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    Ace


    Reviews of Grateful Dead records are invariably written by those who've been touched by that mysterious and–to me–incomprehensible power-to-enchant that exists somewhere in the Dead's galaxy. I half-fidgeted, half-slept through the one Dead marathon-set I attended. Their records, with the...

    1972 RS: Not Rated

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Rhythm guitarist and singer for the Grateful Dead, Weir doesn't stray far from that band's sound and spirit on his debut, Ace (1972) -- his band mates provide backup, and the record is smooth, clean, and unsurprising. Undercut by Keith Olsen's overglossy production and the busy drumming of Nigel Olsen and Mike Baird, Heaven Help the Fool is more distinctive, but it's a weaker album. In very clear...

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