Perhaps on of the most commercial albums of the Grateful Dead is “In the Dark.” This album contains the commercial light hearted hit “Touch of Gray.” This album also contains some other gems. The Bob Weir and John Barlow Ecology classic “Throwing Stones” is a favorite amongst Grateful Dead fans favorite. A personal favorite is the last song “Black Muddy River” which is loaded with Jerry Garcia’s emotional singing. There is also a harder edge to some songs on this album such as “Hell in a Bucket” and “West LA fade away”. Overall a very good album, even for the non-dead fan.

There is an extended version of this album available that contains “My Brother Esau” and some live versions of the studio released songs.