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When a band has been recording for over 40 years, they are either still innovative and new or a parody of their former selves. Status Quo fall into the latter category with their 33rd album and 37th appearance in the charts (including hits compilations), In Search of the Fourth Chord, which was produced by Pip Williams, who had also produced the classics Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want, and In the Army Now. For years the band had been derided for playing a style of boogie blues rock & roll with the obligatory three chords, and on this album, they fight back against the critics with tongues very firmly in cheek as they search for that elusive fourth chord, even, according to the cover art, enlisting the help of Indiana Jones, with both Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, the mainstays of Status Quo, dressed as the intrepid explorer, with the graphics lifted directly from the Raiders of the Lost Ark trilogy. As for the music, it was more of what every fan had come to expect: head-banging, guitar-led, riff-heavy music with the band swaying up and down. Status Quo was never afraid to change their style, and "Electric Arena" is a slow blues number while "Hold Me" borrows a riff from Chris Rea's "Auberge." Although "Pennsylvania Blues Tonight" is a drum beat- and bass-led chugger with the guitars left very much in the background, "Tongue Tied" is an acoustic ballad reminiscent of their hit "Living on an Island," and "I Don't Wanna Hurt You Anymore," "Bad News," and "Gravy Train" wouldn't sound out of place on any of their classic 1970s albums.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Status Quo, Performer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist - John Edwards, Composer
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Rick Parfitt, Lyricist - Wayne Morris, Composer
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Robert Young, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Bown, Keyboards, Vocals - John Edwards, Vocals, Bass - Francis Rossi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Status Quo, Artist, MainArtist - Jeff Rich, Drums - Rick Parfitt, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Campbell Connelly and Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Bob Young, Composer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Bob Young, Composer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - John Edwards, Lyricist - Rick Parfitt, Composer
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Andrew Bown, Composer, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Matthew Letley, Composer, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Bob Young, Composer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Climie, Composer - Rick Parfitt, Lyricist - Wayne Morris, Composer
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Andrew Bown, Composer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Freddie Edwards, Composer - John Edwards, Lyricist - Max Edwards, Composer
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Bob Young, Composer - Francis Rossi, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Status Quo, Performer - Bob Young, Composer - Rick Parfitt, Lyricist
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2008 Fourth Chord Records Ltd. under exclusive license to edel entertainment GmbH
Album review
When a band has been recording for over 40 years, they are either still innovative and new or a parody of their former selves. Status Quo fall into the latter category with their 33rd album and 37th appearance in the charts (including hits compilations), In Search of the Fourth Chord, which was produced by Pip Williams, who had also produced the classics Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want, and In the Army Now. For years the band had been derided for playing a style of boogie blues rock & roll with the obligatory three chords, and on this album, they fight back against the critics with tongues very firmly in cheek as they search for that elusive fourth chord, even, according to the cover art, enlisting the help of Indiana Jones, with both Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, the mainstays of Status Quo, dressed as the intrepid explorer, with the graphics lifted directly from the Raiders of the Lost Ark trilogy. As for the music, it was more of what every fan had come to expect: head-banging, guitar-led, riff-heavy music with the band swaying up and down. Status Quo was never afraid to change their style, and "Electric Arena" is a slow blues number while "Hold Me" borrows a riff from Chris Rea's "Auberge." Although "Pennsylvania Blues Tonight" is a drum beat- and bass-led chugger with the guitars left very much in the background, "Tongue Tied" is an acoustic ballad reminiscent of their hit "Living on an Island," and "I Don't Wanna Hurt You Anymore," "Bad News," and "Gravy Train" wouldn't sound out of place on any of their classic 1970s albums.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:30
- Main artists: Status Quo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Edel Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH. 2007 earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH.
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