jw harding
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The 8/6/71 Hollywood Palladium show that Shug mentioned is also a great recommendation for the casual fan. The Dead at their most rocking. That Hard to Handle is one of their great peaks. The audience recording is actually probably superior to the soundboard release that Shug mentions, as it really captures the bonkers energy in the room that night. One of the few times I'd take an aud over sbd.
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There is video of much of the show, which has kind of been hobbled together into a documentary called Sunshine Daydream. Probably available on youtube, it was officially released just a few years back after being an underground thing for many years. May be The Dark Star, and certainly recommend enhancing your consciousness to fully appreciate it. It will take you places. Not sure if this is serious or not. I listened to it when it first came out, but not much since. The Dead at their weirdest in the late era, playing with the midi effects. I do love the Crowd Sculpture.
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Agree on the GD Movie. Thinking Without a Net to get some exposure to late era electric Dead when they were at their peak in that period, and the Eyes with Branford makes it a keeper.
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I think those, along with American Beauty, Working Man's, Reckoning, and Without a Net would be Grateful Dead 101. The list I gave is probably 201.
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I'm sorry, but that is not a good place for a casual Dead fan to start. Personal preferences aside, the 80's were not the high point for the band. Go with the big ones from across their top years: 8/27/72 (Sunshine Daydream) 6/9/77 or 5/8/77 (Pretty much any show from Spring 77) 12/19/73 (Dick's Picks 1) 8/13/75 (One from the Vault) 8/24/68 (Two from the Vault) 5/19/74
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Jeff had an opening set as well. Details: https://www.jambase.com/article/jeff-tweedy-spencer-tweedy-join-yo-la-tengo-hanukkah-show-new-york
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That is probably the case for the casual music fan. I'm pretty obsessed with Mountain Jam and it's origins. Somewhat related, here's a Duane era Mountain Jam where they tease Dark Star in the intro: https://youtu.be/8try-yDpEzY
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You don't know Mtn Jam bro?
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Didn't know they continued to tease that song outside of the 60's. First tease occurred about a month after Donovan released the song, at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967, I believe. That tease predates Herbie Mann's instrumental cover and of course the Allman's version as well.
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If Dickey is sober and has a good band I'd go. So chances are I won't. Last time I saw him was rough/sad.
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I think it is still available to watch from his facebook site.
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Yeah, the studio stuff with PotL stinks, mainly due to the songs. But live they're like Crazy Horse that can play their instruments plus a conga guy. Plenty of good youtubes out there.
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He's sounded real good with Promise of the Real whenever I've seen/heard him. Don't think I've heard a negative opinion about Neil and PotL before. But solo Neil is always the best Neil imo.
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Assuming you know that it's from a lyric in Walk On, which makes it a little better.
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I think the archive will be everything he has released so far, not everything he has recorded. Though I'm sure he will be gradually adding recordings until they run out.
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Listened to the new record once, kind of in the background while working. Don't think I'll listen again. Did I miss anything? Nothing stood out.
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Agree. Thought Le Noise will stand with his greatest. Great songs. Psychedelic Pill is a bit more of a mixed bag, but if you like the Horse you have to like it.
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Dickey sat in with Derek's band at the Beacon a few years back. Has also played with Warren a few times guesting with Phil Lesh and Friends. He was really terrible last time I saw him, maybe 10 years ago. Anger management and substance abuse issues clearly persisted.
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Yes, Mayer knows all the licks and riffs, but just seems to be compulsively vomiting them up regardless of what the rest of the band is doing. Not interacting, just soloing over them. And agreed on his vocals. He can't connect to the characters like the outlaw in Jack Straw the way Garcia could.
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"Gets it" is ambiguous and subjective. I would say that Mayer gets it less than just about any previous guitar player, unless gets it means generically regurgitating the riffs while adding a bit of SRV blues shredding to psychedelic masterpieces like the Other One.
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A combo of Mayer and the hype that got built up with the 50th anniversary and Fare thee Well. It's still the only place you can have that kind of an experience on that large of a scale in a relatively safe environment. Mayer has some name recognition for the younger generation and wives that Warren and Kimock don't. Plus, for a large part of the fanbase, they're just glad it's not Trey. The anti-Trey/Phish movement among Deadheads is weird. Insecure bunch.
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Delaney & Bonnie and Mad Dogs and Englishmen are kind of the models for this band, yes? Large collectives that play lots of covers.
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He mixes it for the hallucinations, so might as well coordinate for the seasons too.
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Maybe. All setlists I've seen do not include additional songs.
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Dave's Picks 24, 8/25/72. Why is the 2nd set so short? Probably been discussed but I forget. Thanks.