Status Quo Discuss Unplugged Project
. The project was recorded in great secrecy at Rossi's own studio, with regular producer Mike Paxman behind the desk. It includes some 21 songs culled from various stages of the group's lengthy career. The album mixes single hits with album tracks and a handful of its selections have been enhanced by a string section and backing vocalists. The startling cover image (below), which features Parfitt and Rossi in a state of undress - modesty preserved by a pair of strategically placed acoustic guitars - was shot by Canadian rocker and photographer Bryan Adams. "The new arrangements of most of these songs are vastly different to the ones that Quo fans will already know," claims Parfitt. The rhythm guitarist and vocalist is especially proud of the way that Don't Drive My Car, from 1980's Just Supposin', has been reworked. "It sounds like a cross between St�phane Grappelli [jazz violinist] and Django Reinhardt [jazz guitarist]," he enthuses. "People will be taken aback, and pleasantly so." Rossi admits that he approached the sessions with cynicism, but the lead guitarist/vocalist's interest snowballed once the band - completed by John 'Rhino' Edwards on bass, Andrew Bown on Keys and drummer Leon Cave, set to work. The first track they experimented upon was And It's Better Now (from the 1973 album, Hello!), and the results were far better than Rossi had expected. "It made me think, wow! And I went from not wanting to be involved to really, really liking it," he comments. "I've always liked Paper Plane [from the previous year's Piledriver], for example, but what we've done with it is really f***ing nice. To me, the new version of All The Reasons [also Piledriver] is as good as the original, or better. The same with Rain [from Blue For You, 1976], which is a song that I really didn't think would work in such a format. It's a really f***ing great record." More including a video stream here. Classic Rock Magazine is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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