One of things about the dead for me growing up is that I associated it with drugs and "heads" and I didn't want to associate myself with "that" crowd. Kinda funny. I was more of a main stream/classic rock kinda guy. But I did have a lot of obscure music. As I got older I expanded my musical interests and have a wide variety of music, a full collection of classical music, an extensive blues collection some library of congress recordings that were saved and remastered. A lot of very old stuff. But every time I hear the dead it all sounds the same to me. Of course there ARE some dead tunes I recognize and enjoy.
I did enjoy the "The Other One, The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir" on netflix. I watched it twice. Very good if you get a chance to see it.
Maybe if I was a little older? Maybe?