
Album · 1973
Piledriver
by Status Quo
Piledriver is a 1973 hard rock album by Status Quo. It runs 9 tracks across 44 minutes on Eagle Records.
Hard Rock · Rock · Boogie Rock
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- 79 /100
- 3 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 44 min
- Runtime
- 136 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
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- Sea of Tranquility4.5/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Christgaus Record GuideC+
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- Photography
- Steve Campbell
Tracklist
9 tracks · 44 min
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Piledriver is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released in 1972. It was the first to be produced by the group themselves, and their first on the Vertigo label. It was a top five hit, and included several live favourites that would be frequently featured in concert.
In brief
- When was Piledriver released?
- Piledriver was released in 1973 on Eagle Records.
- How many tracks are on Piledriver?
- Piledriver has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is Piledriver?
- Piledriver is catalogued under Hard Rock, Rock, Boogie Rock.
- What BPM is Piledriver?
- Piledriver runs at a median tempo of 136 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Piledriver?
- Listeners of Piledriver also rate Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, Machine Head by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin.
Piledriver at a glance
- Label
- Vertigo Records
- Produced by
- Status Quo
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