Search - Nick Gravenites, John Cipollina :: Monkey Medicine

Buyer beware

traveling wilbury | 01/13/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If you are fond of Bonnie Raitt, or like your blues with wrapped in straw rather than in old steel guitar strings or last week's copy of the Chicago Tribune, you'll find most of the tracks here worth a listen. On the other hand, if you liked with what Gravenites did with Bloomfield or Cipollina with Quicksilver Messenger Service, you'll probably be disappointed. "Born in Chicago," despite the occasional quote from Bloomfield/Butterfield, is anemic; and although Cipollina shows on "Pride of Man" that he can reproduce most of the riffs from the original he did with QMS, Gravenites mumbles his way through the lyrics. Produced by Gravenites and Cipollina, this is a reminder of how good a producer Harvey Brooks was...."

One Of A Kind Blues

traveling wilbury | Asheville, NC | 09/27/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The music of the Gravenites-Cippolina Band was unlike any other. It can't be compared to Quicksilver Messenger Service...which band was the apple and which the orange?



The Gravenites-Cipollina Band created unique blues rock. It picks up where Mike Bloomfield left off.



This is a very rare release of what the band was doing at the time...at their best."

More One Of A Kind Blues

traveling wilbury | Asheville, NC | 09/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The previous reviewer compares this to Quicksilver Messenger Service. That's like apples and oranges!



The Gravenites-Cipollina Band created unique blues rock. This picks up where Mike Bloomfield left off.



This is a very rare release of what the band was doing at the time....at there best.



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