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2naSalit

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4. I could never place...
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:19 PM
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Them in any one genre, I saw them as genre-bending, like many of the time. Greatly overlooked is Joni Mitchell's odyssey into jazz to which she easily adapted. I found that many genres are similar int their approach regarding interplay whether it's jazz, jam band, Bluegrass or even classical forms.

I feel that the Dead were their own unique genre that seemed to include most others within its transformative style.

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