Quicksilver Messenger Service

sdcfia · Nov 1, 2018

They never went mainstream, but many folks had them pegged as the best of the early San Francisco psychedelic jam bands, and that list included the Airplane, the Dead and others.

Simon1 · Nov 1, 2018

I remember them. They had a few good songs.

dirt doctor · Nov 2, 2018

I saw them back in the day , they were great performers and really good guys . The Fillmore and the Avalon and Golden Gate park were the place to go back then . As the scene went on though the heavy drugs came in and wrecked everything . My favorites were Quicksilver , Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Sons of Champlin . I saw some crazy stuff and met some interesting people back then .I was really surprised to see this thread ! Lot's of memories are coming back .

Muddyhandz · Nov 3, 2018

Funny, I was just listening to this song last week.....

Great band!

jeff of pa · Nov 3, 2018

sdcfia said:
They never went mainstream, but many folks had them pegged as the best of the early San Francisco psychedelic jam bands, and that list included the Airplane, the Dead and others.

Awesome Song, I forgot about. Been a Long Long Time !

Thanks for Posting It :coffee2:

have another hit :thumbsup:

sdcfia · Nov 4, 2018

dirt doctor said:
I saw them back in the day , they were great performers and really good guys . The Fillmore and the Avalon and Golden Gate park were the place to go back then . As the scene went on though the heavy drugs came in and wrecked everything . My favorites were Quicksilver , Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Sons of Champlin . I saw some crazy stuff and met some interesting people back then .I was really surprised to see this thread ! Lot's of memories are coming back .

My searching/exploring buddy here in NM was the drummer for The Flying Circus, another Bay Area band from the 60s. I hadn't heard of the Sons of Champlin, who you mentioned, so I asked him if he'd known of the band. "Are you kidding?", he said, "I went to high school with most of them! We played many gigs with them and all the other bands." This got him started on all the San Francisco bands of the mid-60s and the fun they all had. The thought then occurred to me that I hope today's younger generations are having good times like our generation did in the 60s and early 70s.