Grateful Dead WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 3/10/2008 it is a laid-back

it is a laid-back

Look Now is the work of a man with enough talent to take his muse in any direction he pleases and give us something memorable

Ross and Reznor aren't afraid of turning up the volume to suffocating levels on the terrifying "Consummation

emphasizing their arena-sized neo-new wave just slightly over their Springsteenisms

Mark Knopfler immersed himself in soundtrack work and occasional collaborations with other artists

Grateful Dead WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 3/10/2008 it is a laid-backAs the '60s drew to a close, it was a heavy time for the quickly crumbling hippie movement that had reached its apex just a few years earlier in 1967's Summer of Love. Death and violence were pervasive in the form of the Manson murders, fatalities at the Altamont concert, and the ongoing loss of young lives in Vietnam despite the best efforts of anti war activists and peace seeking protesters. Difficult times were also upon the Grateful Dead,