could we do some Canadian content from Michael pagliaro some sing some dance ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C83hAPd9USk.html please Jamal it is a Canadian classic from the early 70s
When you get a chance, could you do a reaction to Santana. Here’s one video from Woodstock. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JaaT_HRb4GU.html
Status Quo figured out what they needed to be successful. Pitch themselves as a working class band, play fast, play loud, and enjoy yourself on stage. The next 50 years and millions of record sales proved they made the right decision.
the way my old man put it "status quos sound is for the people but sounds like its just a bunch of lads having fun, they make it sound effortless, same way early beatles did"
@Normsweb.com That was in reference to them no being rehearsed, not the fact they weren’t very good. Quo had all but disbanded by this point, The whole band were nervous about opening such a big event, as they had not played together for some time!.
Wembley Stadium, London, July 1985. 100,000 people watching inside, and countless millions more watching around the world on TV for Live Aid. It was an amazing day of music, the sun was hot and we were drunk, high, and happy as we could be back then 35 years ago. Great and happy times.
I saw these guys at the Hammersmith Odeon. Some bands make you think, some make you feel amazed, some make you depressed or angry, status quo make you feel invigorated and happy. People are still dancing around on their way to the London underground after the gig. Uplifting atmosphere.
So far, these songs have been playing every night, for over 20 years! They ARE masters of crowd control! More evidence is the live version of their song Dirty Water! There is real crowd control!
You mention crowd control. Francis Rossi (lead singer) is one of the most charismatic people. He loves a chat with the audience and really knows how to get people going. Tremendous group for working an audience.
Saw these live 2006 for the first time. Walking into area with everyone eating food with their jackets on and looking through the door with everything pitch black and seeing the stage lit up.. No other bands can create that atmosphere that feeling them emotions.. Amazing band
The ultimate, 'feel good', band who could get everyone up and rock 'n' rolling. At the time Live Aid was performed, the band weren't exactly getting on and only did this performance because they were asked. They didn't understand the gravitas of the occasion until they'd finished their much-reduced set. I'd say they were unrehearsed for this performance, but by 1985, they could all play these songs in their sleep as they'd done them thousands of times before. A very tight and solid live act.
You forgot "Mean Girl", "Down The Dustpipe", "In My Chair", "Juniors Wailing" - all from the early days of The Frantic Four. I remember Rick Parfitt (RIP) saying that hearing The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" sent Status Quo into the music they have shared with us for all these years. Not many bands can top the Quo for an all-out rocking good time.
That start to Live Aid still gives me goose-bumps. I saw Quo live at the Royal Hall, Bridlington (UK) in 1984 on their "End of the Road" Tour. They played for 3 hours, with a short break in the middle. I was soaked with perspiration after leaping around for that length of time, and my legs ached for days afterwards. The audience was a total mix of people of all ages and groups of society, from middle-aged men in suits jumping around alongside leather clad bikers, through to teenagers - there was even a 20-something man with a young kid on his shoulders, and the kid was wearing denim, and waving a cardboard guitar! Not one ounce of trouble - just a few hundred people having a blast. That's what Quo concerts were like - everyone was happy and having a good time. If you can find it, I heartily recommend the DVD "XS All Areas", which is Quo performing numbers from various times in their career - 39 songs in all..... :-)
When you check out the demos Caroline started as a slow blues and developed into the monster it became. It was a sight to see Rick legs apart kicking off Caroline. That bank of Marshalls behind him with their on off buttons glowing red as they pumped out that Intro
Saw them at Wembley Stadium in '86 when there toured with Queen. We were so engrossed with the set we didn't realise that it was raining until they finished and we were all wet but it stopped before Queen came on. What a concert what a day.
The Quo were one of the greats back in the day. This is them a little past their prime but still rocking the crowd. Thank you Jamel (Beautiful in Arabic, and it so suits you. You are a beautiful soul) for keeping great music alive. Peace, my dear brother.
The cables were a problem indeed. The band had an internal catchphrase: "To get one's wings" - i.e. running around and tripping over a cable. Now imagine falling off a stage like the Glasgow Apollo where they recorded their legendary live album, which was quite high. Also during that recording people were bouncing so madly, the balcony would go up and down and security were really worried it might collapse! You can hear that on the album when Francis says "They all s#!t themselves when that balcony mooooves" (in his own unmistakable way)
Their comback with this "straightforward rock style" was Down The Dustpipe released in March 1970 and it reached number 12 in the UK charts. Paper Plane was not released until November 1972 and got to number 8.
First time I heard this was in '72. 11 years old in the car with my Mum driving late at night and this was on Radio Luxembourg. 'Back in the Day' as they say. Still a favourite now. Always been a fan of their earlier material particularly.
It just so happens, that Status Quo were asked to play first, at Live Aid, & they accidently became the 'warm-up' act for Queen, who were on after them!! Who knows how Queen would've managed, without a hyped-up audience!! Kudos to the guys from Quo!! 😁
@@stewartlawrie3295 Thank you for your concern, but have you considered a sense of humour as an appropriate acquisition?!?! 🤣 Btw, I know who Queen are, I was there when they had Seven seas of rye in the charts, nearly 50 years ago! Where were YOU?
I used to take my late mother to Status Quo gigs at the O2 Dome, London well into her 80s. It started as a guilty pleasure for me too but soon became one I was proud of!
Happy to see that you finally got to the Quo. They are the band that everybody likes listening to but no one admits it! Rick Parfitt (the blonde one) is definitely up there with Johnny Ramone, James Hetfield and Malcolm Young as one of the most impressive rhythm guitar players in music history.
Back then, Quo were regarded as has-beens or dinosaurs, unfashionable and not cool (wrongly of course). Then they were asked to open Live Aid, put on that performance and all the supposedly cool bands thought, "Shit! That's how it's done!"
@@alangreenley3257 Love Slade!!!!.....Rock music back then was about fun and good times....What the heck happened?....Everything is so grumpy now....Which is why I still listen to classic stuff....Cheers!....
When the crowd claps the way they are here, it means that they approve of you and they love you. When I heard them in the 60's, I had no idea how huge they would become. I even own their ordinary albums. 33 albums and counting.
I remember that Radio 1 in the UK, (the no:1 pop music station) banned status Quo from their playlist saying that all their songs sounded the same. HAH! Look at the crowd and tell me they were right; I think not. Been tapping my feet and smiling to their music since the 60's. Good old fashioned rock and roll. One of their more quiet songs was always a favourite of mine; Lonely Man.
Love the smile on his face when Quo begin the boogie in front of the drum riser. Like the rest of us his head is going and his feet are tapping - best live band I ever saw. Heartwarming to see the birth of another Quo fan.
Richard I still have every Quo vinyl Albums from the 70's. Quo live is still one of my favourite albums I still listen to in 2021. First saw Status Quo live was in 1975 at The Horden Pavilion in Sydney as a 15 year old. The best was seeing all these hot young women in the crowd taking their bras off and throwing them at Rick Parfitt was so great for us 15 year old boys to enjoy along with one of the best English Rock bands . Thanks for the music and memories.
I'm a prog fan, but whenever I get a headache, I'll listen to Quo. This may not seem logical, but it's simple, no-nonsense rock 'n' roll that you don't have to think about, so the brain can just relax and enjoy the ride.
not only have status quo had more hits than the beatles and the stones put together... but they have been going from 1962 til 2023/24 announcing tour dates... 62 years of music... 50+ number 1 hits 125 million records internationally and opened at the best concert the world has ever witnessed.... yet they are still classed as under appreciated... crazy!
@@lynette. hi Lynette. My first Quo concert was in 1975 Live in Sydney so we only really get the touring bands. Have seen Quo a numerous times throughout the 70's and 80's but didn't like the direction Quo went with some of their songs after the 80's. I still listen to all their albums with my favourite being the Hello album and the first Quo Live album. True story. We were going to my sons place for Christmas lunch, we were running late and my boys made the comment " Dads probably at home crying, that's why he's late" That's when they heard earlier that Rick Parfitt had died. I loved Quo.
@@ep6174 Quo was my very first concert with the Alan Pryce set and Cat Stevens on the same bill when I was 16 1968. My older sister bought the tickets for my birthday. It was special.
Fantastic Jamal the mighty Quo, love it keep up the good work big man , from Bonnie Scotland , seen Quo record their live album at the Glasgow Apollo in 70’s
I remember sitting in my bedroom with friends. Beer in etc and in for a measured day of entertainment. We were doing the Quo Bop immediately and didn’t stop! Great memories of Live Aid.
Hey Jamel, I've been a big fan of yours and how you show such enthusiasm for the many varieties of music and show appreciation for it. Today I want to say I really enjoyed your take on one of my favorite bands. RUSH. They are a very gifted 3 man band from Canada. Geddy Lee, lead singer, bassist, keyboard, Alex Lifeson- lead and rhythm guitars, and who is probably the most gifted drummer and song writer, Neil Peart which I mentioned last because, I say this with a heavy heart that he has passed away in 2020. This has been a bad year for me because like you, my love for music is undeniable. We lose Neil Peart of Rush and probably one of the most amazing guitarists who has laid a path in rock n roll that hasn't been done before in my 58 years. Mr Eddie xVan Halen. 🙏 RIP my brothers in musical heaven.
I forgot how much I loved Status Quo. I’m 24 now, but I remember when I was around 7/8 we had a neighbour who had a pretty shit life, she’d sit outside her house and drink constantly and listen to Status Quo. We used to go sit with her to keep her company and dance to Status Quo songs! Haha. She was a lovely woman.
This particular song was a big hit in my country and probably because it was a little "different" from main stream music. This Caroline has nothing to do with the other one. But one thing I will note here. There's a lady singer who has the same initials as this band, called Suzy Quatro (Status Quo). Check her out singing:"Devil Gate Drive". Same time as The Sweet (Ballroom Blitz).
Consider this, Quo tickets are now starting to come out for the 2024 European tour and all 15 venues in Germany are sold out, the UK tickets go on sale next week, a band that started in the early '60s and have toured every year from the beginning, what other band could match that.
Only concert i have been to was with Status Quo. They could make 60 year olds playing air guitar to that boogie rock. The song was credited to Francis Rossi and Bob Young
I was introduced to this band via "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" in about 1968/9. Psych-music at it's finest. To me this particular song was their finest.
A friend of mine I got to know after I moved to Stockholm after school in the early 1980s is a big Status Quo fan. I have several of their albums myself because of that. Saw them live on my 23rd birthday in 1987.
My fist musical love. I was obsessed with them from the age of 7 to about 15. This is a classic from their Hello album. They have a lot of critics for just playing the same chords over and over but that isn’t really true. They had huge success in the UK, but their only US hit was when they were still playing psychedelic music. Pictures Of Matchstick Men was a hit both sides of the Atlantic. You’ll recognise it from Men In Black III. It’s the song playing when they enter The Factory. This is when they changed to their ‘boogie woogie rock’ and stuck wit it. They produced some really great songs from the early 70s to early 80s. Their golden period. Try Livjng On An Island and Down Down for 2 different types of hit from them.
Status Quo appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops more than any other band and played Wembley Arena more than any other band with 45 gigs in total. They have released over 100 singles and 33 albums, many of which were best-sellers. Since reaching number 5 on the UK albums chart in 1972 with Piledriver, Status Quo have gone on to achieve a career total of 25 UK top ten albums, extending all the way up to their most recent release, Backbone, in 2019. Further information: Status Quo discography Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968) Spare Parts (1969) Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970) Dog of Two Head (1971) Piledriver (1972) Hello! (1973) Quo (1974) On the Level (1975) Blue for You (1976) Rockin' All Over the World (1977) If You Can't Stand the Heat... (1978) Whatever You Want (1979) Just Supposin' (1980) Never Too Late (1981) 1+9+8+2 (1982) Back to Back (1983) In the Army Now (1986) Ain't Complaining (1988) Perfect Remedy (1989) Rock 'til You Drop (1991) Thirsty Work (1994) Don't Stop (1996) Under The Influence (1999) Famous in the Last Century (2000) Heavy Traffic (2002) Riffs (2003) The Party Ain't Over Yet (2005) In Search of the Fourth Chord (2007) Quid Pro Quo (2011) Bula Quo! (2013) Aquostic: Stripped Bare (2014) Aquostic II: That's a Fact (2016) Backbone (2019)
Completely different song to Sweet Caroline! Rick Parfitt (pink shirt) died a few years ago but Francis Rossi (lead vocals on this) is in his 70s and still going despite leading a very rock and roll lifestyle for many years. Their concerts were legendary for being LOUD and lively.
The studio version was the only single off their Hello album which was the first record I ever bought in my life and thy remained my favourite band until my neighboer played me 2112!
I remember sitting at home with my kids watching this on the tv, wishing I had purchased a ticket to attend the show at Wembley. My kids are all in their 40's now. Where did the time go?
Status Quo were loved by everyone in the UK I think it was a law lol. But now you've met the Quo we all know and love you have to check out "Pictures of Matchstick Men and You" their first single, it's stunning.
Hello Brother Jamel! You have the distinction of being the first person I have seen comment on Status Quo, the greatest band to never be popular in the US. Well done, Sir! Since you have received many more informed comments that what I can share, I shall try to avoid duplication. Instead, having only been into SQ for three years, it is amazing to see how magnificent they are! You picked up on their delightfully infectious energy. At the time of this writing they have 33 studio LPs under their belt and God only knows how many official (and unofficial) live releases. What is evident is that they live up to the words, "Keep on rockin'!" Twice you asked if this song was related to Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline". Am sure you now know that is not the case. SQ has a big hit with "Caroline" as well as a lesser known song, "Looking Out for Caroline." The lads also made "Rollin' Home" and "Rolling Home". Two different songs. Both are fine examples of 'boogie rock'. That is what drew me to your "reaction" series on SQ. You picked upon on their guitar schtick of moving in unison, which you accentuated by using your guitar to 'air' play along on "Rockin' All Over the World". OK, in case you did not know, this stupendous band has a song that is unlike anything else they do. If have not yet seen it, when you have time, check out this astounding version of their classic tune, "Forty Five Hundred Times," live at NEC 1982 with Prince Charles in attendance. This song shows why original Quo is dubbed "the Frantic Four' (plus Andy Bown on keyboard). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N2DG_ssqdpM.html (21:41) Shared because I am sure you will like it. Thank you for this posting as well as your others regarding Live Aid.
Welcome to the Quo family Jamel . Just another Caroline. Please if you get a chance see them live, i promise you will not be disappointed, all ages there, like i said a family.
a favorite band, love their Twenty Wild Horses, out on their 1999 album, I sure remember live aid, I was about 17 then, another band to check out from back then, a punk country/rock band named Jason and the Scorchers, dig their song Help Theres a Fire!!!!
Slade has been mentioned a few times in the comments somewhere. Most people recognise them as THE best British 70s band that didn't crack the U.S. worth checking out.
@@royferguson2297 You really only have to listen to the live version of 4500 from the early 70s to appreciate the musicianship on offer. Good musicians have an ability to make complex things look simple.... And they were masters of that.
They used to hold very small concerts in small pubs around the country too while famous with no publicity other than mentioning to a few local fans, within minutes of them starting to play, people would be gathering outside the pubs as no there was no room inside as fans found out they were there.
I allways thought the Caroline in this song was the British pirate radio station "Radio Caroline" run from a boat in international waters during the 60's. But I may well wrong.
I know that the "Radio plays on Caroline" line in "Rock and Roll" was a play on this. Not sure about this Caroline though. Then there's the (not so good) Bula Quo movie with a main character called Caroline, and a new song for her called Looking Out For Caroline!
Saw these guys live twice in 84. It was called the 'End of the road' tour... the first of many! At the last gig in Milton Keynes, from where we were standing you could see at least fifty couples doing the 'Hip jive' Good times...... RIP Rick...
@@Shining_Whit I saw them at the Apollo Glasgow and I'm thinking around the 13th of June but my memory is sketchy on these things now. If it counts I saw Boney M live last Christmas when I was having lunch with Princess Anne at St James's Palace and before you say anything think about it if I was going to make something up I would come up with something better and more believable than that. If that doesn't count I saw the Fun Loving Criminals and Deacon Blue at a festival 2 years ago.
Jamel - I love to see the way you are moving to this.. Just as it should be... Back in the day I used to run a disco and if people were sitting round the walls not exactly joining in all we had to do was put on a track from these guys and the floor was jumping.. OH YEAH... It's their Caroline song not a cover of brother Neil BTW.
Royal Thunder- April Showers or Time Machine Dax Riggs- Say Goodnight To The World or Let Me Be Your Cigarette Both great bluesy rock band with amazing vocalists, I think you’ll love both. Love the channel and positivity message
No Jamel it's their own composition written by Francis Rossi the guy si going and Bob Young. It's from the Hello album from 1973 a fan favourite, they always open their shows with it. It Really Rocks Jamel. Denum Quo 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍. Great show keep the music alive ✌️✌️✌️✌️👏👏👏👏.
I think It's a tribute to Radio Caroline; From Wikipedia Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and Alan Crawford initially to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly.[1] Unlicensed by any government for most of its early life, it was a pirate radio station that never became illegal as such due to operating outside any national jurisdiction, although after the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 it became illegal for a British subject to associate with it. Eventually, the BBC began playing popular music more freely so not sure if Radio Caroline still exists
In the studio they were using vitamin c in their tea in the morning to get the tunes out Rossi left came back two days later to see if parfitt had a tune done? Naa man,but i can't stop playing this bloody riff
