Happy Trails

Original sound

This is so not my kind of music. Listening to a jam concert you didn't go to, is much like listening to noises of a long lasting copulation that you didn't partake in. No matter how good the actors/musicians were, it just isn't the same as being there. And listening to guitar noodling for an hour, almost totally deplete of hooks, is such a chore. Such. A. Chore.

One long cover that was weird but good?

Well not at all what I was expecting but cool nonetheless. If you gave me a hundred guesses instumental kinda post rock would not be one of those 100. Im not 100% sure what to call it but this should be a country record. Im glad its not somehow. This kind of music would not be my number one choice. I usually get bored and just kinda glaze over when music is this way. But surprisingly not here. Its mixed up enough and flows and changes constantly. It makes it fine. Good even. Blows my mind. And a basically 25 minute song? That should end my life. But no. And I know its broken up into like 6 songs but its all one continuous peice of music. And its good. Lots going on from start to finish. Its pretty killer. And I expected more straightforward songs after that with the titles but nope again more similar stuff. Thats this albums biggest strength. It sets you up and pulls the rug over and over again. Its really cool honestly. Im so surprised I didnt hate this. Once it started I was so skeptical but it changed my mind pretty quick. If you like ebbing and flowing kinda pych rock stuff give this a whirl. Its sicker than it seems. Also shits live. What the fuck. Damn give it a go

I like the guitar playing and the amount of feedback, but I don't think I'll be coming back to this album.

Not bad.

Boomer bands will make Who Do You Love their entire personality. Mildly more interesting on the B side.

Interesting and a bit too hippy dippy

I will always rate fun highly! :)

Crazy weekend kept me from listening to this front to back, but I actually think that helped me hear these songs a little better... listening in little two and three song chunks. Anyway, great psychedelic San Francisco stuff here...can't quite go four though. 3.65

Interesting, and had some good moments, but ultimately not what I'm interested in.

Idk, didn't feel it

Not for me

Nice jam band stuff from the San Fran 60’s

I really like the feel of this album. Every song sounds like it could have played over the end credits of a particularly good episode of Mad Men.

I’ve never enjoyed jam band albums. It does absolutely nothing for me. “I’m going to play the same three notes with nothing else for a full minute in a song, people are going to love this.” Sure, maybe there’s the occasional little riff or interesting bit in there. But it’s so infrequent. This album is no exception. I had high hopes based on the album art. Thought it could be some Marty Robbins type thing. Would’ve hugely preferred that.

Would happily never listen to this again.

I really didn't know what to make of this album.

fantastic

This was out of fuckin nowhere awesome. Not even a huge fan of psychedelic rock but this was more like psych-noise-classic-jam-orchestral-tribal-like nothing I've ever heard before but also like everything I've ever heard before in the best way. And then it just ends with a completely out of place little country ditty ending and folks we have a five star discovery.

I wasn't a young adult in the 1960s, and I don't have any desire to take drugs, so these long-winded acid jam bands are never going to do anything for me.

nieee!

Starts off with a decent cover of Bo Diddley’s who do you love, and that’s about all this album has going for it. It’s a psych jam cluster fuck. Incoherence abounds.

Ok

This reviewer might be a little prone to exaggeration sometimes, I admit. But Im not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that this might be the most uninspired album I‘ve ever listened to. It‘s so uninspired it‘s almost interesting to listen to because this is the best they could come up with

Incredible! This is one rare album that masterfully treads a fine line between annoyance and boredom. Seriously: why should I care about listening to a 50 mins long jam of some guys who are neither very skilled musicians nor have particular interesting ideas, instrumentation, energy, or whatever? I guess one could enjoy it a little more while being there in person and being *very* high...

This feels like one long psychedelic trip that should have never happened

Never heard of this band. they were better than I expected.

Good musicality, but, not really that interesting.

Meh II: Meh Harder

Glorious, flowing, exploratory hippy rock and roll

Boring!!!

An okay album. Nothing stands out about it. Fairly inoffensive

Wow! This was great. Reminiscent of the door but jazzed and without pretense. I even like the track naming convention. Happily impressed!

I fucked my own ass one time, ya know.

Very unimpressive for being on this list

Decent jam rock record, mostly meandering and forgettable.

i want to like this but there just is not much that's interesting i fear...i actually did like the long 13 min song but nothing else stood out to me. just seemed like basic rock instrumentals.

Cool sound!

Some spacy guitar work that sprawls all over the place and adds up to…not much?

Дохуя джем как по мне но ок 3,5

**An ok album

at least it wasn't country

Those were weird times. If you’re gonna put one song as an entire album side, Who Do You Love? isn’t a bad choice though. This record marks 365 straight, so I’m pausing the project for now.

Recently I've been really into the song "Pride of Man" by these guys, but that song isn't on this album unfortunately. What is here is pretty good but nothing groundbreaking. Favorite track: When You Love

The musicianship is there, but as with most, if not all, jam bands, you start to wonder: where does it all lead? Maybe good when you're loaded up on psychedelics. Sober? Not quite. Keep on noodling boys!

Fuck yeah, this is what i am here for. This feels like that jam band version of cleerence clear water revival and i love it. What an enjoyable piece of art!

I have no idea what the hell I just listened to. The Album Cover is a complete Red Herring if what awaits the listener. Most of the bands on this list I have at least heard of, and have some basic awareness of what’s coming when I cue it up, but this was a complete unknown. I think in the end I’d have preferred it stay that way.

went and bought this album

Too noodley for my liking.

Eclectic mix of prog & guitar oriented rock. Different.

Just give me the Grateful Dead. Prefer them

Fuck 1969. A few of the albums from that year have been good, but most of it is just this "psychedelic," pretentious, annoyingly long, "jam session" horseshit. Anyways, this album was fine, I guess. It was boring, but it did actually catch my attention sometimes, hence why this is a 2 instead of a 1. If something is gonna make me stop doing this list, it's 60s folk and psychedelic rock. Jesus Christ. Favorite Track: Who Do You Love (Part 2)

What a fantastic live album. Nothing else quite like it.

A pleasant surprise! Cool ride, excellent live engineering.

Quality performance of mostly another artist's music. I have a hard time believing albums like this are truly worth making this list, though I didn't have a bad time listening.

Mona!

Fine. This was a nice variation compared to some of the other entries on this list, but this album didn’t really grab me.

Fine, very very very very long for what it is. At a certain point a song needs to end, guys.

I thought at on point I might give this a 4. Then it wouldn’t stop.

Noodle music is not my fave, but this did keep me entertained and there was some good energy from the crowd.

60% percent of the songs are Who do you love?” 25% of the remaining songs sound like who do you love. I did like Calvary although it was probably 50% too long.

Somewhere out there I imagine there is a whole other album of all the songs that were recorded in between the rehearsal noodling that makes up this record. Good grief.

Had its moments but nothing that really stood out or would make me want to listen again. 2.5 rounded down.

One of the albums ever The streets will forget Did the thinkable Believable album

3.5★/5 [08.08.2026] 09.20.2026

Wesley reference. I need to be in a very particular mood for acid-rock and Saturday wasn't really that vibe. I know under different circumstances I would probably enjoy it more. Overall a pretty cool concept album. The first half is pretty wizard but on first listen I didn't get to listen to it all the way through so it felt really weird jumping back in after not listening to it for an hour. Favorite(s): Who do you love (pt. 1) When you love Least: maybe Mona?

Most of the pieces in this album sound very similar to one another not enough to get really irritated but enough that it can drag on, however it's not bad music just not my favorite as a whole playlist. My favorite by far was Calvary, and happy trails did crack me up for personal reasons. 6/10

3 I bet this was fun listening to live. It was cool but nothing really grabbed me.

this is a fun listen. I like how connected and jammy it is. I think jam music is usually not super great. Like some people love King Gizzard, but most of their stuff is a 3/5 for me. Ditto here. 3/5

Jamband, blues/psychedelic. Hade behövts något mer struktur på låtarna, i alla fall vissa så att det inte bara blir 10 "låtar" av endast jams. Schyssta tones, härlig rytm, bra vocals på de ställen det förekommer.

😴😴😴

This album must be where spinal tap got the inspiration for "Jazz Odyssey "....1/5.

Happy trails you, Quicksilver Messenger Service, may we NEVER meet again.

That sucked really bad.

We once again veer into the boring side of psychedelia. There are cutting edge, strange psych releases, and there are meandering jam records that really don't veer into anything interesting. With "Happy Trails," there are moments here and there, but we're mostly in the doldrums with more Ivy Leaguers who have indeed, tried acid once. If I were to be represented in this admittedly fantastic album cover, I think I can identify with all three characters. I am happy to wave goodbye to this record and I am also running and panting crazy style under the encumbrance of this daily grind. Much like most of the hanger-on psych groups, I am bereft of creativity. Nail some shoes to my feet and feed me some sugar cubes. On to tomorrow. 2 GENRE: The same the same the same the same is the sane smake snake make

норм (не фигня), но не зацепило, переслушивать не хочется.

p173. 1969. 2 stars. A fine example of late 60s hippy wankage. No-one needs a 6 minute track which is mostly the audience clapping. Saved from 1 star by some incendiary guitar work. Best listened to after taking a tab of LSD.

Good psych rock album. I enjoyed the improved parts quite a bit.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one. I have to say it was interesting. I liked the originality. There was some good instrumental. I really enjoyed the guitar and drum work. Some aspects of the album were a little annoying. Some of the sounds were kind of grating on the nerves. But mostly it was fun to listen to.

Rather boring with long songs.

The music was pretty good but I struggle with mostly instrumental albums. The music has to be incredible or better for something without vocals to get more than "it was fine" from me.

Yeah cool! I enjoyed the journey.

fascinating naming convention for the first half of the album but I really didn't enjoy this very much

Honestly pretty forgettable

6/10. La verdad es que me gustó más de lo que un 6 puede transmitir. Es un disco de rock basero y experimental, algo que parece poco profesional pero marca un estilo propio e innovador. No puedo juzgar a alguien que en 1969 tuvo el valor y las ganas de experimentar con el rock psicodélico de esta form.

Not half bad!

I don't know why it gets so much hate. I've heard much worse. I'll probably never listen to it again not because I didn't enjoy it but because I have 750 more albums to go.

Genuinely so confused. Love a good jam session but almost an hour with the same medley. Felt like I was going insane

Me gusto la combinacion de instrumental y letras cantadas

2026.07.31.

Cowboy Fleetwood Mac

Almost a 4

So this isn't a bad album it was nice, however I really wasn't in the mood for it today so I'm keeping that in mind with my rating.

I loved this sound, sounds like progressive/ psycho rock. I have to listen with headphones

A whole lot of guitar noodling. Not bad guitar noodling, but not really what I want to listen to for a full album Favorite Songs: Who Do You Love (Part 2), Calvary

That was an experience. I really enjoyed the suite of love songs. Who, When, Where etc. Calvary was a great long song which made me feel like I was on a great quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance or something. Loved it

I doubt I’ll ever listen to this again, but it was fine. Gotta love that Bo Diddley beat.

This is pretty good when the jams coalesce around an idea long enough to qualify as a song but overall it's just a little too jammy & noodly for me to want to come back for more. Was probably great to see live though. 3.5

Some prog I didn't knew! Always nice to explore the genre. Maybe not as memorable as the bigger prog outlets, but I see myself returning to this with joy.

I just got home from a weekend long camping folk music festival which was fun and had some good highlights, but I think also impacted my listening to this album. I heard some stuff at that festival that had this freewheeling noodling spirit. So this was hitting me in the right way during my listen. Not sure I'll play it too much in the future, but a welcome diversion while it was happening.

Before listening, I had merged this band in my head with the Silver Apples. After listening, I realised I had done the Silver Apples a horrible disservice.

Slow burning psych that I like ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Two Bo Diddley songs and Happy Trails at the end, plus some random jamming. Really can't imagine listening to this again.

Always fun to press play on something when I have no earthly clue what to expect. Was dreading a croony country album based on the cover art and the fact I'd never heard of it, but this is jammy virtuoso psych/blues rock and when it's good, it's really good. I can't help wishing they'd been a bit more focused though, it frequently feels like it's just aimlessly going round in circles waiting for a melody or hook to break out, and more often than not, one doesn't.

Sonderbar

This jam-band is definitely jamming! While I can enjoy it for a song or two, it just loses my interest over a whole album. The music is perfectly fine, to some it probably is great, but to me it just becomes mush after a while. Calvary on its own is a great and enticing track, but over the runtime of the whole album it just gets lost in the flow of all the other tracks. Generally i prefer the second half over the first one, though.

Fine

Was that several instrumental tracks, or some really long intros/outros? Either way it's reason to mark it down.

Jammy

Mostly decent

Shitty Bo Diddly

La portada (obra de de George Hunter) es otro clásico, con aroma vintage, del estilo costa oeste. La música basada en Bo Didley, suena estupendamente, sobre todo el archiconocido Who do you love (pt 1). No incluye Fresh Air, del álbum Just for Love, otra de sus mejores canciones. Una banda muy conocida en el círculo de San Francisco, y la última en entrar en el sistema (ficharon nada menos que por Capitol, ajena hasta entonces del mundo hippie). "Happy Trails" es su segundo disco y fue grabado en parte en el Filmore West y en el Filmore East, ya que posteriormente se modificaron algunos solos y los dos últimos temas, "Calvary", la otra joya un tema con aires latinos y lúgubres, el perfecto reverso de Forever Changes, y "Happy Trails", se grabaron en el estudio. En la primera cara tenemos una versión del "Who do you love" de Bo Didley convertido en una suite de seis partes, todas ellas con títulos relacionados con el original. En definitiva una jam de más de veinticinco minutos donde los miembros de la banda dan rienda suelta a sus emociones psicodélicas. El disco se cierra con "Happy Trails", "cover" de la melodía que aparecía en los créditos finales del programa The Roy Rogers Show".

Still not a fan of jam bands. Although this was particularly boring

England lost to Argentina last night there's nothing that could have made me enjoy this

Jimi Hendrix's poop

Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Too much noodling that didn’t feel like it went anywhere. Production sounded good but beyond that I wouldn’t return to this album

Вот как это здесь оказалось? Первый раз слышу об этой группе, но сайт считает, что мне нужно послушать именно лайв альбом

This album is impressive given that it was recorded live and is super clear despite the technology at the time. Went on a bit too long in each song though.

Some LSD would certainly make for the quite the experience on this one. Take a song and just keep playing it for half an hour. Still not terrible just probably meh sober

Very good.

6/10… art rock / psychedelic rock / *1969

In 1956 Bo Diddley wrote “Who do you love”. Quicksilver Messenger Service managed to turn this song into a 1 hour live album, which is sort of impressive. Most rock music from this era is right in my wheelhouse, but this record is a bit too repetitive to my liking.

"There is some confusion as to the real origins of the group. According to John Cipollina: It was Valenti who organized the group. I can remember everything Dino said. "We were all going to have wireless guitars. We were going to have leather jackets made with hooks that we could hook these wireless instruments right into. And we were gonna have these chicks, backup rhythm sections that were gonna dress like American Indians with real short little dresses on and they were gonna have tambourines and the clappers in the tambourines were going to be silver coins." And I'm sitting there going, 'This guy is gonna happen and we're gonna set the world on its ear.'[9] The next day, Valenti was arrested for possession of marijuana and spent the better part of the next two years in jail."

Heard of Band? Nope, but the album art drew me in for sure Heard any songs before? Not these versions, although I have listened to some Phish, so close. First Impression? Oh yeah, here we go, classic dad jam rock. Would be good for? Probably good for putting on while noodling around the basement workshop on a project. Not going to be on constant rotation, but nice background jams. Rating notes? (1 trash, 2 bad, 3 ok I guess, 4 worthy of digital collection, 5 worthy of physical collection) A solid 4.

interesting. good vibe but not much of an album

Grateful Alive. That's your joke for this week. 5/5

Zu Experimentell auf Dauer.

This was nice, especially when I was expecting country / folk over the psychedelic rock I actually got. Sadly, while I wouldn't say it was boring, it was still too aimless for my tastes. Live jam sessions aren't something I go out of my way to look for, and there are more "deserving" (however subjective a term that is) albums that could've been included over this one. For example, why aren’t Deftones anywhere on the list?!

3 sterne

Uh oh, not in the mood for this right now. Dull psychedelic rock jams, grows on you after a while, but there is so much of this shit on the list. 2.5 rounded down Heard before? No Owned: No, 92/349 (26%) Will I get: No

Bien.

I thought this was Roy Rogers but it was Roger Rabbit

Cool guitar stuff

One word to describe this... sloppy. The guitar playing, the production, the mixing. The first half is so tedious. I drove through Chicago rush hour traffic the other day through a seemingly endless construction zone. It was one of the most stressful driving experiences I've had in the last year... all I can say is that I am glad this wasn't playing... it may have pushed me over the edge. There are a few glimmers something interesting in Mona and Cavalry, but it's not enough to make it worth enduring the rest. And the strange western tag at the end is a crazy wtf moment.

A live album from a group of clearly talented musicians who largely don’t execute their ideas with as much cohesiveness and direction as I would have liked here. The jam band style creates a cool improvisational environment but also holds back the record many times from being something greater. Loses steam and the second half has a couple tracks that drag without being engaging enough to justify their length. I enjoyed most of the psychadelic elements again, though, and appreciate the strange nature of them. Fun for what it is. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Who Do You Love - Pt. 1, Who Do You Love - Pt. 2, When You Love

Expectation: -> More obscure 60s. After listening: -> Pretty bland in my opinion. Some good moments for sure but nothing special here. Happy Trails is off-key. Screaming at the end of Where You Love ruins an otherwise decent song. Track ranking: Mona Who 1 Maiden When Who 2 How Which Calvary Where Happy

this is not very good. Pass

The warning that I received, you may take with however many grains of salt you wish, that the brown acid that is circulating around us, is specifically not too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that; of course, it's your own trip, so, be my guest. But, please be advised that there is a warning on that one. That said, I did enjoy the Van Halen cover at the end.

I listened to half of this on a flight, and it kind of receded into the engine noise for me. Things didn't improve in a quieter place: I found it dull and interminable, which is often how live jams are unless you're on drugs. Considering this was recorded at Fillmore Theaters in the late '60s, chances are most of the people were on drugs.

I half listened, to be fair. I found myself bored. It's not bad, it's not good, it's... There.

Background music

It’s just like painfully boring I like long songs… except when they’re completely uninteresting The first half of the album is only 1 song split into 5 and super boring Second half is okay but still boring Musically there’s just hardly anything going on, I could play this Favorite: title track I guess but there’s not much competition Probably 1.5/5 but I’ll round up

3.6

Pre Listen: Looks like cowboy music to me, based on the album cover and title? The year is off for something like that, but we'll see I reckon. No expectations. Notable Tracks: Who/When/Where/How/Which Do You Love - What a neat little jam session. Had some highs and some lows, with the highest being the Who parts 1 and 2 for me, and the low being the Where part. It got too experimental for me. Overall though that was a cool little psychedelic experience though. Calvary - SO IT WAS COWBOY MUSIC ALL ALONG. My favorite song, love the mash of a psychedelic rock band's sound with more western-ish sounds. Post Listen: I think that was a Live album? It had some audio effects that made it feel like it was a studio album made to sound live? If it was Live, that was an exceptionally good Live album! If not, that was still a pretty good album. Cool jams all around. Every instrument was very solid, they reminded me of The Doors a little bit. Would've never guessed it was gonna be this type of genre from the album cover and title in a million years. I especially liked all the guitar work they did, and how every song flowed into the next with ease. Will probably listen to this album again *off the goop* at some point. 4/5

At one point my ears tuned this out and I forgot I was listening to anything. There’s no saving an album after that.

Day 326 Glad I heard this, especially this version of Mona. Highlights Mona

Never have I encountered a greater contrast between album cover and content. I was expecting folksy county, and I got psychedelic jam rock. The first half is absolute fire. Must've been amazing to see that live. The second half drops off a bit, which unfortunately means so does my rating.

I don’t give boring albums a 1 star, but man, this is almost pushing it for me…

How great, it's a jam session. But it's not any jam session, it's a boring psychedelic rock session, and it goes for 50 whole minutes.

Lots of love on here, parts of it were interesting and psychedelic- but a tough listen overall

Not my thing.

There's about nothing I hate more than stoner jamming.

tedious

Dated.

I had heard of QMS before but never paid much attention. Came up on the generator and I immediately went out and got the record. 25 min live improv jam of Who Do You Love, yes please. If you don't like psych blues 60's rock or jam bands this isn't for you but if you are a fan then this kicks ass

This sucked

When I woke up this morning, I wan't thinking, "I sure could use a thirty minute exploration of the Bo Diddley classic, 'Who Do You Love'." I admire the mastery the musicians have with their instruments. That wild soundscape in the middle that the stoners in the audience started chanting along with was sublime. When I was playing live, I treasured every moment where the audience would get swept away by our performance and join in. No complaints. This stoner rock is exactly what I needed today.

Very enjoyable listen.

Excellent. Might be a five but for sure an easy 4. Took me down memory lane of all the similar songs I’ve totally forgotten about. I was on my way to some very happy trails while listening too. 🤘

Guy who has only listened to 1 Grateful Dead album: I’m getting a lot of Grateful Dead vibes from this.

I owe boomers an apology. This ripped!!!

Listened Before? N Jam band alert! This one wasn't one of the greatest ones, though. It was okay but lacks the fire of... say the Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers. Some good solos here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Who Do You Love?

there's a lot of songs with word "love" in them, that's for sure

Not sure if this was all just one song or what but it's not for me. Some bits were fine but doesn't sound like an album

If I wanted to be pestered with questions about my love life I’d spend the week with the family. Likes: Who Do You Love

Mostly sounds like the psychedelic middle sections of Whole Lotta Love and Dazed Confused but for 90 percent of the album. A bit much for me.

The album cover is quite misleading, as this is not country music, it’s a live album by an acid rock jam band. This album is an hour long, with the first 30 minutes comprising of an increasingly annoying extended cover of Bo Diddly’s ‘Who Do You Love’. Hippie jam bands are usually a “nope” for me, and this album was no different. There were long stretches of near silence with just an occasional quick chord from a guitar. I’m sure someone enjoys shit like this, but it ain’t me. Low 2/5

This felt very experimental and I think in a lot of places it worked very well, however more often than not it felt not so purposefully pushing boundaries and more like a child's first painting.

"Lysergic"

Good God, was that ever boring!

A lot of noodling, and not a lot else.

a nice artifact i suppose but i wouldn't listen to it again

Groupe inconnu. La première face du disque commence bien, avec ses impros guitare blues/rock. Cependant certaines parties sont moins réussies, en particulier la partie 3 peu intéressante. Constat similaire pour la face 2, pas mal mais sans plus. Je ne penses pas l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5

It was a pretty cool rock album. Lots of quality western but also rock sounds to it.

maybe the gateway towards 70s psych rock still didnt care for it but wasnt bad

Lot of great music in this era. This isn't it. 2

You know, there were moments where I was really enjoying this Bo Diddley cover band. Then they would tune their instruments for 10 minutes. Then they stopped playing the Bo Diddley, and it got worse. Not the worst, because about 6 minutes of this album was spectacular... but that's about it.

Yeah this shit is right up my alley. Give me more of this.

It was ok.

Nice, maar wat vermoeiend soms

insane gitaarwerk, perfecte studeermuziek 3.5

First Listen; 3; This was an enjoyable listen that was fun/interesting in parts, but also starts to all blur together. Certainly drags on for a bit in parts, but there are enough interesting hooks and parts that make it worth listening to. It does seem a little more concise in some parts than other jam band records I've listened to, but the next to last track definitely wanders. Favorite Track: Who Do You Love (Pt. 2)

Some very nice jams. Enjoyable throughout.

Ok, kinda mid.

parecen alarmas del movil, se hace pesado, i dont like it

Nondescript

Pretty groovin' rock and roll.

The entire A side of this album is one song, with four songs worth of blues jam in between verses. Uhm…sold! I know one song by these guys and it’s a heater (Fresh Air), so I was not surprised but still slightly impressed to find this album rips so hard. It’s not labeled as a live album but I’m pretty sure it is, and that’s when you get to see musicians being musicians. Some people don’t like the jam runs, I do. Therefore, I like this album.

Psych blues rock which I do very much enjoy. But a genre that feels like it's has plenty of (better) representation on this list already. Enjoyable, will not make a beeline for again.

I find it hilarious that some of the reviews for this album are like angry at it. Like it’s a middle of the road 60s blues/psychedelic rock record. It’s fine but nothing here to elicit such a strong response

Never been a big fan of jam bands. This band sounds a little bit like if a southern rock band was a jam band. Good music, just not my jam.

3.5

The song titles are the best part

eh

Might relisten - Solid as far as I remember though.

I know the band name, but can't say I've ever heard a song by them on the radio. This album is older than me, if it's great why haven't I heard it mentioned or played somewhere? Did these guys help pioneer the jam band sound, is that why this is on here? I read this was recorded live, and it sounds like it. I do like the intro to their version of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love Pt 1" but it's an interpretation of a classic so many others have covered. There's a lot of noodling around and losing direction, like a jazz band, on this recording - "Where You Love" is a meandering mess with no point. The first 6 songs have scant lyrics and are just garage band jamming, capped by the unnecessary "Who Do You Love - Pt 2". Then you get to the 7 minute "Mona" and the 13 minute "Calvary". If this was a live show, I was headed for the door by song 6 and skipping the last 4 songs. This was boring stoner jam band shit. Van Halen does the best version of "Happy Trails", no comparison. I was happy to see this album end. 1 star, zero redeeming qualities. There's a reason these guys were never a household name and this album has no place in the Top 1001. I made a point of listening to their Top 10 on Spotify. I knew "Fresh Air" from the radio. "Pride of Man", "It's Been Too Long" & "Dino's Song" were examples of what they were capable of, "Happy Trails" is a lowlight by comparison.

No es mal disco pese a ser un directo y limitarse a hacer variaciones de una canción que ni siquiera es del grupo. Prefiero a grateful dead

Absolute dross

7 / 10

If I have to sit there listening to like 5 grown adults doing absolutely f all for 20 mins I'm not bothering with the rest. Concerning how many times it's already happened

Some great guitaring but that was about it. I can’t imagine a time when this is an album I wanted to throw on to jam to. Felt like a well composed soundtrack to a thrilling western movie.

I listened to this all the way through but only just getting round to rating it and can’t remember it at all.

Meh

What an odd little album.

I’m a sucker for groovy guitar

I thought this would be a country album, based on the album art (and the style), the title of the album, and honestly, even the band name. The first half of the album is just a jam sesh. Okay, actually, the whole album might just be a jam session. And that does not a good album make. This is pretty boring and not really worth listening to. Like, it's not even that good of rock. I try to give every album a favorite song, so I did list one. But the only thing going for this album is that it isn't bad. Favorite Song(s): Calvary

Nice background music.

These guys know how to get a crowd grooving, I'll give 'em that. Their jams are heartfelt, but don't expect a seamless listen, there's dips in energy here and there. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Who Do You Love (Part 1) - When You Love - Mona

Tampouco me gustou.

Rock that was pretty easy to listen to

favs: who do you love (pt 1) when you love mona calvary rating 2/5

surprisingly great

Inget minnesvärt

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Meh.

Not a bad listen but not racing to listen again.

I wanted to round this up to a 3. But it’s just too wandering and forgettable. I like the more experimental moments at the end. It’s not bad. But it’s not good either. Just kinda background jam-blues music. Nothing too memorable here.

Just a ton of fun. Working in what sounds like live recordings and studio work in a way that's just fun to listen to.

this is some good ol hippie choogie boogie goin on here. probably was much more immediate there in the room at the time, but these live performances don't transfer as well to a headphones listen in 2026. for a moment there midway thru "Calvary" you could hear some precursor to the dronier segments of Spiritualized, which was pretty cool.

Interesting to get this so close to 'Live/Dead,' given that they were both recorded in part at the Fillmore West within a couple months of each other. Based on the two albums here, I'd go see Quicksilver. The jams seem more focused and have a few out-there sections that I really enjoyed. They also seem to have more of a sense of humor.

Quite dull

Ik vind bluesy gitaartjes vaak wel lekker en ik hou er ook wel van als ze gitarist lekker een beetje laten grazen, maar in dit geval krijgt 'ie wel erg veel vrijheid. Een jazz-achtige hoeveelheid improvisatie. Dat gaat een beetje ten koste van het liedjes-format en daardoor vind ik het wat minder leuk om er naar te luisteren. Neem bijvoorbeeld die derde track (Where You Love), man man man, dat gaat écht helemaal nergens meer over. Overdaad schaadt. En zo zijn er meer tracks. En dan lijkt zo'n album toch wel ellenlang voort te slepen. Het is voor mij een flink aantal stappen over het randje helaas. Daardoor ging ik van een aanvankelijke 4 naar een 3 en uiteindelijk zelfs een 2. Op een iets slechtere dag had ik zelfs op de 1 kunnen klikken, maar ik hou me in.

I am not entirely sure what to think about this record, as it feels uneven. There are some nice guitar solos (although they are sometimes lengthy), some songs have a fun groovy vibe, and others are far more forgettable. Overall it was fun listening to this record, but I can't decide if I'll listen to it again or not. Fav track : Who do you love - Pt2

So, judging a book by its cover, you'd think this would be a chill country record, right? Nope! It's a total trip, a full on, acid fueled, San Fran psychedelic rock explosion from the late 60s. Recorded live, the whole first side is a 25 minute jam session based on a Bo Diddley song. They go all in, exploring every single detail, asking "Who", "When", "Where", "How", and "Which"... but never "Why"? It's amazing guitar work with awesome feedback and a super tight beat. Whether you dig extended instrumentals or not will determine if you love it or hate it. The second side has a mellow "Mona" cover, but then it kicks back in with heavy tracks like "Maiden Of The Cancer Moon" and the awesome "Calvary". It's a wild, experimental ride that's a cool piece of history, even if the last song is kind of a bust.

Interesting eaely rock album, but not really worth a relisten. Product of its time.

It's very good working music

I had no preconceptions about this record - all I remembered about Quicksilver was that they were somehow connected to the Airplane. When I saw it, I thought “ok, another 60s album, I’ll probably give it a 3.” But instead…. Remember when I whined about The Beau Brummels being called “psychedelic”? THIS is what I mean by psychedelic music. Endless unfocused weird noodly jams that cause you to sit staring at the floral sofa upholstery for a half hour and whisper to yourself “Are those flowers alive?” Kind of a mushy live recording, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

mm, no se muy bien q opinas. Hay algunos temas que son una pia mal, otros que zafan. creo que un 3 xq me gusto la viola

"What if The Doors didn't record drunk on a toilet?" Cool album. Hadn't ever heard of these guys before. Experimental and worth a listen. Strong three, weak four. I wish I had the time for another listen to help sway my direction.

Is this a cheeky self aware version of The Doors? Wow, this sounds great on the headphones. Never heard of this before, but I dig it. I'd like to re visit this.

2.5/5

What a jam! This slaps.

I liked side A is what I'm assuming the first 5 songs are. at first i had no idea it was split into tracks and just thought it was one long song (which i assume is correct? didn't know it was a live recording either) it was fine - not the greatest jam album i've ever heard but the last few songs weren't the best either.

This album is strange. There are a couple brilliant tracks, and it's woven together beautifully, but by and large the distance between the brilliant moments is pretty big. The large instrumentals are pretty good so I can't knock it too much, and I appreciate the intent of doing what serves the album as a singular work of art. It's just different, and I think probably worth hearing, but it's one I think I'd rather sit with for longer to really figure out - if I ever decide to make the time for it, which I might not. Time will tell. 3.2/5

Like dark star and southern rock mixed

Decent jam record, half of it was one song. Not too bad but it wasn’t the best I’ve ever heard

If I were to own this record, side 2 would never get played Then need to also skip most of side one To be honest, only the first track actually needs playing, as the rest seems like improvisions derived from that I dont actively hate this, but I would be happy to live out the rest of my life without needing to hear this again

Thankfully, the music isn't as bad as the horrendous album cover. This kind of music works so much better live, even so, this was a tolerable listen.

Above average high school guitarist tries to sound cool and different

Side 1, a saga-length cover of a Bo Diddley song, is incredible. I'd not heard of this album before, and I feel certain it will be in rotation for me long into the future.

This is quite possibly the worst collection of music I have ever heard. Terrible recording, boring music. This doesn’t represent the genre well at all

Loose, exploratory and atmospheric, but purposeful. Another gem of a new discovery from this project.

I hated this. It was mostly instrumental. It wasn’t good.

Competent noodling.

Прикольный концепт на первой половине

I love a good jam, but this album really pushed my limits. I can't see myself coming back to this. The album gets far more interesting after that whole Who Do You Love suite ends, though, so there's that. I get what they were aiming for with that cover, but it just didn't work for me at all.

Bit too much self indulgent long ass twiddly nonsense.

Plusspoeng for elgitar

Like the guitar work but it rambles on with no real direction or focus

Cool jam record, yep it does kinda go nowhere but it's about the journey not the destination

50 minutes of somewhat aimless guitar noodling and renditions of cover songs. I can think of a dozen albums that should make it over this without even thinking deeply.

Listening session: may 3rd, while chilling at home Listened to before: no Thoughts: I like some of the guitar work but this whole album feels like the same psychedelic rock track over and over again Favourite tracks: Who Do You Love - Pt. 1 & How You Love

I like psychedelic rock, what I don’t really like are jam sessions.

3.5/4

Pretty solid album, went in not wanting to like it. Some good guitar tracks, even if it felt a bit derivative. 3 stars

I liked the music generally, quite experimental, but that's to be expected from a live-recorded album. I ended up zoning out at points, but it does strike me as a great performance to have watched live. You know you're in for some wacky music when a song exceeds the 10 minute mark.

It's a live album, it feels like the same jam all the way through. It just didn't suit my mood this morning. Maybe you would enjoy it if you like the doors.

Interesting

Rubbish

Fairly inoffensive extended noodling! Couple of tracks I recognise. Not bad overall

I really liked this. Proper psychedelic music with a very authentic feel and even The Doors vibes. Not perfect by any means, but it clicks. Need to find more Quicksilver MS alumbs!

7/10

Maso

I have no understanding why, firstly, Greil Marcus stated that this was the finest recording to come out of the San Francisco scene, and secondly, why the 'who do you love' suite (based on a Bo Diddley riff) goes on for 27 minutes on TWO chords. It's a live album from that 'Fillmore' period when guitar improvising and getting high were synonymous. It's very Woodstock but give me some tight and meaningful Creedence any time over this meandering drivel.

Had some fun, but mostly bored.

Noodled in, noodled out, tapped my foot, and nodded off. I don't think I really enjoy jam sessions

4/10

This is a fun jam album. It does drag quite a bit through "Calvary", and "Happy Trails" is not a well executed finale, but overall this was enjoyable. 3.0/5.0: Good

a little too long for what it is but its was enjoyable for the majority of the run

meh

Other reviewers have generally criticized this as an overindulgent mess. It’s not quite that bad, but it lacks something. Some of the album was recorded live, but apparently some was studio work? If that’s the case, the producers were on more psychedelics than the band. The extended jam on Who Do You Love really wasn’t terrible, in fact it’s an interesting document of the San Francisco scene in the late Sixties. Sadly, they weren’t the best band to document that. Overall, I would say the album is worth a listen, but will not make my rotation any time soon. 3 stars for some decent guitar solos.

Well this was way worse than I was thinking it would be. If I'm going to hear endless jamming, give me some like good jamming.

Jonkinlaista western musiikkia

This is a great album to listen to while doing something. I listened to it while doing budget stuff at work. Then later I was cooking and played it again. I enjoyed it a ton. So much so this is an edit and I've added it to my library and listened a few other times. It's not going to be everyones cup of tea but I like it.

oh man this album cover made me think we were getting an old country album but I'm met with blues rock. There are some country inspired spots here and there but it is mostly just guitar noodling, also it delves too far into warbly psychadelic rock for me anyway. They honestly sound like Led Zeppelin songs that were left on the cutting room floor.

What a let down. Was expecting some fun county western tunes… instead got the shittiest of shit blues.

Is this another fairy album? I don't mean that in a derogatory way, but in a medieval maiden kind of way. Update: not a medieval fairy album, just a bland rock album, why is it on this list. Every time I thought Calvary was ending, it still had 3 minutes left. Happy trails could not be more pitchy. 1*

You know, with me being so far into the project, I've realized that I only have so many albums left from each of the major "archetypes" that flood this list. You know, 90s-2000s British indie albums, 70s-80s post-punk albums, 60s psych-rock albums, those sorts of things. They're all over this list, but with me having less than 170 albums left for this project, I don't have too many left for each of those archetypes. Of course, I do still have some remaining, and albums like this remind me of that. Yeah, this one's just kind of another 60s psych-rock album. Admittedly, it's got some interesting things going for it. This thing definitely has more of a jam-band feel to it, and it's much closer in sound to the Grateful Dead than the Beatles. This is perhaps most obvious in the length of the songs. The first half of this album is a suite of sorts, though it is split up on streaming. I think it's alright. It does a well enough job of feeling like a bunch of songs playing back-to-back-to-back and not just the same thing over and over again. "Calvary" is also long, but that's just one song and it's not quite as interesting as the "Who Do You Love?" suite. The style here is okay. Nothing exciting, but nothing mind-numbing either. This is definitely one of those "jack of all trades, master of none" albums. Everything is done decently well, but nothing is excellent. Happy Trails is good, but not great. It is pretty cool that much of this was recorded live though. Strong 3/5.

Boring

no lo volvería a escuchar, 1 time experience

Cosas muy buenas y cosas muy falopa, muy desparejo

Cosas buenas, cosas muy raras. La suite inicial es excelente, y el art cover de 10.

Far better than expected. The guitar work is great and pleasingly experimental.

“Great!” I thought. Not heard of the band, be nice to listen to something different and that I am unfamiliar with…aaaand….its another blues jam band…Next.

Hell yeah, late '60s jam band rock and roll; I love this stuff.

Man, i 'm on day 702. If this was the first Psychedelic Rock album that i listened on the start of this journey i would probably like this, but holy shit! By now i feel like i sat and listened to hundreds of Psychedelic Rock tracks and i'am feeling the fatigue.

Never heard of this before but it was great!

Honestly not the worst just like painfully boring. If you're gonna be psychadelic be a little experimental plz Highlights: How You Love

Country western vibe but great

Ещё одно открытие в этом списке. По обложке и году ожидал скучное однообразное кантри. По факту оказался неплохой погружающий в прослушивание психоделик. При этом еще это и живое выступление. Обязательно послушать еще раз.

lots of things that are either good or funny: the short guitar bits in the first side that are like demented out of tune banjo rolls like would show up in some post punk later (good) the bits of excessive left/right panning (funny) naming the whole album after the half-hearted country cover that closes it (good and funny) if you had to pick one extended Filmore scene jam to represent San Francisco in the 60s maybe it should be this one. almost went three stars, but will never listen in full again. two stars!!

I dunno. It’s got a bit of juice. Not much though. Just a bit

This was pretty sweet. I got a very vivid image of some small desert town tripping on acid

Was fine I guess but it just kind of sat there

When I saw the track listing I thought, interesting, six different tracks with similar titles, I wonder what they'll do with those concepts. It was a single jam track divided into six tracks. I've never been sophisticated enough to appreciate a jam band, it seems like the sort of thing that is only interesting in the moment. I can't imagine putting this record on for repeated listens. For a band with the name Quicksilver there's nothing quick about them.

A live album of long, "psychedelic," mostly instrumental jams. These guys grew up alongside the Grateful Dead, and I rate both bands about the same, which is to say, "I'm not stoned enough to enjoy this."

Wow sorprendida, fantástico, lo quiero en vinilo o cd

Don’t believe the low ratings. Wasn’t expecting to like this but from the start it just pulls you in. To be fair the second half is a bit weaker. Well worth a four