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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 19 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It's the Dead . . . Need I Say More?
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.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.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
remastered classics
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Remastered versions of the Dead's best studio work. Comprehensive and deep - covers all eras, unlike earlier collections, and includes multiple cuts from each album. By far the best sounding Dead best of collection, the remastered versions used here sound terrific. Only complaint: I would have loved to have the Dark Star from Live/Dead instead of the (really rather dismal) 2 minute studio version, perhaps by using an edited version of Terrapin Station to allow the much longer live Dark Star to fit
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
The Best of the Grateful Dead [CD]
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.All their best songs, I have a few live from their website but they are kind of muddled and a bit long. Having 700+ CD's. I like to put my music on my Flash Drive and JAM rolling down the Road on my Harley, this selection was great to round out my collection of road music!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Grateful Dead!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I really enjoy "greatest hits & best of" music compilations because you can get a mixed bag of your favorite artists. Sometimes it's a hit, other times it's a miss. This time it was definitely a hit. The cd was on sale but I would've bought it at regular price!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great compilation
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm not a huge Greatful Dead fan, but this is a solid collection of songs, some of which I didn't know they sang A good buy.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
50 Years?
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Even if you're not a deadhead, there's a lot to appreciate here. A superb roundup of the long, strange trip.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great album for Grateful Dead fans
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a great album for Grateful Dead fans. I listen to the whole cd riding around all the time.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cd
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love the grateful dead this double cd has gems from start to end a must for anyone's collection
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great first exposure to the Dead
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Music matches the book Deal written byou Jim Kruetzman drummer for the Dead for 3 decades.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Dead cd
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.If your a fan of the Grateful Dead you must have this cd in your collection
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wonderfully packaged! Awesome Grateful Dead songs!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great assortment of Greatful Dead music
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This cd has all of the best music of the greatful dead. a must for deadheads
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing CD!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.If you are a Grateful Dead fan you will not be disappointed in this CD!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Gotta have it
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Any Dead Head would want this double cd as part of their collection
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
good cd
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.A good compilation of the Grateful Dead material. It just flows
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cd
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.As a dead head this is one collection you must have
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent compilation
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great career spanning studio recordings selection.
I would recommend this to a friend