On the surface, you might think that limiting the songs of a band that thrived on the interplay between various parts – most importantly the lead and rhythm guitars of Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir – wouldn't work, but you’d be mistaken. There is power and subtlety in these reinterpretations that I think Garcia would have admired, as his own personal tastes seemed to range to the more subdued and authentic soul of acoustic performances.
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Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Commemorated on Stage, on Screen, and on the Page
The Dead played their first documented concert at Magoo's Pizza Parlor on May 5, 1965.
Read More »Music Review: Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders – Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings [Four-disc Box Set]
Keystone Companions is a fantastic box set that will be a treasure for fans of Jerry Garcia or Merl Saunders.
Read More »Music Review: The Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 28
This release is a great opportunity to see what all the fuss was about and for fans to revisit the live concert experience.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks 27
Another chapter in The Grateful Dead's musical journey is reissued as a three CD set.
Read More »Music Review: The Grateful Dead – History of the Grateful Dead Volume One (Bear’s Choice) [Audio Fidelity Remastered Vinyl Edition]
This is an interesting, high quality live Grateful Dead compilation, recently reissued on 180-gram vinyl.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks 31 [4-CD Set]
It's a "wall of sound" from the Grateful Dead.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Grateful Dead – Dawn of the Dead
Excellent chronicle of the early days of The Grateful Dead.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks 36: 9/21/72
The final release in the Dick's Picks series finds the Grateful Dead in fine form.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Number 34
A great night for the Grateful Dead, recorded back in 1977.
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