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What are some of everyone's favorite Grateful Dead studio albums? I found all of my Dad's old vinyls and just started listening. I am really digging Wake of the Flood and Shakedown Street. What about everyone else?
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I have always loved their first one so much, despite it being mostly covers. Can't go wrong with American Beauty and Workingmans Dead as well
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I like Terrapin Station, especially the title track, but the CLASSICS are American Beauty and Workingman's Dead
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Anthem of the Sun and American Beauty for me. My favorite era of GD, and the two albums show the wide open exploration and down home-ness I love about the Dead.
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wake of the flood is excellent, this is my go to album when coming down - im a big fan of blues for allah as well
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The best: Aoxomoxoa, Anthem of the Sun, American Beauty, Working Man's Dead, Wake of the Flood, and Blues for Allah.Best of the Rest: Mars Hotel, Terrapin Station
What's Left: Shakedown Street, Go to Heaven, In the Dark, Built to Last.
Each of the ones in the last category have something of interest in them and have the GD stamp of being full of hidden gems revealed only to those with ears to listen.
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Left out "Grateful Dead" (the first one). Where does it fit?
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From the mars hotelWorking mans dead
American Beauty
Shakedown street
blues for allah
these are my suggestions.
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Skulls and Roses and Europe '72 are great for capturing the Dead on the rise to their first peak, the Europe 72 tour
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I listened to wake of the flood yesterday. That and mars hotel are my two favorites. I would throw Garcia in there too. Not officially a GD album, most of the songs were in heavy GD rotation.
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I like go to heaven. Don't laugh.
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Me too. Alabama! The Brent tunes are good to and the Althea is sweet.
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No doubt, sailor> Saint, too! Great album.
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Mars Hotel and Anthem Of the Sun are my top 2.
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Not a big fan of their studio work, but Bob Weir's Ace needs to be mentioned. I'd rank it in the top 5, and its technically a Grateful Dead album.
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The playin' on ace has a full-on jam
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Ace
Garcia
American Beauty
Kingfish
Rolling Thunder
Workingman's Dead
I know that this didn't necessarily answer the question, but these albums belong together, (to me).
Garcia
American Beauty
Kingfish
Rolling Thunder
Workingman's Dead
I know that this didn't necessarily answer the question, but these albums belong together, (to me).
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My favorite by far is Terrapin Station. Close second being Blues for Allah. You really can't go wrong on any of them in my opinion
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Blues for Allah, Aoxomoxoa, Wake of the FloodI dig Ace too.
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Blues For Allah and Wake of the Flood are mine, i like Go To Heaven a lot to.
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Maybe I'm alone here, but I love "Built to Last" on vinyl. Put it on, cranked it up, Myland's vocals are sick
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Love em all butAmerican Beauty and Workingman's Dead
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Aoxomoxa and Anthem
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Each one is so amazing and brings back incredible memories every listen. I really love American Beauty and Mars Hotel.
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You can find something good in every GD album. One that I like that I don't think has been listed yet is Bear's Choice. It is a must for any Pigpen fan.
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Not a big studio Dead fan, but I likeFirst Album
Workingman's Dead
Wake of the Flood
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Oops, I get it now. Bear's Choice isn't studio. Probably should have read closer. But, who cares...listen to it anyway. Damn good!
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wake of the floodno question there
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My top 3 studio are American Beauty, Workingman's Dead and AOXOMOXOA and Live/Dead is a great f***ing classic album as well.
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