Dick's Picks Volume 11 cover

Dick's Picks Volume 11

Grateful Dead · 1998

196 min · 25 tracks · psychedelic rock

A sprawling tapestry of improvisational jams and heartfelt storytelling woven into a psychedelic rock experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • long-form tracks for patient listeners
  • heartfelt storytelling in every song
  • wave-like pacing that ebbs flows
  • for late-night explorations

Maybe skip if you want

  • seekers of immediate gratification
  • prefer short, standalone tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in June 1998, 'Dick's Picks Volume 11' captures the Grateful Dead during their later years, following their 1995 hiatus after Jerry Garcia's passing. This live album is part of the ongoing 'Dick's Picks' series, which showcased various live performances from their extensive touring history, highlighting the band's commitment to live improvisation and engagement with their audience.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Morning Dew 12:38
  • 2 Beat It On Down the Line 3:34
  • 3 Friend of the Devil 4:06
  • 4 Black‐Throated Wind 6:52
  • 5 Tennessee Jed 8:08
  • 6 Mexicali Blues 3:39
  • 7 Bird Song 11:46
  • 8 Big River 4:51
  • 9 Brokedown Palace 5:59
  • 10 El Paso 4:42

Disc 2

  • 1 China Cat Sunflower > 7:25
  • 2 I Know You Rider 5:26
  • 3 Playing in the Band 16:14
  • 4 He’s Gone 13:30
  • 5 Me and My Uncle 3:38
  • 6 Deal 4:51
  • 7 Greatest Story Ever Told 5:29
  • 8 Ramble On Rose 6:28

Disc 3

  • 1 Dark Star > 30:49
  • 2 Cumberland Blues 6:55
  • 3 Attics of My Life 5:11
  • 4 Promised Land 3:04
  • 5 Uncle John’s Band 8:43
  • 6 Casey Jones 7:29
  • 7 Around and Around 5:18

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