Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1 cover

Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1

Grateful Dead · 2010

184 min · 20 tracks · psychedelic rock

A sprawling journey through improvisational psychedelia, where each note weaves a narrative of exploration and transcendence.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • extended tracks for deep exploration
  • wave-like pacing with emotional shifts
  • immersive experience for attentive listeners
  • for late-night reflection

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek immediate gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2010, 'Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1' is part of the Grateful Dead's archival series, celebrating their extensive live performance history. By this time, the band had long been a cultural phenomenon, with decades of influence on rock music and counterculture. This album captures performances from the late 1960s, showcasing their early improvisational prowess during a peak period of creativity.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Hard to Handle 5:46
  • 2 Dark Star > 18:55
  • 3 St. Stephen > 9:00
  • 4 The Eleven > 10:38
  • 5 Turn On Your Lovelight 30:58

Disc 2

  • 1 Introduction 4:26
  • 2 Turn On Your Lovelight 27:25
  • 3 Doin’ That Rag > 6:43
  • 4 He Was a Friend of Mine (Just a Hand to Hold) > 8:49
  • 5 China Cat Sunflower > 5:24
  • 6 The Eleven > 8:17
  • 7 Death Don’t Have No Mercy 6:59

Disc 3

  • 1 Morning Dew 9:43
  • 2 Me and My Uncle 3:17
  • 3 Yellow Dog Story 3:11
  • 4 Alligator > 3:59
  • 5 Drums > 7:33
  • 6 St. Stephen > 5:58
  • 7 Feedback > 4:17
  • 8 We Bid You Goodnight 3:21

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