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Workingman's Dead (Remastered),Grateful Dead

- Workingman's Dead (Remastered)
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Grateful Dead
Released 1970

Casey Jones
04:24
55,759 plays

Uncle John's Band
04:42
33,799 plays

Dire Wolf
03:11
17,318 plays

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- 1
- Uncle John's Band
- 04:42
- 33,799 plays

- 2
- High Time
- 05:12
- 14,370 plays

- 3
- Dire Wolf
- 03:11
- 17,318 plays

- 4
- New Speedway Boogie
- 04:05
- 15,723 plays

- 5
- Cumberland Blues
- 03:14
- 14,100 plays

- 6
- Black Peter
- 05:42
- 12,053 plays

- 7
- Easy Wind
- 04:59
- 11,995 plays

- 8
- Casey Jones
- 04:24
- 55,759 plays

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album review

The Grateful Dead were already established as paragons of the free-form, improvisational San Francisco psychedelic sound when they abruptly shifted gears for the acoustic Workingman's Dead, a lovely exploration of American roots music illuminating the group's country, blues, and folk influences. The lilting "Uncle John's Band," their first radio hit, opens the record and perfectly summarizes its subtle, spare beauty; complete with a new focus on more concise songs and tighter arrangements, the approach works brilliantly. Despite its sharp contrast to the epic live space jams on which the group's legend primarily rests, Workingman's Dead nonetheless spotlights the Dead at their most engaging, stripped of all excess to reveal the true essence of their craft. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide