Dave's Picks Volume 40: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN · 7/18/90 & 7/19/90
Grateful Dead · 2021
309 min · 37 tracks · psychedelic rock
A vibrant tapestry of improvisational rock and lyrical storytelling unfolds across two nights of live performances.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with peaks
- improvisational moments that surprise
- extended tracks for deep focus
- for late-night listening
- lyrical storytelling through performance
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer short, concise tracks
- seek instant gratification
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Dave's Picks Volume 40' was released in late 2021, the Grateful Dead had long established themselves as a cornerstone of American rock music since their formation in 1965. This collection reflects the band's dynamic live performance legacy, capturing a pivotal moment during their prolific touring phase in the early '90s, just before they would face significant lineup changes and challenges.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Phish· The Allman Brothers Band· Jefferson Airplane
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Help on the Way > 4:39
- 2 Slipknot! > 4:16
- 3 Franklin’s Tower 9:34
- 4 New Minglewood Blues 7:36
- 5 Easy to Love You 5:44
- 6 Peggy‐O 6:38
- 7 When I Paint My Masterpiece 5:37
- 8 Brown‐Eyed Women 6:50
- 9 Cassidy 7:00
- 10 Deal 8:21
- 11 China Cat Sunflower > 7:34
- 12 I Know You Rider 6:01
Disc 2
- 1 Looks Like Rain > 8:26
- 2 Terrapin Station > 15:27
- 3 Jam > 4:33
- 4 Drums > 6:10
- 5 Space > 8:22
- 6 The Other One > 12:17
- 7 Morning Dew 12:41
- 8 The Weight 6:22
Disc 3
- 1 Jack Straw 6:42
- 2 They Love Each Other 7:47
- 3 Desolation Row 12:17
- 4 Row Jimmy 10:54
- 5 Picasso Moon 8:10
- 6 Althea 7:22
- 7 Promised Land 5:05
- 8 Victim or the Crime > 8:19
- 9 Foolish Heart 9:15
Disc 4
- 1 Playing in the Band > 9:42
- 2 China Doll > 5:29
- 3 Uncle John’s Band > 9:15
- 4 Drums > 12:17
- 5 Space > 12:44
- 6 All Along the Watchtower > 7:58
- 7 Black Peter > 9:06
- 8 Not Fade Away 12:53
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