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!

@wimweender1306

Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

@FenderTele

Жыл бұрын

Similar experience here in dad's Mark 3 Cortina with the smell of Players No.6 in the air!!

@wimweender1306

Жыл бұрын

I had a Capri II V6 3,0 L 😊

@ianhawdon3680

Жыл бұрын

Too bloody right

@rainermuller..

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh, yes….

4 blokes. One lead guitar, one rhythm, one bass, drum kit. Stack of Marshall amps. 👍🇦🇺 Nothing beats this !

@maddog8621

3 жыл бұрын

You've just distilled life long happiness in one comment, bro

@flagwanker6346

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking brilliant quote

@TimLondonGuitarist

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@johnhetherington8922

3 жыл бұрын

Apart from watching paint dry of course.

@maddog8621

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnhetherington8922 That's very rude! There's some great paint out there....

In 1972, l was nine years old and l was very taken with 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!

Still after all these years , listening to Status Quo. One of England's best bands.

@howardgott4946

8 күн бұрын

We all get old…but this music doesn’t

No gimmicks or crap - just a band pumping out good music.

@tracyhorrocks9003

4 жыл бұрын

The four original QUO

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Liam Murphy to right Liam dreadful news about ricks death though 😧not quite the same now

@tracyhorrocks9003

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmatthews6861 Rick was my favourite lol

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Tracy Horrocks my favourite to a real down to earth guy 😉

@tracyhorrocks9003

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

@lewisner

2 жыл бұрын

Have you listened to Greta Van Fleet ? kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGR3rdWKfrveo6Q.html

@rocketman57

2 жыл бұрын

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!

@mezzoca8110

2 жыл бұрын

Just a good honest rock an roll band … nothing fancy and no pretensions!

@mattbarbarich3295

4 ай бұрын

​@@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.

I was 31 when I first heard the 'quo'. back in '73 .Loved their 'rock' then and still rocking at 80!

One of the best band's that ever lived ,nobody can say anything else ,absolutely brilliant

@andymatthews7617

2 жыл бұрын

So sad about alan, another brother gone.😢😢😢😥😥😥😥😥😰😰

@pedrodelboygomez7981

2 жыл бұрын

organització r

@joegkearns1189

Жыл бұрын

We'll never see their like again. Great music, great guys

@GD-ji7wy

Жыл бұрын

Had never heard of them until today! From the US. They never took off here. I can see the appeal, though. Will have to give them a shot.

@home2624

Жыл бұрын

​@@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.

If you had to play one track to a person who'd never heard Quo before, to capture the entire flavour of their music, THIS is the one you'd play them.

@sct352t3

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@stellamorris6367

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great track.

@andyelliott8027

2 жыл бұрын

Rock Legends.

@michaelkarlsson5966

2 жыл бұрын

Roll over lay down

@vordman

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, or Mystery Song.

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 have to be 1 of the most under-rated R&R bands ever cuz... they are awesome here!!!

@highdownmartin

3 жыл бұрын

THE NUMBER ONE ROCKN ROLL BAND IN THE LAND , THE MAGNIFICENT STATUS QUOOOOOOOOOOO !

@highdownmartin

3 жыл бұрын

@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

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.

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,

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!!

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

@rainermuller..

Жыл бұрын

Yes, of course, it’s is the quo, the true one…..

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.

@andymatthews7617

2 жыл бұрын

A VERY VERY SAD LOSS, ONE OF OUR BROTHERS HAS PASSED, HOPE HES HAVING A ROCKIN TIME WITH RICK.😢😢😢

@sarasarah1810

2 жыл бұрын

indeed.💜🌷🌷🌷

@berndzagel4302

2 жыл бұрын

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😂😂😊😊😊

@linkedloetje2475

2 жыл бұрын

🎸🔊🤣🤣🤣

@stephenrolfe

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

Thank you guys for my early teens, I’ve still got five of your early albums and I’m 64 on Monday. Legends.

Fantastic Quo. What a brilliant rock band.

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.

@alanstrom2221

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@jon-francis9289

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@brianwimsett4904

Жыл бұрын

I was at one of those concerts! Brilliant stuff!! Still listening in 2022!!

I like my music HEAVY. But the Quo will always be one of my favourite bands. Pure high energy rock&roll. They don't make them like that anymore.

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Controlled Aggression they broke the mould after they made QUO !!!!!!

@mickspeed8565

4 жыл бұрын

They were the best group alround

@king_metalhead7974

3 жыл бұрын

We just love the heavy side of quo

So wie SQ "diese"Zeit überstanden hat... ist bewundernswert.🔑🍀🎸❤️

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.

@home2624

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

Unbelievable stamina John Coghlan had on the tubs, after 2 songs I'd be worn out. Rock solid great drummer and great band all round!

@Tranmere59

24 күн бұрын

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.

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.

@alanstrom2221

4 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome memory mate.

The only and best line up of all times !!!

No band past or present comes anywhere near Status Quo. They are the best

One of the greatest concerts I ever saw was Status Quo & Rory Gallagher in 1974, when they were both at the musical best!

That sound! Never heard any one re-create it like Quo! R.I.P Rick and Nuff!

one of the greatest bands ever. underrated.

@theSunKing142

3 жыл бұрын

Great yes but underrated? now way not with more than 130 million records sold!🎸

@iangillon6981

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@linkedloetje2475

2 жыл бұрын

But they deserved a lot more than those 130 million! They were very underrated! 🥲

@paulph12002

2 жыл бұрын

Enough with the cliched underrated label please !

@ColeSonMusic

2 жыл бұрын

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.

I was 16 1973. I discovered Status Quo this year, listening to Piledriver. Miss Rick so much.

@quoman2232

4 жыл бұрын

Tonny Eriksson me too.

Diese Musik war in den 70ern schon sackgeil, und ist es heute fast noch mehr für mich (Altrocker...)

Loved Quo about 42 years ago and still do. Best sound. Thanks for sharing .

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Julie Dove a truly great band Julie

@raymondpyoung4573

2 жыл бұрын

Great song ,The Essence

i always loved the guitar riffs these cats pumped out. criminally underrated. great band.

@andymatthews7617

2 жыл бұрын

None better.

@Tranmere59

Жыл бұрын

@@andymatthews7617 1-2-3-4, heads down, Gopher It!!

@andymatthews7617

Жыл бұрын

@@Tranmere59 I think that's why I went bald.🤣🤣🤣

LIVE at Winnipeg’s PlayHouse,,, a Million Years Ago,,, like it was Yesterday,,,,, Damn ! That Was Fun ! Everything was hair& Guitars !!!

Nice musicians, nice tune, nice atmosphere! We need nothing else at all!

Great - And today what have we got to listen to - Harry Styles dressed in a pink coat - No thanks

@WildlifeUKNatureByGlenO

2 ай бұрын

Harry Styles. Mmmm, sould be Harry "NO" Style.

One of the few songs that really hit me the first time I heard it, brilliant !

@theurbanspaceman420

Жыл бұрын

me too

This era Quo was frikkin’ awesome! One of the first records I bought was “Paper Plane”! Still a kick ass rockin’ choon!!

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 !!!

Love it even now 50 years later ! Frantic Four at their best !

So fucking good! I'm 60, which means I've loved this song for 51 years.

"The perfect pick me up; when you feel down; deeper on down; play this and your troubles will fade away; what a classic tune!

I love listening to some of there old stuff pure raw ,pure brilliant ,pure classics.

Fantastic!!!! I´m proud for grewing up with this music. Thanks Status Quo!

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.

@wolfdog7265

Ай бұрын

You bet. Live they were just great. I’ve seen them a couple of times. I heard Francis Rossi and the quo “that are left” are touring again this year.

I met John Coghlan once. We were on the same bill propping up the bar. Solid drummer and nice geezer.

The song that got me into Quo as a teenager. Saw them live in 74.

what were seeing here is modern music being give a severe kick in the ass,🤘

@R4.RENEGADE

2 жыл бұрын

Pity it's out of sync slightly but love it all the same.

Whenever I'm feeling a little bit down, I'll just put on some Status Quo and immediately start feeling better

Just realised I was 5 years old when this came out! Still one of the best bands ever.

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

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.

Saw them in concert in 74 or 75 at the Roxy theater in Northampton, Pa. Loudest one I was at. there fantastic couldn't hear the next day.

I was 23 in 73 loved it then love it now brilliant

The Quo and Slade always make into my day.💜💙💜💙💜💙

@brianwimsett4904

3 жыл бұрын

Mine 2 great times will never forget!!!!!!

@pascalcamberlin1043

2 жыл бұрын

👍🎸🎸🎸 2 incredible bands underrated in my opinion

Off the great album Piledriver. Many great songs on this record.

Just good music no stupid dancers on stage just a band enjoying themselves

@fiveowaf454

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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, 🤝🇬🇧👍

When Quo were Quo, unmatched.

What a band, wish they were all still here making that thumping music! 🎸

My favourite Status Quo song. I still have the original album when it first came out.

Such a great clip of a great band performing a great song. Oh how I miss those times !

For all their tracks this is my all time favorite, loved it from the day it came out

The purest essence of Quo. Love it. My favourite of theirs; and there's a lot I like! Brilliant.

So ein geiler Song ich fühle mich gleich in meiner Jugendzeit zurückversetzt 😍

RIP Alan Lancaster. Happy memories of the classic Quo line up.. 🎸🎸🎸

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

John Coghlan absolutely nailing it at the back!!!

So schoene Maenner gibts heute leider nimmer ....

das waren doch noch Zeiten, man was bin ich auf die Jungs von Quo abgefahren...

This, Down Down, Whatever you want, so many others, all great rock songs. Gotta love a bit of Quo😁😁

I'm old but I drive all over when I listen to this band. 🕺

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. 👌

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...

We liked a great time back in the 70's..

Paper Plane Really Capture The Essence of Status Quo Forever ..one of The Greatest Rock Ballads of All Time

@andymatthews7617

2 жыл бұрын

Doesnt get any better.

@raymondpyoung4573

2 жыл бұрын

Love 60s Music ,,it has no peer

@ursulaschlapbach311

Жыл бұрын

Happy 2023

Das waren noch Zeiten und auch noch Musik

Quo having fun at The Marquee. Love the way that Fender Mustang cuts through with that Acoustic rig.

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.

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!

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🎸🎸🎸🥁

Saw them in Adelaide a few years ago, they made it look effortless and easy, never seen so many air guitars going on at the same time! They rocked

I love this music, so much so I played it with various bands for over 40 years Wow was it that long I ask myself and this stuff still sounds great 👍👍👍

12 Gold Bars….best vinyl album ever!!!

My very first concert I went to....September 1971. Christie were openers....🎸❤️😁

Heavy guitars and drums with pop friendly vocals. That was the trick and they pulled it off.

Great driving guitar music by the quintisential Quo!!!

Toute ma v... jeunesse ! :o) Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter ce morceau. Hello quoi !

In my humble opinion the early Status Quo were the best era.

@jamesdonnachie6249

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm maybe.But most bands produce their best music in the early years.Having said that I really luuuuv this performance of the song

@michaelplatter3281

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdonnachie6249 Yes, correct. By far the most bands and singer produce their best music in the early years. Status Quo are a typical example. They had their best years between 1967 and 1976.

What a band I remember some compare saying this is the greatest rock n role band

Juha!Status Quo!Fantastisch!🇨🇭 R.I.P. Rick and Alain...🙏🕯🎸

Used to see them live practically once a month at the Greyhound in Croydon- ears still recovering!!!

No matter what mood your in, listening to these guys always bring a smile to your face, Followed these guys since the age of 5, and seen live over 150 times, wish I could go back in time and watch allover again, Long live the mighty Quo.

@alanstrom2221

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Nick!!!!!!! They put a smile on my face when I'm down and depressed. I'm in Australia so i haven't had the chance to see them 150 times. At age 17, I luckily saw The Frantic Four at The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney in June 1978. I've seen them every time since 1997, sometimes twice on the one tour. I'm a complicated person and I love the no-nonsense approach QUO have taken to Rock n Roll. I love them with an intense passion.

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 ...

@xxnonstopdancingxx

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Price fucking spot on

@tonydean2541

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Price. Cracking comment and so very bang on.

@misterteaification

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing to do with punk.

@R-Ws308

4 жыл бұрын

S.Q made famous what Chuck B and Elvis were doing already. The three chord trick.

@michaelalbertson7457

3 жыл бұрын

@@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 punk when I heard this record .. and it's the only group of hairy hard rock hippie that I agreed to listen to during all my adolescence 😎🤘

пацаны-полный огонь! мне 58. со школы слушаю. думаю таких как я много

Please please please help me out here. In 1976 in New Zealand just before Status QUo played Auckland, there was a TV show called Gizago that had a special on Quo to promote the tour. THey played Rain, Mystery Song, Dont waste my time and Paper Plane (This song) from the Marquee. HOWEVER, they also played Roadhouse Blues live from The Marquee. I have never seen it since, and would love to see it again. I also hear from someone in Ireland seeing Bye Bye Johnny from the Marquee on TV. Surely there must be someone, somewhere with a video (s) of these totally unbelievable songs.

Greatest Guitar Band EVER!!!❤🇬🇧❤