Classic Albums: Grateful Dead - Anthem To Beauty (1997) Rating: Starring: Director: Jeremy Marre Category: Music, Special Interest Studio: Rhino Subtitles: [None] Length: 75 mins     Recounting The Journey Of A legendary Music Recording Live performances, rare home movies, and interviews with band members highlight this amazing look at The Grateful Dead's phenomenal transition from their first recording. Anthem Of The Sun, to their classic fifth album, American Beauty. Suddenly these long-haired heroes from San Francisco weren't just another touring band blanketed by a ragtag army of devotees, but had truly become a musical force with a place secured in history. In newly taped interviews, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh walk us through scratch sheets that script the complicated effects, layering, and mood that helped shape American Beauty, and David Crosby discusses how the album was a high watermark vocally for the band. Also included, and of equal importance, is the meaning of this recording to each member-Jerry Garcia's mother dying at the time-their growing legions known as "Dead Heads" and instrumental characters like Neil Cassidy from whom they sought inspiration, guidance, and general merriment. Truckin', Sugar Magnolia, Box Of Rain, and man others great tunes are featured. Other Titles In The Series 1. Bob Marley and the Wailers Catch A Fire 2. Steely Dan AJA 3. Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell 4. U2 The Joshua Tree 5. The Who Who's Next 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric LadyLand 7. The Band The Band 8. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 9. Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life 10. Paul Simon Graceland 11. The Grateful Dead Anthem To Beauty