joelbb wrote: 
Actually, this was from the Wake of the Flood period. Mars Hotel came later.

But you are right, this was Grateful Dead Records 001, their first of three records that were on their own label. Personally, this is my favorite studio album from the band. Certainly Workingman's and American Reality are fine, and both released the same year (!), but this album has always held my fancy, with tunes like Row Jimmy, Weather Report Suite, Mississippi Half-step, among the others.

Cheers,

Thanks buddy, that one worked very well for me...
This song has about the most positive message of any—one of the most fabulous tunes, IMO.

I've heard plenty of versions, but none better than the one from the Great American Music Hall. Garcia's three solos just grow from one to the next—a most amazing warlock, he was. And I always love when Phil takes his solo at the end.

Those that can hear this music, I say we're blessed.

 buddy wrote: 
Can I ride with you? Thanks for writing this. Seriously.

This cut is terrific, if somewhat Pop-ie for the GD. Too bad the rest of the album sucked. This was during the "Mars Hotel" period when they thought they could self-produce their own studio albums. Didn't do another studio album as good Working Man's Dead or American Rose until the late 80's "In the Dark". Even hippies have hubris.

I just came over to RP from listening to a '72 dead set on the archive, only to find this... too cool.  You can never have enough dead!

 buddy wrote: 
Nice!  Was gonna post but, what more is there to say?

 Krispian wrote: 

if you thought that was disgusting try 'the handsome beasts' "beastiality"......you'll never shop for pork chops the same ever again

 rabbi_phil wrote: 
Just Googled that album cover and... OMG you are right.

 johnjconn wrote: 
Wow, hi dad, it's been a long time!  Especially since you died 25 years ago. I thought you were the last of a breed, but clearly I was wrong.  I'll make sure you get your Pat Boone records back from the attic.  btw...having a job, shower, and haircut didn't make you any less of a major asshole. Way to stick to your guns!

 tutakea wrote: 

nope. worst album cover artwork ever.....Butthole Surfers- Brown Reason To Live.....definitely 

 tclodes wrote: 
Right behind you. This is just...bad. The chorus work sounds like they're rehearsing for the first time. 

Seriously, something's got to be wrong with you if you think that this guy can actually sing.

 johnjconn wrote: 
It worked for me.

 johnjconn wrote: 
How wonderful to read this. It's as if the decades vanished and I'm an outlaw again.

I confess, I've been a fan since before I saw them at Wembley, in London, 1972, and then later here in Toronto, mid-70's (notice how memory fades) and definitely one thing I can attest to is that Dead are better Live! Funny,that...

 Al_Koholic wrote: 
I tried that 2-3 times but it didn't work until I dropped some blotter. . . 
 

After James wailing on "Sometimes"  The Dead are so dead to me.  I've just never learned to appreciate more than one or two of their songs and not any with the plinky plink out front like this.  Ah well. 

AWESOME!!! Always loved when they played this song. We ARE the eyes of the world!

Hippies = nothing a job, shower and a haircut can't fix

Any Dead is good Dead!

 tutakea wrote: 
The cover art is pretty well-executed, though that artist (Rick Griffin) has done much better work, but since you are apparently an authority on art, you must know that.  There are certainly thousands of album covers with much worse artwork than that.  I will refrain from commenting on the tune, however.

awful. crappy song, and probably the most horrible album-cover-art ever made.

strongly dislike the wimpy, twangy grateful dead guitar sound.

Gawd! Please no!!!

Crazyfingers! 

Mugro wrote:
mine too.