STATUS QUO – Official Archive Series Vol. 2

RELEASE YEAR: 2023BAND URL: https://www.statusquo.co.uk/ Few acts are as cool and entertaining as UK legends Status Quo are, and their latest output is the second entry in their inspired Official Archive Series appropriately subtitled Vol. 2. Captured for posterity at the hallowed 02 Arena in London back in December 2012, this one is quite special…

STATUS QUO – Official Archive Series Vol. 1, Amsterdam 2010

RELEASE YEAR: 2023  BAND URL: https://www.statusquo.co.uk/ This nicely packaged offering by legendary British boogie rockers Status Quo is a real treat to the eyes and ears; the booklet, band pictures, and overall layout look killer, and the actual musical content kicks ass. Recorded at the well-known Heineken Hall in Amsterdam back in October of 2010, these…

PILEDRIVER – Live in Europe: The Rockwall Tour

RELEASE YEAR: 2023  BAND URL: https://www.piledriver.eu/en/ This review of mine is way overdue as this 3 CD/DVD/Blu Ray box set by the German boogie rockers Piledriver came out in late April, so we shall keep things short and to the point here. Consisting of three gigs from the group’s Rockwall tour in 2019 and early 2020…

STATUS QUO – Quo’ing In – The Best of the Noughties

RELEASE YEAR: 2022  BAND URL: https://www.statusquo.co.uk/ The legendary Status Quo have made some excellent and noteworthy recordings in the noughties as evidenced by this 3-disc set containing a nice mixture of classics, rarities, overlooked gems, and even a previously unreleased live show from 2008. This is quite the interesting release in that it displays just how…