Paper Plane, Marquee 72'

[@12quo]

John's thumping the drums! Great live gig! No one could ever perform like Quo in the early days.

[@giohenrik9071]

Awesome sound and great picture quality for those days. Quo in the 70's we're the best!!

[@howgrea]

good energy by the drummer!! wish it was like this today...

[@johnhughes8466]

Rick Parfitts rhythm guitar really gells the whole quo sound! Superb band, one of the best british bands of alltime!

[@widdyhabb]

I'd say he was the best drummer of them all! He had an energy and a strength in his playing that no one else ever came close to. Of course, Charlie Watts is always... Charlie Watts (never missed a beat!) , but he lacked John's incredible force. (IMHO)

[@deniscoll6757]

40 years of youth just flooding back !

[@jonemz]

its about time the quo management released the whole show on DVD, they are ace even now, but not so awesomely raw like this.....this is pure heaven kik ass rock.... it just says " eer get holda this!!" ave it ! And to the comment by MacFarline92.... Im working on that time machine.....i wish to I could be 18 from 1970 - 75/76 how cool would that be eh !

[@ingeborgsteuer7261]

I've seen this video dozens of times, but never with Francis announcement. It's great to hear that. Also a fantastic song. I like these great guys❣

[@profmoriarty6697]

Love this era. Please someone find footage of the rest of this show. Many thanks for posting it!

[@jonemz]

I like this clip as it's not the over dubbed version the always roll out whenever Quo have a DVD comp out...... it's about time Quo management got their backsides into gear and release all these tracks from the Marquee gig !!!!

[@hayzeebloke]

Is this the best rock band ever or what?

[@lukasmarzell3730]

Loud good british rockn roll of the seventies, h watt amp in those days blow you away, status quo are still powerful today, overdrive in all their amps inbthis Performance.. Nice

[@groovedohg]

Besides Paper Plane and Dont waste my Time, there is footage of Roadhouse Blues at this gig. I saw it on New Zealand TV in 1976 SOMEONE PLEASE UPLOAD IT

[@alanr5682]

this kicks serious arse! wish more footage from this marquee 1972 gig would surface.

[@briancarnival6916]

I remember seeing a great photo of them around 1972 - Rossi, Parfitt and Lancaster, legs wide apart, hair hanging down, guitars nearly at floor level and a wall of Vox speakers behind them blasting out there tunes ! They were a great band ; Paper plane, Mean girl, Mystery song, great stuff.

[@2HonestIam]

Best Quo song ever,as voted by their own fan club.They should have stuck with rock n blues.Would have been taken more seriously by rock pundits later in their careers.Can't get much better than this.People like Plant's singing went downhill by '75,as did many legends,these were still harmonising beautifully in the noughties.Much underrated band.When I was a kid,Quo,got the biggest reaction from the crowd.

[@angioproceed2402]

drugs and the loss of Alan & John, period

[@raymondlang]

Quo at their very best. Shame there is so little full concert material out there from around this time, to be released on to DVD.

[@junkers290]

I never realised before that Rick used to play an SG. I was also surprised to see a Fender Mustang bass. Great song!

[@ralfhenke8148]

P90 equipped SG Junior to be more precise. Quite a different animal than the typical twin-humbucking Standard or Special. ;-)) (I love 'em all, though, as long as they are a twin-horned beauty.)

[@bobby401ca]

Mid to late 70's, found the piledriver cassette quite my mistake, and loved it... still to this day! they might be older now, but i Would LOVE to see them tour Canada!

[@ryko1000]

I heard a long time ago that this was Prince Chuck's favourite band. He certainly has the ears for it. Maybe he wasn't all that square after all.

[@barnowl01292]

Feel Lancasters bass through your chest, Play it right and you will! Superb...

[@twelve-t4c]

it;s refreshing to hear a young person comment objectively on the subject , nice one rockstar i was pleasantly surprised how much i enjoyed their show recently , but hell it's not like this scorching stuff . cheers guys

[@chrystalship]

this is greate I listened to this songs back in the seveties when I grew up in sweden , My older brothers likedboring groups like Rare Earth and Moody blues, but I prefered pure hard simple rock music like this

[@shadowpicker]

this fucking rocks quo at the best time the 70s

[@MDyson151]

Djeezes, this is rocking every fibre in my body, including my lady bits!

[@malcolmneave9619]

Best rock band ever!

[@JanMelet]

Did not recognize it at first but after the first notes I knew, it was still somewhere in my brain and I still love it

[@brettbowie]

...stumbled upon this...classic footage, thanks. I remember why I bought a few Quo albums some time back (a long time back actually!) Quo were quoted as saying once, 'We are THE band that plays 12-bar'...you can't argue with that. Shame about the '80s rubbish, but Quo were down, hard and heavy during the Piledriver era...Parfitt on an SG? Wow, says it all...love this track...gotta be the best they did...greta to see this raw stuff again...

[@bryemycaz]

Ok Your Forgiven ;). What id reallylike to know is though. This Video was redubbed with the studio version way back on the RTTY video. and later on the XSAA DVD why? This is fantastic stuff. and both those releases had live songs on them ie Caroline and Down Down from the NEC in 1982

[@cohenterry717]

Great stuff. Piledriver was an album to be reckoned with - i was 17 when this came out and also saw them in 72 at the Marquee- so much energy

[@workingboat]

Headbanged to this ditty many many times.......still do !

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

Was watching these videos after an excessive night at 3 in the morning, and now again worse for wear, but still works for me! It's well filmed and there must be a decent soundboard of this, maybe stereo or otherwise, so wondering if there's enough for a DVD. Would definitely buy that one.

[@IrelandQuo]

I agree. Also Bye Bye Johnny from the same gig which I saw on Irish TV in 1986

[@wattienz]

Hey IrelandQuo. I actually live in Co Kildare myself. Do you know which TV station or even the programme that featured Bye Bye Johnny. Who knows... Maybe its still in their archives. Hope they didn't do what the BBC did and wipe loads of rare stuff like the OGWT

[@wattienz]

I know in New Zealand when I saw them play Roadhouse Blues, it was on a TV show called Gizago hosted by an ex pat Pom called Stu Dennison. We only had 2 TV stations at that time TV1 and TV2

[@captpicard100]

Status Quo at their best, for me this is their second best song behind Down Down, gotta love the Quo:-))))))))))))))

[@lebohemien2003]

Great clip. I like the way Alan fluffs a little at 1:00 (thinking he has to play the bridge to the solo which comes a verse later...) and Francis almost forgets the text at 2:56 and smirking at Rick :-) Great band, will always be a favourite, no matter what line-up.

[@shaunatkinson5489]

Classic Quo. The song that put them on the map.

[@wattienz]

Very true. Some might say Pictures of Matchstick Men but this was the track where people took notice

[@MDyson151]

I'D buy that DVD in a heart beat!

[@adnaruto25]

i saw them in 77 and 04 , the same ! boogie as ever !^^

[@lukasmarzell3730]

Excellent pumping heavy boogie rock number. I tried this one out to play lead... its grovvy and so cool... and loud.

[@StatusQuonald]

nice old footage great to see them rockin' so hard that's very cool!

[@Happel49]

great song in a great time

[@captpicard100]

About as good as Rock'n'Roll bands get, this and Big Fat Mama classic Quo, gotta love the Quo:-))))))))))))))))

[@philipmccarroll1505]

Thrilling

[@streatleyred]

@MacFarlane92 i was lucky enough 2 see them in there prime.. much better than 2 day.. tho i stil love the old gits lol

[@dickspanner5381]

Can't beat a bit of Quo.

[@classicrockmachine]

Amazing band!

[@1954surya]

Das wird niemals zu toppen sein.

[@letterli]

great stuff!!

[@mozegCZ]

amazing!!!

[@huschroeder]

Ja,so kenne ich sie.----Hammer Titel---

[@EvasAngel]

ohhh...... I have this vinyl!!!!! :)

[@chrishewitt9721]

Best Quo song by a mile. Didn't like anything after the Blue For You album. Like most bands, their best work is when they're hungry and still have something to say. For me, Quo became something of a cabaret act after '76. Pity, their first few albums still do it.

[@roblincoln2470]

The Live album was good.... But only because it was stuff from Blue for You and before

[@roblincoln2470]

Agreed, apart from the Live album, but only because is was stuff from the albums before (and including) Blue For You

[@Isleofskye]

Its spelt "Waist" Coat being one word. Thank You so much.

[@huschroeder]

Ja,so kennt mas sie.----Hammer Titel---

[@MDyson151]

i was being facetious here, thank you!

[@Teleboogie]

It sure as hell is!!! Long live QUO!!!!!! Hope you all enjoy the video-clips. Teleboogie

[@letterli]

any more vids of this gig?

[@honestjoe1000]

love it! i've seen this clip so many times... but always without Rossi's intro - Go go go we're Status Quo! where did you get it from??

[@MZworldstudios]

Today we are in a music-stoneage.. music was much better in the 60s/70s/80s..

[@SMC-92]

Bloody 21, god wish I could time travel and see Quo in their prime :(

[@neonskyline1]

Same happened to Hawkwind as Quo, Dave Brock turned it into a Tribute Band with no more real quality songs, all about the same time as Quo as well, the only two bands i really liked

[@rickfrancis748]

The dogs doo dahs 😍

[@MDyson151]

My boyfriend looks just like Francis here, including the tight denims and waste coat!

[@squeakyadam]

@junkers290 he said he loves the tone on the SG Junior but it's not up to all that gigging and his style of rhythm guitar . Great sound - what happened to them ?

[@colinjohnpiper2521]

No doubt the FRANTIC 4 were by far the BEST lineup for SQ......

[@petedazer2556]

Frans heart must be cast iron. He survived all the dope and road wear and is the only performing original member.

[@HurricaneR4118]

No he isn't. see www.johncoghlan.com

[@Stephen70304]

I actually don't know about Fran's drug use. Did he get into heroin?

[@MDyson151]

'Cast iron' kinda makes him sound harsh or a b*st*rd. He is neither, worship the ground that man walks on. Such a professional, team player, very talented, businessman and looks after everybody's best interest, including the road crew.

[@wattienz]

Francis was heavy into Cocaine as were Alan and Rick. John didn't do drugs. I heard Francis mention how too much cocaine ate away his septum. Probably not as bad as Daniella Westbrook of EastEnders fame though.

[@streatleyred]

@hayzeebloke no contest.. this is a quo classic.. bring bk alan and john

[@DigitalMan6627]

TUNE !!!!!!!

[@lesruchersdeclaudeenardech4039]

the real dream

[@bryemycaz]

dont you mean Rick Frame Nuff and Spud ;)

[@gasbomb75]

Gold

[@Coylee91]

Why does it look like Frame scratches his top mic in this?

[@BmoreBusker]

Proto punk at it's best. 🤙

[@devl385]

QUO OH OH OH OH

[@cliffbungalow9373]

I always said ACDC owed these lads a few rounds

[@ricko3k]

Yes, he used more than one string.

[@BrankoPfeiffer]

that is what quo shuld have kept.

[@sail1948]

Superb!! Anyone who mocks these guys and calls then 3 chord wonders are fukin idiots. Theres plenty of bigger name bands that wont appear on the same bill as Quo. Quo grab the crowd and make them rock. Ace stuff.

[@lebohemien2003]

Sorry, meant 2:16 for Francis

[@michelphilippot7207]

rip my rick.

[@MDyson151]

Francis is sooooo hot!!

[@greasygrandadfilbert9016]

You ain't wrong!

[@keef71]

yeah i know i was thinking of the bob young poem on the back of ma kelly for some reason rick frame nuff cog lib mabel no label etc course by this time 'libby' had left...

[@departments2006]

They were a great arse kicking RnB band at this stage. Top stuff until it became a formula...

[@squeakyadam]

@ricko3k LOL

[@keef71]

rick frame nuff cog amazing

[@Isleofskye]

lol :)

[@DieNetaDie]

When Status Quo lost Alan Lancaster, their original bassist, they lost a lot of their energy.

[@MDyson151]

Soooo hot!!!

[@elvirapeschel4572]

hatte Franzis noch jede Menge Haare

[@Tschunasun]

die beste Rockband der Welt.. naja, von 1967 (Pictures of mastic man) bis Februar 1977 "Rain", kann man das fast stehen lassen. (nach Purple, Sabbath und Heap), aber ab 1978 haben die mich mit ihrem komischen Boogie-Rock angeödet!! Dat war kein Rock mehr, da war Heino besser. (whatever you want, in the army now, oder Rocking all over the world) extrem slapper Rock für ganz alte Semester.

[@quercus1959]

No he doesn't.