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Was JazzFest during the day, and tonight/this morning was Soulive and Lettuce. Outstanding.

At the airport, heading to JazzFest. A lot of music to be seen and heard over the next 5 days.

I own it, and watched again right after Levon's death. "Wow" is right.

100 Year Hall has always been one of my favorite GD releases. Outstanding. Today I bought the entire 4 disc show from the Europe '72 releases based on the Hidden Track piece on this. The writer said that the sonic quality of the new release just blows away the sound of 100 Year Hall. He sold me.

Me too.

Fortunately for me, I really like Born Alone.

To respond to your question about live albums vs. studio, which I think was in response to my point about still listening to a studio album 8 months later, MY answer would 99.9% of the time be yes. I grew up, and still to this day, a fan of the Dead, Hot Tuna, Allmans, Phish, etc., bands for which the live performance mattered a lot more than what was recorded in a studio, and was often far better. So I am a fan of live music. Most of my Wilco listening is of live shows vs. the studio albums. And it is likely to be considered heretical here, but to me it is the songs of YHF that stand the

To those who don't like the Dead's music, most likely another example of how the Dead don't "rawk" as you say. But to those of us who do, and to the thousands of dancing fans in the audience, a good example of the Dead's 1989 mid-tempo rock. Not trying to convince anyone of anything, just saw this posted and pasted it here. http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/grateful-dead-touch-of-grey-live-in-1989-20120416

I started listening to it over Labor Day weekend when the stream started. About 8 months ago. Now that's not 10 years like YHF, but for me, to still be listening to a studio album and loving it 8 months later is a test of time.

You're a hero!

The Whole Love is definitely standing the test of time for me. I continue to believe that from start to finish, this is a masterpiece. Which to me means great songs and great flow to the album as a whole. Too hard for me to compare one album to the other, but I put TWL up in the top pantheon of Wilco studio releases, no doubt.

One could say that is internally inconsistent, but I know what you mean Speaking of studio albums, obviously Workingman's and American Beauty have always been at the top of my list, but after recently buying the MoFi vinyl version of Wake, I may now be convinced that side 2 of Wake is the best side of any studio album they ever released.

40 years of listening to the Dead, the Disco Dancing version is one song I would *never* put up there as a means of convincing anyone to have a positive view of the Band. Now a '71 or earlier version would be a different story entirely

One of my favorite shows. Some blistering versions on there, sun drenched or acid drenched notwithstanding. I imagine you have a copy of the Sunshine Daydream film?

Just found this PBS video clip from the Ramble at the Ryman show. I'm assuming this is the show that the album is from. The entire show must be available in video.

Just saw this link somewhere else and watched. Nothing's wrong with me.

I of course get that people don't get anything from the Dead's music. There are lots of bands that people think are great that I don't care for at all. Personal taste is what it is. In my view, all you can do is expose someone to music you like, and if it strikes a chord in them, great, and if not, that's ok. And vice versa. But the oft-repeated comment that people who do like the Dead's music, and have spent a life time of enjoyment seeing them and listening to their music, is only the result of doing acid or being a stoner is more than a little played, and is really insulting. And whil

Some of the good ones I saw, Bon Iver, Black Keys with John Fogerty, and the Allmans with Weir and Susan Tedeschi and others from the Tedeschi Trucks band. Yesterday bought Ramble at the Ryman on vinyl on Record Store Day. So glad to have this.

After Jazz Fest, I have Barr Brothers on May 15 Phish on June 7 Wilco at MassMoca and Hartford Allmans on August 7 and 8

I just wanna say regarding the question that prompted this line of chat, for me and I think most people at the shows, it wasn't necessarily about how hard or how much the Dead "rocked." The relationship was based on something different. But I think the question is a fair question. Just disagree with some of the responses.

I had a good day at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA. Got: Mermaid Avenue disc set. On vinyl, got: GD, Dark Star 12 inch single, 5/4/72 Lou Reed, Rock n Roll Animal Levon, Ramble at the Ryman

Got mine today at Record Store Day. Haven't broken into it yet, listening to the vinyl of Levon's Ramble at the Ryman, which I also picked up.

In a couple of weeks, second weekend of Jazz Fest. Got some great late nights lined up: Royal Family Ball with Soulive and Lettuce, Original Meters, George Porter,Jr. and Krasno jam session, Stanton Moore, Sonny Landreth, and more I can't remember.

It seems that every band who played a show in America on Thursday night played a Band/Levon tune. Very cool.

Do you think any of those folks in the audience in that Hard to Handle video are still waiting for the Dead to rock? Yes, your choice of photo makes that clear!