The Grateful Dead were an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965, known for long improvisational live performances, eclectic blending of folk, blues and psychedelia, and a devoted fanbase (Deadheads). The group's original run ended after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.

Formed in 1965 in San Francisco; central figure Jerry Garcia; famed for live improvisation (e.g. "Dark Star"); Jerry Garcia died in 1995 and the original band disbanded thereafter.

Reviews emphasize the Grateful Dead's supreme live reputation and improvisational jams. Studio peaks noted include Aoxomoxoa, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. Jerry Garcia is central; the original band ended after his death in 1995. The site's reviews mix historical context, album analysis and live-show reportage.

For:Fans of psychedelic rock, Deadheads, collectors of live albums and readers interested in 1960s–70s American rock history.

 the definitive matrix of the Grateful Dead sound is created here, which will then be further refined in subsequent works, particularly "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty".

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 Dark Star would become one of their warhorses accompanying them during their countless live performances, just this one stretches over 20 minutes, inebriating, mystical, and never monotonous or heavy.

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 There is also time for a Merle Haggard cover, "Sing Me Back Home" and the classics "Sugar Magnolia" and "Casey Jones," to then close with another Bob Weir song, the excellent and spirited "One More Saturday Night."

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