Between the Dark and Light: The Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg Review

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(More customer reviews)Many, many Grateful Dead books devote most of the text and photographs to the years 1965-1975, glossing over everything that came later. The photographs in Blakesberg's book fill in that gap, covering the later years of the band and the group members' various post-Jerry Garcia solo and group efforts. This is not the Dead of 710, Pigpen, and the Uncle Sam hat; it's the Dead that many younger, post-"Touch of Grey" fans remember. Included are photos of rehearsals, onstage shots at shows, some candids from Garcia's memorial (notice a very sad Bob Weir), the obligatory crowd and parking lot scene snaps, and some amazing photos of the New Year's Eve shows. The later photos of Garcia are heartbreaking, as they show his deteriorating health condition. He looked 30 years older than he actually was. Blakesberg ends the book with a series of posed and candid photos of the surviving members with their new bands and together as the Other Ones. This is an excellent addition to the library of any Deadhead.

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This handsome hardcover volume presents an astonishing array of images that capture the musical, cultural and personal magic of the Grateful Dead on and offstage. An irresistible 25-year visual journey, it showcases more than 900 rich color and black-and-white photos - hundreds never before seen - plus essays by Dead historians Blair Jackson, J.C. Juanis, and rock photographer Jon Sievert; a foreword by Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh; and photographer Jay Blakesberg's own reflections. From Blakesberg's travels following the Dead in the late 1970s, to his intimate studio and home portraits in the '80s and '90s, up through and including photos documenting band members' offshoot projects (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, the Jerry Garcia Band, Mickey Hart and Planet Drum), Between the Dark and Light is a compelling view of an unparalleled pop culture phenomenon whose ripples will resonate for years to come. "Jay Blakesberg shoots 'em Dead on ... warts, halos, and flyin' hair. Keep on clickin'." - Wavy Gravy

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