Status Quo - Piledriver (1972)

Year: 15 December 1972 (CD ????)
Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REP 4119-WP
Style: Pop Rock, Rock, Hard Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 48:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 265 Mb

Charts: UK #5, AUS #15, Fin #13, GER #31, NOR #23. FRA, SWE & UK: Gold; AUS: Platinum.
The album was the first the group recorded after they had switched labels from Pye to Vertigo. When recording for Pye, the studio staff had complained about the volume as it would overload the input levels on the recording desk and distort, but for Piledriver, they could bring their touring gear into IBC Studios and record live at stage levels, giving them a much stronger sound.
The opening song, "Don't Waste My Time" was written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in the soon-to-be trademark shuffle style the group would become famous for. The lyrics complain about a girl not being serious about a relationship and messing around. The song became a live favourite, and frequently got audiences bouncing around at gigs.
"Paper Plane" was written by Rossi and Young; the lyrics included a reference to the Mercedes-Benz 600 used by the band, which they called a "three grand Deutsche car". It was the album's only single, with the B-side "Softer Ride" (written by Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster), which was to become the first in a sequence of thirty-three Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at #8 after its release in November 1972. The B-side would later be incorporated into the band's following album, Hello!, released the following year.
The group heard the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" while touring Bielefeld, Germany, in 1970, and enjoyed its 12-bar shuffle, using it as a template for other songs. The group's arrangement was longer than the original, featuring another verse and three-part harmony vocals.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piledriver_(album))

01. Donґt Waste My Time (04:23)
02. O Baby (04:41)
03. A Year (05:51)
04. Unspoken Words (05:12)
05. Big Fat Mama (05:57)
06. Paper Plane (03:02)
07. All The Reasons (03:42)
08. Roadhouse Blues (07:33)
09. Joanne (b-side of 'Caroline') (04:10)
10. Lonely Night (b-side of 'Break The Rules') (03:32)

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