Why the Grateful Dead were so popular

[Matt Flynn]

In response to the Dead suck thread:

The Grateful Dead originally served as occasional house band for the Merry Pranksters, Timothy Leary's group that spearheaded LSD. The Dead were extra well received because they played long sessions. Acid lasts for several hours. Were you to drop acid just before a typical concert, the concert would be over with hours of peaking left to go. With the Dead one just kept on listening. Apparently the Grateful Dead's music matches the acid experience well. I've never done drugs so someone else will have to corroborate that.

LSD was mostly made in Marin, CA just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The Grateful Dead tour became the primary distribution network for LSD in the United States. They were popular in significant part due to the drug network around them.


"What did the Grateful Dead fan say when he ran out of drugs?"

"This band sucks!"


The heir to the Grateful Dead is Phish. If you want acid, go to a Phish concert.

Matt