Status Quo
PILEDRIVER
A&M SP-4381
England's Status Quo is a band of many contradictions. They have been loved by fans throughout a career of almost 40 years while being vilified by critics for pretty much the same reason: 'knowing how to play only 3 chords,' an oversimplification even though they freely admit it.
In the U.S. they were a one-hit wonder, that being "Pictures of Match Stick Men" from 1968. Afterwards they abandoned light psychedelic rock in favor of a plodding boogie, which became their trademark but guaranteed no more hits in America.
Following their new style, and beginning with MA KELLY'S GREASY SPOON (1970) and DOG OF TWO HEAD (1971), they worked their way toward becoming England's 3rd best seller of albums, surpassed only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
There have been numerous personnel changes, but the band continues touring and recording under the leadership of Founders Parfitt and Rossi.
PILEDRIVER (1972) began a long association with Vertigo Records and a 3-album U.S. distribution deal with A&M.
PILEDRIVER personnel:
Francis Rossi - lead guitar, 12-string and acoustic guitar, vocals
Richard Parfitt - 2nd guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vocals
Alan Lancaster - bass guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals
John Coughlan - drums, various percussions
Rob Young, harmonica/ Jimmy Horowitz - additional piano
SIDE ONE
Don't Waste My Time (Rossi-Young) 4:18/ O Baby (Rossi-Parfitt) 4:33/
A Year (Lancaster) 5:50/ Unspoken Words (Rossi-Young) 5:10.
SIDE TWO
Big Fat Mama (Rossi-Young) 5:53/ Paper Plane (Rossi-Young) 2:57/ All the Reasons (Parfitt-Lancaster) 3:43/ Roadhouse Blues (Morrison -The Doors) 7:28.
Arrangements: Status Quo/ Produced by Status Quo for G.M./ Engineer: Damon Lyon- Shaw/ Assistant: Richard Manwaring/ Equipment: Malcolm Geroge Kingsnorth and Paul Robert Lodge
Recorded September & October 1972 at I.B.C. Studios, Portland Place, London.
"From the Makers of Dog of Two Head"
Reissued on CD by Repertoire Records (REP 4119-WP) with 2 bonus tracks:
Joanne (b-side of "Caroline") 4:11/ Lonely Night (b-side of "Break the Rules") 3:16.
For more information visit:
www.statusquo.co.uk/ ---- contains information about another reissue of PILEDRIVER and other Vertigo titles
www.statusquo.com --- complete discography in 5-year segments shown by clicking on 'albums'
JB
PILEDRIVER
A&M SP-4381
England's Status Quo is a band of many contradictions. They have been loved by fans throughout a career of almost 40 years while being vilified by critics for pretty much the same reason: 'knowing how to play only 3 chords,' an oversimplification even though they freely admit it.
In the U.S. they were a one-hit wonder, that being "Pictures of Match Stick Men" from 1968. Afterwards they abandoned light psychedelic rock in favor of a plodding boogie, which became their trademark but guaranteed no more hits in America.
Following their new style, and beginning with MA KELLY'S GREASY SPOON (1970) and DOG OF TWO HEAD (1971), they worked their way toward becoming England's 3rd best seller of albums, surpassed only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
There have been numerous personnel changes, but the band continues touring and recording under the leadership of Founders Parfitt and Rossi.
PILEDRIVER (1972) began a long association with Vertigo Records and a 3-album U.S. distribution deal with A&M.
PILEDRIVER personnel:
Francis Rossi - lead guitar, 12-string and acoustic guitar, vocals
Richard Parfitt - 2nd guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vocals
Alan Lancaster - bass guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals
John Coughlan - drums, various percussions
Rob Young, harmonica/ Jimmy Horowitz - additional piano
SIDE ONE
Don't Waste My Time (Rossi-Young) 4:18/ O Baby (Rossi-Parfitt) 4:33/
A Year (Lancaster) 5:50/ Unspoken Words (Rossi-Young) 5:10.
SIDE TWO
Big Fat Mama (Rossi-Young) 5:53/ Paper Plane (Rossi-Young) 2:57/ All the Reasons (Parfitt-Lancaster) 3:43/ Roadhouse Blues (Morrison -The Doors) 7:28.
Arrangements: Status Quo/ Produced by Status Quo for G.M./ Engineer: Damon Lyon- Shaw/ Assistant: Richard Manwaring/ Equipment: Malcolm Geroge Kingsnorth and Paul Robert Lodge
Recorded September & October 1972 at I.B.C. Studios, Portland Place, London.
"From the Makers of Dog of Two Head"
Reissued on CD by Repertoire Records (REP 4119-WP) with 2 bonus tracks:
Joanne (b-side of "Caroline") 4:11/ Lonely Night (b-side of "Break the Rules") 3:16.
For more information visit:
www.statusquo.co.uk/ ---- contains information about another reissue of PILEDRIVER and other Vertigo titles
www.statusquo.com --- complete discography in 5-year segments shown by clicking on 'albums'
JB
