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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Solid Silver Audio CD

A fair review of the Quicksilver Messenger Service "Solid Silver" 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 Messenger Service reviews here, or go back to the Quicksilver Messenger Service tabs.

Band: Quicksilver Messenger Service Title: Solid Silver Rating: Release Date: 1994-06-16 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Gypsy Lights 2: Heebie Jeebies 3: Cowboy on the Run 4: I Heard You Singing 5: Worryin' Shoes 6: Letter 7: They Don't Know 8: Hames 9: Witches' Moon 10: Bittersweet Love

pleasant but not memorable
Nevertheless, there are enough good tunes -- "Gypsy Lights," "Bittersweet Love," "I Heard You Singing," "Flames" -- to wash out the bad taste left by QMS's dismal previous recording. An artificial "reunion," the album was masterminded by a record company huckster desperate to reverse the omens of Quicksilver's fading popularity and musical quality. It's great to have Cipollina back in the mix too, but, ironically, it's Duncan who has most of the best solos.

Solid Silver Is More Than Solid
Their sound was unique and distinctive. With its roots in the San Fransico sound of the 60s, Quicksilver Messenger Service built a strong following of music fans. From Shady Grove, What About Me, Happy Trails, and others, the Quicksilver sound was unmistakable.

Though elements of that sound remain in place, Solid Silver provides the listener a slightly different version of Quicksilver. The album more closely resembles Poco than Jefferson Airplane. An almost country-rock sound is what one finds with many of the cuts from the album.

My first copy of the album was on 8-track. I found myself listening so often to the album that the breaks between tracks are still etched in my memory. The songs are soothing, melodic, and clean. Whether the day is bright with sunshine, or cold and rainy, this album will fit the mood perfectly.

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