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Auggie

(32,763 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:29 AM Nov 25

Definitive Grateful Dead studio and/or live album?

Curious what the Lounge thinks

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Definitive Grateful Dead studio and/or live album? (Original Post) Auggie Nov 25 OP

Workingman's Dead Thunderbeast Nov 25 #1

American Beauty EYESORE 9001 Nov 25 #2

Overall, live, but Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary is an exception. quaint Nov 25 #3

Live. Live live live live live Alpeduez21 Nov 25 #4

LOL ... okay, but which live album? Auggie Nov 25 #5

Mine av8rdave Nov 26 #6

Ah, another Brent fan. quaint Nov 26 #7

Thunderbeast

(3,743 posts)

1. Workingman's Dead

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:30 AM

Nov 25

EYESORE 9001

(29,375 posts)

2. American Beauty

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:58 AM

Nov 25

I believe this album represents a shift from whatever TF Abraxas was to a more folksy sound more usually associated with the Dead.

quaint

(4,498 posts)

3. Overall, live, but Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary is an exception.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 12:02 PM

Nov 25

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Alpeduez21

(1,995 posts)

4. Live. Live live live live live

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 05:05 PM

Nov 25

The albums are something to have but even the Dead admit live recordings is where it’s at

Auggie

(32,763 posts)

5. LOL ... okay, but which live album?

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 08:03 PM

Nov 25

av8rdave

(10,648 posts)

6. Mine

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:35 AM

Nov 26

Studio: In the Dark
Live: Europe ‘72

quaint

(4,498 posts)

7. Ah, another Brent fan.

Reply to av8rdave (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 01:22 PM

Nov 26

Overall, not my favorite studio album, but those keyboards, yum.

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