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	• Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead Phil Lesh Back Bay Books, 2006 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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Listening for the secret....

What makes this book about the Grateful Dead refreshing is that it was actually written by a band member (Phil Lesh, of course). Phil discusses his wild experiences as the Dead bass player during the SF psychedelic era and beyond. Deadheads will really enjoy the book, especially those who play instruments and have a musical bent. Garcia gave Phil a single lesson on how to play bass and Phil took off from there, incorporating influences from classical music, jazz, rock, and his own creative genie. The combination of accounts of psychedelic adventures, band events, musical ideas, etc., form a very pleasing whole. It ends quite beautifully with emotionally convincing portraits of Garcia's last days and Phil's own brush with mortality. Nice job, Phil!

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psychedelic beach read

phils tome really hits the spot...a fun and amusing walk thru the deads apogee...one need'nt be a huge fan to enjoy this autobiographical musing on everything that he and the band endured the last 40 years...read it today, you'll be glad you did.
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Sound almost found

This is probably the most interesting and well written of the books on the phenomenon known as The Greatful Dead. Lesh goes into several areas not previously accessed, like sound technology and musical ideas. Space limitations prevented more details, which would have been even more interesting and revealing on many aspects of Dead lore. Overall, however, a masterful effort by the bassist and a "must have" for deadheads interested more in the intellectual than the partying side of this incredible musical unit.

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Truckin' Down Memory Lane

What fun this book was. Phil tells his whimsical account of the evolution of a fabulous improvisational band. The prose is almost conversational and always strikes you as genuine. His true love and affection of his "brothers" from the Grateful Dead is touching and heart rendering. My personal favorite anecdote was the story of how when his new bride grew tired of the airplane travel on tour, they took to the road - and literally ended up cruising the highways and byways of the US with Deadheads following the band. Imagine what they thought when they looked at the car next to them and saw - Phil Lesh. Woah - did my eyes deceive me?

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Well written

Unlike Dylan, whose Chronicles seem to suffer from the lack of a competent editor, Lesh has written a detailed and meaningful story that would keep even a non-Dead Head interested. It is amazing that Phil was able to remember such detail through the years. Rather than writing a kiss and tell book of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, he has documented a survival tale through an era of personal and cultural upheaval. His personal triumphs (conquering addiction, finding love and family)are a meaningful lesson set in front of an extraordinary backdrop of history. This book lends fascinating insight into an amazing era of Americana.

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