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(More customer reviews)If you're familiar with the first incarnation of a book called *Jambands* by Dean Budnick, this is the very same guy but a completely different book. I was troubled by the first version's compilation of press photos with prose that read like official bios, with few details about actual album releases, and with an unswerving politeness throughout about all of the acts included.
Here, instead, are a nice seletion of live photos, with studied attention to select releases, and even a ratings system which comparatively evaluates those releases, combined with fair and balanced reflections in Dean's inimitable writing style.
You still won't find the level of forthrightness you might want from a music critic. (No one included "sucks" if you accept Dean's spin. Perhaps this is because he's weeded out the carp, but even many of those included wallow in mediocrity.) But the break from a glossy fluff package towards an in-depth and reflective study is a quantum leap above and beyond the earlier book. And the presentation, layout, and overall delivery is a far more engaging and enticing package.
Besides, Dean's not a music critic. He's an historian and a scholar of American culture, and that's what you'll get here: a thorough slice of jambands currency, an historic epoch in American culture.
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Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, and Scene (Book)Written by the founder of the Jammy Awards, Jam Bands is a comprehensive critical exploration of the bands and music of the genre. It profiles more than 150 groups including Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, and String Cheese Incident, with critical discographies, photographs, and reviews of some of each group's celebrated live performances. It will enhance readers' appreciation of top artists while introducing dozens of other notable bands. The book also digs deeper into the scene with essays on topics such as the origins and development of the genre and the term itself; the "family tree" of bands; the history of the Jammy Awards; and key magazines, websites, radio shows, and other media. Previously unreleased tracks by top jam bands appear on the CD.
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