Rock and roll music
2014 studio album by Status Quo
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| Get Ready to Rock | [2] |
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. Its cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams.[3][4] The album earned a Gold certification in January 2015.[5]
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Aquostic – Stripped Bare
Status Quo
Discográfica: Warner Bros. Records, earMUSIC, Edel Records · · Productor: Mike Paxman
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Pictures of Matchstick Men
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Down the Dustpipe
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Na Na Na
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Paper Plane
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All the Reasons
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Reason for Living
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w: Rossi, Parfitt •
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And It`s Better Now
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Caroline
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3:49 |
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Softer Ride
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Claudie
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Break the Rules
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3:40 |
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Down Down
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3:53 |
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Mystery Song
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2014 /10 /17 1
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4:01 |
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Little Lady
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Rain
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Rockin` All Over the World
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2014 /10 /17 1
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Again and Again
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w: Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton •
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3:42 |
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Whatever You Want
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w: Parfitt · Bown •
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3:51 |
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What You`re Proposing
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w: Rossi, Bernie Frost •
2014 /10 /17 1
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3:54 |
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Rock `n` Roll
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3:52 |
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Don`t Drive My Car
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2014 /10 /17 1
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Marguerita Time
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w: Rossi, Frost •
2014 /10 /17 1
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3:22 |
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Rollin` Home
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Burning Bridges
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3:53 |
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Rock `til You Drop
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2014 /10 /17 1
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Singles
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| Released | 17 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 78:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records, earMUSIC, Edel Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Paxman | |||
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Review
2014 studio album by Status Quo
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock | [1] |
| Get Ready to Rock | [2] |
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. Its cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams.[3][4] The album earned a Gold certification in January 2015.[5]
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"We did an album of our old songs," Francis Rossi observed, "posed nude on the cover, got Bryan Adams to shoot it… Why do you do it? Because it made everyone talk about it… All those songs were written acoustically. It would be great to have new stuff out. But if you and I were the record company, and the manager comes to us and says, `They want to write a whole new album of acoustic stuff,` they`d say, `Fuck off, give us the hits.`"[6]
"I went from not wanting to be involved to really liking it," Rossi revealed. "The new version of `All the Reasons` is as good as the original, or better. The same with `Rain`, which is a song I really didn`t think would work in such a format." "The arrangements of most of these songs are vastly different," noted Rick Parfitt, "especially what we`ve done to `Don`t Drive My Car`, which sounds like a cross between Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. People will be taken aback."[7]
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.[8][9] The band were augmented on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards, son of bassist John Edwards.[10][11]
The concert was introduced by BBC Radio 2`s Jo Whiley. Its setlist differed from the order of the eventual album track listing.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 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. | "Mystery Song" | Parfitt, Young | Blue for You (1976) | 2:34 |
| 14. | "Little Lady" | Parfitt | On the Level (1975) | 1:52 |
| 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, vinyl LP or on most CD pressings. The medley of "Mystery Song" and "Little Lady" was released on the British CD edition, the German MediaMarkt/Saturn edition, as well as the German box set. The latter, however, included only the standard 22-track CD; the medley was instead included on an extra 7" single that also has the exclusive "Strings Mix" of "Claudie".[13] "Rollin` Home" was part of the download edition.[14][15] All three bonus tracks were performed live at the Roundhouse. The single "Pictures of Matchstick Men" also included a "London Mix" of the song.[16]
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
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
2014 studio album by Status Quo
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock | [1] |
| Get Ready to Rock | [2] |
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. Its cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams.[3][4] The album earned a Gold certification in January 2015.[5]
Background
"We did an album of our old songs," Francis Rossi observed, "posed nude on the cover, got Bryan Adams to shoot it… Why do you do it? Because it made everyone talk about it… All those songs were written acoustically. It would be great to have new stuff out. But if you and I were the record company, and the manager comes to us and says, `They want to write a whole new album of acoustic stuff,` they`d say, `Fuck off, give us the hits.`"[6]
"I went from not wanting to be involved to really liking it," Rossi revealed. "The new version of `All the Reasons` is as good as the original, or better. The same with `Rain`, which is a song I really didn`t think would work in such a format." "The arrangements of most of these songs are vastly different," noted Rick Parfitt, "especially what we`ve done to `Don`t Drive My Car`, which sounds like a cross between Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. People will be taken aback."[7]
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.[8][9] The band were augmented on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards, son of bassist John Edwards.[10][11]
The concert was introduced by BBC Radio 2`s Jo Whiley. Its setlist differed from the order of the eventual album track listing.[12]
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. | "Mystery Song" | Parfitt, Young | Blue for You (1976) | 2:34 |
| 14. | "Little Lady" | Parfitt | On the Level (1975) | 1:52 |
| 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, vinyl LP or on most CD pressings. The medley of "Mystery Song" and "Little Lady" was released on the British CD edition, the German MediaMarkt/Saturn edition, as well as the German box set. The latter, however, included only the standard 22-track CD; the medley was instead included on an extra 7" single that also has the exclusive "Strings Mix" of "Claudie".[13] "Rollin` Home" was part of the download edition.[14][15] All three bonus tracks were performed live at the Roundhouse. The single "Pictures of Matchstick Men" also included a "London Mix" of the song.[16]
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
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||