The Grateful Dead have made many, many albums but this has got to be the best and most essential album. If you are interested in listening to the Grateful Dead at all, get this album immediately.

American Beauty shows the Grateful Dead's transition from psychadelia rock to more of a folk-country rock. The songs here are smooth, calming, and really a pleasure to listen to. The band members work as a whole on this album and each song is a standout track. While none of the songs contain the Dead's trademark "live jamming", alot of these songs are live favorites. The song "Ripple" off of this album is one of my personal favorite Grateful Dead songs. Fans of all genres of rock (or any music really) will enjoy this classic album. 

Grateful Dead
American Beauty (1970)
CD to mp3 @ 320 kbps + covers
Approx 97.5Mb

Trax
01. Box of Rain  Listen Listen  Listen  
02. Friend of the Devil  Listen Listen  Listen  
03. Sugar Magnolia  Listen Listen  Listen  
04. Operator  Listen Listen  Listen  
05. Candy Man  Listen Listen  Listen  
06. Ripple  Listen Listen     
07. Brokedown Palace          
08. Till the Morning Comes  Listen Listen     
09. Attics of My Life  Listen Listen     
10. Truckin'