So Many Roads (1965–1995)

Infobox Album |
Name = So Many Roads (1965–1995)
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Grateful Dead


Released = November 7, 1999
Recorded = November 3, 1965 - July 1995
Genre = Country rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, jam
Length = 386:22
Label = Arista Records (1999)
Rhino Records (2004)
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4n8j1v02zzha link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/albums/album/150806/review/5946216/so_many_roads_19651995 link]
Last album = "Dick's Picks Volume 15"
(1999)
This album = "So Many Roads (1965–1995)"
(1999)
Next album = "Dick's Picks Volume 16"
(2000)

"So Many Roads (1965–1995)" is a five disc boxed set by the band The Grateful Dead. Even though the collection is labeled a live album set, it also contains a number of tracks from the studio that were previously unreleased.

A single CD sampler was released to various media outlets and was called simply "So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler". This sampler contained one track not found on the full five disc set.

The title of the set comes from the Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter song of the same name.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Can't Come Down" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir) – 2:57
#"Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir) – 3:12
#"You Don't Have to Ask" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir) – 3:55
#"On the Road Again" (traditional) – 2:42
#"Cream Puff War" (Garcia) – 5:37
#"I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 4:20
#"The Same Thing" (Dixon) – 11:38
#"Dark Star > China Cat Sunflower > The Eleven" (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 25:25
#"Clementine" (Hunter, Lesh) – 7:49
#"Mason's Children" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh, Weir) – 3:34
#"To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:39

Disc two

#"That's It for the Other One" (Grateful Dead) – 20:53
#"Beautiful Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 4:41
#"Chinatown Shuffle" (McKernan) – 2:54
#"Sing Me Back Home" (Haggard) – 10:26
#"Watkins Glen Soundcheck Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 18:31
#"Dark Star Jam > Spanish Jam > U.S. Blues" (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 18:59

Disc three

#"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 18:30
#"The Wheel" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 11:14
#"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:37
#"Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 10:52
#"The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:24
#"Shakedown Street" (Garcia, Hunter) – 17:25

Disc four

#"Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:47
#"Hey Pocky Way" (Modeliste, Neville, Nocentelli, Porter) – 6:02
#"Believe It or Not" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04
#"Playing in the Band" (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 12:24
#"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" (Barlow, Mydland) – 4:09
#"Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Davis) – 6:41
#"Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain" (Garcia, Hunter) – 19:34
#"Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:09
#"Jam Out of Terrapin" (Grateful Dead) – 5:08

Disc five

#"Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:34
#"Jam Out of Foolish Heart" (Grateful Dead) – 5:24
#"Way to Go Home" (Bralove, Hunter, Welnick) – 6:27
#"Liberty" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:59
#"Lazy River Road" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:57
#"Eternity" (Dixon, Wasserman, Weir) – 7:35
#"Jam into Days Between" (Grateful Dead) – 7:04
#"Days Between" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:59
#"Whiskey in the Jar" (traditional) – 5:14
#"So Many Roads" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:57

Musical personnel

*Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
*Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
*Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
*Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
*Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
*Phil Lesh - bass
*Bill Kreutzmann - drums
*Mickey Hart - drums
*Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
*Tom Constanten - keyboards
*Bruce Hornsby - piano, keyboards
*Vince Welnick - keyboards

Recording dates

Disc one

#"Can't Come Down" - Warlocks demo, 1965-11-03
#"Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)" - Warlocks demo, 1965-11-03
#"You Don't Have To Ask" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 1966-07-16
#"On The Road Again" - unlabeled 1966 reel
#"Cream Puff War" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 1966-07-16
#"I Know You Rider" - San Francisco, California, 1966
#"The Same Thing" - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, 1967-03-18
#"Dark Star > China Cat Sunflower > The Eleven" - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, 1968-03-16
#"Clementine" - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, 1968-02-02
#"Mason's Children" - 1970 "Workingman's Dead" outtake
#"To Lay Me Down" - 1970 "American Beauty" outtake

Disc two

#"That's It for the Other One" - Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, 1969-02-27
#"Beautiful Jam" - Capitol Theater, Port Chester, New York, 1971-02-18
#"Chinatown Shuffle" - Civic Hall, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1972-05-11
#"Sing Me Back Home" - Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, Oregon, 1972-08-27
#"Watkins Glen Soundcheck Jam" - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, New York, 1973-07-27
#"Dark Star Jam > Spanish Jam > U.S. Blues" - Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, 1974-06-23

Disc three

#"Eyes of the World" - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, 1974-10-19
#"The Wheel" - Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, 1976-06-29
#"Stella Blue" - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978-04-21
#"Estimated Prophet" - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado, 1979-08-12
#"The Music Never Stopped" - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, 1980-10-14
#"Shakedown Street" - San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 1984-12-31

Disc four

#"Cassidy" - Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, 1985-11-10
#"Hey Pocky Way" - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1989-03-31
#"Believe It or Not" - 1988 Built to Last outtake
#"Playing in the Band" - Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California, 1988-07-29
#"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" - 1988 Built to Last outtake
#"Death Don't Have No Mercy" - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, 1989-09-29
#"Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain" - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1990-03-22
#"Bird Song" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 1990-03-29
#"Jam Out of Terrapin" - Coliseum at Richfield, Ohio, 1990-09-08

Disc five

#"Terrapin Station" - Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1991-09-12
#"Jam Out of Foolish Heart" - Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1990-09-18
#"Way to Go Home" - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan, 1994-07-31
#"Liberty" - The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994-03-30
#"Lazy River Road" - rehearsal, 1993-02-18
#"Eternity" - rehearsal, 1993-02-18
#"Jam into Days Between" - rehearsal, 1993-02-09
#"Days Between" - rehearsal, 1993-02-16
#"Whiskey in the Jar" - rehearsal, 1993-02-16
#"So Many Roads" - Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-07-09

o Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler

Infobox Album
Name = So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler
Type = Album
Artist = The Grateful Dead


Released = November, 1999
Recorded = July 16, 1966 - March 30, 1994
Genre = Classic rock
Label = Grateful Dead Records
Last album = "So Many Roads (1965–1995)
(1999)
This album = "So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler"
(1999)
Next album = "Ladies And Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead"
(2000)

"So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler" was a promotional sampler for the box set "So Many Roads (1965–1995)". "Passenger" was omitted from the box set due to lack of space but was later released on Dick's Picks Volume 29, along with the rest of the concert from which it was taken.

Track listing

#"Can't Come Down" (Grateful Dead)
#"You Don't Have To Ask" (Grateful Dead)
#"Mason's Children" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir)
#"Passenger" (Peter Monk, Lesh)
#"Estimated Prophet" (John Barlow, Weir)
#"The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow, Weir)
#"Shakedown Street" (Hunter, Garcia)
#"Jam Out Of Terrapin" (Grateful Dead)
#"Liberty" (Hunter, Garcia)
#"Eternity" (Willie Dixon, Rob Wasserman, Weir)

Personnel

*Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
*Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
*Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
*Bill Kreutzmann - drums
*Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
*Mickey Hart - drums (tracks 3-10)
*Keith Godchaux - piano (track 4)
*Donna Godchaux - vocals (track 4)
*Brent Mydland - keyboards, organ, vocals (tracks 5-7)
*Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals (tracks 8-10)

Recording dates

*"Can't Come Down" - studio recording, November 3, 1965
*"You Don't Have To Ask" - July 16, 1966
*"Passenger" - May 19, 1977
*"Estimated Prophet" - August 12, 1979
*"The Music Never Stopped" - October 14, 1980
*"Shakedown Street" - December 31, 1984
*"Jam out of Terrapin" - September 8, 1990
*"Eternity" - studio recording, February 18, 1993
*"Liberty" - March 30, 1994

ee also

*Grateful Dead
*Grateful Dead discography