| Author | Message | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 562 Registered: 5-2007 |
I was listening to satellite radio and heard a great song by (something about trucking) by the Grateful Dead. The only other tune I know of theirs is a tune I used to see on MTV in the 80’s that did not impress me. Who can recommend some tunes as a good way to be introduced to their essence? I am not concerned about the greatest hits as much as the best material. | ||
| tubeperson
Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 88 Registered: 5-2005 |
The essence of the Dead is to listen to all of their material, which takes a lifetime. They are renowed as a jam band, check out the serises known as Dick's picks - bootlegs that band did not object to. Keep truckin' even with a touch of grey!!! BTW all rock jam bandsowe the Dead for their influence. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 873 Registered: 5-2009 |
The first "Live Dead" / "Working Man's Dead " /" American Beauty " These Albums are required in my music appreciation class as" home work listening" . I hope you enjoy them ! Sonic Regards ____________________ | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 874 Registered: 5-2009 |
You can check out; http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/grateful-dead/ I hope you love it like I do . | ||
| 12stringwilson
Member Username: 12stringwilson Post Number: 78 Registered: 12-2008 |
"Terrapin Station" and "Reckoning" are two I have come back to lately. But Steve is absolutely correct...the Dead's live sets (Dick's Picks in particular) are a gem for the ears and mind. Enjoy and give us some feedback/thoughts/perceptions after listening. | ||
| grok
Junior Username: grok Post Number: 45 Registered: 12-2004 |
I've been enjoying the Dead for about 40 years now, and I agree that Dick's Picks are a good way to get the real flavor for what they were about. The problem, though, is that you sort of need to now *how* to listen to the Dead before you can really see the magic. Yes, you can enjoy the tunes, but it's sort of like classical music -- knowing a bit more about it really helps to understand what's going on. In many ways, great Dead jams are sometimes like classical music in that a theme may start early on, while the music slowly changes into a variety of different arrangements, sometimes with the theme present in an understated way, and then returning to the theme. Or morphing into something completely different, but in a smooth, uninterrupted, and often unintentional way that still somehow seems to be exactly "right". These jams can go anywhere -- they were unscripted. So you could say it was less classical-like and more like the jazz of coltrane and davis, where thematic bits get rejumbled and mixed as the bandmembers lead each other down different paths culminating in all of them bringing things together. Of course, this is just my take on the thing. My point is only that to really appreciate this stuff, starting in with a deep jam from say a '74 Dick's Pick's may not be the most readily approachable way to get into it. Or LiveDead, from early '69 -- a true classic but again perhaps not the most approachable if you've never listened to them before. Instead, I'd recommend something like Europe '72 for its mix of easily picked up songs like Mr. Charlie, Tennessee Jed, Brown Eyed Women, and Sugar Magnolia, along with some sweet jammin out of Truckin which really shows the meandering among the musicians quite well. Not to mention the glorious China Cat > Rider and a magnificent Morning Dew. A lot of great material on this one, easily approached and easily appreciated. Or perhaps Skullfuck from early '71, with Bertha, Not Fade Away > Goin Down the Road, and a monstrous Other One with Phil's bass thundering. (Funny, much of that album comes from the Fillmore East run in April '71, and that Other One was recorded 39 years ago tomorrow -- yikes, I feel old). Then when you've caught the bug, start in with the Dick's Picks. Or check out the community on etree or others -- I used to trade a lot of tapes, but now I've got brilliant recordings essentially complete for every show from '67-77, then selected shows from other years. Again, just my own ramblings on the subject. Mark (Message edited by grok on April 27, 2010) (Message edited by grok on April 27, 2010) | ||
| tubeperson
Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 89 Registered: 5-2005 |
Mark makes very valid points, I think it would be fascinating to see how different journeys of listening influence what we ultimately prefer. An analogy would be James Bond. Your favorite one tends to be the first one you saw play the role. Fans of the original run of Dr. Who episodes have expereinced this as well. Europe 72 is a fine album, but some of what makes the Dead so great is their willingness to allow the release of weaker performances. Fans of jazz improvization accept this (not willingly of course but we are all human (Even the creator had a flood!). What is so awesome about this forum is the diversity of expereinces and opinions that we can all grow from. One of my teachers in improv (when I was a lad of course) stressed it was just as important to be aware of how to play what we do not like, just so we can either avoid it or figure out a way to alter it to meet our own tastes and then enjoy it. Keep up the positive dialogue it is a great learning base for all of us!!! | ||
| jbybj
Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 285 Registered: 6-2006 |
This comes from someone who is most definitely not a Dead head, but none the less still enjoys some of their "more accesible" material. I would recommend "Workingman's Dead" for a studio offering. | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 786 Registered: 3-2004 |
Working Man's Dead and American Beauty get my vote also. They're great albums, and much more accessible than thousands of hours of live shows (although previous posters are correct, the live material really is the essence of the Dead). | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4393 Registered: 7-2004 |
I agree with Wolf and others above that Live Dead, Workingman's Dead, and American Beauty are a good place to plug in for first timers and newbies. Another I'd add to the list of more accessible Dead material is Europe '72. A nice combo of "songs" and "jams". Bottom line: There was nothing like a Grateful Dead concert, or, as Bill Graham painted on the side of Winterland after it closed: "They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do" Bill, tgo | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 258 Registered: 5-2007 |
I love Jack Straw (from Europe '72)! Both Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir have alternating vocal parts. Weir describes the tune as sort of a novella. It's the bee's knees. | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 787 Registered: 3-2004 |
Good call Bill. Europe '72 is also a great album. I have a special fondness for that version of Me and My Uncle. My own uncle was a scoundrel, and ran afoul of the law many times. He didn't "leave" me any gold though. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2366 Registered: 4-2004 |
me and my uncle isnt on europe 72 its on the the skullf--- album which was one i was going to throw into the hopper. i would also highly recommend dozin at the knick cd's. brents blow away will blow you away. also the terrapin live cd from phils birthday show is a nice intro cd. imho | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 692 Registered: 10-2006 |
My 1st Dead LP was Live/Dead, my 2nd was Workingman's Dead; it worked for me. To recommend a starting place for you, I'd rather know more about your tastes/interests (wild jamming vs. exquiste songs, etc.), but I have no qualms saying whatever you do, DO NOT start with either Steal Your Face or Shakedown Street! But do go into it knowing there really isn't a musical form you won't hear influences of somewhere in their stuff, and that the most apt description I've ever heard is Micky Hart's: using a rock lexicon with a jazz syntax. BTW, Steve, I first saw John Pertwee as the Doctor, but prefer Tom Baker by far - though I will go to my grave insisting that Connery is the only Bond. Also, I feel I should add that I don't have a problem with Vince per se - there are times when nothing but "Don't Touch Me There" will do. I just didn't think he fit well with the Dead. (edit: Oops - I just realized that last sentence was written with another thread in mind. Oh, well, like a t-shirt I saw on a high school kid yesterday said, "I'm right 97% of the time. Who cares about the other 4%?") Peter (Message edited by cozmik_cowboy on April 28, 2010) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4394 Registered: 7-2004 |
Peter: I've never heard that particular Mickey Hart description before, but for years I've been describing the Dead's thing as a jazz approach using rock 'n roll tools. I guess great minds think alike. (or maybe it's that twisted minds think alike!) lol Bill, tgo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9261 Registered: 5-2002 |
Since Vann-Di has a jazz background, I'm thinking he might like "Help On the Way/Slipknot" off Blues For Allah, and "Estimated Prophet" off Terrapin Station. Both have great bass lines; and both feature complex ensemble playing. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9262 Registered: 5-2002 |
From 1998 to 2001 a group called Jazz Is Dead put out three albums that I think make a great introduction to Grateful Dead music for people coming from a jazz background. The first album featured Billy Cobham on drums, Alphonso Johnson on bass, T Lavitz on keyboards, and Jimmy Herring on guitar. On the second album the drum seat was split between Rod Morgenstein and Jeff Sipe. And on the third it's Morgenstein again on drums. All three albums are instrumental covers of Grateful Dead tunes; and all three feature great playing all the way through. Hearing these guys play these tunes really highlights the great songwriting of the Grateful Dead. I highly recommend them. | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 222 Registered: 5-2002 |
With that in mind Dave, he might have an interest in "Unbroken Chain" and "Weather Report Suite", and even "Eyes of the World". | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9263 Registered: 5-2002 |
Agreed; especially with regards to Unbroken Chain, an absolutely beautiful tune. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4395 Registered: 7-2004 |
Another very enjoyable jazz take on Dead tunes is "Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead" by the Dave Murray Octet. Bill, tgo | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Intermediate Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 195 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was Alphonso playing an Alembic on these, Dave? | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 589 Registered: 6-2004 |
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| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 590 Registered: 6-2004 |
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| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 591 Registered: 6-2004 |
Both of those pics are from my 1st Grateful Dead show. 07-21-74 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Ca. (Sun) 1: Promised, Tennessee Jed, Me & My Uncle, Sugaree, Jack Straw, Half Step> Roses, El Paso, Scarlet, Around 1.5: Phil & Ned 2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, Big River, Row Jimmy, Playin> Wharf Rat> Truckin> Nobody's Jam> Playin, Ship Of Fools, Sugar Magnolia E: U. S. Blues Commander Cody; Maria Muldaur with John Kahn opened | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 592 Registered: 6-2004 |
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| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 2285 Registered: 9-2003 |
As a "relative" late-bloomer Dead Head, "Terrapin Station" and "Skull 'n Roses (aka SkullF**k)" turned me on to the Dead in '77 (Kudos to 1st Cousin Joe Napolitano!). IMHO listening to the official studio releases turned me on to them...the "live" official releases like "Europe '72" and "Live Dead", "Steal Your Face (I know, bad sound quality, chopped-up shows, etc.), along with the aforementioned SNR cemented it. Even before I actually saw them live, It was all over but the shouting. Still love 'em, and I actually enjoy them even more now without the "enhancements" I once enjoyed in my youth, LOL! Kind of like fine wine...they get better with age. Enjoy! Cheers, Kevin P.S., Yes, of course I support "Jerry's Kids" by my blind, lemming-like reaction to everything the dead.net online store puts up for sale (music-wise, at least). These days you don't need crappy audience bootlegs, just pony-up the dosh and get the best-sounding stuff direct from the Dead, Inc., LOL! | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 788 Registered: 3-2004 |
D'oh, Right you are Jeff. For some reason I was confusing Hundred Year Hall with Europe '72. Anyway, that's another good one. | ||
| tubeperson
Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 91 Registered: 5-2005 |
Peter, with respect to Dr. Who, I agree I am also a Tom Baker fan (isn't he the frind/foe of Mojo risin aka Jim Morrison of the Doors, featured so prominently in No One Here Gets Out Alive? Can't keep the scarf and jelly babies out of my mind. Pertwee was good but a little stiff. Baker has a good sense of humor and did not take himself too seriously, kind of like Roger Moore as Bond. Speaking of the Dead, anyone take notice that Phil Less is now playing a 6 string Ritter? I own a different model Ritter. They are nice basses, but I still come back to my Alembics. Unfortunatley for me, Bass Central keeps selling the future targetted members of my Alembic clan before I can make the deal final. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 563 Registered: 5-2007 |
Man-O-Man If it were not for Pandora.com I would be broke! Checking out Jazz is Dead. Love Blues for Allah and Working Man's Dead. I listen to any music with good musicians playing it: Jazz, Blues, Funk, pre-80's Rock I have never heard any of this music. The only Dead tune I remember was Shades of Grey (which I did not really care for). Thank you for getting me started!! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 878 Registered: 5-2009 |
I was at the record release party for "Blues for Allah " @ the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco . Such memories ! | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 260 Registered: 5-2007 |
If you want to hear jazzy Dead, listen to the stuff with Branford Marsalis sitting in (Bird Song, Eyes of the World). | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4396 Registered: 7-2004 |
Wolf: As I recall, I listened to it live while I was on the east coast visiting family. I always wished I could have been there. You lucky dawg! Bill, tgo | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 879 Registered: 5-2009 |
Bill . it was really cool_____ There were huge quantities of living Crickets brought in to the basement that were set up with microphones for part of the live performance. I have more stories to tell about this experience, LOL !!! | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 599 Registered: 5-2002 |
I don't know if it's been mentioned here, but archive.org will stream most of the shows that the Dead ever played. If you want to hear the evolution of songs from 1968 to 1995, it's all there. Nick, as far as I know, Alphonso played a Modulus. I saw Jazz is Dead a few times as I used to hang with Jimmy Herring a bit. It was great to meet those guys. Al and Billy Cobham were really nice guys and Vassar Clements played one of the show as well. I have some nice soundboards on DAT somewhere in my basement. Their take on the material was pretty interesting, although a lot of the details got left behind, mostly things you'd notice if you'd played it yourself. I'd don't know if I'd call it jazz per se, but it was a nice idea. I would like to hear Jimmy play in a more straight ahead setting. I have never seen Al play an Alembic, but anything's possible! At one of the shows, Jimmy had a prototype of the Paul Reed Smith hollow body guitar that sounded great. | ||
| hifiguy
Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 218 Registered: 10-2006 |
I tend to like whole live discs rather than particular tunes - personal faves are the first of the "From the Vault" series, Europe '72 and Live Dead. The acoustic "Reckoning" is pretty sweet as well. But it's pretty hard to go wrong with anything recommended in this thread. | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 597 Registered: 6-2004 |
RIP Jerry and Marmaduke.  (Message edited by CRobbins on May 01, 2010) | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 564 Registered: 5-2007 |
The Live Dead and Dicks Picks are great. I have a number or new bass lines to learn. Vann-Di | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9270 Registered: 5-2002 |
Regarding Phil Lesh's bass lines, before becoming a bass player Phil was studying avant-garde classical composition. | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 268 Registered: 5-2007 |
And playing the trumpet. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 974 Registered: 5-2009 |
I would like to add the release called " Grateful Dead 2/11/69 " to the list ; Live @ Fillmore East _______ Just _ Superb ! | ||
| glocke
Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 729 Registered: 9-2002 |
What do you get when you give a classically trained trumpet player acid? Phil Lesh of course!! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9338 Registered: 5-2002 |
Unbroken Chain | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 548 Registered: 4-2004 |
NEW POTATO CABOOSE  or worst case senario, WAVE TO THE WIND!!!! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4431 Registered: 7-2004 |
Pride of Cucamonga! Bill, tgo | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 280 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sea Stones | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1000 Registered: 5-2009 |
I saw a live" Sea Stones" show once ! ( this is my post#1000) lol_________ | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 777 Registered: 1-2005 |
"I saw a live "Sea Stones" show once!" That is cool! Was it at a Dead show or something separate? One of the Dick's Picks sets from that period has a Sea Stones interlude... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4436 Registered: 7-2004 |
Seastones was Phil and keyboardist Ned Lagin. I saw them with the Dead once or twice. Pretty weird album. Bill, tgo | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1002 Registered: 5-2009 |
hieronymous, It was just "Sea Stones", ______ with, _____ if I remember correctly a guest or two besides Phil & Ned. It was at The Palace of Fine Arts/ Exploritorium Theatre. I went with some friends one of who was taking a few drum lessons from Mickey Hart. We were able to get in back stage for a few minutes and Phil was doing Bio-feedback before the show so I was ask not to interrupt him because ____________ I was Always the Kid with TOO many Questions _ LOL __ LOL __ Sonic Regards Again !!!!!!!!! lol | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 778 Registered: 1-2005 |
I have/had a book of essays on the Dead that had a very interesting interview with Ned Lagin. He seems to be a mysterious figure in the Dead family/story. I like the live version of Sea Stones on that Dick's Picks I mentioned (Volume 12 from Providence, RI & Boston Garden, 1974) - it doesn't resemble the album much at all - boy, I'm going to have to see if I can dig it out! Wolf, did the concert sound like the album or was it louder? | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1005 Registered: 5-2009 |
It was so long ago that I really do not remember that much from the actual concert at the moment. HOWEVER , I will focus on that aspect of my memories of the occasion and post if more comes back to me. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1006 Registered: 5-2009 |
hieronymous & all others interested After some thought & recollection & focus____ The show that I was at I believe was 11/28/73@ The Palace of Fine Arts / Exploritorium Theatre. I may have other content/files (somewhere) There is a variety of content in this link from other shows as well BUT _ it is all good to MY ears and it is now available here; ( I like it ) http://www.archive.org/details/gd73-11-28.sbd-seastones.finney.968.sbefail.shnf Sonic Regards ________________ | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 779 Registered: 1-2005 |
Thanks!!! Looking forward to checking that out! And to try and keep on-topic, Sea Stones is probably NOT a good place to start with the Dead unless you are into avant-garde 20th century electronic music. But if you are into avant-garde 20th century music, then the Dead certainly has a lot to offer! For example, check out "The Other One" from Anthem of the Sun, which is made up of a whole bunch of live performances edited together and even has a prepared piano interlude. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 574 Registered: 5-2007 |
Thankfully, Pandora and XM-Sirius have Dead Channels. The bass player does not play as does the typical rock bassist. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1008 Registered: 5-2009 |
Oh yes " Anthem of the Sun" I first heard that around 1971 or so ______ I was still in High School . | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 281 Registered: 5-2007 |
I only mentioned Sea Stones in answer to the question, "What do you get when you give a classically trained trumpet player acid?". I agree that it is likely NOT a good place to start listening to the Dead. Personally, I got started on the Dead with the Skullf*ck album, and I would recommend that because it has both tight, concise rockers as well as extended jamming. It is still one of my favorite albums even though Mickey Hart is not on it. | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 780 Registered: 1-2005 |
Yeah, sorry to jump on the Sea Stones thing - I love that stuff, so I couldn't help it! Definitely my favorite Dead stuff is around '74 with just Bill Kreutzmann - the few shows without Donna are even better! ;) | ||
| glocke
Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 731 Registered: 9-2002 |
"The bass player does not play as does the typical rock bassist." Nope...Phil is pretty unique. A long time ago he was actually what sealed it for me in terms of bass being the instrument I wanted to learn, especially the europe '72 album and some of the other shows from that tour. OP: If you, you can send me a hard drive and Ill return it filled with a ton of GD material. Check out this show: http://www.archive.org/details/gd72-05-03.sbd.samaritano.21923.sbeok.shnf the whole show is great but everything from truckin on is amazing...there is even a rare, but brief bass solo in there.. (Message edited by glocke on May 28, 2010) | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 575 Registered: 5-2007 |
Greg, Thank you for the offer. All, Thanks to all of you for the tips. How come the only Dead tune I heard was the Shades of Gray? It seems to be their biggest hit but does not sound as artful musically as what I am listening to now. VMG | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 723 Registered: 10-2006 |
You're mistaken, Vann-Di. "Touch of Gray" wasn't their biggest hit; it was their only hit! And no, it isn't my favorite, either. Also, many Deadheads (myself among them) consider it being a hit to have ruined the whole thing, as it packed the shows with large numbers of people who had no idea of what the Dead were about & no respect for the unique atmoshpere involved. Peter | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4446 Registered: 7-2004 |
As I recall, Truckin' & Casey Jones received enough airplay to qualify as minor "hits", though not nearly as much as Touch of Grey. And I agree with Peter. I guess for me the scene really changed when I looked around and saw all these people wearing tie-dye who related to Vietnam like I related to WWII ... something that happened long before I was born. I sure do miss it. Bill, tgo | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 282 Registered: 5-2007 |
I get a perverse kind of kick out of the fact that the Dead were one of the highest selling concert draws of all time, and had no real hits. There is hope for humanity... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4447 Registered: 7-2004 |
Not that they track this sort of thing, but while the Dead consistently sold high numbers of tickets, if you compared the number of individuals who attended their concerts to other bands, they would be a bit further down the list. If the Dead did a three night stand, it was not unusual for many in the audience to attend all three nights. I remember them playing five night stands in the Bay Area and personally attending four or five out of five. There are few bands that could claim this type of repeat audience ... and the few that can are almost all Dead-inspired. Bill, tgo | ||
| mc500
New Username: mc500 Post Number: 8 Registered: 11-2009 |
Funkyjazzjunky, You have been given some terrific advice. Please do us a favor and listen to a good sounding version of "Eyes Of The World". I would love to know what you think. Sadly, I am not much of a jazz fan but EOTW is one of my favorite songs of all time and may qualify to some as jazz. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1025 Registered: 5-2009 |
I like an extended jam that morphs from "Eyes of the World" to "What's Going On" and back again _______ | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 553 Registered: 4-2004 |
Thanks for posting that link to Seastones, Wolf! "What's Going On" is so similar to "Eyes", that we would swap one out of our setlist for the other depending on our mood.... We felt that stringing them along in a sandwich was too static... | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1027 Registered: 5-2009 |
I am happy you like it , you are very welcome. (Message edited by sonicus on June 02, 2010) | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 283 Registered: 5-2007 |
I am one of those that would attend all the shows the Dead gave in my area, three nights in a row or whatever. They very rarely played the same song twice in a 3-night stand. It was hell on my accrued vacation time but it was worth it. I especially enjoyed the shows at Red Rocks! | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 725 Registered: 10-2006 |
"To make music for dancers like these is the rarest honor - to be coresponsible for what really is the dance of the cosmos. If, as some savants or consciousness suggest, we are actually agreeing to create, from moment to moment, everything we perceive as real, then it stands to reason that we're also responsible for keeping it going in some harmonious manner. The fervent belief we shared then, and that perseveres today, is that the energy liberated by this combination of music and ecstatic dancing is somehow making the world better, or at least holding the line against the depredations of entropy and ignorance." Phil Lesh, Searching For The Sound: My Life With the Grateful Dead (New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 2005), 69. And the kids (and old farts) dance and shake their bones....... Peter (and RIP Vince Welnick, 4 years today) | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1077 Registered: 5-2009 |
http://www.deadsymphony.com/ I have it & I give this a VERY high rating ! I LOVE it ___________ Sonic Regards ______________ | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9404 Registered: 5-2002 |
Interesting Wolf. The sampler certainly sounds intriguing. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 591 Registered: 5-2007 |
I did pretty good (if I do say so my self) The songs are very interesting and while I did not get to solo, I still loved playing the unique bass style and lines. I wanted to thank you all for helping to get me up to speed. | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 682 Registered: 5-2002 |
Were you learning this stuff for a gig? I've played all kinds of music in the past (rock, funk, some jazz, singer/songwriter, avant garde, etc.) but find myself in a GD cover band to help with the bills these days. Lots of room for self-expression! | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 222 Registered: 7-2009 |
Edwin, you are in a GD cover band now? Which one? | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 683 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's called Shakedown St. Of course, there is probably a Shakedown St. in every state! | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 223 Registered: 7-2009 |
There is now!:-) |
