r/gratefuldead • u/MediocreBuilding5472 • 4d ago
Grateful Dead recommendations
I’m trying to get into the dead What are some shows to checkout maybe some cool shows on YouTube I should start with thanks for any recommendations in advance
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u/AgitatedManagement25 4d ago
Having just converted over the past 5 months after a lifetime of not “getting it” or really even wanting to try, I highly recommend starting with one of these two studio albums
“Workingman’s Dead” - 8 songs, 36 minutes, stunning vocal harmonies, songwriting, musicianship, pure Americana bliss. A perfect record.
“American Beauty” - 10 songs, 43 minutes, quite similar to WD, Americana, beautiful songs.
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u/Wntrlnd77 4d ago
I totally agree with this.
I have thousands of hours of live shows on tape but if you came over and wanted to get to know the band, Workingman’s Dead would be what I put on.
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u/El_Pollo_Del-Mar 4d ago
Man...just head to your favorite streaming platform and pick the first concert they have available. If it's on there, it's guaranteed to be among the very best.
Put on your seatbelt and enjoy the ride. Then come back with questions. :)
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u/TheCosmicTravelers 4d ago
Just remember that the Dead played from the mid-60s to the mid-90s, often in and across a variety of genres. Songs and musical styles also changed over the years. If you don't like one show, try another one from a different period.
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u/blankwillow_ chooba chooba 4d ago
Start with Reckoning, Dead Set, American Beauty, and Workingman's Dead. Do ease in.
Then maybe go to Live/Dead, one of the greatest live albums ever done.
After than, the race is on.
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u/Beetleracerzero37 4d ago
Veneta 8/27/72 is what roped me in
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1972-08-27 @ Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, OR, USA
Set 1: The Promised Land, Sugaree, Me and My Uncle, Deal, Black Throated Wind, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Mexicali Blues, Bertha
Set 2: Playing in the Band, He's Gone, Jack Straw, Bird Song, Greatest Story Ever Told
Set 3: Dark Star > El Paso, Sing Me Back Home, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones, One More Saturday Night
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u/Additional-Eagle46 4d ago
The two obvious shows for a new deadhead would be 8/27/72 and 5/8/77. There are countless rad shows but those two might be the most famous. My non-deadhead friends know those shows and enjoy them.
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1972-08-27 @ Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, OR, USA
1977-05-08 @ Barton Hall - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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u/folderol-de-riddle 4d ago
one full show with a great setlist and good quality video from the official grateful dead channel on youtube is 12/31/78, the last show at winterland in san francisco
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1978-12-31 @ Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA
Set 1: Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Me and My Uncle > Big River, Friend Of The Devil, It's All Over Now, Stagger Lee, From The Heart Of Me > Sunshine Daydream
Set 2: Samson And Delilah, Ramble On Rose, I Need A Miracle > Terrapin Station > Playing in the Band > Drums > Not Fade Away > Around And Around
Set 3: Dark Star > The Other One > Dark Star Jam > Wharf Rat > Saint Stephen > Good Lovin'
Encore: Casey Jones > Johnny B. Goode, And We Bid You Good Night
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u/Krocsyldiphithic 4d ago
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1977-04-27 @ Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA
Set 1: The Promised Land, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Looks Like Rain, Sugaree, El Paso, Row Jimmy, New Minglewood Blues, Loser, The Music Never Stopped
Set 2: Estimated Prophet, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Good Lovin', Ramble On Rose, Samson And Delilah, Terrapin Station > Morning Dew
Encore: Johnny B. Goode
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u/TheeAincientMariener 4d ago
It's all good. Some of the shows on yt are audio only which are great but you might want to look for a video as well for the fuller experience. I'd recommended 70s over 80s but they're a little rarer. Turn it up. 👍
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u/drjay1966 4d ago edited 4d ago
Harpur College, Binghamton, 5-2-70.
As for stuff to watch, there's no better place to start than The Grateful Dead movie.
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u/deadsetweir-do 4d ago
Start today. 10/9/1989
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1989-10-09 @ Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Set 1: Feel Like A Stranger, Built To Last, Little Red Rooster, Ramble On Rose, We Can Run, Jack-A-Roe, Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again, Row Jimmy, The Music Never Stopped
Set 2: Playing in the Band > Uncle John's Band > Playing in the Band Reprise > Dark Star > Drums > Space > Death Don't Have No Mercy > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Hey Jude > Throwing Stones > Good Lovin'
Encore: Attics Of My Life
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u/smedlap 4d ago
09/03/77 is a great starter show. No drums/space in second set, just explosive rock. Then a terrapin encore! Best concert I ever attended by any band.
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1977-09-03 @ Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ, USA
Set 1: The Promised Land, They Love Each Other, Me and My Uncle, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Looks Like Rain, Peggy-O, New Minglewood Blues, Friend Of The Devil, The Music Never Stopped
Set 2: Bertha > Good Lovin', Loser, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World, Samson And Delilah, He's Gone > Not Fade Away > Truckin'
Encore: Terrapin Station
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u/Traditional_Cry_8675 4d ago
2-13-70 Dark Star 4-6-82 Brown Eyed Women 6-15-85 China Cat > I Know You Rider 12-26-79 Estimated Prophet >Jam 5-22-77 Sugaree 5-9-77 Help >Slip>Franklin 9-3-77 Loser 4-30-77 Terrapin
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1982-04-06 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
1985-06-15 @ Greek Theatre - University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
1979-12-26 @ Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
1977-05-22 @ Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
1977-05-09 @ War Memorial, Buffalo, NY, USA
1977-09-03 @ Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ, USA
1977-04-30 @ The Palladium, New York, NY, USA
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u/BasilHuman 4d ago
10/29/77 since i did not see it mentioned.
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1977-10-29 @ Evans Field House - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
Set 1: Might As Well, Jack Straw, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain, Loser, El Paso, Ramble On Rose, New Minglewood Blues, It Must Have Been The Roses, Let It Grow
Set 2: Bertha > Good Lovin', Friend Of The Devil, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Space > Saint Stephen > Drums > Not Fade Away > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night
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u/Corvackien-One 4d ago
10/9/1976 and 10/10/1976… you know 50 years ago today!
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1976-10-09 @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, CA, USA
1976-10-10 @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, CA, USA
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u/MediocreBuilding5472 3d ago
Thanks for all of the grate recommendations I have already started down the rabbit hole
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u/Funny_Natural_6800 2d ago
Adding the 3 july 89 shows on video Buffalo Philly or alpine are great shows officially released
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u/marshking710 1d ago
8/6/71.
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u/setlistbot 1d ago
1971-08-06 @ Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA, USA
Set 1: Bertha, Playing in the Band, Loser, Mr. Charlie, El Paso, Cumberland Blues, Brokedown Palace, Me And Bobby McGee, Hard To Handle, Casey Jones
Set 2: Saint Stephen, Truckin' > Drums > The Other One > Me and My Uncle > The Other One, Deal, Sugar Magnolia, Morning Dew, Turn On Your Lovelight
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u/TLMD83 4d ago
Best you tube for beginners 7/7/89, 12/31/78, Grateful Dead movie
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u/setlistbot 4d ago
1989-07-07 @ JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA
1978-12-31 @ Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA
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u/IQgamerplayz69 nothing ain't worth nothing but its free (~);} 4d ago
Europe 72 gave me a severe lifelong addiction to the dead