I am a pretty big fan of the Dead, and I've been getting into these archival box sets in a big way recently. This is a five disc set of a lot of live recordings of Dead songs at various points of their career.There's even some pre-record deal stuff on here from 1965 and 66, including some studio work from the Autumn Sessions. This is not the extent of the studio material contained in this box set, however, and the other studio material included here is what I find the most interesting.
The studio material here are in the form of outtakes from the Workingman's Dead and American Beauty sessions, as well as some material the band had begun to work on for their unfinished 14th album. Now this is where things really get interesting, as it's fascinating to hear bits of what might have been had everything gone ahead as planned.
The live material in the box set is also pretty great. It's a real testament to the band as a live act to have archives of live material that have been scoured pretty heavily for great takes, and still have so much quality material left. At the time of the boxes' release, only 1 track had been previously released officially, and though a few more have seen other releases since, this is still a treasure trove of great live Dead material.
As it stands, if you're a Grateful Dead fan, you should check this box out, if not for the live tracks, then for the unreleased studio material and a look at the band's unfinished final album.
I'll be back in the future for more reviews/ album spotlights.
The studio material here are in the form of outtakes from the Workingman's Dead and American Beauty sessions, as well as some material the band had begun to work on for their unfinished 14th album. Now this is where things really get interesting, as it's fascinating to hear bits of what might have been had everything gone ahead as planned.
The live material in the box set is also pretty great. It's a real testament to the band as a live act to have archives of live material that have been scoured pretty heavily for great takes, and still have so much quality material left. At the time of the boxes' release, only 1 track had been previously released officially, and though a few more have seen other releases since, this is still a treasure trove of great live Dead material.
As it stands, if you're a Grateful Dead fan, you should check this box out, if not for the live tracks, then for the unreleased studio material and a look at the band's unfinished final album.
I'll be back in the future for more reviews/ album spotlights.
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