Product Details

• Actors: Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Al Franken, Jerry Garcia
• Directors: Len Dell'Amico
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Monterey Video
• DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AYQOCE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,034 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Starring: Grateful Dead, masters of ceremony Al Franken and Tom Davis

October of 1980, the Grateful Dead plays the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in a week long marathon of sell-out shows that were beloved by fans and captured on film.

Now, in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the original 1" master tapes from the show have been lovingly transformed onto DVD, The Grateful Dead’s best loved songs performed live onstage by Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Brent Mydland, this DVD is a celebration of America’s most loved touring band, and features both acoustic and electric performances.

Almost three hours of must see "Dead" music – LIVE! Featuring: Uncle John’s Band Bird Song On the Road Again To Lay Me Down Ripple Me & My Uncle Mexicali Blues Ramble on Rose Little Red Rooster Don’t Ease Me In Lost Sailor Saint of Circumstance Franklin’s Tower Rhythm Devils Space Fire On The Mountain Not Fade Away Good Lovin’

Bonus Songs from 10/30/80:

Heaven Help The Fool Shakedown Street Samson and Delilah He’s Gone Truckin’

DVD Extras:

Seen on PBS

First time ever on DVD

The entire, 114 minute original Dead Ahead, recorded October, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Transferred from the original master 1" video in full color

Audio features the original stereo mix produced by Dan Healy and Betty cantor-Jackson, PLUS a brand new 5.1 mix of the concert

MC'd by Al Franken and Tom Davis

Visible Lyrics Option on entire DVD

All bonus songs feature Visible Lyrics Option, and a NEW stereo AND 5.1 audio mix

Collectors Booklet featuring a new essay by Dead Head scholar and author Steve Silberman, and rare and previously unseen photos by Peter Simon and Bob Minkin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How could you not give this five stars!? Best Dead DVD in years.., November 15, 2005

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B. Roman (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (DVD)

So I netflixed this, man am I glad I did. The sound quality is incredible as is the song selection. The video is great for something that was filmed in 1980, you can tell they really cleaned it up, and the many different camera shots made me feel I was right there. The Skits in between were fun, the cameo bits with the band members.

The best part of this DVD? The special features. The 5-6 extra songs included are the best ones on the DVD!

If you're a fan just go get this. Really great show - although I think it's a compilation of different nights - not sure about that.

Either way, a very unique and entertaining Dead DVD.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Was there ever a question?, November 1, 2005

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Joshua C. Scheffey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (DVD)

I have read some of the bad reviews on this website, so I went and bought Dead Ahead!! This rocks, the people that are compalianing about poor sound quality... go buy a new sound system, sweet set list, great cinematography.... Do yourself a favor find yourself on the better end of a good time, and get yourself dead ahead.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The acoustic and electric marvels of the Grateful Dead, January 12, 1999

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[e-mail] - Tyler Faetz (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Ahead [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A truly rewarding concert experience that showcases the endless talents of one of rock & roll's most storied bands, The Grateful Dead. All of the concert footage is culled from a series of concerts performed at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 1980. This film is especially vital because it offers both the avid fan and the uninitiated listener an opportunity to experience the full spectrum of the Grateful Dead experience. The first set is comprised of beautiful and highly improvisational (of course) acoustic renditions of Grateful Dead standards while the second set focuses mainly on the electric and psychedelic aspects that Grateful Dead fans are more familiar with. This film, however, is vital not only because of the superb musical craftsmanship, but also because it re-familarizes Grateful Dead fans with a period that has been much forgotten, sandwiched as it is between the earlier days of pure 60's psychedelia and the neo-hippie late 80's resurgence of the band. A must-see for any music fan truly interested in sonorous nirvana.