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- Date Released: October 15, 1996
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Arista/Grateful Dead
- Copyright: (P)1996 Arista Records, Inc.
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This well-chosen compilation makes the best of the eight albums (five studio LPs and three live collections) the Grateful Dead released on Arista Records between 1977 and 1990. The first three studio albums are not well regarded, but by focusing on the stronger compositions, such as "Estimated Prophet," "Terrapin Station," "Fire on the Mountain," "I Need a Miracle," and "Saint of Circumstance," the compilers have made them seem better than they did when they were released. It doesn't hurt that these are the songs that emerged as concert favorites, and if these performances often sound like distilled, sometimes stilted versions for those familiar with the live shows, they nevertheless serve as a kind of blueprint for the music the Dead played in the late '70s and '80s. A more confident band emerges in the later tracks, in part because the material is superior -- not only the hit "Touch of Grey," but also "Black Muddy River" and "Foolish Heart," among others -- but also because the performances are seasoned by frequent live playing of the songs. The album concludes with the group's 1990 live recording of "Eyes of the World" with Branford Marsalis sitting in from Without a Net. The Arista Years presents the sound of a band compromising with, but not capitulating to, the demands of the conventional record industry. Even the Dead themselves were never really able to capture lightning in a bottle, but, as one of their better songs here puts it, they managed to shine "Just a Little Light."
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| 01. |  |
Estimated Prophet
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5:37 |
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| 02. | |
Passenger |
2:49 |
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| 03. | |
Samson & Delilah |
3:27 |
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| 04. | |
Terrapin Station |
16:20 |
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| 05. | |
Good Lovin' |
4:48 |
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| 06. | |
Shakedown Street |
4:59 |
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| 07. | |
Fire On The Mountain |
3:46 |
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| 08. | |
I Need A Miracle |
3:33 |
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| 09. | |
Alabama Getaway |
3:35 |
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| 10. | |
Far From Me |
3:39 |
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| 11. | |
Saint of Circumstance |
5:40 |
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| 12. | |
Dire Wolf |
3:21 |
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| 13. | |
Cassidy |
4:33 |
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| 14. | |
Feel Like A Stranger |
5:47 |
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| 15. | |
Franklin's Tower |
5:37 |
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15 Total Tracks, 77:31 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Touch of Grey |
5:48 |
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| 02. | |
Hell In A Bucket |
5:36 |
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| 03. | |
West L.A. Fadeaway |
6:37 |
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| 04. | |
Throwing Stones |
7:19 |
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| 05. | |
Black Muddy River |
5:57 |
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| 06. | |
Foolish Heart |
5:10 |
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| 07. | |
Built To Last |
5:03 |
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| 08. | |
Just A Little Light |
4:41 |
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| 09. | |
Picasso Moon |
6:40 |
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| 10. | |
Standing On The Moon |
5:20 |
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| 11. | |
Eyes Of The World |
16:25 |
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11 Total Tracks, 74:36 Total Length
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- Mickey Hart - ? // Mickey Hart - ? // Mickey Hart - ? // Mickey Hart - ? // Jerry Garcia - Producer // Jerry Garcia - Producer // Jerry Garcia - Producer // Grateful Dead - Main Performer // Bob Weir - ? // Tom Scott - Saxophone // Tom Scott - Saxophone // Tom Scott - Saxophone // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Robert Hunter - ? // Lowell George - Producer // Jordan Amarantha - Percussion // Bob Bralove - Programming // Bob Bralove - Associate Producer // Bob Bralove - Assistant Producer // Betty Cantor-Jackson - Producer // Betty Cantor-Jackson - Engineer // Guy Charbonneau - Engineer // John Cutler - Producer // John Cutler - Engineer // David DeVore - Engineer // Tom Flye - Engineer // Joe Gastwirt - Remastering // Joe Gastwirt - Digital Remastering // Donna Jean Godchaux - ? // Keith Godchaux - ? // Dan Healy - Producer // Dan Healy - Engineer // Dan Healy - Mixing // John Kahn - Associate Producer // John Kahn - Horn Arrangements // John Kahn - Assistant Producer // Matthew Kelly - Harmonica // Matthew Kelly - Harp // Bill Kreutzmann - ? // Phil Lesh - Producer // Gary Lyons - Producer // Gary Lyons - Engineer // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Bob Matthews - Engineer // Brent Mydland - ? // Jeffrey Norman - Engineer // Keith Olsen - Producer // Keith Olsen - Engineer // Jeff Sterling - Engineer // Jim Welch - Art Direction // David Roberts - Engineer // Peter Miller - Engineer // Pete Thea - Engineer // Rick Griffin - Illustrations // Amy Finkle - Art Direction // Bob Seidemann - Photography // Christopher Stern - Design // Justin Kreutzmann - Engineer // Stanley Mouse - Art Direction // Chris Wiskes - Engineer // Gilbert Shelton - Art Direction // Gilbert Shelton - Illustrations // Robbie Taylor - Production Manager // Cameron Sears - Coordination
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