Dave's Picks Volume 40: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN · 7/18/90 & 7/19/90 cover

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.

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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.
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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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