Made for die-hard Dead Heads and new fans alike, The Best Of The Grateful
Dead Live is the ultimate live collection, a two-disc set with recordings
selected from the band's official live albums on Warner Bros. and Arista, plus
a few tracks from their many archival live releases,
beginning with “St. Stephen” – from the group's first official live
album, 1969's Live/Dead – and ending with the poignant "So Many Roads”,
taken from the band's final concert at Chicago's Soldier Field in July
of 1995.
The live albums the band released during its 30-year career are the primary
source for this collection, including tracks like “Bertha” from Grateful
Dead (Skull & Roses) (1971), “Fire On The Mountain” from Dead Set
(1981), and “The Music Never Stopped” from One From the
Vault (1991). A testament to its ongoing popularity, the revered double-album
Europe '72 (1972), is represented by no less than five tracks, including
“Sugar Magnolia”, "Jack Straw” and a searing rendition of
"Morning Dew”.