jw harding
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The recent JRAD shows with Oteil on bass are really outta sight. Dave D from Ween usually is on bass, love him, but Oteil is one of my top bass players all time. These guys really have a deep understanding of the music, incredibly playful, energetic, amazing execution. Psychedelic and rocking, with teases coming at you so fast you can't catch em before they're gone. The jam on Lorde's Royals is really cool in the transition into BTW. Great stuff! https://youtu.be/MdQMS3jCOuA Jam- Other One-- Dark Star-- St.Stephen-- Cinnamon & Lesbians-- [stephen Malkmus & the Jicks cover] Eleven--
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Nothing is better than that original JGB double CD, which was the intro for many people of my generation. The new one sounds good, tho I did think Rubin & Cherise sounded kinda slow. The Dead played it for the first time around 91 (great youtube of the performance out there), and I remember it being much faster, but I'm no expert on R&C from that era.
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Will be interesting to hear how you did those edits. Agree on getting rid of the verses in Playin'. I would cut the "woodcutters daughter" line from Let it Grow. Cool idea!
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In reading tributes to Chuck, was previously unaware of the influence country music had on him, particularly his lyrics. Hadn't listened to him much since I was a kid, but the influence is pretty obvious once you hear it. His first hit Maybelline was a rewrite of a country tune called Ida Red, popularized by Bob Willis. Makes even more sense that he was a big influence on the GD.
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Wow, that new Chuck Berry tune is pretty awesome. Basically, it sounds like a classic Chuck Berry tune, with a Tom Morello guitar solo at the end. Getting excited for the new record.
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Just scratching the surface. On the depraved superstar pervert rankings, he falls somewhere between R Kelly and Jacko. Do these predilections and perversions pre-date a person's fame, or arrive as a product of it? Regardless, Chuck sure had a way with words: Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle, half way 'cross Alabam, The 'hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham.
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I liked Jerry's Lightning Bolt tone. Not necessarily better or worse, but thought it was cool and distinct. Main issue was there really were no standout shows or playing from the era he was using it, so I think the jury will be out on it. But I do think it suited the ballads well, particularly the country twang of Visions which he started playing again with the guitar.
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The Dead never could pull off Doin' that Rag, was a clunker. Phil's Quintet did a great job with it though. China Cat was also a clunker in the early days, the band couldn't pull it off. I think they shelved it for a while. It didn't take off until they married it to Rider around 71, right? I do like the organ riff in China Cat from Aoxomoxoa though.
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A couple things about Mtns. of the Moon: Hunter rewrote some lyrics, which were loaded in the teleprompter those last few years, but alas Jerry never brought it back. Here is feast of solitude A fiddler grim and tall Plays to dancing kings and wives Assembled in the hall Of lost, long, lonely times Fairy Sibil flying All along the all along the Mountains of the Moon http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/moon.html I liked the slow, trippy versions Phil did with the quintet. Not necessarily better, but different. Glad he brought the song back, tho I don't think Phil changed the lyrics eith
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Yes, sound was terrible for those shows. Rumors were that Healy got canned. Seemed like a big mistake at the time.
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I think they play pretty much the entire melody of the song, then riff on it for several more minutes. Instrumental version, but more than a tease. Great show.
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That feeling when you realize 23 years later that you actually did see a Dark Star... I think we've all been there.
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Full pause after Way to Go Home, then right into the Dark Star theme. Never took into too far out there, sticking to the song for about 10 minutes. First verse. I was 3rd row in front of Jerry. The place went berserk when they went into it. Will never forget that.
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Listening to Set 2 from 3/17/94, St. Patrick's Day in Chicago (Rosemont). Freshman year Spring Break for me. The night before is probably better, with one of the better setlists of the era. But the playing is solid at this show too. Rosemont thru Richfield in Spring 94 was a strong 5 show run. Jerry flubs were low, some high points, solid setlists and playing throughout. https://archive.org/details/gd94-03-17.sbd.ladner.8023.sbeok.shnf/gd94-03-17d1t01.shn
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Agree with various sentiments on Truckin. Is there any tune that saw a greater decline than Truckin? From bluesy jam masterpiece, to anthemic cliche? China Cat really started to shit the bed after 74, particularly when Bob pretty much quit playing his intro licks, and they lost the feelin' groovy transition into Rider. Rider always delivered though.
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It's a different one.
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Deal is one of the few tunes that improved in the Brent era. Started out as a laid back groove, they turned it into a ripper. There is a version from one of the video releases, 89, then nearly always gets me to fall out of my chair.
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Mississippi Half Step is probably the one Garcia tune that doesn't do much for me. The Rio Grandio outro is nice, but otherwise I don't understand what the attraction is with this song.
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As for ideal Bob setlist something like: Stranger>Estimated>Other One>Truckin>Jack Straw>Sugar Mags. Encore: Money Money
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I don't care too much for Playin - love the main ten riff, and could lead to some great jams, but generally think the song and lyrics are pretty dumb. Much prefer Playin' reprise. Same with Let it Grow - bad lyrics and lame song, great jams. Have to be in the mood for Dark Star, so usually skip it. Do people like Lazy Lightning? It is bad, Supplication can be good. Easy to list off a bunch of Bobby tunes. But I will say I like Victim and Corrina. Also love Way to Go Home. Samba in the Rain? Not so much.
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Moonlight Mile is a pretty perfect tune for JGB, but all the versions I've heard drag a little too much.
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JGB doing I Want to Tell You in 76. Was only aware of the Dead doing this in the 90's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtOltBpaSY#t=01m00s
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Was the rest of the interview in the print version of Billboard? Is that even a thing? I don't think I've ever seen it.
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I'm just aware of him via his association with the Grateful Dead, and his early cover of Dark Star. He was an early fan of the band, and attended an Acid Test in 1966, when he would've been 14 years old. Yikes. Pretty interesting interview here: http://www.philzone.com/interviews/kaiser/
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Gotta say I listened to it last week in the background while working, and nothing jumped out, as has been the case with other listenings. Gotta give it a spin when spun or driving sometime I guess.