Contrarians Patreon Exclusive: What is Martin's Favorite album from: Status Quo

[@metaleyez1]

Thnx for remember Status Qou!!! One of my favorite band in my youth time. Still are!!! My favorite is Status Qou Live 1977. I still listening that amazing live performance. I know is not studio album, but I can"t separate any of theirs album from 1973-1977 because i love all of them. That live, for me, is one of the best live performance in rock music ever recording. Everytime i listening that live i can find myself in the audience like i was there. You know what? I have not listened that album for about month or two. It is time for me to put headphones on my ear and enjoy, and enjoy, and enjoy again, again and again and again... Thnx. I love your explanations.

[@jerryattwooll4864]

Quo were always at their best live, like so many hard rock/heavy rock/metal bands. For me Hello is my favourite studio album containing 3 of my top 10 favourite Quo songs, but the 70s Live album just slays.

[@jeffreywebb7932]

Thats a jammin live album

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

I saw them both times recently in Toronto as well. I was on Cloud 9 ... I couldn't believe I was seeing them live up close!!!

[@jaapstolze2020]

Lonely Man, beautiful lyrics, AMAZING song ! One of my all-time favourites ! The period from Ma Kelly's to Blue For You is pure GOLD ! Later recommendations : Just Supposin'(1980) and the Reunion Tour (Wembley 2013) !

[@duanedibley1455]

Blue for You is their best for me.

[@JCStorm76]

I agree and surprisingly he never even mentioned it.

[@CB-xr1eg]

3:11 He says he really likes the Blue album so I guess he means Blue For You.

[@zachary1966]

Been a fan since 1976 when I was 10 years old... One the greatest rock bands in the world!👍🏻👍🏻

[@parishofrock2963]

Grew up in the UK watching Quo on TOTP, one of the few rock bands to constantly have hits in the mid 70s. My turn to be contrarian, because although I like all their albums from the 70s my favourite is If you can’t stand the heat. Brilliant stuff,

[@anypoxynames]

After Blue For You, they went downhill, for me. They went all poppy, in my opinion. I'm not knocking you for liking their, more commercial stuff. Liking the Quo is enough. If we all liked the same, life would be boring, right.

[@anypoxynames]

Piledriver for me, then Quo, for me.

[@mccarthyd6603]

So timely....just picked this album up a week ago(Promo White Label👍) Have been listening to non-stop.... amazing! Thought they were a Prog band🤔 Have all their 70's albums cued in my want list in Discogs.... on the hunt now to find all these in the wild at my Colorado record stores 👍

[@michaelroche4559]

So glad you did this. I’ve been wanting to check them out but didn’t know a good ‘entry point’. I’ll start with this album! Cheers

[@shaynewest8757]

Dog Of Two Head, Piledriver, Quo and Ma Kellys Greasy Spoon are all gems. Pity they turned into a parody of themselves in the early 80s.

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Ma Kellys is a great album and as good as any of them.Saw Quo 4 times back in the 70's in Australia and were always great shows.Full of energy.

[@mattshaw5179]

Absolutely love Quo!! Great video!!! Thumbs up!!

[@myphilippinestravels2045]

Whatever You Want - All killer, no filler and those first 2 psychedelic albums. While Rockin' All Over the World contains 3 of my favorite Quo songs in Rockers Rollin', Let's Ride and Hold You Back, some tracks for me are just ok, so so (Who Am I) or no no (Baby Boy). This extends to all the other albums, which all still have their moments of brilliance. I don't see the appeal of Piledriver, for example, apart from Oh Baby, A Year, Paper Plane and All the Reasons. I grew up with Quo (1974) on a bootleg cassette and agree with the pick. Saw them here in Dubai, sadly without Rick Parfitt. For me, the ultimate boogie rock band

[@Quolion668]

For me Piledriver is a brilliant album but the Live Glasgow 1976 album is pure classic

[@gavinsmith9016]

It's my favourite Quo album too. In their Frantic Four incarnation they were a fabulous live band and were one of the first bands I saw play live. Live, and in their Frantic Four incarnation, they were as good as anyone.

[@leswadley6792]

I must be honest! I’ve never heard one of their songs in my life lol! That said I’m about to! Be back to give my thoughts lol!

[@grooveyerbouti]

Cool I think probably agree hard choice from piledriver to blue for you.

[@Protometal66]

Going to be the contrarian here, love a lot of their output but I absolutely love the Pictures of Matchstick Men album. I can't remember the exact title and I'm too lazy to go look at it. I also love 1982. No accounting for my taste I guess lol

[@chiragchittar4179]

Nice video. Funnily my favorite album that I really love is the debut by the band. I like it much more than the boogie rock and hardrock albums although I do like piledriver. This album is an overlooked gem imo and even though it has strong beatles influences I just feel it's equally whimsical and odd ball at times. Love this album

[@taranguapo]

Quo is my favorite!! Great band

[@andrewmeyer3423]

Love this! Would also be interested at some point for your take on post-punk bands such as Siouxie and the Banshees, the Chameleons or others (assuming you have an opinion on such bands) as I know you’ve expressed your love for post-punk. Just my two cents 😎

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Quo would definitely be a non-contrarian selection as the band's best work. Personally, my fave is Blue For You ... so we're both guilty of "going along w/the masses"! Great band...

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

And the last few albums they did with Parfitt were quite hard rocking, still keeping it melodic but rolling along with a much heavier sound than during their '80s period.

[@JCStorm76]

Blue For You is my favourite too. They don’t have a self titled album either, I own them all, not that I know of anyway

[@anypoxynames]

Quo, is their self titled album.

[@JCStorm76]

@@anypoxynames Only Partially speaking

[@anypoxynames]

@@JCStorm76 In theory, it is because if ever my mates and I talked about gigs or albums, by the the band . It was always, have heard the new Quo, album or are you going to see Quo, tonight.

[@CB-xr1eg]

I wonder if he meant Quid Pro Quo?

[@JCStorm76]

@@CB-xr1eg Possibly

[@Baz63]

Quo's heaviest and for me their best. Dog Of Two Head is also noteworthy and is Blue For You and Hello. Thereafter they nosedived

[@markburleyemmerson1373]

One of Britains biggest bands. On the level gets my vote, perfect balance & straight down the line rock n roll. UK no’1 in 1975.

[@daviddura]

Great albums all of them. Sadly "Just Supposing" is always forgotten, but their best album in my opinion

[@jeffreywebb7932]

Quo jam!🤘

[@vinylrec]

Martin is causing me the spend money. I just put my order in on Discogs for a UK twofer CD of Quo & Blue For You. 👍🏻

[@71kevman]

At least you give King's X props here by wearing an Ogre Tones T-shirt. We all know King's X rules. Not that Ogre Tones is their best but it's damn good to great and it's about mid-pack of their catalog.

[@71kevman]

Really, Gretchen dude.

[@pauladams3057]

Their best album by far, the main reason being its the album that Rossi had the least influence on. Man he killed this band.

[@hellochicago2]

Status Quid!

[@petegreenfield3645]

They did try and break the States in the 70''s. They went over four years running from 73 onwards supporting acts like Savoy Brown, Rory Gallagher, BOC, Montrose, Nazareth, ZZ Top and Aerosmith. There was even a one off gig with Rush and Kiss..By all accounts they went down well with the audiences but couldn't get the radio airplay to break. Can't blame them for concentrating on Europe after that where they could fill arenas..

[@colinrgage]

Pick anything from ma Kelly's to blue for you basically after that it was downhill