Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead (1996)

About this title: It must have seemed a bright idea at first, mixing the Dead with some of the more hallucinatory reggae performers, but the end result is a bit too mediocre to pass muster, with more than a few of the artists indicating almost no knowledge of the Dead in their liner notes -- David Hinds of Steel Pulse gives the strong impression that he only picked "Franklin's Tower" to fulfill a deal and make a few bucks. The performances are competent, the mixes crisp, with Wailing Souls standing out on the opening "Casey Jones" and the Mighty Diamonds turning in a sterling job on "Touch of Grey," but after ... read more

Tracks:

1. Casey Jones [Garcia/Hunter/Weir]
2. Touch of Grey [Garcia/Hunter]
3. Catfish John [Hunter/Weir]
4. Row Jimmy [Garcia/Hunter]
5. Uncle John's Band
6. Franklin's Tower [Garcia/Hunter]
7. Fire on the Mountain [Hart/Hunter]
8. Wharf Rat [Garcia/Hunter]
9. Eyes of the World [Garcia/Hunter]
10. Cassidy [Garcia/Hunter]
11. Good Lovin' [Garcia/Hunter]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.