Dead period

[keefe]

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.

John

Get a daily dose of dead. I urge you.

[Boone]

I'm sold, Dan -- ipod's littered with Dead stuff. Just need to add more Dead to my guitar playing rotation.   

Nice Jerry solo on a Dylan classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kbPcKyT0Urs

[keefe]

I'm sold, Dan -- ipod's littered with Dead stuff. Just need to add more Dead to my guitar playing rotation.   

Nice Jerry solo on a Dylan classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kbPcKyT0Urs

Man, all they need is The Band in there and it's a Grand Slam.

[keefe]

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.

June 77 Winterland. Yes, Donna was there but a reggae-infused Estimated Prophet gave way to St Stephen not once but twice and landed 70 minutes later at Sugar Magnolia. Epic. 

[swoopem]

June 77 Winterland. Yes, Donna was there but a reggae-infused Estimated Prophet gave way to St Stephen not once but twice and landed 70 minutes later at Sugar Magnolia. Epic. 

Wow, fantastic sequence

[Sunbelt15]

This thread is the true definition of " old geezer hijacking"!   

[Coleman]

June 77 Winterland. Yes, Donna was there but a reggae-infused Estimated Prophet gave way to St Stephen not once but twice and landed 70 minutes later at Sugar Magnolia. Epic. 

I love it when they would bookend Sugar Magnolia-Sunshine Daydream at the beginning and end of their live shows

[swoopem]

Check out this tour http://jerrygarcia.com/event/  It's a tribute to Jerry with Warren Haynes playing Wolf and a full orchestra backing him up.

I'm going to the Chicago show on May 20th and am expecting it to be insane

[ATWizJr]

Wow, this thread has taken a totally different direction I didn't intend when I started it.  I blame you, Crash. As for the Dead, probably my age, but good music but a little too counter-culture for me.  Geezer personified.  

[Spotcheck Billy]

They had a hell of a career considering the only solid studio albums were American Beauty and Workingman's Dead. I'm amazed how that was acceptable to deadheads, most other band's fans had higher expectations. Mybrother is one of you, buys all of the boxsets, who the heck needs the entire "72 European tour etc.?

#mostoverratedband


I'll go into hiding now.

[Coleman]

They had a hell of a career considering the only solid studio albums were American Beauty and Workingman's Dead. I'm amazed how that was acceptable to deadheads, most other band's fans had higher expectations. Mybrother is one of you, buys all of the boxsets, who the heck needs the entire "72 European tour etc.?

#mostoverratedband


I'll go into hiding now.

Totally disagree with that statement. They had quite a few good studio albums. 11 of them went Gold or higher.

Wake of the Flood, Blues for Allah, Terrapin Station, and Shakedown Street were all good.

In the Dark was a commercial blockbuster (2x Platinum) but not my cup of tea.

Look, I get it, they are not everyone's favorite band. And sometimes its hard to understand the fanaticism of Deadheads and the cult around Jerry. But they definitely are not overrated. 

[Boone]

Warren Haynes is one of the best guitarists of his generation. Here he is w/the Dead on Letterman 5 years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkJVeC1tknA

[BobWildLoyalist]

I saw Warren play with "The Dead" back in 04 in Chicago. Great show, amazing how Warren can play for any crowd and totally kill it.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Totally disagree with that statement. They had quite a few good studio albums. 11 of them went Gold or higher.

Wake of the Flood, Blues for Allah, Terrapin Station, and Shakedown Street were all good.

In the Dark was a commercial blockbuster (2x Platinum) but not my cup of tea.

Look, I get it, they are not everyone's favorite band. And sometimes its hard to understand the fanaticism of Deadheads and the cult around Jerry. But they definitely are not overrated.  

slurper    

but still, throwing out the throwaway In the Dark, those others are all still before 1978, kudos to the Dead for having a long $ucce$$ful career after that getting support from a fanbase that a good part weren't around/even born when they were actually still recording new material

I have a signed/framed print of the Blues for Allah cover I've wanted to sell for years if anyone is interested, ironic yes?

[PJDunn]

Nice to have a thread that is celebrating Brent the key board player rather than Brent the betrayer.

I currently live in Marin and see Phil all the time at his restaurant/music venue Terrapin Crossroads.  His kid's band is quite good.  Bobby has a music venue in Mill Valley, Sweetwater, that books fantastic acts.

Favorite MU player - David Boone
Favorite concert - Alpine Valley, summer '84, although a 1994 show in Vegas with Sting is a close 2nd.

Space to Dark Star was bomb.

[keefe]

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

Bob

[swoopem]

Nice to have a thread that is celebrating Brent the key board player rather than Brent the betrayer.

I currently live in Marin and see Phil all the time at his restaurant/music venue Terrapin Crossroads.  His kid's band is quite good.  Bobby has a music venue in Mill Valley, Sweetwater, that books fantastic acts.

Favorite MU player - David Boone
Favorite concert - Alpine Valley, summer '84, although a 1994 show in Vegas with Sting is a close 2nd.

Space to Dark Star was bomb.

I've been wanting to make my way to Terrapin Crossroads ever since it opened. It seems like there's a worthwhile show almost every night.

Keefe I know you mentioned The Band earlier. Fun fact, Phil's son Brian had a son of his own recently and named his Levon

[keefe]

I've been wanting to make my way to Terrapin Crossroads ever since it opened. It seems like there's a worthwhile show almost every night.

Keefe I know you mentioned The Band earlier. Fun fact, Phil's son Brian had a son of his own recently and named his Levon

Crossroads is definitely worth checking out. The Dead is associated with SF but they really set up shop in Marin.

I can never get enough of The Band. Their work remains relevant today.

[Coleman]

slurper    

but still, throwing out the throwaway In the Dark, those others are all still before 1978, kudos to the Dead for having a long $ucce$$ful career after that getting support from a fanbase that a good part weren't around/even born when they were actually still recording new material

I have a signed/framed print of the Blues for Allah cover I've wanted to sell for years if anyone is interested, ironic yes?

Signed by who?

[keefe]

Signed by who?

Jim Ganzer

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

All this Dead talk you may be interested in a music festival founded by some Deadheads that usually features someone related to the band.
This link has info and this years line-up with more acts to be added. 


Gathering of the Vibes Announces 2014 Lineup

http://sensiblereason.com/gathering-of-the-vibes-2014-lineup/

[Spotcheck Billy]

Signed by who?

no one in the band, the artist that created it, Garris