What About Me

Wonderful service,package was in excellent condition. I got the CD that I ordered, all is good. I’m trying to fill in my music collection. I lost most of it in a fire years ago and I’ve just been gradually getting them back. I love this group brings back a lot of fond memories.

Just for Love and What about me reflect the state of grace, peace who lived Quicksilver Messenger Service during the two months in Hawaii, in fact the two records came out a short distance from each other. Well not bad, and if the 'original group consisted essentially in putting together all that work and it was trend in 1970 (pop, rock, acid-rock, psychedelic, garage) must give place to do it well and often in an original way. The song of the same name What about me, was transmitted continuously on radio across the USA and became a big hit. Unfortunately, the production was not excellent, it lacked a producer to guide the band in the studio and from the first listen you realize that the ideal size of the group is to play live in a stage.

If you're a fan of this era of Quick, and love Just For Love, then you like this sound and will want to continue your trip. Does not disappoint. Toke it in.

This review primarily pertains to the sound or audio quality of this latest reissue. I've always loved the album in spite of its crappy sound, or maybe I should say I've always loved the songs on the album if that makes better sense, because I've always hated the crappy sound. I've also always thought this particular album was the worst of all the early poor sounding Quicksilver releases. To this day I still can't believe a record company of any kind, much less a major company like Capitol, would release recordings that sounded like crap from an audio or fidelity standpoint. The only thing that has ever made sense to me is that everybody at Capitol records at the time was totally deaf (or maybe totally stoned :). As for this latest remaster - finally a half decent sounding CD reissue of the album. I can only say `half decent' because it still needs some work. Basically this remaster increases the bass, which was needed, and increases the volume level, which really has nothing to do with the sound or audio quality. The basic remaining problem is that overall it still has a `tinny' sound to it, although maybe not quite as bad or pronounced on this reissue, but still definitely noticeable when vocals and/or horns are present. That being said, of the 3 or 4 CD reissues I've heard, I'd have to say that this is the best sounding one. And this may be as good as it's going to get, because there probably is only so much that can be done when you have a very poor sounding source to start with. I guess the biggest culprit was all the echo that was used in the original recording. For anybody thinking of purchasing the album I would recommend this reissue over any of the earlier releases, especially the Japanese release. Definitely do not waste your money on that high priced Japanese remaster, which doesn't sound like the audio has been remastered at all. Usually for most Japanese remasters you can count on the sound or audio quality being great, but not on the Japanese remasters of the early Quicksilver releases. One last comment concerns the description of this being a "Deluxe" reissue. This is not a "deluxe" reissue as normally used in the CD marketing world these days. With most deluxe packages you get booklets with extensive notes, etc, and bonus CDs and/or DVDs with never before released materials, such as live material, different mixes, `the making of . . . ` video, concert videos, etc. All this `deluxe' reissue package consists of is the remastered original album packaged in a mini-lp sleeve . . . period, that's it, no booklets, no bonus discs, not even a single bonus track. So don't expect the normal "deluxe" package.

As I state in my book about the band, this was not quite as effective an album as its predecessor, "Just For Love," though several of the tracks were recorded at the same sessions. Even so, it contains at least four Quicksilver classics (the title song, "Subway," "Spindrifter," "Local Color") and no duds. I have three different versions of the album on CD and this new remastering by BGO is by far the best to date, and unlike the previous disc incarnations, this edition includes some perceptive liner notes.

Always loved Quicksilver Messenger Service when growing up and researched and found this album that many of the songs fit the California style the Quicksilver is know for. Also purchased the album "Happy Trails" that is another good one

Another early band that had some great hits and then was gone! They made about 4 albums and all were good ones.

Es la tercera edición de este disco que compro (vinilo, cd )esperando que la remasterización mejore algo el sonido, pero no lo consigue del todo , algo mejor ,pero..... por lo demas la edición es buena ,

The first time I heard this was at club I worked in as a bus-boy. The Generator....Yonge/Eglington....early seventies again! Every Saturday around 3 or 4 PM they would have the DJ in to spin some tunes and I would soak it up. This stood out then and I just had to order this remaster. I will UPDATE....March 23rd, 2013... This just became affordable again today. The remaster is well-received! I ordered another copy! The old Beat Goes On masterings are just that. Old....Culture Factory has the whole package sewn-up....I'ts worth it....

'de ce groupe de musique californienne des années 70,injustement rabaissé par des critiques qui entendent la musique sans se donner la peine d'écouter vraiment et qui ne pardonnent pas à ce groupe de s'être écarté de la musique de leur excellent album "happy trails". "what about me" est un album très calme et varié, aucun morceau n'est à jeter,écoutez l'instrumental "spindrifter" et vous serez conquis. à placer entre jefferson airplane et stephen stills ou encore devendra banhardt

This H D Remaster sounds like vinyl but clean, not thin, flat or piercing like early CD could be. Nice package , Great Album.

What About Me-1970. Par son style, cet album est très proche de Just For Love. Même s'il semble, comme le précédent, quelque peu décousu, car les genres abordés sont plutôt divers, les magnifiques "What About Me" et "Call On Me" valent à eux seuls l'acquisition de ce disque. Les cuivres étoffent de la manière la plus consistante les deux chansons. Moi, j'aime ça, et la voix de Valenti est un régal.