Dead period

[ATWizJr]

Ends tomorrow, I believe.  Should we know something more about recruits shortly thereafter?

[keefe]

Ends tomorrow, I believe. 

No, Tom, you are wrong. The Dead Period ended on 9 Aug 1995.

Jesus Wept.

[CTWarrior]

No, Tom, you are wrong. The Dead Period ended on 9 Aug 1995.

Jesus Wept.

Wow, has it been that long?  Man, I'm getting old. 

[swoopem]

No, Tom, you are wrong. The Dead Period ended on 9 Aug 1995.

Jesus Wept.

But he got one hell of a guitar player

[BobWildLoyalist]

But he got one hell of a guitar player

They weren't the best at what they did, they were the only ones that did what they did- Billy Graham. RIP fat man

[keefe]

The dude did it upside down. None better.

[Spotcheck Billy]

But he got one hell of a guitar player

meh, maybe if you love noodling, different strokes

the Dead peaked by 1972 IMO and luckily for them for years 20-somethings still loved dropping acid


I saw them at Alpine in '85, the only show I ever walked out of in the middle but after 1.5 hours the fun of watching tripping dancers wore off but at least that entertained longer than the band did

[swoopem]

Pre 72 was nice because there was no Donna and Pigpen was around, but I love the European tour of 74 and then 77 is my favorite year.

[BobWildLoyalist]

77-89 is my era for sure, 77-81 probably being the hottest out of those years. Brent replacing Donna and Keith (RIP) was the best move for the band. 77-81 Jerry really let loose and played a more fast paced rock guitar. Just my 2 cents.

[PJDunn]

There were some nice post 1980 moments as well.  The 1990 tour with Branford Marselis comes to mind.  I was living 6 blocks off Haight street on that crappy August day...

[BobWildLoyalist]

1991 was probably their last good year. After that, Jerry was never the same with his diabetes and drug addiction. The Uniondale NY 1990 show is a personal fav.

[brandx]

They weren't the best at what they did, they were the only ones that did what they did- Billy Graham. RIP fat man

Phish has done all right. Trey is a poor man's Garcia.

I liked Jerry collaborations with Dave Grisman better than the Dead stuff

[BobWildLoyalist]

phish and the dead, while have similar to the same fan bases, are two totally different bands. The dead practically created a whole sub culture and carried it on for 30 years. IMO trey is a better guitar player, but jerry was coming from a totally different place.   

[swoopem]

Now here's the question: when it comes to songs are you a Jerry or Bobby guy? Me, I'm a Bob fan

[zrjones13]

I prefer String cheese incident over Phish any day.  Bobby played in Milwaukee a month ago it was a great time.  Can't wait to see Phil this summer at Interlocken.  Looking forward to bobby and phil playing back together next year.  RIP Jerry

[BobWildLoyalist]

Bobby all day. preferably in a purple polo and daisy duke cut offs   

[77ncaachamps]

SUPERBAR!

The wrong "dead" periods are being discussed! lol

[PJDunn]

SUPERBAR!

The wrong "dead" periods are being discussed! lol

Considering the epitaph for this year could very well be "what a long, strange trip its been"...this one can stay in the Al:)

[Coleman]

Phil Lesh's contribution "Box of Rain" is my favorite Dead song.

Other than that, I guess I'm more of a Jerry guy. But its all good. I haven't listened to the Dead in a while, I guess I will have to on my way home from work tonight  

Another favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX9Vhv4akxc

[BobWildLoyalist]

SUPERBAR!

The wrong "dead" periods are being discussed! lol

Nark!

[warriorchick]

Back in my CPA days, Ben & Jerry's was one of my clients.  I was at their corporate offices in Vermont when they officially announced the name of their new flavor - Cherry Garcia.   Someone had to explain it to me.

[keefe]

Cherry Garcia.   Someone had to explain it to me.

Absolutely nothing to be proud of. Best keep that shameful fact to yourself in the future. 

[Boone]

Glad this thread broke into another tangent...inspired me to play 'Ripple' -- the only the Dead song I know -- for the first time in months.

[keefe]

Bobby all day. preferably in a purple polo and daisy duke cut offs   

One of my favorite spin offs was Bobby and the Midnites with Weir, Brent, Phonso Johnson, Matt Kelly from Kingfish, Bobby Cochran from Steppenwolf, Tim Bogert from Vasnilla Fudge, and one of my favorite drummers of all time - Billy Cobham. Saw thema couple times including their show in Ann Arbor that was their definitive live work.

[warriorchick]

Absolutely nothing to be proud of. Best keep that shameful fact to yourself in the future. 

Yeah but I got this ssweet commemorative tee out of the deal. It's probably a collector's item now.