Live Dead : the Grateful Dead, live recordings, and the ideology of liveness / John L. Brackett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brackett, John Lowell, author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Studies in the Grateful Dead (Duke University Press)

Studies in the Grateful Dead

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grateful Dead (Musical group)--Performances.

Grateful Dead (Musical group).

Live sound recordings.

Rock concerts--United States--History--20th century.

Rock concerts.

Sound recordings--Pirated editions.

Sound recordings.

Rock music--United States--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 216 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"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 Dead's reputation as a "live band" was-and continues to be-sustained by thousands of live concert recordings from every era of the group's long and colorful career. In Live Dead, musicologist John Brackett examines how live recordings-from the group's official releases to fan-produced tapes, bootlegs to "Betty Boards," and Dick's 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"To capture that special feeling" : recorded (and recording) liveness (The Warner Bros. years, 1966-1973)

"The next best thing to being there" : tapes, taping, and an alternative aesthetic of recorded liveness

A time of reckoning : new approaches to producing and marketing liveness (The 1980s, part 1)

"That quintessential spirit of the band" : "Touch of Grey," the "Betty Boards," and the rebirth of the Dead (The 1980s, part 2)

"The live feel of a tape" : from the vault, Dick's picks, and the language(s) of liveness

Post-Dead : "obstinately physical," "Vaporous cargo," and the material remains of liveness.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Brackett, John Lowell. Live Dead.

ISBN:

9781478027614

1478027614

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.