Jesse McReynolds
& Friends – Songs of the Grateful Dead
Review by Gary Hill
As the title declares, the songs here were all original Grateful Dead tunes. There was often a hint of country music in the Dead and this album shifts most of the material further in that direction. In fact, a lot of this would qualify as bluegrass, but it moves more into rock territory at times. It’s an interesting twist on songs that have been a part of the collective consciousness for a long time.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010 Volume 6 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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