Europe ‘72

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?

Posted: November 4th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 10

Comments

Comment from daniel
Time: November 4, 2009, 9:46 am

nothing, jeff. not one thing.

Comment from Trey420
Time: November 4, 2009, 10:12 am

Phish.

Comment from jenn
Time: November 4, 2009, 10:42 am

Jenn Heinen likes this

Comment from college boi
Time: November 4, 2009, 2:24 pm

GYBE bro!

Comment from Anyone&Everyone
Time: November 4, 2009, 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.

Comment from toad
Time: November 4, 2009, 2:54 pm

fucking hippie

Comment from Bozo
Time: November 4, 2009, 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.

Comment from passenger
Time: November 5, 2009, 5:54 am

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

Comment from Eric
Time: November 5, 2009, 12:00 pm

Slayer – Raining Blood.

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

Comment from mike
Time: November 12, 2009, 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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