Audio CD review:
Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Band: Grateful Dead Title: American Beauty Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Box Of Rain 2: Friend Of The Devil 3: Sugar Magnolia 4: Operator 5: Candyman 6: Ripple 7: Breakdown Place 8: Till The Morning Comes 9: Attics Of My Life 10: Truckin

Editoral Review Showcasing 10 concise, country-rooted gems that sound equally good whether you're hanging on the front porch in the afternoon or nursing a bottle after hours, this one could win over many an anti-Jerry. Who says discipline is a bad thing? No one who's heard American Beauty, the Dead's greatest studio achievement. Bewildered by loss both personal and social--the hippie dream was quickly crashing by Beauty's 1970 release date--the band put its querulousness ("Box of Rain") and wry humor ("Truckin'") into the service of a masterwork. The most impressive cut of all may be "Ripple," Garcia's spiritual credo. --Rickey Wright .. You can see a complete list of all Grateful Dead discography, or go back to the Grateful Dead tabs