Of course the Dead choose the late 1980's to finally make their move from underground cult group to mainstream pop stars! And with a record that's not marginally better than previous studio efforts, except..."Touch of Grey". For the first time in a while, we got a defining statement from Jerry and the Dead, and a natural side effect was deserved chart success! But seriously, one of the few songs in their catalog that encapsulated their essence, like no other. There's not much else good I can say about this one. The Weir and Mydland tracks are especially irritating this go-round, and the rest of the Garcia-Hunter material is so-so. They stretched the material out as well, which works great on "Touch of Grey", not so great everywhere else. Still, it had been a while since the Dead had this much pep to their sound.