Get shown the light : improvisation and transcendence in the music of the Grateful Dead / Michael Kaler.

"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 th...

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Main Author: Kaler, Michael (Author)
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
Series:Studies in the Grateful Dead (Duke University Press)
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Physical Description:x, 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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