![]() David FreibergOct 13, 2010 Quicksilver Messenger Service has never gotten the full credibility they deserve. A lot like what Thin Lizzy did for Hard Rock, Quicksilver Messenger. Need for speed undercover full game. Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1970 John Cipollina, Greg Elmore, Nicky Hopkins and David Freiberg Background information Also known as Quicksilver Origin, United States Genres, Years active 1965–1979, 2006–present Labels,, Associated acts Website Members Past members Mark Ryan Harold Aceves Chuck Steaks Roger Stanton Bob Flurie Michael Lewis Skip Olsen Quicksilver Messenger Service (sometimes credited as simply Quicksilver) is an American band formed in 1965 in. The band achieved wide popularity in the and through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, and several of their albums ranked in the Top 30 of the Pop charts. They were part of the new wave of album-oriented bands, achieving renown and popularity despite an almost complete lack of success with their singles, apart from ', which reached number 49 in 1970. Though not as commercially successful as contemporaries and, Quicksilver was integral to the beginnings of their genre. With their and influences and a strong background, the band attempted to create an individual, innovative sound. Music historian wrote: 'Of all the bands that came out of the San Francisco area during the late '60s, Quicksilver typified most the style, attitude and sound of that era.' Member drew heavily on musical influences he picked up during the folk revival of his formative musical years. The style he developed from these sources is evident in Quicksilver Messenger Service's swing rhythms and twanging guitar sounds. After many years, the band has attempted to reform despite the deaths of several members. In 2009, original members and toured as the Quicksilver Messenger Service, using various backing musicians. Remnants And ReunionsContents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Formation [ ] There is some confusion as to the real origins of the group. According to: It was Valenti who organized the group. I can remember everything Dino said. 'We were all going to have wireless guitars. We were going to have leather jackets made with hooks that we could hook these wireless instruments right into. And we were gonna have these chicks, backup rhythm sections that were gonna dress like American Indians with real short little dresses on and they were gonna have tambourines and the clappers in the tambourines were going to be silver coins.' And I'm sitting there going, 'This guy is gonna happen and we're gonna set the world on its ear. The next day, Valenti was arrested for possession of and spent the better part of the next two years in jail. However, Gary Duncan has stated: That’s the story Cipollina told everybody. But according to Dino, that wasn’t the case at all. When he’d been looking for a band, he’d talked to Cipollina, and everybody somehow put two and two together. He actually lived with us when he got out of prison, and while we played some music together and wrote songs, he had no interest in playing in Quicksilver; he wanted to start his own career. Well, when his own career didn’t do so well, he had more interest in playing in Quicksilver!
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