evansdad wrote: 
That pretty much sums up my feeling, too.  It's disappointing, really.

What in God's name did I see in this song when I was in my 20's?

 evansdad wrote: 
Got no problem hearing this song, but yeah, throw in an 'Unbroken Chain,' Lost Sailor,' or the whole 'Terripin Station' suite to really throw a different colored light on this band.

Definitely not a fan of the Dead, but this song is great.

Keep on.

Not a Deadhead either, but how can this be anything less than 10?

Wish I could have been a deadhead though. Nothing spells freedom like travelling from concert to concert in a VW van. 

I was a late bloomer - didn't appreciate bands like The Dead until I'd already been through a lot of life-lessons of my own.  Feels good to hear The Dead's music now, on the other side of the learning-curve.  I can sit and listen to songs like this, grin, and thank my lucky stars that I survived so I could appreciate Jerry Garcia and his partners-in-crime.  I have nothing bad to say about this band.

Iconic Album.

Now this brings back some memories!!!! Love it.......

 MiracleDrug wrote:
Not a fan, I take it? I've grown to appreciate this band more over the years. And the lyrics to this song are pretty funny. 

the most aptly named band EVAH...

Not a Deadhead by any stretch, but the chorus in this song is fabulouso!

I haven't heard this for at least ten years. Now, in the kitchen, stirring mamaliga (polenta, for those of you not of the Romanian leaning) I found I could still remember every word, from a car tape I made and listened to non-stop (only because it was the only tape I didn't mid if the car stereo chewed up).

But still a solid 10. 

 SuzG wrote: 

This was my bathroom song...this and Not Fade Away!

I'm sure it can be frustrating and annoying to people that don't like the Dead. I listened to metal and Zep during my high school years. When I was in college, a friend of mine played American Beauty on a sunny day. It was like a light switch was thrown. The music seeped into me. I quickly became a huge fan. I still listen to a lot of metal, Zep and Dead (mostly on sunny days). It seems to me that either the switch is thrown or it is not. Is it that simple?

One of the early Dead tracks that I really like.

I'm more an Airplane fan.  I didn't know many that were both.

Sorta like the old question, Are you a Beatle or a Rolling Stone ?

Not every song is for everyone.

I'd take my bathroom breaks when Bobby would bust out Lil Red Rooster. 

s'all 

 treatment_bound wrote: 
   Very funny.  Time for a bathroom break though. . .

 jkhandy wrote: 
That's OK...they still love you "jk"!

I played this song in the Stanford Band.  Fun to truck around the football field playing it.

Fans of this band are hardcore party people who seem mesmerized by uninteresting, low talent, baked musicians.  But wait, the fans are usually baked too.  Whatever.  Even baked, I still don't like them. 

 shawshank wrote: 
Keep On Truckin'!

 fredriley wrote: 

Of all the Grateful Dead songs to play, couldn't RP be a little more creative?

 bluefrog wrote: 

Amen.  I'm not saying they suck , but WTF.
There's never any passion, the same riff is replayed over and over.  The lyrics are so-so. Nothing to get interested in.

Again, I'm not saying they suck, but what the Fudgsicles

 toterola wrote: 
Those are my 2 dead cds and I've been quite happy with them.  Never have seen them live.

really, just don't understand the fascination with the dead.
really don't.

 RParadise wrote: 
The Dead comparable to Beethoven? I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.