Status Quo
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Biography
[Edit]Status Quo are one of Britain's longest-lived bands, staying together for over 40 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the U.K., where it racked up a string of Top Ten singles across the decades. In America, the Quo were ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early '70s. Before that, the band managed to reach number 12 in the U.S. with the psychedelic classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (a Top Ten hit in the U.K.). Following that single, the band suffered a lean period for the next few years, before the bandmembers decided to refashion themselves as a hard rock boogie band in 1970 with their Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon album. The Quo have basically recycled the same simple boogie on each successive album and single, yet their popularity has never waned in Britain. If anything, their very predictability has ensured the group a large following.
The origins of Status Quo lie in a London-based beat group called the Spectres. Francis Rossi (vocals, guitar) and Alan Lancaster (bass) were the core members of the Spectres from their inception; within a few years, the band had added drummer John Coughlan and organist Roy Lynes. The Spectres released three unsuccessful singles before changing their style to psychedelia and adopting the name Traffic Jam and releasing the unsuccessful single "Almost But Not Quite There." After it flopped, the group added Rick Parfitt (guitar, vocals), formerly of the cabaret band the Highlights. When Parfitt joined the band in August 1967, the group again changed its name, this time to Status Quo.
At first, Status Quo backed British solo artists, including Tommy Quickly, while working on their own material. "Pictures of Matchstick Men," the group's debut single, was released at the beginning of 1968 and quickly shot to number seven on the U.K. charts; within a few months, it was a number 12 in the U.S. as well. The immediate follow-up single, "Black Veils of Melancholy," was a flop, but "Ice in the Sun," written by former British pop star Marty Wilde, became Status Quo's second Top Ten hit in the fall of 1968. Over in America, the single barely registered, squeaking to number 70; it was the last time the group would ever chart in the U.S.
For the next year, Status Quo tried to replicate the success of their first two singles with similar psychedelic material, but they had little luck. Finally, they revamped their sound — and jettisoned organist Lynes — in the summer of 1970, debuting their new heavy, bluesy boogie rock with the single "Down the Dustpipe." The single reached number 12, yet the full-fledged hard rock album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon didn't gain much attention. Status Quo began playing concerts regularly across England, slowly building up a strong following in England. Following well-received sets at 1972's Reading and Great Western festivals, the band became a hot property. The Quo signed with Vertigo Records and their first single for the label, "Paper Plane," cracked the Top Ten in early 1973, while their first album for Vertigo, Piledriver, reached number five. Later that year, Hello entered the charts at number one, while its accompanying single, "Caroline," reached number five. Also in 1973, keyboardist Andy Bown, formerly of the Herd and Judas Jump, became the band's unofficial keyboardist.
Throughout the '70s, each album Status Quo released went into the Top Five, while their singles — including the number one "Down Down" (1974), "Roll Over Lay Down" (1975), "Rain" (1976), "Wild Side of Life" (1976), and a cover of John Fogerty's "Rockin' All Over the World" (1977) — consistently hit the Top Ten and frequently went gold. Since they were experiencing a great deal of success, they didn't change their sound at all, they just kept churning out the same heavy boogie. America basically ignored Status Quo, yet their eponymous album managed to chart at 148 in 1976. Nevertheless, they were an English phenomenon, and England continued to support them even when pop music was undergoing drastic changes in the late '70s.
Following the release of 1980's Just Supposin', drummer John Coughlan left the band in 1981 to form his own group, Diesel. Former Original Mirrors drummer Pete Kircher replaced him; his first appearance with the group was 1982's Never Too Late. During the early '80s, tensions escalated between bassist Lancaster and guitarists Rossi and Parfitt, who were the group's main songwriters. Lancaster left the Quo after performing with them for a final time at Live Aid. He subsequently took Rossi and Parfitt to court to prevent them from using the name "Status Quo." Lancaster lost his battle, and the name became the property of the guitarists.
Once the lawsuit was settled, Rossi and Parfitt assembled a new band, hiring bassist John Edwards, drummer Jeff Rich, and keyboardist Andy Bown, who officially became a member of the group. The new lineup continued Status Quo's remarkable success, as they racked up a number of new Top Ten singles and hit albums, as well as consistently selling out concerts across England and Europe. In 1994, the group had its second number one hit of its career, with the football anthem "Come on You Reds"; the single was recorded with the football champions, Manchester United. By the mid-'90s, Status Quo had scored 50 British hit singles, which was a greater number than any other band in rock & roll history.
In April 1997 Parfitt underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery but fully recovered and continued performing and recording with the Quo in the years to follow. Drummer Rich departed the band in 2000, replaced by Matt Letley, who has continued on with the band in the 21st century. The single “Jam Side Down” was a Top 20 hit in the U.K. during 2002, a year that also saw the release of the critically acclaimed Heavy Traffic album. The all-covers outing Don’t Stop arrived in 2004, followed by The Party Ain’t Over Yet in 2005 and In Search of the Fourth Chord in 2007. In 2010 the Quo returned with Quid Pro Quo. The album — which featured 14 newly written songs — peaked at number 10 on the U.K. album chart. Two years later, Parfitt and Rossi announced that they had filmed their first full-length feature film. Bula Quo — hailed as a modern-day version of the Blues Brothers — was released in the summer of 2013, with its soundtrack arriving just a few months earlier.
Title: Bula Quo!
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Psychedelic
Title: The Technicolour Dreams Of The Status Quo: The Complete 60s Recordings
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock
Title: Whatever You Want - The Essential (CD2)
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Pictures of Matchstick Men - Single
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: In The Army Now: With The Corps Of Army Music Choir
Artist: Status Quo
Title: Piledriver 1972 (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (CD1)
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Accept No Substitute: The Definitive Hits (CD2)
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: The Technicolour Dreams of the Status Quo - The Complete 60's Recordings
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: In The Army Now
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Back2SQ.1-The Frantic Four Reunion (Live At Hammersmith Apollo, London/2013)
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock
Title: Whatever You Want - The Very Best Of Status Quo (CD2)
Artist: Status Quo
Title: Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Accept No Substitute: The Definitive Hits (CD1)
Artist: Status Quo
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Collections
Title: Best Of Retro Dance (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Top 40 Karaoke Rock Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: NOW That’s What I Call Classic Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Romantic Collection (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Drivetime
Title: The Ultimate Collection - Rock 100 Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Coca-Cola Music Legend Collection - Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Ever Dad: The Definitive Collection (CD1)
Genre: Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk, Alternative
Title: Classic Summer (CD2)
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Alternative
Title: Classic Summer (CD3)
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Alternative
Title: Rock’n'Roll Collection 1
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Nuggets II (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Punk, Psychedelic
Title: Die Hit-Giganten (Best Of Fussballhits) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Sunshine Pop
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Sunshine Pop
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 80s (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Symphonic Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 80s (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Symphonic Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 90s (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Acid Jazz, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD12)
Genre: Rock, Celtic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD14)
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD15)
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD18)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Alle 40 Goed Gitaarhelden (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Joe FM Top 2000 Vol. 7 (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: The Solid Silver 60's Greatest Hits (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Ska
Title: DMC Halloween & Horror Volume 1
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1977 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1977 (CD15)
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Reggae, Country Rock, Disco, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1971 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Soul Jazz, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, Country Rock, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1971 (CD6)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Symphonic Rock, Heavy Metal, Country Rock, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1988 (CD13)
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Euro House, Rock, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Fetenhits: 80s Best Of (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Fetenhits: 70s Best Of (CD2)
Title: Golden World Songs 80s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Future Trance Vol. 46
Genre: Trance
Title: Top Of The Pops 2: 70's Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Playlist - Christmas Hits 2015
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop
Title: Shine On The 80's Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Disco
Title: Jackie 70s Annual (CD2)
Title: Great Rock Hits
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: 100 Hits Total Rock ~ 100 Ultimate Guitar Classics (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Floor Fillers Rock Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Ever! Driving Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Injection Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Super Dance Party Vol. 6 (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Ü30 Party Hits (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Latest & Greatest Rock Ballads (CD3)
Genre: Grunge, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Indie
Title: Greatest Ever 70s Rock (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Dancing Flower Mix (CD3)
Genre: House, Electro, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Rock Star Top 100 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Featuring albums
Title: Jumping All Over the World - Whatever You Want
Artist: Scooter
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Philharmania - All Time Great Rock Hits Vol. 1
Artist: Mike Batt, The Royal Philormonic Orchestra
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Percent Scooter 25 Years Wild And Wicked (Limited Edition) (CD2)
Artist: Scooter
Genre: Trance
Title: Top Of The Pops 1975 (CD1)
Artist: Top Of The Pops