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[Review] The Grateful Dead (1967)

On their debut, they sound like a hippie version of the English R&B explosion. To paraphrase a former newt, they got better.

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The band’s second album better reflects their psychedelic stageshow, including those infamous extended jams.

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[Kronomyth 4.0] Live/Debt.

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[Kronomyth 5.0] Owsley, Steel & Nashville Skyline.

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You’ve just volunteered for an all-star interstellar trip. Enjoy the ride…

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[Kronomyth 6.1] Truckindoscopy.

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The Dead’s two best albums are bookended by double live albums. This is the other one.

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Originally cast as an offshoot of the Dead, this debut features Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart and some of the Riders’ most enduring tracks.

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The Dead take their revolving songbook on the road to Europe with the Godchauxes in tow for Pigpen’s last ride.

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Sort of what you’d expect the second time around: the material isn’t as strong, the Dead connection is weaker, but Buddy Cage and…

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Jerry’s first true solo album is the real deal, not to mention all the other great songs that have since been rolled into…

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The famous pair pool their talents for a solid collection of new songs that suggests the better halves of their solo albums combined.

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Believe it or not, this song wasn’t released as a single until a live version was excised from the Europe ’72 set.

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Another live album, this time featuring handpicked selections from the band’s (chemical) engineer, Owsley “Bear” Stanley.

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The band expands their musical palette with exciting results on their first studio album since American Beauty.

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