Dick's Picks Volume 20 cover

Dick's Picks Volume 20

Grateful Dead · 2001

306 min · 43 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant tapestry of improvisational jam sessions and lyrical storytelling, embodying the Grateful Dead's live performance spirit.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with peaks
  • vibrant improvisational jam sessions
  • lyrical storytelling moments
  • for extended listening
  • engaging late-night explorations

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek instant gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Dick's Picks Volume 20' was released in 2001, the Grateful Dead had already established themselves as a seminal force in live music, with decades of touring and a dedicated fanbase. This album, part of a series celebrating their extensive concert recordings, showcases performances from 1977, reflecting a peak era in their improvisational prowess and cohesive band dynamics following their earlier studio successes.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Bertha 5:27
  • 2 New Minglewood Blues 4:48
  • 3 Ramble On Rose 7:11
  • 4 Cassidy 4:43
  • 5 Brown‐Eyed Woman 4:55
  • 6 Mama Tried 2:48
  • 7 Peggy‐O 9:41
  • 8 Loser 8:17
  • 9 Let It Grow 12:25
  • 10 Sugaree 11:04
  • 11 Lazy Lightnin’ > 2:53
  • 12 Supplication 4:37

Disc 2

  • 1 Mississippi Half‐Step Uptown Toodeloo 11:27
  • 2 Dancing in the Streets > 12:43
  • 3 Cosmic Charlie 8:39
  • 4 Scarlet Begonias 11:07
  • 5 St. Stephen > 4:15
  • 6 Not Fade Away > 9:54
  • 7 Drums > 3:34
  • 8 Jam > 2:05
  • 9 St. Stephen > 2:02
  • 10 Sugar Magnolia 9:39

Disc 3

  • 1 Cold Rain and Snow 6:36
  • 2 Big River 5:54
  • 3 Cassidy 4:32
  • 4 Tennessee Jed 8:37
  • 5 New Minglewood Blues 6:05
  • 6 Candyman 7:24
  • 7 It’s All Over Now 6:39
  • 8 Friend of the Devil 8:44
  • 9 Let It Grow > 11:40
  • 10 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 9:13

Disc 4

  • 1 Playing in the Band > 10:39
  • 2 The Wheel > 7:07
  • 3 Samson and Delilah > 8:01
  • 4 Jam > 5:39
  • 5 Comes a Time > 7:49
  • 6 Drums > 4:58
  • 7 Eyes of the World > 8:38
  • 8 Orange Tango Jam > 4:46
  • 9 Dancing in the Streets > 9:15
  • 10 Playing in the Band 5:05
  • 11 Johnny B. Goode 4:33

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