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It may have lacked the longevity of peers like the Grateful Dead and Santana, but Quicksilver Messenger Service was one of the finest bands to come out the Bay Area's improvisatory acid rock scene in the '60s. The twin guitars of John Cippolina and Gary Duncan made for the kind of spontaneous sonic dreamscapes that marked the finer examples of the genre. Like that of its San Francisco brethren, the band's early repertoire consisted largely of long pieces with extended instrumental passages, allowing for plenty of interplay between the musicians. The 12-minute jamfest "The Fool" is a good example of this seminal group's dynamic energy as captured on this debut album.
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Gary Duncan, John Cipollina (guitar); David Freiberg (bass); Greg Filmore (drums).
Producers: Nick Gravanites, Harvey Brooks, Pete Welding.
Q (6/00, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Airtight harmonies, proper choruses, smartly constructed songs and snatches of Take Five on 'Gold & Silver'..."
Mojo (Publisher) (9/00, p.111) - "...The most underrated of the '60s Bay Area bands....Listening to them 30 years on, they sound like a terrific cross between the Dead and Television..." Quicksilver Messenger Service Music Quicksilver Messenger Service Songs Quicksilver Messenger Service Music Quicksilver Messenger Service Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   The groups Best
I've bought the original LP in 1969 and no songs were cut. This is the bands best work. Vocals,instrumentals in a collaboration that could be heard time after time with enjoyment each time. Will never wear out. Its evident these were great musicians in there time. Going to see them at BB Kings N.Y. Feb 16 Duncan and Freiberg.
Submitted by condr78 (Long Island N.Y.) 
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Feed your head
Quintessential psychedelia. Fabulous melodies, great guitars and vocals, one of the most under-rated bands of their time. Timeless rock and roll, not a weak track on the disc. Break out your tie die and let your freak flag fly!
Submitted by Pat (Yardley, PA, USA)
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when thinking of studio "psychedelia", Quicksilver Messenger Service's and Country Joe & The Fish's respective first LP waxings are the ones always springing up to my mind first : wholly original, tuneful, very well played ; what does that guy mean when he complains about two "missing" tracks ; I own the original LP and the SIX tracks featured on said LP are the very same ones that make it on this this CD
Submitted by jacquessimonet (brussels, belgium)
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Capitol removed two tracks that were on the original '68 LP WHY?!?
Nobody who's a fan of QMS will want his abridged version.
Submitted by a reviewer (NE Massachusetts)
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 A Classic!
QSM is one of the great bands of the 60's Bay Area music scene and this is one of the finest examples of the music I was lucky enough to experience as a teenager growing up in San Francisco.
This is the complete album as originally released. My only wish is that Capitol will remaster this album to bring out more clarity in what is now a somewhat muddied issue. At the price this is still an album worth owning.
Submitted by Marty (Petaluma, CA)
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Though Moby Grape came blasting out of San Francisco at the height of the Haight-Ashbury scene, they are more related to LA bands like the Byrds and Love, stressing songwriting, arrangements, and multi-part vocals rather than jamming. This debut album stands as one of the finest debuts by any band of the '60s rock era. The Grape's three-guitar line-up is known to have inspired a similar approach with Buffalo Springfield. From the first blast of "Hey Grandma" to the mesmerizing electric closer "Indifference," Moby Grape moved fearlessly from country-tinged romps to blue-eyed soul, with plenty of pounding-in-the-chest rockers throughout.
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All the tunes make effective templates for the kind off-the-cuff music-making that in less capable hands might have resulted in simple noodling. In fact, although Bloomfield and Stills don't play together on any of the cuts (Bloomfield played on one side of the original LP, Stills on the other), all three principals get off lots of good licks and producer Kooper has some interesting tricks up his sleeve, as in the over-the-top phasing he lavishes on "You Don't Love Me." The only real disappointment here is that Stills, a far better singer than Kooper, never opens his mouth.
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