This easily makes my list of "if you could only take ten recordings with you to a desert island". Simple music performed with passion. The recording technique - recorded in the Trinity Curch in Toro... read full review
Not bad, but not among the best of the seemingly millions of Grateful Dead Live recordings. What makes this a little better than average (relative to other dead recordings) is the inclusion of Branford Marsali... read full review
This is a very good compilation old old standard folk songs, performed with love and care by various members of the Old Town School of Folk Music. While it is good, it remains a companion to Volume 1, which ... read full review
American Beauty, along with Working Man's Dead are the only two fully solid studio albums ever made by the Dead. The Dead is really a live band, that seems to lose focus and drive within studio confines. ... read full review
Skull & Roses represents the Dead's first recording after moving from a sloppy garage band to a band with quality musicianship and songs. Along with Europe '72, Skull and Roses forms the basis of... read full review
Along with American Beauty, Workingman's Dead (both recorded in 1970) represents the only consistently strong studio albums made by the Dead. The Dead is a live band that seems to lose focus and drive in ... read full review
This is without doubt, one of the finest compilations of traditional folk standards out in today's marketplace. Great songs, super performances and loaded with so much variety, it is hard to imagine. One... read full review