Music Review

Fillmore West 1969 (2005)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Nov 01, 2005; Lead Performance: The Grateful Dead; Genre: Rock

With the massive number of Grateful Dead concert CDs on the market, why should anyone care about Fillmore West 1969? Because it's really, really awesome. This three-disc set expands the legendary 1969 Live/ Deadalbum, the first of their many concert releases and the first 16-track live recording ever. (A new 10-CD version has already sold out.) No frilly funk excursions here — most of this stuff is gritty, hard-edged psychedelic rock.

Originally posted Oct 28, 2005 Published in issue #848 Nov 04, 2005 Order article reprints

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