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Get shown the light : improvisation and transcendence in the music of the Grateful Dead
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概要 | "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 per...formances. 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 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 unleashing the spiritual and transformative potential of their music"--続きを見る |
目次 | An Autobiographical Introduction The Grateful Dead: A Spiritually Motivated, Improvising Rock Band Setting the Scene: Where They Came From How the Grateful Dead Learned to Jam: Building a Framework for Improvisation Improvisational Tactics, 1965-1974: Roads Taken, and Some That Were Not Taken Writing About Improvisation: Approaches to Understanding Spontaneous Playing Other Improvising Rock Bands: Similar Directions, Different Motivations Music, Transcendent Spiritual Experience, and the Grateful Dead: How They Came Together The Grateful Dead's Spiritual Context: The Acid Tests and Afterwards What They Did: How the Grateful Dead Joined Their Musical and Spiritual Imperatives. |
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登録日 | 2024.10.01 |
更新日 | 2024.10.01 |