Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Quicksilver Messenger ServiceNot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||
Eligible since: 1994First Recording: 1968Previously Considered? No what's this? |
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R.S. Top 500 Albums (?) | Rank | Version | |
Happy Trails | 189 | 2012 |
Essential Albums (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Quicksilver Messenger Service (1968) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Happy Trails (1969) | ☆ | ☊ |
Essential Songs (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Pride of Man (1967) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Who Do You Love Suite (1969) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Fresh Air (1970) | ☆ | ☊ |
Quicksilver Messenger Service @ Wikipedia
Will Quicksilver Messenger Service be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? "Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction." |
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19 comments so far (post your own)They were the #3 band in the "Classic" SF pecking order scene of 1966-1970. They had the best lead guitarist, and were by far the tightest of the top SF bands in the Filmore West era (bands like the Airplane & G.Dead could barely tune their own instruments!). They also put down on vinyl the very, very best "artifact" of what psychedelic SF music sounded like in its prime. The "Happy Trails" LP is the closest you can get to being there w/o a time machine. Posted by Skip on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 04:51am |
This band defines psychedelic rock. No one who attended one of their concerts in the 60s will ever say they don't remember it...even though this might be the only thing they remember from the 60s. QMS "tore the roof off" long before Parliament-Funkadelic. Posted by steven on Thursday, 07/2/2015 @ 23:08pm |
Have no logical idea why they are not in.. Posted by Calkid on Sunday, 09/6/2015 @ 23:10pm |
We will be playing a few cuts of my fathers in the newly formed " Airplane Family & Friends" on the East Coast in Dec. 2016 Posted by Joli on Monday, 10/24/2016 @ 01:56am |
BB King was the headliner for a show including two other bands in the early 70's. BB said that if the audience were to hang around for a stage change, "A special treat of performers will be coming up next". We were tripped and peaking even more wondering, what's up with this, we stayed and so glad we did. QMS was introduced, I was not hip. QMS was a real treat, they played great, an exceptional jazz tinge Rock n Roll, cool,clear,clean badass psychedelic music and lyrics. I got hip about them soon after that concert show. This r-n-r band should be introduced into the r-n-r hall of fame. I understand why BB King set us up that night with this blues based band, Quicksilver Messenger Service. Posted by Allen Franzen on Thursday, 10/5/2017 @ 10:44am |
John Cipollina is the older brother Mario Cipollina of Huey Lewis And The News. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 15:13pm |
Not gonna happen; they don’t have enough names who influenced them. Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 22:12pm |
A significant San Francisco area band, but the HOF probably feels that genre has been covered with previous, well known inducted San Fran acts, Posted by Mark on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 22:59pm |
Quicksilver messenger service should have been voted in years ago, lesser bands have made it. This band should be included along with other SanFrancisco bands, The Dead, the Jefferson airplane. Quicksilver did'nt record singles for air time that's why they can't get voted in.It's a shame a band with their caliber of music can't get the recognition they deserve and be inducted.....Also Bill Graham the promoter of both the Fillmore East/West should get in for the work he did promoting Rock&Roll, if it was'nt for him Rcck would have taken longer to be recognized!!!! Posted by Bob Falcey on Wednesday, 08/15/2018 @ 12:17pm |
Bob Posted by Mark on Thursday, 08/16/2018 @ 14:41pm |
Bob Falcey Posted by DrRock on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 01:33am |
*** PANTHEON MEMBERS *** Posted by Max on Monday, 08/24/2020 @ 07:19am |
To have a Rock n Roll Hall of Fame without bands like Quicksilver Messenger Service and Spirit is a travesty. Both of these bands are not in because they they would not do 3/4 minutes songs for top 40 radio. I saw Quicksilver at The Fillmore East 2 time and they brought the house down and when Greg Elmore did his solo the place was memorized. When they did Mona and Who do you love, the balcony was actually rocking up & down about 6 " and they almost stopped the show for fear the balcony would collapse. With 2 of the finest guitar players John Cipollina and Gary Duncan with Nicky Hopkins on keys along with Dino Valentine vocals and Greg on drums, you got your money's worth with them on stage. If you listen to their Happy Trails album you will know that they belong in the Hall, along with Spirit. Jimi Hendrix met Randy ( Jimi named him California because he had another Randy in his band ) when Randy was 14 and thought enough about him he asked His parents if Randy could join his new Band in England. Randy started the band Spirit with his stepfather and Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin doth used Spirit to open most of my heir tours in US. Both Quicksilver and Spirit belong in any Hall that has to do with R&R. It's a shame that they did not make it when most members where alive and it's a travesty if they never get in, when there are bands that are in that don't belong. Sorry for the long winded statement, but it had to be said Posted by Bob Falcey on Thursday, 10/7/2021 @ 19:45pm |
To have a Rock n Roll Hall of Fame without bands like Quicksilver Messenger Service and Spirit is a travesty. Both of these bands are not in because they they would not do 3/4 minutes songs for top 40 radio. I saw Quicksilver at The Fillmore East 2 time and they brought the house down and when Greg Elmore did his solo the place was memorized. When they did Mona and Who do you love, the balcony was actually rocking up & down about 6 " and they almost stopped the show for fear the balcony would collapse. With 2 of the finest guitar players John Cipollina and Gary Duncan with Nicky Hopkins on keys along with Dino Valentine vocals and Greg on drums, you got your money's worth with them on stage. If you listen to their Happy Trails album you will know that they belong in the Hall, along with Spirit. Jimi Hendrix met Randy ( Jimi named him California because he had another Randy in his band ) when Randy was 14 and thought enough about him he asked His parents if Randy could join his new Band in England. Randy started the band Spirit with his stepfather and Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin both used Spirit to open most of their tours in US. Both Quicksilver and Spirit belong in any Hall that has to do with R&R. It's a shame that they did not make it when most members where alive and it's a travesty if they never get in, when there are bands that are in that don't belong. Sorry for the long winded statement, but it had to be said Posted by Bob Falcey on Thursday, 10/7/2021 @ 19:52pm |
Yup! No Quicksilver, Spirit, or Love! Yet the Beastie Boys are in and they are not Rockers. Also Donna Summer (disco), Joan Jett who had no hits but she makes it in cause she is a woman. Also, no Jethro Tull either. The HOF has been a joke for a long time now! Posted by Gary Magnus on Friday, 09/1/2023 @ 17:08pm |
The Hall a disgrace. No Quicksilver Messenger Service or Jethro Tull or Spirit or Love. Posted by Lani Scarratt on Wednesday, 12/20/2023 @ 19:34pm |
Won't be in because they were all mavericks / rebels that refused to kiss @$$and the remaining original members probably don't even cate .. Now A badge of honor to ***not*** be in that political commie Marxist club the r.r.h.o.f. ....it's no longer about the music quality or the correct genre... Posted by Jmason on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 17:57pm |
...I Lost faith in their judgement when they inducted Dolly Parton..Now it's all about which politician the artist supports with the big bucks. Lib bias now rules RRHOF has for years now Posted by Jmason on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 18:05pm |
...I Lost faith in their judgement when they inducted Dolly Parton..Now it's all about which politician the artist supports with the big bucks. Lib bias now rules RRHOF has for years now Posted by Jmason on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 18:05pm |
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