30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995
Grateful Dead · 2015
277 min · 31 tracks · psychedelic rock
A sprawling tapestry of live performances capturing the Grateful Dead's expansive and improvisational spirit.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic live performance journey
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- extended improvisations and explorations
- nostalgic reflections on past concerts
- engaging communal listening experience
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer concise, straightforward tracks
- seek immediate musical gratification
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2015, '30 Trips Around the Sun' marks the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's formation and serves as a comprehensive retrospective. At this point, the band had long since disbanded following Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, making this collection a significant tribute to their legacy and influence on rock music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Phish· The Allman Brothers Band· Jefferson Airplane
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) (feat. The Emergency Crew) 3:17
- 2 Cream Puff War (live at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 7/3/66) 5:09
- 3 Viola Lee Blues (live at Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 1/10/67) 15:16
- 4 Dark Star (live at Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA 10/20/68) 10:31
- 5 Doin’ That Rag (live at Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA 2/22/69) 6:52
- 6 Dancing in the Street (live at Winterland, San Francisco, CA 4/15/70) 11:30
- 7 Ain’t It Crazy (The Rub) (live at Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO 3/18/71) 4:42
- 8 Tomorrow Is Forever (live at the Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 9/24/72) 5:32
- 9 Here Comes Sunshine (live from San Diego Sports Arena 11/14/73) 12:59
Disc 2
- 1 Uncle John’s Band (live from Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France 9/18/74) 9:28
- 2 Franklin’s Tower (live from Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 9/28/75) 7:52
- 3 Scarlet Begonias (live at Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI 10/3/76) 12:00
- 4 Estimated Prophet (live at Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ 4/25/77) 7:59
- 5 Samson and Delilah (live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 5/14/78) 10:20
- 6 Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance (live at Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA 10/27/79) 12:27
- 7 Deep Elem Blues (live at Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL 11/28/80) 4:59
Disc 3
- 1 Shakedown Street (live at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5/16/81) 16:31
- 2 Bird Song (live at Manor Downs, Austin, TX 7/31/82) 9:42
- 3 My Brother Esau (live at The Centrum, Worchester, MA 10/21/83) 5:21
- 4 Feel Like a Stranger (live at Agusta Civic Center, Agusta, ME 10/12/84) 10:06
- 5 Let It Grow (live at River Bend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/24/85) 12:38
- 6 Comes a Time (live at Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 5/3/86) 7:51
- 7 Morning Dew (live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/18/87) 11:21
Disc 4
- 1 Not Fade Away (live at Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME 7/3/88) 8:02
- 2 Blow Away (live at Miami Arena, Miami, FL 10/26/89) 7:52
- 3 Ramble On Rose (live at Zenith, Paris, France 10/27/90) 7:32
- 4 High Time (live from Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/10/91) 7:38
- 5 Althea (live at Copps Coliseum, Ontario Canada 3/20/92) 7:30
- 6 Broken Arrow (live at Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY 3/27/1993) 6:03
- 7 So Many Roads (live at Boston Garden, Boston, MA 10/1/94) 7:30
- 8 Visions of Johanna (Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2/21/95) 10:22
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