Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968) REACTION/REVIEW
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968) REACTION/REVIEW
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Status Quo were bigger in Great Britain than here-this was their big hit in the States. Too bad the audio quality in this video is not the best-it's hard to hear the guitars do their "flanging" effect
I feckin love the audio m8
. Its old
. 😊
At least it exists after all these decades. A lot of TOTP (like many BBC programmes from the 60s) is missing or destroyed.
Acid Rock was a great genre. Try "Incence and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Some of the sound quality may just the times and the equipment for live recordings but they were using a wahwah peddle on one of the guitars and may have also used some distortion equipment on the vocal. So, if it sounded kind of tinny and distorted, it was on purpose. It was supposed to sound like that.
Surprised to see you doing this band. I've actually covered a couple songs of theirs and one is called paper plane and it's really great. But one that was a huge hit and I've seen maybe two other reactions to it, is called Deeper Down. It's a really great jam.
*Down down*
If you like the bones of the song, a band called Camper Van Beethoven from the lat 80's or 1990s covered this. It's a little punchier and put together more than this. Both cool. Both worth the listen.
Got that linkway sounding guitar to like leddzepplin did
I think it was featured in one of those Austin powers films. You might be remembering the riff from that.
Well, that is if you've seen the film.😂👍
Big when I was a little kid I liked it
If you have watched men in black 3, you might have heard it there and that is probably why it sounds familiar
This is the band that opened Live Aid here in the UK, perhaps you could react to that.
Big band back in the day ? They are still going now
u r such a cutie
unfortunately, due to the presence of Jimmy Savile, I had to immediately stop watching.
yes, the Quo was absolutely huge here in the UK
Heck ya Ive been waiting for someone to showcase this tune --- If you listen to the studio version you will hear some cool effects -- kinda like jet plane sounds running through the song -- brings me back to my preteen years --- THanks
Kathleen it's amazing no one has ever reacted to this great song. Please correct me if I'm wrong
Loved it in 68 still do.Surprised it didn't do better on the charts.
@@amb6899 I know! -- I remember it being played on the radio -- a lot -- Its got a memorable riff --- I keep suggesting it and no one else has given it a go so I was thrilled to see this but its a real shame that the live video is of such poor quality
Flanging: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanging Also used in a 50's pop fave "The Big Hurt" by Miss Toni Fisher.
Camper van Beethoven covered the song in 1990 s, did an excellent cover with a more modern sound Loved both versions Always had this song hanging around in my head since the late 60ies
The Bangles also covered it on stage.
Status Quo were formed in 1962, and, like most bands of the time, wanted to be, 'pop stars', more than anything. They released a number of singles from 1965 onwards, and eventually, 'Pictures of Matchstickmen', managed to hit the right vibe at the right time, getting radio attention and even an appearance on, 'Top of the Pops!', which is where this video is from. They were, 'hip, and with it', at the time when psychedelia was the in thing. Unfortunately, it didn't last very long, and their follow-up single, (which was an obvious copy of Matchstickmen), failed miserably. The US, in particular, only ever took notice of them for the one single, despite them trying in vain to get airplay over the next 10 years or so. By the early 70's, they'd had enough of being, 'pop stars', and decided they wanted to play, write and record the kind of music they wanted to, rather than following the advice of the record company. Unsurprisingly, they didn't stay with that record company for too much longer, and joined what was a progressive label at the time, and were given free rein to do what they wanted. From 1972, onwards, they developed their own style of music that would become their trademark sound. Their own take on 12 bar boogie, essentially. They became hugely popular in the UK, Europe and Australia for a number of years. And even after what was considered their golden era, (1972-1976), they continued to have chart success into the 90's. In all, they produced over 30 albums and are still going today, albeit with only one original member remaining.
Appreciate you reacting to this great song. Really dug it back then surprised it wasn't more popular tho got good sales. No doubt was about a drug trip. Dug the physadelic sound
Yeah, studio version no doubt better.
Song was used in Men in Black III, and the video game Mafia III. Perhaps that's why it sounds familiar.
Love that riff, love that song.
Camper Van Beethoven took a cover to this to the top of the "Modern Rock" charts in the US in 1989.
Brings back memories, I was 12 years old then. I'm glad I grew up in the sixties. 🎶🎶🎶
You and me both, my favorite decade. For me my favorite yrs were 68 69 and 70. You have great musical taste
Yes, the mid-60s until the late 80s were the greatest decades ever in music 🎶.
Now you should hear the studio version. It sounds great!
I was a high school freshman when I bought the 45 rpm record. When my parents weren't home, I'd play it at max volume on our little console player and I think I ruined the speakers. They never know the difference. 😂
Stay tus quo 😊 and yes..... massive band bud 😊
Type O Negative did this well
Nice Biz. The studio version is better quality. You can pick up the wa wa pedal much easier. Might want to check out a song called Talk Talk by the sound Machine. Also Little Girl by the Syndicate of sound.
I didn’t hear this song until 1974, but I heard it one time and fell hard. ❤ Biz, you’d like the studio version MUCH better.
Status Quo…big fat mama!! Great song!
You play the best "shmusic", Biz! I like "Pictures of Matchstick Men but I prefer the music that Status Quo made a few years later and I think you would too. The psychedelic "Matchstick Men" was from '68, and sometime around 1970 the band transformed into a "rockin' boogie" band, along the lines of Humble Pie, Foghat, Savoy Brown, and 10 Years After. Give a listen to Status Quo's "Break the Rules", "Down Down", "Paper Plane", and "Caroline" for some tasty English hard rock.
I always loved "roll over,lay down"......for the same reason I loved Whitesnake's "lie down,I think I love you" lol.....good mood setters bahaha!!
@@scottgalloway345 Good one, Scott!
Then they all bought denim jackets!! 🤣
picturesque matchstickable was the lp on cadet concept.
flip was gentleman joe's sidewalk cafe.
Status Quo ... GERDUNDULA live !!!!!!!!!!!!!
6? Decades
2! (Count em) 2! Millenia 😊
on this recording the guys refused to do it unless it was live...thus breaking the mould as they were one of the biggest upcoming bands...they duly got their wish, you can actually here Francis Rossi laugh at times if ya listen close enough
Imagine if he could have heard it with the Wah wah pedal included.
The vocals are being performed live, the instrumentals are a recording of the stereo (without wah-wah) version. This is a partially live performance.
lol creme and keven godly went on to become video pioneers.
Cool psychedelic hit. Not the greatest quality video
The inspiration for Scorpio Risisng Death in Vegas
their only psychedelic hit.
Thats a native american beat dude even though live in england some do they are indiana that rocked the world you can tell they part native american too
Phasing and wawa effect only in Mono.
So many better quo songs why this one i dont know😢
Bump this classic.
i loved this tune when i was 10-13?. i still do. makes me realize i am getting Older. thanks for reminding me of "the good ol'e days.!!!!!
✌️🤠🏞️🐂
Oh, my! Memories of the 60's flood my mind. Apparently this song is about a guy who murdered his girlfriend and she is haunting him.
Comin' back to it is so cool, in '68 I was 11, but a lot of shit was going down, this tunes into all the love that was happening
I love this song, but Status Quo was basically a one-hit wonder. Ozzy Osborne did a good cover of this song, as did Camper Van Beethoven.
Not a one hit wonder at all. Look at the UK charts. Status Quo has a pretty large discography: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_discography Also, they opened LIVE AID.
Had 55 hit singles sold 120.millon albums worldwide so they have done OK no USA band would ever rock as hard as them my friend
Sorry but why did you choose this song? I mean it's ok, but so far from representing the sound and style of Status Quo. Please, do other songs instead! They have 30+ albums of material to dig into. Their most relevant and classic period dates from circa 1971-1977. Check out some songs from those years! :)
One hit wonder.
One hit wonder? Maybe in the US but in the UK they had over 20 top ten singles and 20 top ten albums.
No
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