Dead to the Core
Author: Wybenga, Eric
ISBN: 9780385316835
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Jul 1997
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback / softback
The Grateful Dead have left us a musical bounty of thirty years and thousands of shows.Now i>Dead to the Core- An Almanack of the Grateful Dead/i> takes Deadheads through the seasons and years of the Dead's dazzling array of music, with lavish treatment of those "bumper crop" eras from which their most succulent songs and shows and shows can be harvested.It is part reference, part critical companion to the best the Dead have to offer, a work liberally stocked with trivia, lore, humor, and arcana.No Head "farmer" wanting to reap the dankest of the Dead kind will want to be without this essential resource.br>br>Includes...br>br>Show-a-day seasonal calendarsbr>Detailed show reviews from key yearsbr>Musical and lyrical analyses of the Dead's core tunesbr>Annotated lists of hot versions of key tunesbr>Capsule reviews of shows from throughout the Dead's careerbr>Personal anecdotes and observations from Deadheadsbr>A guide to the best Dead-related sites on the Internetbr>In-depth essays on the Dead's prime erasbr>br>...And much, much more, including the Dead-Dylan connection, the Dead and Garcia's place in the musical universe, the Deadhead pantheon, tour lore...
ISBN: 9780385316835
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Jul 1997
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback / softback
The Grateful Dead have left us a musical bounty of thirty years and thousands of shows.Now i>Dead to the Core- An Almanack of the Grateful Dead/i> takes Deadheads through the seasons and years of the Dead's dazzling array of music, with lavish treatment of those "bumper crop" eras from which their most succulent songs and shows and shows can be harvested.It is part reference, part critical companion to the best the Dead have to offer, a work liberally stocked with trivia, lore, humor, and arcana.No Head "farmer" wanting to reap the dankest of the Dead kind will want to be without this essential resource.br>br>Includes...br>br>Show-a-day seasonal calendarsbr>Detailed show reviews from key yearsbr>Musical and lyrical analyses of the Dead's core tunesbr>Annotated lists of hot versions of key tunesbr>Capsule reviews of shows from throughout the Dead's careerbr>Personal anecdotes and observations from Deadheadsbr>A guide to the best Dead-related sites on the Internetbr>In-depth essays on the Dead's prime erasbr>br>...And much, much more, including the Dead-Dylan connection, the Dead and Garcia's place in the musical universe, the Deadhead pantheon, tour lore...
