Grateful Dead FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Jam Band in History
Tony Sclafani
Bok Engelsk 2013
| Utgitt | Backbeat
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| Omfang | xv, 357 pages : : illustrations ;
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| Opplysninger | I am who I am -- Prelude -- Friends of the devil -- Sing me back home -- A band beyond description -- That's when it all began -- The music never stopped -- False alarm -- Trouble behind, trouble ahead -- Cryptical envelopment -- High time -- Now we play for Clive -- New ones comin' as the old ones go -- I was there -- Looks like rain -- Live/dead -- One man gathers -- I was there -- He's gone -- Dark star -- Ship of fools -- I'll sing to them this story -- I was there -- Playing in the band -- Ace -- One old score -- Sing me a song of my own -- Sunshine daydreams -- Eyes of the world -- For the faithful -- Searching for the sounds -- Ripple in still water -- I was there -- Strange deadfellows -- Days between -- Built to last -- Garcia the seer -- Unbroken chain -- With a net.. - The Grateful Dead rose out of San Francisco's '60s underground rock scene with an unprecedented sound and image. Its members, steeped in rock, folk, classical, and blues; their instrumental prowess; and their refusal to bow to commercial conventions helped originate jam band music. Unapologetic in its advocacy of drug use as a means toward mind expansion, the Dead helped catapult psychedelic music. After performing at the Monterey International Pop Festival and Woodstock, the group became iconic without ever scoring a hit single. A large, devoted fan base - "Deadheads" - began to follow the band everywhere. The group suffered a tragedy when bandleader Jerry Garcia slipped into a coma in 1986, but returned the next year with a top-selling album and surprise hit single, "Touch of Grey." By 1993, the Dead was the top-grossing live act in the United States. The band ended when Garcia died in 1995, but the music lives on with a stream of live releases. In Grateful Dead FAQ , Tony Sclafani examines the band's impact and influence on rock music and pop culture. This book ventures into unexplored areas and features a host of rare images, making it a must-have for both Deadheads and casual fans.
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| ISBN | 1-61713-583-6
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