Track Listing

1. Beginning Of The End
2. Alright
3. Pennsylvania Blues Tonight
4. I Don't Wanna Hurt You Anymore
5. Electric Arena
6. Gravy Train
7. Figure Of Eight
8. You're The One For Me
9. My Little Heartbreaker
10. Hold Me
11. Saddling Up
12. Bad News
13. Tongue Tied
14. I Ain't Wasting My Time

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28946 in Music
• Released on: 2007-09-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

CD Description
'In Search Of The Fourth Chord' is the 33rd album by the South London-formed rock veterans, Status Quo. It features theband's trademark no-nonsense rock 'n' roll style and their sense of fun, energy and passion is still evident on this suprisingly diverse release. There are also first time vocal duties for bassist John "Rhino" Edwards, after 21 years in the band. The single 'The Beginning Of The End' is included.

Customer Reviews

A sparkling return to form
You never can write this bunch off - having survived everything from messy band break-ups, lost court cases, diminishing record sales and a critical pounding (not to mention the odd heart attack and cancer scare along the way) and now approaching their 5th decade in a notoriously fickle business, Quo are not only back but back with a vengeance.

Following 2005's uneven and disappointing album "The Party Ain't Over Yet" the band re-enlisted Pip Williams as producer (he produced many of their earlier releases including Whatever You Want and In the Army Now) and the results are mostly very impressive. Personally I have a few quibbles over the track selection - it may have been better to omit "Electric Arena" (a very poor copy of Gary Moore) and "Saddling Up" (too country-sounding for my liking) while including "One By One" (not available on the UK release) and "I Ain't Wasting My Time" (a UK-only bonus feature) within the album proper.

However, the pluses outweigh the minuses. Many of the songs (particularly the recent single Beginning of the End) display a freshness and vitality that belies the band's years; tracks such as "I Don't Wanna Hurt You Any More" and "Alright" (which admittedly both fit the jukebox-rock/Quo-by-numbers stereotype so lambasted by the critics) sit comfortably alongside more experimental numbers such as "Pennsylvania Blues Tonight" (very ELO-sounding) "Tongue Tied" (quite similar to Quo's early 80s slow-ballad hit "Rock and Roll") "Figure of Eight" which crosses some Beatles-ish 60s psychedelia with a typical Quo shuffle (can't help but sing the "Vindaloo" song to that keyboard riff though!) and the anthemic, Buddy Holly-sounding "My Little Heartbreaker" with its lop-sided beat.

Best of all though are "Bad News" and "Gravy Train" written by bass player John "Rhino" Edwards and borrowed from his "other" band Woodedz. These add a classic-rock feel to proceedings and despite his singing limitations, Rhino's voice actually complements "Bad News" perfectly. The thrashy, raw "Gravy Train" has an almost Deep Purple sound and is again well worth a listen.

Try it, you may well be very pleasantly surprised.

QUO BACK AT THEIR BEST
Heard an advanced copy of this and Am glad to say not only are QUO continuing where 'Party Ain't Over Yet' left off but they have moved it up a notch. It sounds very fresh and NO Quo fan will be disappointed. It even has Rhino singing lead on one of his self penned songs(Bad News)-Which is refreshing.
I Ain't Wasting My Time is the new Break The Rules. NOT sure why it's just a bonus track(UK ONLY) as it's QUO of the 70's and very ROCKY. If you are a fan DON'T BE wary of this like I was at first, just buy it. You'd love it!

Yup, they're still rocking!
Status Quo - In Search of the Fourth Chord (Fourth Chord)
What can you say about Status Quo that hasn't already been said? For 40+ years they've been rocking all over the world with their characteristic three-chord power pop. The critics have lambasted them for refusing to shake this well-trodden template, hence the tongue-in-cheek title of this, their 33rd studio album. While it may be lacking the instant hits of old, In Search of the Fourth Chord has a diverse range of toe-tappers that will no doubt satisfy the majority of their many hardened fans. Opening track and lead single `Beginning of the End' is Rossi and Parfitt at their bluesy best, while tracks like `Electric Arena' and `Tongue Tied' offer a more laid back, introspective vibe. Elsewhere, in a surprisingly refreshing twist, bassist John `Rhino' Edwards even gets to sing on his own song `Bad News'. This release isn't going to bring the Quo legions of new fans, but it will please those that pack out the arenas year after year. Rock on!