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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780859652445
ISBN: 0859652440
Label: Plexus Publishing
Manufacturer: Plexus Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 374
Publication Date: 2008-08
Publisher: Plexus Publishing
Sales Rank: 112179
Studio: Plexus Publishing
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Dark Star reveals Jerry Garcia through the eyes of those closest to him: the ex-wives and lovers who lost him to the road, the close friends who watched him battle a long-running heroin habit, the children of fellow members of the Grateful Dead and the musicians who looked up to him as a guru. Together these voices present a striking portrait of a compelling artist - psychedelic guru, addict, outlaw, and rock'n'roll icon. Originally published in 1998, this title is now available for the first time in the United States.
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This book is an absolute must read for any Grateful Dead fan. The beauty of the book is that you have accounts and opinions from (what seems to be) everyone in Jerry's inner circle. Not only does the book allow you to take a deep look inside Jerry's life but it allows you to take deep study of the scene and the characters that were an enormous part of his life.
This book was damn near impossible to put down and will certainly be re-read very soon - just to make sure I did not miss anything ... Read More
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I have just done a Grateful Dead "unit" (read 6 books, listened to all my old tapes and albums, etc) and I found this book be the most balanced; neither semi-sanitized like McNally or possibly exagerated like Scully. No one book will give you the best view, but I thought this the best single book overall, told in the voices, and with the imperfections, of the GD "family".
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...and anyone who wants to know about Jerry Garcia, actually. Like the title says, it's an oral biography: Jerry's friends, bandmates, ex-lovers, and siblings talking about their memories of him. Their words portray Jerry as half musical genius demigod, half womanizing drug addict. It's one of the most interesting biographies I've ever read, and I go through a lot of rock bios so that is saying something. It isn't exactly intellectual reading, since lots of the talk is mainly dishing dirt and gossiping, ... Read More
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Having read most of the major Garcia biographies, this is my least favorite.
While I like the concept -- an oral history -- a collection of bits and pieces of interviews put together to create a cohesive story, I thought that Greenfield focused too strongly on Garcia's drug condition and problems with women, while almost ignoring the man's real gifts.
It is valuable in that no other history of Garcia's life has this amount of deeply personal information, but at the same time I take ... Read More
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The truth about Jerry Garcia helped me realize that I was taking life for granted since I have alot more then he did as a child. This book also helped me realize more about the man behind the Grateful Dead, some of reasons he lived the way he did, and some of the reasons he died the way he did. Jerry Garcia is truly a teen idle that will last hundreds of years to come. No one will be able to forget the man singing "Sugar Magnolia" and "Casey Jones".
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