Status Quo: Caroline: (ALL TIME CLASSIC ROCK) Reaction

[@bulldog161]

I’m 71 and I just rediscovered the Quo 2 weeks ago. I remembered them from the 70’s, they should have been bigger in the U S.

[@richardscales9560]

The 'mighty quo' plz :)

[@mikegeekie9125]

Should be big in the USA . They are well known in Mexico…. strange really

[@Piia2023]

Hello LA and SF from Finland. Who doesn't know Status Quo in Europe, that sound...brings back so many memories, we all sang those songs... :) more of this yes...

[@mariastelacampi1758]

Hi, a zillion YES. Status Quo, one of my favorite Group, since 1968...I guess... I'm 74, my memory..... is gone....

[@TheThamesmen]

KOOL!!

[@TheThamesmen]

No worries!!! Lets all rock on together!

[@timofromnorth3786]

A fan from Finland also 👍 Found them in 1978 when Quo was in the radio with four tracks. "On The Lever" LP was in local library and it blew my mind! That LP is a masterpiece. So many good LP´s through their history! I have seen them about 50 times in six countries. Plenty of pictures taken from the gigs. So emotional memory when I saw the original line up (Frantic Four) in Hammersmith 2013 & 2014. And yes, they announced gigs to come in 2024. Rossi has been in the business since 1962. Fantastic band!

[@koekelmetperen]

The Quo members are real musicians They keep on playing because they love it They don’t need the money

[@FenderTele]

Im sure a lot of us have an abiding memory of Rick kicking off Caroline live. The cranking of the volume with that touch of feedback before he hit that first downstroke. You didnt only hear it you felt it that F barre chord cut like a lance!

[@wcraig]

A classmate of mine from high school introduced me to SQ way back in 1980. I’ve loved them ever since. Pure rock and roll awesomeness!

[@TheThamesmen]

Love Quo.... guilt pleasure

[@billtbodger]

There were rumours they found a forth chord but decided that was too flash, amazing band Live, I saw them several times in the early 80s, some of the best gigs I have ever been to. Love Sweet Caroline, I grew up listenening to it in the 70s

[@TheThamesmen]

HA HA Then gave that chord to Cohen?

[@royferguson2297]

Saw them at Wembley Arena on 3/12/22 still rocking always leave with a smile on your face.

[@SpartanGuy83]

Haven't listened to SQ in years. This brings back great memories. Thanks guys!

[@TheThamesmen]

BRILLIANT!!!

[@MrHolmgren194]

"Big fat mama" from that same show :) A monster of a rocktune!

[@rodricselbie35]

I was 16 years old when I watched the band at the Apollo Glasgow in 1976 I can only say it was like a brick hitting me in the face, the whole place erupted and the balcony was moving up and down visibly, I never missed a concert locally for the next 40 years, the material you have now discovered will be never-ending :)

[@anthonygamble8405]

Have been a fan forever. Saw them do this in 76 in Germany. Rock n Around the World one of my all time favs

[@TheThamesmen]

Cool!!!

[@geertdelange4785]

Status Quo also great in our country in the Netherlands, back in the 70ths I was a great fan. I was on a concert next my hometown. I had al them albums. Fantastic still ❤

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for sharing!

[@antonylacroix6475]

Hi again from Uk - oh god snake bite and black! And Quo dance !memories…love this track , back in ‘79 or ‘80 as a teenager I was at Earl’s Court music /instrument show and you could play the instruments plugged in , so I was playing this track on the Fender stand on a telecaster and my base player picked up a fender precision and we were jamming this when I looked around to see Francis Rossi grinning from the corner of the stand .

[@TheThamesmen]

Damn that is a great story. Congrats! Thanks for being here and sharing

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Love you two ❤️your reactions are brilliant not heard the Quo for ages 🎸🎸

[@TheThamesmen]

More to come!

[@wolfganghaarer6954]

I became a Quo-Fan in 1977, when I heard ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD for the first time and became addicted! It started my life as a musician....

[@TheThamesmen]

Excellent. I remember that track well. They are a great band with awesome music

[@svenssonsvensson3480]

Saw them live in 05 here in Sweden. Awesome show with The Refreshments and Smokie as special guests :D

[@TheThamesmen]

I'd love to see them!! Thanks for being here and supporting our channel. More soon!

[@royferguson2297]

The Aquostic album is brilliant saw them preform the Aquostic set and it was awsome.

[@brianpowell6058]

If you ask most people they'll say they don't like Quo but, put a track on, any track and everyone is up dancing and singing along, that's why they were always the opening acts to all the biggest concerts like the Feed The World gig.

[@TheThamesmen]

They ended up being a cliche and not ‘cool’. That said they had damn great songs and an amazing history

[@royferguson2297]

Met Rossi at a meet and greet hell of a nice guy.

[@ronshazbut2723]

Hi Guys, love your stuff, I saw SQ at the Hammersmith odeon 84/85 ish absolutely great night. we were in the circle and I can honestly say I thought the circle was going to collapse it was moving so much.

[@TheThamesmen]

That is awesome!

[@christhecurator]

Up the Quo! Certainly much loved in Oz, Alan Lancaster retired in Sydney. Whatever You Want was among the first singles I bought! Pictures of Matchstick Men one of my fave psych tunes. Just good ol' fashioned 100% Pure Rock N' Roll (so my t-shirt says!) Loved it, heading to channel Too now. More please!

[@TheThamesmen]

Very cool!

[@mattipenttila7325]

That's why we love you.Not too Fanny but 100% rock'n'roll.

[@TheThamesmen]

We LOVE YOU!!

[@matthewashman1406]

4 great British bands of 70s 1. Qou ,2 Trex 3 Slade 4 sweet 😊

[@emmap1250]

Love this song!

[@TheThamesmen]

COOL!!!

[@Quodemencial]

Adoro el Caroline !!!

[@iangillon6981]

Fuckin Brilliant! I adore Quo. Thanx Guys.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for being here, we never take it for granted. Be well and more soon!

[@stephengordon1024]

Cant beat the Quo. Retired Brit living in the Phillippines. ❤

[@TheThamesmen]

They had some epic moments

[@fcwalvisch2210]

That's how to play Rock&Roll great tight rhythm guitar playing

[@TheThamesmen]

I flipping love Quo!

[@marinaandersson4381]

"Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" (Nightwish) 👍🇫🇮

[@TheThamesmen]

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[@garypascoe5161]

Quo were big in Oz.....Love 'em

[@cabdriveruk]

Roy Lynes was the original keyboard player, Andy Bown joined in 1973.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you for this.We always appreciate people keeping us accurate plus increasing our knowledge. Thanks for the support

[@viktorzanden6235]

Actually Bown didn't join officially until 1982 even though he played on every album and toured with the band since 1976. First time he appeared on a Quo record as a session musician was 1973 though.

[@davidmair7497]

Like everyone else brings back memories. Saw them live a couple times in Glasgow. In the army now one of my favorites. New band discovery for me - Sabaton do a cover. OH YOU GOT TO CHECK OUT THEIR NEW ONE. CHRISTMAS TRUCE.

[@TheThamesmen]

Will do AT XMAS!!

[@palantir135]

So many great songs. I was a big fan back then in the eighties. Dow Down Roll over lay down Mystery song Rain Ice in the sun Pictures of matchstick man

[@TheThamesmen]

Many thanks for this and more soon!!!

[@erlsuni2337]

that was a banger guys. I knew the name and titles of a few songs but never really heard the music enough to get into it. They had only 1 hit in USA. no tours that I know of. Certainly boffo in Europe.

[@TheThamesmen]

Brilliant!! Off we nodded when the music started!!

[@tebsy]

Love hearing the Quo lay it down! want to learn how to keep time/rhythm? Play along to this. If you didn't smile when it kicks in then I don't know what to tell you ;)

[@TheThamesmen]

Great suggestion! Also thanks for supporting our channel. More soon!

[@circulation69]

Was lucky enough to be at this performance. Happy memories :) Also love The Egg, Albumen, Travelator and Something to do are all great albums, Happily back your recommendation on that one.

[@TheThamesmen]

The best!

[@pauljones9061]

Parfitt drove the whole thing along , so much better without keyboards.

[@anthonyclarke5579]

Or without Francis doing the "sing it" bit....but it's still a great opener.

[@stefanpettersson8918]

Wonderful

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chasleask8533]

Sublime .

[@TheThamesmen]

It is amazing

[@MrBielok]

Oh sweet Jesus... That brings back memories! One thing though, this is the new band. Sounds great but a bit too tight. The ole lot were way more wobbly but much more fun. But still... This is amazing!

[@TheThamesmen]

Rock on!

[@royferguson2297]

Rossi wrote Caroline as a Country song.

[@iainansell5930]

gerdundula i think is the song you were looking for..

[@TheThamesmen]

Yes!!

[@Paul_C]

Oh man, bright memories. Went to a concert in the Netherlands both Status Quo and Normaal were there. Normaal was a Dutch band from the eastern part of the Netherlands, sang in Dutch but most Dutch couldn't understand. Bit like a Yorkshire at a posh garden party. Ah well, kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4iteYeGiclobas

[@TheThamesmen]

WTF is that???

[@Paul_C]

@@TheThamesmen ah, the local language borrows from german and dutch and the accent is as heavy, as local Yorkshire man who never left his land. They even scored a hit single called Oeren Hard kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJO8e2aseZ2Verc

[@royferguson2297]

Quo tour Europe, been out to Aussi a few times and Dubai.

[@theglanconer6463]

A Tale of Two Cities. Status Quo came to my home town in the Deep South of the Low Countries sometime in the late 80s (population c. 18.000). I must have been ten/eleven years old. Well not exactly in my hometown but on a football pit just in between our hometown and the neighbouring garbage town (c. 20.000). For the first time since medieval times we had peace between the cities. 30.000 tickets sold. Two entire communities. And then they didn't show up because our towns were too small. The hatred in this part of the world is still alive and kickin'. Don't mention their name. Good music though and several girlfriends (and even friends !) came from that garbage town/dump. A few are still (despite their obvious errors because of their birth place) my mates. B*st*ards. SQ are the complete opposite of Motörhead. Motörhead never let us down. Still... good rock 'n roll nonetheless.

[@TheThamesmen]

That's EPIC story...... I wonder if you were just ripped off by a promoter! Well done Lemmy. I trust Lemmy more!

[@brianparsa7794]

Hmmm. The only Status Quo song that the vast majority of Americans have heard is "Pictures of Matchstick Men." This was good.

[@TheThamesmen]

Need more quo in the USA

[@Whatiwantedwastaken]

Certainly well known in Australia

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you for supporting us and being here. I hope you enjoyed the vid. Have a fab weekend. Cheers G&A

[@Quolion668]

R.I.P. Rick Parfitt (24.12.2016) and Alan Lancaster (26.9.2021)

[@TheThamesmen]

I know..... :(

[@stevo728822]

I'm pretty sure that dance was performed by the band Mud.

[@TheThamesmen]

Really? Interesting

[@GrahamThomson-c6x]

Gurdundula is the song

[@clivematthews5296]

Just said thanks for Quo on Thamesmen Two. Such a great band to see. Used to see them when out of style after Pictures of Matchstick Men and before they became popular again as a rocking band. Same thing with The Sweet. Great live but naff singles.

[@TheThamesmen]

Rock on! In Denim

[@gordonallen7638]

the intro is pictures of matckstick men

[@TheThamesmen]

Of course. Loved that track too

[@Pappa_66]

Thanks guys bringing back great memories! Always great! The greatest "hit" is/was "You are in the Army now" cause we have compulsory military service for every man and voluntary for women so we used to play this every day cause always some one you knew was about to go to the army. Just to f with them! This is for everybody to be look out for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4nXgmpojseZeqM

[@TheThamesmen]

Many thanks for this and more soon!!!

[@SteveJ0966]

I managed to catch Quo at Leicester De Montfort on the End of the Road tour, before they split up, Rossi and Parfit waited 'til Alan Lancaster emigrated to Oz to settle down, then quietly reformed the band to record the most appaling sacharine nonsense I can't imagine him ever being associated with. Damn shame, but I'm glad I saw them when they still properly rocked. I saw them again a few years ago now at Cropredy festival and they could still put on a show, no doubt, but they left their best years back in 1984. Lancaster certainly gave them some much needed bollocks, as evidenced by this clip from the Milton Keynes finale to the tour. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKCVnoGia7uFqZY

[@TheThamesmen]

Hi Steve... I don't know enough about Quo. I went and watched your link - It's great. Do you have an absolute banger track people would know, from that line up

[@SteveJ0966]

@@TheThamesmen cor, now you're asking. I've got a soft spot for Mystery Song. Here's the promo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5-ncoCPgLCNl9E Then there's Paper Plane, here live at the Marquee in '72, heads down no nonsense stuff. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3nOZ3puid6tn68 Finally there's certified banger and classic dancefloor filler, Down Down, probably the better known of the three. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmLKin16hr2Dhc0

[@SteveJ0966]

All three tracks, aside from Alan Lancaster on bass, also feature original drummer John Coghlan who was with them from 1962-1982.

[@dougsheehan3585]

Only one Band big enough to open LIve Aid.

[@erickvermeulen9734]

Seems to me Mud did the same kind of dance in the time of Dynamite, Tiger Feet and such.

[@TheThamesmen]

But surely it was famous as the status quo dance?

[@erickvermeulen9734]

@@TheThamesmen Well friends, though both Mud and Status Quo had hits with Dynamite and Down Down in 1974, I think they had different audiences and the Status Quo dance has since been everlasting, and Mud may have transformed to a small fleck in the history of pop music. Those first records of Mud were nice though ;-) Trust those producers of Suzi Quatro, Mud, Sweet and others to hit a vibe (though I hated the Bay City Rollers).

[@TheThamesmen]

@@erickvermeulen9734 I used to know a Ron Vermeulen who was a kick arse studio tech. Any relation?

[@erickvermeulen9734]

@@TheThamesmen Not that I know, it is a very common surname in the Netherlands.

[@TheThamesmen]

@@erickvermeulen9734 no worries. You never know!

[@karluwe25]

next listen to Brutus from belgium with the song war.

[@TheThamesmen]

Be well and more soon. Thanks for being here.

[@erlsuni2337]

I thought that a sixth Marshall was needed in the row of Marshalls the sound reminded me of this kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6rZZ4eNmq-oZrs

[@TheThamesmen]

That's cool!!!

[@rickfairman5640]

Are you guys crazy wasting all that beer???? In Canada you put your life on the line wasting beer!!!!!!

[@TheThamesmen]

HA HA.... You haven't tasted that beer and sorry to say, sometimes its not beer!

[@piledriver6365]

The originals were the greatest live band of all time bar none, Sabbath Zep Floyd came no where near creating an atmosphere like no other band. Hows about reacting to 4500 times the best driving song all 20 mins!!!!!!

[@TheThamesmen]

Will check this.... also in their prime Quo were the real deal. I agree

[@Richardtv1968]

Director no clue which guitar and player is making which sound ……. Terrible

[@TheThamesmen]

Ha! Well spotted

[@piledriver6365]

Generic rock unlike ACDC !!!

[@TheThamesmen]

HA HA :) Thanks for being here and supporting our channel... More SOON!

[@johnswallow3518]

Oh the irony.