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| 1.5 very poor | Ossacip Olbap | October 25th 22 |
typical hippie fare no substance besides lsd
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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | April 19th 20 |
Anthem of the Sun is an early pivot point toward exploration and discovery in the Grateful Dead's experimental journey with psychedelic music. The recording of this album splices live and studio performances on the tracks creating a very dense fog like listening experience. The band added Mickey Hart as its second percussionist for this album lending a more primal beat throughout. Pigpen McKernan's keyboard work is a treat and also provides enthusiastic vocals on blues flavored Alligator and Caution. Producer David Hassinger recused himself leaving the band to produce the record on its own. Consequentially, the overall listening experience is thwarted from achieving maximum potential of these tracks and Anthem of the Sun was not a commercial success. In 1972, Phil Lesh remixed the album in attempt to improve its sound quality.
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| 4.0 excellent | wham49 | May 3rd 15 |
Fantastic Album, first real GD album. The shows they took the live stuff from are amazing. Check out Dick's Pick's 22 the Kings beach show, or 2/14/68 most of which is the backdrop for the aLbum
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| 4.0 excellent | EnergyAZ | November 30th 08 |
This quirky Grateful Dead record is one of my favorites. The only Grateful Dead album intentionally 'mixed for the hallucinations' in the studio, it is so spaced-out-cosmic-insane! And while it certainly sounds 'dated' to the '60s, it is a timeless piece of mental mayhem. I believe it was these earlier efforts by the Grateful Dead that paved the way for other 'way out there' experimental groups yet to come. I cannot see anyone giving artists such as Mr.Bungle a record contract if mass mental mayhem had not already been demonstrated a profitable venture by these lovely space cadets from SF
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| 3.0 good | doofy | January 15th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | zarbon | July 2nd 23 |
| 2.5 average | Mac | July 20th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Jimmer | July 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | bloaf38 | December 28th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Saro61 | April 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | igi78 | April 29th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gilly | January 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | RUSH | January 26th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | nateiv | January 19th 18 |
| 3.5 great | wg98 | September 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | December 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | btati | May 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hodges5 | April 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | timmy36 | February 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kman418 | August 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Denis | May 10th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | dkkc | January 28th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Rodrigo | November 19th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | October 19th 14 |
| 3.5 great | 13km | May 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | powrnap | March 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fagatron | December 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Weirman | November 22nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | manosg EMERITUS | May 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | bobbi | October 6th 12 |
| 3.5 great | bleath | August 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | WJM73 | April 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Spon426 | February 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Magnaza | November 28th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | 6sic6 | October 8th 11 |
| 3.0 good | true | September 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | cuki92 | September 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | mmadden | February 20th 11 |
| 3.0 good | mike838 | September 19th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Fried | June 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | avestin | October 28th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Glomp | October 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kral | February 24th 08 |
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