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Released in March 1976, Status Quo's ninth album was, depending upon how one viewed the last six years of relentless boogie, either the last of the band's "classic" LPs or the first step toward absolute household name-dom that the group has enjoyed ever since. In fact, of course, it was both. At its best -- the punchy (and almost presciently punkish) "Is There a Better Way," the sleazy barroom vibe of the title track, and the six-minute closer, "Mystery Song" -- Blue for You married vintage Quo with a progressive eye that boded well for at least another few albums' worth of quality quo-tations. Elsewhere, however, "Rolling Home," "That's a Fact," and "Rain" suggested a paint-by-numbers approach that hadn't simply isolated all the ingredients that brought the band its mass appeal, it then boiled them down to the lowest common denominator as well. The arrival, a little more than a year later, of "Rockin' All Over the World" would unequivocally prove which option they preferred. But Blue for You proves that at least they had a choice.
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Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Robert Young, ComposerLyricist - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Robert Young, ComposerLyricist - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Parfitt, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Robert Young, ComposerLyricist - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Robert Young, ComposerLyricist - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Parfitt, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Young, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Robert Young, ComposerLyricist - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Parfitt, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Arlie Carter, ComposerLyricist - William Warren, ComposerLyricist - Roger Glover, Producer - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, MainArtist - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Roger Glover, Producer - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lancaster, Composer, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, MainArtist - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Arlie Carter, ComposerLyricist - William Warren, ComposerLyricist - Roger Glover, Producer - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Lancaster, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Coghlan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Status Quo, MainArtist - Rick Parfitt, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
Released in March 1976, Status Quo's ninth album was, depending upon how one viewed the last six years of relentless boogie, either the last of the band's "classic" LPs or the first step toward absolute household name-dom that the group has enjoyed ever since. In fact, of course, it was both. At its best -- the punchy (and almost presciently punkish) "Is There a Better Way," the sleazy barroom vibe of the title track, and the six-minute closer, "Mystery Song" -- Blue for You married vintage Quo with a progressive eye that boded well for at least another few albums' worth of quality quo-tations. Elsewhere, however, "Rolling Home," "That's a Fact," and "Rain" suggested a paint-by-numbers approach that hadn't simply isolated all the ingredients that brought the band its mass appeal, it then boiled them down to the lowest common denominator as well. The arrival, a little more than a year later, of "Rockin' All Over the World" would unequivocally prove which option they preferred. But Blue for You proves that at least they had a choice.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:59
- Main artists: Status Quo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Mercury Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2005 Mercury Records Limited
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