| Ready or Not | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | June 23, 1992 – April 2, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 79:53 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
| Grateful Dead chronology | ||||
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Ready or Not is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains nine songs recorded at various venues from 1992 to 1995. It was released on November 22, 2019 in LP and CD format. [1] [2] [3]
Unfinished Grateful Dead album
In February 1992, the Grateful Dead began work on recording a new studio album. That album was never completed, and the group disbanded in 1995 following the death of Jerry Garcia. Most likely the unfinished studio album would have included the songs that appear on Ready or Not. [2] [3] [4]
Critical reception
On AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote, "Ready or Not indeed offers a glimpse of what another studio album from what turned out to be the group's later phase would have sounded like, only with the buffer of comfort that comes from them working out the songs on-stage. It's a document not quite like any of the Dead's hundreds of other archival releases, zeroing in on unfamiliar and exciting material." [5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liberty" (October 14, 1994 at Madison Square Garden) | Garcia | 6:14 | |
| 2. | "Eternity" (April 2, 1995 at Memphis Pyramid) | Weir | 10:10 | |
| 3. | "Lazy River Road" (March 25, 1993 at Dean Smith Center) |
| Garcia | 6:54 |
| 4. | "Samba in the Rain" (March 30, 1995 at Omni Coliseum) |
| Welnick | 6:44 |
| 5. | "So Many Roads" (June 23, 1992 at Star Lake Amphitheatre) |
| Garcia | 7:33 |
| 6. | "Way to Go Home" (June 28, 1992 at Deer Creek Music Center) |
| Welnick | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Corrina" (October 14, 1994 at Madison Square Garden) |
| Weir | 15:27 |
| 8. | "Easy Answers" (September 13, 1993 at The Spectrum) |
| Weir | 7:00 |
| 9. | "Days Between" (December 11, 1994 at Oakland Arena) |
| Garcia | 13:25 |
| Total length: | 79:53 | |||
Personnel
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Mickey Hart – drums
- Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals
Production
- Produced by Grateful Dead
- Produced for release by David Lemieux
- Associate Producers: Doran Tyson & Ivette Ramos
- Recording: Dan Healy, John Cutler
- Mastering: David Glasser
- Cover art: Ruben Perez
- Photos: Bob Minkin
- Design: Steve Vance
- Liner notes: Jesse Jarnow
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [6] | 172 |
References
- ^ Reed, Ryan (October 8, 2019). "Grateful Dead: Unreleased Tracks Highlight New Live LP Ready or Not". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Scott (October 8, 2019). "Grateful Dead Announces Ready or Not Compilation". JamBase. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Shackleford, Tom (October 8, 2019). "Grateful Dead Announce Ready or Not Box Set Of '90s Originals, Share 1993 "Lazy River Road"". Live for Live Music. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Josephson, Isaac (April 20, 1998). "The Last Trip: Unfinished Dead Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Ready or Not". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
