Franklin's Tower
Song by Grateful Dead
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Oct 14, 2026
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
And none of this was decline, which is exactly what makes it tricky.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
The mid-70s handed the band some of its very best songs, Franklin's Tower and Slipknot among them.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
The Dead were thriving.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
They were just thriving in a way that had less and less room in it for a man who lived in the gaps.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
None of this was decline.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
Not even a little.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
The mid-70s handed the band some of its very best songs, Franklin's Tower and Slipknot among them.
Rich BonnifaceNARRATOR
Songs people still light up to hear all these years later.
J.Y. PodHOST
[gentle music] Okay, so there's a lot to unpack in this second set, and we doubt we'll do it justice.
J.Y. PodHOST
Night one at the Greek Theatre with a fantastic combo of Feel Like a Stranger/Franklin's Tower, followed by the sixth-ever Women Are Smarter.
J.Y. PodHOST
A pause, and then we'll pick it up for the He's Gone truckin'.
J.Y. PodHOST
To the tour book for those two.
Kenny CashGUEST
I didn't even know who it was.
Kenny CashGUEST
I, I heard, uh, Franklin's Tower and I'm like, "Man, what is this song? It's so good." And I th- I saw it's Grateful Dead, and I'm like, okay.
Kenny CashGUEST
So that was the start of it for me.
Kenny CashGUEST
Franklin's Tower.
Kenny CashGUEST
Uh, Blues for Allah is the album.
Damon GrantHOST
Mm.