
Searching for the Sound
My Life with the Grateful Dead
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Phil Lesh
In time for the Grateful Dead's 40th anniversary, Phil Lesh offers the first behind-the-scenes history of the Dead. Lesh chronicles how the Dead's signature sound emerged, flowed, and swelled to reach millions of devoted fans, from their first gigs at Frenchy's Bikini-A-Go-Go for an audience of three, to the legendary Acid Tests, to packed stadiums around the world.
In San Francisco during the Summer of Love, at Woodstock, Altamont, and the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Grateful Dead have been at the center of some of rock's defining moments. Phil Lesh recounts what it's been like to live at the heart of this whirlwind, impressing Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, sharing the stage with Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and the Rolling Stones. Lesh describes what it was like to storm heaven night after night, and the price he and others have paid. Bad management, drug addictions, depression, and insecurities persistently plagued the band members and would culminate with the most tragic blow of all, the death of Jerry Garcia.
Searching for the Sound is a ruthlessly honest look inside one of the greatest American bands.
©2005 Phil Lesh (P)2005 Simon & Schuster, Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Editor Review
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Searching for the Sound
- My Life with the Grateful Dead
- De: Phil Lesh
- Narrado por: Phil Lesh
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
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Phil Lesh first met Jerry Garcia in 1959 in the clubs of Palo Alto, California. At Garcia's suggestion, Lesh learned to play the electric bass and joined him in a new group that blended R&B, country, and rock 'n' roll with an experimental fervor never before heard.
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Searching for the Sound
- De Brad Zerkel en 04-29-05
Phil Lesh, March 15, 1940–October 25, 2024
Late in high school, I moved to Rhode Island, where I was lucky enough to fall in with a group of Deadheads. I was instantly drawn to their kindness and great vibes, but their music was another story. Loving the Grateful Dead was a slow process for me—I’m sad to say Jerry Garcia died before it was fully complete. My friends were utterly bereft, and there went my chance of seeing them live (or so I thought at the time!). Jam by jam, I fell for Robert Hunter’s soothsayer lyrics and the band’s bewitching chemistry and improvisational genius. The first song to sink its hooks in me, “St. Stephen,” was cowritten by Phil Lesh. Like “getting” the Dead, getting to know Phil took time, but the effort likewise paid off in deep appreciation and cosmic loyalty. I was helped immeasurably by his charming memoir, which tells of his great musical curiosity and prowess; mastering the bass, on Jerry’s suggestion, in a day; encountering everyone from John Coltrane to Ken Kesey in the burgeoning Haight-Ashbury; and forging a brotherhood that was also a band that was also a movement, a community, and a worldview that somehow means more than ever to so many, least of all me. Thanks for the music, Phil, and may the four winds blow you safely home.
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"It's hard to say which of these miracles is more profound: the fact that after three decades with the Grateful Dead, Lesh has any memories of the experience whatsoever, or that he's been able to consolidate them into a single volume of less than 20,000 pages." (The New York Times Book Review)
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If you could sum up Searching for the Sound in three words, what would they be?
Phil tells itWhat did you like best about this story?
The early years, from Phil's pov.Have you listened to any of Phil Lesh’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Not as thunderous as his bass performances, but great all the same.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Phil lesh tells his story. Nuff said.awesome, just wish it wasn't abridged...
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This is a Must read for any Dead fan!!
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I love Phil!
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I love you
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would-be dead head
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What was one of the most memorable moments of Searching for the Sound?
I really like how Lesh looked back over the events of the dead and spoke more about what was going on culturally at the time, rather than at how the band was feeling at every moment.Have you listened to any of Phil Lesh’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yep.... But I think this was his first book.Any additional comments?
This book is not just about the music and the drugs. It's a real eye opener on one man's philosophy. Lesh does a great job covering a ton of material, and being more than open about his own short comings or disclosing an event as a "how he remembered it" depiction. If you like the Dead or just a fan of music or the 60s, 70s, 80s and their culture, this book would be a good read for you.A musical tread
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Inspiring
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A lovely short story about the Grateful Dead
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Love you Phil
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Where does Searching for the Sound rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I've read lots of biographies and autobiographies---and I absolutely love it when the author is the narrator. Especially for this story--it needs to be told by the man who was there. You could feel the emotion in his voice. And the love. Great audiobook!What other book might you compare Searching for the Sound to and why?
I listened to Billy K's "The Deal" before I listened to Searching for the Sound. The Deal was a lot longer and had a lot more detail (and lots of heartwarming stories) but it wasn't read by Billy, so that was a bit of a bummer. Either way, it was a nice to get two different perspectives from people who were actually a part of the band that I love so much! Both books are a must read!!!What does Phil Lesh bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His voice! And his Phil perspective. I read the unabridged book first and thought this abridged version was great because it was read by Phil himself. Phil sounds like less of a douche when you're listening to him tell the story. :)Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes--listened to it on a car ride on the way to a show--it's short-just over 5 hours, so it's easy to listen to in one sitting.Excellent abridged version!
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