A Long Strange Trip

The Inside History of the Grateful Dead

By: Dennis McNally

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture. The creative synchronicity among Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan exploded out of the early 60s roots and folk scene, providing the soundtrack for the Dionysian revels of the counterculture.

Dennis McNally, the band's historian and publicist for more than 20 years, takes listeners back through the Dead's history in A Long Strange Trip. McNally not only chronicles their experiences in a fascinatingly detailed fashion, but veers off into side trips on the band's intricate stage setup, or the magic of the Grateful Dead concert experience. McNally carries the Dead's saga through the 70s and into the more recent years of constant touring and incessant musical exploration. Written with the same zeal and spirit that the Grateful Dead brought to its music, the book takes listeners on a personal tour through the band's inner circle, highlighting its frenetic and very human faces. A Long Strange Trip is not only a wide-ranging cultural history, it is a definitive musical biography.

©2002 Dennis McNally (P)2017 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Excellent narrator and book

The best narrator I have listened to. Engrossing book. It started slow for me but after about 5 hours it really takes off. I’m sad I’m finished with it

A Trip Down Memory Lane with Jehovah‘s Greatest Choir ❣️

Only a man like Mr. Dennis McNally could have the Memory & Craftsmanship to capture the Magical Journeys we Dead Heads experienced over the Decades while celebrating the Music & Friendships that were weaved by The Good Old Grateful Dead. Thank You Eileen and All of the Kind people who kept their Big Wheels turning for 50 years 🙏🏽 There will Never be be anything like a Grateful Dead Show Ever Again 🌹 I am forever Thankful to special folks like Lloyd Bove,Cassidy, Joanne Wishnoff, Francine Accardi, Steve Marcus and of course ALL the members of the Band & Crew who treated me so well formal they yard combined ❣️❣️❣️

Righteous

Listen to this and learn a million miles more than just Dead history. Especially fitting reader

Wonderful telling of an extraordinary story.

A perfect balance of historical accounts and storytelling written in a way that any psychonaut can appreciate.

Awesome

I really enjoyed this book reminded me of my days in college and following the Dead

long for sure

loved it. it's long but worth it if you like reading about bands that formed in the 60s and the whole hallucinogenic drug scene. never did hard drugs but that culture is fascinating to me for some reason.

Inspiration move me brightly

A fantastic listen full of high times and low spells…only saw the dead twice in 1993 but I am as described in the book a “dead head” for life. No one did or will ever do again what the Grateful Dead were able to do.

an incredible story, well told.

I had the chance to live through the history of the GD by listening to this audio book. The insights and highlights of the lives of the band are unparalleled and help create a immersive experience for the reader.

i guess I like the Grateful Dead

30 hours of mostly chronological stories mixed with interludes. For someone like me, nothing necessarily new, but a great way to bring so many great stories, shows, people and events together. Definitely worth your time.

Wow!

Dennis McNally is more of a Rand McNally in mapping out this Leviathan, from the top of the Godhead to the circle dancing cilia.