The Grateful Dead is an essential diamond in the full slate of Rock bands from throughout this magnificent period. They left behind a genuine blend of music laid out in style and presented as refreshed music every time it was heard live. They left quite a legacy behind with more than 20 studio sets, a single Top40 hit, and a ton of live sets. To this day, their relevancy to Rock has remained a strength. What more needs to be said? They’re The Grateful Dead!
On May 30, Rhino Entertainment will unleash two sets for The Grateful Dead that will explore their music in live form. There are many shows to choose from and these two sets explore them well. The forts set is being called Enjoying The Ride and will include a whopping 60CDs featuring 20 shows from over 25 years of concerts, 17 of them in their entirety. Much of the music is previously unreleased. The box will provide a tour guide filled with notes, photos, and more.
Also on May 30, a truncated set to be called The Music Never Stops will fill 3CDs with 27 performance tracks. This incredible package culls from 450 tracks to attempt – ATTEMPT – to create a set of enjoyable listening and immersion that goes a step beyond.
The Enjoying the Ride 60CD Box will be available only for 6000 purchasers and is exclusive to the band’s website (here). It will also be offered on DD in MP3 and other high resolution formats. The Music Never Stops will be issued on 3CD, DD, and 6LP. All the tracks for both sets have been newly remastered.
Enjoying the Ride – The Grateful Dead
01 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
02 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
03 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
04 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
05 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
06 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
07 Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
08 Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
09 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
10 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
11 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
12 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
13 Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
14 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
15 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
16 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
17 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
18 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
19 Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
20 Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
21 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
22 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
24 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
25 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
26 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
27 Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
28 Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
29 Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)
The Music Never Stops – The Grateful Dead
CD1
01 The Music Never Stopped (Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA – 5/13/78)
02 Althea (Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT – 3/14/81)
03 Playing In The Band (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – 3/16/73)
04 Hard To Handle (Fillmore East, New York, NY – 4/25/71)
05 Wharf Rat (Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY – 9/16/87)
06 Doin’ That Rag (Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA – 6/5/69)
07 My Brother Esau (Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA – 8/20/83)
08 Deal (Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA – 5/12/91)
CD2
01 Scarlet Begonias (Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA – 7/13/84)
02 Touch Of Grey (Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA – 7/13/84)
03 Fire On The Mountain (Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA – 7/13/84)
04 Lazy Lightning (Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI – 8/23/80)
05 Supplication (Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI – 8/23/80)
06 Attics Of My Life (Boston Garden, Boston, MA – 10/3/94)
07 Estimated Prophet (Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO – 8/12/79)
08 Eyes Of The World (Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO – 8/12/79)
09 Brown-Eyed Women (Winterland, San Francisco, CA – 3/20/77)
CD3
01 Truckin’ (Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN – 7/15/89)
02 Smokestack Lightnin’ (Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN – 7/15/89)
03 Big Boy Pete (Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA – 11/21/85)
04 Bird Song (Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – 9/15/72)
05 Let It Grow (Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA – 5/1/81)
06 Black Muddy River (Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA – 12/27/89)
07 Days Between (Capital Centre, Landover MD – 3/17/93)
08 Not Fade Away (Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY – 2/24/71)
09 Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad (Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY – 2/24/71)
10 Not Fade Away (Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY – 2/24/71)