Nick's Crucial Tracks October 6, 2025

"Friend Of The Devil (2020 Remaster)" by Grateful Dead

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What is a song by an artist you don't usually like?

I previously wrote how I felt “meh” about the Grateful Dead. It is David Grisham’s mandolin that makes this a crucial track for me.

I started learning mandolin in 2006, coming from guitar, and it was this song, as well as “Losing My Religion” everyone wanted to hear. I’m rarely in the right mood to listen to the Dead, but I can usually make an exception for this song.