Rock and Roll Reminiscing - QQQQ

Tour2ma · May 2003

Rock and Roll Reminiscing

04 May 2003 --- Letter Of The Week is Q

For what this is about and some guidelines please click on the following link:

http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7234

Yes, its a long post, but please read, if you participate.

This week we are only discussing artists whose last name, and groups whose name begin with the letter Q.

Note: The word The doesnt count, so for example The Allman Brothers Band belongs in the "A's" discussion and not in the Ts (guideline #5).

When possible, please supply complete title, format, company, year and catalog number when posting recordings.

And so our 26-week odyssey continues

Hope you come along for the ride

Tour2ma · May 2003

OK thought Id grab one of the two in my collection

Quicksilver Messenger Service
The Best of CD (1990 Capitol CDL-57263)
A college roomie loved these guys and a little bit rubbed of on me. He had their self-titled debut and Happy Trails, a live 2nd release by the group. QMS was part of the mid/late 60s, San Fran acid rock scene. Their sound generally had more of a folk rock twist, very much to my mind in the Grateful Dead vein. However, their best-known stuff is in many ways more reminiscent of early Traffic.

It would have been a great RnR Trivia question to just ask, Name a QMS band member. Other than Nicky Hopkins, who came in with his piano between their 2nd and third albums, there is not a famous name to be found. This is not to say they were not good musicians, they were. In particular, John Cipollina was a very well respected Bay Area guitarist. And when band founder Dino Valenti (not to be confused with Gino Vanelli) finally stepped up to the mic, he proved to have a very likable and distinctive voice.

What differentiated QMS from many of their contemporaries is that they appeared to write very little of their material. While they did some covers and claimed some songs as their own, Valenti wrote their best stuff under a number of pseudonyms. As Jesse Farrow, Valenti wrote their two biggest hits, Fresh Air and What (cha gonna do) About Me. Fresh Air was actually co-written by Jesse Oris Farrow. WTH???? Either song would be readily recognized, and probably liked, by anyone over the age of 40 (or so). Other notable tracks on this CD include a nice, but too short, cover of Bo Diddleys Who Do You Love, and Pride of Man, again not written by a member.

I cant recommend this CD. Its just not strong enough, and the CD transfer is not state of the art. However, there are a few near-indispensable tracks that you might like in your collection. I may just check out Rhinos double CD release, Sons of Mercury. and see what that label managed to do with a more comprehensive sample of this bands body of work.

avelanchefan · May 2003

Queensryche......Operation Mindcrime

The best concept album since The Wall. I cannot find one song on this entire CD that I do not like. Not very many CD's in my collection can say that. A well written record with hard riffs, great vocals, and an ingenious story line. Should be in the collection of any metal/hard rock fan. More than likely it probably is. One of the top albums to come out of the 80's. 10 out of 10!!!

1. I Remember Now
2. Anarchy-X
3. Revolution Calling
4. Operation: Mindcrime
5. Speak
6. Spreading the Disease
7. Mission
8. Suite Sister Mary
9. Needle Lies
10. Electric Requiem
11. Breaking the Silence
12. I Don't Believe in Love
13. Waiting for 22
14. My Empty Room
15. Eyes of a Stranger

abmarsh · May 2003

Empire is a great album, too!

danger boy · May 2003

Queen

Greatest HIts (red cover)
1. We Will Rock You
2. We Are The Champions
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Killer Queen
5. Somebody To Love
6. Fat Bottomed Girls
7. Bicycle Race
8. You're My Best Friend
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Now I'm Here
11. Play The Game
12. Seven Seas Of Rhye
13. Body Language
14. Save Me
15. Don't Stop Me Now
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
17. I Want To Break Free

Classic Queen (blue cover)

1. A Kind Of Magic
2. Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Under Pressure
4. Hammer To Fall
5. Stone Cold Crazy
6. One Year Of Love
7. Radio Ga Ga
8. I'm Going Slightly Mad
9. I Want It All
10. Tie Your Mother Down
11. The Miracle
12. These Are The Days Of Our Lives 13. One Vision
14. Keep Yourself Alive
15. Headlong
16. Who Wants To Live Forever
17. The Show Must Go On

I never met anyone who didn't like at least one Queen song.

long live Freddie Mercury

F1nut · May 2003

Good call, danger boy. Some great songs in there.

dcarlson · May 2003

Queens of the Stone Age

1998 - Queens of the Stone Age
2000 - R
2002 - Songs for the Deaf

All three are great.

Derick.

Tour2ma · May 2003

Suzi Quatro anybody?

F1nut · May 2003

Is that a new Japanese all-wheel drive car?

mhw58 · May 2003

I love Operation MindCrime by Queensryche also. I read that the
entire Queensryche cd catalog is coming
out soon with remastered sound and
bonus tracks.
Mike

joe6pak · May 2003

Tour.

I had the QMS debut on 8 track. We played the crap out of that one. Then some scumbag MFER stole it with about 20 other tapes & my fine underdash 8 track player from my car. Ahh the good old college days. I do have that one on cd, but the sound quality is not that good.

I can't believe the whole week has passed and nobody has covered Queen Latifah or The Quad City DJ's!

I guess the RRRR's will get this board "Rolling" again.

joe

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