Sitting in the back of the ol man's Capri, the smell of Golden Virginia in ya nose, driving up the A13 to see Nan, Quo blasting out of tinny speakers, life was good back then!
In 1972, l was nine years old and l was very taken with the energy of this song. It was the first vinyl single I ever bought ... I remember being very excited, going into Woolworths in Weymouth, Dorset, UK and making the purchase with saved up pocket money. I had arrived!
ALAN CHARLES LANCASTER otherwise known as NUFF, has passed away in Sydney, his home for 45 years. The founding member and the backbone of STATUS QUO had been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis for many years. Alan battled on bravely, performing at QUO's Reunion gigs in 2013 and 2014. Even though he had MS, Alan's performance and his vocals were the strongest of the three. My favourite member of QUO is Alan Lancaster. I had the pleasure of having a beer and a smoke with Alan at a Sydney pub gig, in Five Dock, when he had The Lancaster Bombers and The Lancaster/Brewster Bands in the late 80's. We had a longer chat at The Lewisham Hotel as well. These were dirty, grungy hotels, though this didn't phase the great man of the people. Alan was the most beautifil man, very humble, down to earth and a great guy to talk with and have a laugh. Vale Alan ( Nuff ) Lancaster RIP mate, you were one of the greatest Rockers of all time.
Quo didn't do lead guitar, that's 1 of the things that made their sound different. I grew with them, other heavy rock bands made a big feature of lead guitar, & sometimes keyboards & drum solos, Quo didn't, and for many at the time it was a big attraction.
@@andrewmatthews6861 he sure was I met them both me and my ex husband and my late ex mother in law 😘 Rick back in the day quo is not the same with out the 12bar of Rick and Alan John that when it was spot on
This was the first single I ever bought… I went from Quo to punk, Rufus and funk, not much glam rock but lots of classical thrown in for good measure… my childhood soundtrack was The Beatles, The Kinks, and Jefferson Airplane… my kids have the same eclectic taste these days, they love all the old stuff, thank God!!
I have listened to it all over the years, Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Traffic, Steve Miller, Cream, Dylan, etc etc... folk, Jazz, Blue, Funk.... but always never far away and so dear to me as straight forward rockers they blew me away from the get go.... nothing, even in my sixties, can consistently get me up dancing and playing air guitar!!! Being an occasional bass player, this is the band that I would have loved to have hammered out the rhythm for
Sadly with Ricky and Alan now dead and John hanging up his drumsticks this year, the real spirit of Quo is really no more. Francis seems to have his own ideas as to what Quo is/are so let's see what happens. But nothing is forever and at 65 myself I know that only too well!
@@rocketman57 When the frantic four walked of the stage for the last time that was the end of Quo for me , Francis should not be calling his band Status Quo.
This is the Quo I will always remember , and of course the Frantic Four tours were a total gift from the metal gods , god bless you Rick , you were the man
@@GD-ji7wy They were huge in Europe. It's just straight forward boogie rock n roll that's guaranteed to get your feet tapping. Their concerts were something else. Great fun and hugely enjoyable. If you're going to give them a go you could do a lot worse than trying the album Piledriver to start with. Happy listening and all the best from England.
JC could've made a career as a shotputter/javelin thrower. I've played bass in a band like that, standing next to the drummer. The 2 guitarists were having fun headbanging away at the front while me n Danny the Drums were sweating away, gritted teeth, building new muscles. At the end of each song we'd look at eachother & say something that rhymed with Hucking Fell.
This is the first track from Quo I remember from 1973. I thought they were soooo heavy at the time. As you, say the one track that sums up the Quo sound so well.
I loved Status Quo around 75 / 76 when I started senior school, then along came punk and things changed significantly for me, but I've still always had a strong affection for Status Quo and they were a constant presence during my youth and 20's.
Saw the frantic four at Plymouth Guild Hall on my nineteenth birthday back in 1973 when they toured the Hello album they were fantastic, been deaf as a post ever since, RIP Alan & Rick.
@norman smithers there’d always be a couple on blackheath, and one outside greenwhich park. Best Italian ice cream van I saw , we were on holiday I think, called” Bumshi’s “. Lucky they didn’t do teas as well
Many years ago, mates and I came across Quo, it was the best time, we would air guitar to this and all the songs on Piledriver, such happy times, we went to all their gigs, introduced my future wife to them, she became another air guitar "specialist" these 4 guys will be with me forever, live on The Quo, rest easy Rick,
Flying around London on my RD350A at 17 years old and SQ blasting out everywhere I went had the forever making of me, Ta lads and wish you were all together still ❤
One of my first ever concerts was a Slade concert supported by Status Quo, It doesn't get any better live than those 2 great bands in one night, my ears are still ringing.
I was only 10 yrs young in 1971, though I heard that QUO blew SLADE off stage at The Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. It's a very brave band that follows THE QUO on stage. QUEEN are a pretentious and pompous cabaret act, so QUO have supported those twats many times. They are also good friends. " Tie Your Mother Down ' is QUEEN's best song and coincidentally it is a very QUO sounding song. LOL!!!!!!!!! QUO supported DEEP PURPLE in 2006 in Sydney, no prizes for guessing who the better band was that night. I do love SLADE and PURPLE very much.
@@alanstrom2221 I was at that concert. Jan 1973. Quo were due to be 3rd band on stage followed by Slade. There were some early tech problems so they were running late the whole show. It was decided Slade would go on before Quo. I can still see the boys halfway up the stairs when they were called back. You were right though they were great. Best band all day.
Straight up and rocking on. No crap just 4 guys really getting into it. Happy to have been alive to see them and buy their albums. They were for the people and we loved what they gave
I return here regularly to witness this and imagine what it would have been like to be in the crowd at this show. RIP Alan Lancaster - travel well Sir.
I saw them maybe half a doz times in Germany in the late seventies.. Nothing has beaten that since. The thumping of the drums and bass and the perfect syncro of the two guitars remains unmatched... We were one, all of us in the audience and those four guys... Having fun like never before... Our parents were absolutely petrified... And then I bought an electric guitar😂😂😊😊😊
This is a brutal straight in your face heavy rocker from Quo! Heard it a thousand times - will hear it another 1000 ones! It's a song like "Paper Plane" what Quo is all about for me. Remember buying the Piledriver album in the early 1980ies. Almost 10 years after its release. Stunning cover with them standing and banging like hell. Later on i talked to guys who saw them live on stage in the early/mid 1970ies. We all totally freaked out - they told me. Those were the days. I was totally freaking out as a young boy after i got in contact with them by the release of the "Whatever you want" album back in 1979. Couldn' get enough "from the makers of....."! Greetings from germany.
Tomyelectronic. I'm listening to Piledriver now. It was the first Quo album I bought and is still my favourite. The concerts were something else. You really had to be there. I still enjoy watching Quo - End Of The Road '84 which you can still see on you tube. The first two songs, Caroline and Roll Over Lay Down, will give you an idea of what it was like to be there. I was. Happy listening and greetings from England.
May I say,, this is the 1st time I heard the Quo, back then, I was just a kid back then, almost a 5 year old,,! The other song I heard was, liven on an island,,! It's been 50 years now, & am still playing there song's,,! 😁🤝👍, both 23rd May 1968, from northern Ireland UK, 🤝🇬🇧👍
Went to see Quo in the Isle of Man in 74 at the Palace Lido, this brings back the memory’s of that night. At the front of the stage and Rick Parfitt nodded to me acknowledging this 14 year old kid loving their music. A lifetime away now.
This track contains one of the best lyrics in a tune I have ever heard “WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES FORGIVE ME” I first heard QUO 1973 Randwick racecourse Been a fan since !!!
I'm america much worse garbage gets all the glory. We live in a world where people are being dumbed down to believing crapnis good cause theyre told so.
Music took a noticeable downhill turn when dancing came to be such a major part of the presentation, by the time it had also developed into performing soft porn at the same time, real music was dead.
The song that made me fall in love with Status Quo, I bought Piledriver and I was hooked......However I came on here to say RIP to Alan Lancaster, a great bass player and a member of the Frantic Four, the true Status Quo.
1974 Quo came to the Isle of Man, me 13 years old and a couple of my school mates had tickets. Arrived at the venue, Palace Lido , to be told ! You boys need to go upstairs on the balcony, Yes Sir! NOT! Down the front of the stage , Rick Parfitt gave me a nod, I’m not sure he seen anyone that young admiring him. Never to be forgotten! Thanks Rick and the rest of Quo!
I spotted Rick Parfitt when I was locking up my bike in Kingston town centre years ago. I looked up, instantly recognised him and he clearly gave off that he could tell I was thinking "hmm, aint you Rick Parfitt" but looked knackered and gave me the "please leave me alone" look ...so I did. A fleeting but never forgotten encounter
when i was 12 years old ." twelve gold bars" was the first casette tape i ever got. played it over and over. , thats all we had back then. I still have it packed away somewhere. The best music, the best days
First saw the 'boys' in 1977/78 got hooked, stayed with them all the way in every configuration of line ups, till this day, I've seen lots of the big bands over the years, yes there are more technically gifted artists around, but for me, Quo are probably the greatest most genuine hard playing rock n roll boogie bands in the land and boy you don't half know you have been to one of their gigs. In the 70's I think they were also one of the loudest bands. I'm now 56 years old and still play them almost daily. A proper band. 👌
Masterpiece of the understated, many came along later on and unknowingly copied the formula but Quo were first and never bettered. One day they will get the credit they deserve, and Rick would of just giggled like he did and said he already knew..... This is the blue print of the 3 or 4 chord noise that became punk in the late 70s and the Quo invented it. Face it, they are fuckin awesome ...
@@R-Ws308 It was and still is, for rock and roll...The best sound of any band who ever walked the ground. Someone related to Jackie Lynton may have said that. Lol
I was a pop enthusiast and loved pop songs with a melody...but then...I heard Quo and in fact it took me a couple of weeks to understand...and accept...that I wasn't a popper anymore...and Quo was the way to go...the only way to go...ahead and enjoy music...so thanks Quo...for showing me the way...
Vastly underrated, and vastly successful. I think they are Hall of Fame worthy. A great band. Yes, formulaic. People say AC-DC are formulaic. What they do best, is very, very good.
Went to watch SQ late 69/70s,, first of many times,,Henry’s Blues House,, Birmingham,, paid peanuts to go in,,I was 19/20 at the time,, the placed rocked,, Francis and Rick were the best front men around,, they looked the part,,complete Rockers,,just 4 Guys doing what they done best🎸🎸🎸🥁
Haven't heard this for years and years, but I was watching one of those reaction channels and someone left a comment with a link to this. I'm bloody glad I clicked it: I'd almost forgotten how good the Quo were in their prime (70s basically), and just how great this song really is.
Saw them at Lancaster University in1974, my first gig, the feeling of pure excitement and joy , unforgettable experience I've never forgotten. Life was so good, even Carlisle United were in the first division.
