| | Grateful Dead American Beauty CD Grateful Dead Discography of CDs
 (2 Customer Reviews)
AMERICAN BEAUTY was an instant classic when it was first released November of 1970. It is among the most satisfying and enduring of the Grateful Dead's studio recordings, expanding as it does on the engaging mix of country, blues, and folk materials they first coined earlier in the year with WORKINGMAN'S DEAD.
The musical vision of the Dead is more sharply focused on AMERICAN BEAUTY--from the serene reflection and compassion of the opening "Box Of Rain" and the earthy mysticism of "Ripple," to the sensual rock of "Sugar Magnolia" and the anthemic proto-boogie of the closing "Truckin'." But then, every tune on AMERICAN BEAUTY has attained a classic resonance, both from decades of steady airplay, and the way the Dead seemed to continually revive these popular standards for their concert repertoire.
Also available with WORKINGMAN'S DEAD on one cassette.
Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia (vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano); Phil Lesh (vocals, guitar, piano, bass instrument); Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (vocals, harmonica); Bill Kreutzmann (drums); Mickey Hart (percussion).
Additional personnel: Dave Nelson (electric guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Howard Wales (piano, organ); Ned Lagin (piano); Dave Torbert (bass instrument); New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Rolling Stone (12/24/70, p.52) - "...the album is American beauty of the best possible kind....A complete contentment shines through the vocal work....The instrumentation is rich with sound that moves through, under and into the listener..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.153) - "It's a near perfect set of songs, most becoming mainstays of their repertoire." American Beauty Music | List Price | $12.99 (You save $2.50) | | Category | Rock Albums, Oldies CDs, Rock/Pop, Country Rock, 70's | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  7025  | | CD Universe Part number | 1099024 | | Catalog number | 927190 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Grateful Dead | | Personnel | Jerry Garcia - vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
Phil Lesh - vocals, guitar, piano, bass instrument
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Bob Weir - vocals, guitar
Mickey Hart - percussion
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - vocals, harmonica
Also: David Grisman, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Dave Torbert, Howard Wales, Ned Lagin, Dave Nelson |
American Beauty Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  American Beauty
American Beauty, is, arguably the Dead's best album, definately, among the top 3 very best. Each song on the album is exellent, and each song is in such an order that, not only does the entire album have a smooth feel, it almost begs to be played over and over again. The album contains some of the Dead's very best songs, Phill Lesh's masterpeice "Box Of Rain", starts the album followed by "Friend Of The Devil" the sad tail of a man on the run, "Sugar Magnolia" is a wonderful song, and even better played live, and "Candyman" is the perfict song to end the first side of the record, "Ripple", with it's folkish tune, and wonderful lyrics is the perfict tune to open side two, and the album ends with "Truckin'" probably the Dead's most famous song.
Submitted by a reviewer (Vancouver BC)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No An American Classic!!!
Despite the fact that this album, coupled with "Workingman's Dead" are the two most commercially accessible albums by the Dead, this is a must for any fan of the Dead, classic rock, folk rock, or even the roots-rock movement of today. With quasi-bluegrass ("Friend of the Devil")mixed with a twinge of folk ("Ripple"), sentimental ballads ("Brokedown Palace"), and introspective rock ("Box of Rain", "Operator"), this album is a true statement of the times and the freedomm inherent in the American experience. A great listen on a road trip.
Submitted by sobota (Naperville, IL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No | Have you heard this album? |  |
Purchase American Beauty CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bob Dylan Time Out Of Mind CD (1997)
American Beauty album
 $6.89    
TIME OUT OF MIND won the 1998 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Cold Irons Bound" won the 1998 Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
This album by the quintessential singer-songwriter comes after a long layoff from recording original material. Dylan's previous two albums were powerful collections of traditional songs, and the album that preceded them was full of some rather iffy original tunes, so all eyes were on Dylan to make one of his patented surprise comebacks. As luck would have it, that's exactly what TIME OUT OF MIND turns out to be. Produced by Daniel Lanois, who manned the boards for Dylan's best latter-day album, OH MERCY, this one has the kind of raw, spontaneous vibe ...
| | Grateful Dead CD (1971)
American Beauty CD music
$11.19
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
The Grateful Dead's self-titled first album contains the main ingredients of the unique musical stew the band would brew over the coming years. Upon its release in March 1967, it brought the musical and philosophical ideals of the freak counter-culture out of the Bay Area and into the ears of mainstream America.
"The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)" is a Summer Of Love anthem nonpareil. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" shows off the Dead's ability to reinterpret the blues, and Pigpen's natural front-man qualities. The hyperactive rockabilly of Jesse Fuller's "Beat It On Down The Line" and the rearranged traditionals "Sitting On Top Of The World" and "Cold Rain And Snow" are proof that, despite the group's anti-establishment fashions, their lyrical symbols and musical forms were as time-honored as the English folk-tale that provided their name. While ...
| | Grateful Dead Aoxomoxoa CD (1969)
American Beauty music CDs
$10.49
The Dead's first attempt at sixteen-track recording, AOXOMOXOA was remixed at Alembic Studios in San Francisco in 1971 by original engineers Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor. This is the mix used for the CD issue.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
Named after one of famed San Francisco poster artist Rick Griffin's lysergic palindromes, the Grateful Dead's third album saw the band inject their acid-fueled sting into folk music of various ages. Hunter added a lyrical landscape perfect for the band's blend of exploration and tradition. Portraits of a rebellious mystic ("St. Stephen") and a dandy day-tripper ("Cosmic Charlie"), proper Olde English ...
| | Grateful Dead Workingman's Dead CD (1970)
American Beauty songs
$11.65
The Grateful Dead's first four albums reinforced their stature as a performing group, with a loose improvisational feel rooted in the blues, rock & roll, and modern jazz. But with the 1970 ...
| | Grateful Dead Europe '72 CDs (1972)
American Beauty album
$39.59
| | Buena Vista Social Club CD (1997)
American Beauty CD music
$15.05
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance.
That Ry Cooder, you've got to keep an eye on him every minute, or he jumps into another cross-cultural collaboration. In the wake of his landmark recordings TALKING TIMBUKTU with Ali Farka Toure and A MEETING BY THE RIVER with V.M. Bhatt comes BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, essentially a supergroup of traditional Cuban musicians with the addition of international agitator Cooder. Somehow, Cooder always finds just the right space to slide his sinuous slide guitar into, so that it works in almost any context. Here, amidst the multi-layered percussion, piano and Cuban guitar rhythms, Cooder's slide simultaneously finds a home and eggs the ensemble on. The natural beauty of the Cuban tonal and rhythmic palette is the real star of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, evoking both a sense of mystery and ...
| | Boston Rock & Roll Band CD (1998)
American Beauty music CDs
$5.95
For many years, there were only the official Boston albums in the group's catalog. Unlike many bands, they held out recycling their work in a series of budget-line collections, granting only a two-fer release of their first two albums in 1983. Things changed once Greatest Hits was released in 1997, since its release guaranteed the eventual appearance of records like Sony Music Special Products' Rock and Roll Band, a budget-line compilation of highlights from the first two albums. Since it's a budget-line collection, it does not contain all of the hits. In fact, it has only one big hit in "More Than a Feeling," which may well satisfy the needs of most casual fans. The remainder of the disc features one minor hit from Don't Look Back ("A Man I'll Never Be"), plus four tracks apiece from the first two albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
For many years, there were only the official Boston albums in the group's catalog. Unlike many bands, they held out recycling their work in a series of budget-line collections, granting only a two-fer release of their first two albums in 1983. ...
| | Vale Tango Vol. 1-Tangos De Salon CD (2007) (Import)
$17.09 | | Oxymoron Feed The Breed CD (2002) Import
American Beauty songs
$13.05
He might have cut his mohawk, but few vocalists spell pure punk rock fury like Sucker, vocalist for the frenzied and speculative Oxymoron. Always nice to hear on a punk record, his venomous yelp has become quite the instrument of destruction since his induction into the punk underworld. His political opinions and hatred of ...
| | Best Of The 1910 Fruitgum Company CD (2001)
American Beauty album
$6.79
Digitally remastered by Dennis Ferrante (BMG Studios, New York, New York).
The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says is the only thorough CD compilation available domestically -- although their first four long-players have been issued on compact disc in either Japan or Europe. The appeal of the 1910 Fruitgum Company lies primarily in their effective ability to ...
| | Barry Manilow 2 CD (2008) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
American Beauty CD music
$5.49
|
|
|
Email a Friend
