Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man download

one of the best guitar solos ever, SHORT AND SWEET. Cippolina was the master

This is so, weirdly, relevant today...

"heavy" music - i.e., serious, deep, thoughtful, dealing with real human issues

"all those who put their faith in fire, then by their faith shall be repaid", words to live by.

PRIDE OF MAN written by Hamilton Camp Turn around go back down Back the way you came Can't you see that flash of fire 10 times brighter than the day And behold a mighty city Broken in the dust again Oh God, pride of man Broken in the dust again Turn around go back down Back the way you came Babylon is laid to waste Egypt's buried in her shame Their mighty men are all beaten down Their kings are all fallin' in the ways Oh God, pride of man Broken in the dust again Turn around go back down Back the way you came Terror is on ever sign Though our leaders are dismayed All those who place their faith in fire In fire their fate shall be repaid Oh God, pride of man Broken in the dust again Turn around go back down Back the way you came And shout a warning to the nation That the sword of God is raised Yes, Babylon backed by it's city Rich in treasure wide in fame Oh God, pride of man Broken in the dust again And it shall cause your tower to fall Make of you a pyre of flame Oh, you who dwell on many waters Rich in treasure wide in fame You bow unto your, your god of gold Your pride of might shall be a shame For only God can lead his people Back unto the earth again Oh God, pride of man Broken in the dust again The holy mountain be restored Have mercy on the people The people Lord .

Quicksilver was "my" band.  This powerful anthem is as prophetic today as it was back in the days of summer, flowers and love.  One of San Francisco's finest Acid Rock bands...

One of my favorite songs of all time.

This was written by Hamilton Camp, a lot of the San Francisco bands brought their folk music influences and electronified it with great results. Codine also preformed by QMS was written by Buffy Saint-Marie, a great folk singer and one of the better guitarists in the folk scene, she's still going strong, a Native American.

Epic...! Still as resounding today as it was the 1st day I heard it.  

I just heard Camp's and Lightfoot's version... odd, they seem to rush it and lose the passion,. This is brilliantly paced and arranged... bg vocals and echo-y production give it a greater, bitter majesty.

The first bay area band I saw live and they were stunning to me, perhaps you will be feel some of what I felt on that Saturday night at the Fillmore West..

The guitar solo by John Cippollina is without compare, it's the best accompaniment to any Rock or Prog group ever.

People who can sing, people who can play. And what a powerful piece to as the first track of your first Lp, What a last line! 'That holy mountain be restored.......

Brings back so many memories... just great.  This is a song my husband had introduced me to in the early 70's.  He has been gone many years and it still gives me chills.  Thanks so much for posting this.

This is greatness, period! Great musicians, passionate and serious about their original material. They will never get old, and this tune in particular. My great-grandchildren will hear this!

This is The Definitive Version SO damn goooood

Still relevant after all these years... ...I loved this song since I first heard it in the 1960s..!

This was played constantly in Vietnam.

I still remember how badly hated we were back then by our elders. It was the mainstream media that did it then and they are still doing it now.