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By 1973, the disparity between the Grateful Dead's studio work and their eminence as live performers was already well established. Their sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, served as a transitional document, bridging the gap between the gentle Americana they'd presented three years prior on American Beauty, and the increasingly electrified jamming they were exploring on-stage around then, while also setting the scene for the more complex progressive sounds they'd soon be getting into. After satisfying their nine-title/dozen-disc deal with Warner Bros, the Dead began their own record labels: Grateful Dead Records (for group releases) and Round Records (for solo projects). Wake of the Flood was the first Dead disc issued entirely under the band's supervision -- which also included manufacturing and marketing. Additionally, the personnel had been altered, as Ron "Pigpen" McKernan had passed away. The keyboard responsibilities were now in the capable hands of Keith Godchaux -- whose wife Donna Jean Godchaux also provided backing vocals. A majority of the tracks here had been incorporated into their live sets -- some for nearly six months -- prior to entering the recording studio. This gave the band a unique perspective on the material, much of which remained for the next 20-plus years as staples of their concert performances. Instead of hushed folk and bluegrass-informed songwriting, the Dead tap into the improvisatory, jazz-informed playing they excelled at live throughout Wake of the Flood. "Eyes of the World" contains some brilliant ensemble playing and Bob Weir's "Weather Report Suite" foreshadows the epic proportions that the song would ultimately reach. The lilting Jerry Garcia ballad "Stella Blue" is another track that works well in this incarnation and remained in the Dead's rotating set list for the remainder of their touring careers. The disconnect between the group's powers as a live band and their limitations as a studio band was a sticking point throughout their lengthy run. Wake of the Flood doesn't quite reach the goal of a middle ground, but it is one of the stronger studio documents the band produced, and captures hints of what they could do on-stage better than most of their studio sets from a time when they were truly unstoppable.
© Lindsay Planer & Fred Thomas /TiVo
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Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Writer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Writer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Writer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Writer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Robert Hunter, Writer - Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Writer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Phil Lesh, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Grateful Dead, MainArtist - Doug Sahm, 12 String Guitar - Mickey Hart, Drums - Joe Gastwirt, Additional Production, MasteringEngineer - Bob Weir, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - JOHN BARLOW, Writer - Jerry Garcia, Vocals, Pedal Steel Guitar - Bill Kreutzmann, Drums - Brent Mydland, Keyboards, Vocals - Jimmy Edwards, AssociateProducer - James Austin, Production - TOM ANDERSON, Engineer - Martin Fierro, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Ellis, Trumpet - Vassar Clements, Violin - Donna Godchaux, Background Vocals - Eric Andersen, Writer - Matthew Kelly, Harmonica - Frank Morin, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Healy, Engineer - Keith Godchaux, Keyboards, Vocals - Benny Velarde, Timbales Drums - Bill Atwood, Trumpet - Pat O'Hara, Trombone - Sarah Fulcher, Vocals - Tom Flye, MixingEngineer - David Lemieux, Producer - Scott Pascucci, AssociateProducer - Cameron Sears, Production - Hale Milfgrim, AssociateProducer - Robin Hurley, AssociateProducer
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions
Album review
By 1973, the disparity between the Grateful Dead's studio work and their eminence as live performers was already well established. Their sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, served as a transitional document, bridging the gap between the gentle Americana they'd presented three years prior on American Beauty, and the increasingly electrified jamming they were exploring on-stage around then, while also setting the scene for the more complex progressive sounds they'd soon be getting into. After satisfying their nine-title/dozen-disc deal with Warner Bros, the Dead began their own record labels: Grateful Dead Records (for group releases) and Round Records (for solo projects). Wake of the Flood was the first Dead disc issued entirely under the band's supervision -- which also included manufacturing and marketing. Additionally, the personnel had been altered, as Ron "Pigpen" McKernan had passed away. The keyboard responsibilities were now in the capable hands of Keith Godchaux -- whose wife Donna Jean Godchaux also provided backing vocals. A majority of the tracks here had been incorporated into their live sets -- some for nearly six months -- prior to entering the recording studio. This gave the band a unique perspective on the material, much of which remained for the next 20-plus years as staples of their concert performances. Instead of hushed folk and bluegrass-informed songwriting, the Dead tap into the improvisatory, jazz-informed playing they excelled at live throughout Wake of the Flood. "Eyes of the World" contains some brilliant ensemble playing and Bob Weir's "Weather Report Suite" foreshadows the epic proportions that the song would ultimately reach. The lilting Jerry Garcia ballad "Stella Blue" is another track that works well in this incarnation and remained in the Dead's rotating set list for the remainder of their touring careers. The disconnect between the group's powers as a live band and their limitations as a studio band was a sticking point throughout their lengthy run. Wake of the Flood doesn't quite reach the goal of a middle ground, but it is one of the stronger studio documents the band produced, and captures hints of what they could do on-stage better than most of their studio sets from a time when they were truly unstoppable.
© Lindsay Planer & Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:20
- Main artists: Grateful Dead
- Label: Grateful Dead - Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1973 Grateful Dead Productions ℗ 1973 Grateful Dead Productions. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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