Piledriver

70's British hard rock at its very best

Some lesser known songs from Status Quo. The first song had me thinking it would sound all alike. But to my surprise, this album was more diverse than expected

This was nearly impossible for me to find (YouTube Music or Apple Music). Was able to piece together YouTube videos in a makeshift playlist to be able to listen to the songs, and even 1 or 2 was only able to find live versions. In any event, it was fine. Typical blues rock of the early '70s. I would have rated this much higher in my youth when I "discovered" my dad's Led Zeppelin LPs and went down that rabbit hole. But for now, it's no longer my favorite genre, but was still decent. 3.5/5, but rounding down for the difficulty and time spend finding the songs (for me).

Milquetoast hard-rock.

As a proud holder of sometimes-anonymizing long hair, I am entitled to mock the cover a bit. Because it's truly all anonymous longhair. The band foolishly saves their liveliest performance for last. Nothing about Piledriver is bad, but it is entirely paint-by-numbers British blues (oh, how I wish for an alternate spelling there) and recorded middling to boot.

Garbage can classic rock. Ai generated classic rock.

Status "If you are good at one thing, and enjoy doing it, why the hell not keep doing it" Quo. Again, I'm reminded of how well suited this bands' name is. Instantly recognizable riffs and sound, be it very poished and sanding off any potential sharp edge. They nearly surprised me with track 4 - 'Unspoken Words'. An almost late-Beatlesque bluesy mid-tempo song which I find a lot more interesting than the rest of the tracks on this album. Throw in an obligatory Doors cover, and we're done here.

Something for everyone, so to speak

All of the Youtube comments for the tracks on this LP seem to be Boomers talking about drinking wine and rocking out to this album, and that about sums it up – dated, guitar-noodling blues rock for old people.

The Quo! First band I ever saw live and dear to my heart. This is old school, heads down rocking, and I enjoyed it a lot

Seemed like pretty straight-ahead blues-adjacent rock of its era. Is it the real foundational stuff better known acts are actually derivative of? Somebody knows, not me. Some interesting musical detours among the standard blues with extra drums and distortion. Lyrics nothing to merit much attention.

It's good straightforward rock and roll. Nothing wrong with that, in fact I enjoy it. At the same time, it's pretty simplistic and not much about it is unique or groundbreaking. 3 stars.

Pretty good rock, but what does it bring that wasn't already brought?

Fun enough band. 3/5.

Entertaining

This is what my dad's garage sounds like while he's drinking tequila and folding laundry.

Bar band blues rock.

If I can’t stream it on Apple Music it’s a one them the rules

Second rate rock and roll one star