Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air - 12/28/1975 - Winterland (Official) 

2021 anyone else still listening to this great band?

One of the most under appreciated bands ever. They literally defined the California sound. My generation had the greatest music.

If you're a fan of Airplane, you're a fan of 60s psychedelic music; if you're a fan of Quicksilver, you're a connoisseur.

Man I still get CHILLS when I hear this ....I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I am 67 yrs old bring it on man!!!

Quicksilver were never so famous as other 60s bands...but those who know them, know they are one of the best🧡

I was one of the camera operators that shot this! I worked for Bill for 11 years… best time of my life…

Just lost a Vietnam brother..dedicated to him..freaking cancer..I have Cancer as well.Pray for us that suffered from Agent fucking orange..Thanks..His favorite song..Gonna miss him..

This is my favorite version of this song. The guitar tone and lead playing is just so perfect, like peak Santana. Classic tune.

Great song then, great song now. The definitive San Francisco psychedelic sound.

I feel bad that I forget just how amazing these boys were. Just f*ckin fierce, daring, innovative, disciplined jams at 211F.

Yeah I'm listening to it. I graduated in 1975 and I listen to it then too. LOL!

When I was a teenager in the early '70s QMS, the Dead, and the Airplane were my Holy Trinity of music. Once you're on that bus you are never really off, so to speak. Thanks for the ride!

2023. Summer. I still remember my summers in the 70's. They were freaking good! This song is still outstanding. No one can sing like this anymore...

Duncan & Cippolina. One of the best tandem guitar duos ever!

One of the best songs to ever come out of that era. A haunting quality, a great guitar solo and a great piano solo, all in one song.

I was at this concert! They were awesome!!! Wish I could relive nights like this!

found this song while going through my dads record collection!!! amazing!

It's 2023 and I am STILL LISTENING ❤

John Cipollina One of the best ...RIP.

Yes, for sure. 70 years young and still ROCKING!

I am hearing them for the first time and I am 73!!! Where was I ( or them) all these years?!!!

Almost a year later, this performance still brings it all back to me. Those were the days!

I remember driving to work on crystal clear days in the mountains of Maine in the early 70s listening to this. Sweet memory.

Me ...now August 2022. I was a senior in high school in 1975. Will turn 65 in October. Senior citizen. Lol 😍😍😍

Still cool after all these years.

Watched this a hundred times. Still makes me cry it’s sooooo good. Yes I’m old too!!!

John Cipollina is just friggin AWESOME!! Greatest guitarist nobody talks about anymore!! (But I can't forget Gary Duncan...who was also a TREMENDOUS player and was so vital to the signature Quicksilver sound!!)

What a song! What an era!

I was there in the front 10 feet from the stage.....just found this....made my day.

God damn. What a great band and a great song. I remember listening to this during the peak of my trip and it was so awesome and amazing I was always grateful for this songs existence

We loved this band, and Jefferson Airplane, back in the day at Kent State.

Brings back so many memories. My late husband enjoyed so many musical moments especially at the Fillmore East. Love this band and this song. From an old Jersey Gal.

Man I've been listening to this great band for years!

The older I get the more I appreciate the raw sound of the 'psychedelic rock' from back in the day!!!!!!

Gary Duncan is a friggin monster on that guitar, man. Him and John together....what a pair!

Sensational band....and Dino's voice was incredible!

Yes doll One of my favorites from 70's! Graduated in 77. Thought they were/are so tuff. Guess some of them left earth. They're still visible like this vid. Rock on 70's! 💕💛😘🌷

Man These Cats Jammed, I Miss These Old Bands Of The 60s & 70s..... Real Driving Music!

I love this performance of fresh air.

My husband and his friends turned me on to Quicksilver about 40 years ago when I was in my early 20s. Still one of our favorite bands, the music from the late 60s and 70s is still the best.

Dino Valenti and John Cipallina and crew were so fantastic, I saw them regularly as a teenager in the late 60’s & early 70’s. I was lucky enough to go on a private cruise around the Bay, New Years Eve, early 80’s & Cipallina’s band played all night long.

Pure F***ing hard driving and total ROCK!! QMS, so little fanfare, and flying underneath the radar of 70's great bands...This live version rocks me and reminds me that ROCK will FOREVER RULE.

Missed seeing these guys live, but have loved them for decades. Never understood why they weren't much bigger. Rest in paradise, John Cipollina.

At 71, I keep coming back to the glorious days of the Sixties and Seventies. There has been nothing like them since. QMS RULES! Oh, to go back to those days just one more time! Just one more hour!

2023 here and forever. Thanks to my mom for getting me into this kind of music at an early age. b1983

One of the greatest bands….not too many people know!

I had the great pleasure and opportunity to see them in Berkeley in the late 60's and early 70's a number of times and they were always a great live band! Thanks for all the concerts in Peoples Park, Winterland, Pepperland & Fillmore West. It was a true experience!

Saw them many times. And I was high as the band..How great it was to live with freedom of soul.

By far, the best live performance I have ever seen from anybody

I'm 66 and bought a QMS shirt this year! This group reminds me of my teenage years and all the friends who shared the fun of listening with me are all gone. Dec 21, 2023 and still diggin it!

Defining an era….loved them.

Cippolina was my hero. Saw them in some small clubs-(Golden Bear)- on PCH. This was about '68-'69. Just great!

Loved this band..used to go to all their shows in 1971..out on the beach... windowpane. Wow !!!

I saw this fabulous group in the 70's at the old Kiel auditorium, in St.Louis. I will never forget the ecperience.

Best years of my life still love this band ❤️

Living on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, made possible to see many national and International touring bands. QuickSilver were so frequently doing live shows all throughout the years of their hay days. I always, so enjoyed, their unique brand to melodies, and being a professional musician from 1963 till today, I still enjoy their sound.

Now boys and girls this is a true blast from the past! Hit out local rock transmitter in '70, trouble was it was AM ick! Then I discovered rock radio WPHD FM Buffalo, NY, and as they say the rest is history! Managed to save enough from my partime job to get a real old FM tuner for my sound system and thought I had the world in palm of my hand. I mean 24-7 rock in well sort of stereo didn't get better than that! Made getting thru high school a lot less painful to say the least, didn't hurt getting thru of Enginneering School either. For some reason calculus, physics and linear circuits didn't hurt as much a 3:00 am with this type of stuff to listen to! Bell well and safe, peaceto you and yours.

One of the greats. There music is timeless.

Gary Duncan....RIP....the riffs were so awesome!!!!!.....Live or Studio, incredible sounds!!!!!!!

Been a huge fan of Quicksilver Messenger Service since their first album. Saw them live in Cincinnati. 😎✌🏽☮️🎸

Simple genius - miss the good music of the 60's & 70's.

One of the most under appreciated west coast rockers ever, way way before their time!

Great song. From a better era.

Awesome guitar performance by Gary Duncan!

When I first heard "Pride of Man", i was hooked. One of the bay's kick-ass band.

Man what a bad ass guitarist. I remember this 50 years ago. Thanks for the memories.

Some Groups come some fade or get old. The Quicksilver Messenger service albums never seem to lose their luster.

Probably my favourite US Rock band of that era. Amazing Chemistry between John and Gary on guitars.

MAN IM GETTIN COLD CHILLS from this talk about being taken back in time, i was a 15 year old Bass Player in a Rock Band. Really takes me back, I owe them allot for getting into a long music carrer

HAVE ANOTHER HIT! Yes I do believe I will!

Gary Duncan; so darn fantastic!! 💗💗💗

I was at this concert . Was one of the best I ever saw

Hello everyone! I discovered this band and music about half a year ago. This music is so heavenly that even bad adversities are forgotten and the beauty of life comes to the fore. Thanks to you band members for this really great music. ❤❤❤

Wish this band stayed together longer. I love their sound.!!

I loved this group so much. Wish I could see them live again

2023 still love it

I saw them in Sacramento. I got in trouble for not making it home before midnight. They were great.

OMG! LOVED THEM SO MUCH.Gold & Silver,Who do you love,Johnny Cippolina. God,must have seen them twenty times.The personification of the San Francisco sound.Simply the best.Good Times in the City.Miss those days.✌✌✌

Always thought John Cipollina was one of the most unique of the guitar heroes to come out of the sixties. Unique technique and used one of the most off-the-wall amp set-ups in rock history.

Brings back memories of high school dances when we had live bands who would blast these songs.

One of the BEST LEADS I have heard. Verry underrated for sure.

Who needs the internet when you can entertain yourself like this??? I'm glad that this was my time.

My Uncle played keyboard with them at a show in Baltimore in 1973. Whoever they had on keys at the time suddenly left and they needed a keyboard player so he spent a week rehearsing all their material and filled in. They liked his playing (he sounded a lot like Nicky Hopkins).

The real deal,this was and is REAL music!!!😉

Never heard of these guys! Me the child of 70's rock n roll!! Theyre good. And i just saw a video of Styx playing at Winterland the same year

quicksilver rocked with the best of em back in the day and it's still great listening to these guys in 2017 and beyond

I saw Quicksilver at the Commack Arena on Long Island about 1973 with Jonathan Edwards. Never got the respect or acknowledgement they deserved. Here I am 2021 listening to this great tune !

This is some of the best , what a super all around mix of guitar , drums , organ and great vocals.They had it all , so under appreciated !

One of the best songs ever! I think it would still chart!

Still a great song so many decades after.

I ve herd this tune before but didn't care enough to note who it was, but this version is just the bomb

DINO VALENTI VOCALS WHAT A VOICE, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIM? QMS WAS THE ULTIMATE HEAVY BAND, TOO BAD THEY WERE SO EARLY. ONLY US OLD DUDES KNOW HOW GREAT THEY WERE. QUICKWATER.

Bravo!!!!!

When I was in the army in Germany in 1968 introduced to this band by a friend of mine and I fell in love through music ever since

fantastic guitar playing, beautiful tone and style.

I was working in our local record store when this album was released. Great times.

I remember hearing them on the radio and seeing their albums at the stores, great guitars.

what an awesome song. I was fortunate enough to see them live in SF, WAY back in the day, without Dino. just the simple four piece band. still love them today.

I wish this band had another hit.

We wore this song out on the turntable, growing up in NE Kansas