The Eleven

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"The Eleven" is a complex, improvisational Grateful Dead song known for its unusual 11/8 time signature and extended live jams.

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Eleven 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grateful Dead song
song
associatedAct Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
composer Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAlbumAppearance Live/Dead NERFINISHED
genre jam band music
psychedelic rock
hasCallAndResponseVocals true
hasExtendedJams true
hasInstrumentalSections true
hasLiveOnlyReputation primarily known through live performances
hasLiveVersionOn Live/Dead NERFINISHED
Road Trips archival releases NERFINISHED
Two from the Vault NERFINISHED
hasLyricist Robert Hunter NERFINISHED
hasMeterGrouping groupings of 11 eighth notes
hasVocalSections true
influencedBy experimental rock approaches of the 1960s
isAssociatedWithEra Grateful Dead psychedelic era
isComplexToPlay true
isFanFavorite true
isImprovisational true
isJamVehicle true
isLiveStaple true
isMultiSectional true
isRareInLaterYears true
language English
lyricist Robert Hunter NERFINISHED
musicalArtist Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
notableFor complex rhythmic structure
extended live improvisations
unusual 11/8 time signature
oftenSeguedFrom St. Stephen NERFINISHED
oftenSeguedInto Turn On Your Love Light NERFINISHED
partOfRepertoireOf Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
performanceEra early 1970s
late 1960s
performedBy Bill Kreutzmann NERFINISHED
Bob Weir NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
Mickey Hart NERFINISHED
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
recordingTypeOnLiveDead live recording
timeSignature 11/8
typicalPerformanceLength extended
usesPolyrhythms true

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Live/Dead hasTrack The Eleven
Jack Irons memberOf The Eleven
this entity surface form: Eleven
Live/Dead sideTwoTrackListOrder The Eleven