Whatever You Want – STATUS QUO****

Whatever You Want/Shady Lady/Who Asked You/Your Smiling Face/Living On An Island/Come Rock With Me/Rockin' On/Runaway/High Flyer/Breaking Away

After a couple of albums which disappointed their fans Status Quo return to their trademark boogie sound with Whatever You Want. Features the UK No. 4 title track and the rather untypical slower top 20 single Living On An Island. (UK:3)

“After a couple of disappointing releases Quo returned with an album more reminiscent of their 75-76 sound. Whatever You Want rocks hard once again and it sounds like there’s a better vibe within the band.”

“The title track was a huge hit. Living On An Island is probably the best ballad from the band. The harmonies in particular are very nicely done and the longer album version is superior to the single.”

“This is a good record front to back. The band give the people what they want and the title track is probably their most known song. So this album rejuvenated the band’s popularity around the world. Living On An Island is a must hear track. Just a great song and one of my all-time favourites for sure. Great harmony and a little outside the box for Status Quo.”

“This was a much needed improvement from the band. Their previous two releases were lacking consistency and strength. This album brought some of that back.”

“This is one of the best albums that the band released during their long and illustrious career. The album rocks along at a fanatic pace, every song is strong and the re-mastering sounds excellent. The band listened to their fans and Whatever You Want was the outcome much to their pleasure. The band went back to and turned out this humdinger of thumping twelve bar boogie.”

“I've always been a big Quo fan but it has to be said that this is without doubt, one of the best albums they ever produced. Every track is a classic and I can listen to it over and over. Sadly this is the last decent album from Quo which is tragic really. I always hope that they will recapture their former glory but then they go and produce another embarrassing album.”

“Having lost their way somewhat with their previous two albums, Quo got back on track with this consistently solid, vibrant release.”