četvrtak, 01.01.2009.
Status Quo - Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits (2008)
Limited three disc (two CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the veteran British Rock band's 2008 career-spanning collection, released to coincide with their 40th Anniversary. The bonus DVD features interviews with Rick Parffit and Francis Rossi as well as some of their best loved music videos. It also includes the new video for their recent collaboration with German dance megastars Scooter; 'Jump the Rock (Whatever You Want)', which is currently becoming a massive hit in mainland Europe. From the Psychedelic Garage Pop of 1968's 'Pictures Of Matchstick Men' through to the 12 bar blues of 'Whatever You Want' - a sound that the band became synonymous with throughout the '70s and '80s - this collection highlights why Status Quo have become one the UK's best loved Rock groups. Included is 'It's Christmas Time' the Quo's first ever Christmas song and what also happens to be their 75th single.
Let's see we've had Twelve Gold Bars Vol 1 then 2, then I&2 together; From The Makers Of...,Rocking All over the Years; Whatever You Want;X-S All Areas; various cover albums and a whole clutch of other best of's or essentials, and now this one. I am really at a loss as to who the Quo think is going to buy it. Any fan will already have at least one of the above and there is nothing on here to intice new fans, best of's never do. If anything it proves that once Coghlan and Lancaster left so did the rocking soul of the band. Disc One is a pretty good reminder of why the Quo became such an essentialmore… band during the 70's and early 80's. Disc two is all the reasons why the band became a bit of a joke. The predominately blues based music was omni present in the charts and the Quo could kick out number one albums when such things meant something. That's another problem with this release, in the MP3 age you can sit at home and download your own best of... My guess is that if you bought this as a source album it would never leave the jewel case again. If you really want a definitive collection of quo music then "From The Makers Of.." is probably the best bet. It does cover all the early hits and album tracks together with a live album from the Princes Trust gig at the NEC. The fact that it is over 25 years old says it all really. I'm off to see the Quo later this year as I have every year for the last three decades but really what is the point of this release. What are we going to get next time " The Very Best of the Greatest Hits of the Essential Status Quo" or have we had that one?..Manfred Mandel
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 360 MB
Genre : Blues Rock, Boogie Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
02. Ice In The Sun
03. Down The Dustpipe
04. In My Chair
05. Paper Plane
06. Mean Girl
07. Caroline
08. Break The Rules
09. Down Down
10. Roll Over Lay Down
11. Rain
12. Mystery Song
13. Wild Side Of Life
14. Rockin' All Over The World
15. Again And Again
16. Whatever You Want
17. Living On An Island
18. What You're Proposing
19. Lies
20. Don't Drive My Car
CD 2
01. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
02. Rock 'N' Roll
03. Dear John
04. Ol' Rag Blues
05. A Mess Of Blues
06. Marguerita Time
07. The Wanderer
08. Rollin' Home
09. Red Sky
10. In The Army Now
11. Ain't Complaining
12. Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)
13. Medley: The Anniversary Waltz Part 1
14. I Didn't Mean It
15. Fun, Fun, Fun - Status Quo, The Beach Boys
16. Jam Side Down
17. You'll Come 'Round
18. The Party Ain't Over Yet
19. Beginning Of The End
20. It's Christmas Time
