Different strokes and all that, I totally get it. The Dead played a wide range of styles over their 30 year career. A half hour Dark Star improv is going to turn a lot of people off, but the band wrote beautiful ballads, acoustic country tunes, and rockers. Given a chance, I think most people would find something they enjoy (sober! 
) from their repertoire.
In honor of the upcoming American Independence Day, the U.S. Blues:
And for good measure, here is some old time rock:
