{"product_id":"9780767911863","title":"A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMcNally, Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/12\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history,   written by its official historian and publicist—a must-have chronicle for all Dead   Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From 1965 to 1995,   the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished   musical entities to ever grace American culture. The creative synchronicity among   Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Ron “Pigpen”   McKernan exploded out of the artistic ferment of the early sixties’ roots and folk   scene, providing the soundtrack for the Dionysian revels of the counterculture. To   those in the know, the Dead was an ongoing tour de force: a band whose constant commitment   to exploring new realms lay at the center of a thirty-year journey through an ever-shifting   array of musical, cultural, and mental landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dennis McNally, the band’s historian   and publicist for more than twenty years, takes readers back through the Dead’s history   in \u003ci\u003eA Long Strange Trip\u003c\/i\u003e. In a kaleidoscopic narrative, McNally not only chronicles   their experiences in a fascinatingly detailed fashion, but veers off into side trips   on the band’s intricate stage setup, the magic of the Grateful Dead concert experience,   or metaphysical musings excerpted from a conversation among band members. He brings   to vivid life the Dead’s early days in late-sixties San Francisco—an era of astounding   creativity and change that reverberates to this day. Here we see the group at its   most raw and powerful, playing as the house band at Ken Kesey’s acid tests, mingling   with such legendary psychonauts as Neal Cassady and Owsley “Bear” Stanley, and performing   the alchemical experiments, both live and in the studio, that produced some of their   most searing and evocative music. But McNally carries the Dead’s saga through the   seventies and into the more recent years of constant touring and incessant musical   exploration, which have cemented a unique bond between performers and audience, and   created the business enterprise that is much more a family than a corporation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written   with the same zeal and spirit that the Grateful Dead brought to its music for more   than thirty years, the book takes readers on a personal tour through the band’s inner   circle, highlighting its frenetic and very human faces. \u003ci\u003eA Long Strange Trip\u003c\/i\u003e is not   only a wide-ranging cultural history, it is a definitive musical biography.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43365584896255,"sku":"9780767911863","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780767911863_s600x595.jpg?v=1775598992","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780767911863","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}