Grateful Dead - American Beauty

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Free Music Review: Sing me sweet and sleepy, all the way back home.
Hit: 5 Stars

"friend of the devil" is also amazing. i love trying to keep track of all the different strands of guitar in this song. i pick out garcia's playing first. then, i can hear lesh playing to perfectly compliment garcia. these guys blow my mind.

the lyrics of "sugar magnolia" are beautiful. and the playing is exquisite. though not the best song on this cd, its definitely amazing.

"operator" gets better and better the more you listen to it. pigpen does a great job with it.

"candyman" is one of my favorites on the LP. It is long and mellow, but it carries a serious undertone. i love the guitar in this one. its another one where i like to follow lesh and garcia as they play. garcia is such a master with his instrument and lesh plays perfectly to compliment what garcia produces.

"ripple" is one of the dead's most famous songs, and this is duly deserved. the mandolin playing during the "ripple in still water" parts adds variety and the lyrics, of course, simpley blow me away. "reach out your hand / if your cup be empty / if your cup is full / may it be again"

"ripple" slowly changes into "brokedown palace" which is personally my favorite on the album. its talk of leaving past sorrows behind fills me with a want to just "make myself a bed by the waterside." this song totally calms me down with the beautiful images it puts in my head. "gone to plant a weeping willow / by the bank's green edge it will grow grow grow / sing a lullaby beside the water / lovers come and go / the river roll roll roll" what more can i say? this is a beautiful song. "sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home"..."fare you well fare you well / i love you more than words can tell / listen to the river sing sweet songs / to rock my soul"

"till the morning comes" picks up with a faster tempo after the mellow-ness of "brokedown palace" this is an upbeat song. when i listen to this cd i never specifically skip to this track but when it comes on, im more than happy to listen to it.

"attics of my life" slows the listener back down again with beautiful guitar playing and mellow lyrics. i like to think of this song as a love song (whether it is or not, i dont know). "when i had no wings to fly / you flew to me"

this amazing album ends with "truckin" once again picking the listener back up with a faster tempo and a fantastic way to end the album. i love phil's voice in this song and its a great song to watch the band play live. "what a long strange trip its been" what a beautiful way to end the album.

writing this review has made me realize that no words can express the complex beauty of this music. you just have to listen to it to understand. this cd turned me into a belated dead-head. i know it sounds melodramatic but i am tormented knowing that i was born to late. i strongly recommend this album to anyone. i played this for my friend and she didnt like it. i lost all respect for her. its truly amazing the feelings i get while listening to this album. every one should own a copy.

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