From Blabbermouth.
American rock queen Suzi Quatro has released the official lyric video for the song “Macho Man”. The track is taken from her forthcoming studio album, “No Control”, which will be released through SPV/Steamhammer on March 29 as CD digipak, 2LP gatefold, download and stream.
Quatro presents eleven new songs (plus two bonus tracks) on “No Control”. The majority of the material consists of collaborations with her son from her first marriage, Richard Tuckey. Suzi explains: “This was our first attempt at writing and recording something together. The creative progress began with ‘Don’t Do Me Wrong’. And through this unusually beautiful English summer of 2018, we sat outside, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, iPad recording app, and lots of paper, throwing ideas back and forth.” With amazing results, as the new album proves — to Suzi herself not only on a musical but also on a personal level.
For example, on “No Soul/No Control”, the first single to be released which features the message “Don’t let go of yourself for anyone.” Suzi: “This is my personal mantra. All you have in this world is you.” Remembering the conception of the number, she says: “We were busy as hell, buried in the songs. Richard had a new idea and showed me. It was very unusual and I liked it. A very basic guitar and drum track was put down for me to work on the melody and lyric. I went into the living area of the studio and about 15 minutes later, it was done. It flew out of its own accord, as the best songs do.”
The same applies to numbers such as “Macho Man” (Suzi: “It’s a no-brainer that this is an opening live song. You cannot help headbanging to it, it just grabs you”), “I Can Teach You To Fly” (“a definite throwback to the sixties”), “Easy Pickings” (“I’ve been playing this riff on acoustic guitar forever, at least the last ten years. Then, all of a sudden, it became a song”) and “Love Isn’t Fair” (“Got this idea sitting in our Hamburg home. I wanted to create a BLONDIE-meets-MAVERICKS song, and I think I accomplished that”).
Perhaps the most unusual track on the album is called “Strings” and has developed into a true little masterpiece during the studio recordings. Suzi: “This is all about the strings that tie our lives together. Great riff. I drove everyone mad singing nonstop in this weird voice ‘Strings’. I couldn’t get it out of my head, and — hallelujah — it came out in the recording exactly as I’d imagined.”
You can tell how proud Suzi Quatro is of “No Control”. Pride and delight at a career which has lasted for five decades and has maintained the creativity of the American rock icon to the present day. Says Quatro: “I’ve never stopped releasing through the years. ‘Back To The Drive’ in 2006, ‘In The Spotlight’ in 2011, ‘Quatro, Scott & Powell’ in 2016. These albums were thought about and planned out in great detail. I am proud of all three releases, very proud. But my new album ‘No Control’ is its own animal.”
Track listing:
01. No Soul/No Control
02. Going Home
03. Strings
04. Love Isn’t Fair
05. Macho Man
06. Easy Pickings
07. Bass Line
08. Don’t Do Me Wrong
09. Heavy Duty
10. I Can Teach You To Fly
11. Going Down Blues
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- Suzi Quatro - Live And Kickin' - White Vinyl - RSD - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $32.24, €29.74 (New Item) (arrived 12-Jul-2024 16:22)
SUZI QUATRO Live And Kickin' (2021 UK/EU/US 14-track double LP, pressed on White Vinyl. Recorded live in Tokyo & Osaka in June 1977 and released the same year. Exclusive Record Store Day reissue. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve complete with lyric insert. The sleeve has only a little light edgewear and the vinyl is Near Mint. CRVC1414)
- Suzi Quatro - No Control - Yellow / Black Swirl Vinyl - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $32.24, €29.74 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jun-2024 15:51)
SUZI QUATRO No Control (2019 UK/EU limited edition 13-track 2-LP set pressed on Yellow & Black Swirl Vinyl - The sixteenth solo studio album from the American musician including the single No Soul/NoControl plus the bonus recordings: Heart On The Line and Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat. The gatefold picture sleeve comes with the printed lyric inners and the vinyl discs look barely played)
- Suzi Quatro - Quatro - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 14-Jun-2024 16:24)
SUZI QUATRO Quatro (1974 UK 1st issue 11-track vinyl LP - her second album featuring Little Richard's 'Keep a Knockin', the Ray Charles favourite 'Hit the Road Jack' and the classic 'Trouble', housed in a laminated picture sleeve with stamped A2/B1 matrix numbers. The sleeve shows some mild edge/ring wear and laminate creasing, whilst the vinyl has just a few light surface scuffs - an excellent copy offered at an advantageous price SRAK509)
- Suzi Quatro - No Control - Yellow/Black Swirl + CD - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $38.69, €35.69 (New Item) (arrived 15-May-2024 17:29)
SUZI QUATRO No Control (2019 UK issue German pressed limited edition 13-track 2-LP set pressed on Yellow with Black Swirl Vinyl , including the bonus tracks Heart On The Line and Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, also includes a bonus 11-trackCD for the full album, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with printed inners. Although not sealed, this remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro - RSD 2022 - Pink Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £44.99, $58.04, €53.54 (New Item) (arrived 15-May-2024 17:26)
SUZI QUATRO Suzi Quatro (Record Store Day 2022 UK/EU limited edition 19-track Double Album 2-LP set pressed on Pink Vinyl. This is a newly remastered and expanded version of Suzi's debut album from 1973, with bonus recordings including non-album singles and b-sides. Gatefold picture sleeve, hype sticker & factory sealed)
- Suzi Quatro - Suzi... And Other Four Letter Words - Sealed + Stickered - US - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 14-May-2024 11:48)
SUZI QUATRO Suzi... And Other Four Letter Words (Sealed 1979 US 10-track LP, including 'I've Never Been In Love' & 'She's In Love With You'. Complete with the lyric inner, the picture sleeve has no deletion cuts & this collector's copy remainsfactory sealed & unopened in the hype stickered shrinkwrap. The vinyl is Mint RS-1-3064)
- Suzi Quatro - If You Knew Suzi... - Sealed + Stickered - US - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 14-May-2024 11:42)
SUZI QUATRO If You Knew Suzi... (Sealed 1978 US 10-track LP, including Suzi's biggest US hit 'Stumblin' In', housed in its picture sleeve with Gered Mankowitz photography & a deletion cut corner. This collector's copy remains factory sealed & unopened in the original hype stickered shrinkwrap. The vinyl is Mint & unplayed RS-1-3044)
- Suzi Quatro - The Devil In Me - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $38.69, €35.69 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 12:22)
SUZI QUATRO The Devil In Me (2021 UK 14-track 2-LP, hooused in a gatefold picture sleeve with printed inners. The sleeve shows minor signs of shelfwear and the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition)
- Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2024 11:05)
SUZI QUATRO 48 Crash (1973 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also featuring Little Bitch Blue, RAK company die-cut paper sleeve RAK158)
- Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro - German - vinyl LP - £40.00, $51.60, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 29-Feb-2024 13:59)
SUZI QUATRO Suzi Quatro (1973 German 11-track vinyl LP debut, featuring 48 Crash, and versions of Elvis' All Shook Up and Lennon & McCartney's I Wanna Be Your Man, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve has only minor wear and the vinyllooks seldom played )
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