I used to be quite a fan of Status Quo, but went off them when they became 'softer' and radio friendly. Over the last 20 years, I've heard several 'new' Quo albums, but none of them have had much in the way of real 'bite'. Until now...
'Quid Pro Quo' is, for some reason, apparently only available from Tesco / Tesco Online, but is probably the best thing the Quo have done for 30 years! OK, so it's not quite as raw as the 70s albums, but the guitars are louder, the songs are better, and this rocks harder and faster than anything I have heard from the band in recent years. Opener, and new single, Two Way Traffic is a good indicator of what the rest of the album is like. For Quo fans, despite a few duff tracks, this is almost 'there'. Oh, and you get a free live CD of old hits as well.
