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Dave's Picks Volume 9

Grateful Dead · 2014

182 min · 23 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant tapestry of improvisation and lyrical storytelling that encapsulates the heart of live Grateful Dead performances.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with peaks
  • improvisational moments of discovery
  • for extended listening
  • wave-like pacing throughout
  • lyrical storytelling immersion

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer quick, standalone tracks
  • dislike long improvisational sections

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2014, 'Dave's Picks Volume 9' is part of a series that celebrates the band's extensive live archive. By this time, the Grateful Dead had solidified their legacy, long after Jerry Garcia's passing in 1995, with a dedicated fanbase eager for new remastered recordings of classic shows.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Bertha 6:15
  • 2 Me and My Uncle 3:15
  • 3 Loser 6:38
  • 4 Black‐Throated Wind 6:52
  • 5 Scarlet Begonias > 7:21
  • 6 It Must Have Been the Roses 5:43
  • 7 Jack Straw 5:17
  • 8 Tennessee Jed 8:18
  • 9 Mexicali Blues 3:38
  • 10 Deal 4:46

Disc 2

  • 1 Big River 5:21
  • 2 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:13
  • 3 Playing in the Band 20:53
  • 4 U.S. Blues 5:48
  • 5 El Paso 4:43
  • 6 Row Jimmy 8:52

Disc 3

  • 1 Weather Report Suite > 16:08
  • 2 Dark Star > 26:38
  • 3 China Doll 5:52
  • 4 Promised Land 3:46
  • 5 Not Fade Away > 6:15
  • 6 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 9:57
  • 7 One More Saturday Night 4:50

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