American Beauty 50, Episode 1: Box of Rain

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🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary remaster of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty, we begin our track-by-track exploration of the band’s bittersweet 1970 masterpiece, powerfully embodied by opening track “Box of Rain,” featuring archival audio, and guests including co-producer Stephen Barncard and Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig.

Stephen Barncard, David Nelson, Paul Feig, Sam Cutler, Steve Silberman, Rebecca Adams, Nick Paumgarten, Gary Lambert, David Lemieux, Andrew Peerless

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0:00.0	The Good Old Grateful Dead cast, the official podcast of The Grateful Dead.
0:09.9	I'm Rich Mahan with Jesse Jarno, exploring the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead for the committed and the curious.
0:17.0	Hello friends, we are so very excited to bring you season two of the good old grateful dead cast and as you quite
0:24.4	possibly may have sussed out for yourselves we'll be focusing on American Beauty
0:28.9	this time around diving into its glorious songs and using them as springboards to discuss all things Grateful Dead.
0:36.0	If this is your first time joining us, we invite you to also check out season one, which does a deep dive into Working Man's Dead, which along with American Beauty are both celebrating their 50th
0:46.7	anniversaries this year. Quite golden indeed. You can always get the latest
0:52.0	episodes and link to your favorite listening platforms at dead.net slash deadcast.
0:57.0	Who knows what else you may find there that catches your eye.
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1:06.2	us a review.
1:07.6	Very kind of you, thank you.
1:09.6	It is the 50th anniversary of American Beauty, and the Grateful Dead have prepared a three-cedy set
1:14.4	reissue of this classic album which includes a pristine remastering of the album's 10 tracks
1:20.0	as well as an unreleased live show from February 18th, 1971 at the Capitol Theater.
1:27.2	Along with this masterfully remastered three-desk set,
1:30.9	we also offer you a new batch of Angels Share audio,
1:34.4	Unreleased musical gems from the Grateful Dead's vault that offer a fly on the
1:39.1	studio wall Vista into the creation of this historic album.
1:43.2	Be sure to check out the American Beauty Angels Share audio at your favorite streaming
1:47.1	service or download provider.
1:48.8	They've been sitting on the shelves for quite some time.
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