Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo
by Status Quo

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo by Status Quo
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 9,207th   
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73/100 (from 42 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1968 (121st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (670th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,207th)

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Status Quo bestography

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo is ranked 4th best out of 60 albums by Status Quo on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Status Quo is Quo which is ranked number 4425 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 319.

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Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo
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Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo rankings

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Overall rank: 9,207th | 1960s rank: 670th | 1968 rank: 121st

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73/100 (from 42 votes)
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From 02/16/2023 14:49 | #294091
Where are the 3 chords? Not yet..
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Big fault to forget this album: something enthusiastic from the beginning till the end. Great band!
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Few could have imagined that Quo would one day become one of England's most long-lived rock bands when they released their debut. Nor is the music close to the genre they would be known for. However, the album contains some interesting songs such as Technicolor Dreams and Ice in the Sun. Pictures of Matchstick Men is still the band's only hit in the US. Still, the album is most interesting as a time document.
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2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
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