They didn't have much success in US in 70s & after, beats me why, they seem right but Disco ruled & they had great success elsewhere. Yanks are fickle.
@@brucemacmillan9581 Well that's strange. You have viewed a clip of a band you dislike, then post a negative comment on this band you dislike. Surely most normal people would simply ignore anything they do not like. Obviously not you. Bizarre behaviour.
@@chrisnott6146 I see too many people fawning over mediocre music drivel, whether it's from this or some other era. There were some good bands from this era. This wasn't one of them. Learn the difference.
There was never a more exciting sight than watching the late great Rick Parfitt pounding out _Big Fat Mama_ late in the show and there never will be again.
Incredible live band, their timing, and delivery are awesome And what about Rossi, 's guitar solo at the end. Why are these guys not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame??
Probably failing to break into the North American scene I mean I do agree that there's a lot of bands that probably should be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame that aren't
@@SharksSeanOSullivanSharkey He either had to much cocaine that day or was still leaning that bit lol, he did eventually make a great job of that bit of lead guitat.
that;s status quo which i loved i use to play there music every day when i came home from school, still do, but only with the original line up, what the hell were they thinking about in 1986 when they had that bass guitarist, and drummer, it ruined for me, all what they did before,
Amazing the clips that have been hidden away for so many decades. This is the stuff that Quo Army was built on. And it’s a live recording. These guys were all gold. I’ll be able to still watch this when I’m in a nursing home and beyond. YES !!
This is fantastic to see the real Quo in live action. Its easy to be critical of the performance in the cold light of day 50 years later, but to be there and see them perform live would be mind blowing. i saw them do this when they toured Australia in the 70's and they were the best going around. its a hard song to sing. Rick blew himself till he was red in the face. all the little musical Quo nuances are on show. this is one of my most favourite Quo songs from my most favourite Quo album.
Thank you for posting. One of my favourite Quo tunes. I have been listening to them for over 50 years now and this is just as I remember seeing them in the early days. Raw, unpolished, loud and utterly brilliant. If you could bottle the atmosphere they created at gigs back then you would be a very rich man indeed. Over the years many have knocked them but few have ever emulated them and the spirit of rock and roll they created. Wow wow wow!!!
Great feel and groove! Always liked his crashy ride sound, fitted perfect in the music. On the frantic four reunion his playing was feeling a little bit stiff unfortunately.
Fantastic! Superbly illustrates the raw power and energy the frantic four had back then. Rick’s voice sounds raw, like he’s been doing way too much rawping (to use a quaint Yorkshire expression)…
Proper Quo. Reminds me of when I bought Quo Live back when I was a kid, What a brilliant live album that is. Live at Glasgow Apollo , the album still sounds great today. One of best live albums ever for me. Great days . 👍👍
So good. I grew up with them.. and Later I met Rick and Francis in person - twice..., in New York concerts... But I wish that I was there in 70's. That's it.
Oh shit! This status quo are what i always remembered and has in my mind. I'm happy this come true again. Cant stop watching it. I hope there are coming more.
Belle vidéo qui rend vraiment compte de ce qu'étaient les Quo à l'époque. Je me trouve subitement propulsé dans les années 70, lorsqu'adolescent je les écoutais en boucle.
I saw Status Quo -Unknown in the USA at the time, even now, several times 1974-1976. I loved 'em. They got limited radio play. They never made it in America. Why? Who knows?
Thank you big time, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL for uploading this really fantastic live performance! It's a beautiful historical recording with at timestamp 2:54, the mindblowing part when Rick is singing the very well known lyrics: "I got a bigfat Mama With a big fat boy Really thinks she's something else" and: "I said say you need me Come on and say you need me" His voice... so raw and flawless. That's really down to earth rock and roll. The very first time I was confronted with this magnificent way of making music, I was a kid of barely 14 years old. Now I'm 62 years of age and nothing has changed about the huge impression that started at the age of fourteen. Once again many, many thanks for this video with perfect quality of picture and sound !! Rick never played or sang rock and roll... He WAS rock and roll !! With lots of compliments, respect and rock 'n' roll, richard from The Netherlands (Holland) 🎸🎸🎸
Comparto tu opinion....Yo escuche el primer disco "Vertigo"....y me volo la cabeza y éste video mas todavia con la frescura que siente el rock en un escenario....saludos desde Argentina.
@@you-perezman Muchas gracias por tu comentario, Aldo. También estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo. Status Quo Live es la mejor manera de experimentar el rock 'n' roll. Saludos desde Holanda, richard 🎸🎸🎸 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much for your comment, Aldo. I also totally agree with you. Status Quo Live is the best way to experience rock 'n' roll. Greetings from the Netherlands (Holland), richard 🎸🎸🎸
February 1974 in Burbank, California,USA at the NBC Studios and soundchecked also Roll Over Lay Down and Don't Waste My Time. Only Big fat Mama was broadcast
@@themidnightspecialtvshow 24 hours after you've taken the time to upload this footage an unofficial Status Quo CZcams channel has re-uploaded it, claiming they've "enhanced" the picture. I'm not telling you your business but it needs to be flagged because it's your copyright property.
For your information... rick played Gibson SG, some scheckter tele, an black gibson special for 4500 times, an fender jaguar, the Ovation viper, or some other spares he had, also his white telecaster since mid 1974... his first appirence was at the Wembley Stadium 1974.... from there on it was his trademark guitar.... and they playing sound city, marshall or vox amps always compared to their sound they want to make, vs chorus, flange, echo, delay distorted/ overdrive boost effects, kicking some butts, loud and good often heavy headsdown nonsense boogie, making it good and funny for the audience and listeners😊
These guys were all about good old fashion toe tap. Songs like "Just Take Me" on the "Quo" album fully illustrate that. This is what you put on when you have to get something done.
Thank you for posting this. It had created a buzz amongst Quo fans. In the US in 1968 Quo were in the top twenty with a different image and style of music with their hit Pictures of Matchstick Men
C'est sur qu'a cette époque , c'était 100 fois mieux que maintenant ! Mais hélas on ne peut pas faire revenir les morts ! Et dans ce cas , c'est bien dommage .....
Big fat Mama until today one of my favorite Quo songs. Also because I love the voice of Rick so much. Like Rain and Mystery song and so much more. And the original Quo line up is to say it with the speaker of the legendary "LIVE in Glasgow" from 1976: " The greatest Rock n Roll Band in the World!" The Reunion in 2013 was a present and Rick and Alan are forever in my Heart.
In this period they were the greatest rock band alive
Rick's voice is totally shredded here.
Its raw & raspy, the way blues Rock should be. It fits the buzz saw guitar
John is one hell of a drummer end of!!
Alan Lancaster was an amazing bass player, Quo get all the love for the 2 guitarists (rightly so) but the rhythm section was so tight 🤘😬
Totally Underrated, especially playing those short-scale thin pickup Fender Mustang Bass not renowned for their full cutting sound
All 4 guys were rockin`the Hell out, that was the best Decade of Quo !
Yes they were younger back then...
This find is incredible . This goes to show what an absolutely awesome band they were. The Frantic Four will live forever!
2023 ...The Best Ever!!¡
Just missing Rick so much!!!
They didn't have much success in US in 70s & after, beats me why, they seem right but Disco ruled & they had great success elsewhere. Yanks are fickle.
You're easily impressed. These guys were not a very good band. Not in the least.
@@brucemacmillan9581 Well that's strange. You have viewed a clip of a band you dislike, then post a negative comment on this band you dislike. Surely most normal people would simply ignore anything they do not like. Obviously not you. Bizarre behaviour.
@@chrisnott6146 I see too many people fawning over mediocre music drivel, whether it's from this or some other era. There were some good bands from this era. This wasn't one of them. Learn the difference.
This is how I remember the Quo, pure rock with the best lineup Quo had. The original and best. Good memory's.
...memories..Quo were epic in the 70s.
@@spanishpeaches2930 Still are even in the 2020s... Everybody get's older...
But the started in the 60s with Jess also, leaving early 70s and so... The Quo is not a "original", only different shapes, up til today actually...
@@leiper72 Disagree totally. They were the bollocks in the 70s, but when Maguerita Time came along...they were writing a load of pants.
There was never a more exciting sight than watching the late great Rick Parfitt pounding out _Big Fat Mama_ late in the show and there never will be again.
There you go...one of the tightest bands in the world, this comes through talent and practice, practice and more practice, you can't rehearse enough.
This is how I will always remember The Quo. Epic.
With Bomber
One of the best hard out rock acts I have ever seen. Quo concerts were the best. Love them.
No one could even come close to Quo in their prime - total heads downs, rock
Acdc
"heads down, no nonsense, mindless boogie"
Sounds magazine description for Quo and AC/DC
The frantic four at their best! Quo in the seventies were undeniable a world class act!!!
Status quo at its purest. Could listen to this all day.
One of my absolute favourite quo tracks ❤
Whole Piledriver album kicks ass
Rick's singing was awesome for DECADES. AWESOME. Even here when he shouldn't be singing, he's pure rock n roll. LEGENDS
Saw the Quo at London Hammersmith in 1974. It was an awesome show.
You're a lucky one!
Incredible live band, their timing, and delivery are awesome And what about Rossi, 's guitar solo at the end. Why are these guys not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame??
Probably failing to break into the North American scene I mean I do agree that there's a lot of bands that probably should be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame that aren't
Rossi's solo is crap.
@@robertllubnrut 🐔🐔I prefer the drum solo
@@SharksSeanOSullivanSharkey He either had to much cocaine that day or was still leaning that bit lol, he did eventually make a great job of that bit of lead guitat.
no,you are crap@@robertllubnrut
that;s status quo which i loved i use to play there music every day when i came home from school, still do, but only with the original line up, what the hell were they thinking about in 1986 when they had that bass guitarist, and drummer, it ruined for me, all what they did before,
This is pure rock'n'roll magic. Never gets old!!! 🎸🎸
Awesome performance and great song. Francis Rossi is a beast on the guitar. I love to see and hear him play his guitar solos.
He’s a very underrated guitar player, never appears on any top 10 lists of guitar players. Better than most out there!
The best in the Hard Rock category! These guys are awesome!!!
First concert I ever went to.15 yrs old, rocking all over the world tour.1977. Went on my own. Kids can't do that now.
Me too 15 yr old Manchester apollo 1977.
The best line up ,Status Quo at their brilliant best ....
This is the ultimate rock n roll band!!!
They are still the greatest Rock Band in history.
Non esagerare...
Seen them play this song live in Sydney `76 blew me away, with the raw power on stage Quo had in them days What a show for a young 16yr old ...
So intense from the UK’s no.1 Rockn’Roll band circa74 Rick’s voice was blown but hardly surprising, hope there’s more tracks to come.
Yeah i think this was around the time when they were doing heroic amounts of coke. That will fuck up your voice big time
@@rainblaze.I dont they had discovered it then..the eighties and nineties was the real heavy period.
They always were the greatest rock and roll band in the land!
Simply brilliant. Seeing footage of the Quo in their prime like this is truly amazing. Thanks!
Amazing the clips that have been hidden away for so many decades. This is the stuff that Quo Army was built on. And it’s a live recording. These guys were all gold. I’ll be able to still watch this when I’m in a nursing home and beyond. YES !!
This is fantastic to see the real Quo in live action. Its easy to be critical of the performance in the cold light of day 50 years later, but to be there and see them perform live would be mind blowing. i saw them do this when they toured Australia in the 70's and they were the best going around. its a hard song to sing. Rick blew himself till he was red in the face. all the little musical Quo nuances are on show. this is one of my most favourite Quo songs from my most favourite Quo album.
Outside of pictures of matchstick Men piledriver and their self-titled are easily the album that stick out within my opinion
Great band, the stand out on this occasion John Coghlan, fantastic drummer.
Rick's voice is shot but damn this is a band at the height of their powers, so glad you've uploaded it
This Quo in their prime. Untouchable
Thank you for posting. One of my favourite Quo tunes. I have been listening to them for over 50 years now and this is just as I remember seeing them in the early days. Raw, unpolished, loud and utterly brilliant. If you could bottle the atmosphere they created at gigs back then you would be a very rich man indeed. Over the years many have knocked them but few have ever emulated them and the spirit of rock and roll they created. Wow wow wow!!!
Brilliant, jusr brilliant. Rick struggling a little with his voice but a great and really tight performance. Thank you
une voix cassée, des notes parfois à côté ... c'est ça le vrai rock, pas besoin d'être parfait ! Energie et boogie nondidjoss !
Well how good was that - Spud killing it, Nuff and Rick solid as a rock, and Frame not fancying about - Quo as they should be. More please.
Quo at their best period, unbelivable 🚀
When you see, what a fantastic drummer John Coghlan was !
Great feel and groove! Always liked his crashy ride sound, fitted perfect in the music. On the frantic four reunion his playing was feeling a little bit stiff unfortunately.
One of their best songs ever from 50yrs back.
Fantastic! Superbly illustrates the raw power and energy the frantic four had back then. Rick’s voice sounds raw, like he’s been doing way too much rawping (to use a quaint Yorkshire expression)…
Proper Quo. Reminds me of when I bought Quo Live back when I was a kid, What a brilliant live album that is. Live at Glasgow Apollo , the album still sounds great today. One of best live albums ever for me. Great days . 👍👍
So good. I grew up with them.. and Later I met Rick and Francis in person - twice..., in New York concerts... But I wish that I was there in 70's. That's it.
Oh shit! This status quo are what i always remembered and has in my mind. I'm happy this come true again. Cant stop watching it. I hope there are coming more.
Wow, never knew they did the Midnight Special, awesome. Pity about Rick's voice but what about the swagger!!
Thank you for sharing this.
Amazing footage.
Rick Parfitt/Alan Lancaster R.I.P
The Quo at their best.
Best boogie band ever.Thank you for this.
sorry, that would be Foghat
Absolutely. Quo is number one
@@eric_in_florida also very good indeed!
Zz top
Not really maybe for the UK but then again I would argue Slade but hands down ZZ top of foghat definitely has the boogie Rock format down
Phenomenal Quo performance - just magnificent. I had no idea this existed so thanks very much for sharing.
Wow, I remember seeing this when it first aired all those years ago. So good to finally see this again!
The early seventeens from Status Quo were the best Rock Music!!
Along with Paper Plane, Big Fat Mama are my favourite Quo tracks. Both on my favourite Quo album Piledriver. Classic Quo. Keep on Rockin.
What a hidden gem ! , QUO at their finest pure raw rock, this was/is STATUS QUO the name might have carried on but the magic wasn't there.
Belle vidéo qui rend vraiment compte de ce qu'étaient les Quo à l'époque. Je me trouve subitement propulsé dans les années 70, lorsqu'adolescent je les écoutais en boucle.
I saw Status Quo -Unknown in the USA at the time, even now, several times 1974-1976. I loved 'em. They got limited radio play. They never made it in America. Why? Who knows?
Pictures of Matchstick Men is the only popular Quo song with Americans back then.
Pure Rock n Roll! Plain and simple.
Great band. Raw rock & roll at its best.
Now that is pure Quo - wow!
Always good
That band everyone should know about
Thank you so much for sharing this piece of Quo history. Excellent footage in amazing quality.
Our pleasure. Glad you are enjoying it.
Best selling band ever in the UK. almost unheard of in USA.
@@avrahambentzviand famous in Germany
This is INCREDIBLE. Thank you so much for such good raw, real footage or Quo in the 70s. Can't stop watching this.
Amazing to see a quailty vid of the original line up live ,.Quo at thier best !!
Wow what a performance!! And to think I was only 13 days old when this happened!! Just love this piece!!
I was just 13 somethings too. Ok it was years, but one of my top SQ songs, along with ...... most of them up until the mid 80s/90s.
One of my favorite bands simply the best of the best Yeahhh!
Thank you big time, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL for uploading this really fantastic live performance!
It's a beautiful historical recording with at timestamp 2:54, the mindblowing part when Rick is singing the very well known lyrics:
"I got a bigfat Mama
With a big fat boy
Really thinks she's something else"
and:
"I said say you need me
Come on and say you need me"
His voice... so raw and flawless. That's really down to earth rock and roll. The very first time I was confronted with this magnificent way of making music, I was a kid of barely 14 years old. Now I'm 62 years of age and nothing has changed about the huge impression that started at the age of fourteen. Once again many, many thanks for this video with perfect quality of picture and sound !!
Rick never played or sang rock and roll... He WAS rock and roll !!
With lots of compliments, respect and rock 'n' roll,
richard from The Netherlands (Holland) 🎸🎸🎸
Comparto tu opinion....Yo escuche el primer disco "Vertigo"....y me volo la cabeza y éste video mas todavia con la frescura que siente el rock en un escenario....saludos desde Argentina.
I got a big fat mama, with a big fat motor...
Same for me. 62 yo too. This song (and many others of Quo) became all time hits for me.
@@you-perezman Muchas gracias por tu comentario, Aldo. También estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo. Status Quo Live es la mejor manera de experimentar el rock 'n' roll.
Saludos desde Holanda, richard 🎸🎸🎸
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Thank you very much for your comment, Aldo. I also totally agree with you. Status Quo Live is the best way to experience rock 'n' roll.
Greetings from the Netherlands (Holland), richard 🎸🎸🎸
Perfect performance! Thanx for sharing! Steady as a rock and Rick's voice is really rough! 👊
February 1974 in Burbank, California,USA at the NBC Studios and soundchecked also Roll Over Lay Down and Don't Waste My Time. Only Big fat Mama was broadcast
Wow, that would be a killer set!
FANTASTIC. 😁
Thank you, I have waited years to see this footage of my favourite band of all time.
Glad we could finally get it posted. Enjoy!
@@themidnightspecialtvshow is there more footage from the Quo from this show?
@@themidnightspecialtvshow 24 hours after you've taken the time to upload this footage an unofficial Status Quo CZcams channel has re-uploaded it, claiming they've "enhanced" the picture.
I'm not telling you your business but it needs to be flagged because it's your copyright property.
Understandable why the mighty Quo didn’t crack the US based on this sub par performance, shame the US is missing out. Same deal with the mighty Slade.
Rick's voice is shot, Rossi's solo could have been better, but I absolutely loved it. That's quo live. Thank you so much for the upload.
That's how you know the show was live and not bloody tracks!!!
Took 60 years before Rossi could master a solo
Rossi would've never reached that heights
@@Geddyfleaharris what crap, buffering your voice doesn’t prove a vocal is live.
Christ listen to Paul Rodgers!!
Alan Lancaster did a fine job on the bass though, and John Coghlan's drumming was spot on. So at least the rhythm section was on form.
Wow! To see this is wonderful. They simply didn't tour the states much. A great rocker.
Not true. They toured the States quite a lot between 1973 and '76 and still never broke thru.
Just brilliant can’t believe just how good they where
A blast from the past!!! AWESOME!!!
The real Quo. Awesome!
This is absolutely fantastic!
This Channel deserves ten times more subscribers! Excellent and consistently high quality content!
Bloody oath ! 🤩
This is musically in line with the Punk music creeping it's way out in 1976.
Well, Quo during their 70s prime is somewhat proto punk
Bloody hell!!, this is phenomenal!!. I've never seen this before🤟🤟
Le 1° morceau que j'ai repris. Snif, j'étais jeune, c'était la bonne époque.
Seen this line up many times even went to Belgium fantastic live band no nonsense rock underated drummer was John
That SG was a brilliant fit for Rick
more we want more!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely awesome love this song off favourite album
I didn't know Rick ever played anything but a Telecaster. Quo always delivers!
For your information... rick played Gibson SG, some scheckter tele, an black gibson special for 4500 times, an fender jaguar, the Ovation viper, or some other spares he had, also his white telecaster since mid 1974... his first appirence was at the Wembley Stadium 1974.... from there on it was his trademark guitar.... and they playing sound city, marshall or vox amps always compared to their sound they want to make, vs chorus, flange, echo, delay distorted/ overdrive boost effects, kicking some butts, loud and good often heavy headsdown nonsense boogie, making it good and funny for the audience and listeners😊
@@lukasmarzell5598 Thanks for the info!
bloody great, no bullshit, just rock and roll
Never even heard of this awesome band, and I was 15 in 1974 in USA
Best album - "Hello" I had this in 1974 aged 14!
These guys were all about good old fashion toe tap. Songs like "Just Take Me" on the "Quo" album fully illustrate that. This is what you put on when you have to get something done.
Poor Rick, he was straining his voice a little too much here, but that Raw power of Spud, Nuff, Rick & Francis giving it their all; just brilliant
Awesome song and version ⚡🎸🎸🎸🥁⚡
The proper quo..none of that chas and Dave shite........🤘
Superbe ! C'est exactement ce que j'ai vu & entendu à Bordeaux en 1975.
Great band, saw them in 86 supporting Queen, what a warm-up act 👍
Thank you for posting this. It had created a buzz amongst Quo fans. In the US in 1968 Quo were in the top twenty with a different image and style of music with their hit Pictures of Matchstick Men
This was the stuff they wished the US could have embraced. Something must have gone wrong ?
Wow..just wow..The aggressive headbanging from Rick is amazing...a mop of shaking blond hair...
So proud of the band. The footage is great, so disappointed that they didn’t crack the USA.
Le VRAI Status quo ! Comme on l'aime .....
C'est sur qu'a cette époque , c'était 100 fois mieux que maintenant ! Mais hélas on ne peut pas faire revenir les morts ! Et dans ce cas , c'est bien dommage .....
I saw them 3 times and then nothing after 1976.
Quo were magnificent in the 70s.
Big fat Mama until today one of my favorite Quo songs. Also because I love the voice of Rick so much. Like Rain and Mystery song and so much more. And the original Quo line up is to say it with the speaker of the legendary "LIVE in Glasgow" from 1976: " The greatest Rock n Roll Band in the World!" The Reunion in 2013 was a present and Rick and Alan are forever in my Heart.
"Tonight, live at the Apollo Glasgow, the number one rock and roll band in the land!
Will you welcome, the MAGNIFICENT, Status....QUOOOOOOO!"
Wow first time ever us British folk have seen this hope the full set is available 🙏🙏🙏