jw harding

Lil Red Rooster, NFA

Some great footage of people out of their minds on the train, particularly Danko.

Pigpen in tie dye too. Enjoy his harmonica.

Just happened to be watching New Speedway from Festival Express today, and both Phil and Bob start out behind the drummers before going to the front to sing. https://youtu.be/hhJpzp69tv4

The 5 song thing was kind of an arbitrary way of saying he don't know shit about the Dead, but yes I would take the under. You gotta factor cocaine and old age into the equation.

I guess it's based on my familiarity with Scorsese, his films, and his taste in music. And my feeling that his production company is producing the film, but his involvement is pretty limited. The Scorsese quote in the previous quote is about as generic as it gets and doesn't reveal that he knows anymore about the Dead than my mom does. But now that I found out he was involved in the Last Waltz and Woodstock, that changes everything. Thanks for the news flash fellas.

I'm sure he knows more about American music than 99% of people, but doesn't know 5 Dead songs either.

Hard to choose just one from Rushmore. https://youtu.be/xrtlStki1aE A lot of people talk about the Arcade Fire scene at the end of 6 Feet Under, but I prefer the All Apologies funeral scene: https://youtu.be/SRbR1GP5kts

Good news that it will be six parts, hopefully that means at least 6 hours. Still think there has to be some kind of dvd with tons of bonus footage released. Side note, do you think Scorsese could name 5 Dead songs? Of all the great tunes he's had in his movies (except for Foo Fighters), Dead have not made the cut.

Joe Bannanamocha?

It was Phil's shy period

I'm not sure if it's going through the motions, or some desire to play a textbook perfect solo, inability put his "ego" aside. Stereotyping, but think being English has something to do with it. They write great songs, but being great improvisers they are not.

Saw the recent Eric Clapton in San Diego video this past weekend, which is from his tour with Derek. Probably as good as Eric has been since going solo, focusing on Derek and the Dominoes stuff, but of course he manages to sneak Wonderful Tonight in there. Anyway, from what I noticed Derek doesn't distinguish himself when asked to play a ripping blues rock solo. He does much better with a slower tune and given room to breathe and build. Overall, a good video for fans of blues guitar to check out. Clapton is clinical, precise if a bit predictable, but a great mastery of tone. Doyle B. is a pret

Love that version of Muddy Water. Maybe my favorite one off they ever did. Not surprised it didn't stick around, there wasn't much for them to do with it. Pretty song though.

The three of them played in a band for a few years prior to Anastasio joining for that summer tour. That trio was the lineup that did Hoodoo.

Recording of JRAD's 12/30/16 show that includes Hoodoo Voodoo, a song that Joe and Marco used to cover when they were in a band with Mike Gordon of Phish. Nice to see it get jammed out a bit for 7 minutes in a Viola Lee sandwich: https://archive.org/details/jrad2016-12-30.cmc621.cmc641vxt.sbd.matrix.flac24

A criteria for guitar god status would certainly seem to be having an influence on following generations of guitarists. I'm not sure who Blake Mills is, but sounds like he would fall in that category. Will other guitarists cite Derek as an inspiration, or will they go to the guitarists that influenced him? I think that will in part determine if he is remembered as a great or transcendent guitarist.

Yes, I think Derek may be more of a sideman virtuoso in the mold of Scotty Moore or Johnnie Johnson, rather than a guitar god - of which I would include SRV. SRV did have his singular style, along with Pride and Joy, his version of Little Wing, likely a few other things for which he will be remembered. I don't think Derek has that, but it certainly doesn't take away from the experiences I had seeing him live. No doubt he was a prodigy and is a genius, but still wish he would have some breakthrough moment.

I think these videos were owned by Wolfgang's Vault at one point, before that site was sold to whoever. Seems like they just had the good sense to record everything.

Amazing amount of Dead and JGB shows from the Capitol Theater out there.

As good as Derek is at playing other musicians songs and ripping it up live, how has he made his mark on guitar playing? A lot of people put him up there with the greats, and he gets included on best guitar player all time lists. But don't all the greats have a signature song, solo, or riff that had an impact on guitar playing and rock? Harder to do that over time, but I think there are players like Johnny Greenwood, Jack White, Dan Auerbach, Trey Anastasio and of course Nels that are leaving their mark. I've really enjoyed Derek with the Allmans in the many times I saw them together, but just

I tweeted something about Impossible Germany being similar to Layla a few years back, and John liked it. There are definitely some similarities, between the main lick, the big jams, and I find Pat's guitar in the first half of the song to be similar to the Layla outro. Both rock epics. Similarities probably compounded when Clapton has the triple guitar lineup going. As an aside, heard the acoustic version of Layla the other day, and it is painful. Hope IG doesn't have the same fate.

All the Scorsese produced music docs run pretty long, and I'd imagine we'll get that length and more as bonus footage. Deadheads will cough up big $.

Came in here to basically say all that. This band seems to fit the blueprint for so many that have come before, gotten hyped up, then quickly forgotten. Some people consume musically different than I do, and enjoy each new thing that comes along for a brief while. I'm only interested in music worth listening to repeatedly for the rest of my life, which others would get bored with. I'm in no rush to jump on each new band that comes along. If they're truly great, they'll still be great in 5 years and I'll check em out then. Not worried about missing out like I think others are.

Favorite symbol in Grateful Dead songs, pretty extensive list of train songs: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-grateful-dead-and-trains-guest-post.html