But here’s the cool news: There’s a fantastic web site called that is the ultimate resource for listening to the “best” versions of Grateful Dead songs. For the main picks, we’ve listed where they can be found on Grateful Dead–sanctioned releases (where applicable), most of which can be accessed through Apple Music and Spotify. Such are the cruel realities of list-making.Ī couple of final notes: The songs are listed in chronological order by performance date. Of course there are, and so it is with nearly any tune you’d care to mention that is not here. So why not have “Sugar Magnolia” here? Or “Deal”? Or “Touch of Gray”? Surely there are multiple versions of each that fit those categories. After all, hardcore Deadheads would argue that 50 versions of “Dark Star”-each different as can be-could be a list in itself.Īnd the fact is, this does go beyond 50: As you’ll see, for a number of tunes, there are second and third picks based on eras-songs such as “Dark Star,” “Playing in the Band,” “The Other One” and a few others changed radically from one period to the next (influenced by the change in keyboardists and other factors), so versions from each epoch get a nod.Īs for the criteria for the choice of songs-most are ones that, over time, were most variable night to night either because of the jamming in them or the intensity of the vocal delivery, or some other elevating force. The difficulty, of course, is narrowing it down to just 50.
#BEST JERRY GARCIA BAND LIVE ALBUMS ARCHIVE#
Fortunately, the Dead had the largest archive of live tapes of any band ever, so there is much to draw from. Everyone, including band members, will tell you that studio albums never quite captured the Dead’s mystical X-factor. Why live performances? Because that’s where the magic happened with this band. What follows is a selection of the best live versions of 50 songs by the Grateful Dead (and a few cover tunes) spanning their history. Along the way they built the most loyal fan base the music world had ever seen They brought it all together in a unique mélange that took them from the fire-breathing psychedelia of the late Sixties, to the Dead Americana of Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, and far beyond.
Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol.Their styles couldn’t be more different, but they were completely sympathetic players, tightly enmeshed and equally in sync with bassist Lesh (another utterly unconventional player) and the drummers. Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991. Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978. Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989. Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987. Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987. Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, San Francisco, July 29 & 30, 1977. Photography – Susana Millman, Robert Minkin. Executive producer – Deborah Koons Garcia. "Ain't No Bread in the Breadbox" ( Norton Buffalo). " When the Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (Robinson). " Let's Spend the Night Together" ( Mick Jagger, Keith Richards). " Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" ( Bert Berns, Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler). " I Second That Emotion" ( Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson). "He Ain't Give You None" ( Van Morrison). " Shining Star" (Leo Graham, Paul Richmond). So, which one of the three packages is the best? Undoubtedly it's Shining Star." Track listing What's more - each of these packages is unique, without a single song repeated. Shining Star joins 1997's How Sweet It Is and the band's 1991 self-titled double disc as essential recordings for anyone interested in Garcia's longstanding side project. The seamlessness of the package is remarkable, and each track is first-rate, top-notch Garcia. In The Music Box, John Metzger said, "Though the music contained on Shining Star - the latest release by the Jerry Garcia Band and the second two-disc set from the group in two months - was recorded between 19, it is presented in such a way as to create a 'new' concert. The late '80s and early '90s were sporadic in terms of performance consistency for the Grateful Dead however, 'the Jerry band' - as Deadheads refer to this aggregate - proved to be vibrant, funky, and alarmingly agile." Shining Star is a double-disc anthology featuring Garcia's other band, and is comprised entirely of cover tunes derived from concert recordings made between 19. On Allmusic, Lindsay Planer wrote, "While the Grateful Dead will always be considered Jerry Garcia's primary outlet, the Jerry Garcia Band often proved the most musically satisfying of the two.
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