[jdw]

hey guys I am new to the Dead sort of I had bought a couple albums awhile back but never gave them a fair shot now I'm looking to pick up those rhino box sets as well as the DVD set that came out as well can anyone give me some in depth insight as to if this would be a worthwhile purchase? Thank you

[aiq]

Your long, strange trip has just begun.

Everybody has different touchstones. Mine is LiveDead up to '77 or so.

For many now it's the Brent years.

Lots to discover, that's for sure.

[jdw]

Thanks!! So the two box sets and the DVD box set would be worth while?

[Searing75]

I don't know what's int the box sets? You want live stuff for sure! The DVD's are great! It's hard though to give advice on this. You may only dig their studio stuff? You are in for a treat no matter.

[jdw]

http://www.amazon.com/Grateful-Dead-Com ... roduct_top+

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002N ... UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005 ... UTF8&psc=1

[ccw3432]

The DVD set is outstanding. I don't have the full set, but have purchased several of the one's in that set separately. I really appreciate the studio work that the Dead did as well, but the live stuff is where it's at. I would recommend the Dick's Picks series.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? ... 's%20picks

or Dave's picks

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... ve's+picks

Some great stuff. For the price of the box sets you're looking at, you can get a wide variety of live CDs from different eras. Get a variety of years. If you're looking for shorter more rehearsed songs go with the studio recordings.

[jdw]

Cool thanks for all the info! I went ahead and purchase both of those sets as well as the dvd set

[NSP]

If you're not familiar with Archive, you can stream/download hundreds of shows....
https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead

[Lunchbox16]

I actually put together a listening guide for this exact type of inquiry. If you're looking for commercially available stuff there are links to everything listed. Hope it's of some use. If you poke around the site you will be able to sample a wide range of stuff.

(Disclaimer: This is just MY opinion. Also, please excuse the shameless self-promotion.)

http://www.deadforayear.com/grateful_de ... ing_guide/