S2E1: San Francisco’s Grateful Dead

For Season Two of Dead To Me, we’re taking a deep dive into the Grateful Dead’s studio albums. Or more specifically, we’re considering the original published sources of classic Dead repertoire. This distinction is important because not all of those tunes saw their initial appearance on official Dead records. Some, in fact, arrived on individual band members’ solo releases (which tended to feature contributions from many—if not all—core personnel). In addition to staples like American Beauty , Terrapin Station , From the Mars Hotel , Workingman’s Dead , and Anthem of the Sun , we’ll also cover Jerry's debut, Garcia , Bob Weir’s Ace , and Mickey Hart’s Rolling Thunder , along with—gasp!—official live releases that “substituted” for studio recordings ( Skull and Roses , for example). We’re excited to explore the history and cultural context of these crucial audio artifacts. But most of all, we're psyched to riff on the music itself. Let’s start at the beginning with San Francisco’s Grateful Dead —a scruffy slice of pop-r&b with unmistakably psychedelic overtones that landed in March of 1967. Press play and get this trip underway! We’re part of the Osiris podcast network. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S2E1: San Francisco’s Grateful Dead is an episode from Dead To Me by Dead To Me.

This episode is 42:46 long.

This episode was published on Jul 15, 2019.

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