluesy sometimes funky band with soul laden vocals. They are a really promising band from Ireland. They didn't try to blast the crowd out of their boots straight away, instead they built up the atmosphere and gradually garnered the audience recognition. What became apparent to me was that they are a group of really good musicians [...]
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