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Get Shown the Light
Improvisation and Transcendence in the Music of the Grateful Dead
Taschenbuch von Michael Kaler
Sprache: Englisch

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Of all the musical developments of rock in the 1960s, one in particular fundamentally changed the music's structure and listening experience: the incorporation of extended improvisation into live performances. While many bands-including Cream, Pink Floyd, and the Velvet Underground-stretched out their songs with improvisations, no band was more identified with the practice than the Grateful Dead. In Get Shown the Light Michael Kaler examines how the Dead's dedication to improvisation stemmed from their belief that playing in this manner enabled them to touch upon transcendence. Drawing on band testimonials and analyses of early recordings, Kaler traces how the Dead developed an approach to playing music that they believed would facilitate their spiritual goals. He focuses on the band's early years, the significance of their playing Ken Kesey's Acid Test parties, and their evolving exploration of the myriad musical and spiritual possibilities that extended improvisation afforded. Kaler demonstrates that the Grateful Dead developed a radical new way of playing rock music as a means to unleash the spiritual and transformative potential of their music.
Of all the musical developments of rock in the 1960s, one in particular fundamentally changed the music's structure and listening experience: the incorporation of extended improvisation into live performances. While many bands-including Cream, Pink Floyd, and the Velvet Underground-stretched out their songs with improvisations, no band was more identified with the practice than the Grateful Dead. In Get Shown the Light Michael Kaler examines how the Dead's dedication to improvisation stemmed from their belief that playing in this manner enabled them to touch upon transcendence. Drawing on band testimonials and analyses of early recordings, Kaler traces how the Dead developed an approach to playing music that they believed would facilitate their spiritual goals. He focuses on the band's early years, the significance of their playing Ken Kesey's Acid Test parties, and their evolving exploration of the myriad musical and spiritual possibilities that extended improvisation afforded. Kaler demonstrates that the Grateful Dead developed a radical new way of playing rock music as a means to unleash the spiritual and transformative potential of their music.
Über den Autor
Michael Kaler
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments ix
An Autobiographical Introduction 1
1. The Grateful Dead: A Spiritually Motivated, Improvising Rock Band 5
2. Setting the Scene: Where They Came From 22
3. How the Grateful Dead Learned to Jam: Building a Framework for Improvisation 45
4. Improvisational Tactics, 1965–1974: Roads Taken, and Some That Were Not Taken 73
5. Writing About Improvisation: Approaches to Understanding Spontaneous Playing 125
6. Other Improvising Rock Bands: Similar Directions, Different Motivations 139
7. Music, Transcendent Spiritual Experience, and the Grateful Dead: How They Came Together 161
8. The Grateful Dead’s Spiritual Context: The Acid Tests and Afterwards 185
9. What They Did: How the Grateful Dead Joined Their Musical and Spiritual Imperatives 201
Appendix. Grateful Dead Personnel and Performances 237
Notes 241
Bibliography 265
Index 281
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781478024972
ISBN-10: 1478024976
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kaler, Michael
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Kaler
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 126712472
Über den Autor
Michael Kaler
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments ix
An Autobiographical Introduction 1
1. The Grateful Dead: A Spiritually Motivated, Improvising Rock Band 5
2. Setting the Scene: Where They Came From 22
3. How the Grateful Dead Learned to Jam: Building a Framework for Improvisation 45
4. Improvisational Tactics, 1965–1974: Roads Taken, and Some That Were Not Taken 73
5. Writing About Improvisation: Approaches to Understanding Spontaneous Playing 125
6. Other Improvising Rock Bands: Similar Directions, Different Motivations 139
7. Music, Transcendent Spiritual Experience, and the Grateful Dead: How They Came Together 161
8. The Grateful Dead’s Spiritual Context: The Acid Tests and Afterwards 185
9. What They Did: How the Grateful Dead Joined Their Musical and Spiritual Imperatives 201
Appendix. Grateful Dead Personnel and Performances 237
Notes 241
Bibliography 265
Index 281
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781478024972
ISBN-10: 1478024976
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kaler, Michael
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Kaler
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 126712472
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