Jerry Garcia : Garcia

IF THE THUNDER 

DON'T GET YOU

THEN THE LIGHTING WILL

 Garcia

 is the

 first solo album

 by

 Grateful Dead 

guitarist and singer 

Jerry Garcia

 It was released in 

January 1972.

Warner Bros. Records offered

 the Grateful Dead 

the opportunity to cut

 their own solo records, 

and Garcia

 was released around

 the same time as

 Bob Weir's 

Ace

 and 

Mickey Hart's 

Rolling Thunder. 

Unlike Ace, 

which was practically

 a Grateful Dead album,

 Garcia was more 

of a solo effort, 

as Garcia 

played all

 the instrumental parts

 save the drums. 

Six tracks

(specifically those 

coauthored by

 lyricist 

Robert Hunter

 eventually became standards

 in the Grateful Dead 

concert repertoire,

 especially

 "The Wheel", 

which was

 performed over

 250 times.

Considered a showcase

 for Garcia's work

 on electric and

 pedal steel guitar, 

Garcia

 is considered more 

electric and psychedelic

 than then-recent 

Grateful Dead albums, 

balancing country

 and 

country rock material

 on the first side 

with experimental

 and musique

 concrète pieces

 on the second side, 

which commences with

 several sound collages 

of effects. 

Other styles 

explored include

 folk rock, 

gospel 

and acid rock. 

Garcia

 described the record as 

a lighthearted project.

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