Loved GPN's cover of Mystery Train . . . their focus is on the new music now - and should be - maybe some of the older covers will sneak back into rotation later. 
I was glad to read someone like Cat making the point about noise . .  I've always had an  "enough already" reaction to most long drawn out jams - not just the Dead either.   I'll always choose being left wanting more over wishing for less I guess.