The Golden Road is an album by Grateful Dead, released in 2001. A vibrant tapestry of psychedelic rock infused with improvisational energy and heartfelt storytelling. This album is significant as it encapsulates the essence of the Grateful Dead's unique sound and improvisational prowess, appealing to both old fans and new listeners. It serves as a crucial entry point for understanding the band’s cultural impact, contributing to their status as icons of American music and being essential for fans exploring the band's extensive discography. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Early Morning Rain 3:22
• 2 I Know You Rider 2:41
• 3 Mindbender (Confusion’s Prince) 2:41
• 4 The Only Time Is Now 2:24
• 5 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 3:17
• 6 Can’t Come Down 3:04
• 7 Stealin’ (instrumental) 2:40
• 8 Stealin’ (with vocals) 2:36
• 9 Don’t Ease Me In (instrumental) 2:01
• 10 Don’t Ease Me In (with vocals) 2:02
• 11 You Don’t Have to Ask 3:35
• 12 Tastebud (instrumental) 7:04
• 13 Tastebud (with vocals) 4:35
• 14 I Know You Rider 2:36
• 15 Cold Rain and Snow (instrumental) 3:15
• 16 Cold Rain and Snow (with vocals) 3:17
• 17 Fire in the City 3:18

Disc 2

• 1 Viola Lee Blues 9:39
• 2 Don’t Ease Me In 2:43
• 3 Pain in My Heart 4:24
• 4 Sitting on Top of the World 3:51
• 5 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:12
• 6 I’m a King Bee 8:52
• 7 Big Boss Man 5:11
• 8 Standing on the Corner 3:46
• 9 In the Pines 4:55
• 10 Nobody’s Fault but Mine 4:15
• 11 Next Time You See Me 2:47
• 12 One Kind Favor 3:44
• 13 He Was a Friend of Mine 4:45
• 14 Keep Rolling By 7:56

Disc 3

• 1 The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion) Standout 2:11
• 2 Beat It On Down the Line 2:30
• 3 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 6:35
• 4 Cold Rain and Snow 2:29
• 5 Sitting on Top of the World 2:46
• 6 Cream Puff War 3:20
• 7 Morning Dew 5:19
• 8 New, New Minglewood Blues 2:44
• 9 Viola Lee Blues 10:23
• 10 Alice D. Millionaire 2:24
• 11 Overseas Stomp (The Lindy) 2:27
• 12 Tastebud 4:21
• 13 Death Don’t Have No Mercy 5:23
• 14 Viola Lee Blues (edited version) 3:05
• 15 Viola Lee Blues (live) 23:13

Disc 4

• 1 That’s It for the Other One: I. Cryptical Envelopment / II. Quadlibet for Tender Feet / III. The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get / IV. We Leave the Castle 7:40
• 2 New Potato Caboose 8:26
• 3 Born Cross‐Eyed 2:07
• 4 Alligator 11:20
• 5 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 9:50
• 6 Alligator (live) 18:43
• 7 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) (live) 11:38
• 8 Feedback (live) 6:58
• 9 Born Cross‐Eyed 2:54

Disc 5

• 1 St. Stephen 4:27
• 2 Dupree’s Diamond Blues 3:34
• 3 Rosemary 2:00
• 4 Doin’ That Rag 4:44
• 5 Mountains of the Moon 4:04
• 6 China Cat Sunflower 3:42
• 7 What’s Become of the Baby 8:13
• 8 Cosmic Charlie 5:44
• 9 Clementine Jam 10:51
• 10 Nobody’s Spoonful Jam 10:09
• 11 The Eleven Jam 15:05
• 12 Cosmic Charlie (live) 6:47

Disc 6

• 1 Dark Star 23:18
• 2 St. Stephen 6:31
• 3 The Eleven 9:18
• 4 Turn On Your Love Light 15:05
• 5 Death Don’t Have No Mercy 10:28
• 6 Feedback 7:49
• 7 And We Bid You Goodnight 3:13
• 8 Dark Star (studio) 2:44
• 9 Radio Ad 1:00

Disc 7

• 1 Uncle John’s Band Standout 4:45
• 2 High Time 5:14
• 3 Dire Wolf 3:14
• 4 New Speedway Boogie 4:06
• 5 Cumberland Blues 3:16
• 6 Black Peter 5:43
• 7 Easy Wind 4:58
• 8 Casey Jones 4:38
• 9 New Speedway Boogie (alternate mix) 4:10
• 10 Dire Wolf (live) 2:31
• 11 Black Peter (live) 9:07
• 12 Easy Wind (live) 8:09
• 13 Cumberland Blues (live) 4:52
• 14 Mason’s Children (live) 6:32
• 15 Uncle John’s Band (live) 7:57
• 16 Radio Ad 0:31

Disc 8

• 1 Box of Rain Standout 5:18
• 2 Friend of the Devil 3:24
• 3 Sugar Magnolia 3:19
• 4 Operator 2:25
• 5 Candyman 6:13
• 6 Ripple 4:09
• 7 Brokedown Palace 4:09
• 8 Till the Morning Comes 3:09
• 9 Attics of My Life 5:14
• 10 Truckin’ 5:17
• 11 Truckin’ (single version) 3:17
• 12 Friend of the Devil (live) 4:21
• 13 Candyman (live) 5:18
• 14 Till the Morning Comes (live) 3:20
• 15 Attics of My Life (live) 6:31
• 16 Truckin’ (live) 10:10
• 17 Ripple (alternate take) 3:01
• 18 American Beauty Radio Spot 1:10

Disc 9

• 1 Bertha 5:43
• 2 Mama Tried 2:43
• 3 Big Railroad Blues 3:35
• 4 Playing in the Band 4:40
• 5 The Other One 18:07
• 6 Me & My Uncle 3:04
• 7 Big Boss Man 5:14
• 8 Me & Bobby McGee 5:42
• 9 Johnny B. Goode 3:44
• 10 Wharf Rat 8:32
• 11 Not Fade Away / Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 9:26
• 12 Oh, Boy! 2:50
• 13 I’m a Hog for You 5:20
• 14 Radio Ad 1:00

Disc 10

• 1 Cumberland Blues 5:43
• 2 He’s Gone 6:57
• 3 One More Saturday Night 4:49
• 4 Jack Straw 4:49
• 5 You Win Again 4:00
• 6 China Cat Sunflower 5:32
• 7 I Know You Rider 5:03
• 8 Brown‐Eyed Woman 4:38
• 9 Hurts Me Too 7:20
• 10 Ramble On Rose 6:04
• 11 Sugar Magnolia 7:10
• 12 Mr. Charlie 3:39
• 13 Tennessee Jed 7:18
• 14 The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) 6:50

Disc 11

• 1 Truckin’ 13:06
• 2 Epilogue 5:10
• 3 Prelude 7:37
• 4 Morning Dew 11:41
• 5 Looks Like Rain 7:42
• 6 Good Lovin’ 18:30
• 7 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 4:39
• 8 Who Do You Love? 0:22
• 9 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 1:43
• 10 Good Lovin’ 5:59
• 11 Yellow Dog Story 3:09

Disc 12

• 1 Katie Mae 4:44
• 2 Dark Hollow 3:52
• 3 I’ve Been All Around This World 4:18
• 4 Wake Up Little Susie 2:31
• 5 Black Peter 7:27
• 6 Smokestack Lightnin’ 17:59
• 7 Hard to Handle 6:29
• 8 Good Lovin’ 8:56
• 9 Big Boss Man 4:53
• 10 Smokestack Lightnin’ (version two) 15:11
• 11 Sitting on Top of the World 3:20

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