Album Comin' Thru by Quicksilver Messenger Service Review

The last of Quicksilver's albums before they broke up is a disapppointment, and a real poser for all but the most dedicated fans. The songwriting was getting thin by this time, as indicated by the presence of numbers like "Chicken", a traditional piece arranged by Dino Valenti, which is little more than four minutes of wasted time on a 36 minute record. This track, and Valenti's promising but ultimately disappointing "Changes", were a sure sign that the band was delivering an album but nothing more than that, as a way of fulfilling a contract; it's even hard to visualize the group doing this material on stage. The presence of trumpets, trombones, and saxes is also a problem, because they make Quicksilver sound more like Blood, Sweat & Tears than themselves, and Valenti wasn't David Clayton-Thomas. But then there are hard-rocking numbers like "Doin' Time in the U.S.A". and "California State Correctional Facility Blues", which actually work, with slashing guitars, organ playing that is alternately soaring and funky, and a great beat. So about two thirds of this album is what you would want and expect from Quicksilver, even if it isn't their best work, and the rest can be skipped.

Review by allmusic.com

Tracks on this album

#	Track title	Track length	Preview	Download
1	Doin' Time In The U.S.A.	4:20	preview song Doin' Time In The U.S.A.	Download track Doin' Time In The U.S.A.
2	Chicken	3:58	preview song Chicken	Download track Chicken
3	Changes	4:02	preview song Changes	Download track Changes
4	California State Correctional	6:28	preview song California State Correctional	Download track California State Correctional
5	Forty Days	5:52	preview song Forty Days	Download track Forty Days
6	Mojo	5:38	preview song Mojo	Download track Mojo
7	Don't Lose It	6:09	preview song Don't Lose It	Download track Don't Lose It