Why the Grateful Dead matter
By: Michael Benson
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781611688511; 9781611689242
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Rock music; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and web resources (pages 164-166).
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Light the song; title: They're an American band; title: Of Jerry Garcia, savior; title: Dead shows are like snowflakes; title: The Dead are Epicurean; title: "Ripple" is so Zen; title: They invented a new form of music; title: Concert sound at a whole new level; title: They played the Pyramids; title: Their instruments were custom-made; title: Pigpen sang the blues; title: Bobby brought the muscle and the sunshine; title: Rock Scully was their manager; title: They didn't buy into the jinx; title: The birth of the Dead was a familial process; title: Of the acid tests; title: The lyrics of Robert Hunter are great poetry; title: The band has a philosophy; title: Of academics and business; title: Of Mountain Girl; title: Deadheads roam the Earth; title: Crickets played on Blues for Allah; title: Dead world is a kinder, gentler place; title: Their most spontaneous moment became their finest hour; title: They overcame so much and forged on; title: There is Sugaree; title: The commitment to a concise aesthetic and traditional song structures; title: When youth was God, Jerry played old; title: Of the art; title: The concert films; title: Their music is so flexible; title: Of the forty-five-minute "Sugaree"; title: Of Englishtown, and the myriad glories of '77; title: When Jerry died the vibe lived on; title: The music never stops.