Dave's Picks Volume 49


Dave's Picks Volume 49 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains two complete concerts recorded on April 27 and 28, 1985, at Frost Amphitheater in Stanford, California. It was released on January 26, 2024, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies.
Dave's Picks Volume 49 debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart. With this album, the Grateful Dead broke the record for the most top 40 albums, with 59. The previous record of 58 top 40 albums was held by both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger said, "Volume 49 takes listeners back to 1985, when the Dead were celebrating their first two decades with a "20 Years So Far" tour.... Bay Area shows were always special, but Palo Alto was the band's backyard, and they cruise into these dates with easy confidence and a spirit of invention."

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Dancing in the Street" > – 6:30
  2. "Bertha" – 6:18
  3. "Little Red Rooster" – 8:21
  4. "Brown-Eyed Women" – 4:51
  5. "My Brother Esau" – 4:49
  6. "Ramble On Rose" – 7:37
  7. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" – 4:59
  8. "Cold Rain and Snow" – 5:46
  9. "The Music Never Stopped" – 7:12
  11. "Scarlet Begonias" > – 12:24
  12. "Eyes of the World" – 9:17
Disc 2
  1. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > – 5:09
  2. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" > – 6:47
  3. "Drums" > – 12:24
  4. "Space" > – 5:52
  5. "The Wheel" > – 5:02
  6. "Truckin'" > – 5:52
  7. "The Other One" > – 5:55
  8. "Black Peter" > – 8:19
  9. "Around and Around" > – 3:38
  10. "One More Saturday Night" – 5:11
  12. "Keep Your Day Job" – 4:19
Disc 3
  1. "Gimme Some Lovin'" > – 5:24
  2. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" – 7:36
  3. "New Minglewood Blues" – 8:07
  4. "Bird Song" – 11:09
  5. "Tons of Steel" – 4:26
  6. "China Cat Sunflower" > – 5:34
  7. "I Know You Rider" – 5:34
  9. "U.S. Blues" – 5:26
  10. "She Belongs to Me" – 6:23
Disc 4
  1. "Hell in a Bucket" > – 6:56
  2. "Crazy Fingers" > – 8:06
  3. "Playing in the Band" > – 10:02
  4. "China Doll" > – 9:59
  5. "Drums" > – 7:41
  6. "Space" > – 10:25
  7. "Playing in the Band" > – 3:48
  8. "Wharf Rat" > – 8:41
  9. "Throwing Stones" > – 8:13
  10. "Not Fade Away" – 5:46

Personnel

Grateful Dead
Production