ANTHEM OF THE SUN was the first result of the muse that author Ken Kesey's infamous Acid Tests brought out in Grateful Dead music
Guitarist John Till's riffs
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Rudolph Schenker's opening power chord riff and guitar tone sound like something from 1976's Virgin Killer
Gil Scott Heron FREE WILL 03/01/2023 ANTHEM OF THE SUN wasPersonnel: Gil Scott Heron (vocals, spoken vocals); Horace Ott (conductor); Brian Jackson (vocals, flute, acoustic & electric pianos, bells); Hubert Laws (piccolo, flute); David Spinozza (guitar); Gerry Jemmott (bass); Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders (congas, bongos, cowbell, agogo). Producer: Bob Thiele. Reissue producer: Ben Young. Recorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York on March 2 3, 1972. Originally released on