Grateful Dead - Ready or Not

Ready or Not (2019) is the Grateful Dead’s last transmission—a haunting, defiant finale that glows with the light of everything they’d learned on the long, strange trip. Released on Rhino Records and produced by David Lemieux, it gathers live performances of unreleased late-era songs recorded between 1992 and 1995, including “Liberty,” “Days Between,” and “So Many Roads.” These aren’t just songs—they’re final confessions, burning with clarity, melancholy, and transcendence. Ready or Not feels like the Dead staring straight into the unknown and smiling back. It’s not the end—it’s the sound of a legacy echoing into eternity.