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even the simple folk songs like "rosemary" and "mountains of the moon" have a real ambient psychedelic mood to them. you can really hear the two musical realms butt heads. it was recorded right when the band was making the natural transistion from bluesy psychedelic music and into a more folkish country sound. "though "blues for allah" is probably the most accurate studio representation of what the dead truly were and are, "aoxomoxoa" is still my favorite dead record. On a technical and historical note, this album was also the very first in history to be recorded using 16-track technology which is the reason for its sharp pristine sound.įrom here, The Grateful Dead's Long Strange Trip only got better." With its diverse range of styles (everything from standard rock, to avant-garde, to acoustic and now with the bonus tracks, improvisation and jazz), "Aoxomoxoa" remains a highly entertaining album. Since it's initial release 35 years ago "Aoxomoxoa" has become an instant Dead classic. The bonus material closes with a rare live recording of "Cosmic Charlie" which is a bit raw and rough but solid. "The Eleven Jam" is particularly striking with it's use of odd time signatures (mostly 11/8). There is a definite jazz-fusion feel to these improvisations. Like always, the band's musicianship and ability to play off each other comes through effortlessly in these jams. The first three bonus tracks are extended instrumental jams recorded live in the studio. The Rhino/Warner remaster includes four additional tracks which brings this album to more than double of its original length. Either way, the track certainly is different.
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Depending on who you talk to, this track is either the Dead's finest studio moment or their absolute worst. Then, there's the infamous "What's Become Of The Baby" which is nothing but 8-minutes worth of Jerry Garcia chanting with vast amounts of echo plastered on his voice. "Rosemary" and "Mountains of the Moon" are beautiful acoustic pieces that fuse folk and baroque influences into the mix. There are also some fun sing-along moments such as the memorable "Dupree's Diamond Blues" and "Doin' That Rag". The album still remains a favorite amongst Deadheads and includes concert staples such as "Saint Stephen", "China Cat Sunflower" and "Cosmic Charlie". "The Grateful Dead's third studio album "Aoxomoxoa" serves as a bridging gap between the band's psychedelic experiments and the harmony-laced folk-rock they would adopt a few years later.