Reckoning (Dig) [Live, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

Grateful Dead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
• Label: Grateful Dead / Rhino
• ASIN: B000EOTFEE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,896 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Rock Jam Bands

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dire Wolf

2. Race Is On

3. Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

4. It Must Have Been the Roses

5. Dark Hollow

6. China Doll

7. Been All Around This World

8. Monkey and The Engineer

9. Jack-A-Roe

10. Deep Elem Blues

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. To Lay Me Down (Studio Rehearsal) (Bonus)

2. Iko Iko (Bonus)

3. Heaven Help the Fool (Bonus)

4. El Paso (Bonus)

5. Sage & Spirit (Bonus)

6. Little Sadie (Bonus)

7. It Must Have Been the Roses (Alternate Live Version) 8. 9. (Bonus)

8. Dark Hollow (Alternate Live Version) (Bonus)

9. Jack-A-Roe (Alternate Live Version) (Bonus)

10. Cassidy (Alternate Live Version) (Bonus)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have the old arista set & are wondering..., January 29, 2007

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B. J Lam "[e-mail]" (littleton, colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reckoning (Dig) (Audio CD)

... if it will be worth it to shell out the extra bucks for the new double cd version of Reckoning, allow me. I think that the second cd of bonus material is actually the BETTER of the two discs now! The first cd is and has always been a treasure -- songs from sets recorded in the fall of 1980 in NYC and SF. It's all played acoustically and easily one half of the songs are from the Dead's earliest influences (can you say "Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Band?"). The second set has just fantastic alternative live versions of nine of the 16 original songs and contains one studio rehearsal with a little bit of talking going on among the players -- working out their parts. The alt live versions have a little more audience interplay with the band and may be why they were ultimately rejected. On disc two, I think that Brett gets into the singing a little more and he sounds great. His piano playing really added a nice dimension to the Dead too. The new live songs that are on disc two but never were on disc one are iko, heaven help the fool, el paso, sage & spirit, little sadie, & tom dooley. If you liked the original "reckoning, the proceed and buy without hesitation.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album greatly improved, April 17, 2006

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A music fan (KC MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reckoning (Dig) (Audio CD)

This was the album that hooked me on the dead. Sadly, I lost the tape years ago and always put off replacing it. I am glad now, because the sound quality is much improved, and the second disc has some really nice additions. The alternate versions don't add greatly to the package, in my opinion, but the new songs are definately worth having. Nice to finally have oh babe it aint no lie included that was absent from the original CD. Far superior to the electric Dead Set recorded during the same shows. If you like any of their acoustic stuff, this is definately recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very live Dead, December 1, 2006

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jblyn (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reckoning (Dig) (Audio CD)

The old bromide said it all...on a good night, there really was "nothing like a Grateful Dead concert," and that held true for both their acoustic and electric sets. RECKONING captures some of the best moments of their 1980 Radio City Music Hall and San Francisco acoustic sets, and they've put several winners on here. "China Doll," "To Lay Me Down," "Bird Song," "Cassidy" and "Ripple" are particularly outstanding, but except for a somewhat dirge-like "It Must Have Been The Roses" (c'mon, Jerry, pick up the tempo!), everything here shows these ol' reliables at their unplugged best.

What else is there to say? The Grateful Dead may be gone, but the music is as present---and as timeless---as ever. Some of the best of it can be found here.