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Orginal Members:
Jerry Garcia
Bob Weir
Phil Lesh
Bill Kreutzman
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
by Olo February 4, 2005
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a very popular hippie rock band that kicked ass from 65 to 95 and still kicks ass for any true fans...

music that can be listened to by anybody (not only stoners, psyconauts, and coke heads..) and be highly enjoyed.
Grateful Dead was "a band out on the highway"..
"they high stepped into town"..
"it was a rainbow full of sound"..

"they're a band beyond discription"......

it was "just a box of rain"..
they were "drivin that train, high on cocaine"..

then jerry garcia decided to "leave this brokedown palace"..
and the rest of the group said "fare you well"
by Mason Grode August 21, 2006
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To quote the boys themselfs "Beyond Definition"
That Grateful Dead Sure Eases My Sole!
by listen to the dead June 27, 2005
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The all time greatest band ever! Listen to the live version of ANY of their songs and you will see the grateness that is the grateful dead.
Lately it occurs to me, what a long strang trip it's been
-Truckin'
by Will C July 3, 2005
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Only the COOLEST rock band ever to grace the face of the earth. Forever Jerry. ROCK ON BOB!
Hippie #1: I am going to see the Grateful Dead in concert soon.
Hippie #2: Cool can I go?
Hippie #1: Sure.
Hippie #2: Let's get stoned!
Hippie #1: At the concert!
by deadhead May 31, 2004
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Just drop about 200ug of acid and listen to "Terrepin Station" till you peak, then switch to "Eyes of the World." That's what the Grateful Dead is.

And it helps if you're laying down in the grass on the edge of a lake/ocean/large body of water watching the sunset. I would also highly recommend checking out the clouds and look out for the bats...they're everywhere.
"Acid is one hell of a drug" -Me telling Brett my feelings about that day^^^ summed up in the simplest words LSD allows for.
by BeAverHed May 29, 2005
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The Best Band EVER. Period. End of story.

More specifically, a jam band whose music combined rock, folk, blues, bluegrass, psychadelia, country, jazz, and gospel, along with an indescribable sort of magical purity that is apparent to almost anyone who actually takes the timeto listen to it, but is mostly noticed by hippies, stoners, and liberals, all of which I identify with. As a side note, jackasses, bastards, conservative douchebags, mindless capitalist minions, and many people who voted for Bush are immune to this effect.

Members of the Grateful Dead included Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and of course, Jerry Garcia, may he rest in peace. Some of their better songs are "Jack Straw," "Fire on the Mountain," "Scarlet Begonias," "Friend of the Devil," "Sugar Magnolia," "Cassidy," "Sugaree," "Samson & Delilah," "Box of Rain," Eyes of the World," "The Wheel," "Ramble on Rose," and "Playing in the Band." Their best albums are Terrapin Station, Europe '72, Blues for Allah, Steal your Face, Shakedown Street, and Aoxomoxoa (if only for the album cover.) One major aspect of the Grateful Dead that is dificult to classify was their customized sound system, the Wall of Sound. This sound system had a seperate speaker for each instrument, and was designed so that the music could be heard over half a mile away with minimal degradation. Due to a combination of the Wall of Sound, the evolving nature of the Dead's songs, and their tendency to jam for long periods of time during concerts, the Dead experience was infinitely better live.

Though nearly anyone can enjoy the Grateful Dead, to truly understand the worlds behind the words, one must either be raised on it or attend a few Folk Festivals.

By the way, the people who said that the Dead are "Proof that if you give enough people LSD they'll totally love bad country music." and "an insidious LSD cult... infidelic pagan hippie scum... a tool of the government... etc." should rot in hell for all eternity and have a vat of acid poured into their eyes drop by drop, the cock-sucking assholes.
Any Hippie: "Want to go listen to Blues for Allah and watch the tide come in?"
Any Other Hippie: "Sure, the Grateful Dead are my heroes. Can I bring weed?"
Any Hippie: "Got some, just grab a bowl, some Doritos, and six cream sodas."
Any Other Hippie: "Cool."
by Randall Anderson March 26, 2007
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