11/5/2023 0 Comments Grateful dead history of space![]() ![]() MARK RICHARDSON - № 11 - SITTING IN LIMBO Take all these streams, dissolve egos with LSD, and stir vigorously. And a genius lyricist who created, in his lyrics, a non-literal hyper-Americana. You got a bluegrass banjo player, a blues harmonica player, a folky guitarist, an R&B drummer, an avant-garde classical composer picking up the bass, and not long after that, a marching band drummer. The Grateful Dead were the most American of all bands because each musician that started that band came from a completely different place musically, and they somehow managed to make it work. The Grateful Dead explored freedom, and they were the cutting edge of a phenomenal re-examination of American values. But, if you ignore the rabid fans and the entire lack of all the expected elements of American entertainment, then you will find there's a richness that fills your soul. "It's a real challenge, if you're not already a Deadhead, to love The Grateful Dead. One song a week, taking place in an ever-growing playlist and within an ever-growing space to explore. Dead Space is a weekly entry from one of these people, sharing what they love about the Grateful Dead and why the band has left something with them. The Deadhead diaspora is wide-reaching, and there are so many with different lives, skills, careers whose journeys have been influenced in some way by this band. But given the fact that there’s now an overwhelming 1.3 million hours of recorded music available - it feels like we are just scratching the surface of what this band may have to offer new and old fans alike. ![]() The Dead’s omnipresence in popular culture can get a 'Head a bit defensive about the band-perhaps due to incessant (and mostly failed) attempts to get others to explore the Grateful Dead’s music. Never before have there been as many people interested in the Grateful Dead as there are today.
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