Recorded, with perfect timing, just as Status Quo hit their live peak, 1977's double Live! album is, contrarily, a timeless reminder of just how much power and excitement was bound up in the band through the mid-'70s -- and on, in fact, into the early '80s. It would be several years before Status Quo turned into the faintly embarrassing cabaret singalong that scarred the latter years of their career, a fact that Live! broadcasts via a picture-perfect snapshot of the last calm before that particular storm. Touring to support 1976's Blue for You (U.S. title Status Quo) album, the band is still reaching back to the dawn of the decade for material. "Junior's Wailing" and "In My Chair" both date back to the tentative days of 1970, as the band prepared to slide from psych to boogie without knowing whether there was even an audience for such a shock. The fact that there was, of course, would be celebrated with some of the most visceral singles of the decade. "Roll Over Lay Down," "Rain," "Don't Waste My Time," and, most impressively, "Caroline" all slough off well-loved 45s, to be transformed into veritable showstoppers, while the LP epics "Forty-Five Hundred Times" and "Roadhouse Blues" receive marathon workouts that all but defy gravity. The mid-'70s were a golden age for double live albums, and from Frampton Comes Alive! to Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous, the era is littered with what now rank as classics. Live! effortlessly takes its place alongside those most hallowed of halcyon howlers, and no matter what else Status Quo might have become in later years, this is what they sounded like before that happened. Priceless. ~ Dave Thompson
Digitally remastered reissue approved by the band's official fan club! A UK No. 3 when first issued in 1976, this is a double CD which is now in the original concert running order for the first time. Mercury. 2005.
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Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)
lets go to a status quo concert there are to british hard rock bands that invented twin lead guitar thunder. one of them is wishbone ash and the other one is status quo. one listen to tis live album and there is no question as to why they named themselves status quo! they set the status!this band is a heavy bluesy boogie jam outfit who influenced both judas priest and iron maiden.lets go to a status quo concert in 1976 and hear one of the best live bands in history!just for their5 version of the doors road house blues this double cd is worth buying.for anyone who havnt heard status quo i reccomend this cd as an introduction.for anyone who loves live rock albums this is one of the masterpieces! Submitted by rusher55379 (minneapolis mn) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Satus Quo - Live!! I bought this on LP on the day it was released. This is Status Quo at their absolute best - when they had to actually play their guitars! Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt may not be virtuosos but boy they created a great sound. One of THE best Live albums ever committed to vinyl (and CD!!)
Submitted by peter.cochrane (Norn Iron) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
One Of The All-Time Great Live Albums!!! I really can't add any more than what the other reviewers have said, except this: The album ranks with the great live albums of all-time, including UFO's "Strangers In The Night", Golden Earring's "Live", Thin Lizzy's "Live & Dangerous", Kiss' "Kiss Alive", and Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive". Live just doesn't get any better than these!!! If you like this list, then count on liking this Status Quo "Live". Submitted by S. Jenkins (Knoxville, TN, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
When Quo Were Premier League I'm surprised that no one has reviewed this yet, as it's one of the great live albums of all time. It also comes from a time when Quo were actually a phenomenal live outfit, full of power, energy and intensity. They weren't virtuosos but played heavy and very LOUD.
Listen to 'Caroline', 'Big Fat Mama' and 'Roadhouse Blues', and turn up the volume as high as you can for maximum effect. Submitted by S J (Woking) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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