{"product_id":"the-grateful-dead-workingmans-dead-cd","title":"The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorkingman's Dead is the 1970 album where the Grateful Dead traded psychedelic sprawl for tight songs and sweet harmonies, offered here on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years of extended jams and experimental studio work, the band turned toward American roots music, drawing on folk, country and bluegrass. Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter wrote a run of songs that felt lived-in and worn smooth, as if they had been passed down for generations, and the group's newfound love of close vocal harmony gave them a warmth the earlier records rarely reached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Uncle John's Band\" opens with intricate acoustic guitar and layered voices, an invitation to gather round. \"Casey Jones\" chugs along with a cautionary tale about a train driver who should not be at the controls, \"Cumberland Blues\" rolls with bluegrass energy, and \"Dire Wolf\" spins a darkly comic murder ballad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt just eight songs, the album feels compact and purposeful, a counterpoint to the band's live reputation, and its success paved the way for American Beauty later that same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who thinks the Dead were all endless jams, this is the perfect corrective, a warm, melodic record that still sounds like home. It is also one of the best places to start for newcomers, and a record that longtime fans return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57453238714673,"sku":"603497845606","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_b8627df7-ab8a-4f5c-b7b5-92e6228ec0cd.jpg?v=1794228796","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/the-grateful-dead-workingmans-dead-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}