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Grateful Dead Wake Of The Flood (2004)
Beyond Description (1973-1989) - Disc 01 of 12 : Wake Of The Dead\n2004 Warner Bros. Records / Rhino Entertainment Company\n\nOriginally Released October 15, 1973\nCD Edition Released October 10, 1995\n'Beyond Description' CD Compilation Released October 26, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (Beyond Description) \n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review (Beyond Description)\nAs the Grateful Dead story continues with this 12-disc sequel to the equally outsized The Golden Road (1965-1973), the band leaves the relative comfort of the '60s (hey, it suited them just fine) and heads into a period that will provide them with greater rewards as a performing outfit, and greater challenges as a studio entity. The post-'60s Dead floundered nearly as often as they soared--at times haphazardly trying to play the game as defined by more disciplined bands of the '70s and '80s, at other times succeeding almost in spite of themselves. This was a time when they allied themselves with such unlikely coconspirators as hit-minded mogul Clive Davis (after their own label fell by the way) and Fleetwood Mac producer Keith Olsen. They consciously reached for commercial gold and fell short, then found it on their own terms--by recording the 1987 studio album In the Dark in a vacant auditorium.\nAs with the first Rhino box, Beyond Description (1973-1989) gets the kind of state-of-the-art remastering one would expect from the sonically ambitious bunch. Again, each disc is fleshed out with smartly selected outtakes, demos, and live recordings. Two thoroughly annotated and strikingly illustrated booklets pull the package together. This is where the long, strange trip leads, and if there were some wrong turns along the way, so be it. That's what happens when you don't follow the map. --Steven Stolder \n\nAmazon.com Album Description (Beyond Description)\nThis monumental 12-disc assemblage presents the band's amazing, long strange trip from 1973 to 1989, encompassing the albums released on their own Grateful Dead Records label and later Arista. It's an essential companion piece on Rhino's first 12-CD Dead box, The Golden Road (1965-1973), which spotlighted the entirety of their early Warner Brothers output and concurrent evolution from a scruffy hippie outfit in the Haight to one of the biggest bands on the planet. Including studio masterpieces and live landmarks alike, Beyond Description enhances this repertoire with the sonic brilliance of 2004 mastering technology and a wealth of newly discovered supplemental material. It's an extraordinary portrait of a legendary band. \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: After satisfying their nine-title/dozen-disc deal with Warner Brothers, the Dead began their own record labels -- Grateful Dead Records (for group releases) and Round Records (for solo projects). Wake of the Flood was the first Dead disc issued entirely under the band's supervision -- which also included manufacturing and marketing. Additionally, the personnel had been altered as Ron "Pigpen" McKernan had passed away. The keyboard responsibilities were now in the capable hands of Keith Godchaux -- whose wife Donna Jean Godchaux also provided backing vocals. It had been nearly three years since American Beauty -- their previous and most successful studio album to date -- and, as always, the Dead had been honing the material in concert. A majority of the tracks had been incorporated into their live sets -- some for nearly six months -- prior to entering the recording studio. This gave the band a unique perspective on the material, much of which remained for the next 20-plus years as staples of their concert performances. However, the inspiration and magic of the Grateful Dead's music has always been a challenge to capture in the non-reciprocal confines of a studio. Therefore, while Wake of the Flood was certainly as good -- if not arguably better than -- most of their previous non-live efforts, it falls far short of the incendiary performances the band were giving during this era. There are a few tracks that do tap into some of the Dead's jazzier and exceedingly improvisational nature. "Eyes of the World" contains some brilliant ensemble playing -- although the time limitations inherent in the playback medium result in the track fading out just as the Dead start to really cook. Another highlight is Bob Weir's "Weather Report Suite," which foreshadows the epic proportions that the song would ultimately reach. In later years, the band dropped the opening instrumental "Prelude," as well as "Part One," choosing to pick it up for the extended "Let It Grow" section. The lilting Jerry Garcia ballad "Stella Blue" is another track that works well in this incarnation and remained in the Dead's rotating set list for the remainder of their touring careers. ~ Lindsay Planer\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nMeasures more than the planting and growing, April 1, 2003\nReviewer: Brett Ahlstrom (Petersham, MA United States) \nThis album has a warm, earthly feel. Like black dirt open and beckoning, the handles of wooden horse-drawn plows worn shiny from seasons of leathery hands, sun and wind worn skin, iron, rust, clay, water, grass, stone, the first snowflakes of the autumn and the last of the spring... a tear shed as the heart opens.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nMeasures more than the planting and growing, April 1, 2003\nReviewer: Brett Ahlstrom (Petersham, MA United States)\nThis album has a warm, earthly feel. Like black dirt open and beckoning, the handles of wooden horse-drawn plows worn shiny from seasons of leathery hands, sun and wind worn skin, iron, rust, clay, water, grass, stone, the first snowflakes of the autumn and the last of the spring... a tear shed as the heart opens.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nWake of the Flood has aged gracefully over time, February 27, 2002\nReviewer: J. A. Polsgrove "Deadhead" (Tucson, Baja Arizona)\nWhen I first bought this album when it came out, I was a senior in high school. (Shows my age, eh?) Part of it I LOVED, part of it I hated. For me, Here Comes Sunshine is one of the 5 best songs in the Dead catalogue, and I was thrilled when they played it at my last show (Vegas, 5/19/95). I love the song so much I have a big smiling sunshine tattoed on my upper left arm. Another GREAT song from this album was Eyes of the World, which proved to be a phenomenal springboard or landing platform for nice, long jams. Row Jimmy and Stella Blue both are cut from the same cloth, with Stella being really soaring when Jerry was on, and flat when he wasn't. What I hated about the album was the whole Weather Report Suite. Hands down, Jerry was a better song writer than Bobby, and whenever the Dead would go into WRS>Let It Grow at shows, I'd head for sodas or the bathroom. As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate the song a bit more, but just a little. I've got mixed feelings about Mississippi Halfstep. At times (and I'm talking about live performances), it was great if it fit in with the flow. Other times, Jerry's voice croaked and Halfstep was an excuse to wander around and check out the crowd. It's a fun tune, but ya gotta be in the mood for its bouncy rhythm... Overall, Wake of the Flood is a very, very good album. It doesn't rank with Workingman's or American Beauty, but it's not far behind. I own it mostly for HC Sunshinee and Eyes... My recommendation, check out Dick's Picks series for these tunes and buy the album if you find yourself becoming one of those people (like me) who has to have EVERYTHING... Still, three decades on, few albums from the early '70s have aged as well as Wake of the Flood. It's a classic, albeit a minor one.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nwhere do I begin...?, June 8, 2001\nReviewer: Ryan "fattymcgee" (Ohio)\nOnce upon a time, I loved the Grateful Dead. Those were sad days really, because I look back now and I wonder what the hell I was thinking. Anyway, during these darkest days I wrote a five-star review of this less than great album (and it became a spotlight review for Christ sakes!) Now I'm here to take back nearly every word I said because I can't figure out how to delete this damn thing.\nI must say that this is one of the poorest albums in my collection. It lacks any sort of energy whatsoever and the addition of Keith and Donna Godchaux was like adding salt to the snail that was the Grateful Dead. The end result of this album is a disaster with a few decent songs on it, and believe me, I'm being quite liberal with the term "decent".\nDeadheads, Aspiring Deadheads, and Deadhead-wannabees, I'm pleading with you from the bottom of my heart please don't buy this album. If you want to listen to the Grateful Dead don't waste years of your life buying every damn album they've released because there are way too many. The only Grateful Dead albums anyone should ever own are: Workingman's Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 4, and American Beauty (in that order, too). Take my advice... there is a wealth of good music out there waiting to be found and I encourage you to do your best and find it. Where to start? Bob Dylan, of course. He single-handedly saved me from a fate worse than death: poor music taste.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nThe Dead's second best album., May 11, 1998\nReviewer: A music fan\nThis is the Dead's second best studio album ever. The only bad song on the album is Keith's only song ever recorded, Let Me Sing Your Blues Away. But everything else is stellar. 4 of my favorite Dead songs ever: Here Comes Sunshine, Row Jimmy, Eyes of the World, and Weather Report Suite are all on one disc. Wow! If you like the Dead and don't have this album, or are looking for a good disc to discover the Dead, this is a sure bet.\n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nBill Atwood, Contributing Artist\nDoug Sahm, Contributing Artist\nJoe Ellis, Contributing Artist\nMatthew Kelly, Contributing Artist\nVassar Clements, Contributing Artist\nGrateful Dead, Producer\nThe Grateful Dead, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Bill Kreutzman (vocals, drums); Keith Godchaux (keyboards); Phil Lesh (bass); Donna Godchaux (background vocals).Additional personnel: Sarah Fulcher (vocals); Doug Sahm (12-string guitar); Vassar Clements (violin); Matthew Kelly (harmonica); Martin Fierro (saxophone); Frank Morin (tenor saxophone); Bill Atwood, Joe Ellis (trumpet); Pat O'Hara (trombone); Benny Velarder (timbales).\n\nOriginally released on Grateful Dead (4002).\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nWAKE OF THE FLOOD finds the Dead at a transitional point between the art-rock adornments of TERRAPIN and the country-folk influences of their earlier work. The result is an album of finely crafted songs that bows to the familiar roots conventions while exploring some intriguing new ground. "Eyes of the World" and "Weather Report Suite" are extended, complex pieces, among the jazziest things the Dead ever recorded, and they have the inviting air of discovery about them. Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia's songwriting hits a peak on the delicate ballad "Stella Blue" and the bouncy, uplifting "Here Comes Sunshine." YEAR: 1973
This rock cd contains 10 tracks and runs 79min 26sec.
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