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| james_of_tucson (Tucson AZ) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 17:19 Walrus_Gumbo wrote: John Cippolina formed a group called Copperhead. They released at least one album that I'm aware of. One thing that's maybe worth noting, some of these artists who don't have a lot of commercial recordings, actually perform a few hundred nights a year. Recording artists and performing artists still live in separate distinct worlds sometimes. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 16:59 Papernapkin wrote: Bad typography. And everything else. Not typography. Can't have typography without type. Lettering Art. By the late Rick Griffin, such a master of the craft that a font was created after his forms, so new kids can indeed execute typography in homage to his style. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 16:59 vandal wrote: Ahh, finally some of the "good" old noodling hippy music. . .  Love QMS... I'd still be happier than a kitten in catnip if I could hear "Spindrifter," that beautiful instrumental Nicky Hopkins performed before he left this earth... I have it somewhere - if it meets standards, maybe I'll try to submit it... Meanwhile, "Child of Man" is pretty awesome, too... |
| ralphf (Osaka, Japan) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 16:57 Dave Brubeck / Paul Desmond influence in this piece? |
| ScottishWillie (The Scottish Lowlands) | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 01:04 prickelpit96 wrote: As a Mac-User you probably are unable to mute something? Have to ask Steve before....? |
| bachbeet | Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 23:04 Good song from a good album. Sort of a "raw jazz" sound. |
| idahoTux | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 14:27 Photo-John wrote: Sorry, we're all out of Justin Beiber. "Comment Of The Year" candidate. |
| hcaudill (Washington, DC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 14:24 goodgroove wrote: One of my thoughts at first, but it's 4/4. It has beats like that song. 6/8, actually. It's the chord progressions that evoke Take 5, not the rhythm. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2010 - 23:11 crockydile wrote: This is like the Allman Brothers...only not nearly as good. Like Allman Brothers Lite. Haha, nice observation. Still, while I love the Allmans, this is fine too! |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2010 - 23:08 prickelpit96 wrote: As a Mac-User you probably are unable to mute something? Have to ask Steve before....? Huh? A Mac hater much? You are just plain ignorant if you think that Macs don't "mute," and you are small-minded and ridiculously petty if you think it should even be an issue all on this web site. |
| drcrnp (Philly) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 05:40 That_SOB wrote:
Played this vinyl until it was only good for extruding a single noodle (very long). If this was released today, it would be an 8, taken out of context it's hard for the youngsters to comprehend the cultural mood this album was inspired by. Lets see long hair, weed, anti-war, cultural upheaval, anti-Nixon, peace, free-love, incense, gettin hip. You took the words right out of, well, you know |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 13:28 Ahh, finally some of the "good" old noodling hippy music. . . |
| rluking (Underground) | Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 13:27 Well, what do you know? We've found a song romeotuna doesn't like. |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 18:50 Other than the Dead which I hear a little more than I want to, sometimes (because my husband listens to the Dead channel on Sirius in the car) I have to hear some hippie music everyday. I've always told people "You know there's lots of other psychedelic music besides the Dead... Most of 'em say: "Oh, you mean Phish?" |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 18:15
Played this vinyl until it was only good for extruding a single noodle (very long). If this was released today, it would be an 8, taken out of context it's hard for the youngsters to comprehend the cultural mood this album was inspired by. Lets see long hair, weed, anti-war, cultural upheaval, anti-Nixon, peace, free-love, incense, gettin hip. |
| Photo-John (Nor Cal to SLC) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 18:12 Wuddi wrote: HORRIBLE TRACK ! Sorry, we're all out of Justin Beiber. |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 18:12 iTuner wrote: Thank doG it's over. I don't believe you said that.  |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 18:11 This is like the Allman Brothers...only not nearly as good. Like Allman Brothers Lite. |
| hkarr | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 18:06 What a pleasure to hear this again after all these years! |
| Wuddi (Outer Space) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 00:23 prickelpit96 wrote: HORRIBLE TRACK ! |
| prickelpit96 (Norddeutsche Tiefebene) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 00:18 iTuner wrote: Thank doG it's over. As a Mac-User you probably are unable to mute something? Have to ask Steve before....? |
| iTuner | Posted: May 08, 2010 - 06:41 Thank doG it's over. |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 16:57 Excellent R&R from yester-year. I had to buy a second album as the first was played into submission (loaned it out one too many times.) As has been mentioned in prior comments, these guys were far ahead of their time, although, they did cover a lot of Ellas McDaniel's tunes, e.g. "Who do you love" A true psychedelic relic, acid rock in real time.. . . " Happy Trails" ya'all ! |
| black321 (Bong Island - FL - CA - CO - WA - Bong Island) | Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 14:00 Walrus_Gumbo wrote: John Cippolina formed a group called Copperhead. They released at least one album that I'm aware of. John and another great guitarist (Steve Kimock) also founded a band called Zero in the 80s-90s. Some great live shows if you can find them. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 22:56 gatorade wrote: Another great band that laid it down for the next generation of rock and rollers. A ten all the way. So far ahead of their time. Wow. Don't think I would have ever followed this up with Norah Jones. Head spin. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 22:50 Randomax wrote: Ditto! BUMP! |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 22:50 Another great band that laid it down for the next generation of rock and rollers. A ten all the way. So far ahead of their time. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:18 CascadianPDX wrote: I really liked "Pride of Man" as a kid, and heard another great cut—an instrumental like this one—called Cobra, on KPIG. Check 'em out. "Cobra" was on Just For Love. |
| geordiezimmerman (Brighton U.K) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:08 Nice. I have a Dino Valente solo album who was a member of this band. Great stuff. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:07 Govi wrote: Glorious olde psychedilicke Rocke an' Rolle! Hi-yo, Quicksilver! Compleat with Rick Griffin cover lettering |
| paganpete (east coast-RI) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:07 QMS got a lot of play in my VW bus. We had to hook a 12V battery to the tape deck to play tunes back then... |
| zatxela (Calgary) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:07 Please make it stop!  |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:06 HarrO wrote: A 6.7 ?????? You people are hopeless. Ditto! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:05 Bad typography. And everything else. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 11:05 Ah, the early days of the jam bands. I can certainly remember having this on as I drove to the beach. |
| jpfueler (South o' Ft Worth) | Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 07:43 Wasn't really paying attention to the music, but after the intro, my brain said "sounds like Golden Brown". So I look and well, it is Gold (and Silver). But after more goes by, I do here the Take Five in it as well. So, I wonder, was Golden Brown influenced by these then? |
| FrankMc | Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 07:38 Sounds very Allman Bros. Interesting to think of QSM being an inspiration for the king of the Southern Rock bands. |
| DaveInVA (In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 07:37 Just spun this vinyl last night - great tune! |
| CascadianPDX (Stumptown) | Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 07:35 I really liked "Pride of Man" as a kid, and heard another great cut—an instrumental like this one—called Cobra, on KPIG. Check 'em out. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 17:03 Randomax wrote: Surprised this is the only song you have on RP. There are several primo QSMS tunes!! What a time.... This is the only one of this album, but there are lots of others getting played here: Song Title Album Dino's Song Sons Of Mercury (1968-75) Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder Shady Grove Fresh Air Sons of Mercury Gold And Silver Quicksilver Messenger Service Pride Of Man Sons Of Mercury (1968-75) The Fool Sons Of Mercury (1968-75) What About Me Sons of Mercury Who Do You Love Sons Of Mercury (1968-75) |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 16:53 HarrO wrote: A 6.7 ?????? You people are hopeless. What he said. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 16:53 WonderLizard wrote: It's the time signature, 5/4. IMHO, Cippolina's response to Brubeck. Brubeck was local to SF at that time, lionized in the press, and certainly well known to a stylistic sponge like Cippolina. Cool, eh? Not to put too fine a point on it, but listen carefully to Greg Elmore's drumming—amazing note work. Compare it to Joe Morello's on "Take 5." There's an eerie similarity. QMS was one hell of a band. |
| goodgroove | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 15:29 Jamunca wrote: I'm hearing LOTS of Take 5 in this. lots and lots. One of my thoughts at first, but it's 4/4. It has beats like that song. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 15:28 Jamunca wrote: I'm hearing LOTS of Take 5 in this. lots and lots S'ok. See below.......... |
| Pyro | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 15:26 extended jams are so not my thing....the reason I'm not a Dead fan, either.  I can hear the resemblance to Take 5, but the time signature is NOT 5/4, it's 6/8 (or 3/4). Much easier to play. |
| Jamunca (Asheville, NC) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 15:22 I'm hearing LOTS of Take 5 in this. lots and lots. |
| Walrus_Gumbo | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 21:21 mjaded wrote: Wow- Bill's favorite guitarist! out of SF anyway. Wikipedia is a bit thin on this guy- other than that he left us too soon. What did he do after QMS? John Cippolina formed a group called Copperhead. They released at least one album that I'm aware of. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 21:02 mjaded wrote: Wow- Bill's favorite guitarist! out of SF anyway. Unfortunately, died of chronic emphysema, as near as I can tell.Wikipedia is a bit thin on this guy- other than that he left us too soon. What did he do after QMS? |
| jahroots (Barbados) | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 20:58 chamrousse1450 wrote: "golden brown" by the stranglers? definitely.... pretty great influence too |
| mjaded (3rd Stone) | Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 09:39 Wow- Bill's favorite guitarist! out of SF anyway. Wikipedia is a bit thin on this guy- other than that he left us too soon. What did he do after QMS? |