from Estimated Prophet.

American Beauty is second. Very fond of Box of Rain.

US Blues
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Dire Wolf
Don't Ease Me In

Along with Truckin' and Touch of Grey

last time I asked this, I made it a DU Poll.

I was in 7th grade. I was blessed to grow up with so much good music in the air. Motown was all over the radio when I was knee high.

Had this triple album in the seventies. Lost it in a fire 1985. Love this song.

...it'd probably be "Ripple"

ICYMI...

( any bad URL will do it )

https://www.ripple.com/xx

Absolutely.

Every time those singular notes pinged out from Jerry's guitar, I knew I was gonna enjoy the ride.

We were so lucky.

That and Live Dead and anything from Reckoning. Hell, it sucks to have to pick a fav.

U.S. Blues is up there too. As the nights back in college wore on we inevitably turned to the entirety of the Blues for Allah album.

"Casey Jones!"

China Cat/ I Know you Rider from Europe '72 for the song.

This...

Woody would have approved....

On edit.....Kudo's to Bill Kreutzman for keeping the crispest, tightest drum lead, ever....

On 2nd edit....forgot Lesh, my bad....he's keeping the line for Jerry.

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"Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead"

(I highly recommend it)

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(Not Fade Away)

Sweet!

In one episode, "Ripple" is playing in the background.
I don't think I've ever before, or since, heard a Grateful Dead song played in the background in a sit-com.

It is pretty heartbreaking, but it's beautiful.

I mean, I own a "best of" set, but no albums, nor did I ever seem them in concert or follow them on tour. But, I do love this song.

....liked this tune and go back and listen to it every so often.

American Beauty.

Also really like Attics of My Life and Comes a Time.

was doing something with the Grateful Dead and his orchestra. I was 18 or 19 at the time. One of the guys came up to me and asked, "You with the conductor?"
Me,"Yeah."
Him, "Oh."

Was the production of Terrapin's orchestral works filmed ?

NFA/GDTRFB

The original Live/Dead - Skull and Roses - the last song on an insanely great album, sealed the deal.

But, as much as I loved the crazy audio fidelity and youthful exuberance of their capabilities in '70 (thanks Alembic!)....later Dead (mid-80's) Live is pretty awesome as well. Brent Midland got the Dead, especially Garcia, and their versions of these American standards are incredible.

Or Terrapin, probably Terrapin.

Edit to add Brown Eyed Women. Although the best version I've heard was from JRAD.

Who am I kidding, E72 was brilliant. Always loved this band Live.

I think it was this one. I probably heard a better Dead version, but I don't remember.

But we got the Cloud....

"Wake of the Flood" A total, unexpected change of direction, but powerful music, indeed.

Terrapin Station. Turned me into an instant Deadhead with "Estimated Prophet". That album literally changed the course of my life.

Grew up 20 minutes from the Mothership

(20 minutes from the Mothership?)

Although Europe ‘72 comes really close. I was always partial to the live albums.

Lately, it’s been Eyes of the World.

American Beauty reminds me of many good times spent at the river in my teenage years, and I never tire of Dick’s Picks Vol 3 (just wish there was a Lady With a Fan with the Terrapin).

A little OT, but I once heard a Muzak version of Estimated Prophet in Food Lion. It was surprisingly decent, lol!

Musaz version of a Grateful Dead song, that's funny.

I'd like to hear them make a Muzak version of Truckin&quot

If not, then my current shortdurpersav would be:

Grateful Dead Live at Harpur College on 1970-05-02

And song (again unfair b/c its really two songs, one inside another):

Thats It For The Other One

Hell, No!..This is the DU Lounge!

"Uncle John's Band" is my favorite song.

I had a chance to see them but I had promised to babysit my nephew. "Oh, well," I thought. "They'll be back next year." That was May, I believe. Jerry died that summer.

drug abuser Rush Limbaugh condemned him as a druggie. Damn Limbaugh to hell!

Words can't describe my loathing for Limbaugh.

Like 50 a day. It’s why he lost his hearing

Some really good personal memories connected to that song.

Tough to pick a favorite album, though. American Beauty is the studio album I listen to most, and Europe '72 is my most likely spin from the official live albums.

Yeah. Watch out, Casey.

The train horns were so LOUD! It was insane, everyone was freaking out. There was a big, super bright white spotlight, too, which looked like an oncoming train.
It’s not one of my fav songs (the radio wore it out), but I’ll never forget that show.

I think it's title is "The Grateful Dead"

You've named the classic GD music.

1A Touch of Grey

Between Cold Rain and Snow, Friend of the Devil, and the Star Spangled Banner

Thanks for that!

But it's one of my favorite Grateful Dead live performances--precisely because it's something probably no one ever expected of them.

An absolutely professional job. The crowd knew it, too. They were cheering like crazy at every perfectly hit high note.

And Touch of Grey from In the Dark.

Also, "Operator" (Pig Pen song)

I also love "Operator"

I also loved watching Pig Pen play piano & sing.

My 2nd favorite GD song

...to the list.

But "American Beauty" is a great album too.

The biggest bulk from from 1966-1974. I rarely listen to their studio albums. But the live shows have been a mainstay for a long time.

That's where the magic happens for me.

Pinned down to non-live studio song/album I'd go with Ripple/American Beauty.

Been a fan for a long (long) time.

Classic Dead!

I have the studio version on 4 CDs

(I forget what year it was)