GRATEFUL DEAD
''THE BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, DISC ONE''
MARCH 31 2015
157:45
DISC ONE (79:16)
1 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan, Bob Weir) 02:08
2 Cream Puff War (Jerry Garcia) 02:27
3 Born Cross-Eyed (Bob Weir) 02:23
4 Dark Star [Single Version] (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan, Bob Weir) 02:41
5 St. Stephen )Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh) 04:24
6 China Cat Sunflower (Jerry Garcia) 03:39
7 Uncle John's Band (Jerry Garcia) 04:42
8 Easy Wind (Robert Hunter) 04:56
9 Casey Jones (Jerry Garcia) 04:23
10 Truckin' (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) 05:04
11 Box Of Rain (Phil Lesh) 05:17
12 Sugar Magnolia (Bob Weir) 03:15
13 Friend Of The Devil (Dawson, Jerry Garcia) 03:21
14 Ripple (Jerry Garcia) 04:09
15 Eyes Of The World (Jerry Garcia) 05:15
16 Unbroken Chain (Phil Lesh) 06:43
17 Scarlet Begonias (Jerry Garcia) 04:17
18 The Music Never Stopped (Bob Weir) 04:32
19 Estimated Prophet (Bob Weir) 05:34
DISC TWO (78:29)
1 Terrapin Station (Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) 16:17
2 Shakedown Street (Jerry Garcia) 04:57
3 I Need A Miracle (Bob Weir) 03:31
4 Fire On The Mountain (Mickey Hart) 03:45
5 Feel Like A Stranger (Bob Weir) 05:06
6 Far From Me (Brent Mydland) 03:39
7 Touch Of Grey (Jerry Garcia) 05:46
8 Hell In A Bucket (Brent Mydland, Bob Weir) 05:34
9 Throwing Stones (Bob Weir) 07:18
10 Black Muddy River (Jerry Garcia) 05:56
11 Blow Away (Brent Mydland) 06:08
12 Foolish Heart (Jerry Garcia) 05:08
13 Standing On The Moon (Jerry Garcia) 05:17
REVIEW/AMG
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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.
The tracks are arranged chronologically and span more than two decades with this two-CD collection featuring music from every Dead studio album, from 1967’s The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) to Standing on the Moon from 1989. Live stalwarts Truckin’, China Cat Sunflower, Uncle John’s Band and Fire On the Mountain and all present and correct, and this set also includes the rare two-minute single edit of Dark Star. In total The Best of the Grateful Dead features 32 tracks. including the 16-minute Terrapin Station.
****1/2 Of 5
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
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''THE BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, DISC ONE''
MARCH 31 2015
157:45
DISC ONE (79:16)
1 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan, Bob Weir) 02:08
2 Cream Puff War (Jerry Garcia) 02:27
3 Born Cross-Eyed (Bob Weir) 02:23
4 Dark Star [Single Version] (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan, Bob Weir) 02:41
5 St. Stephen )Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh) 04:24
6 China Cat Sunflower (Jerry Garcia) 03:39
7 Uncle John's Band (Jerry Garcia) 04:42
8 Easy Wind (Robert Hunter) 04:56
9 Casey Jones (Jerry Garcia) 04:23
10 Truckin' (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) 05:04
11 Box Of Rain (Phil Lesh) 05:17
12 Sugar Magnolia (Bob Weir) 03:15
13 Friend Of The Devil (Dawson, Jerry Garcia) 03:21
14 Ripple (Jerry Garcia) 04:09
15 Eyes Of The World (Jerry Garcia) 05:15
16 Unbroken Chain (Phil Lesh) 06:43
17 Scarlet Begonias (Jerry Garcia) 04:17
18 The Music Never Stopped (Bob Weir) 04:32
19 Estimated Prophet (Bob Weir) 05:34
DISC TWO (78:29)
1 Terrapin Station (Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) 16:17
2 Shakedown Street (Jerry Garcia) 04:57
3 I Need A Miracle (Bob Weir) 03:31
4 Fire On The Mountain (Mickey Hart) 03:45
5 Feel Like A Stranger (Bob Weir) 05:06
6 Far From Me (Brent Mydland) 03:39
7 Touch Of Grey (Jerry Garcia) 05:46
8 Hell In A Bucket (Brent Mydland, Bob Weir) 05:34
9 Throwing Stones (Bob Weir) 07:18
10 Black Muddy River (Jerry Garcia) 05:56
11 Blow Away (Brent Mydland) 06:08
12 Foolish Heart (Jerry Garcia) 05:08
13 Standing On The Moon (Jerry Garcia) 05:17
REVIEW/AMG
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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.
The tracks are arranged chronologically and span more than two decades with this two-CD collection featuring music from every Dead studio album, from 1967’s The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) to Standing on the Moon from 1989. Live stalwarts Truckin’, China Cat Sunflower, Uncle John’s Band and Fire On the Mountain and all present and correct, and this set also includes the rare two-minute single edit of Dark Star. In total The Best of the Grateful Dead features 32 tracks. including the 16-minute Terrapin Station.
****1/2 Of 5
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