Dave's Picks Volume 6 cover

Dave's Picks Volume 6

Grateful Dead · 2013

228 min · 27 tracks · psychedelic rock

A sprawling journey through intricate jams and heartfelt ballads that defines the Grateful Dead's improvisational spirit.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • long-form tracks for deep exploration
  • heartfelt ballads for reflective moments
  • wave-like pacing for engagement
  • for communal listening sessions

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer concise, standalone tracks
  • seek instant gratification in music

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2013, 'Dave's Picks Volume 6' arrives during a time when the Grateful Dead's legacy has been celebrated through various live albums and tribute acts. This installment showcases performances from 1970, capturing the band at a formative stage in their career as they were solidifying their unique blend of rock, folk, and psychedelia.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Casey Jones 4:31
  • 2 Mama Tried 3:03
  • 3 Hard to Handle 5:38
  • 4 Cold Rain and Snow 5:32
  • 5 Black Peter 9:49
  • 6 Cumberland Blues 5:13
  • 7 Dark Star > 21:59
  • 8 St. Stephen > 5:10
  • 9 Mason’s Children 5:28
  • 10 Good Lovin’ > 5:08
  • 11 Uncle John’s Band 6:36

Disc 2

  • 1 Turn On Your Lovelight > 14:05
  • 2 Not Fade Away > 1:20
  • 3 Turn On Your Lovelight 3:37
  • 4 And We Bid You Goodnight 3:12
  • 5 Dark Star > 20:38
  • 6 St. Stephen > 10:39
  • 7 The Eleven > 11:31
  • 8 New Speedway Boogie 8:27

Disc 3

  • 1 Turn On Your Lovelight 35:20
  • 2 Mason’s Children 7:19
  • 3 China Cat Sunflower > 5:30
  • 4 I Know You Rider 6:07
  • 5 High Time 8:15
  • 6 Me and My Uncle 3:29
  • 7 Hard to Handle 5:11
  • 8 Cumberland Blues 5:33

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