Dave's Picks Volume 4 cover

Dave's Picks Volume 4

Grateful Dead · 2012

161 min · 24 tracks · psychedelic rock

A kaleidoscopic journey through improvisational rock, blending heartfelt melodies with extended jams and psychedelic explorations.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with peaks
  • extended jams for deep listening
  • kaleidoscopic improvisational explorations
  • heartfelt melodies with depth
  • for late-night gatherings

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer shorter, concise tracks
  • seek instant gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2012, 'Dave's Picks Volume 4' is part of a series that highlights the Grateful Dead's extensive live catalog. This volume features performances from 1974, showcasing the band's peak creative phase during their constant evolution in the early '70s. At this point in their career, they were celebrated for their improvisational prowess and deepening musical complexity.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Promised Land 4:40
  • 2 Deal 5:07
  • 3 Cassidy 4:34
  • 4 Sugaree 10:25
  • 5 Looks Like Rain 7:53
  • 6 Row Jimmy 9:48
  • 7 Big River 5:32
  • 8 Tennessee Jed 8:55

Disc 2

  • 1 Playing in the Band > 11:52
  • 2 Supplication > 4:55
  • 3 Playing in the Band 4:47
  • 4 Might as Well 7:36
  • 5 Samson and Delilah 7:01
  • 6 Loser 8:05
  • 7 New Minglewood Blues 4:30

Disc 3

  • 1 Help on the Way > 5:06
  • 2 Slipknot! > 5:07
  • 3 Drums > 5:35
  • 4 Slipknot! > 5:28
  • 5 Franklin’s Tower > 8:12
  • 6 The Music Never Stopped > 5:49
  • 7 Stella Blue 7:34
  • 8 Around and Around 6:54
  • 9 U.S. Blues 5:56

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