Get Shown the Light: Improvisation and Transcendence in the Music of the Grateful Dead Kaler Michael
Get Shown the Light: Improvisation and Transcendence in the Music of the Grateful Dead Kaler Michael Of all the musical developments of rock in the 1960s, one in particular fundamentally changed the…
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Get Shown the Light: Improvisation and Transcendence in the Music of the Grateful Dead Kaler Michael
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. In Get Shown the Light Michael Kaler examines how the Dead's dedication to improvisation stemmed from their belief that playing in this manner enabled them to touch upon transcendence. While many bands--including Cream, Pink Floyd, and the Velvet Underground--stretched out their songs with improvisations, no band was more identified with the practice than the Grateful Dead.
He focuses on the band's early years, the significance of playing Ken Kesey's Acid Test parties, and their evolving Drawing on band testimonials and analyses of early recordings, Kaler traces how the Dead developed an approach to playing music that they believed would facilitate their spiritual goals.