Hip Hop Fan Reacts To Fresh Air by Quicksilver Messenger Service

[@marblox9300]

The lead vocals on this are insanely great. Among the greatest songs in recording history.

[@gl2700]

Finally! Someone found Quicksilver! Good job. And great reaction!

[@annheckenbach9396]

Nicky Hopkins, the piano player. I have been requesting people play this song for a long time, he was a legend. He died early, but an incredible musician. Thanks. First time I've seen a reacter do it.

[@markvonwisco7369]

Nicky Hopkins played with everybody. The Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, the Yardbirds and many more.

[@annheckenbach9396]

@@markvonwisco7369 I know. I was very much a music fan back in those days. The Yardbirds had several other great musicians come and go, for instance.

[@buzzwerd8093]

Use the search, Fresh Air is the most and first reacted to QMS but it is really good!

[@icohen82]

I never thought I'd hear one of my favorite bands here. Thank you so much. I see others are getting the message about QMS!

[@boldporcupine]

I love Dino Valenti. He had the qualities of a true artist. Passionate, unique, intense. Compare the 60s anthem "Get Together" by the Youngbloods to his original acoustic version.

[@byronmitchell3784]

QUICK SILVER MESSENGER SERVICE, "FRESH AIR". I remember hearing this once I want to say 1970. I was around 13 years old. I knew I was a fan. In fact it was some years later when I heard this again. This is a real jam. There is a live video I've seen on KZbin this is even longer. Which is great by me. Thanks for giving this song a listen. Another Group, TRAFFIC doing songs, "DEAR MR. FANTASY", and "THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS" 🎶 Rock On 🎵

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Piano solo echoed some of the guitar licks in places. There are strong jazz influences in this quintessential San Francisco sound. Imagine grooving to this sound with a a new friend at the Monterey Pop Festival, ‘hitting’ the Fresh air, it was an almost cosmic experience.

[@juice-pirate]

Their song What About Me is incredible. It has a great message that holds up (unfortunately) today. Every time I hear it it makes me think how we're still dealing with what people were fighting for back then.

[@Bootleg666]

That guitar was played by the legendary John Cippolina, an amazing musician who died way too young. Any of his many musical projects are worth a listen

[@Jonni1027]

He’s one of my favorites! And his band Copperhead too😃

[@curtismizener5501]

That's Gary Duncan on guitar lead on this song.

[@GordonWemp]

John is there, but that lead is Gary Duncan. Gary was an excellent guitarist in his own right, whose soulful licks are legendary.

[@helenespaulding7562]

Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, Moby Grape…such a cool sound…such a vibe. Ah, California 1969. Special time and place.

[@mattshaw6180]

Quicksilver Messenger Service was a great live band and very influential from 1967-74, but quite lost in time now. "Pride of Man" and "Dino's Song" from their debut album are really fine examples SanFran bands of the late 60s.

[@howardgayheart7717]

What About Me is another great one by this group. I saw them in SF many times.

[@helenespaulding7562]

They were one of my favorite bands 1969/ 1970. NO ONE reacts to them! This is so cool! 😁

[@lathedauphinot6820]

QMS is the only band Nicky Hopkins ever officially joined. You’ve heard him play many times without realizing it. He was the greatest English studio piano player of the 1960s and early ‘70s. He played on all the Kinks records 1966-68, The Who’s ‘Who’s Next’ and ‘Who By Numbers’ and of course “My Generation”; electric piano on The Beatles “Revolution”, and piano on The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy For The Devil”, “She’s A Rainbow”, “Gimme Shelter”, “Monkey Man”, “Angie”, “Waiting On A Friend”, and was all over ‘Exile On Main St’. I can’t imagine those songs without him, and he plays the wonderful piano solo here.

[@wesleychang1142]

Big Nicky Hopkins fan too!

[@janicez2630]

I have a "hidden gem" for you!! Little Feat, Spanish Moon...off the live Waiting for Columbus Album 1977. Well, actually, anything off that album is a complete gem. Dixie Chicken, Fat Man in the Bathtub...and on and on.

[@bobcorbin3294]

Nicky Hopkins on piano Nicky was one of the very few people to appear on a Rolling Stones and a Beatles record.

[@noelbrown6771]

Hats off to Gio for this request 👏 awesome track.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Dino 's voice is always AMAZING!!!! I had forgotten about this band and vibe. Quicksilver Messengers was always playing in the background of most parties 🥳 🎉 I would go to.

[@Sumdrumer]

I was born in 57, so it put me right in the middle of all this as a young boy. I love the psychedelic era including iron butterfly and steppen wolf. This song to me is a feeling as much as a sound. Thank you for reviewing such a classic.

[@michaelgrillo4333]

Quicksilver is an old group that is still plying today that has a diverse music history. They split up and reformed and played in other groups over the years. Most of today's music by them is considered is more progressive, but back in the old days that really jammed and played some interesting genera. Check out a song by them doing an ole Bo Diddley hit titled " Who Do You Love? by Quicksilver Messenger Service off their "Live at the Fillmore June 1968" This of course is a live and long version but you can hear the a short version from the studio as well.t

[@michaelopm1]

We're still having many more hits of fresh 'air in California! Beautiful! Good reaction Syed!

[@lisarainbow9703]

What a fantastic classic, Dino's voice is incredible and haunting. And the piano solo has always been one of my favorites, ever...

[@shaundevlin4180]

What about me also :) .. excellent reactor my friend 👏 .. tops in my book lad ~

[@firstbornunicorn1545]

Oh damn! Never thought I'd see a reaction to this song! I love this song so much!

[@ricktriana8617]

@SyedRewinds .... I am glad you found Quicksilver Messenger Service and their great song "Fresh Air". It is one of my personal favorites from this era and always happy to hear it when it manages to get on the FM radio.

[@frankk600]

Saw Quicksilver in the fall of 1971. it was the loudest concert I have ever been to My right eardrum has never been the same. The really cool thing that I appreciate more every year is that the first act was the one and only Long John Baldry, your esteemed countryman. You should check out his version of "it Ain't Easy." Even better, the immortal "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll." Great stuff!

[@DenCon143]

Man you just gave the best interpretation of this song. "If you wanted to go back in time to psychedelic San Francisco, this song's spirit does it" (or something to that affect).

[@surfrunnerd8457]

Would love to see you do a reaction to the Flying Burrito Brothers' (Gram Parsons on vocal) version of "Wild Horses."

[@gabrielemargadant8469]

I suppose it's Nicky Hopkins at the piano? Try their instrumental track "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder"!

[@TomGorham]

One of my favorite songs when I was younger.

[@richdiddens4059]

Back when this band first formed possession a single joint was a felony but LSD was perfectly legal. The day after agreeing to form a band Dino got busted for possession and spent almost 2 years in prison before rejoining. They were one of the pioneers of the 3 guitar front line with Dino Valenti, John Cipollina, and Gary Duncan. Their first local hit was Pride of Man. Other great songs were Mona, Who Do You Love, and Gold and Silver, a psychedelic reworking of Dave Brubek's Take Five. My favorite video of them is Mona played live at Sonoma State University. Playing barefoot out on the grass with little kids running around and through the band during the song. It captures the early Hippie vibe perfectly.

[@susanhuber7969]

OMG! Talk about a blast from the past! I love this song! Brings back great memories,thank you to who requested it, and thank you Syed for responding! Love you reaction!

[@dlf1203]

This was great. Check out their older work: Pride of Man Dino's Song Silver and Gold Who Do You Love? Mona/Calvary/Happy Trails

[@jameywarren8200]

Our Gang listened to this album on Polk Street, Topeka KS in the 70s. It absolute perfection and blows ne away today! Bluesy beautiful artistry! LOVE QMS!

[@jeffwanser5727]

Wonderful stuff! I remember hearing this late at night on the radio, back in the early 70s.

[@Jonni1027]

I grew up in the Bay Area and saw this band live way back when. It had one of my very favorite guitarists: John Cipollina. He’s a Legend with a really distinctive style. It hits you right away in this song too. Impresario concert promoter Bill Graham was a huge fan of John’s playing. I love how you mentioned you loved the spaces John used in part of this song…I hadn’t heard this song in years and thought the same thing just before you said it. ❤

[@anthonyblakely399]

She'd there were so many underrated bands in the 60's & 70's that refused to be commercial or pop. These bands played in coffeehouses and small places in parks.

[@StevenCharlesJazz]

Very cool reaction to a great song, from one of great SF Bay bands, who I was lucky enough to see in concert, back in 1969. And when Dino sang, "Have another hit of sweet California Sunshine", he was likely referring to a very top quality LSD, manufactured by the (in)famous "Brotherhood" in Orange County, called "Orange Sunshine". Which coincidentally, happened to be popped into every mouth of the LA audience attending that very QMS show I happened to attend! "Quite a vibe" is an understatement, as both the crowd and the band, were riding on the very same "head" all night long...

[@impudentdomain]

I just found this but I am so happy that someone did a reaction to one of my favorite old great rock songs

[@AnyangU]

Quick Siler Messanger is a real interesting band. You have to check out their quintessential hit What You Going to Do about Me. Man, that is a great song!!!

[@kristinerwalsh]

Loved the breaks where just guitar and later just piano !

[@whispjohn]

It was a song about the ozone layer, these guys did "What about Me" an anthem for the hippie generation, you must hear that song. Great song, great band.

[@dougca7086]

White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane was the sound of San Francisco

[@edgarsnake2857]

I saw QMS many times. Very positive and atmospheric. Loved your reaction.

[@alpetrocelli4465]

Yes! Great band and Fillmore West regular! Another jam band I grew up with. ✌️❤️🎶

[@vedantapdx]

Right band, wrong song. You need to hear Gary Duncan do his things for Quicksilver Messenger Service, along with John Cipollino. Who Do You Love? (1973 B&W) - Quicksilver Messenger Service 710K views 12 years ago. This is the one that gives you the real vibe of these giants of the San Francisco sound.....at the Fillmore Auditorium, At Winterland. Saw them live when I was an impressionable young college student. Take another hit......... blah blah

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Just listened right now and am hitting air constantly through it. Tres bonne! Just love that air. If I have heard this before I don't recall but it's a vibe. Going on my playlist.

[@icohen82]

The pianist is Nicky Hopkins, one of the great pianists. He's played with the Stones and other great bands.

[@davidcarlson3132]

one of my fav bands in 60s saw them live few times

[@DaveNarn]

The North Bay - Marin county area seemed much smaller back then, it was not uncommon to hear great music in local dives. I was friends with their roadie Anthony and got a chance to see a couple of practice sessions. One quiet evening the studio was empty when there was a knock on the door and suddenly the place was full of cops looking to raid a massage parlor next door but had the wrong address.

[@poetreatsartreats2469]

Lots to Love with Quicksilver ~ Try Shady Grove

[@billdomitilli8125]

The late, great Gary Duncan took that killer guitar solo. Check out his later work, too. Studio sideman extraordinaire Nicky Hopkins on piano. This was the only band he said he felt like he belonged in, Stones, Jefferson Airplane included.

[@WastrelWay]

I'm pretty sure that the guitar solo on this song was Cipollina.

[@billdomitilli8125]

@@WastrelWay The one with the pause was Duncan.

[@WastrelWay]

I appreciate your reaction to this music. You are absolutely correct about the absolute correctness of the bass and drums. Freiberg and Elmore were just about the best. I was impressed when you wanted to replay the guitar solo, which is great. (There's a rumor that when they were rehearsing, John Cipollina couldn't think of something to play for a second, and Gary Duncan said, "Wait! We can put that into the song" or something like that, and so that brilliant pause was created.) Cipollina's slow catch-up playing on two strings on that solo has never been duplicated, I saw you shaking your head. Nicky Hopkins is one of the great rock piano players, and you noticed how they went to "cut time" after the slower groovy piano part. All the best to you.

[@johnallen869]

QMS was one of my favorites as a teenager back in the late 60's early 70's. I think you would like The Truth and What About Me!

[@schcutta]

I have to go along with the majority...What About Me is important lyrically today as it was back in the 70's.

[@shadowmoon467]

YESSSSS THANK YOU!!!!! I recommend you to check out also Doin Time in the USA, The Truth, What About Me by them they are highly underrated!!! Thank you again for reacting to this song!! I’m glad you loved it!!!- Gio🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥹🙌🏻

[@michaelwebster8389]

You should try out some Grateful Dead at some point.

[@petercharron3268]

Even when they were really popular in the early 70’s their fans didn’t understand who they were. Their records were owned and played by every college student, but we couldn’t tell you who was in the band.

[@buzzwerd8093]

Some other QMS songs to hear are Joseph's Coat, The Fool, Mojo (a cover of Got My Mojo Workin), Mona and so many instrumentals, mostly dance music but Calvary especially played right after Maiden of the Cancer Moon as an intro (how it's recorded) is devastating, note the Latin sound. This is on the Happy Trails album, next song is Happy Trails (short), a nice exit after Calvary. BTW, back in the day California Sunshine aka Orange Barrel was LSD in a pill like Sandoz made.

[@alphajava761]

The Grateful Dead, Sly & The Family Stone, Janis Joplin and Creedence Clearwater Revival are the best to come out of San Francisco imo. A lot of bands came out of SF with the 'SF sound' which sounded cool, but the best musicians who came out of SF had their own sound.

[@craigplatel813]

Don't forget Moby grape, and it's a beautiful day.

[@jimd7260]

Actually, The Jefferson Airplane was the biggest band to come out of San Francisco in the 60's.

[@alphajava761]

@@jimd7260 that's ashame

[@dannygriffith6185]

Actually, the " San Francisco sound" started in the mid 60's with this band, Grateful Dead, Spirit ( LA technically) and especially the Jefferson Airplane. The Airplanes 3rd album , "After Bathing at Baxters" was suppose to represent an entire acid trip. Spirit's single, Mechanical World captures existential despair better than any from the period. All worth your time by checking out. Cheers!

[@31wst83]

John Cipollina - very underrated guitarist! We lost him much too soon unfortunately...

[@jossoaktree]

Playlist for sure - love it ! Cheers !

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

QSM, What About Me, is also fantastic 🎇😍

[@stevepincombe3836]

Man you gotta check out What About Me? Every word will resonate with today.

[@gl2700]

You noticed too? Bizarre isn't it!

[@shadowmoon467]

Yup they were way ahead of their time😎👌🏻

[@SmilingMedicineEntertainment]

One of the great San Francisco bands that was there from the beginning but doesn't get the recognition they deserve. If you wanna hear them really take off, you need to check out Who Do You Love off their Happy Trails album. If you're looking for a song with a message, that rings as true as it did in 1970, try What About Me. John Cippolina was one of those great, yet under rated guitar players.

[@barriehassan8526]

Have another hit of sweet californian sunshine ✌️🥳

[@donfette5301]

An AMAZING tune long (mostly) forgotten!! They were connected with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. I could live a lifetime inside this song. Takes me somewhere.

[@vangannaway1015]

Double dare ya to checkout 13th Floor Elevators. The Austin sound.

[@edhakim1059]

Always has been one of my most favorite songs....Nicky Hopkins on the stunning piano solo.. Best rock piano player in history. After hearing this album, the Stones stole him for all of theirs...and to my mind those are their best albums. Meanwhile, QSM is a great band with all the players being exceptional.

[@howardgayheart7717]

Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder. By this grouP Great piano/

[@billnotbob5724]

Well done. I think you got it.

[@erniejohnson4364]

Guitarist was John Cippolina.

[@wayneingram3138]

Check Out "THE FOOL" by QMS. One of my favorite S F 60 's Bands, Moby Grape is another, & Country Joe & The Fish. Thanks for The QMS.

[@johnJohnson-vm7oy]

This is a Great Song! Without a doubt it improves your mood. Great Reaction! Now, how about playing the song Spooky by A.R.S.

[@curtiskurokawa8200]

I've loved QMS since their first album self titled Quicksilver Messenger Service especially The Fool and Gold and Silver but even better the entire album Happy Trails mostly recorded live. Loved the addition of pianist Nicky Hopkins but truthfully got a little tired of Dino Valenti's slightly nasal vocals on later albums.

[@kristinerwalsh]

60’s and early 70’s .

[@robertmills8640]

Like to play this on a sunny day in the shade.

[@MrRabbit43]

What About Me ? Is also in that vein !

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Great track. Maybe try their song “what you gonna do about me” and “ Pride of man “ both protest songs of sorts. Love the sixties , especially San Fran bands. Great selection and reaction

[@stevenzerbach6447]

Try on "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder" for a real instrumental treat. QMS is, and has always been, my favorite band. John C. and Nicky Hopkins have ruled since playing their first notes.

[@dogbarbill]

6:06 Yeah, welcome to 1970.

[@ebeefhart]

Oh man!! You should listen to Quicksilver do What About Me.

[@helenespaulding7562]

A great Dylan song for you; positively Fourth Street

[@pentoria1049]

What they call these type of music? I definitly want to listen more of this type of thing.

[@ronbyrd1616]

Hope you've discovered " What About Me " by now. My personal fav by QMS .

[@claymmore]

Try Run, Run, Run, by Jo Jo Gunne.

[@mve5225]

Sunshine is LSD

[@robertmills8640]

Always thought they sounded like early Santana.

[@danielwalker1538]

Tom Scott - Today

[@darrylbernstorff540]

Have another hit of sweet California Orange Sunshine 'LSD' ?

[@denverexec2000]

There's a Santana vibe in spots.

[@impudentdomain]

how many songs have a kick ass guitar solo and piano solo in the same song ?

[@jbellinger99]

Suggesting a band - CAKE - 'short Skirt, Long Jacket" THANK YOU

[@jamesvomsaal3814]

Need to do. What You Gonna Do About Me

[@kristinerwalsh]

Love this version with guitar not piano .

[@jonthomson8392]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@pathare3031]

You should try."What about me." At least listen to it.

[@jimcagney6696]

No offense dude but when you interconnect music from this era and hip hop garbage it's blasphemy.

[@bernardwright2264]

Great band .check out,what about me🙏✌️