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Quicksilver - Quicksilver Audio CD

A fair review of the Quicksilver "Quicksilver" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Quicksilver reviews here, or go back to the Quicksilver tabs.

Quicksilver Band: Quicksilver
Title: Quicksilver
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Release Date: 1994-01-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hope 2: I Found Love 3: Song for Frisco 4: Play My Guitar 5: Rebel 6: Fire Brothers 7: Out of My Mind 8: Don't Cry My Lady Love 9: Truth

Quicksilver Without Cippolina?
In my opinion, their best album was the live 'Happy Trails. I first heard Quicksilver Messenger Service in the late sixties and still prefer the original line-up of John Cippolina, Gary Duncan, David Frieberg and Greg Elmore. 'As personnel began to mutate in later albums and Dino Valenti began to control the group's direction, I liked them less and less. However, this 1971 offering is a gem. From the double-tracked lead guitars of the first song, 'Hope,' on through, the writing is masterful and the musicianship exquisite. Duncan proves himself a capable guitarist without the idiosyncratic Cippolina. Recommended.


Criminally Overlooked Cd!!
The last 2 Lp's had done ok but not enough to warrant any big push from Crapitol, I mean Capitol Records. At this point in their career, QMS were kinda stuck in second gear. But Duncan, Valenti, et al responded by making this record. Jazzy , Folky and rocking all at the same time,for me this is the best QMS album. A big plus is that Bill Inglot did the remastering. QMS albums always suffered from crappy sound quality, but this remastered disc sounds great!!! I highly recommend this along with the next one (Comin' Thru).


Quicksilver at its best, sort of...
This is more of a Dino Velenti effort with some of the QMS members backing him. This isnt really a Quicksilver Messenger Service album/CD. All the songs were written by Velenti except "I found Love" written by Gary Duncan.
Velenti's style brings more of a San Francisco/Western Acid Rock Accoustic flavor throughout the album that the other albums lacked. Velenti's was the style they should have stayed with if they were looking for major success. Velenti also wrote "fresh Air" "Cowboy on the run" & primarily all the memorable QMS tunes.
Having said that, the only other exceptional Quicksilver album, IMHO, was "Happy Trails" & Velenti wasnt on it. I think he was in jail for a drug conviction at the time of recording. "Happy Trails" shows what a good 'jamming band' they were without Velenti. But Velenti was the writter/front man they needed to bring it all together.
This album, simply titled "Quicksilver" was without a doubt their best & I think most definitive of who they wanted to be. .


Surprisingly good late-QMS
It's Dino's show from first to last, with Duncan as sidekick, and some of the tunes ("Play My Guitar," "Song For Frisco") are as good as this team will produce. It ain't "Happy Trails," and Cipollina, Freiberg, and Hopkins have all disappeared, but this is possibly the best of the Valenti-fronted QMS albums, in part because the band is really no longer pretending to be Quicksilver. Of course, there's also some junk ("Out of My Mind," "Rebel"), but most of the songs fall comfortably in between.


A fine album-- but nobody knew it.
That's too bad, because it's one of their best. Coming so late in their career, this album was overlooked by almost everyone, fans and non-fans alike. Most people agree that the shining moment for this band was their first album, and they may be right. But although this album sounded entirely different, it was another definite high point, and it's sad that almost nobody heard it. "The Truth" is one of my all-time favorite QMS songs, right up there with "Fresh Air" (the closest they ever came to having a "hit" song), from the "Just For Love" album. "Song For Frisco" is another favorite. And "Fire Brothers" and "Don't Cry My Lady Love" are downright pretty. Great stuff. If you're already a fan and never bought this album, I would highly recommend it. If you're not a fan and are just curious about this band, this really wouldn't be a bad place to start. But while you're at it, pick up the first album, too.


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