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Title: Garcia by Rolling Stone ISBN: 0-316-75445-5 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 27 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Recycled Rolling Stone
Comment: Several of the reviewers apparently got this book mixed up with another one. There is no "author"--this book is a collection of articles and interviews, mostly from Rolling Stone, over three decades. The photos throughout the book are very nice, and the interviews are well done. I only give it four stars because Rolling Stone never really gave the Grateful Dead the credit and coverage they deserved while Garcia was alive, so I'm not going to give RS full credit for doing it now. (Rolling Stone was started in San Francisco, yet it wasn't until 1973 that they bothered to get around to an interview with Garcia!)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very kind read
Comment: If there were going to be a textbook for the Dead and Jerry Garcia, this would be it. But don't worry it isn't dull. It's very well written. The author gives a little background on each person that touched Garcia's life and where they fit into the scheme of the whole story. It also tells the story behind each of the songs Garcia wrote or collaborated on and his relationships with the different instuments he mastered. It is easy to get lost in the book while reading it. The stories and history flow very well. I will admit that sometimes the author gets the reader lost in too much detail but it isn't distracting enough to ruin the reading experience. I highly reccommend it to Jerry fans and Deadheads. I will warn you that reading the book may make you wish there was a Dead tour to hop onto - if only there were.
Rating: 3
Summary: A good book that was written through Rose colored glasses
Comment: Overall the book was good, but many key people and situations were never touched on. For example, there was no mention of Hank Harrison as one of the band's first managers. There was very little describing the negative aspects of Garcia - it was clearly written not to ( ) off anyone in the Dead family. Overall it was written very well and it gave a very good timeline of events (unfortunatley it missed some key events.)
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Title: A Box of Rain by Robert Hunter ISBN: 0140134514 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip by Robert Hunter, Stephen Peters, Chuck Wills, Dennis McNally ISBN: 0789499630 Publisher: DK Publishing Inc Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Garcia: A Signpost to New Space by Jerry Garcia, Jann Wenner, Charles Reich ISBN: 0306812533 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: A Long Strange Trip : The Inside History of the Grateful Dead by DENNIS MCNALLY ISBN: 0767911857 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 |
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Title: What a Long, Strange Trip by Stephen Peters ISBN: 1560252332 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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