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“Anderson…uses the Wall as a physical manifestation of the Dead’s obsessive, quixotic, and nerdy nature, in the process chronicling the evolution of the rock-and-roll concert business. Would that more books about music were written in this exemplary fashion.”
Houston Press
Written and read by the author, this is the first audiobook to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound," an unprecedented and since-unparalleled speaker system.
Loud and Clear is the first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound," an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system that was as tall as a school bus is long and more than a hundred feet wide. The band's quest for roaring yet crystal clear sound began after their formation in 1965, colliding with the '60s progressive social climate.
Over the next few years, the Dead's growing crew of sound-obsessed techies and eccentric roadies took their speaker system to new technological heights. But as the Dead's relentless, drug-fueled touring schedule met this increasingly burdensome yet sonically perfect machine, in 1974, the Wall brought the band to its knees. The two years of "Wall shows" are legend among Deadheads, and this character-driven tale about human ambition, achievement, and the limits of both on a larger-than-life scale has the potential to reach a wide range of music fans and readers of cultural history.
Author Brian Anderson interviewed hundreds of people associated with the band and the construction of the Wall itself, including band members, roadies, tech wizards, fans and many more. This fascinating inside story of one of the most legendary rock bands of all time will appeal to Deadheads, music fans, audiophiles and many more.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.
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