I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss the Grateful Dead album Go to Heaven.

Show notes:

• Recorded at CompCon world HQ

• The Dead transitioning into a new decade, the '80s

• Cover may have given fans the wrong idea

• Short outing at only 38 minutes

• One of the least favorite studio albums among Dead fans

• Phil: A real mish-mash

• Contractual obligation: Third studio album in four years

• AOR was getting big

• The Godchauxs were gone

• Brent Mydland brings a smooth Michael McDonald vibe that is off-putting

• Grateful Dead keyboard players : Spinal Tap drummers

• Some Dead classics on this album: Alabama Getaway, Althea

• Didn't make another studio album for seven years

• Jay might go see Dead & Co. with Phil at some point

• Phil: This is their second-worst album

• Lost Sailor doesn't work

• Three straight Weir/Barlow songs

• Saint of Circumstance could be an '80s sitcom theme song

• Bob Weir loves the short shorts

• Hey, we used to wear them, too

• Mickey Hart eventually got into world music

• Mydland's Easy to Love You could have been a pop hit

• Album ends with a rave-up cover of Don't Ease Me In

• Phil: In defense of U2's Zooropa

• When we next convene, we'll talk about late '80s Dead

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