- Gold and Silver
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Pokémon Gold and Silver "Gold and Silver", a song written and recorded by
Quicksilver Messenger Service , first appeared on their debut album, "Quicksilver Messenger Service". It is an instrumental track and features the most popular instruments of theHaight-Ashbury area (piano ,electric guitar ,drum s and otherpercussion instruments.) The song is fairly long, around 6 minutes and 45 seconds, and is widely considered to be drummerGreg Elmore 's finest performance on the drums.Written by Gary Duncan, the song is probably the first example of
jazz-rock ever recorded.Fact|date=February 2008 It is in 6/4 time and was inspired by Brubecks Take Five which is in 5/4. For many old Quicksilver fans, this is a definitive song which captures the amazing instrumental viruosity of the group, and explains why the band was such a legend.Fact|date=March 2008
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