great album
They’re not for everyone. I’ve been into both bands since high school because I liked Bob Dylan/folksy bluegrass blues type music (which is a lot of what the Dead are) and I could get tons of their music for free and it was fun hunting for shows. Phish is very different in terms of influences, but got into them because they were part of the same "jam band" scene and were I think more popular than the dead at the time since Jerry was dead. Now with WFH it's great because I can listen to a few shows a dayI don't get Grateful Dead and Phish. Many friends are into it but I don't get it. I'll still respect it over Dave Matthews ... like, wtf?