The brand new issue of Classic Rock magazine is a celebration of British boogie rock legends Status Quo’s iconic 1973 album Hello!, the record that turned them into one of the era’s biggest bands. Hello! also featured the very first contributions from keyboard player Andy Bown – a man who would go on to join Quo as a full time member a few years later, playing on many of the band’s biggest hits and remaining a key part of their line-up to this day.
But while Bob Young, the band’s chief collaborator and unofficial fifth member, considers Bown to be “the glue that held Status Quo together during some difficult times”, to some fans, his keyboards helped bring the classic ‘Frantic Four’ era to an end.
