Twelve songs, thirty four minutes of music and not all that much substance is to be found here. Vocals that are unrecognisable from the classic Quo sound of the 70s. We've heavy use of phased guitars, and phased vocals too, come to that. After hitting the top ten singles charts with the near title track, they cram in eleven other tunes in a similar, apparently mind-expanding style. 'Picturesque Matchstickable Messages' is the debut Quo album long-player. Ignore them by all means, but hating them seems kind of churlish and childish.
Anyway, like the Quo or loathe the Quo, they exist ( even now! ) and they are more or less harmless. After which of course, they never looked back. It wasn't until 1972 infact that Quo had a charting album here.
In Europe and the UK, the early psychedelic style spawned a couple of hits but the albums stiffed. America largely holds early psychedelic Quo in high regard whilst ignoring the groups boogie rock material of the 70s. Which kind of leads me nicely into discussing Status Quo. Alternatively, I may be talking a load of old bollocks. Open their ears to groups they may have previously dismissed in their younger or more 'hip' days. Very few individuals, it seems to me at least, have a growing interest in music the elder they get and also manage to branch out and widen their minds. A hip indie kid at College/University will usually find their initial great interest in this area wanes the older they get, either losing interest in music as their life takes on other directions and interests, or broadening their musical tastes. A teenage heavy-metal fan can continue listening to heavy metal throughout their life, branching out into regular classic rock and adult oriented rock as their years advance. Not everyone will break out of their early music listening habits, however. More and more music is heard the older a person gets. Picturesque Matchstickable Messages 6 ( 1968 )īlack Veils Melancholy / When My Mind Is Not Live / Ice In The Sun / Elisabeth Dreams / Gentlemen Joe's Sidewalk Cafe / Paradise Flat / Technicolour Dreams / Spicks And Speeks / Shelia / Sunny Cellophane Skies / Pictures Of Matchstick Men
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