Album Maiden of the Cancer Moon by Quicksilver Messenger Service Review

A double album of live material from 1968, this duplicates a lot of the material on Happy Trails and adds considerably more. This erratic collection reflects Quicksilver's best and worst qualities: The hard-driving blend of raga/folk/psychedelic rock is fine, while the blues jams are fairly awful. Besides "Who Do You Love?" and "Mona" (two versions), this LP has covers of "Back Door Man", "Smokestack Lightning", Buffy St. Marie's "Codine", and versions of most of the songs from the first Quicksilver LP. The rendition of "The Fool" here eclipses the studio take, and the performance of "Gold and Silver" is fine except for the "Toad"-like drum solo. John Cippolina's slithery leads are consistently fine, and Quicksilver fans will find this worth the search.

Review by allmusic.com

Tracks on this album

#	Track title	Track length	Preview	Download
1	Smokestack Lightning	11:08	preview song Smokestack Lightning	Download track Smokestack Lightning
2	Codine	5:22	preview song Codine	Download track Codine
3	Dino's Song	3:09	preview song Dino's Song	Download track Dino's Song
4	Edward (The Mad Shirt Grinder)	9:22	preview song Edward (The Mad Shirt Grinder)	Download track Edward (The Mad Shirt Grinder)
5	Who Do You Love Suite	14:27	preview song Who Do You Love Suite	Download track Who Do You Love Suite
6	Flute Song	4:21	preview song Flute Song	Download track Flute Song
7	Fresh Air	5:19	preview song Fresh Air	Download track Fresh Air
8	Happy Trails - 07 - Mona	7:01	preview song Happy Trails - 07 - Mona	Download track Happy Trails - 07 - Mona
9	Joseph's Coat	4:50	preview song Joseph's Coat	Download track Joseph's Coat
10	The Fool	10:21	preview song The Fool	Download track The Fool
11	Pride of Man	4:06	preview song Pride of Man	Download track Pride of Man
12	Light Your Windows	2:39	preview song Light Your Windows	Download track Light Your Windows
13	icksilver Messenger Service- Gypsy Lights	2:34	preview song icksilver Messenger Service- Gypsy Lights	Download track icksilver Messenger Service- Gypsy Lights
14	Calvary	13:30	preview song Calvary	Download track Calvary
15	Cobra	4:22	preview song Cobra	Download track Cobra
16	Fire Brothers	3:14	preview song Fire Brothers	Download track Fire Brothers
17	Shady Grove	3:01	preview song Shady Grove	Download track Shady Grove