Live Aid was the most exciting televised concert there ever was. The thing I was most excited about before Live Aid began was, of all things, watching my favourite band (Status Quo) open the show on prime time TV. In… Read More ›
Rock Music
Are these the worst dressed men in rock?
The cover of Status Quo’s On The Level album has record-breaking flared trousers. Were Quo the worst dressed rock band? With my first record under my belt – ZZ Top’s “Eliminator” – I bought Status Quo’s “Back to Back” album,… Read More ›
“The Inbetweeners? I lived that first episode…” How Status Quo rescued me from school turmoil
Status Quo were an important band when I was growing up in the eighties. As recent reality TV shows have shown, going to an Essex comprehensive school has never been the easiest start in life. And believe me when I… Read More ›
The Beatles: My embarrassing first record
Like all the hippest music lovers, the first record I owned was by The Beatles. No Reply, I’ll Be Back, Drive My Car, Do You Want to Know a Secret, We Can Work It Out, I Should Have Known Better, Nowhere Man, You’re Going to Lose That… Read More ›
