Why the Grateful Dead matter /
Benson, Michael,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166).
Introduction. Light the song -- They're an American band -- Of Jerry Garcia, savior -- Dead shows are like snowflakes -- The Dead are Epicurean -- "Ripple" is so Zen -- They invented a new form of music -- Concert sound at a whole new level -- They played the Pyramids -- Their instruments were custom-made -- Pigpen sang the blues -- Bobby brought the muscle and the sunshine -- Rock Scully was their manager -- They didn't buy into the jinx -- The birth of the Dead was a familial process -- Of the acid tests -- The lyrics of Robert Hunter are great poetry -- The band has a philosophy -- Of academics and business -- Of Mountain Girl -- Deadheads roam the Earth -- Crickets played on Blues for Allah -- Dead world is a kinder, gentler place -- Their most spontaneous moment became their finest hour -- They overcame so much and forged on -- There is Sugaree -- The commitment to a concise aesthetic and traditional song structures -- When youth was God, Jerry played old -- Of the art -- The concert films -- Their music is so flexible -- Of the forty-five-minute "Sugaree" -- Of Englishtown, and the myriad glories of '77 -- When Jerry died the vibe lived on -- The music never stops.
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Rock music
Rock music.
Why the Grateful Dead matter