Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Grateful Dead
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 6479
Format: Live, Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 74398
UPC: 081227439828
EAN: 0081227439828
ASIN: B00007LTIM
Release Date: March 25, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Bertha | | • | Mama Tried | | • | Big Railroad Blues | | • | Playing In The Band | | • | The Other One | | • | Me & My Uncle | | • | Big Boss Man | | • | Me & Bobby McGee | | • | Johnny B. Goode | | • | Wharf Rat | | • | Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad | | • | Oh, Boy! | | • | I'm A Hog For You | | • | Bonus Track 1 |
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Album Description
Expanded & remastered (in glorious HDCD) version of 1971 album includes two ultra rare bonus tracks, 'I'm A Hog For You' & 'Oh, Boy!'. Includes expanded booklet as well, with rare photos, packaged in Digipak format. Warner/Elektra. 2003.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Decent Live Album November 30, 2008
pinkfloyd (annoymus countries)
1971 was probaly one of the best years for the dead. They had some not so acid songs yet they still could play jams good and this album shows it. A great album for anyone buy now
The Golden Gate November 9, 2008
PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A billion joints were rolled on these album covers...
On my birthday in 1971, The Grateful Dead, released this double LP of some selected 1971 concerts. After this record, this band from San Francisco, {New York City, was already a Dead stronghold} would see the size and scope of their world, change greatly.
Now down to five players {Jerry, Bobby, Pigpen, Phil & Billy} the sound of the band was very different. And, after recording both: "Workingmans Dead" & "American Beauty" the live shows benefited from the addition of so many new and great tunes that became favorites almost from their first live versions onwards.
Not that 24 minute versions of: "Dark Star" would not be played any longer, {Dark Star, will always continue to evolve as a concert piece} but now the shows had some strong material that could be placed right next to the long spacy jams and soundscapes of 1968-69. "Bertha" sets the tone for this record, the band plays like a wildfire on this, and keeps it all together and focused. Jerry Garcia, is drawing more strength in his playing from using his Bluegrass and Country influences to take his performance to brand new places.
There is a wide scope of music performed on: "Grateful Dead". With Country, Blues & 50's Rock 'N' Roll presented, The Dead's appeal would expand it's audience base widely. By 1972, there were a lot of cowboy hats, seen inside Winterland, at: Dead/New Riders concerts!
With Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson songs in the rotation along with more great Blues gems that expanded Pigpen's role, {"Big Boss Man!} the boys had added many more tones and color to the show, and it took everything in a new direction. This record, is also the first call-out to the "Dead Heads" with the message included within.
This record is the "Bridge" between sixties GD and seventies GD, it is Pigpen's last great record and Jerry is stepping up and getting larger in taking over Pigpen's role here, {Bobby, would grow as well, later in the game.}
This record is where the rest of the world, {outside San Francisco & NYC} got on the bus. We had to share our band, with the rest of the world, after this record was released. Nothing was the same ever again, the local scene had just gone global because of: The Skull & Roses. Now the 1970's could begin properly.
This is my favorite record from the band.
FIVE STARS !!!
Good Stuff February 19, 2008
Pat Lamorgese (New Jersey)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good indication of the period sound of this iteration of the band. More of the bluesy sound that they started with than on later live releases.
 Great live album August 11, 2007
J. Preddy (london)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are a Deadhead then you'll love it, especially Bertha, it's an immaculate performance. Some may find the middle of the album a bit slow and excessive on the drum solos, but this leads into some great stuff. A purchase that has been well appreciated and great value for money. If you want a strong bluesy jamming album, I'd suggest Fillmore East over this one.
A great Live show! February 21, 2007
Cat In the Hat (Manassas Va, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found the record version of this in my basement. Sadly, for about 3 years I could not listen to it and other amazing grateful dead records because it seemed that no one in america had a record player anymore. But I finally bought the cd and good god Is this good! it truly is an awesome piece of music, it can stand the test of time, and it is really good to listen to for whatever occasion. This is by far one of the best live albums the dead released, it is up there with "Live/dead" and "truckin up to buffalo july 4th 1989" But it as soon as humanly possible.
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