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NEW - Bands More Famous Than Their Songs: The Grateful Dead Problem
Bands more famous than their songs create a strange cultural blind spot. Everyone knows the Grateful Dead. Mention their name and people nod. Ask them to name a song and they freeze. Maybe "Truckin'"—which peaked at number 64. Maybe they'll say "War" or "Low Rider." Wrong band entirely.
Eric Alper breaks down how the Grateful Dead became a texture instead of a structure. Thirteen studio albums. Over 100 live releases. The most top 40 albums in music history. And still, Shane admits he had to look up how to spell "Grateful" when hosting a psychedelic radio show. The band's identity…
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