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I think Tons Of Steel is Brent's best song with the Dead. I love Phil's backing vocals on that, Brent and Phil's voices were a pretty good and probably underappreciated blend. Gimme Some Lovin' is another example. I like a lot of Brent's songs, especially his early ones like Easy To Love You, Good Times Blues. Although, I really dislike I Will Take You Home. Its a sweet sentiment, but not a song I want to hear at a concert.

Wow, I didn't know or remember all that about David Nelson and Jerry. I think you can really hear all that in David Nelson Band, so much simpatico.

Passenger from Normal, IL '78 is pretty smoking, too, I think. To my ears its a well played, solid first set. Phil and Jerry are both playing articulately, Its got good energy. I don't think as highly of that version of Music Never Stopped (better ones in May of '77 and although different, I like how the song was played in 1985, too). Spring of '78 had a bunch of good shows and I think this is one of them. I'm more pleased with this Dave's Pick than most of his other picks.

Well put and very true. No band captures the spirit of what Jerry and The Dead were all about without really doing any cover versions like David Nelson Band. Wish I got to see them more. I should just go to one of their annual Hawaii tours.

Nope, just good old fashioned cassettes and CDs. I could burn it for ya, though. Be happy to do so.

Some of those are studio versions, like Blue Yodel, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Brokedown Palace, Stella Blue, Box Of Rain. Most of the JGB songs are from the JGB live double CD (Sisters and Brothers, Lucky Old Sun). Not sure what show the Second The Emotion is from but its JGB. Cumberland is from Europe 72, Big Railroad is from Skullfuck. To Lay Me Down is from Reckoning. CC Rider>Train To Cry is from Shoreline 5-21-91, a smoking version Stagger Lee is from Saratoge 6-27-85 Fire On The Mountain is from Ventura 1985, I think, when they opened the first set with it. Eyes Of The World 2-15-7

Goodbye, Jerry Lucky Old Sun Brokedown Palace Stella Blue My Sister and Brothers Black Muddy River To Lay Me Down Sugaree He's Gone Death Don't Have No Mercy Knockin' On Heaven's Door Box of Rain Touch of Gray This is my mixtape/playlist for Aug 9 every year Another one I made years ago celebrates the incredibly diverse range of Jerry's musical influences Jerry Garcia, A Great American Musician 1942-1995 Iko Iko Cumberland Blues Peggy-0 Blue Yodel #9 CC Rider> It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Stagger Lee Big Railroad Blues Eyes Of The World Dark Star Stella Blue My Sister

One of my hardcore Deadhead friends who was there said St. Stephen was fully jammed out, 100%. He was having coniption fits of excitement. I haven't heard it myself, though.

I noticed that it was the Rolling Thunder arrangement, too, with the different lyrics. "Get ready! cuz tonight I'll be staying..." Don't Do It, to my ears, was clearly the version by The Band, not Marvin Gaye or The Who. For me, as such a huge fan of the Last Waltz and that performance in particular, that was the other highlight of the MMJ set, they rocked it so hard. I loved Late For The Sky, too. Jackson really is at the top of the heap of the sincere 70s singer songwriters, really a moving and beautiful song. I was also pretty impressed with Ryan Bingham. His lead guitarist laid do

Especially for Deadheads! My buddy who was at Shoreline last night said "Now Wilco will have to deal with Heads calling out for St. Stephen and Dark Star!"

That was me, Dan. I just figured out that Muzzle of Dan = Danimal on MMJ board. I'm slow that way. I make it easy, I use the same user name on all message boards! Yeah, Wilco were so red hot, I thought it was either the best or the second best Wilco show I've seen (the other being Aspen 2010). They were soooo deep in the groove, so unstoppable, making it look so effortless. They built up a huge momentum and rode it like a big wave. New Madrid was killer. So was At My Window and Casino Queen and Cinnamon Girl. I even heard Impossible Germany like I was watching the Ashes dvd for

If it really was a monitor problem, how come they never figured out a way for her to hear herself better? Surely they would listen to the recordings every now and then and realize how off key she often was.

Me, too. Too much AUD not enough SBD and not a great mix. I still prefer Okonokos to all the official bootlegs, mostly for recording quality. I thnk the Port Chesters sound better than the Red Rocks, though. Plus on Dec 29th, they had the Antibalas horn section sit in for Evil Urges and four other songs, great stuff! http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/0,8831/My-Morning-Jacket-mp3-flac-download-12-29-2012-Capitol-Theatre-Port-Chester-NY.html

Agree with all you guys said about Okonokos, both the CD and especially the DVD. Its what finally got me into MMJ for good. And yeah, the word "jam" is overused or maybe wrongly used, including by me, if it means a musical improv section. What I really mean in terms of MMJ is that they take a good long time building a song to a big crescendo. There is not a lot of improv going on in there, but sometimes they do different or longer solos or intros or outros from night to night and I suppose it is improvising within a predetermined structure. Whatever you want to call it, they do it very we

Yer welcome, wilco me. I think MMJ does have a lot of good lyrics and Jim is a very sincere (probably far too sentimental and honest for some folks) guy. He's really extremely idealistic and positive and not afraid to be a dork for his passions, rare qualities today. You might try this Storytellers version of Dondante for some serious stuff (and a great epic jam!) and then to lighten things up try his explanation of the song One Big Holiday from Storytellers (couldn't find that one on youtube.) http://youtu.be/dMbqlK5OY2I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMbqlK5OY2I

wilco me, I think its hard to fully appreciate a band that you just haven't connected with for whatever reason and since you asked, well, I do think your comparisons are a bit off base. imsrjy and charlie.both put it well. I don't seem MMJ as a jam band either. Most MMJ fans aren't hippies nor do they also like Phish. Based on getting to know many of the hardcore Jacket fans over the past few years, I'd say there are definitely more Flaming Lips fans amongst Jacket fans and I don't consider the Lips to be a jam band either. MMJ fans do seem to really enjoy festivals like Newport Folk, New

I'm glad to hear a Jayhawk acknowledge that the last Jayhawks album was not good. To me, its easily their worst record ever. I attribute that to the presence of Mark Olson, who, to me, has made worse and worse music ever since he left the Jayhawks after Tomorrow The Green Grass. The Jayhawks without him made my favorite Jayhawks music and the reunion shows and albums since Mark and Gary got back together have been terrible, in my view. I hate to say it, because I still love what they did together on Hollywood Town Hall and TTGG, but I hope Gary continues to record and play without Olson. I rea

........annnnnddddd Charlie Sexton is gone already from Dylan's band. Shit! Replaced by Colin Linden.

Thanks, OilCan and mountainbed, 10-12-84 is tasty! Especially digging the high energy 1st set.

Was Charlie Sexton absent? I hope not, I was excited to see him play again.

That is great to hear. I'm hugely into Thompson and Fairport and I am absolutely crushed that I am missing hearing not one, but two of my most-wished for RT jamming guitar solo songs while he sits in with Wilco. I can't believe it, I've never heard Sloth and Calvary Cross only once in the 25+ times I've seen RT live. And its GREAT to know that Glenn was a presence in the jams, I can easily imagine him making an effort to live up to the spectacular drumming style of Dave Mattacks. I'm sure it was not hard for him to do. Thanks for the report, bbop!

I am SO BUMMED I am missing RT and Nels on Sloth or Calvary Cross. You guys are so lucky!

I agree, too. As Keef and others have said, the best time for rock bands to go into the studio is when they are fresh off the road, well-oiled and running like machine (unless they are too exhausted). I guess that assumes that you want to get a hot live sound for your record, which is something I'd love for Wilco to do.

I can't fucking believe Thompson has played Sloth AND Calvary Cross with Wilco! The two greatest RT jam songs, far beyond what I'd hoped for, exactly what I dreamed of. I can't believe I won't get to see RT and Wilco on this tour, either. Curses on the tour schedule gods!

says the person who isn't an MMJ fan? IMO (and that of all the MMJ fans I know), MMJ are kicking ass just as much as Wilco are on this tour in varying their setlists, making the most of their shorter than usual time slots and engaging in collaborations with one another and whoever is the 4th band on the bill. Expecting anything from Dylan is probably going to end up in frustration. I gave that up years ago I'd suspect that concepts like "being blown off the stage" don't even occur or matter to him. He does what he does on and off the stage, take it or leave it.