Many consider this 1969 live album to be the Dead's magnum opus. There's a strong case for that notion—it captures the band at the apex of their early psychedelic period, just as their expansive approach to jamming was taking their music into far-out new sonic realms. Kicking off with the legendary, impressionistic “Dark Star,” Live/Dead touches on odd-metered road-rockers (“The Eleven”), punchy soul workouts (“Turn On Your Love Light”), and plenty of other moods on its sprawling, jazzy voyage.