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Best Grateful Dead Album?

adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
edited March 2006 in Other Music
I'm not a deadhead though I do own a few cds(American Beauty, Workingman's Dead, 1968, Greatest Hits). Personally, their first album - Grateful Dead (1967) is one of my favorite albums of all time. How this gets no love I don't understand. Deadheads explain this to me. Also explain what you believe to be the best album of theirs.
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  • herogroundzeroherogroundzero Posts: 366
    i don't think the band came across as well in the studio as they did live

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  • moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 467
    Europe '72 hands down.
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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    what a long strange trip its been - best of grateful dead
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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    Personally, I like Blues for Allah. But that's just me.
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  • adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
    Let me rephrase, I think Grateful Dead (1967) is their best studio album. What do you think is their best studio work?
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  • pearlposterfanpearlposterfan Posts: 102
    I would have to say

    American Beauty

    for the sheer beauty that does shine through!!
    it is seriously the Grateful Dead in there prime (or so i think)
  • lumpyfredlumpyfred Posts: 243
    Another for American Beauty (if we're talkin studio). Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) is probably my all-time favortie though.
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Workingmans Dead (followed by American Beauty). They really showed just how varied their sound was on these two. If you get a chance to pick up the surround sound (DVD-A versions) of these two, they are well worth it. They may be out on dualdisc too. Really demonstrates the playing and harmonies.

    I really like Mars Hotel as well. Unbroken Chain on headphones is always a good listen. Has U.S. Blues, Scarlet Begonias, China Doll, Ship of Fools.
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  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    Could name a 100 other bootlegs that are better but as far as studio albums...Mars Hotel
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  • captainwisejamcaptainwisejam Posts: 229
    moemoe6434 wrote:
    Europe '72 hands down.
    Totally agree, the Dead at their finest.
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  • momofglynnmomofglynn Posts: 849
    wake of the flood is mine but what do I know
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  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    Europe '72, Dick's Picks 8, 12, 16, 23, or 36. Live/Dead. One of those. Or any above-average bootleg (anything from '72, '73, or '77).
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