Day of the Dead (2016 album) explained

Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of covers of Grateful Dead songs by a number of independent artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016, as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a digital download.^{[1] [2] [3]} John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the executive producer for the album.^[4] The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.^[5]

It is the second compilation album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's Dark Was the Night, which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.^{[1] [6]}

A Day of the Dead live performance took place at the second annual Eaux Claires Festival on August 12–13, 2016. The performers, who all appear on the record, included Jenny Lewis, Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent), Lucius, Will Oldham, Moses Sumney, Sam Amidon, Richard Reed Parry, Matt Berninger, Justin Vernon, Josh Kaufman, Bruce Hornsby, Ruban Nielson, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and The National.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Track listing

CD sequence

Disc 1

1. Touch of Grey
2. Sugaree
3. Candyman
4. Dire Wolf
5. New Speedway Boogie
6. Friend of the Devil
7. Black Muddy River
8. Morning Dew
9. Black Peter
10. Loser
11. To Lay Me Down

Disc 2

1. Box of Rain
2. Rubin and Cherise
3. Me and My Uncle
4. Cassidy
5. Uncle John's Band
6. Mountains of the Moon
7. Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends)
8. Nightfall of Diamonds
9. Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald
10. Playing in the Band
11. Brokedown Palace

Disc 3

1. Peggy-O
2. Garcia Counterpoint
3. Terrapin Station (Suite)
4. Clementine Jam
5. China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
6. Jack-A-Roe
7. Easy Wind
8. Wharf Rat
9. Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad
10. And We Bid You Goodnight

Disc 4

1. Ripple
2. Truckin'
3. Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips)
4. Stella Blue
5. Shakedown Street
6. Franklin's Tower
7. Eyes of the World
8. Help on the Way
9. Estimated Prophet
10. What's Become of the Baby
11. King Solomon's Marbles
12. If I Had the World to Give

Disc 5

1. Standing on the Moon
2. Ship of Fools
3. Bird Song
4. Brown-Eyed Women
5. Here Comes Sunshine
6. Cumberland Blues
7. Drums -> Space
8. Cream Puff War
9. Rosemary
10. High Time
11. Till the Morning Comes
12. Althea
13. Attics of My Life
14. St. Stephen (live)
15. I Know You Rider (live)

LP sequence

1. Touch of Grey
2. Shakedown Street
3. Loser
4. Jack-A-Roe
5. Peggy-O
6. Bird Song
7. Brown-Eyed Women
8. Sugaree
9. Help on the Way
10. Franklin's Tower
11. King Solomon's Marbles
12. Box of Rain
13. Friend of the Devil
14. Wharf Rat
15. Cassidy
16. Candyman
17. Clementine Jam
18. Playing in the Band
19. Eyes of the World
20. Terrapin Station (Suite)
21. Ship of Fools
22. Estimated Prophet
23. Morning Dew
24. Me and My Uncle
25. China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
26. If I Had the World to Give
27. Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends)
28. Nightfall of Diamonds
29. Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips)
30. Rubin and Cherise
31. Althea
32. Mountains of the Moon
33. Stella Blue
34. Standing on the Moon
35. To Lay Me Down
36. Uncle John's Band
37. High Time
38. Dire Wolf
39. New Speedway Boogie
40. Cumberland Blues
41. Black Peter
42. Easy Wind
43. Here Comes Sunshine
44. Rosemary
45. Drums -> Space
46. Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald
47. What's Become of the Baby
48. Garcia Counterpoint
49. Brokedown Palace
50. Till the Morning Comes
51. Attics of My Life
52. Cream Puff War
53. Truckin'
54. Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad
55. Black Muddy River
56. Ripple
57. And We Bid You Goodnight
58. St. Stephen (live)
59. I Know You Rider (live)

Personnel

• Created and curated by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
• Produced by Aaron Dessner
• Co-producer: Bryce Dessner, Josh Kaufman
• Music direction: Josh Kaufman, Aaron Dessner
• Co-curators: Scott Devendorf, Bryan Devendorf, Conrad Doucette
• Project manager: Tom Wironen
• Co-executive producer: Dawn Barger
• Executive producer: John Carlin

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	196

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. http://www.4ad.com/news/17/3/2016/dayofthedead 4AD - News - Day of the Dead - full artist list, artwork and release date confirmed
2. Web site: The National Announce Grateful Dead Tribute Album Featuring Wilco, Flaming Lips, Justin Vernon, Courtney Barnett, More . . Evan . Minsker . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
3. Web site: The National assemble all-star cast for Grateful Dead tribute album . . David . Renshaw . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
4. Web site: Day of the Dead . redhot.org . . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
5. Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/indie_is_dead_the_national_detail_day_of_the_dead_compilation/ Relix
6. Web site: The National Unveil Massive Grateful Dead All-Star Tribute Album . . Daniel . Kreps . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
7. Web site: Day of the Dead (Grateful Dead Tribute/Dessner Curated) Full Track List Revealed - Wilco, War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile & More . Glide Magazine . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
8. Web site: The National's long-awaited Grateful Dead tribute comp features 59 songs and will be out in May (tracklist) . . Bill . Pearis . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
9. Web site: The National Announce Grateful Dead Tribute Album Release Date, Tracklist . . Joshua M. . Miller . 2016-03-17 . 2016-03-19.
10. Web site: ultratop.be - Day Of The Dead. Ultratop. Hung Medien. May 31, 2016.