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The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Dead. Phil Lesh first met Jerry Garcia in 1959 in the clubs of East Palo Alto, California. At Garcia's suggestion, Lesh learned to play the electric bass, joining him in a new band that blended R&B, country, and rock and roll with an experimental fervor never before heard. Now, in time for the Grateful Dead's 40th anniversary, Phil Lesh offers the first behind-the-scenes history of the Dead—a story no one will ever know as he does. From their first gigs to the legendary Acid Tests, in San Francisco's Summer of Love, at Woodstock, Monterey, Altamont, and the Pyramids, the Dead have been in the center of rock's defining moments. Phil Lesh tells what it has been like to live at the heart of this whirlwind, making uncompromisingly original music with band mates Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Pigpen, Mickey Hart, and especially Jerry Garcia, the charismatic, enigmatic soul of the band. He tells the stories behind songs like “Dark Star,” “Friend of the Devil,” “Truckin',” and his legendary composition “Box of Rain.” And in intimate detail, Leshdescribes what it was like to storm heaven night after night—and the price he and others have paid, up to and following Jerry Garcia's tragic death in 1995. SEARCHING FOR THE SOUND is a ruthlessly honest look inside one of the greatest American bands, written with humor, intelligence,and a deep affection that only Phil Lesh himself could provide.

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The New York Times - Dave Itzkoff
Through it all, Lesh proves to be as capable and enthusiastic a writer as he is a musician; whether he's describing the ''immense, turbulent, Druidic'' snoring of Jerry Garcia, the ''saber-toothed crotch cricket'' hum of the Woodstock sound system or a roadtrip travel game called ''Radio I-Ching,'' he consistently exhibits a peculiar and poetic fondness for language, transforming what could have been a routine exercise in nostalgia into a work as graceful and sublime as a box of rain.

About the Author

Phil Lesh has been the bass player for the Dead since their formation in 1965. He lives in California.

Product Details

Paperback:  352 pages

Carton Size:  20 books

Publisher: Back Bay Books (April 25, 2006)

Language:  English

ISBN-10: 0316154490

ISBN-13: 978-0316154499

Product Dimensions: 8.26 x 5.6 x 1.07 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
 

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Absolutely one of the best rockographies ever February 2, 2008
Reviewer: C. Raabe from Buckley, Michigan  
Phil Lesh has written a very thoughtful and introspective at times auto- and bio -graphy of his bandmates, lives, loves, families, and most importante to most of us, fictional caricatures...(I mean, Neal Cassidy, was that guy for real???!!!) My road stories pale in comparison, as do all of ours, I think...and the muzak, just flows from Phil's pen, in a similar rythm as his music. Hey, Phil, thanks for the memories, your style is similar to snapshots that one can pull out and look at from time to time, grin, laugh, cry, all good, everything's good. This is one of my current fave gifts to friends, probably will be forever. Classic. Life is good, cya

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The sound has been found February 2, 2008
Reviewer: Kris, Dead Head  
What a read! I enjoyed every page of this book. It is a collective history of the acid test scenes, San Fran, the bands, and the names of those who helped create the very essence of an incredible era and sound. But more importantly it allowed me to sup at the dinner table of each of the band members of the Grateful Dead, and to taste of their respective personalities and histories. Wow! Many thanks to you Mr. Lesh for such a historical trip.

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