Status Quo - Aquostic (Stripped Bare) (2014 - Rock) [Flac 16-44]
You have to love a rock band a half century into their career, and they’re still trying new things.
Britain’s Status Quo has jumped out of their rockin’ comfort zone to present a stripped-down fully
acoustic read to 22 songs from their catalog, called Aquostic (Stripped Down).
On the group’s “Pictures Of Matchstick Men,” we get strings and harmony vocals with Amy Smith lending
her pipes to make the entire jaunty concoction move along steadily. “Na Na Na” is quite poignant here
– just acoustic guitar and vocal, the lyrics about songwriting coming to the fore in this dressed-down
version. John Rhino Edwards’ soft bass is especially subtle, and with Geraint Watkins’ light accordion
in the background, we are certainly into much more than just the band just trying to be kitschy.
“All the Reasons” is an upbeat love song for a love not present with Andy Brown’s mandolin and some
fiddle work making the whole thing work. “Reason For Living” sees Watkins’ accordion paired with some
suave piano playing to make this the first of ruckus rockers. “Caroline,” a Top 10 single from 1973’s
Hello!, is a straight-ahead 50s-like rocker featuring piano and some brilliant drummer from Leon Cave.
We get a country vibe on “Break The Rules,” a song with a solid lead and great bass playing from Edwards.
Given the instruments being employed, Status Quo could have easily opted to ‘go country’ on a lot of
these tunes. Things are low down and rollin’ with Andy Bowns’ harmonica and drums upfront on the
reworked mid 70s hit “Rain,” with Amy Smith again lifting the whole thing to another level.
“Rockin’ All Over The world” is another rocker with strings coming in as accents and catchy “nah nah
nah’s,” while strings inform a version of “Whatever You Want” to end the set. Status Quo really do present
these songs with all their muster and might, breathing a good and solid life into stripped-down versions
of their most beloved songs. Aquostic (Stripped Bare) is a winner from a band that could certainly take a
rest and present pretty much anything they want at this point.
Artist...............: Status Quo
Album................: Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: WEBQ
Year.................: 2014
Ripper...............: &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.4 20220220
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 71 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: -
Information..........: earMUSIC
Tracklist:
1. Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
2. Status Quo - Down the Dustpipe
3. Status Quo - Nanana
4. Status Quo - Paper Plane
5. Status Quo - All the Reasons
6. Status Quo - Reason for Living
7. Status Quo - And It's Better Now
8. Status Quo - Caroline
9. Status Quo - Softer Ride
10. Status Quo - Claudie
11. Status Quo - Break the Rules
12. Status Quo - Down Down
13. Status Quo - Rain
14. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World
15. Status Quo - Again and Again
16. Status Quo - Whatever You Want
17. Status Quo - What You're Proposing
18. Status Quo - Rock 'n' Roll
19. Status Quo - Don't Drive My Car
20. Status Quo - Marguerita Time
21. Status Quo - Rollin' Home (Bonus Track)
22. Status Quo - Burning Bridges
23. Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop
Playing Time.........: 01:14:11
Total Size...........: 535,36 MB
