Tracks
- Box of Rain
- Friend of the Devil
- Sugar Magnolia
- Operator
- Candyman
- Ripple
- Brokedown Palace
- Till the Morning Comes
- Attics of My Life
- Truckin'
American Beauty is a mellow album. The music is folk rock and country rock. It's mainly an acoustic album, but there is a clear presence of electric guitars.
This album got better the more I listened to it. Although Box of Rain sounded better each time, I don't think it or Friend of the Devil should kick off the album. There are stronger songs to start with.
I think it's worth listening to, but I'm not sure why it deserves to be on the 1001 Albums list. Gram Parsons was doing this kind of stuff with the Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers a few years back. So, it's a good album, but nothing that hasn't been heard before.
All of the songs are quite good. The stand outs are: Box of Rain, Sugar Magnolia, Ripple, Brokedown Palace, Till the Morning Comes and Truckin'.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
I just listened to this album for the first time this month. I think they are totally rad and I can't wait to get my hands on another Dead album. I agree with you that the album got better the more I listened to it. I felt pretty underwhelmed at first.
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