They began as a rock and roll freakbeat band called The Spectres. By 1967, with very little commercial success, they discovered psychedelia and changed their name to Traffic (later Traffic Jam, to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's Traffic.) At this time the line-up also included organist Roy Lynes and drummer John Coghlan. Late in 1967 they recruited second guitarist Rick Parfitt and became The Status Quo, scoring Top 10 singles with Pictures Of Matchstick Men and Ice in The Sun. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" remains the only Top 40 hit single the group has ever charted in the United States. They have never achieved the same level of success there, that they have enjoyed in their home country.
After their second album Spare Parts they decided to change into a heavy boogie rock band. During the seventies they became one of the UK's leading rock bands, gaining a faithful following due to their excellent live gigs. They showed a great amount of energy during this decade and in the early 80s. They and are best known for songs from this era such as Paper Plane (1972), Caroline (1973), Down Down (1975), John Fogerty's Rockin' All Over The World (1977) and Whatever You Want (1979). Down Down topped the UK charts in January 1975 (their only British No. 1 single to date).
Lynes left in 1971, to be replaced initially by guest keyboard players on album, including Jimmy Horowitz and John Parker, and later on a more permanent basis on record and stage by ex-The Herd and Judas Jump member Andy Bown, though as he was contracted as a solo artist with EMI, he was not credited as a full-time member until 1982. Coghlan left in late 1981, to be replaced by Pete Kircher from 1960s band Honeybus. This short-lived lineup played its last gig in 1984 at the Milton Keynes Bowl, and reformed briefly to open the Live Aid charity event at Wembley in July 1985.
That year Rossi recorded and released two solo singles with longtime writing partner Bernie Frost. Parfitt was also working on a solo album which is still unreleased, although some tracks have been re-recorded by Status Quo and released as 'B' sides. Bass player John Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, both ex-Judie Tzuke Band and Climax Blues Band, assisted Parfitt in the studio.
In the summer of 1985 Rossi, Parfitt and Bown, along with Edwards and Rich started work on a new album. Lancaster, who was living in Australia at the time, took out a legal injunction to stop the band using the Status Quo name on any records. The injunction was lifted after a court hearing in January 1986. Lancaster had had increasing musical differences with the group, notably during the sessions for the 1983 album Back to Back over two tracks which became hit singles for the group around that time. He had written Ol' Rag Blues, but was angered when the producers chose to release a version with Rossi singing lead vocal in preference to the one sung by himself, and he objected to Marguerita Time, which he thought unduly corny and too pop-oriented for them. He remained in Australia, forming a band called Party Boys, who had no success in Britain.
The commercially successful In The Army Now album was released in 1986, and the band continues to this day with the revised personnel. Rich left in 2000 and was replaced by Matthew Letley. Andrew Bown took a year off at the same time for family reasons and was replaced on stage by Paul Hirsh, formerly of Voyager.
According to Songfacts.com, Quo's 29th studio album, Quid Pro Quo, was released in a deluxe format exclusively at Tesco on 30 May 2011. The regular edition was released elsewhere a week later on 7th June. The LP debuted at #10 in the UK charts, the band's best chart placing for an original album since Don't Stop peaked at #2 in 1996.
Although Quo still release new material every few years, recent years have seen them release a series of greatest hits compilations and covers albums. One of the band's most recent original albums, Heavy Traffic, shows a return to classic form not seen since the late 1970s.
Status Quo have often been characterized, perhaps unfairly, as producing very simple songs, always in the same format: 4/4 rhythm, three chord structure. However, the recordings from their first decade demonstrate a diversity in musical style and complexity to rival most of the late 60s UK bands, and several of their singles and album tracks from later show considerable subtlety, not least the mainly acoustic 1979 single Living On An Island, and the 1980 album track, later a single, Rock'n'Roll, which is ironically one of the least rock'n'roll-like songs they have ever recorded.
They have a loyal group of fans in the United Kingdom, where they have enjoyed more hits than any other group in rock and roll history (over 60 as of mid-2005), as well as a big following in Europe, notably in The Netherlands.
In September 2005 a contestant on the long-running BBC television quiz programme Mastermind chose Status Quo as his specialist subject. That same year they took part in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in a storyline which involved them being sued by the layabout Les Battersby.
In December 2005 it was announced that Parfitt was undergoing tests for throat cancer. All subsequent dates of the UK tour were cancelled as a result. However on 20th December it was further announced that the growths found in Parfitt's throat were benign and had been removed.
Quo have even been the subject of a Doctoral Thesis, purporting to demonstrate that their music composition skills could be favourably compared to the likes of the classical music composers, such as Beethoven!
In Autumn 2008 German techno legend Scooter released new single Jump that rock together with Status Quo.
On 1 February 2016, it was officially announced that Status Quo, in addition to the spring and summer dates already scheduled, would tour Europe starting in October. The final dates would take place in the UK towards the end of the year, after which the group would retire from playing 'electric' tours.
On 28 October 2016, Rick Parfitt permanently retired from live performances after suffering a heart attack earlier the same year. On 24 December 2017, he died in hospital in Marbella, Spain as a result of severe infection, after suffering an injury to his shoulder. Parfitt's funeral was held at Woking Crematorium on 19 January 2017. Irish guitarist Richie Malone, who had substituted for Parfitt during some 2016 live shows, took his place on rhythm guitar.
Little Dreamer
Status Quo Lyrics
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I couldn't leave you, I really couldn't leave you
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I've got the fever, I couldn't beat the fever
Just listen while I'm talking to you all night long
Right or wrong, listen to me all night long
I'm never gonna waste time crying all night long
You're a dreamer, a purty little dreamer
I couldn't leave you, I really couldn't leave you
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I've got the fever, I couldn't beat the fever
You're a dreamer, a purty little dreamer
I couldn't leave you, I really couldn't leave you
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I've got the fever, I couldn't beat the fever
I've waited long enough I reckon on my own
Tried to phone, tried to phone but you're not home
I'm thinking while I try and reason what went wrong
Something's gone, ain't no good in hanging on
You're a dreamer, a purty little dreamer
I couldn't leave you, I really couldn't leave you
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I've got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
I've got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
You didn't gimme, gimme, you didn't gimme, gimme
You didn't gimme, gimme, you didn't gimme, gimme
The lyrics to Status Quo's song "Little Dreamer" are fairly straightforward. The singer is addressing someone who he calls "a pretty little dreamer", someone who he couldn't leave even though he wanted to. He's been trying to "beat the fever" and move on from the relationship, but he hasn't been able to. He tries to reason with himself and make sense of what went wrong, but ultimately he knows he needs to let go.
The repeated line "you didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever" suggests that the other person may have moved on more quickly than the singer, leaving him struggling to let go. The line "I've got the fever, a fever for the dreamer" further reinforces this idea, that he's still consumed by his feelings for this person despite knowing it's not healthy for him.
Overall, the song is about the difficulty of letting go of someone you care about, especially when they seem to have moved on while you're still struggling. It's a relatable and emotional theme that many listeners can connect with.
Line by Line Meaning
You're a dreamer, a pretty little dreamer
You have big hopes and dreams, and you're pretty to look at.
I couldn't leave you, I really couldn't leave you
I can't seem to walk away from you, no matter how hard I try.
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
You didn't give me enough time to get over my strong attraction to you.
I've got the fever, I couldn't beat the fever
I'm completely infatuated with you and can't seem to control my feelings.
Just listen while I'm talking to you all night long
Please just hear me out and listen to what I have to say all night.
Right or wrong, listen to me all night long
Regardless of if I'm right or wrong, please just listen to me all night.
I'm never gonna waste time crying all night long
I won't waste my time crying all night long over you.
Right or wrong, I won't be crying all night long
Regardless of if I'm right or wrong, I won't be crying over you all night.
I've waited long enough I reckon on my own
I've waited for you, but now I'm starting to think it's better to be alone.
Tried to phone, tried to phone but you're not home
I've tried to reach out to you, but you're not available.
I'm thinking while I try and reason what went wrong
While I try to figure out what happened between us, I'm thinking a lot.
Something's gone, ain't no good in hanging on
Something has happened between us, and it's not worth trying to hold on.
I got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
I'm totally obsessed with the idea of being with you and can't shake the feeling.
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
You didn't give me enough time to overcome my strong feelings for you.
I've got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
I'm totally infatuated with you and can't stop thinking about you.
You didn't gimme, gimme time to beat the fever
You didn't give me enough time to move past my feelings for you.
I've got the fever, a fever for the dreamer
I'm consumed by my attraction to you and can't seem to shake it.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BERNARD JOHN FROST, FRANCIS DOMINIC NICHOLAS ROSSI
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Primitivo Juarez
Este álbum is the best bailando en el carrusel todas estas rolas alto voltaje
Jorge Rodriguez
A mí me gusta este álbum
Gary Janssen
one ove my favs
Mecko Bossi
Parecen los Beach Boys de los 80 con esteroides.
Pésimo album en general.
Charly Rey Van
No seas Meco, Mecko es obvio que el Rock esta Influenciado por otros, de hecho se ve un homenaje a los Beach Boys en el album Don't stop de 1996 cuando tocan con ellos la de Fun,Fun,Fun.
José rock
Amigo no sabes de musicaa..
Peter In het Veld
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