Anthem of the sun
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"Anthem Of The Sun" is The Grateful Dead's second album
originally released in 1968. Even at this stage, the band was already turning
new corners and had reinvented itself both in the studio and onstage. The
original five-piece Dead line-up had expanded with the addition of second
drummer/percussionist Mickey Hart and additional keyboardist Tom Constanten
giving a fuller muscular sound to the entire band.
"Anthem Of The Sun" captures the psychedelic Dead in its prime and is a mindblower to listen to with headphones. The album itself is a carefully constructed mix of studio and live recordings along with a tedious but rewarding editing and mixing job and wild studio effects.
Tracks such as "The Other One", "Aligator" and "Caution" have since become Grateful Dead classics and are among many a Deadheads favorites.
The bonus material on the Rhino remaster is a complete unedited live recording of "Alligator", "Caution" and "Feedback" captured at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles in August 1968. This is worth the price of the reissue alone as it features the band fully jamming with the ignition turned up to full - a prime example of when the band members were all on the same wavelength, they truly gave it their all.
As a hidden bonus track, an alternate mix of "Born Cross-Eyed" is featured which includes an additional 30-seconds of feedback sound collage in its fadeout.
As mentioned above, The Grateful Dead had already turned a corner with "Anthem Of The Sun" and this was ONLY their second album. It all depends on which Deadhead you talk to when asking what the bands greatest album is. However, in my opinion, "Anthem" ranks up there with "Live/Dead" as the Dead's all-time greatest album. The Beatles have "Sgt. Pepper". The Beach Boys have "Pet Sounds". Pink Floyd has "The Dark Side Of The Moon". The Grateful Dead has "Anthem Of The Sun".
"Anthem Of The Sun" captures the psychedelic Dead in its prime and is a mindblower to listen to with headphones. The album itself is a carefully constructed mix of studio and live recordings along with a tedious but rewarding editing and mixing job and wild studio effects.
Tracks such as "The Other One", "Aligator" and "Caution" have since become Grateful Dead classics and are among many a Deadheads favorites.
The bonus material on the Rhino remaster is a complete unedited live recording of "Alligator", "Caution" and "Feedback" captured at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles in August 1968. This is worth the price of the reissue alone as it features the band fully jamming with the ignition turned up to full - a prime example of when the band members were all on the same wavelength, they truly gave it their all.
As a hidden bonus track, an alternate mix of "Born Cross-Eyed" is featured which includes an additional 30-seconds of feedback sound collage in its fadeout.
As mentioned above, The Grateful Dead had already turned a corner with "Anthem Of The Sun" and this was ONLY their second album. It all depends on which Deadhead you talk to when asking what the bands greatest album is. However, in my opinion, "Anthem" ranks up there with "Live/Dead" as the Dead's all-time greatest album. The Beatles have "Sgt. Pepper". The Beach Boys have "Pet Sounds". Pink Floyd has "The Dark Side Of The Moon". The Grateful Dead has "Anthem Of The Sun".
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