Quicksilver_Messenger_Service-Happy_Trails_(1969)-REMASTERED-2012-agw

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Artist ....... Quicksilver Messenger Service
Album ........ Happy Trails
Genre ........ Psychedelic Rock
Source ....... CDDA
Label ........ Culture Factory
Catalog Nr. .. 850703003323
Release Date . Jun-13-2020
Tracks ....... 10
Length ....... 50:11
Quality ...... 44,1
Mode ......... Joint Stereo
Encoder ...... LAME v3.100 -V0
Size ......... 102,03 MB
Link ......... https://culturefactoryusa.com/product/quicksilver-messenger-service-cd-happy-trails/

Rls Notes

Without question, this follow-up to Quicksilver Messenger Service's
self-titled debut release is the most accurate in portraying the band
on vinyl in the same light as the group's critically and
enthusiastically acclaimed live performances. The album is essentially
centered around the extended reworkings of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You
Love?" and "Mona," as well as the lesser lauded -- yet no less intense
-- contribution of Gary Duncan's (guitar/vocals) "Calvary." This album
is the last to feature the original quartet incarnation of QMS. The
collective efforts of John Cipollina (guitar/vocals), Greg Elmore
(percussion), David Freiberg (bass/vocals), and the aforementioned
Duncan retain the uncanny ability to perform with a psychedelic
looseness of spirit, without becoming boring or in the least bit
pretentious. The side-long epic "Who Do You Love?" suite is split into
an ensemble introduction and coda as well as four distinct sections
for the respective bandmembers. The perpetually inventive chops of QMS
are what is truly on display here. The musicians' unmitigated
instrumental prowess and practically psychic interaction allow them to
seamlessly weave into and back out of the main theme. Yet all the
while, each player takes center stage for uncompromising solos. "Mona"
and its companion, "Calvary," continue in much the same fashion. Here
the members of QMS play off each other to form a cohesive unit. This
track also contains some of Cipollina's finest and most memorable
fretwork. He is able to summon sonic spirits from his guitar in a way
that is unlike any of his Bay Area contemporaries. A prime example of
his individuality is the frenetic "Maiden of the Cancer Moon" --
ascending from the remnants of "Mona." The angst and energy in
Cipollina's guitar work and line upon line of technical phrasing could
easily be considered the equal of a Frank Zappa guitar solo. The brief
title track, a cover of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans' "Happy Trails,"
seems almost insignificant in the wake of such virtuoso playing. It
clears the sonic palette and also bids adieu to this particular fab
foursome of psychedelia.

** Different mastering than previous releases

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#   track                                                     length

01  Who Do You Love - Part 1                                   03:33
02  When You Love                                              05:15
03  Where You Love                                             06:07
04  How You Love                                               02:46
05  Which Do You Love                                          01:48
06  Who Do You Love - Part 2                                   05:50
07  Mona                                                       07:00
08  Maiden Of The Cancer Moon                                  02:53
09  Calvary                                                    13:30
10  Happy Trails                                               01:29

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