Hello - Status Quo

This is a review of the 2005 Universal remaster. Tracklisting: 1. Roll Over Lay Down [Coghlan, Lancaster, Parfitt, Rossi, Young] 2. Claudie [ Rossi, Young] 3. A Reason For Living [ Parfitt, Rossi] 4. Blue Eyed Lady [ Lancaster, Parfitt] 5. Caroline [ Rossi, Young] 6. Softer Ride [ Lancaster, Parfitt] 7. And It's Better Now [ Rossi, Young] 8. Forty Five Hundred Times [Parfitt, Rossi] Bonus Track: 9. Joanne [Lancaster] Band: Francis Rossi- Lead and Various Guitars- Vocals Richard Parfitt- Second and Various Guitars- Vocals Alan Lancaster- Bass ...  Read the complete review

This is status quo - hello ! 12 bar boogie at its best Many quo classics can be found on this classic quo album which was originally released in 1973 Following on from its predecessor piledriver , hello offers and delivers exactly what by then the audience had come to expect from a quo album , heads down and no nonsense with a quiet track or two thrown in for good measure. Roll over lay down starts the preceedings with the heavy clunck of the guitars and your heads down rockin, reason for living and blue eyed lady continue the heads down rock session before the ultimate caroline The opening riff to caroline is one of the most ...  Read the complete review

Performer – Status Quo The Album – Hello. Originally released in1973 on Vertigo. LP 6360 098 De Luxe CD 848 172-2 For this one you’ll need a broom handle. Forget the tennis racket because you’ll break it. Oh yes! Slip the disc on the death deck and whilst it’s loading, take up the stance. That’s it, legs apart, head down, broom handle slung low. Got it? Good. Now press play and prepare to shunt. If someone where to ask me to list the sounds that would sum up the English, ‘Hello’ would be on the list. ‘Hello’ is Status Quo at full tilt and at their best. They’ve never bettered it and, for that matter, ...  Read the complete review