Grateful Dead - Gratest Hits (2015 Remaster) (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 271 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 100 MB
40:58 | Rock | Label: Rhino
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 271 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 100 MB
40:58 | Rock | Label: Rhino
"Concise" is a word not often, if ever, used to describe the Grateful Dead—the band who just released a 60-disc, 450-track compilation of live shows documenting some of shows recorded across their 25-year existence as an iconic touring entity. The Dead was always a quintessential live experience, with their most transcendent—and also their most indulgent—moments occurring during their drawn-out onstage improvisations. Jerry Garcia famously said, "I think of recording as sort of a necessary evil in a way," and, accordingly, "studio Dead" was always the lesser Dead, even though American Beauty and Workingman's Dead are essential inclusions in any music fan's collection, and mid-'70s studio efforts like Shakedown Street and From the Mars Hotel are well-regarded by both Deadheads and casual listeners.