View from the Vault, Volume Two cover

View from the Vault, Volume Two

Grateful Dead · 2001

207 min · 22 tracks · psychedelic rock

A sprawling tapestry of live improvisation, blending rock, blues, and psychedelia into a communal sonic experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • wave-like pacing for deep engagement
  • communal experience for live settings
  • extended tracks for reflective listening
  • sprawling tapestry of sound

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek immediate gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2001, 'View from the Vault, Volume Two' is part of the Grateful Dead's extensive archival series showcasing their legendary live performances. This collection follows the band's disbandment in 1995 after Jerry Garcia's death, aiming to preserve and celebrate their influential legacy through unreleased concert recordings.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Cold Rain and Snow 7:00
  • 2 Wang Dang Doodle 6:39
  • 3 Jack‐A‐Roe 5:47
  • 4 Big River > 5:42
  • 5 Maggie’s Farm 7:43
  • 6 Row Jimmy 11:03
  • 7 Black‐Throated Wind 7:19
  • 8 Tennessee Jed 7:48
  • 9 The Music Never Stopped 8:55

Disc 2

  • 1 Help on the Way > 4:33
  • 2 Slipknot! > 8:30
  • 3 Franklin’s Tower 12:27
  • 4 Estimated Prophet > 13:08
  • 5 Dark Star > 11:29
  • 6 Drums > 9:54
  • 7 Space > 6:26

Disc 3

  • 1 Stella Blue > 13:09
  • 2 Turn On Your Lovelight 9:12
  • 3 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 7:19
  • 4 Victim or the Crime > 8:29
  • 5 Foolish Heart > 10:10
  • 6 Dark Star 24:58

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