A decade on from their last in-concert album, Status Quo return to the concert hall for only their third live set, the unequivocally titled, and triumphantly track listed Live Alive Quo.
And, from the moment the guitars tear the top of your head away, ushering in the opening "Whatever You Want," it's apparent that no matter how many demons might assail the band's studio output, in concert they remain the same denim'n'dandruff brigade they always were.
"Burning Bridges," that most infuriatingly contagious of rock & roll jigs, the driving "Caroline," the inevitable "Rockin' All over the World," and a scintillating return to the mid-'70s standby of "Roadhouse Blues" are all undeniable peaks, while a closing salvo that kicks off with "Don't Drive My Car" finds the band locked into the kind of groove that even their heyday found rare.
Of course you cannot, and would not, compare Live Alive Quo to the sound of the band in its prime -- the 1971 Swedish radio recording, the 1973 BBC broadcast, and the 1977 Live album are all vastly superior to this.
But the continuity is peerless, and the excitement levels are just as high.
Go on, give it a go! [The 2006 reissue of the album includes bonus tracks.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatever You Want | Status Quo | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | In the Army Now | Status Quo | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Burning Bridges | Status Quo | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Caroline | Status Quo | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Don't Drive My Car | Status Quo | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Hold You Back | Status Quo | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Little Lady | Status Quo | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Roadhouse Medley | Status Quo | Play | 20:19 | 46 MB | 118 MB |
| 48 mins | 112 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 292 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Status Quo | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |