or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

Grateful Dead -Dawn Of The Dead The Grateful Dead & The Rise Of The San Francisco Underground [DVD] [2012] [NTSC]

 Exempt   DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Price: £11.57 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 3 left in stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Friday, 24 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Learn about LOVEFiLM
Amazon’s film and TV subscription service with unlimited access to thousands of titles to watch instantly, many in HD at no extra cost. Go to LOVEFiLM for title availability. Enjoy a 30-day free trial and watch across many devices including the Kindle Fire. Learn more at LOVEFiLM.com

Frequently Bought Together

Grateful Dead -Dawn Of The Dead The Grateful Dead & The Rise Of The San Francisco Underground [DVD] [2012] [NTSC] + Magic Trip [DVD]
Price For Both: £19.80

Buy the selected items together
  • Magic Trip [DVD] £8.23

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Sexy Intellectual
  • DVD Release Date: 14 May 2012
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B007EQQOX0
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 53,559 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

Product Description

In the mid-1960s a new twist on contemporary rock music emerged out of San Francisco. Known as 'psychedelia', it was pioneered by a close-knit community of local bands who merged traditional American forms such as folk, country, blues and rock & roll with new sounds often developed under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Bound up with the social and cultural changes for which San Francisco was also the focal point, it was a combination that made for a radical re-imaging of youth culture. This film traces the movements, events and sounds of those heady days, and traces the story of the definitive band of the psychedelic age, The Grateful Dead. Giving time too for the involvement of Frisco's other lead players such as Big Brother & The Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, The Charlatans and Quicksilver Messenger Service, the program explores what it was that, for a while, turned San Francisco into a 1960s Shangri-La. Featuring brand new interviews with Grateful Dread manager Rock Scully; the Dead's experimental professor, Tom 'T.C.' Constanten; Big Brother's Peter Albin; Mike Willlhelm from The Charlatans; publicist and official Dead biographer, Dennis McNally; Counter-Culture and Dead author and journalist (and host of 'The Grateful Dead Hour'), David Gans; Merry Prankster and best friend of the late Ken Kesey, Ken Babbs, plus comment, criticism and review from Rolling Stone's Anthony De Curtis, Village Voice's Robert Christgau and Mojo's Ritchie Unterberger. Also including the rarest archive in existence, live and studio footage of Grateful Dead and the other Frisco bands, vintage interviews, location shoots, news reports plus the music that soundtracked the entire movement, which all together make for the most detailed overview yet of the social upheaval on America's West Coast which ultimately changed the world forever.

Product Description

Documentario retrospettivo che ripercorre movimenti, suoni ed eventi relativi alla nascita ed allo sviluppo della psychedelia nell'area di San Francisco alla metà degli anni '60. La città americana diventò il fulcro culturale di quella musica straordinaria che qui rivive con la storia della band simbolo The Grateful Dead. Il resto del film prende in esame anche le altre famosissime bands dell'epoca: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Charlatans e Quicksilver Messenger Service, attraverso nuove interviste, testimonianze sul campo e contributi filmati d'archivio con rare performances live e in studio dei Grateful Dead e delle altre Frisco bands.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Customer Reviews

3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By hoyhoy
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Planning a tour soon of California music localities, I invested in this DVD. Well worth the money, it's informative and entertaining in equal measure. Lot's of interesting info on not just the music but the history of psychedelia in and around the Bay Area in the early 60's. It provides an insight into the band and the diverse musical origins of the members.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for a Deadhead 5 Feb 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this DVD for my Deadhead husband. He's followed the Grateful Dead since he was a young teenager living in the San Francisco Bay area. He says that even though he already knew a lot of the information that was presented on this DVD, there was still quite a bit of interesting video footage, and the interviews were really enjoyable. Plus, the DVD wasn't available in the U.S., so this was a complete surprise for him.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Deads alive 8 Aug 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes a good release, one of the better documentaries of the time with new interviews. Only complaint is perhaps a bit more rare concert footage of complete numbers would be nice instead of snippets. However, good purchase for this particular era of musical and cultural change.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges