To celebrate the 50th anniversary remaster of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty, we begin our track-by-track exploration of the band’s bittersweet 1970 masterpiece, powerfully embodied by opening track “Box of Rain,” featuring archival audio, and guests including co-producer Stephen Barncard and Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig.
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Box Of Rain Podcast
I love your podcasts. I'm so glad season two has begun. I was sad when the eight episodes of Working Man's Dead ended. I'm listening to the first American Beauty podcast and I want to offer a correction. Sal Valentino was the lead singer for The Beau Brummels not the Youngbloods. Later he sang with the bay area rock band Stoneground. Love the show!
Box Of Rain Podcast
I was thinking about the August 23, 1987 version of Box Of Rain as I listened to your incredibly informative podcast. Darned if you don't end the show by mentioning it. That was my first live Box Of Rain. Both of those shows were amazing. Santana and El Reo X opening and air shows between acts. Including Santana jamming on All Along The Watch Tower and a phenomenal Dear Mr. Fantasy.
Wow! What a GREAT episode! I…
Wow! What a GREAT episode! I love the way the recording engineer took us through all of the tracks!
I was at the Hampton show in 86
Left NYC the night before in a vw bus, got a bit over my skies on the way down and ended up in D.C. rush hour traffic with dilated peepers… I believe they were billed as the warlocks on the marquee in Hampton. The bus engine burned a valve so I had to make some bread. I ended up working on a scallop boat with big George porter. Well known throughout the country Dead community. Biggest heart in the state of Virginia. Got off the boat with a bunch of cash, fixed my bus and headed back to nyc. I ended up in phoenix that year and haven’t been back to the east coast since. Continued to see what was left of the boys until 94. Listen to them almost every day to this day.
Left NYC the night before in a vw bus, got a bit over my skies on the way down and ended up in D.C. rush hour traffic with dilated peepers… I believe they were billed as the warlocks on the marquee in Hampton. The bus engine burned a valve so I had to make some bread. I ended up working on a scallop boat with big George porter. Well known throughout the country Dead community. Biggest heart in the state of Virginia. Got off the boat with a bunch of cash, fixed my bus and headed back to nyc. I ended up in phoenix that year and haven’t been back to the east coast since. Continued to see what was left of the boys until 94. Listen to them almost every day to this day.
Wow! What a GREAT episode! I love the way the recording engineer took us through all of the tracks!
I was thinking about the August 23, 1987 version of Box Of Rain as I listened to your incredibly informative podcast. Darned if you don't end the show by mentioning it. That was my first live Box Of Rain. Both of those shows were amazing. Santana and El Reo X opening and air shows between acts. Including Santana jamming on All Along The Watch Tower and a phenomenal Dear Mr. Fantasy.