Aquostic – Stripped Bare
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Aquostic (Stripped Bare) is the thirty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo, first released on 17 October 2014. Produced by Mike Paxman, this is the band's first completely acoustic album and the first recorded with drummer Leon Cave. The album cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams.[2][3] The album reached a Gold certification in January 2015. [4]
Performance
To launch the album, the band gave a ninety-minute performance of the songs at The Roundhouse in London on 22 October 2014. The concert was recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[5][6] The band were augmented on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards, son of bassist John Edwards.[7][8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pictures of Matchstick Men" | Francis Rossi | Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Down the Dustpipe" | Carl Groszman | single (1970) | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Na Na Na" | Rossi, Bob Young | Dog of Two Head (1971) | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Paper Plane" | Rossi, Young | Piledriver (1972) | 3:38 |
| 5. | "All the Reasons" | Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster | Piledriver (1972) | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Reason for Living" | Rossi, Parfitt | Hello! (1973) | 3:21 |
| 7. | "And It's Better Now" | Rossi, Young | Hello! (1973) | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Caroline" | Rossi, Young | Hello! (1973) | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Softer Ride" | Parfitt, Lancaster | Hello! (1973) | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Claudie" | Rossi, Young | Hello! (1973) | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Break the Rules" | Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Young | Quo (1974) | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Down Down" | Rossi, Young | On the Level (1975) | 2:36 |
| 13. | "Little Lady" | Parfitt | On the Level (1975) | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Mystery Song" | Parfitt, Young | Blue for You (1976) | 2:34 |
| 15. | "Rain" | Parfitt | Blue for You (1976) | 3:56 |
| 16. | "Rockin' All Over the World" | John Fogerty | Rockin' All Over the World (1977) | 2:40 |
| 17. | "Again and Again" | Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton | If You Can't Stand the Heat... (1978) | 3:20 |
| 18. | "Whatever You Want" | Parfitt, Bown | Whatever You Want (1979) | 3:25 |
| 19. | "What You're Proposing" | Rossi, Bernie Frost | Just Supposin' (1980) | 2:04 |
| 20. | "Rock 'n' Roll" | Rossi, Frost | Just Supposin (1980) | 2:43 |
| 21. | "Don't Drive My Car" | Parfitt, Bown | Just Supposin (1980) | 3:10 |
| 22. | "Marguerita Time" | Rossi, Frost | Back to Back (1983) | 3:20 |
| 23. | "Rollin' Home" | John David | In the Army Now (1986) | 4:05 |
| 24. | "Burning Bridges" | Rossi, Bown | Ain't Complaining (1988) | 3:45 |
| 25. | "Rock 'til You Drop" | Bown | Rock 'til You Drop (1991) | 2:48 |
Tracks 13,14 and 23 are "bonus tracks" and are not on the Spotify version. They are on the version on MP3FREEX with track 23 in the correct place and tracks 13 and 14 at the end but in the reverse order with "Mystery Song" segueing into "Little Lady".
Personnel
Status Quo
- Francis Rossi − guitars, vocals
- Rick Parfitt − guitars, ukulele, vocals
- Andy Bown − guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, vocals
- John "Rhino" Edwards − guitar, bass, vocals
- Leon Cave − guitar, drums, vocals
Additional musicians
- Geraint Watkins − accordion
- Martin Ditcham − percussion
- Amy Smith − background vocals
- Richard Benbow − string arrangements
- Lucy Wilkins − (leader) violin
- Howard Gott − violin
- Natalia Bonner − violin
- Alison Dods − violin
- Sophie Sirota − viola
- Sarah Wilson − cello
Production
- Mike Paxman − production
- Gregg Jackman − recording, mixing
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 33 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 123 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 81 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] | 26 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 183 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 5 |
References
- ^ Staunton, Terry (10 September 2014). "Status Quo Aquostic (Stripped Bare)". Classic Rock Magazine. No. 202. TeamRock.
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- ^ "Status Quo spend landmark 500 weeks in albums chart, figures reveal". Nme.com. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Aquostic". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Freddie Edwards Music - Session Guitarist". Freddie Edwards Music - Session Guitarist. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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- ^ "Status Quo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.