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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Abridged edition (May 3, 2005) | ISBN: 0743546458 | Language English | Audio CD in MP3 / 128Kbps | 342 MB
Right in time for the Grateful Deads 40th anniversary, eccentric bass player extraordinaire Phil Lesh has delivered fans a most welcome gift: his autobiography. There are many books out there about the Dead told from the perspective of roadies, journalists, third party observers, and fans. However, with the exceptions of Jerry Garcias ramblings in Garcia: A Signpost to New Space and Conversations With the Dead, Leshs Searching for the Sound is the first time a founding member of Americas favorite band tells their own story of what it was like inside the Grateful Dead. And what a wonderful, strange tale it is.
Phil Lesh, considered the most academic of the group due to his avant-garde classical composition training, literate mind, and passion for the arts, decided to write his story himself. Written without the crutch of a ghostwriter, Searching for the Sound might be considered disjointed in places, but overall it comes across as conversational, intimate, informative, and candid (particularly regarding topics of drug use and death). If you are familiar with the band and their extended family, their history, the sixties musical milestones and influences and all the bands famous tales (the Garcia/ Lesh silent confrontation, being busted on Bourbon Street, the Wall of Sound), you may be a little disgruntled there is not much new here in the way of content. However, what is new and totally satisfying is Phils warm, optimistic perspective on the many events that helped shape his life. As described by Lesh, his lifes journey, much like the Deads music, is a [series] of recurring themes, transpositions, repetitions, unexpected developments, all converging to define form that is not necessarily apparent until its ending has come and gone. For the many fans who enjoyed the fruits of his life pursuit of sonic explorations, Searching for the Sound is a welcome addition to their Dead library. Rob Bracco This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has written the memoir one might have expected: energetic and flawed, but sure to be loved by fans. Lesh joined the bands original membersJerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzman and Pigpen Ron McKernanin 1965 and helped morph the legendary outfit from its beginnings as a jug band to the unique, psychedelic improvisational jam band that spawned arguably the most loyal, iconic audience in popular music history: the Deadheads. What a long, strange trip it was. For 30-plus years, from being the house band for Ken Keseys acid tests to stadium tours in the 1980s and 90s, the band pioneered a new paradigm for musicians, operating as an extended, albeit dysfunctional, family. Along the way, three keyboardists died, two managers robbed the band, bad deals were signed, massive debt was accrued and drug and alcohol problems flared. In 1995, the trip finally ended (or did it?), when Garcia died. Lesh infuses his prose with his wacky personality, which is endearing, but also maddening, especially when hes rendering acid trips or discussing music. Indeed, many fans who twirled ecstatically at Dead shows will struggle to follow Leshs extended explanations of the bands compositions. Also, the second half of the bands life gets short shrift. Nevertheless, Deadheads will surely celebrate Leshs honest, intimate remembrances. (Apr.) This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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