TelecasterSam Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yay...about bloody time...I say...(and hardest working band for second year in a row!!)BBC News - Profile: Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm not quite sure why they deserve an OBE more than any other band. Have they provided any kind of service to the public other than music? If not, don't see the point of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm not quite sure why they deserve an OBE more than any other band. Have they provided any kind of service to the public other than music? If not, don't see the point of this.Outstanding service to Christmas presents for dads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 What exactly makes them the hardest working band in the country, and how is that even measured? In the grand scheme of things, considering bands whose members book their own tours and release their own records off their own backs, I can't imagine this proclamation is even remotely true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Number of gigs maybe? I'm sure there are bands that do much much more. Also, I bet they haven't carried an amp in years. Or even tuned a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Length of service I would imagine. Pretty much standard in any job really if someone nominates you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 What exactly makes them the hardest working band in the country, and how is that even measured? In the grand scheme of things, considering bands whose members book their own tours and release their own records off their own backs, I can't imagine this proclamation is even remotely true."Status Quo were named as Britain's hardest working band in 2009 after notching up more major concerts than any other group, playing to more than 250,000 fans at 27 arenas."nuff said !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm not quite sure why they deserve an OBE more than any other band. Have they provided any kind of service to the public other than music? If not, don't see the point of this."Status Quo launched the first Prince's Trust concert in 1982......Status Quo started the 1990s on a high by entering the Guinness Book Of Records after completing four charity concerts in four UK cities in the space of 12 hours in October 1991".....also Nordof Robbins Music Therapy Charity..... Pentonville Prison Music Workshops.... etc etc....Their achievments stand for themselves........... o' you should have such longevity !!!..... they deserve it... stop the sour grapes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 "Status Quo were named as Britain's hardest working band in 2009 after notching up more major concerts than any other group, playing to more than 250,000 fans at 27 arenas."nuff said !!Playing to more people than other bands doesnt make you more hard working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Playing to more people than other bands doesnt make you more hard working.unless they played to 250,000 people individually. A song each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 unless they played to 250,000 people individually. A song each.I did that, they weren't happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 "Status Quo launched the first Prince's Trust concert in 1982......Status Quo started the 1990s on a high by entering the Guinness Book Of Records after completing four charity concerts in four UK cities in the space of 12 hours in October 1991".....also Nordof Robbins Music Therapy Charity..... Pentonville Prison Music Workshops.... etc etc....Their achievments stand for themselves........... o' you should have such longevity !!!..... they deserve it... stop the sour grapes!Haha, okay. These sour grapes are delicious though, and they don't taste like stale 2-chord dad rock shit.If they've done things for charity all it shows is that they didn't do it for other people, they did it so they could grin as the queen tells them how great they are. ARGUABLY, EXTREMELY ARGUABLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 "Status Quo were named as Britain's hardest working band in 2009 after notching up more major concerts than any other group, playing to more than 250,000 fans at 27 arenas."nuff said !!So, they played 27 gigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 pictures of matchstick men was only good thing they did in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Down.Down.Deeper, and down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 A lot of their album material is excellent.....There has always been something off an album through every decade that has kept me a fan of theirs since 1971/2 when I first went to a gig of theirs (at Leeds Town Hall)by definition, if you play predominately 12 bar blues/boogie rock...you're gonna play mainly 3 chords..... .....but then again, I like that kind of music !!!but I don't want to start some arguement.... some of you have different views...that fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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