Europe ’72

4 Nov

I spent last night getting drunk on a huge bottle of cheap red wine, slovenly walking around the living room playing 6th-grader pentatonic solos to Europe ’72. Whether it really is the band’s best album or because it’s the one that followed me around most of my young adult life, Europe ’72 is the one to have. If there’s something better than “Ramble On Rose” to blast through a shit car stereo on the way to wherever you’re going, then I’m not sure I want to know it.

MP3: Grateful Dead – Ramble On Rose

Argue with me, go ahead. What’s better?

10 Responses to “Europe ’72”

  1. daniel November 4, 2009 at 9:46 am #

    nothing, jeff. not one thing.

  2. Trey420 November 4, 2009 at 10:12 am #

    Phish.

  3. jenn November 4, 2009 at 10:42 am #

    Jenn Heinen likes this

  4. college boi November 4, 2009 at 2:24 pm #

    GYBE bro!

  5. Anyone&Everyone November 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm #

    Holy fuck, driving an icepick into your ear is more enjoyable than this musical diarrhea. Find something better… anything else will do.

  6. toad November 4, 2009 at 2:54 pm #

    fucking hippie

  7. Bozo November 4, 2009 at 3:43 pm #

    This is the one that pulled me in. Riding with my parents in rural Vermont as they graciously allowed me to try out my new CD. The Dead suddenly made perfect sense. And to this day the Void feels a little smaller when it’s playing.

    I also recommend 9/21/72, as featured on Dick’s Picks 36. It’s not studio-sweetened like Europe ’72, but the band’s on fire, charging through every great song in their catalog (except Brown-Eyed Women, an omission preventing it from being the perfect show).

    Thanks for reminding me what to bring on the road this weekend.

  8. passenger November 5, 2009 at 5:54 am #

    ever heard of a little cd called the arista years? disc 2?

  9. Eric November 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm #

    Slayer – Raining Blood.

    Maybe the next post will say “fucking hessian.” I’d take that as a compliment.

  10. mike November 12, 2009 at 9:26 pm #

    i’m with you brother! this post sealed the deal – CS is my favorite blog on the World Wide Web. thank you.

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