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Synopsis
In "a work as graceful and sublime as a box of rain" (New York Times Book Review), Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh tells the full story of the greatest improvisational band in American history.
In this compelling, revelatory bestseller, the legendary bass player tells the true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead.
"It's the small, intimate moments Lesh shares that make the book so special." --San Francisco Chronicle
"A lively read, with just the right mix of dirt, drugs, and diligent tour diaries." --Entertainment Weekly
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Right in time for the Grateful Dead's 40th anniversary, eccentric bass player extraordinaire Phil Lesh has delivered fans a most welcome gift: his autobiography. There are many books out there about the Dead told from the perspective of roadies, journalists, third party observers, and fans. However, with the exceptions of Jerry Garcia's ramblings in Garcia: A Signpost to New Space and Conversations With the Dead, Lesh's Searching for the Sound is the first time a founding member of America's favorite band tells their own story of what it was like inside the Grateful Dead. And what a wonderful, strange tale it is.
Phil Lesh, considered the most academic of the group due to his avant-garde classical composition training, literate mind, and passion for the arts, decided to write his story himself. Written without the crutch of a ghostwriter, Searching for the Sound might be considered disjointed in places, but overall it comes across as conversational, intimate, informative, and candid (particularly regarding topics of drug use and death). If you are familiar with the band and their extended family, their history, the sixties' musical milestones and influences and all the band's famous tales (the Garcia/ Lesh "silent" confrontation, being busted on Bourbon Street, the Wall of Sound), you may be a little disgruntled there is not much new here in the way of content. However, what is "new" and totally satisfying is Phil's warm, optimistic perspective on the many events that helped shape his life. As described by Lesh, his life's journey, much like the Dead's music, is "a [series] of recurring themes, transpositions, repetitions, unexpected developments, all converging to define form that is not necessarily apparent until it's ending has come and gone." For the many fans who enjoyed the fruits of his life pursuit of sonic explorations, Searching for the Sound is a welcome addition to their Dead library. --Rob Bracco
About the Author
Phil Lesh has been the bass player for the Grateful Dead since their formation in 1965. He lives in California.
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- PublisherBack Bay Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0316154490
- ISBN 13 9780316154499
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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