Artist description Gary Duncan's Quicksilver carries on the legacy of the legendary Quicksilver Messenger Service. Duncan was a founding member of QMS and remains the driving force behind the band today.

Music Style Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Blues

Musical Influences Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miles Davis

Artist History Quicksilver Messenger Service was one of great bands to emerge from the Sixties Haight Ashbury - San Francisco scene. They loaded up their from-the-heart songs with free-form jamming; in gigs at classic venues like the Fillmore and Avalon, they stretched out and improvised, pushing their music in unpredictable directions. Tougher than the Dead, looser than the Airplane, but never managing to achieve the popularity of either. Maybe they just weren't ambitious enough; in the words of guitarist Gary Duncan, "We had no ambition toward making records, we just wanted to have fun play some music, and make enough money to be able to afford to smoke pot". 30 years later Quicksilver is still challenging their fans with new music.

Group Members Gary Duncan, David Freiberg, Michael Lewis and others

Albums Peace by Piece, Shape Shifter, Live at Field Stone

Press Reviews SHAPE SHIFTER - "A complete rave here for this unexpected delight: The first new album to bear the Quicksilver name in over 10 years. A double-CD jam packed with 28 very different-sounding songs, Shape Shifter is fully the work of legendary SF guitarist Gary Duncan--whose chops, both on the fretboard and as a songwriter, have never been sharper. This is very much worth seeking out." - Dave DiMartino in BAM Magazine (6/28/96)

Location San Francisco, California - USA

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