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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Eleven canonical 3
Eleven 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Grateful Dead song
song
associatedAct Grateful Dead
composer Phil Lesh
countryOfOrigin United States
firstAlbumAppearance Live/Dead
genre jam band music
psychedelic rock
hasCallAndResponseVocals true
hasExtendedJams true
hasInstrumentalSections true
hasLiveOnlyReputation primarily known through live performances
hasLiveVersionOn Live/Dead
Road Trips archival releases
Two from the Vault
hasLyricist Robert Hunter
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
musicalArtist Grateful Dead
notableFor complex rhythmic structure
extended live improvisations
unusual 11/8 time signature
oftenSeguedFrom St. Stephen
linked to: Saint Stephen
oftenSeguedInto Turn On Your Love Light
partOfRepertoireOf Grateful Dead
performanceEra early 1970s
late 1960s
performedBy Bill Kreutzmann
Bob Weir
Jerry Garcia
Mickey Hart
Phil Lesh
recordingTypeOnLiveDead live recording
timeSignature 11/8
typicalPerformanceLength extended
usesPolyrhythms true

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Live/Dead hasTrack The Eleven
Live/Dead sideTwoTrackListOrder The Eleven
Jack Irons memberOf Eleven
linked to: The Eleven
Stranger Songs producer The Eleven