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Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72

Grateful Dead · 2002

314 min · 39 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant tapestry of extended improvisations and lyrical storytelling, capturing the essence of the Dead's live energy.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • extended improvisations for deep listening
  • dynamic journey with emotional peaks
  • for communal sing-alongs
  • ideal for long evening sessions
  • wave-like pacing invites relaxation

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer quick, catchy tracks
  • seek instant gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
When 'Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72' was released in July 2002, the Grateful Dead had recently disbanded after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. This album serves as a retrospective of their European tour in 1972, showcasing their peak improvisational abilities during a pivotal moment in their career when they were rapidly gaining popularity.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Cold Rain and Snow 6:02
  • 2 Greatest Story Ever Told 6:00
  • 3 Mr. Charlie 3:52
  • 4 Sugaree 7:34
  • 5 Mexicali Blues 4:10
  • 6 Big Boss Man 6:28
  • 7 Deal 5:51
  • 8 Jack Straw 5:19
  • 9 Big Railroad Blues 4:26
  • 10 Hurts Me Too 6:07
  • 11 China Cat Sunflower > 5:05
  • 12 I Know You Rider 7:50
  • 13 Playing in the Band 10:10

Disc 2

  • 1 Good Lovin’ 20:31
  • 2 Ramble On Rose 6:41
  • 3 Black‐Throated Wind 6:07
  • 4 Sitting on Top of the World 3:30
  • 5 Comes a Time 7:01
  • 6 Turn On Your Lovelight > 13:02
  • 7 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad > 8:22
  • 8 Not Fade Away > 4:54
  • 9 Hey Bo Diddley > 4:30
  • 10 Not Fade Away 3:06

Disc 3

  • 1 Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu 5:15
  • 2 Black Peter 8:52
  • 3 Chinatown Shuffle 3:23
  • 4 Truckin’ > 10:14
  • 5 Drums > 2:44
  • 6 The Other One > 19:31
  • 7 El Paso > 4:47
  • 8 The Other One > 8:20
  • 9 Wharf Rat 10:48
  • 10 One More Saturday Night 4:57

Disc 4

  • 1 Uncle John’s Band 7:20
  • 2 The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) 7:57
  • 3 Dark Star > 31:27
  • 4 Sugar Magnolia > 7:15
  • 5 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 17:15
  • 6 Brokedown Palace 7:02

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