Audio CD review:
Grateful Dead - Reckoning

Grateful Dead - Reckoning

Band: Grateful Dead Title: Reckoning Rating: Release Date: 27 November, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dire Wolf 2: The Race Is On 3: It Must Have Been The Roses 4: Dark Hollow 5: China Doll 6: Been All Around This World 7: Monkey And The Engineer 8: Jack-A-Roe 9: Deep Elem Blues 10: Cassidy 11: To Lay Me Down 12: Rosa Lee McFall 13: On The Road Again 14: Bird Song 15: Ripple

Editoral Review Laced with folk, country, and bluegrass influences, Reckoning showcases Jerry Garcia's crisp acoustic flat picking as well as the band's warm vocal harmonies. This 1980 live acoustic collection may be off the beaten path, but it's a worthy addition for anyone who wants to explore the Dead's musical roots more thoroughly. Traditional blues and folk songs intermingle with an assortment of Dead originals, many of which are featured in reworked acoustic arrangements for the first time. For those familiar only with the intensity and endless groove of electric Dead, this pure, honest, heartfelt recording will be a revelation. --Marc Greilsamer .. You can see a complete list of all Grateful Dead discography, or go back to the Grateful Dead tabs