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"Fresh Air" is a 1970 song written by Gary Duncan, lyrics by Jesse Oris Farrow, the pen name of Chester William "Chet" Powers, Jr., who also used the stage name of Dino Valenti. It was first recorded by the San Francisco-based band Quicksilver Messenger Service, which Valenti had recently rejoined.
Aug 3, 2013 · Quicksilver Messenger Service "Fresh Air" 1st Studio Version (Rare) & Video by Dale in S...
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh AirRecorded Live: 12/28/1975 - Winterland - San Francisco, CAMore Quicksilver Messenger Service at Music Vault: http://...
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Aug 30, 2019 · Written by Jesse Oris Farrow (Chet Powers). Released September 1970 from the album 'Just for Love'. It reached #49.
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We open our Quicksilver Messenger Service Songs list with the last single the band ever released. Of course, Quicksilver Messenger Service was not really a band that celebrated hit singles, but who doesn’t want a hit? This one wasn’t much of a hit, but who cares, it’s a great song. It is a rocking groove-oriented piece with superb vocals, excellent...
Continuing with our top 10 Quicksilver Messenger Service Songs list, we turn to the band’s sixth album, Quicksilver, released in 1971. Many of the band’s original members, such as John Cipollina, David Freiberg, and the legendary Nicky Hopkins, had already left the group by the time this album came out. Nonetheless, the album presented fans with so...
One of the reasons we all loved Quicksilver Messenger Service is how the band covered some simple blues classic songs and turned them into long, extended psychedelic jams. In the case of Bo Diddley’s classic “Who Do You Love,” it was an extended jam that lasted an entire album side. This great version took up the entire A side of the Quicksilver Me...
If you ever heard a Quicksilver Messenger Service Song, this is the one that you might recognize. “Dino’s Song” was released on the album Quicksilver Messenger Service. The LP served as the band’s debut record. It was released in 1968. “Dino’s Song” was released as a single from the record. It was the band’s second highest charting single of their ...
Once again, we turn to another great cover version of a classic rock song. The Quicksilver Messenger Service cover of Buddy Holly’s “Mona” was released on their Happy Trails album. “Mona” was a widely covered rock song by Buddy Holly. The Rolling Stones covered it on their first album. Bruce Springsteenplayed it during his entire 1978 tour. However...
“Shady Groove” was the title track to the band’s third album Shady Groove. The album was released in 1969. The band’s sound changed direction on this one because of the addition of legendary keyboardist Nicky Hopkins to the group. You can hear it immediately as the song opens up with a fascinating keyboard lick that circles the striking guitars and...
Here’s one more track from the great Shady Groove album: “Holy Moly.” This one closes out side B. It’s completely dominated by Nicky Hopkins’piano playing, which sounds so good on this fabulous track.
As we get closer to the end of our Quicksilver Messenger Service Songs list, we turn to the title track from the album What About Me? The band’s San Francisco roots are present on this one as they sound like Jefferson Airplane. The album also featured almost everyone who played with the group up to that point.
Returning to the band’s debut album at number two on this top 10 Quicksilver Messenger Service songs list, we present the album’s opening track, “Pride and Joy.”This is one of the most popular songs in the Quicksilver Messenger Service catalog. At the time of release, the band consisted of John Cipollina and Gary Duncan, who played guitars and voca...
We close out our Quicksilver Messenger Service Songs list with the band’s legendary track “Fresh Air.” The song was released on the 1970 album Just For Loveas the album’s single. It turned out to be the band’s most successful commercial single, reaching the number 49 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. The guitar solo is simply killer on thi...
Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, [4] with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, and several of their albums ranked in the Top 30 of the Billboard Pop charts.
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Fresh Air Lyrics: Oh-uh-oh-uh-oh, what you do to me / Oh-hoh, what you do to me, little girl / Uh-uh-uh-uh, have another hit of sweet air (in the morning) / Uh-uh-uh-uh, have another hit / I...
