QSP

Quatro, Scott & Powell

SBA, 2017

A match made in glam heaven, this startling combination of Quatro with Slade drummer Don Powell and Sweet guitarist Andy Scott matches raw power with emotional depth to excellent effect. Scott’s production accentuates the heft of Quatro’s routinely overlooked bass playing and her uncanny ability to utterly inhabit a song. Outside of her career’s defining glam era, here’s the album that defines Quatro best. From If Only’s towering Brill Building tropes, through Slow Down’s explosive rock’n’roll romp, to immense power ballad Pain, QSP captures Suzi Q at the top of her game.