Bart

In New York, that line was "I'm a piece of work, but you're no walk in the park."

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That might have been the line in DC too. I’m not 100% sure of my quote......hell, I’m not even 50% sure!

Thanks for the great write up bbop!!   I care!!

This is probably old news (I haven't been on this site in ages), but in Misunderstood, Jeff approximated the chaotic part of the song where the whole band goes crazy, but it was just him banging away and hitting dead notes, and wrong notes on the acoustic.  Very cool and kind of funny. 

Speaking of funny, Jeff was hilarious and charming all night long.  While I'd much rather hear him play and sing, I'd be psyched if he did a spoken word tour ala Henry Rollins.  His delivery and comedic timing are incredible.  You'd think he made his living as comedian or a spoken word guy if all you heard was the between-song banter.

This may also be old news and (SPOILER ALERT on new Warmer songs.......)   He introduced some new song (I think it was during the encore portion) saying he wrote it for his wife.  He quoted the first verse and the final lines were, "I'm a piece of work, and you're a work of art".  Then he said, that was too sweet so I changed it.  And he left it at that.  I wasn't sure if that was a joke or not.  When he got to that line in the song, he sang, "I'm a piece of work, and you're a work in progress"!!!  Naturally, that line got a big laugh from the crowd

___IF___ he had stayed clean in 1989 and never used H again, perhaps he'd still be with us...playing only acoustic shows...

I wondered the same thing right after his death, but then a while later when the autopsy came out it said something like the arteries in his heart were down to pin hole size. The implication being that even if he stayed clean, a lifetime of abuse, diabetes and being overweight did so much damage that no matter what he did, he didn't have much time left.

I was at work when I heard the news on NPR. I went home for the day.

Does anyone else remember the internet "breaking" on 8-9-95 from overuse?

I'm hoping everyone gets to hear the 18 disc set at some point. With technology where it is, I'm sure this can easily happen.

A friend of mine hooked me up with a surprise version of the 18 disc set. I haven't listened to much yet, but when I was looking online at the track listing I was surprised at how much repetition there was.....until Disc 18 where it's all and different and the songs are not on any of the other discs. This disc doesn't even look like it belongs with the rest of the set! I'm kind of surprised they didn't release those tunes on a more affordable version. They're on the 6 disc version, only the 18. They're pretty much begging you to go out and bootleg the bootleg!

 I've come to the point that if I really like the song/album, the format becomes moot.  I get lost in the song.

Years ago, at the start of the digital age (or maybe the rise of MP3) someone asked Keith Richards what he thought of it all and his quote was something like, "I don't care if it's delivered on a frozen pea! The important thing is for people to be listening to music". Or something like that.

Talking about a release of live "religious period" stuff:

Who would buy that? I don't think I would.

Have you heard any of it live? (you probably have, but maybe not)

It's great and powerful and full of fire and brimstone and passion and all that stuff that makes a performance great. I get it if you can't get behind the message or the lyrics, but I love the delivery.

The 18 disc version is 600 bucks!

I'd have to say IWTYH was probably my least favorite GD song EVER. Sorry, Brent. I was there for the first version and it might have been the biggest WTF? moment in my touring career.

I wasn't a fan either, but at least Brent could sing!

If you're looking for the lowest of the low, look no further Phil Lesh. I love him on the bass, but as a singer and songwriter, he's less talented than me! And I'm awful!!

Exhibit A, B and C:

Wave To The Wind

Childhood's End

If The Shoe Fits

Over at the Gumbo Pages, they have the chords and (maybe) the riff for Don't You Honey Me, but I can't figure out the riff.

There seems to be 10 lines of tab.....not 6 for 6 guitar strings or 12 for 2 separate lines of guitar strings.

http://www.gumbopages.com/music/wilco/songs/dont.you.honey-me.txt

It looks like this:

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-------------------------------4------0------------0--------4--------0------

------0-----------4-----------4--4--4------2-------0--------------------0---

---0-----2-----0--------0--------0------2-----------------0-----------0--0--

0------0-------0------------------------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--

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Can anyone make sense of this?

Where is the E string?

Where is the A string?

Etc.

Is there some sort of text wrapping going on that screwed up the format?

I really like this song, and the riff is an integral part so I want to learn it!

Thanks!

Cool, thanks! I didn't know that.

Is it possible to record live music (or anything) an iPhone with external mics in a high quality, non-mp3 format?

In the past, I've used a Marantz digital deck but it's fairly large and bulky and an iPhone is about 95% smaller!

Is there an app that will let me record in high quality?

Thanks!

Bart

An easy target for ridicule by the ignorant and the opportunistic, for sure. but I predict the more time passes the higher esteem the Grateful Dead will be held in by people who understand.

Well said, and I completely agree.

And with the rise of Jam Bands, the GD often get painted with that same brush by ignorant and opportunistic. I've always felt that there were Jam Bands and then there was the Grateful Dead and the only similarity is they both play songs with long instrumental passages.

Anyone have the chords to this one off Alpha Mike Foxtrot?

(This forum won't let me quote anymore, wtf is up with that?)

When you click in the reply window, a tool bar will appear at the top of the box with symbols for bold, italics, underline, etc. Right above the "B" symbol for bold, there's a little light switch icon. Click on that, and then go back to the post you want to quote and click the "quote" button. That should work.

I'm pretty sure I'm not smart enough to do either one of those things. Can I send the discs to someone?

We don't seem to have that show. There is a source out there though.

I recorded that show (6-30-03 Washington DC) from the soundboard area. I can send it to someone.......?

PS I cant seem to cut or paste anything into viachicago anymore

There's a little "switch" in the upper left hand corner of the reply box (to the left of the "font" drop down menu). Hit that switch and you'll be able to cut and paste. I had to hit the switch before I could quote your message. Don't know why it's happening, but it also happened on some other board that I go on.

Back of what?!??  Or are you talking about the vinyl release?

Where are the numbers listed?

And, Wilco, if you're out there, THANK YOU!  This is a fantastic release.  Top quality from top to bottom.  The music, the package, the photos, the write ups, and especially the liner notes from Jeff.

Thanks!  That thought briefly kossed my mind as I was typing my message.

This might have already been covered, but did anyone notice they spelled "Kamera" with a C and not a K on the tracklist:


DISC 3: I’m The Man Who Loves You (live) / The Good Part / Cars Can’t Escape / Camera / Handshake Drugs (First Version) / A Magazine Called Sunset

My favorite is probably Rock Scully's book, Living With the Dead. It's downright hilarious at times and also doesn't sugarcoat any of the darker issues (he was Jerry's main drug buddy for many years after all)

I also liked Greefield's Dark Star for the fact that he gave a lot of time to the later years and Jerry's diminishing health. It was a bit shocking to read, but very interesting.

My biggest hang up about most Dead books (and probably the upcoming movie) is that 90% of them cover the years 60 - 72 and 10% covers the next 23 years.

I have a funny feeling this book will be worse or as bad as Phil's book:

What didn't you like about Phil's book? It's been years since I read it, but I'm pretty sure I liked it.

Thanks for that.  I guess it makes sense to some degree, but I'm sure there are tons of people like me (and mountain bed above) who refuse to subscribe because we don't want or need another 10 shows for 77.  And when they veer off from 77, they land at 72.  Both are good years, but there are 28 other years that go ignored.

I ordered it.

Edit: Already sold out by this morning.

Does anyone know or understand the logic behind these (very) limited editions? 

For many of us the options are 1) don't listen to the show or 2) download illegally / burn the disc from a friend.

I'd much rather give my money to the Grateful Dead org for all the great music and great memories, but they won't let me