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''Aoxomoxoa'' is the third studio album by the Grateful Dead.〔("Grateful Dead – ''Aoxomoxoa'' Images''" ), Discogs. Retrieved February 7, 2015.〕 It was originally titled ''Earthquake Country''.〔''Garcia: An American Life'' by Blair Jackson, Penguin Books, 1999, pg. 162.〕 Many Deadheads consider this era of the Dead to be the experimental apex of the band's history. It is also the first album with Tom Constanten as an official member of the band. ''Rolling Stone'', upon reviewing the album, mentioned that "no other music sustains a lifestyle so delicate and loving and lifelike".〔''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' by Jake Woodward, et al. Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003, pg. 99.〕 The album was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA Gold & Platinum database-''Aoxomoxoa'' )〕 The title of the album is a palindrome created by cover artist Rick Griffin and lyricist Robert Hunter. According to the audio version of the Rock Scully memoir, ''Living with the Dead'' (read by the author and former Dead co-manager himself), the title is pronounced "ox-oh-mox-oh-ah". The words "Grateful Dead" on the front of the album, written in large, flowing capital letters, are an ambigram that can also be read "we ate the acid". The artwork around the bottom edge of the album cover depicts several phallic representations.〔("Grateful Dead Album Covers" ), Live Grateful Dead Music.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.〕 In 1991 ''Rolling Stone'' selected ''Aoxomoxoa'' as having the eighth best album cover of all time.〔("''Rolling Stone''s 100 Greatest Album Covers" ), Rate Your Music, list adapted from November 14, 1991 issue of ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.〕 ==Making of the album== In Grateful Dead history, ''Aoxomoxoa'' had a number of firsts connected with it. It is the first album the band recorded in or near their hometown of San Francisco (at Pacific Recording Studio in nearby San Mateo, and at the similarly named Pacific High Recording Studio in San Francisco proper). It is the first studio release to include pianist Tom Constanten as a permanent member. It was also the first to have lyricist Robert Hunter as a full-time contributor to the band, thus initiating the Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter songwriting partnership that endured for the rest of the band's existence. It was also the first time the band would put emphasis on acoustic songs, such as "Mountains of the Moon" and "Dupree's Diamond Blues." Lesh played acoustic bass for the first time, commenting that "the fun part of that was trying to play in tune with no frets to guide my fingers, just like a violin."〔''Phil Lesh: Searching for the Sound'' by Phil Lesh, Little, Brown and Company, 2005, pg. 138.〕 The lengthy sessions for the album would put the band deeper into debt with Warner Bros. Records—specifically, a total cost of $180,000 for ''Aoxomoxoa''; it was their most ambitious and costly venture to that date.〔 It would be the last time the band would ever run up such high studio bills. The 2003 reissue (also part of the ''Golden Road'' boxed set from 2001) includes three studio jams (including an early version of "The Eleven") from the original aborted eight-track sessions for the album, and a live version of "Cosmic Charlie" recorded early in 1969. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aoxomoxoa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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