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Quicksilver Messenger Service — Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder
Album: Shady Grove
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Released: 1969
Length: 9:20
Plays (last 30 days): 1
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This song deserves for someone to dig out the masters, clean it up, and remix it to get rid of the muddy parts.


Posted 1 week ago by TonyApuzzo    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 month ago by Bananetor    [ Reply ]
Will this ever end?
Posted 3 months ago by Ericocean    [ Reply ]
Wow—haven’t heard this gem in over 50 years!
Posted 3 months ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:

not that great...

Unquestionably, they have much better selections!

Posted 5 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
Wow, most recent comment before this was 14 years ago! It's kinda kickin tune.
Posted 5 months ago by romangaslan    [ Reply ]
not that great...
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Another "Why have I not heard this song before?  It's Great!"  Thanks RP

Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

Nicky Hopkins appeared on a lot of LPs in that era, including the Stones' Beggar's Banquet. And Quicksilver was one of the bands making up the gang at Virginia City. Nevada's Red Dog Saloon in '65....predating Haight-Ashbury and the '67 Summer of Love.
 More here about an excellent DVD for those interested in this piece of rock history.
 
Don't like just writing BUMP, but BUMP it is.
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
They're stuck in the speed machine...someone please check them into the boards.
Posted 14 years ago by yclept    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP! I gave that LP and all my others to my daughter and I haven't heard it in years. What a shame. Nicky Hopkins plays some mean keys. One of the original Jam Bands and a fun, fun one to see live.
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 jadewahoo wrote:
Damn! That is such hot piano playing at the end of this song!
 
What end?
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]

yes this is long, but so enjoyable.  always was one of my favorites.  music associated with memories is like that. sometimes I think there should be 2 RP stations, one for people born and having a good time by the 70's and the one for people not thought of yet. 


Posted 14 years ago by upgal    [ Reply ]
 redstorm wrote:

This did bring a smile to my face, sorta lets you see how bands like Renaissance, and Yes were influenced.
 
Renaissance has been around in one form or another since 69 when this song came out. I love both bands and this song is great...

Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Yes! It ends!
Well that was something else.
Any chance of a track timer so that we know how much time we have for the making of tea?
Posted 15 years ago by gumbo73039    [ Reply ]
Down from 3 to 1 - WILL IT NEVER END??  {#Frustrated}

Posted 15 years ago by jedley    [ Reply ]
Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder; wasn't he Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner's brother?

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Damn! That is such hot piano playing at the end of this song!
Posted 15 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]

This did bring a smile to my face, sorta lets you see how bands like Renaissance, and Yes were influenced.
Posted 15 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
noisy but good...7
Posted 15 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
A little change of pace from their usual. Good.
Posted 15 years ago by mrmagoo    [ Reply ]
 rocco1207 wrote:
musical masterbation
 
Your spelling might improve if you tried using the computer with both hands. Just for a change of pace.

Posted 15 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Pure crap. This music is just annoying and irritating. Makes me wonder how this slipped through the net


Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
 copymonkey wrote:
Wow—a 60s Bay Area band song that doesn't sound dated. This stuff still sounds awesome!
 
Nicky Hopkins appeared on a lot of LPs in that era, including the Stones' Beggar's Banquet. And Quicksilver was one of the bands making up the gang at Virginia City. Nevada's Red Dog Saloon in '65....predating Haight-Ashbury and the '67 Summer of Love.
 More here about an excellent DVD for those interested in this piece of rock history.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
This pork product contains sulfites.
Posted 15 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
ouch.
Posted 15 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
 Oscar_the_Grouch wrote:

Which is why people with nothing positive to say need to STFU. Seriously; no one cares.
 
Oscar the what? 
Posted 15 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
 songbirdfemme wrote:
Then again, song comments are not about rating musician talent!!! We are rating personal preference. {#Bananapiano}

 
Which is why people with nothing positive to say need to STFU. Seriously; no one cares.

Posted 15 years ago by Oscar_the_Grouch    [ Reply ]
Easy to sit back and mellow out with the effortless sound  {#Good-vibes} and then wake up all energized by the end. Most excellent!


Posted 15 years ago by Rozsa    [ Reply ]
 superfido wrote:

seen this pic too many times lately. It has become tedious.

 
Ad-block Plus for Firefox is great for filtering out junk like this.{#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by dredfox    [ Reply ]
Wow—a 60s Bay Area band song that doesn't sound dated. This stuff still sounds awesome!
Posted 15 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
gotta give it up for the piano talent on this one  {#Bananapiano}
Posted 15 years ago by srose96    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT ADDITION!!!

RIP Nicky Hopkins
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Then again, song comments are not about rating musician talent!!! We are rating personal preference. {#Bananapiano}

Posted 15 years ago by songbirdfemme    [ Reply ]
 superfido wrote:

seen this pic too many times lately. It has become tedious.
Look at the favs in the list of the poster....explains a lot when it comes to NO Taste....I mean c'mon Kate Bush more talented than John Cipollina...wake up !!!

 


Posted 16 years ago by 7171551    [ Reply ]
Good tune from a GREAT group !! {#Sunny}


Posted 16 years ago by rubenbeagle    [ Reply ]
wow... they beat the crap out of that piano{#Bananapiano}
Posted 16 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
That was fantastic!!
Posted 16 years ago by goodbugs    [ Reply ]
 toker wrote:
Is that Dino on the guitar?
 
Dino had not rejoined the band at this time. It's John Cippolina and Gary Duncan on guitars. The one with all the tremolo is Cippolina.

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

Earbuds in, sitting in Starbucks in downtown Portland quietly working and very slowly I begin to notice this song. . .

nice

Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
What a wonderful way to Saturday!
Posted 16 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
I never cease to be stupified by the fabulous music on RP. What a superb blast from the past!
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
wow, sometimes it's fun to go back in time thanks for this one!
Posted 17 years ago by jyoull    [ Reply ]
Duffalo wrote:
I'm as free as a bird now...
Pretty sure that tune is shorter than this... Never a QMS fan...still not. 3.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
rocco1207 wrote:
musical masterbation
I'm sure you have a lot of time for that in the barracks.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Can you play it again, right now? I returned to reality when it stopped, but if you play it twice, I might disappear...
Posted 17 years ago by phil_in_paradise    [ Reply ]
enough already. ok really. make it stop. No seriously
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Is that Dino on the guitar?
Posted 17 years ago by toker    [ Reply ]
Nicky Hopkins - one of the greatest keyboard players ever. I think he was on just about every album made by anyone who was anyone (way back when). His work made the music. Pretty quick fingers, too.
Posted 17 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Hi Bill! Please continue with such great compositions, exceeding the 3-5 commercial minutes format by far... That's a real journey!
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
It's on songs like this and "Fresh Air" from Just For Love that makes you appreciate Greg Elmore's incredible drum work.
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
I missed out. Great stuff!
No, it's still playing...oy.
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
musical masterbation
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
Too long stop stop stop stop stop stop
Posted 17 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
I'm as free as a bird now...
Posted 17 years ago by Duffalo    [ Reply ]
For the love of God make it stop.
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
I missed out. Great stuff!
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Oh wow, this brings back memories. What fantastic piano guitar!!!
Posted 17 years ago by rtremmel    [ Reply ]
You are a true ROCKER Bill! Thanks for the QMS!
Posted 17 years ago by heyjoe3577    [ Reply ]
Oh how I yearn for the freedom of artists who are willing to create music as art rather than as commodity, artists who are willing to let a song be 5 or 7 or 11 minutes long because that is what it takes to say what is desiring birth. QMS is a shining example of such artistic latitude. In todays world, who? The Mars Volta, Tool, Porcupine Tree... not many more who stand out as being the risk takers.
Posted 17 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
This song is definitaly a journey!
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
Liked it for a while, then thought it got a little manic. What seemed like 5 minutes after that, I was just thinking "this is too much for work...it's making me hyper", and it stopped. Yeah, I'm old enough to have some of their stuff on vinyl...just too old for the mania and looooonnnggg jams.
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
Good LORD! It's been eons since I last heard this. Dang! Sounds pretty good...but oh, the firing off of the synapses...the synapses!
Posted 17 years ago by BPenni    [ Reply ]
Hmm, nice piano groove on this one. I believe I like it (pending a train wreck at the end at least). Seems to run a bit long, but still chock full of toe-tapping excitement.
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]