Status Quo ndi imodzi mwamagulu akale kwambiri aku Britain omwe akhala limodzi kwazaka zopitilira zisanu ndi chimodzi.
Nthawi zambiri, gululi lakhala likudziwika ku UK, komwe adakhalapo m'magulu 10 apamwamba kuposa kamodzi pazaka makumi angapo.
M'mawonekedwe a thanthwe, chirichonse chinkasintha nthawi zonse: mafashoni, masitayilo ndi machitidwe, machitidwe atsopano, mafashoni. Ndipo gulu lokha la Status Quo, lomwe lidakhalabe lofanana ndi zaka pafupifupi 60 zapitazo. Chaka chatsopano chilichonse, gululo limangowonjezera gulu lankhondo la "mafani".
Chiyambi cha ntchito ya Status Quo
Magwero a Status Quo ali mu gulu la London beat The Ghosts.
Mamembala akuluakulu a gulu la Ghosts kuyambira pomwe adakhazikitsidwa anali Francis Rossi ndi Alan Lancaster (oyimba gitala ndi woyimba), ndiye woyimba ng'oma John Coughlan ndi woimba nyimbo Roy Lins adawonekera m'gululo.
Gulu loimba linatulutsa nyimbo zitatu zomwe sizinachite bwino asanasinthe mawonekedwe awo kukhala psychedelia ndikusintha dzina lawo kukhala Traffic Jam. Ndi dzina latsopano, oimba anamasulidwa limodzi "Pafupifupi, koma osati ndithu", koma sizinaphule kanthu.
Oimbawo anali kufunafuna njira zothetsera vutoli ndipo adayitana membala watsopano ku gulu lawo - Rick Parfitt wa gulu la cabaret The Highlights. Pambuyo pake, gululo linasintha dzina lake ndikukhala gulu lodziwika bwino la Status Quo.
Poyamba, gululi lidakhala ngati otsagana ndi ojambula okha aku Britain, kuphatikiza Tommy Quickly, pomwe akugwira ntchito zawo.
Gulu loyamba la gululo, Pictures of Matchstick Men, linatulutsidwa koyambirira kwa 1968 ndipo mwamsanga linafika pa nambala 7 m’matchati aku UK. M'miyezi ingapo, nyimboyi inakhala yotchuka ku America, ikutenga malo olemekezeka a 12 pama chart aku America.
Chophimba Chotsatira Chotsatira Chakuda cha Melancholy sichinapambane. Koma, nyimbo ya Ice in the Sun idakhala yachiwiri yapamwamba kwambiri ya Status Quo kumapeto kwa 1968.
M'chaka chotsatira, Status Quo anayesa kubwereza kupambana kwa nyimbo zawo ziwiri zoyambirira ndi zinthu zofanana za psychedelic, koma sanakhale ndi mwayi.
Potsirizira pake, oimbawo anasintha kamvekedwe kawo ka mawu ndi kamvekedwe kawo, ndipo m’chilimwe cha 1970 anayamba kutulutsa nyimbo yatsopano yotchedwa Down the Dustpipe, yojambulidwa m’kalembedwe katsopano ka heavy blues rock.
Nyimboyi idafika pachimake pa nambala 12, koma Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon, gulu lonse la nyimbo "zolemera", silinakope chidwi ndi anthu.
Ntchito ndi kuzindikira kutchuka
Status Quo idachitika pafupipafupi ku England konse, pang'onopang'ono kutchuka. Pambuyo pa zisudzo zabwino kwambiri mu 1972 pa Chikondwerero cha Kuwerenga ndi The Great Western, adatchuka kwambiri.
Gululo lidasainidwa ndi Vertigo Records ndipo nyimbo yawo yoyamba (Paper Plane) idagunda 10 koyambirira kwa 1973, ndipo nyimbo yawo yoyamba ya Piledriver (Vertigo Record) idafika pa nambala 5.
Patapita nthawi, nyimbo ya Hello inatenga malo 1 pazithunzi, ndipo Caroline wosakwatiwa adatenga malo achisanu. M'chaka chomwecho, gulu la keyboardist Andy Bown anaonekera.
1990's
Chimodzi mwa zochitika zosawerengeka kwambiri za m'ma 1990 chinali masewero pa chikondwerero cha Knebworth Music Therapy. Sir Paul McCartney ndi Elton John, Pink Floyd ndi Eric Clapton, akatswiri ena otchuka a ku Britain adapeza ndalama zokwana mapaundi 6 miliyoni zachifundo.
Gulu la Status Quo lidachita konsati yolemekeza chaka chawo cha 25, magawo awiri a chimbale "Jubilee Waltz" adatenga 2nd ndi 16th pagulu lachingerezi. Chimbale "Ndikuyatsa zaka zonsezi" chinatulutsidwa kwambiri ndipo chinakhala platinamu katatu.
Mu 1991, gululi linapatsidwa mphoto kawiri chifukwa cha thandizo lawo pa chitukuko cha nyimbo, oimba omwe adayimba kundende ya Pentoville.
Ulendo wolumikizana ndi Rod Stewart unachitika. N'zochititsa chidwi kuti London Wax Museum, malo olemekezeka anali ndi ziwerengero za atsogoleri okhazikika.
Mu 1994, gululi lidapanga nyimbo yachiwiri yapadziko lonse lapansi yamasewera awo, Come On You Reds. Nyimboyi inalembedwa ndi akatswiri a mpira wa Manchester United.
Pofika pakati pa zaka za m'ma 1990, gululi linali ndi nyimbo 50 zaku UK. Izi zinali ndiye kuposa gulu lina lililonse m'mbiri ya rock ndi roll.
2000's
Drummer Rich adasiya gululi mu 2000. Adasinthidwa ndi Matt Letley, yemwe adapitilizabe kugwira ntchito ndi gululi.
Jam Side Down imodzi idadziwika bwino mu English top 20 mu 2002. Patatha zaka ziwiri, gulu la "Musayime" linatulutsidwa, ndikutsatiridwa ndi "Party mu 2005" ndi "In Search of the Fourth Chord".
Mu 2010 Status Quo idatulutsa Quid Pro Quo. Inaphatikizanso nyimbo 14 zatsopano, ndipo mopambana adatenga malo a 10 pama chart a Chingerezi. Patatha zaka ziwiri, Parfitt ndi Rossi adalengeza kuti adapanga filimu yotalikirapo.
Album ya Bula Quo inatulutsidwa m'chilimwe cha 2013, ndi nyimbo yomwe inatulutsidwa miyezi ingapo yapitayo.
Status Quo Aquostic Hits Collection
Mu 2015, Status Quo Aquostic (Stripped Bare) idatulutsidwa. Ma singles onse amapangidwa mumayendedwe amakono omvera.
Chimbalecho chinali chopambana kwambiri, kufika pamtunda wa golide ndikufika pamwamba pa 5 pa ma chart a UK Album. Uku kunali kupambana kwakukulu kwa gululi m'zaka 18.
Chimbale chachiwiri chozikidwa pa lingaliro lomwelo, Aquostic II: Ndizowona, idatuluka patatha chaka. Gululo linakopanso chidwi cha "mafani".
Komabe, matenda a Rick Parfitt anapitirizabe. Atadwala matenda a mtima pamasewera ku Turkey mu 2016, adasiya gululo. Tsoka ilo, adamwalira pa Khrisimasi ya chaka chomwecho.
Parfitt adasinthidwa ndi woyimba gitala Richie Malone.
Gululi lidapitiliza ntchito yawo ndipo kumapeto kwa 2018 adayamba kujambula chimbale chatsopano. Chimbale cha 33 chopangidwa ndi Status Quo, chomwe kwa nthawi yoyamba m'zaka zambiri sichinaphatikizepo Parfitt ...
Nyimboyi Backbone, yojambulidwa mu studio ya Rossi, idatulutsidwa kumapeto kwa 2019. Pamene gululo linapita kukayendera Lynyrd Skynyrd. Zinali ku UK paulendo wawo wotsazikana.
