#112 The Grateful Dead - American Beauty

The Grateful Dead had built a massive live following through incessant touring and long improvisations, but the early 1970s saw them begin to use the recording studio a bit differently. The boys come together for America's birthday week to discuss vocal harmony stacks, dueling lead singers, and 1970s song craft.

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Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: The Stooges - Fun House