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"Goodbye Rick Parfitt, you were one of rock's heroes"
"People mocked Status Quo, but they were wrong – this was one of the most powerful British rock bands of all, and at their heart was Rick Parfitt’s crushing rhythm guitar"
More in The GuardianChristopher T. George
Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
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RIP Rick, and thank you for all the great music!!
Status Quo never made it big in America, which I always thought was a crime (much like Slade and Be-Bop Deluxe.. all three very underrated bands, and like Status Quo mocked by some for no good reason)
I remember hearing a bootleg of Status Quo live years ago when I was in a band and thought.... WOAH who are these guys....became an instant fan... I'm the first to admit I didn't dig everything they did (how could you with a band that changed so much) but never lost respect, and the Status Quo live at Wembley show in 2013 was like a trip thru time for me... I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it..
Steadmund Brand"The truth is what is, and what should be is a fantasy. A terrible, terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago."- Lenny BruceComment
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With all his health problems over the years, I always though Francis Rossi would go first.
I've always had a soft spot for the Quo. Although it was anomalous in their career, I maintain that Pictures of Matchstick Men is one of the finest psychedelic songs ever released.“Sans arme, sans violence et sans haine”Comment
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That songs quirky surrealism reminds me very much of Robin Hitchcocks Balloon Man and I love them both!Originally posted by Magpie View PostComment
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