Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me - 12/28/1975 - Winterland (Official)

[@TheShadowfakx]

In tears. And here we are; a half century later. The song is timeless, is it not?

[@dougoverhoff7568]

This song could just as easily serve as an anthem for our current situation in the world today as much as it did when it came out.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@dougoverhoff7568 sure feels like it 😢

[@dougoverhoff7568]

@@KittyGrizGriz 👍

[@markrihner]

Awesome song..so relevant ..then....and now !!

[@Circuit7Active]

apparently it is meaningless too, since man has not learned a damn thing in 50 years

[@JackF99]

Back when issues mattered to young people. Artists sang about them and people listened.

[@joekosobucki2141]

Actually back then it was liberals crying about conservatives! But now the situation is reversed! It’s the evil liberals that are ruining the country!

[@joekosobucki2141]

Actually back then it was the “ evil conservatives “-, but now it’s the evil liberals!

[@joekosobucki2141]

Actually the “ issues “ he’s talking about, the liberals are the evil ones now!

[@joekosobucki2141]

He was probably singing about the “ evil republicans “, but now everything he is singing about is everything that the democrats are doing today!

[@waynegreenblatt8696]

Seems like the same issues today maybe worse

[@charlesgross8769]

The song was obviously was well ahead of time ... QUICKSILVER totally under appreciated band ...

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

They just never sold out to commercialism. The Pink Floyd of the United States. They were a match for the Allman Brothers. Two dueling master guitarists backed up by a wall of sound of percussion and underlaid with a concert keyboardist. That isn't under appreciated.

[@jacobgordon4325]

@@WilliamJones-sf5pt You wanna hear some more great dueling guitar, check out Wishbone Ash. Argus is a great album to start with.

[@dwighthobbes7720]

You can say that again.

[@shanearmstrong9618]

Not really ahead of its time if you look at the issues the time faced . Just nothing changes the except the enemy's face .

[@dwighthobbes7720]

@@shanearmstrong9618 Actually, I'd say it was perfectly on time.

[@keithbarile5012]

Dino was my uncle, my fathers half brother. He was genuine and so down to earth. Only got to see him play once, at the old Cincinnati Gardens. It was a great show. We all miss him. Here's to you uncle Dino!! Have another hit.

[@williamschramm2761]

He was never acknowledged as the great front man that he was. I cannot begin to describe the passion and intensity that he sang

[@Quelqueshue]

In this performance in particular, he is just incredible, vocally and these lyrics, the delivery. What an absolute diamond. Utterly blown away by this.

[@marshallsilva9389]

Dino also wrote the beautiful anthem song 'Get Together' and generously gave it to Jesse Colin Young

[@jolivalenti4705]

Keith Barile JOLI loves you...

[@wygakyl]

Your Dad was amazing....I have friends that hang in your circle, but I'm not a name dropper....Your Dad will live on for moments like this, as well as "Get Together", an anthem for our time. "And our time's gonna come around"...I think it did, and we were pretty lucky...Peace.

[@paulabaker8403]

Dino's entire face smiles. He sparkles. Strong vocals and great lyrics. Miss him.

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Sounds like a nasal Johnny Rivers. But he writes well.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@dwighthobbes7720 🤭👏👏✌️

[@shawnmcohen5045]

STILL SO RELEVANT TODAY!!!! One of the great bands of the 1970's! xxx

[@paulturner6959]

I have been listening to Quicksilver Messenger Service since 1967 with a cassette tape Happy Trails. I enjoy them very much they are my favorite acid rock band. I am a 63 year old hippy!

[@Braglemaster123]

paul turner Me too

[@wsnone9934]

ME TOO, BUT I'M 69 STILL ALIVE AND WELL!!

[@hectorgonzalez9170]

My favorite band since the very first album. It's been a long strange trip. RIP to it's members. Love them.

[@revbq]

Absolutely. Me too Paul. From "Pride of Man" to their last album. Dino's song from the first album was tribute to him while he was busted. Dino also wrote the theme to our generation "Get Together" under an alias. Best band from San Francisco next to the Electric Flag.

[@ellywinterquist8086]

I have listening to maybe a little longer I'm 65 and I still listen and always a Hippy Chick. Don't care how old I get. Saw them a few times, festival seating days. Those were the best concerts I've ever gone to, you didn't have to smoke just breath the air...

[@VideoVillage]

Dino was one of the best vocalists in rock history. Vastly underrated.

[@jimjoslyn7222]

@Dave State-61 you just don't get it Dave keep trying even a blind hog can find an acorn once in awhile good luck boy

[@THE-HammerMan]

@Dave State-61 Dino was singing great still here in '75. A GREAT singer. And you, Sir, are one helluva asshole!

[@Qrayon]

@Dave State-61 I've heard that Dino was unbearable to be around, so I can understand the sour grapes, but since 1969 until today, I've always thought he was not just a good vocalist, but a great one.

[@jamesmcbay2489]

You've got that right....and Great Songwriter, and this song is biographical. ✌

[@amateurs7814]

His solo work is incredible, one of my favourites of all time

[@Tony-gq8pi]

This should be the national anthem, Dino thank you RIP Bro

[@joeschallert4493]

I will always love, Dino and Quick silver messenger service. The song was the anthem of my teenage years.

[@joe-l5s4f]

same here, back in 1970..and still i have it 2024.. great song..

[@harvey1954]

Dino's voice adds so much to what makes this song work. Anthem for each generation.

[@crimsonwolf9099]

One of the most underrated songs from the period. More relevant now than ever. Along with the MC5, Steppenwolf and Jefferson Airplane... the greatest revolutionary lyrics.

[@darrylnelson2581]

"AND, I FEEL LIKE A STRANGER, ~IN THE LAND, WHERE I WAS BORN~(MILL VALLEY)

[@crimsonwolf9099]

@@darrylnelson2581 Now more than ever... unfortunately.

[@kosycat1]

fuck yeah dude... and CACTUS! and Zappa. Trouble every day, and Bag Drag

[@wangdangdoodle1813]

Good Day for a reunion ,en a Great day for coming home. 🤔 Spouse some melancholy to dayz gone When we thought things were so hard to handle unaware to the present tense . They seemed to have wrote tunes Jermaine to the present tense no❓

[@grannyjudi1]

mc5 kick out the jams mf

[@richgreen6216]

Dino has an incredible voice. What a frontman!

[@RayTuttle-of5qd]

My favorite Quicksilver song! The song hit home in the 70s and it still does today and it still makes me feel the exact same way as the first time I heard it !

[@shne388]

An anthem that needs revivin' !!!! Love Dino !

[@paulabaker8403]

Zoo co

[@vondumozze738]

Never needs reviving, it will live forever. I'm 71.

[@paulabaker8403]

Spread it all over KZbin. Over and over. I am@ it's needed badly!

[@DateTwoRelate]

Beautiful transfer. He died much too young as many did. A rare treat to see them "live" again. Have another hit.....

[@mikezuniga9895]

Just Steve

[@mikezuniga9895]

Just Steve ft

[@mikezuniga9895]

I used 2 cruze the Blvd listening 2 this group and Iron Butterfly...LOUDLY...

[@mahankirnsr.1282]

MY CRUSH ❤️‍🔥🌹

[@pammcanelly9698]

RIP Gary Duncan~Your music will live in my heart forever!

[@paulabaker8403]

I have been a huge fan of Dino's for many years. I fell in love with Dino many years later, when I saw him do, " What You Gonna Do About me, " on KZbin. That iconic song, was spot on, for our generation and you could play that today, and it would still be a hit. I see a man that loved to perform. But so important was the ability Dino had of including all of us on the ride. He was awesome. And always will be. Thanks for your comment.

[@lynnpeirce3205]

Takes me back to senior year...high school...🎸✌️

[@rikardo1070]

i am 75 . i cry EVERTIME i re hear this song. for 50 years. no change . i am truly a stranger. light is losing over the dark. what a waste

[@malcolmthompson1597]

Dino was in such fine form, absolutely brilliant!

[@MrRockinguitar]

One of the greatest tunes ever.......well written lyric's that sadly still ring true.

[@ekelleySL3]

One of the greatest bands in the history of music. What a voice! God, I miss those days!

[@pupupupu7323]

What a voice...wow!

[@SebTheFrenchGuy]

I discovered this band completely by accident. I started listening to them, it's excellent! Absolutely fantastic. The voice, the compositions, the guitar... It's so much better than some other bands from the same era who are better known.

[@bellgab]

I loved this song when I was 20, here I am in 2020 and nothing's changed. Wondering what happened?

[@marthableiweis4179]

Ich frage mich das auch.

[@kokolanza7543]

Yeh. That is a profound question - right up there with "What ya gonna do about me?" Wish there were contemporary songs that could match or go beyond this. It still is a powerful, and beautiful anthem. Hang on, bellgab, maybe one day we will have a better world. ☮

[@stephenhall11]

So you want to know what happened? We got Fucked by NIXON!!!

[@johnlany3940]

Found this at 13 in my cousins music

[@johnjaco5544]

Is it better to be 20 in the 70's,or 70 in the 20's??Always loved these guys,now more than ever.

[@stevebilbee3914]

Saw them live twice. Great shows. I had spoken with his sister a few years back when she had a website on the band. This tune was an Anthem for its time and is enduring today.

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Had Havens not covered it would be completely forgotten.

[@archibaldcunningham2569]

@@dwighthobbes7720 an absurd and ignorant statement. This song is a timeless classic.

[@dwighthobbes7720]

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[@dwighthobbes7720]

Agreed. So what the fuck is your complaint with me?

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

What a soulful voice

[@thomaspick4123]

A great song writer, what a beautiful voice. Great band. Still relevant.

[@swaggahninjaRob83]

Can we bring this talent and mindset to today's forefront? I'm 32 and I totally dig this...the music and the message.

[@jeffstetson]

Unfortunately Robert, songs with meaning don't get radio airplay anymore. See if you can check out the bands It's a Beautiful Day, the Doors, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, so much great music in the 60's. Unfortunately, radio and record companies are constantly dumbing down the music and lyrics of today's songs. Right on this page to the right is Santana, It's A beautiful Day, the Byrds,Yes,and Traffic. Check them all out. They will blow your mind! There are great musicians still out there. They're just not signed up anymore, you get "Boy Bands" Instead. UGH!!!!!!!

[@paulabaker8403]

My friend. Quicksilver Messenger Service was indeed delivering a message to the masses. The ppl who were turned on, and most of us were, got that message loud and clear. Our waters are polluted, the tress are still being cut down and logged. Our kids and adults are being fed GMO foods and causes cancer and everything else. The air we breath isn't fit to breath. All of us need to do something about this. We. Baby boomers and our Fathers and mothers built and faught and died for this country. No----- we can't let our country go down like this. Vote with your concscince, for the commodities you support and at the voting poll. Starve these criminals our!

[@paulabaker8403]

@@jeffstetson absolutely true. They talked of things that really matter in the end and good moral value. Or at leadt , our values.

[@paulabaker8403]

That would be the greatest turnaround

[@brettbest192]

Hell yeah

[@skipgeorge4550]

Great vocal and guitar work

[@steph-qr4kf]

wish I was their, this song makes me melt... good stuff RIP Dino Valenti 🎶✌

[@waitwhat6882]

There

[@Survivor-15n]

Have another hit of sweet California Sunshine😎😎😎

[@russelnokes1095]

I'm 70 saw them live at the Paladium in LA best live performance I've ever seen. Oh to have those days back.

[@sambolio1562]

I love this song

[@jeffmayo2439]

Dino was on top of his game right here.I hope they never take this video down.So current ..to good.RIP Dino /Capinola !

[@jeffstetson]

What a voice! What a songwriter! And what a band!

[@tazlynn1958]

Love love love this song........... Dino has such heart and passion in this song.. Love this band Quicksilver Messenger Service.... highly under rated... This whole concert was so awesome...............

[@drumheadthe1st]

What an amazing voice.

[@thomasrocks683]

Great great revolutionary sonh

[@LV-sc8fi]

Such an underrated band!

[@maxmcbyte]

QuickSiver Messenger Service, one of the primary pillars in the timeless forever Pantheon....

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Pretentious pap.

[@edstyer2566]

I so remember this when I was on active duty in the military. This was an anthem for us . WOW! Where did the time go?

[@onusgumboot5565]

i never thought much of this song when it came out. but damn this should be the anthem of todays generation. it means more than it ever did in the past, what ARE you gonna do about me . I really wanna know

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Do something about yourself instead of waiting around.

[@avstud09]

this song is just as valid today as it was then......only more so.....

[@MrDoneboy]

This song is so FN relevant to today, (2021)!

[@brettbest192]

Holy $#!+ what an amazing voice! This is my fav song by them so far. I need to get some more of these guys!

[@Gman75ufla]

I missed The Summer of Love, but a good friend brought back some groovy purple stuff. Great song and performance by Dino....still so relevent

[@russelnokes1095]

Owsley was his name and space travel was his game.

[@paulabaker8403]

@@russelnokes1095 owsley! Purple haze, blotter, ORANGE SUNSHINE. MR. NATURAL. all good. Window Payne.

[@toddma1221]

I had a friend like Dino growing up. Incredible voice and musical talent. Troubled to the max. Where are they? Hold them CLOSE. Dino at least knew performing and got himself some good gigs, we are fortunate to have them. My friend was Bill Tegarden.

[@oopsadaze]

I ALSO Have Been LIstening since 1967. I LOVE THIS

[@ege1993]

My GOD what a voice!!

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Get your hearing checked. He's a nasal Johnny Rivers who overblows. Fine writer.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@dwighthobbes7720 😊

[@markeggins890]

@@dwighthobbes7720 He may not the most technically gifted, but he has a soulful edge and nice phrasing, especially for the song, really suits it.

[@bdamia]

Loved QMS and Dino, to this day, has one of the most recognizable and amazing voices in rock history... thanks so much for sharing...

[@panarchpete5637]

Love this song. First heard it back in the early 70’s. Dino Valente’s voice is so unique, you soar with it. May he fly forever in those blue skies....

[@tomgebarowski8156]

Style AND substance, something sorely missing in today's music! I love this singer's voice..itscso soulful! The backup harmonies & subtle keyboards very effective too!

[@thomascamara8398]

One of the most talented bands and one of the great live bands you'll ever see,,

[@Tony-gq8pi]

Dino is AMERICA, Love your work, The man the legend,😢

[@jackdolphy8965]

More relevant now than ever. This band was a Treasure, full of heros. Miss you Dino.

[@codybluetarp]

The wonderful thing about Dino is that he was totally in the moment. As an artist he knew, and expressed the human condition. And here we are. "I'm a fugitive from injustice, but I'm goin' to be free...What you gonna' do about me?" That's what I mean about groups like QMS, is that we accept the transmission of creative messages that Remind us of what persists over time. Like that Election 2024 was yesterday, and I find myself listening to QMS and others, who remind me how good music can help us see past the small minds.

[@chixaroxn]

perfect song for all to be singing to our Government. Great word/smithing.

[@Royster69moon]

I'm wondering to myself , for this person (in this case you)to say you heard this many years ago but you didn't think much of it but upon hearing it now it speaks in volumes about your plight,just goes to prove if something doesn't affect you it so easy to turn a blind eye but when you feel the weight of the man on your neck suddenly you understand . It's a shame you couldn't use this tune for some pro Trump propaganda . Ever now and then I've been known to speak a word or two of wisdom but I feel your in need of some kind of guidance in these difficult times put your trust in the Lord and askkk for forgiveness for your sins and your ❤️ heart will heal itself of it's selfish ways ,if

[@ollivier6211]

He is singing as if he was talking to us and it looks so easy to him. Beautiful.

[@shariblack4128]

Heard this band about 4 years ago for first time. . . Instant attraction . . . Fresh Air . . . Great vocalist . . . ❤ The Future is a Foreign Land--GHOST Burning Sky--BAD COMPANY reminders here

[@analogman1496]

Graduated high school in '75 and loved their music because it was different and powerful. My junior year English teacher suggested we give them a listen. Great San Fran sound and ahead of their time. Keep on rockin!

[@pyschoman9450]

dino valenti what a great voice

[@Buckarooskiczek]

GREAT voice!

[@markeggins890]

For sure, should be better known...

[@phrtao]

Amazing. I have loved this band and its music for over 35 years since I first discovered them as a student. Quicksilver's music has permeated my life ever since.

[@paulajbaker6739]

I miss Chet Powets aka Dino Valente One of a kind vocalist, lyricist?petformer. Loved his smile Wish he were still here.

[@stanleyhornbeck1625]

RIP Dino,very underrated lead vocalist!

[@Qrayon]

He wasn't rated highly? I didn't know that.

[@susanjoycesabo8450]

I saw them live at Central Park's Schaefer Music Festival in 1972 for $2.00 (the cost of general admission then). For $3 you could get a preferred seat but we were just poor secretaries then. So many wonderful acts back then, including Richie Havens, Sha Na Na, Bill Withers, Blood Sweat and Tears & more. R.I.P. Dino Valenti & others.

[@ncullen4219]

Such a great song that brings me right back to those wonderful times

[@CuttingEdgetools]

More Relevant Today than ever! One of my favorite Bands of all time. They loved their friends and where they lived and Breathed. Honestly don’t believe they cared about fame

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

So many great bands came out of San Francisco in the Sixties… QMS is one of the best- and sadly, generally overlooked, in my opinion…👍❤️🎸🥁☮️

[@jimsmith9301]

So grateful I got to see them live twice in SF. Loved them and still do! Rock on forever friends! Jim

[@kevinlofstrom1799]

love this tune

[@DanielLong-q4u]

I can remember the first time I heard this and I thought wow

[@andrew.hamsterdad]

This is beautiful thank you!

[@bluesideup007]

This was one of my favorite songs (and album) along with Fresh Air when it first came out (1970). Now it could be the Theme Song for 2020, 50 years later.

[@mikkalinka9781]

....goin on 52 years.... TIMELESS 😎

[@4faxache935]

Absolutely love this song, the late great Richie Havens does an amazing version as well.

[@victorharris3375]

Wonderful musicians,great front man Dino,really enjoy coming back to them,great memories of my youth.

[@Care960]

Whose the FOOLS would ever give this a thumbs down. Don't know their music....

[@sheilalett202]

Dino was sexy and a great performer, the songs were so relevant...Rock & Roll will live on forever especially with this video. I only wish I had been there!

[@edwardalmada4143]

GREAT SONG. GREAT BAND

[@exjazzer]

This takes me back to my hippie days.

[@ellywinterquist8086]

I hear you 😊

[@chriswhite8676]

still a hippy so many years later !

[@Tony-gq8pi]

Amazing

[@bobaldo2339]

Knew Dino in NYC in 1962. He was great even then.

[@mendezsmendez1583]

Bob Aldo go new York they rocked

[@gregsykes9770]

1970 Fort Knox Kentucky tank training. The radio played two and a half hours of uninterrupted Quicksilver and other great groups. How it takes me back

[@Tony-gq8pi]

Dino rules ❤

[@johnholland723]

This guy... this Soul. ... he was an amazing man ....and I am going to revive his music.mm I am going to begin singing his music again! He had more soul and a whole lifetime of wannabes

[@dwighthobbes7720]

Soul? Black singers had soul. He was a nasal, whining imitation of Johnny Rivers. Wrote well.

[@mikemullinix5607]

Love the San Francisco sound one of the best wow ther was a lot of them love that era

[@johnmccue4925]

Dino Valenti´s songs framed my college years at Notre Dame. Freshman Sunday mass we listened to "Get Together Right Now" and then as a senior "What About Me" said it all. Both written by Dino. Bravo brother. RIP.

[@davidwilliams1511]

listen to him closely he has Motown blues and jazz in is songs and music. that's a hell of combo.

[@markeggins890]

Yes I really noticed that...a bit different to some of the other Frisco bands...

[@andreavlasis6099]

I have many albums they should be in the hall of fame

[@mikemullinix5607]

So much love for quicksilver love them my only regret I only got to see them once but have a lot of thier music especially in my heart on of my favorites loved to have been with thier great Ike in this life

[@lawrencealman2965]

Dino was a fun guy. They played an outdoor concert in fostoria , ohio in 74. Partied with him and the rest of quicksiver all day saturday and then he took myself and my buddy to the show the next day. I guess he liked our custom Harleys. GREAT GUY

[@Tony-gq8pi]

The man the legend ❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😅

[@penelope8000]

Very good!!!🎉

[@marshamarshamarsha]

The world needs LOVE again.

[@marsharevis2937]

Lol. My name is Marsha. Yes the world needs A whole Lotta love❤

[@mikikomurdoch5985]

RIP, my dear brother Gary. You are a legend!

[@tippersdad5152]

I wish it was 1975 again.

[@lklk3384]

I don't!

[@julieknox1682]

@@lklk3384 I do. Tomorrow is my birthday. I was 15 in '75...

[@lklk3384]

@@julieknox1682 I was 21 in'75.

[@rzu7120]

Tippers Dad 1967-1970 was a better time than ‘75.

[@3butalcomp3]

@@rzu7120 in some ways yeah it was

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Sad we've not been able to do more to help make it better by now. Still can't give up!! 🇺🇸💙💯

[@jeffmayo2439]

When I feel down about things..I allways fall back on this video.Thanks Dino !

[@nikolaoskaplanis2438]

r i p brothers thank you from the bottom of my heart see youarown love from greece

[@BT-dh1jb]

For the longest time after hearing the “Just For Love” LP I was reluctant to listen to any other QMS album since I was afraid to be disappointed by anything they did that may not be as good. I ended up with every LP they came out with and a double bootleg as well. I had listened to “Just For Love” so many times I remembered every note! In the days before being able to carry recorded music with you, even before CD or cassette players, I had to “listen” to the music from my memory. I used to pass the time on watch in the army by “playing” it through in my head. Great stuff.

[@plk5520]

Dino Valenti's earring reminds me of a fishing lure I once had.

[@plk5520]

Did you ever catch anything with it?