Often
derided but at the peak a great rock n rol band Status Quo’s
classic line up have been reunited for a documentary to be released
this year.
The
band whose late sixties hits are great psychedelic songs before they
switched to the Doors ‘Roadhouse Blues’ riff for a series of
great twin Telecaster boogie anthems in the seventies have a long and
twisting tale to tell.
About "Hello Quo" The Movie:
With
128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective
belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit ‘Sold Out’ signs, a
record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten
or even equalled! You’d think that HRH Prince Charles favourite
band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment… But,
they’ve NEVER in all their long and glorious history been seen on a
cinema screen…
In
October 2012 however all that is about to change when Emmy nominated
Director Alan G Parker presents his latest movie ‘Hello Quo!’
Despite
previous long form documentaries that have been about them the
original Quo, Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster & John
Coghlan, known by fans as ‘The Frantic Four’ have never all taken
part, not only will they be interviewed in depth this time around,
but they will also play live together for the first time in over 25
years! Just for our cameras…
Other
interviewees include: Brian May (Queen), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard),
Paul Weller (The Jam), Sir Cliff Richard, Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
(Slade), Scott Gorham & Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy), John ‘Rhino’
Edwards, Andy Bown, Matt Letley & Jeff Rich (Status Quo), Andy
Scott & Steve Priest (The Sweet), Chris Tarrent (TV presenter),
Midge Ure (Live Aid), Jeff Lynne (ELO), Ginger (The Wildhearts),
Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks), The Feeling and for the first time in 40+
years The Harrison Twins (who first appeared as part of ‘The
Highlights’ at Butlins with Rick Parfitt in 1962).
The
documentary will run to just over 2 hours in it’s full cinema
release format and be presented in 3D to the big screen only… A
DVD/Blu-ray and TV cut-down will appear in standard 2D format. This
is the final word on Quo…
Francis
Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan G Parker & Alexa Morris are already
committed to a number of Q&A sessions in big UK cities upon
release.
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