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Quicksilver Messenger Service — Pride Of Man
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V12Silly
Posted: Apr 15, 2013 - 08:54
 

joelbb
Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 22:10
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice typography on the band logo (Rick Griffin maybe?).
As for the music, "hasn't aged well" would be generous.
 
Yes, good ID on the graphic artist, piss poor evolution of your musical taste.

sherf
(OCNY)
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 13:24
 
Cipollina following Mark! John really had it going on. Seriously the best of the day... 

On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 13:23
 
Nice typography on the band logo (Rick Griffin maybe?).
As for the music, "hasn't aged well" would be generous.

houston
(Tsawwassen B.C.)
Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 19:08
 
Always suffered through this one, reached my limit just now

mikec09
(Saugerties, NY - a top 10 coolest small town in America)
Posted: Jan 11, 2013 - 05:08
 
Blast from the past for many, I'm sure.

But even for me . . . I'm glad to hear it as a "back in the day" type memory refresher . . . but I'm also glad I don't hear this more than once every year or so   {#Cool} 

Ericocean
(Cumberland, Maryland)
Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 10:48
 
Awful

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 10:44
 
The quintessential 60s sound! 

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 20:05
 
This is great…brings back memories of KBEY in Kansas City, 1970-1974. Now we just need some Mothers of Invention, Taj Mahal…

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 13:15
 
A gem!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 01:40
 
Thanx for playing this!

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 06:37
 
 kh808 wrote:

WHO WAS Quicksilver Messenger Service besides Nicky Hopkins?
 

Well, John Cipolina, for one.  Hopkins tenure with QSM was pretty brief.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Jul 06, 2012 - 15:12
 
A song attempting to be about something substantial, but comes off like dated, off-key noise. Quicksilver did have Fresh Air, a great song RP might play, if it does not already do so. Hint hint. 

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 02:49
 
This is meaningful on the 42nd anniversary of the shootings at Kent State.

coloradojohn
(Mile High on the Colorado Vibe, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 12:58
 
In the right frame of mind and spirit, this song touches upon all it should in ways it does most powerfully and rings true now as ever shall be Amen...

govna
(beantown)
Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 12:57
 
nothing like a little fire & brimstone to pick you up in the late afternoon! 

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 17:38
 
 paulmack wrote:
It's interesting to read all the comments here - as always, I'm amazed at how vicious some people feel the need to be. I mean, it's one thing to not like some piece of art, but so many of us comment as though they are some final arbiter of what is good and the rest of us are fools if we disagree. It ain't like that, folks. What you think is just as much opinion (and, therefore, ultimately just as meaningless to anyone else) as what I think. That being said, I'd be happier if the naysayers all got a chance to listen to something from this band's next album, Happy Trails, before making up their minds about the band as a whole. Or, better yet, got to go back in time to see them live, say, in 1967. Many parts of "Who Do You Love" and "Mona" from HT still - STILL - give me chills every time I hear them. Most of all - to me - they are SO emblematic of what was to many of us a truly magical time (as several others have noted here) in life, in music, in politics. Of course, then there was 1968 which most would probably describe as somewhat less magical (note understated sarcasm)....
 

bump

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 17:30
 
 Blaggart wrote:
Oh God, Spiderman?
 
bump

kh808
(HAWAII)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 01:24
 
 vandal wrote:

agreed
 
 
WHO WAS Quicksilver Messenger Service besides Nicky Hopkins?

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 07:06
 
 abbey_normal wrote:
Sorry.  This is somewhere between a Simpson's parody and a Spinal Tap tune.  With a dash of (the bad part of) Iron Maiden thrown in.
 
agreed
 

Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 07:05
 
Great memories. Good song.

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 12:30
 
I submitted "Spindrifter" to the LRC - The late, lamented Nicky Hopkins, with the rest of QMS. It's a very melodic piano piece, and it just makes me realize that the only way we can honor these departed souls is by listening to the musical legacy they left behind.  This is one song I really hope Bill and Rebecca will choose to include in the library. It's simple, but it speaks so eloquently of hope, dreams, and love...

abbey_normal
Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 12:29
 
Sorry.  This is somewhere between a Simpson's parody and a Spinal Tap tune.  With a dash of (the bad part of) Iron Maiden thrown in.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 12:27
 
It's from their first album:

Quicksilver Messenger Service

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Oct 08, 2011 - 00:17
 
 mbatesel wrote:
As others have said, really a classic!
  Only in US.



Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Sep 06, 2011 - 14:18
 
 Blaggart wrote:
Oh God, Spiderman?
 
Broken in the dust again... {#Lol}  I do love this song, but now I'll never be able to listen to it without laughing...  {#Lol}

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 01, 2011 - 11:57
 
 shmuelman wrote:
An important psychedelic era song. Really brings me back to the days of my early teenagehood. Filled with the spiritual / political message that emerged in the late 60's.
 
With a headful of zid listening to the X on my Koss cans.

 http://floydslips.blogspot.com/2009/07/freeform-radio-masterdave-dixon-on-wabx.html

Blaggart
Posted: Jan 29, 2011 - 05:35
 
Oh God, Spiderman?

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 05:25
 
alotlikeyou wrote:
These guys have cool album covers. I've almost bought their vinyls just because of that...
Rick Griffin, living on.


bachbeet
Posted: Sep 24, 2010 - 21:19
 
Always liked this song.  It also gave Camp's acting a bit of a boost after it became a hit for Quicksilver.

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Sep 24, 2010 - 20:46
 
Still works for me. A solid 9. Love the QMS.

Walrus_Gumbo
Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 21:15
 
 digitaldante wrote:
I wanted to say something reasonable and nice about this song before I trashed it, but I just can't. What a turd.
 
Somehow reasonable and nice doesn't seem to convey you, Mr. Sunshine. {#Sunny}

mbatesel
Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 20:38
 
As others have said, really a classic!

michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 20:22
 


He's thinkin' what I'm thinkin'.

Gatlinburger
Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 20:18
 
OK, it's cool, but can we keep it to once a month or so, on an "oldies" shift...

Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast)
Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 12:37
 
sorry I missed it —-(I have it here at home but I'd like to have heard it with everyone else for some reason.)
Some people on another site were discussing the lyrics to this song and thought that the lyrics (italicized here) were prescient of 9/11—-kind of interesting.
Gordon Lightfoot did this too, and it actually sounds pretty good acoustic. The chord progression is fun to play:
Turn around,
go back down,
back the way you came,
Can't you see that flash of fire ten times brighter than the day?
And behold a mighty city broken in the dust again,
Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.

Turn around,
go back down,
back the way you came,
Babylon is laid to waste, Egypt's buried in her shame,
The mighty men are all beaten down, their kings are fallen in the ways,
Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.

Turn around,
go back down,
back the way you came,
Terror is on every side, lo our leaders are dismayed.
For those who place their faith in fire, their faith in fire shall be
repaid,
Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.

Turn around,
go back down,
back the way you came,
And shout a warning unto the nation that the sword of God is raised.
Yes, Babylon, that mighty city, rich in treasures, wide in fame,
Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.

The meek shall cause your tower to fall, make of you a pyre of flame,
Oh you who dwell on many waters, rich in treasures, wide in fame.
you bow unto your God of gold, your pride of might shall be a shame,
For only God can lead His people back unto the Earth again.

Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.
A Holy mountain be restored, and mercy on that people, that people



DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 10:35
 
Just love to hear Quicksilver..great tune

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 10:34
 

heavy man

good stuff

puremango
(Burlington, Ontario)
Posted: Oct 11, 2009 - 12:55
 
I like

jadewahoo
(Beautiful Earth)
Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 00:14
 
 paulmack wrote:
It's interesting to read all the comments here - as always, I'm amazed at how vicious some people feel the need to be. I mean, it's one thing to not like some piece of art, but so many of us comment as though they are some final arbiter of what is good and the rest of us are fools if we disagree. It ain't like that, folks. What you think is just as much opinion (and, therefore, ultimately just as meaningless to anyone else) as what I think. That being said, I'd be happier if the naysayers all got a chance to listen to something from this band's next album, Happy Trails, before making up their minds about the band as a whole. Or, better yet, got to go back in time to see them live, say, in 1967. Many parts of "Who Do You Love" and "Mona" from HT still - STILL - give me chills every time I hear them. Most of all - to me - they are SO emblematic of what was to many of us a truly magical time (as several others have noted here) in life, in music, in politics. Of course, then there was 1968 which most would probably describe as somewhat less magical (note understated sarcasm)....
 
{#Clap}{#Clap}{#Clap}
I upped mine from an 8 to a 9.


paulmack
Posted: Aug 09, 2009 - 12:10
 
It's interesting to read all the comments here - as always, I'm amazed at how vicious some people feel the need to be. I mean, it's one thing to not like some piece of art, but so many of us comment as though they are some final arbiter of what is good and the rest of us are fools if we disagree. It ain't like that, folks. What you think is just as much opinion (and, therefore, ultimately just as meaningless to anyone else) as what I think. That being said, I'd be happier if the naysayers all got a chance to listen to something from this band's next album, Happy Trails, before making up their minds about the band as a whole. Or, better yet, got to go back in time to see them live, say, in 1967. Many parts of "Who Do You Love" and "Mona" from HT still - STILL - give me chills every time I hear them. Most of all - to me - they are SO emblematic of what was to many of us a truly magical time (as several others have noted here) in life, in music, in politics. Of course, then there was 1968 which most would probably describe as somewhat less magical (note understated sarcasm)....

paulpaar
Posted: Jul 08, 2009 - 20:05
 
didnt hear the tune but I love quicsilver so I'l give 'em a 7.8

Kdubba
(Some-where out-there)
Posted: May 06, 2009 - 07:56
 
 peyotecoyote wrote:



 
Funny..love that scene...nice connectio


rdo
(DC)
Posted: Apr 04, 2009 - 18:36
 
{#Puke}

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 06:07
 
"Pride of Man" was written by Hamilton Camp, actor, singer, songwriter—all around renaissance guy. http://hamiltoncamp.com/

If you recall the "M*A*S*H" episode where a loony soldier talked to Mr. Sock and pretty much out-Klingered Klinger, that was Hamilton Camp.

HarrO
(Florida)
Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 21:13
 
In the Guess Who's wildest fantasies !!!!! Canadian Invasion indeed!!! Phoof.

xc_para_puravida
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 15:50
 
Ambitious!

fletch
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 21:32
 
coolpeople_rule wrote:

Do you regret that?


Yes, I did, because I heard them afterwards and thought them pretty good, was surprised they'd play a senior prom.
peyotecoyote
(Home of Sir Frederick Banting)
Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 10:36
 
LPCity wrote:


Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell...



copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 10:32
 
LPCity wrote:


Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell...


...and the Banshees wail, and they do it well!