Dave's Picks Volume 38: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY · 9/8/73
Grateful Dead · 2021
229 min · 28 tracks · psychedelic rock
A sprawling tapestry of improvisation and lyrical storytelling, fusing Americana with expansive psychedelic rock.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- extended improvisational explorations
- dynamic storytelling throughout
- for late-night journeys
- immersive two-half listening experience
Maybe skip if you want
- dislike long, sprawling tracks
- prefer concise, standalone songs
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on April 30, 2021, 'Dave's Picks Volume 38' arrives during the Grateful Dead's ongoing legacy of live recordings post their dissolution in 1995. As part of a popular archival series, it captures a classic concert from 1973, showcasing the band's peak creative period during the early '70s when they were solidifying their reputation as pioneers of live improvisational 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 Bertha 6:21
- 2 Me and My Uncle 3:16
- 3 Sugaree 8:03
- 4 Beat It On Down the Line 3:38
- 5 Tennessee Jed 8:09
- 6 Looks Like Rain 8:15
- 7 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:48
- 8 Jack Straw 5:27
- 9 Row Jimmy 9:51
- 10 Weather Report Suite 15:00
Disc 2
- 1 Eyes of the World > 15:23
- 2 China Doll 6:28
- 3 Greatest Story Ever Told 5:13
- 4 Ramble On Rose 6:57
- 5 Big River 5:02
- 6 Let Me Sing Your Blues Away 4:10
- 7 China Cat Sunflower > 8:23
- 8 I Know You Rider 6:19
- 9 El Paso 4:51
- 10 Bird Song 13:27
Disc 3
- 1 He’s Gone > 14:55
- 2 Truckin’ > 11:46
- 3 Not Fade Away > 9:03
- 4 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad > 7:55
- 5 Not Fade Away 4:17
- 6 Stella Blue > 7:56
- 7 One More Saturday Night 5:06
- 8 Playing in the Band 18:16
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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