Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails [Slipcase]

Artist:

Quicksilver Messenger Service

See Also:

Brogues (The) Valente, Dino

Description:

Quicksilver Messenger Service: John Cipollina, Gary Duncan, Greg Elmore, David Freiberg.
If the quintessential San Francisco Sound is defined by lengthy improvised guitarwork and near-telepathic interplay, then HAPPY TRAILS crystallizes the genre on record. Extemporizing mightily two Bo Diddley songs ("Who Do You Love" and "Mona," the quartet introduces new realms of expression to rock music. Guitarists John Cipollina and Gary Duncan offer contrasting textures and sound, goading each other to greater heights. Largely recorded live in concert, HAPPY TRAILS encapsulates an era of experimentation, employing images that embodied the outlaw chic of the hippie subculture. Its strengths are not, however, bound to that era; the album`s mesmerizing power remains as true as ever. The George Hunter cover painting is also indispensible.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Who Do You Love (Part 1)
2. When You Love
3. Where You Love
4. How You Love
5. Which Do You Love
6. Who Do You Love (Part 2)
7. Mona
8. Maiden Of The Cancer Moon
9. Calvary
10. Happy Trails

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Psychedelic

Label:

Capitol/EMI Records

Catalog Number:

7041

Original Release Year:

1969

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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