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From the Mars Hotel
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
From the Mars Hotel was recorded mainly in April 1974 and was released on 27 June of that year, less than a year after Wake of the Flood. It was the second record on the Grateful Dead's own label and the last before a long break from touring. The band chose Coast Recorders in San Francisco and produced it themselves, with the engineer Roy Segal. Jerry Garcia found the room sounded livelier than the Record Plant.
Most of the songs came from Garcia and the lyricist Robert Hunter. Phil Lesh sang Unbroken Chain and Pride of Cucamonga, his last lead vocals for the band until 1985. Scarlet Begonias had appeared only a month earlier and later became a highlight of the concerts. U.S. Blues came out as a single. The sleeve shows a real building in San Francisco in an extraterrestrial landscape. Christgau called the album more cheerful than its predecessor, with almost as many memorable melodies as American Beauty.
Listening
Track list
- 1U.S. Blues4:40Apple Music ↗
- 2China Doll4:11Apple Music ↗
- 3Unbroken Chain6:46Apple Music ↗
- 4Loose Lucy3:25Apple Music ↗
- 5Scarlet Begonias4:20Apple Music ↗
- 6Pride of Cucamonga4:17Apple Music ↗
- 7Money Money4:24Apple Music ↗
- 8Ship of Fools5:29Apple Music ↗
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