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    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I don't care for the music of Dead and Co. But I imagine the video/lights in the sphere will be wild. Hoping they go with more classic imagery and psychedelia rather than the neo-hippie corporate cosplay they've turned the Dead's legacy into. Like, 360 degree Joshua Light Show, rather than dancing bears walking across the screen. 

     

    I'm going to 1 phish show. Mixed feelings about how it will be musically, dreading a lot of newer material. But the spectacle should be something, they do like to go big. 

    The Allman Brothers Band

    in Someone Else's Song

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    20 hours ago, calvino said:

    Listening to the 12/31/73 Allman's show now --- glad people stopped lighting off firecrackers at shows. That would have drove me nuts.

     

    The Lost Live Dead had a great post on this New Year's Show.

     

    http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2012/12/december-31-1973-cow-palace-daly-city.html

     

    My take on why they never played together again after this date is probably due to the Dead's hiatus after 74 and drugs.

     

    Probably lines up with Jerry calling Gregg a narc, which Gregg never got over. So yes, drugs. 

    Does anyone else think Jeff is getting carried away with the Grateful Dead thing?

    in Just A Fan

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    Must be annoying at times to hate the Dead, as their presence is ubiquitous throughout all aspects of American music. Knowningly, unknowingly, directly, indirectly, positive and negative, you can't avoid them. As the saying goes, we are everywhere. Don't worry haters, you are the normal ones, we are very weird. Carry on, and enjoy your audience recordings, or selections from Wilco's archive (you know who started both practices). 

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    Wilco - 17 September 2022 SDSU Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA

    in After The Show

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    A few deep thoughts from last nights show:

     

    Haven't seen the band since they last played SD over 10 years ago. While they have frequented LA many times in the ensuing years, they've always been there on school nights, and given the band's dad rock leanings, that's just not an option. Also, one of the 10 largest cities in the US is not a suburb of LA. Hopefully I won't have to wait another 10.

     

    The older songs played are certainly among their best, and I would be happy to hear at any show - Handshake, War, Via, Hummingbird, Jesus, Impossible, CA, AiL, HMD, Spiders - wow! 

     

    Nels solo in Impossible Germany was over 4 minutes long, and while this version was not quite as incediary as I remember past takes being, it was fun none the less. Jeff's riffage on Spiders was really great too. 

     

    The newer songs are a bit better live than on the albums, but lack the dynamics of the older stuff, and really there are just other songs I'd rather hear. Except for Many Worlds. That is the one masterpiece on the new album. The jam coda is great, featuring Pat's leads and duels with Nels, kind of Morning Dew-esque, but why not just play the whole song? 

     

    US Blues is pretty much the perfect cover song for this tour, moment - thematically and musically fitting in with the rest of the Cruel Country material. A bit reminscent of Hoodoo Voodoo and some other stuff in their catalogue as well. I actually don't even have it ranked in the top 100 Grateful Dead songs. May have to move it up a few spots. 

     

    Late Greats was not played. 

     

    That's all I got.  

    Philco: August 26

    in Just A Fan

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    The return of Dark California Stars seems on deck. Ripple, St. Steve, maybe some Dylan, Band tunes. I'm sure Nels is game for anything. But Jeff singing Brokedown Palace would be nice. Other possibilities: China Doll, Ship of Fools, It Must've Been the Roses, To Lay Me Down, Cosmic Charlie.

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    Sky Blue Sky Festival

    in Just A Fan

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    A lot of understandable anxiety after the recent Dead & Co debacle. One would hope the promoters and bands would take extra steps to ensure that doesn't happen again with other festivals (band members and staff infections resulting in the fest being cancelled). Of course, impossible to control COVID. 

     

    I will just speak as someone who returned from a resort vacation in Mexico one week ago. There really is very little concern about catching COVID there. Outside most of the time. When inside, all staff are masked, and guests are encouraged to mask. The resorts are very motivated to avoid COVID issues so seem to take good precautions. Yes there is a slim chance of catching it in Mexico and being stuck there. But just take this for what it is - even if you catch it, it is Mexico, and for a variety of reasons, you probably will not get a positive test and will be able to return to the US. 

     

    Unless I absolutely could not be stuck in Mexico for a few extra days, I would go. As people return from the Dead and Co cancelled fest this coming week, wait and hear for any stories of people testing positive and being stuck there before you throw in the towel.  

    Beatles Get Back doc

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Huge Beatles fan, but found this doc to be really tedious. Some interesting moments throughout, interactions between band members, and insights into what lead to their end. But this could've been a 3 hour feature, and then save the rest for bonus scenes or directors cut or whatever. I don't think I ever need to listen to the song Get Back again. How about instead of showing them playing 15 seconds of a hundred different songs, you show them play a few songs the whole way through? I guess I've heard all or most of the audio from these sessions, so nothing really surprising there. Sorry, a lot of people buying into the hype of Peter Jackson plus the Beatles, but this just didn't deliver. Watched once, will never watch again. Except for the Ringo fart scene, that was funny.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    7 hours ago, i'm only sleeping said:

    Upcoming Scorsese biopic on Jerry/GD  https://deadline.com/2021/11/jonah-hill-jerry-garcia-martin-scorsese-grateful-dead-pic-apple-1234875832/

     

    Jonah is a good choice, but not sure how they'll handle the singing and guitar playing - dub in Jon Mayer? Not a fan of rock biopics, but Scorcese did some interesting things with the recent fictionalized Rolling Thunder revue doc. Not sure this is a movie that needs to be made or will be able to capture the depth and breadth of man or the band, but hope its worth a watch. 

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    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    16 hours ago, Mr. Heartbreak said:

    I’m no expert on either. No offense intended.

    It's ok. I see that kind of thing a lot. Easy way to dismiss anyone we view as odd. And everyone is ignorant to certain things, myself included. So no offense intended on my part either. 

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    56 minutes ago, Mr. Heartbreak said:

    I hope he doesn’t lurk on here, as I’ve poked fun at him more than once.

     

    I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but his combination of ADHD and hyperbole really grate on me. Does anyone know if he’s on the spectrum? :ninja

    Don't want to derail this topic, but seems like a pretty ignorant thing to say about the Autism spectrum, as well as ADHD. I'm a clinical psychologist. The answer to both is no.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I like Dave but he is polarizing to some, a bit too much of a mild mannered Canadian I suppose. Dick Latvala's gonzo fueled shoes were hard to follow, his exuberance made him a better salesman, which is part of the job. 

     

    Anyway, Dave's a big Wilco fan, so wondering if he lurks on this board. He's got some nice hats for sale in the gd store.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Saw the Dead for the first time 40 years go tonight (in Providence RI):

     

    Set 1

     

    Feel Like A Stranger

    Peggy-O

    Cassidy

    Dire Wolf

    New Minglewood Blues

    Althea

    Looks Like Rain

    Far From Me

    China Cat Sunflower ->

    I Know You Rider

     

    Set 2

     

    Samson And Delilah

    Ramble On Rose

    Supplication Jam ->

    Estimated Prophet ->

    Eyes Of The World ->

    Drums ->

    Space ->

    The Other One ->

    Wharf Rat ->

    Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->

    Good Lovin'

     

    Encore

    U.S. Blues

    That looks like a good first show to me.What do you remember most from the night?

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