Critique the tracklist of the new 2-disc Grateful Dead comp

Thumbs up for including the entire Terrapin Station suite. Thumbs down for not including Alabama Getaway!

 

I dunno, I kind of like it. It's obviously not a "hits" collection. Including such groovy deep tracks as "Cream Puff War", "Easy Wind", and "Unbroken Chain" is a big plus in my book. Plus, regardless of the majesty and mystery that the live excursions would embark upon, the studio "Dark Star" is one of the greatest nuggets of the original Frisco scene.....

...man.

 

Not much tracks from Anthem Of The Sun

 

made my changes here. by my math that fits on the 80 minute cd's

Disc One
“The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)”
“alligator"
“Dark Star” (Single Version)
“St. Stephen”
“China Cat Sunflower”
“Uncle John’s Band”
“Casey Jones”
"dire wolf"
“Truckin’”
“Box Of Rain”
“Sugar Magnolia”
“Friend Of The Devil”
“Ripple”
“Eyes Of The World”
“u.s. blues"
“Scarlet Begonias”
“The Music Never Stopped”



Disc Two
"help on the way, slipknot, franklins tower"
“Estimated Prophet”
“Terrapin Station”
“Shakedown Street”
“Fire On The Mountain”
“Feel Like A Stranger”
“alabama getaway”
“Touch Of Grey”
“Black Muddy River”
“Foolish Heart”
“built to last”

 

Where is Sugaree?

 

On Garcia's first solo album. Not a Dead song, strictly speaking.

 

Help On The Way >Slipknot>Franklin's Tower, Alabama Getaway, U.S. Blues, Row Jimmy, West LA Fadeaway.

 

Saint Of Circumstance and New Speedway Boogie would also be nice.

 

Here's my suggested track list for a terrific Dead compilation...

Disc One:
1. Drums

Disc Two:
1. Space

 

It's quite a smart list really, and picking only from studio albums avoids the kickback they'd face if they tried to do something similar with live versions. The biggest omission for me would be 'Weather Report Suite', which would take a substantial bite out of some of the superfluous material on the second disc.

 

So basically an expanded version of Infrared Roses.

 

Then again, the very first Dead compilation, Skeletons from the Closet, included "Mexicali Blues" from Bobby's Ace album - so the precedent is there.

 

Aside from the lack of one of their very best songs (Bertha) it's fine...

 

If they were going to do that, Playing In The Band from Ace wouldn't be a bad choice.

 

It should just be four 30 minute versions of Dark Star

 

Well, they've already released The Very Best of Grateful Dead, so this one logically should be inferior.

 

My love of the Dead began with Skeletons in the Closet and Steal Your Face so who am I to say?

But how in the world can you leave off "Morning Dew"

 

It's good but I would end disc 1 with help slip frank, and push music never stopped and estimated to open side two.

Then I would cut miracle blow away and foolish heart to make it fit.

 

foolish heart was a charting single though

 

sorry but critique is not a verb, or ?

 

Don't mess with an English major.

critique
[kri-teek]

noun
1.
an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work;detailed evaluation; review.
2.
a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject,etc.
3.
the art or practice of criticism.

verb (used with object), critiqued, critiquing.
4.
to review or analyze critically.

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ok so hear we are in the fiftieth year and we have only one compilation announced so far besides the previously scheduled daves picks releases?

 

Here's my "Essential Grateful Dead" 2-disc set:

Disc 1 (77:25)

The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) (2:07) ("Grateful Dead")
Morning Dew (5:19) ("Grateful Dead")
That's It For The Other One (7:40) ("Anthem of the Sun")
St. Stephen (4:28) ("Aoxomoxoa")
China Cat Sunflower (3:40) ("Aoxomoxoa")
I Know You Rider (4:25) ("Vintage Dead")
Uncle John's Band (4:47) ("Workingman's Dead")
Casey Jones (4:24) ("Workingman's Dead")
Truckin’ (5:03) ("American Beauty")
Ripple (4:09) ("American Beauty")
Brokedown Palace (4:10) ("American Beauty")
Mountains of the Moon (4:02) ("Aoxomoxoa"- original mix)
Dark Star (23:18) ("Live/Dead")

Disc 2 (79:05)

Bertha (5:43) ("Skull & Roses")
Bird Song (4:26) ("Garcia")
Ramble on Rose (6:09) ("Europe '72")
Eyes of the World (5:23) ("Wake of the Flood")
U.S. Blues (4:42) ("From the Mars Hotel")
Franklin’s Tower (4:37) ("Blues for Allah")
Terrapin Station (16:37) ("Terrapin Station")
Scarlet Begonias (4:16) ("From the Mars Hotel")
Fire on the Mountain (3:46) ("Shakedown Street")
Althea (6:52) ("Go to Heaven")
Touch of Grey (5:47) ("In the Dark")
Days Between (11:05) ("So Many Roads")