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Love on Haight: The Grateful Dead and San Francisco in 1967 https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/gratefuldeadarchive/exhibits http://exhibits.library.ucsc.edu/exhibits/show/love-on-haight

Reckoning and Anthem were my first two albums too. I was just starting to get into the Dead and tripping. I was probably turned on by the pictures on the covers. But they turned out to be a couple of favorites still 30 years later. Soon after hearing these I started touring and my life has changed and is still changing dramatically. Grateful Dead.

20 years ago at work I was explaining to a young brother the difference between hippies and freaks ( something about 1 political the other not...SF v Berkeley) anyway I told him I was a freak and jis eyes bugged out....No no not Rick JamesAll depends on where you stand

So, I'm curious: what's a hippie? I first heard of the term from the back of a Bobby Darin LP, back in 1959 or so. I really don't think anyone can agree on a definition, besides the most common one having to do with long hair, beards and drugs(per Wikipedia)

Manson was a product of a really messed up family and the US penal system. He preyed on 'hippies' and manipulated a cult following.

Manson a hippy? lol~ not in any of my definitions of a hippy ~ and i said "deadheads" not "hippies "

I think, as far as Dead complitations go, this has a decent selection. While there are certainly omissions, and this is release #4 with the 3/29/90 Eyes (plus Without a Net, Wake Up, S'90-TOO), the song choices and flow look palpable. Definitely for super hardcore collectors and new fans. I have at least one version of everything in this set, so a low priority acquasition for me personally. The vinyl might be cool just for the dancing skeleton artwork. My formal introduction to the Dead was first seeing them live on 7/1/84 Pine Knob when I was 16 years old. My first album introductions about this same time frame were "Anthem of the Sun", "Live Dead", "E'72", "Dead Set" and "Reckoning". As far as compilations go, I think I actually heard "What a Long Strange Trip" before "Skeletons From The Closet". A friend of mine purchased the "Dead Zone" boxed set when it first came out, which covered 10 years of releases. "Bears Choice" was another I heard early on in the '80's. I believe "Reckoning" was the actual first one I purchased myself, followed by "Anthem of the Sun", then "Live Dead" then it snowballed from there. If you know a potential newbie who might be into the Dead, and depending how progressive their ear/personal tastes lean, I would recomend going big and take them straight to "Live Dead". If they like that, they pass the acid test. edit - forgot to mention that "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty" were early introductions for me as well. For a new fan that might be more into songs, singer/songwriting, I would suggest these two plaus "In The Dark". "In The Dark" brought the masses in, and I still believe that's one of their top four or five studio albums (right along with Anthem, American Beauty, Workingman's and Blues for Allah....though Wake of the flood is nice). Myself, I tend to stear away from compilations, unless I'm not familiar with a band, then I take the sample size taste test. If I really dig it, I may do my darndest to be a completist, within budget.

Anytime, man. I'm also a friend of the devil...

Thank you ~ you are a friend of mine :)