Dead to the Core
An Almanack of the Grateful Dead
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Publisher Description
The Grateful Dead have left us a musical bounty of thirty years and thousands of shows. Now Dead to the Core: An Almanack of the Grateful Dead 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.
Includes...
Show-a-day seasonal calendars
Detailed show reviews from key years
Musical and lyrical analyses of the Dead's core tunes
Annotated lists of hot versions of key tunes
Capsule reviews of shows from throughout the Dead's career
Personal anecdotes and observations from Deadheads
A guide to the best Dead-related sites on the Internet
In-depth essays on the Dead's prime eras
...And much, much more, including the Dead-Dylan connection, the Dead and Garcia's place in the musical universe, the Deadhead pantheon, tour lore...
Customer Reviews
Essential...
...reading for any serious Deadhead.
Have you ever riffled through the archives of archive.org, and wondered, 'Where do I even start listening here?!'
Well, Dead To The Core is an amazing sourcebook, giving you synopses of the essential shows, detailed accounts of the manifold seasons of the Greatest Jam Band in the World, as well as fascinating, and often hilarious personal stories of Deadheads,
making this not only a valuable source for the background of individual shows, but just a really Fun read.
5 Stars, Easy.