In The Dark
by Grateful Dead

In The Dark by Grateful Dead
Year: 1987
Release date: 1987-00-00
Overall rank: 6,382nd   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 74 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (930th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,382nd)

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Grateful Dead bestography

In The Dark is ranked 12th best out of 162 albums by Grateful Dead on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Grateful Dead is American Beauty which is ranked number 380 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,401.

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This album (6,382nd)
In The Dark
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In The Dark track list

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In The Dark rankings

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Overall rank: 6,382nd | 1980s rank: 930th | 1987 rank: 78th

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From 03/11/2020 00:29 | #248634
The album most emblematic of the "80s Reagan" rock sound. Fans of the War on Drugs ought to take a listen to this one. Probably the best studio work by the Dead.
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Stirring and moving late career rebirth for Americas greatest band. Touch Of Grey is fantastic Throwing Stones is powerful with a message still relevant today, and West La Fadeaway and it seedy tales of The Chateau (Marmont) is fantastic as well. Truly well performed collection of high quality songs. fleshed out over several years of live performing before ever being issued as a an album.
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Touch of Gray was an amazing comeback... Why doesn't this get more credit?
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