I was hoping for some good inside info. on why this band became a cultural phenomenon, and this documentary did deliver on that. Decent recent interviews with surviving members Weir, Lesh, Hart & Kreutzmann (and many others from inside the Dead camp) helped give this movie a whole bunch credibility, but there was something missing. And that something, to me, anyway, was the discussion of several of their iconic songs/albums which stand the test of time.
Off the top of my head, I'd have liked to have seen & heard just what inspired such gems as U.S. Blues, Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia, Scarlet Begonias , Friend of the Devil, Casey Jones, Franklin's Tower, Alabama Getaway, the aforementioned Ripple, and of course the discussions of the albums those gems were first released on.
But I'm still recommending this to anybody who wants to know just what all the fuss was/is about on a band that's been around in the public's consciousness (in one form or another) for about 55 years.
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