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Music Appreciation

OAITW r.2.0

(31,591 posts) Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:01 AM 4 hrs ago

Grateful Dead were the greatest band of my generation.

Heard them all. Awesome. But none like the Grateful Dead.

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Grateful Dead were the greatest band of my generation. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago OP

should be on any one's short list rampartd 3 hrs ago #1

They were unique, tight and had the most dedicated followers. rubbersole 3 hrs ago #2

We were bombarded with insanely great music over 10 years, OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #3

no they were not.... SonOfNebanaube 43 min ago #4

rampartd

(3,926 posts)

1. should be on any one's short list

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:23 AM

3 hrs ago

rubbersole

(11,009 posts)

2. They were unique, tight and had the most dedicated followers.

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:45 AM

3 hrs ago

Boomers definitely had the best music. Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dylan and The Band, Simon and Garfunkel, Allman Brothers, Moody Blues, Beach Boys, CSN, Joni Mitchell, Eagles, all the "British Invasion" groups of the '60s and the California groups (that wished they were the Dead) plus the hundreds of individual musicians that shaped the coolest generation ever.