Do people actually like this music or is it a cult of personality

It helps extremely if you saw them live, use drugs, or saw them live on drugs.

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>>72417684
pretty tru

>>72417684
So its like a lifestyle?

>>72417803
it was totally a lifestyle.

Yes, it's very possible to find their whole fanbase and image annoying while still loving the Dead. I was never into them until a friend showed me Workingman's Dead. They actually nada pretty good range of styles so if there's any songs you like, try to find more in that vein; like songs from the same time period by the same writers. I'm personally a huge fan of the Bob Weir Western cowboy stuff, not so much into their more hippie stuff.

And Bob Weir is cooler than Jerry.

>>72417664
wanker with no artistic merit

>>72418341
have you actually listened to anything hes made

>>72417664
Usually I don't like jam bands, or any variety of rock music that involves long, indulgent songs loaded with solos.

But there's something about the Grateful Dead that just makes everything alright. I can't put my finger on it, but their shit is groovy.

>>72418356
probably the worst professional guitar player ever

It helps if you smoke a lot of pot and just pretend like you're living in that era. I find a lot of the Dead to be pretty fun music to just chill with some buddies and get stoned to. It's very much a lifestyle that accompanies the music

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>>72417664
American Beauty is a great album. The Dead are not by any means for everyone, but if you dig that kind of chill hippie-folk vibe, then it's easy picking.

>>72418332
>And Bob Weir is cooler than Jerry.

this is absolutely true

>>72418377
they were DUDE the band

>>72418371
It's not immensely tryhard

"drums" and "space" were really, really cool live. especially on acid, which I was on for probably 10 of the 13 dead shows I saw.

>>72418371
i agree with this

>>72418397
Grateful DUDE