Quicksilver Messenger Service WHAT ABOUT ME

Quicksilver Messenger Service: Gary Duncan (vocals, guitar, bass, organ, percussion); David Freiberg (vocals, guitar, bass); Dino Valenti (vocals, guitar, percussion); John Cipollina (guitar, percussion); Greg Elmore (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Jose Rico Reyes (vocals, conga, percussion); Mark Naftalin, Nicky Hopkins (piano). Quicksilver Messenger Service began as Grateful Dead-like psychedelic warriors full of improvisational bravado. By the time of WHAT ABOUT ME, they had become a much more song-oriented outfit, fronted by Dino Valente, who crooned the title tune's semi-protest message (which garnered the band a healthy amount of airplay) along with tracks that mixed psychedelic rock, folk, blues, and jazz influences. This would be founding guitarist John Cippolina's last album of the band's initial run, marking the end of an era.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop