A Long Strange Trip
Book description
The 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.
From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most…
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In my opinion, the Grateful Dead's music forms an important part of the soundtrack of the psychedelic sixties–and into the seventies and beyond.
They first performed under this name at Ken Kesey's acid tests in San Francisco and gained an exponentially-growing reputation as cutting-edge performers of acid rock–so much so that loyal "Dead Heads" would follow them around from concert to concert. McNally was the band's official historian, and his inside track gave him access to fascinating details about the individual band members, their music, their drug trips, their metaphysical meanderings, and much more.
This book brings me back to…
From John's list on celebrating the psychedelic sixties.
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