Grateful Dead
Shakedown Street
Album · Rock · 1978
Shakedown Street's title track shows the Dead adapting shockingly well to the disco era, transforming their normal rhythmic interplay into a slick, grooving strut. The remainder of the album sees them tackling similarly funky sounds. The rough-edged blues of "I Need a Miracle" and the Caribbean-tinged "Fire On the Mountain" would become setlist staples, and their Latin-flavoured version of The Rascals’ '60s rock classic "Good Lovin'" is one of the band's most beloved covers.
Shakedown Street
Grateful Dead
Shakedown Street's title track shows the Dead adapting shockingly well to the disco era, transforming their normal rhythmic interplay into a slick, grooving strut. The remainder of the album sees them tackling similarly funky sounds. The rough-edged blues of "I Need a Miracle" and the Caribbean-tinged "Fire On the Mountain" would become setlist staples, and their Latin-flavoured version of The Rascals’ '60s rock classic "Good Lovin'" is one of the band's most beloved covers.
