Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (2CD) - Expanded BMG Edition

A great, two-disc compilation of 28 recordings concentrating on the band's very early period (1968-1971) — before it became a symbol of boogie rock and hard rock of the 70s. The material presented here will surprise people who know Status Quo only from later hits such as 'Roll Over Lay Down', 'Rockin’ All Over The World' or 'Whatever You Want'. The hit 'Pictures Of Matchstick Men' is classic, almost Beatles-like psych-pop-rock — fuzzy guitars, psychedelic effects and a very catchy melody. In "Ice In The Sun" or "Technicolor Dreams" you can again hear the influence of British psychedelia of the The Move kind or early Pink Floyd. At the same time, in the recordings after 1969 more raw, riff-driven playing was already beginning to appear, which later became the band's trademark. It is a great document of Status Quo's transformation from a psychedelic beat band into a full-blooded boogie-rock group (inspired by The Doors from the period of the LP 'Morrison Hotel' and the forgotten Steamhammer) - still penniless. A two-disc BMG edition in a digipak.