Workingman's Dead
| Grateful Dead
1572711166.jpg)
Workingman's Dead
Workingman's Dead is the fourth Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. The album and its studio follow-up, American Beauty, were recorded back-to-back using a similar style, eschewing the psychedelic experimentation of previous albums in favor of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter's Americana-styled songcraft.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 262 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and 264 in a 2012 revised list.[It was voted number 371 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.-"Wikipedia"
Critic Reviews
Show All-
Rolling Stone
Workingman’s Dead is an excellent album. It’s a warming album. And most importantly, the Dead have finally produced a complete studio album. The songs stand up quite nicely right on their own merits, which are considerable.
-
All Music
Fourth studio album Workingman's Dead reflects both the looming darkness of its time, and the endless hope and openness to possibility that would become emblematic of the Dead as their legacy grew.
-
Saving Country Music
Tight and exceptionally arranged harmonies, amazing and intelligent minimalist production by the legendary tapist Betty Cantor, and of course Jerry’s songwriting and pedal steel make this one for the ages.
-
Guitar World
Workingman’s Dead turned the Dead into a song band, and it was the launch pad for everything that came after it. It was a big gamble, a radical change in direction, but it paid off like a royal flush.
-
Ultimate Classic Rock
Workingman's Dead is the Dead at their most basic and accessible.
-
Society of Rock
Workingman’s Dead is a pivotal moment for the Grateful Dead. Although it was overshadowed by the release of its follow-up American Beauty five months later, it’s hard to deny the group’s creativity and musicianship. They could turn their backs on furious and hard-hitting psychedelia and fully embrace acoustic music and they will manage to impress either way.
Rate This Album and Leave Your Comments