Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4 cover

Released 15 years ago this August

Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4

Grateful Dead · 2011

222 min · 30 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant collection of live performances, blending rock, blues, and improvisational psychedelia in a distinctive Grateful Dead style.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • long-form listening for deep engagement
  • wave-like pacing invites reflection
  • vibrant live performances energize atmosphere
  • for communal sing-alongs

Maybe skip if you want

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

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2011 as part of their ongoing 'Road Trips' series, this album captures live recordings from the band's prolific concert era. By this point, the Grateful Dead had solidified their legacy as pioneers of live improvisational rock, continuing to draw on their extensive catalog even after Jerry Garcia’s passing in 1995.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Cold Rain and Snow > 6:05
  • 2 Promised Land 5:22
  • 3 Candyman 6:28
  • 4 C.C. Rider 8:49
  • 5 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:36
  • 6 Mama Tried > 2:24
  • 7 Mexicali Blues 4:50
  • 8 Big Railroad Blues 4:01
  • 9 Looks Like Rain 8:50
  • 10 Jack‐A‐Roe 4:55
  • 11 It’s All Over Now 6:59
  • 12 Might as Well 4:25

Disc 2

  • 1 Shakedown Street > 13:16
  • 2 Lost Sailor > 6:20
  • 3 Saint of Circumstance > 6:32
  • 4 Terrapin Station > 11:58
  • 5 Rhythm Devils > 12:07
  • 6 Space 8:55
  • 7 Deep Elem Blues 6:02
  • 8 Althea 8:26
  • 9 Man Smart, Woman Smarter 5:52

Disc 3

  • 1 Truckin’ > 6:42
  • 2 The Other One > 2:11
  • 3 Morning Dew > 12:09
  • 4 Sugar Magnolia 8:52
  • 5 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 7:36
  • 6 Bertha 6:44
  • 7 Playing in the Band > 12:24
  • 8 Ship of Fools > 7:46
  • 9 Playing in the Band 10:06

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