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Status Quo are one of Britain's longest-lived bands, staying together for over 40 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the U.K., where it racked up a string of Top Ten singles across the decades. In America, the Quo were ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early '70s. Before that, the band managed to reach number 12 in the U.S. with the psychedelic classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (a Top Ten hit in the U.K.). Following that single, the band suffered a lean period for the next few years, before the bandmembers decided to refashion themselves as a hard rock boogie band in 1970 with theirMa Kelly's Greasy Spoon album. The Quo have basically recycled the same simple boogie on each successive album and single, yet their popularity has never waned in Britain. If anything, their very predictability has ensured the group a large following.
The origins of Status Quo lie in a London-based beat group called the Spectres. Francis Rossi (vocals, guitar) and Alan Lancaster (bass) were the core members of the Spectres from their inception; within a few years, the band had added drummer John Coughlan and organistRoy Lynes. The Spectres released three unsuccessful singles before changing their style to psychedelia and adopting the name Traffic Jam and releasing the unsuccessful single "Almost But Not Quite There." After it flopped, the group added Rick Parfitt (guitar, vocals), formerly of the cabaret band the Highlights. When Parfittjoined the band in August 1967, the group again changed its name, this time to Status Quo.
At first, Status Quo backed British solo artists, includingTommy Quickly, while working on their own material."Pictures of Matchstick Men," the group's debut single, was released at the beginning of 1968 and quickly shot to number seven on the U.K. charts; within a few months, it was a number 12 in the U.S. as well. The immediate follow-up single, "Black Veils of Melancholy,"was a flop, but "Ice in the Sun," written by former British pop star Marty Wilde, became Status Quo's second Top Ten hit in the fall of 1968. Over in America, the single barely registered, squeaking to number 70; it was the last time the group would ever chart in the U.S.
For the next year, Status Quo tried to replicate the success of their first two singles with similar psychedelic material, but they had little luck. Finally, they revamped their sound -- and jettisoned organist Lynes -- in the summer of 1970, debuting their new heavy, bluesy boogie rock with the single "Down the Dustpipe." The single reached number 12, yet the full-fledged hard rock album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon didn't gain much attention. Status Quo began playing concerts regularly across England, slowly building up a strong following in England. Following well-received sets at 1972's Readingand Great Western festivals, the band became a hot property. The Quo signed with Vertigo Records and their first single for the label, "Paper Plane," cracked the Top Ten in early 1973, while their first album for Vertigo,Piledriver, reached number five. Later that year, Helloentered the charts at number one, while its accompanying single, "Caroline," reached number five. Also in 1973, keyboardist Andy Bown, formerly of the Herd and Judas Jump, became the band's unofficial keyboardist.
Throughout the '70s, each album Status Quo released went into the Top Five, while their singles -- including the number one "Down Down" (1974), "Roll Over Lay Down"(1975), "Rain" (1976), "Wild Side of Life" (1976), and a cover of John Fogerty's"Rockin' All Over the World"(1977) -- consistently hit the Top Ten and frequently went gold. Since they were experiencing a great deal of success, they didn't change their sound at all, they just kept churning out the same heavy boogie. America basically ignored Status Quo, yet their eponymous album managed to chart at 148 in 1976. Nevertheless, they were an English phenomenon, and England continued to support them even when pop music was undergoing drastic changes in the late '70s.
Following the release of 1980's Just Supposin', drummerJohn Coughlan left the band in 1981 to form his own group, Diesel. Former Original Mirrors drummer Pete Kircher replaced him; his first appearance with the group was 1982's Never Too Late. During the early '80s, tensions escalated between bassist Lancaster and guitarists Rossi and Parfitt, who were the group's main songwriters. Lancaster left the Quo after performing with them for a final time at Live Aid. He subsequently tookRossi and Parfitt to court to prevent them from using the name "Status Quo."Lancaster lost his battle, and the name became the property of the guitarists.
Once the lawsuit was settled, Rossi and Parfitt assembled a new band, hiring bassist John Edwards, drummer Jeff Rich, and keyboardist Andy Bown, who officially became a member of the group. The new lineup continued Status Quo's remarkable success, as they racked up a number of new Top Ten singles and hit albums, as well as consistently selling out concerts across England and Europe. In 1994, the group had its second number one hit of its career, with the football anthem "Come on You Reds"; the single was recorded with the football champions, Manchester United. By the mid-'90s, Status Quo had scored 50 British hit singles, which was a greater number than any other band in rock & roll history.
In April 1997 Parfitt underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery but fully recovered and continued performing and recording with the Quo in the years to follow. DrummerRich departed the band in 2000, replaced by Matt Letley, who has continued on with the band in the 21st century. The single “Jam Side Down” was a Top 20 hit in the U.K. during 2002, a year that also saw the release of the critically acclaimed Heavy Traffic album. The all-covers outing Don’t Stop arrived in 2004, followed by The Party Ain’t Over Yet in 2005 and In Search of the Fourth Chordin 2007. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
现状是英国最长寿的乐队之一，40多年来，住在一起。在大部分时间，乐队仅在英国，在那里获得了跨越几十年来，一串十大单曲的成功。在美国，被忽视的现状后，他们放弃了沉重的趴在七十年代初期摇滚乐的迷幻。在此之前，乐队迷幻的经典（在英国前十名命中）“火柴男人的图片”，以达到与美国12。单，带遭受了未来几年的青黄不接时期，前bandmembers决定重塑自己在1970年作为一个坚硬的岩石趴带与theirMa凯利的油腻勺专辑。的现状已经基本回收同样简单的趴在每个连续的专辑和单，但他们的知名度在英国从来没有减弱。如果有的话，他们很可预见性，确保本集团大批追随者。
在击败集团总部位于伦敦的起源现状的谎言，所谓的幽灵。弗朗西斯罗西（主唱，吉他）和阿伦兰开斯特（低音）的核心成员，从一开始的幽灵，在几年之内，增加了乐队的鼓手约翰考夫兰和organistRoy Lynes。幽灵发布之前改变自己的风格，迷幻和，采用该名称的交通拥堵和释放不成功的单三次不成功的单曲“差不多，但不太有。”它以失败告终后，本集团里克帕菲特（吉他，主唱），以前的余兴节目带的亮点。当Parfittjoined乐队在1967年8月，本集团再次更名，此时现状。
首先，现状后盾英国独奏艺术家，includingTommy快速，而在他们自己的物质工作。“火柴男人的照片，”本集团的出道单曲，在1968年开始发布，并迅速出手在英国排名第七图表;在短短几个月内，这是一个在美国的数量以及12。立即跟进单，“忧郁的黑面纱”，是一个失败，但“在阳光下的冰，”英国前流行歌星马蒂王尔德的书面，在1968年秋天成为现状的第二十大击。在美国，单勉强注册，吱吱数70，这是最后一次，本集团将在美国有史以来图表
对于明年的现状试图复制他们的第一个具有类似迷幻物质的两个单打成功，但他们有一点运气。最后，他们重组他们的声音 - 抛弃的管风琴Lynes - 在1970年夏天，与单一的首次亮相其新的沉重，布鲁斯趴岩石“羽绒服Dustpipe。”单数量达到12，但全面的硬摇滚专辑马凯利的油腻勺没有获得多少关注。现状开始演奏音乐会定期在整个英格兰，慢慢地在英国建立一个强大的下面。继广受欢迎的套在1972年的Readingand西部大节日，乐队成为炙手可热。眩晕记录和标签的第一单签署的现状，“纸飞机”，在1973年初破获的十大，而他们的第一张专辑眩晕，打桩机，达到排名第五。那年晚些时候，Helloentered头号的图表，而其随附单“，卡罗琳，”达五个数量。此外，在1973年，键盘手安迪Bown以前的畜群和犹大跳转，成为乐队的非官方键盘。
在整个70年代，每张专辑的现状发表了进入前五名，而他们的单打 - 包括头号“羽绒服”（1974年），“滚在放下”（1975），“雨”（1976年）的“狂野的一面生命”（1976年），和约翰Fogerty的“摇滚”世界各地“的封面（1977） - 一直打到前十名，经常去金。由于他们遇到了很大的成功，他们并没有改变他们的声音在所有，他们只是不停地搅动了同样沉重的趴。美国基本上忽视的现状，但他们的同名的专辑图表，1976年为148。然而，他们的英语的现象，和英国继续支持他们，甚至当流行音乐正在经历翻天覆地的变化，在70年代末。
继1980年发布的Supposin“，drummerJohn考夫兰在1981年离开乐队，以形成自己的组，柴油。前原后视镜鼓手皮特基歇尔取代了他，他同组的首次亮相是1982年的永远不会太迟。在80年代初期，兰卡斯特贝斯手和吉他手罗西和帕菲特，谁是本集团的主要词曲作者之间紧张局势升级。兰开斯特在现场援助的最后一次表演后与他们离开的现状。随后，他tookRossi和帕菲特告上法庭，以防止他们使用的名称“维持现状。”兰开斯特失去了他的战斗，和名字成为吉他手的财物。
一旦诉讼解决，罗西和帕菲特组建了一个新的乐队，雇用，贝斯手，鼓手杰夫富爱德华兹和键盘手安迪Bown，正式成为该组的成员。新阵容继续现状取得的骄人成绩，因为他们获得了一个新十大单打和命中专辑的数量，以及一贯出售在英国和欧洲的音乐会。在1994年，本集团的第二号其职业生涯中的一击，足球国歌“欢迎您红人”;单与足球冠军，曼联记录。到90年代中期，现状已取得50英国单曲，这是更大的数量比任何其他乐队在摇滚乐的历史。
帕菲特在199 7年4月接受心脏搭桥手术，但完全恢复，并继续执行和记录与现状在未来几年遵循。 DrummerRich在2000年离开乐队，取而代之的是马特Letley，乐队在21世纪继续。单一的“果酱的一面朝下”是一个在英国前2 0位命中2002年期间，每年也看到了广受好评的重交通专辑发行。全覆盖郊游不要停止抵达2004年，由甲方尚未结束在2005年和2007年Chordin第四次搜索。 〜斯蒂芬托马斯Erlewine音乐

Alan Lancaster
Andy Bown
Francis Rossi
Jeff Rich
John Coghlan
Pete Kircher
Rhino Edwards
Rick Parfitt
Roy Lynes

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