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Status Quo - Pictures 40 Years Of Hits
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Artist...............: Status Quo
Album................: Pictures 40 Years Of Hits
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2008
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode)
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Extreme,V0 VBR
Bitrate..............: CD1 avg. 250kbps,CD2 avg. 253kbps
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: Original EAC Log (wav),NFO,Art Scans
Information..........: My Rip,FLAC To MP3 dBPoweramp - V12.1
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Status Quo - Pictures 40 Years Of Hits
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Artist...............: Status Quo
Album................: Pictures 40 Years Of Hits
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2008
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode)
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Extreme,V0 VBR
Bitrate..............: CD1 avg. 250kbps,CD2 avg. 253kbps
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: Original EAC Log (wav),NFO,Art Scans
Information..........: My Rip,FLAC To MP3 dBPoweramp - V12.1
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1. (00:03:11) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
2. (00:02:12) Status Quo - Ice In The Sun
3. (00:02:04) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
4. (00:03:15) Status Quo - In My Chair
5. (00:03:00) Status Quo - Paper Plane
6. (00:03:58) Status Quo - Mean Girl
7. (00:03:49) Status Quo - Caroline
8. (00:03:40) Status Quo - Break The Rules
9. (00:03:53) Status Quo - Down Down
10. (00:05:43) Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down (Live)
11. (00:04:36) Status Quo - Rain
12. (00:04:01) Status Quo - Mystery Song
13. (00:03:18) Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life
14. (00:03:36) Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
15. (00:03:42) Status Quo - Again And Again
16. (00:03:51) Status Quo - Whatever You Want
17. (00:03:50) Status Quo - Living On An Island
18. (00:03:54) Status Quo - What You're Proposing
19. (00:03:56) Status Quo - Lies
20. (00:04:13) Status Quo - Don't Drive My Car
Playing Time.........: 01:13:40
Total Size...........: 134.84 MB
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1. (00:02:41) Status Quo - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
2. (00:03:52) Status Quo - Rock 'N' Roll
3. (00:03:13) Status Quo - Dear John
4. (00:02:48) Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues
5. (00:03:23) Status Quo - A Mess Of The Blues
6. (00:03:22) Status Quo - Marguerita Time
7. (00:03:23) Status Quo - The Wanderer
8. (00:04:00) Status Quo - Rollin' Home
9. (00:04:12) Status Quo - Red Sky
10. (00:03:42) Status Quo - In The Army Now
11. (00:04:00) Status Quo - Ain't Complaining
12. (00:03:53) Status Quo - Burning Bridges
13. (00:05:34) Status Quo - The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1)
14. (00:03:24) Status Quo - I Didn't Mean It
15. (00:03:05) Status Quo - Fun Fun Fun (Feat. The Beach Boys)
16. (00:03:30) Status Quo - Jam Side Down
17. (00:03:26) Status Quo - You'll Come 'Round
18. (00:03:54) Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet
19. (00:03:18) Status Quo - Beginning Of The End
20. (00:04:11) Status Quo - It's Christmas Time
Playing Time.........: 01:12:51
Total Size...........: 131.28 MB
NFO generated on.....: 13/07/2009 18:00:25

From the first fuzztone wail of 'The Quo''s debut hit, Pictures Of Matchstick Men, it must have been obvious that here was a band that cared little for subtlety. Sneered at by journos the world over, from day one Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and all their fellow travellers have had to put up with a lot of flak. Now, 40 years on, we can all sit back and marvel at what can be created if, frankly, you don't give a damn about so-called critical opinion. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to get your heads down one more time...

Through the years where, gradually, they went from clodhopping psychedelic fakers to genuine bar room blue jean boogie merchants, and thence to world domination (of a sort). Pictures has it all. As a child of the 70s, this particular reviewer can't help but feel nostalgic for the days when, armed only with a couple of Telecasters (and in the classic format with Alan Lancaster on bass and John Coghlan on drums), they steadfastedly stuck to their three-chord guns and piled out hit after headbanging hit: Down The Dustpipe via Roll Over, Lay Down to Paper Plane, Caroline and the self-explanatory Down Down. These were heady, blue denim days.

The end of the decade brought the monster hit in the shape of John Fogerty's Rockin' All Over The World and the spell was broken. From here it was chartdom that demanded that they suddenly revealed themselves to be crafty songsmiths indeed. In The Army Now, Living On An Island, Marguerita Time: these were classics, but a far cry from what gave them their place in the rock pantheon.

But who could bemoan their days in the platinum sun? In a nation's hearts they remain 'The Quo'. Forever destined to adopt the stance, and bring guitar-driven cheer to millions. Here's to the next 40 years...