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The Grateful Dead Movie
1977 · Film · documentary · 132 min
Directed by Jerry Garcia, Leon Gast
The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.
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The Grateful Dead Movie, don't know if it's online. A in-depth look at GD shows mid-70's, near their creative peak. Lots of backstage footage, fan interviews, and some pretty neat animation.
They had to solve some pretty cool technical challenges to build it - there is a cool Interview about the use of noise canceling mics in the grateful dead movie[0]
Also, I don't think a lot of people are aware of the link between the Grateful Dead and the EFF. John Perry Barlow was a lyricist for the Dead and a founding member of the EFF.[1] I really really respect folks like Barlow who were bay area hippies that saw tech as a way to change the world for the better. RIP.
[0] https://youtu.be/PODPgBaiFI4?t=202
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow
IIRC they had the double microphone configuration in The Grateful Dead Movie (it's been a while since I have seen it). If I remember correctly, it sounds a bit different indeed.
It's probably on Youtube, so you can listen and judge yourself ;).