Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead lives in the middle ground — 25 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 11 quiet anchors and 1 song where they let go completely.
6.1
Avg Intensity
37
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
The controlled burn
Cold Rain and Snow
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1967
Morning Dew
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1967
China Cat Sunflower
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1969
Dark Star
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1969
St. Stephen
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1969
Casey Jones
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1970
Truckin'
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1970
Bertha
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1971
Me and My Uncle
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1971
Wharf Rat
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1971
Cassidy
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1972
I Know You Rider
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1972
Jack Straw
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1972
Mexicali Blues
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1972
Sugaree
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1972
Eyes of the World
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1973
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleoo
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1973
Scarlet Begonias
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1974
Franklin's Tower
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Estimated Prophet
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1977
Samson and Delilah
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1977
Terrapin Station
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1977
Fire on the Mountain
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1978
Alabama Getaway
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1980
Loser
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1993
The quiet ones
Box of Rain
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1970
Brokedown Palace
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1970
Friend of the Devil
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1970
Ripple
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1970
Sugar Magnolia
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1970
Uncle John's Band
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 4
· 1970
He's Gone
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 4
· 1972
Crazy Fingers
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1975
Lost Sailor
safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1979
Althea
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1980
Touch of Grey
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1987
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