Did you turn 21 in prison doing life without parole? Do you tend to look for neither fights or answers, cuz you know it'll come out right? Do you stop strangers just to shake their hand? What do you want....sky? Do you not know but you've been told, its hard to run with the weight of gold? But on the other hand, you've heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of led? Do you like to drive trains, high on cocaine? Is your tongue twisted with words unspoken and thoughts unclear? Will a box of rain ease the pain, and love see you through? Are you Saturday's child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace? Are you a clown in the burying ground? Or just another pretty face? Might you meet the fate of Ophelia, sleeping perchance to dream? Are you honest to the point of recklessness, self-centered in the extreme? Will you let the words be mine, you are done with yours? Is all you know that something like a bird within her sang? Do you like to laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night? What up y'all its ya resident deadhead here to post about the Grateful Dead until none of you like me anymore. I'm pumped for it lets go. See ya at SPAC and in Hartford this summer where I will be doing drugs and listening to John Mayer shred like hell with Bobby & the boys.
If you're reading this post, you probably are interested in the Grateful Dead. Where do you start? The below chart segments the band's history and releases so as to be easier to understand in the way a deadhead might than a giant wikipedia list of dozens of releases. I would say you shouldn't use this as a flowchart, its not necessarily the best order to listen to everything, its about eras or major shifts in sound. The first two tiers are a good starting point, but you could just as easily start with Cornell '77 or even Wake of the Flood if its to your taste. Jump around, and latch onto stuff you like. (open attachment or right click>open image in new tab to enlarge) old version RESOURCES: MUSIC: Grateful Dead : Free Music : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive Streams of multiple sources of almost every Dead show ever. The best soundboards are usually Charlie Miller transfers and the best Matrices are usually Hunter Seamons. Grateful Grabber Chrome extension for downloading Dead shows from the Archive, which you can no longer otherwise do. The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics, by David Dodd Annotated Grateful Dead lyrics by David Dodd, Deadhead author Vote on the best version of Grateful Dead songs | headyversion Find the best versions of songs GD Recommended shows by year Spreadsheet with show recs ShiningBest.com - Grateful Dead setlists and more. Grateful Dead stats & history Grateful Dead Listening Guide Show review blog Intro to Listening to the Dead on reddit Dead & Company : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive D&C on Archive Musician websites: Official Site Dead & Co Tour info PHIL LESH Bob Weir Jerry Garcia Mickey Hart - Grammy Winning Percussionist & Musicologist Robert Hunter Archive GD Family: David Lemieux (@lemieuxdavid) | Twitter - Archivist David Gans (@davidgans) | Twitter - GD hour host, author Cloud Surfing GD hour site MORE: The Strangest of Places. • r/grateful_dead subreddit https://old.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/ bigger subreddit Thoughts On The Dead silly blog by some boomer Library Guides: The Grateful Dead Archive: Welcome!
I will never be their biggest fan, but I can vouch for how awesome American Beauty and Workingman's Dead are.
i need my damn dancing bear emoji @Jason Tate. How has no one made that yet. The entire internet and no Grateful Dead emoji. Maybe there's a steal your face emoji
This whole album is incredible, honestly. Everyone should listen to this, very accessible. @cshadows2887 might even enjoy.
Its a top 5 dead song. Bob sounds so great and they are so many good live versions, it's a great comedown rock out song after intense emotional jams
Both, tbh. It's only on the live album Skull and Roses, but its better than most of their studios and not a bad introduction at all. But definitely listen to American Beauty too I genuinely think everyone should it's just straight up great Americana folk/country rock stuff.
Haha it may take a bit before it's their turn, but I'm sure they will get a week Random sidenote, but are you into Santana? His jazz leanings made me wonder
It was their highest charting song at 64 until 87 when "Touch of Gray" randomly hit #9. 17 years between their biggest hits haha
Not as much as I should be. A few months ago I listened to Caravanserai and a couple others from around the and really liked then but neglected to return. I definitely owe him more time
I haven't gotten to that one or his record with John McLaughlin when he got full on fusion, but fuck if their first 3 records are just ludicrously good