The Grateful Dead, a name known by many and memorialized by fans as a strange spiritual journey. The Grateful Dead embodied more than just the music they produced, but also the sense of community they conveyed to their audience. They were revered by fans as a unique rock band, blending the genres of bluegrass, rock and blues, with several side projects ranging from jazz to drum orchestras. The shows were parties and the fans were their guests, on some occasions actually getting complimentary breakfast because the show went so long (Dec. 31, 1978/ Winterland). Through the thirty year journey The Dead worked through many phases, starting out as the young rock band predominantly in bars and local festivals and ending as the graceful veterans. As a Dead show collector (200+ shows), I have noticed these phases and the people or actions that warranted them.
The death of Ron "Pigpen- Mckernan in 1972 eased them off their edgy bar band image. With Mickey's hiatus and the addition of the Godchauxs' they eased into their funky three years 76'-78' and then acquiring Brent in 79'. The addition of Brent Mydland with his soulful voice and his heartfelt slapping on the Hammond organ brought a new energetic blend to the stage. With the death of Brent in mid 1990, Bruce Hornsby and later Vince Welnick were introduced into the final phase of the Grateful Dead. The "Long Strange Trip- came to a halt in 1995 with the death of Jerry. I don't have the time to Chronicle the 30 years this experience lasted, but rather only wish to expound on this monumental band's relationship with its audience that lasted 4 decades and why quite possibly the ugliest rock band lasted so long, never slighting each others talent and always evoking the emotions that keeps their music alive.
One spring day in 1964, Bob Weir was walking down the street with a couple of his high school buddies. As they were walking past Dana Morgan's Music Shop, Bob heard some banjo pickin' coming from the back "went in and checked it out.
The Grateful Dead did not play music for any single cause or movement. ... The Grateful Dead did not have a political agenda behind their actions. ... It was a time of sex, drugs, and rock"n roll and the Grateful Dead were a major part of that. The Grateful Dead made their political statement by not making a statement at all. ... They were searching for an outlet and the Grateful Dead provided that outlet. ...
The Grateful Dead, now known as The Dead, were first known as The Warlocks. They changed the name to the Grateful Dead in 1965. ... He would become the Grateful Dead's first keyboard player. ... The Grateful Dead is a very unique band. ... The remaining members of the Grateful Dead are now touring as the "Dead". ...
The word deadhead' was made famous by the group of people that followed the music of the Grateful Dead around the country. ... The deadhead subculture was an offspring of the music of the Grateful Dead, that started in the mid to late sixties. ... The Grateful Dead organization distributes information to about 290,000 deadheads, but it is thought that there is more than that. In 1998 half of the deadheads that were in attendance during the Other Ones concerts, a band consisting of the remaining members of the Grateful Dead plus three more members, said that they do not receive any infor...
Dead Poets Society is a film about real life issues. ... Dead Poets Society is a poignant film that touches on various important issues, all which can be related back to real life. ... They sneak out of school grounds to travel to the old Indian caves to hold the Dead Poets Society's meetings. ... Dead Poets Society is a beautiful and touching film that can be related back to many real life issues. ... Seize the day, and you will be grateful. ...
Dead Poets Society is a poignant film that touches on various important issues, all which can be related back to real life. ... The boys use this strict code as a source of rebellious behaviour and they reform the old Dead Poets Society, to savour their curious need to defy authority. ... They sneak out of school grounds to travel to the old Indian caves to hold the Dead Poets Society's meetings. ... Dead Poets Society is a beautiful and touching film that can be related back to many real life issues. ... Seize the day, and you will be grateful. ...
The Game of Hackysac or Footbag What if I told you that in my hand I hold the secret to world harmony that diplomats have been searching for for centuries. That a toy about the size of a plumb can improve your physical and mental well-being tremendously. It may sound corny, but it may even b...
Bob Dylan- To me and many other people that have never heard Bob Dylan, he probably seems like a Grateful Dead kind of artist. ... I never really gave him a chance, because I had always heard my mom talk about him and she only listens to Grateful Dead and bands like them. ...
Perhaps the most significant users of LSD, however, were the Grateful Dead. The Dead, especially Jerry Garcia, used LSD "as if it were weed."" (MCNALLY 245) LSD users have their own nickname because of the Grateful Dead: Deadheads. Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: an inside history of the Grateful Dead, notes that "the [100 or so] "weirdos- were there too, dead faced acid heads .demented on whatever drug was their choice .standing at the bottom of a hill in front of a low stage- (MCNALLY 345-346). Moreover, a simple definition of the Dead can be attained through these few sim...
