@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Psychedelic Rock and Acid Rock, San Francisco, California 7/26 Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: John C (43' - 89'), Gary D (46' - 19'), David F (38' - ), Greg E (46' - ) Cultural Facts:
Scene Ecology: Happy Trails captures the loose, improvisational ballroom culture surrounding San Francisco venues such as the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom.
Recording Story: Most of the album is built around an extended live interpretation of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love,” stretching a blues riff across nearly an entire side.
Player Spotlight: John Cipollina’s sharp, tremolo-heavy guitar tone gave Quicksilver Messenger Service a distinctive sound within the crowded San Francisco psychedelic scene.
