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The Best of the Grateful Dead [CD]
The Best of the Grateful Dead [CD]
 
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It's the Dead . . . Need I Say More?
on May 10, 2015
Posted by: bluesman1
Verified Purchase:Yes
Only the second major career-spanning retrospective of the Dead, The Best of the Grateful Dead -- released in the spring of 2015, just before a series of farewell shows in the summer -- takes advantage of the extra disc 2003's The Very Best of Grateful Dead lacked. Weighing in at 32 tracks -- a full 16 cuts longer than Very Best -- The Best of the Grateful Dead also follows a strict chronological sequence, so it takes a little while for the psychedelic haze to lift and the Dead to settle into the rangy, rootsy groove that characterized so much of their existence -- right around "St. Stephen" and "China Cat Sunflower," both from 1969's Aoxomoxoa. From there, many -- but by no means all -- of the group's warhorses are marched out, all in their studio incarnations. This structure perhaps invites some griping about their sometimes ill-advised attempts to ride commercial waves -- there's no disguising the disco diversion of "Shakedown Street" -- but by celebrating the warts and providing space for that unexpected late-'80s commercial comeback, The Best of the Grateful Dead is a good capsule history of a band that usually defies such straightforward narratives.
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Sco-Mule [CD]
Sco-Mule [CD]
 
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on March 11, 2015
Posted by: bluesman1
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a great set from a great time in the band's history. This is different than most other Mule releases, but not in a bad way. It's great to hear them go a different direction and make it work so well.
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Live in Tokyo [Blu-Ray Disc]
Live in Tokyo [Blu-Ray Disc]
 
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on March 11, 2015
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this was a BIG disappointment. I watched the first three songs and was so-o bored I stopped it, and have no intention to ever watch it again. I bought it on the strength of Jeff Beck's name alone, big mistake, basically the purchase price down the drain.
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
My Best Buy number: 0212932465
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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