Live Dead: The Grateful Dead, Live Recordings, and the Ideology of Liveness by J

Description: Live Dead by John Brackett John Brackett examines how live recordings—from the groups official releases to fan-produced tapes, bootlegs to "Betty Boards," and Dicks Picks to From the Vault—have shaped the general history and popular mythology of the Grateful Dead for over fifty years. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Grateful Dead were one of the most successful live acts of the rock era. Performing over 2300 shows between 1965 and 1995, the Grateful Deads reputation as a "live band" was-and continues to be-sustained by thousands of live concert recordings from every era of the groups long and colorful career. In Live Dead, musicologist John Brackett examines how live recordings-from the groups official releases to fan-produced tapes, bootlegs to "Betty Boards," and Dicks Picks to From the Vault-have shaped the general history and popular mythology of the Grateful Dead for over fifty years. Drawing on a diverse array of materials and documents contained in the Grateful Dead Archive, Live Dead details how live recordings became meaningful among the band and their fans not only as sonic souvenirs of past musical performances but also as expressions of assorted ideals, including notions of "liveness," authenticity, and the power of recorded sound. Author Biography John Brackett is an independent scholar and author of John Zorn: Tradition and Transgression, and coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Popular Music Analysis: Expanding Approaches. Table of Contents List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. Becoming Live 1 1. "To Capture That Special Feeling": Recorded (and Recording) Liveness (The Warner Bros. Years, 1966–1973) 31 2. "The Next Best Thing to Being There": Tapes, Taping, and an Alternative Aesthetic of Recorded Liveness 61 3. A Time of Reckoning: New Approaches to Producing and Marketing Liveness (The 1980s, Part 1) 85 4. "That Quintessential Spirit of the Band": "Touch of Grey," the "Betty Boards," and the Rebirth of the Dead (The 1980s, Part 2) 105 5. "The Live Feel of a Tape": From the Vault, Dicks Picks, and the Language(s) of Liveness 125 6. Post-Dead: "Obstinately Physical," "Vaporous Cargo," and the Material Remains of Liveness 152 Conclusion: Memento Mori 169 Notes 177 Bibliography 201 Index 211 Review "Integrating material from popular, academic, and archival sources, John Brackett writes with the sensibilities of a Deadhead and the rigor of a scholar. As someone who likes her Dead live and prefers to dance to music in person, his perspective resonates with me. As an academic who studies Deadheads, I welcome this thoroughly researched and impeccably documented account of how and why live recordings came to dominate the discourse of the Grateful Dead." -- Rebecca G. Adams, University of North Carolina Greensboro, coeditor of * Deadhead Social Science *"As avatars of without-a-net musical improvisation, the Grateful Dead staked out sonic territory that took the importance of live performance to whole new levels. John Brackett does an exceptional job of presenting the history of liveness in modern music and then placing the Grateful Dead securely within that tradition." -- Peter Conners, author of * Cornell 77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Deads Concert at Barton Hall *"Bracketts measured and thoughtful approach makes this worthwhile reading for both committed Deadheads and those interested in the study of live music." * Publishers Weekly *"In his eloquent analysis of this aspect of the Deads music and history, Brackett examines how live recordings came to dominate the discourse of the Grateful Dead. Deadheads are bound to love Bracketts book." -- Henry Carrigan * No Depression * Details ISBN1478025484 Publisher Duke University Press Series Studies in the Grateful Dead ISBN-13 9781478025481 Format Paperback Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle The Grateful Dead, Live Recordings, and the Ideology of Liveness Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Author John Brackett Illustrations 25 illustrations Year 2023 AU Release Date 2023-12-15 NZ Release Date 2023-12-15 UK Release Date 2023-12-15 Alternative 9781478020707 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 232 ISBN-10 1478025484 DEWEY 782.421660922 Publication Date 2023-12-05 US Release Date 2023-12-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159783298;

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