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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195147065

ISBN-139780195147063

eBay Product ID (ePID)1926646

Product Key Features

Book TitleGrateful Dead Reader

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Genres & Styles / Rock

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorDiana Spaulding

Book SeriesReaders on American Musicians Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.2 in

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Dewey Edition21

Reviews"This is a fine and loving collection of the best that has been written about one of the best bands the Bay Area produced."--San Jose Mercury News, "This compilation of interviews, reviews, book excerpts, and letters presents a remarkably full-bodied profile of The Dead, including a 1967 interview with twenty-four-year-old Jerry Garcia, a 1975 letter from Dead lyricist Robert Hunter on the meaning of the band, and a 1995 eulogy for Garciapublished in The New Yorker a week after the frontman's death."--American Way, "Grateful Dead literature is approaching Beatles-lit in volume, and thisgathering about the band and its fans attests to how vast and dedicated thenation of the Deadheads is.... A must for Dead-heavy collections, the book isalso a nice addition to any popular culture collection."--ooklist, "This anthology of interviews, profiles, lyrical analyses, concert reviews and essays, which examine the Grateful Dead as a cultural phenomenon, were chosen, says editor Diana Spaulding, 'for their ability to capture, to evoke and sometimes even to explain something about the unexplainablephenomenon of the Grateful Dead.' Pieces range from Richard Meltzer's free-for-all rave review of Terrapin Station to Robert Hunter's touching elegy/poem for Garcia written shortly after the latter's death."--Relix, "An engaging, thoughtfully selected collection of the best writing about the Grateful Dead's remarkable journey, by some of its savviest critics--Ralph Gleason, Richard Melzer, Robert Christgau, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman--as well as 'insiders' like Robert Hunter, Dennis McNally, DavidGans, and Alan Trist. A must-read for anyone interested in the Grateful Dead, '60s counter-culture, or the achievements of American popular music."-- Fredric Lieberman, Professor of Music, U.C. Santa Cruz, "Grateful Dead literature is approaching Beatles-lit in volume, and this gathering about the band and its fans attests to how vast and dedicated the nation of the Deadheads is.... A must for Dead-heavy collections, the book is also a nice addition to any popular culturecollection."--Booklist, "An engaging, thoughtfully selected collection of the best writing aboutthe Grateful Dead's remarkable journey, by some of its savviest critics--RalphGleason, Richard Melzer, Robert Christgau, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman--aswell as 'insiders' like Robert Hunter, Dennis McNally, David Gans, and AlanTrist. A must-read for anyone interested in the Grateful Dead, '60scounter-culture, or the achievements of American popular music."-- FredricLieberman, Professor of Music, U.C. Santa Cruz, "This is a fine and loving collection of the best that has been writtenabout one of the best bands the Bay Area produced."--San Jose MercuryNews, "What a Long, Strange Trip It Was: a comprehensive, thoughtful anthologydepicting the phenomena and foibles encompassing the 30-odd year 'unending tour'of the Grateful Dead...A satisfying and thought-provoking compendium ofcountercultural commentary."--Kirkus Reviews, "This anthology of interviews, profiles, lyrical analyses, concert reviewsand essays, which examine the Grateful Dead as a cultural phenomenon, werechosen, says editor Diana Spaulding, 'for their ability to capture, to evoke andsometimes even to explain something about the unexplainable phenomenon of theGrateful Dead.' Pieces range from Richard Meltzer's free-for-all rave review ofTerrapin Station to Robert Hunter's touching elegy/poem for Garcia writtenshortly after the latter's death."--Relix, "What a Long, Strange Trip It Was: a comprehensive, thoughtful anthology depicting the phenomena and foibles encompassing the 30-odd year 'unending tour' of the Grateful Dead...A satisfying and thought-provoking compendium of countercultural commentary."--Kirkus Reviews"This anthology of interviews, profiles, lyrical analyses, concert reviews and essays, which examine the Grateful Dead as a cultural phenomenon, were chosen, says editor Diana Spaulding, 'for their ability to capture, to evoke and sometimes even to explain something about the unexplainable phenomenon of the Grateful Dead.' Pieces range from Richard Meltzer's free-for-all rave review of Terrapin Station to Robert Hunter's touching elegy/poem for Garciawritten shortly after the latter's death."--Relix"This compilation of interviews, reviews, book excerpts, and letters presents a remarkably full-bodied profile of The Dead, including a 1967 interview with twenty-four-year-old Jerry Garcia, a 1975 letter from Dead lyricist Robert Hunter on the meaning of the band, and a 1995 eulogy for Garcia published in The New Yorker a week after the frontman's death."--American Way"This is a fine and loving collection of the best that has been written about one of the best bands the Bay Area produced."--San Jose Mercury News"What a Long, Strange Trip It Was: a comprehensive, thoughtful anthology depicting the phenomena and foibles encompassing the 30-odd year 'unending tour' of the Grateful Dead...A satisfying and thought-provoking compendium of countercultural commentary."--Kirkus Reviews"An engaging, thoughtfully selected collection of the best writing about the Grateful Dead's remarkable journey, by some of its savviest critics--Ralph Gleason, Richard Melzer, Robert Christgau, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman--as well as 'insiders' like Robert Hunter, Dennis McNally, David Gans, and Alan Trist. A must-read for anyone interested in the Grateful Dead, '60s counter-culture, or the achievements of American popular music."-- Fredric Lieberman,Professor of Music, U.C. Santa Cruz"At last a literary road map for the long strange tripster in us all."--Wavy Gravy"Grateful Dead literature is approaching Beatles-lit in volume, and this gathering about the band and its fans attests to how vast and dedicated the nation of the Deadheads is.... A must for Dead-heavy collections, the book is also a nice addition to any popular culture collection."--Booklist, "What a Long, Strange Trip It Was: a comprehensive, thoughtful anthology depicting the phenomena and foibles encompassing the 30-odd year 'unending tour' of the Grateful Dead...A satisfying and thought-provoking compendium of countercultural commentary."--Kirkus Reviews, "What a Long, Strange Trip It Was: a comprehensive, thoughtful anthology depicting the phenomena and foibles encompassing the 30-odd year 'unending tour' of the Grateful Dead...A satisfying and thought-provoking compendium of countercultural commentary."-- Kirkus Reviews, "This compilation of interviews, reviews, book excerpts, and letterspresents a remarkably full-bodied profile of The Dead, including a 1967interview with twenty-four-year-old Jerry Garcia, a 1975 letter from Deadlyricist Robert Hunter on the meaning of the band, and a 1995 eulogy for Garciapublished in The New Yorker a week after the frontman's death."--AmericanWay

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Dewey Decimal782.42166/092/2

SynopsisThe Greatful Dead are one of the most fascinating rock bands and cultural phenomena of the twentieth century. This book collects the most important and illuminating writings by and about the band, its members, and its fans (known as Deadheads), providing a rich account of the Dead and their importance in rock music and popular culture., Arranged in chronological order, these pieces add up to nothing less than a full-scale history of the greatest tour band in the history of rock. From Tom Wolfe's account of the Dead's first performance as the Grateful Dead (at an Acid Test in 1965), to Ralph Gleason's 1967 interview with the 24-year-old Jerry Garcia, to Mary Eisenhart's obituary of the beloved leader of the band, these selections include not only outstanding writing on the band itself, but alsosuperb pieces on music and pop culture generally. Fans will be fascinated by the poetry, fiction, drawings, and rare and revealing photographs featured in the book, as well as the anthology's manyinterviews and profiles, interpretations of lyrics, and concert and record reviews. Still, The Grateful Dead was more than a band--it was a cultural phenomenon. For three decades it remained on one unending tour, followed everywhere by a small army of nomadic fans. This phenomenon is both analyzed and celebrated here, in such pieces as Ed McClanahan's groundbreaking article in Playboy in 1972, fan-magazine editor Blair Jackson's 1990 essay on the seriousness of the drugsituation at Dead concerts, and Steve Silberman's insightful essays on the music and its fans., Arranged in chronological order, these pieces add up to nothing less than a full-scale history of the greatest tour band in the history of rock. From Tom Wolfe's account of the Dead's first performance as the Grateful Dead (at an Acid Test in 1965), to Ralph Gleason's 1967 interview with the 24-year-old Jerry Garcia, to Mary Eisenhart's obituary of the beloved leader of the band, these selections include not only outstanding writing on the band itself, but also superb pieces on music and pop culture generally. Fans will be fascinated by the poetry, fiction, drawings, and rare and revealing photographs featured in the book, as well as the anthology's many interviews and profiles, interpretations of lyrics, and concert and record reviews. Still, The Grateful Dead was more than a band--it was a cultural phenomenon. For three decades it remained on one unending tour, followed everywhere by a small army of nomadic fans. This phenomenon is both analyzed and celebrated here, in such pieces as Ed McClanahan's groundbreaking article in Playboy in 1972, fan-magazine editor Blair Jackson's 1990 essay on the seriousness of the drug situation at Dead concerts, and Steve Silberman's insightful essays on the music and its fans.

LC Classification NumberML421.B4