In the Dark

Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1987 Ratings: #66 / 210
User Score
Based on 78 ratings
1987 Ratings: #373
July 6, 1987 / Release Date
LP / Format
Arista / Label
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

91
Entertainment Weekly
After a seven-year studio hiatus, the band strikes pay dirt.
80
AllMusic
It's not the second coming of the Dead, but a more entertaining epilogue you couldn't ask for.
60
Rolling Stone

The polished pleasantness of most of the Dead's latter-day studio recordings is depressing coming from these erstwhile pranksters.

BartonInChains
76

Nothing amazing, but overall a cool collection of Grateful Dead songs and great comeback album after 7 year hiatus. In my opinion, this is the only 80s Grateful Dead album worth listening to. I really enjoyed the instrumentals and rhythms on some of the tracks.

Favorite Songs-

Touch of Grey

Throwing Stones

Black Muddy River

QoD
63

Touch of Grey ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Hell in a Bucket ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
When Push Comes to Shove ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
West L.A. Fadeaway ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
Tons of Steel ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
Throwing Stones ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Black Muddy River ~ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†

โณ new & improved: time-weighted score โณ

85

Altogether more rich and coherent than releases over the prior ten years.

Favorite Tracks: "Touch of Grey"

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