My Grateful Dead romance, such as it was, peaked with the symphonic, at times jazzily exquisite Live Dead, which I still listen to on occasion. And I liked American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead as far as they went. But the Dead were a vibe first and a good band second. “Although not always described in the film in the most flattering of terms, Deadheads will find plenty to savor in Mike Fleiss’ The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, a revelatory documentary about Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead’s legendary rhythm guitarist.” Pic contains “fascinating archival footage, copious musical performances and extensive interviews with Weir, his contemporaries and many of the famous musicians he’s influenced.” — from Frank Scheck‘s 4.24 Hollywood Reporter review. The doc pops on Netflix on 5.22.
