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For a great example of excellent rhythm guitar from Bobby, check out Fire On The Mountain from 3-28-85 Nassau. He's sounds totally inspired, making an almost lead guitar-like contribution and its just a great ensemble performance from the whole band. http://archive.org/details/gd85-03-28.sbd.griesman.5313.sbeok.shnf

His wife may be as eccentric as he is. This is kind of a sad article and I am not saying I agree with the perspective of the author, but it gives at least one guy's perspective on Garth and Maud. http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/the-world-according-to-garth

I think he or she means in the lyrics both songs share "..some say love..but I know love..." I love Prine's The Missing Years, too. Unlonely is so killer, that whole album is probably Howie Epstein's crowning achievement, so many tasty players with just the right touch bringing magic to Prine's great songs.

I still think Dickey and Warren was an unbeatable combo, but we watched the live DVD from Beacon 2003 last night and it was damn impressive, particularly Derek Trucks. He is smooth, smooth, smooth when he's blazing and he makes it look effortless. I'd still like him to show some emotion in his face and move around a bit while he plays. I know that probably sounds superficial and what really matters is what comes out of the guitar, but I still like rock musicians to rock out a bit. But I totally get those who are blown away by Derek's playing. He really is truly gifted, seems like a comple

But the short eight note riff is fantastic and it'd be really easy for them to jam around it, just like they can turn Donovan's There Is A Mountain riff into a 30 minute jam! I hope I get to hear 1983 next weekend.

yeah, like $20? That's crazy for all that good music. There is a bunch of good covers on there, you really get a sense of how well they know their music history. Another smokin' deal is the 4 hour Bogdanovich documentary Runnin' Down A Dream with a bonus DVD of a full concert and a little EP or rarities for $10 on Amazon.

"I don't want to do a 'greatest hits' night," Petty says of the New York and L.A. shows. "We should push ourselves, do things we don't even remember. It's about getting the best out of the band and to show people there are a lot of sides to us, the different kinds of music this band can play. We are a very good blues band. And we're a pretty good bluegrass band, believe it or not. We just don't get a chance to do that very much. You only get so much time in a concert – you can't do everything in one night. But I'm just gonna go where the wind blows us." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blo

I'm going to Chicago both nights, I will report back for sure.

Makes sense that Dickey was the Dead fan, he was instrumentally quoting Franklin's Tower in their Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad jams towards the end of his time with the Allmans, if I recall correctly.

I'm with MKHstudios, I vastly prefer Warren and Dickey to Warren and Derek. Derek is mighty good, but there is something kinda clinical, too-perfect, too-controlled in his playing. Even when he's blazing away and he does blaze there is no doubt, it seems to me he's thinking about it rather than feeling it. That is a completely subjective opinion that I have no evidence for. On the other hand, to my ears, the chemistry between Warren and Dickey in the 90s was on another level of brilliance. They'd send me into fits of ecstasy every time. I swear I felt the entire venue levitate when they would

Thanks! We are going on the 8th and 9th, so not the same shows as you guys. I have a long list of places to eat and stuff to do while in NYC based on my own research, but I'm always interested in suggestions from folks who know. If you want to shoot a few ideas my way, I'd appreciate it. Our 12 year old will be with us, but he's precocious and a rocker and can hang with the grownups no problem. Cool bars that serve food so he can get in are places we want to know about. Staying in Chelsea and planning on one day cruising up thru Midtown to Central Park and then another day for heading south to

re: Bowlive This just came up on my Facebook http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/02/27/david-hidalgo-marco-benevento-the-north-mississippi-allstars-meters-duo-confirmed-for-bowlive/ Sounds cool, but nothing on the nights we are free in NYC. I like the sound of a Stax tribute, though.

We are taking our 12 year old son to NYC for two nights of the Beacon run. It'll be the first time in NYC for all of us and the first time seeing the Allmans for my wife and son. We are beyond stoked for this!! worldrecordplayer, what is Bowlive? I'm pretty sure Dan Toler was also in Gregg's touring band on the I'm No Angel tour. I saw them open for Stevie Ray Vaughan at the rodeo grounds in Pueblo, CO in 1986. That was probably the best of the nine times I saw SRV, he was just on fire that night.

http://archive.org/details/gd1977-09-03.aud.stiegler.91230.sbeok.flac16 A surprisingly jammed out version of Not Fade Away for 1977.

Thanks, remphish, just what I needed. I'm going! And please pass the 'shrooms

Has anybody seen Sigur Ros live lately? They are coming to Phoenix in April, I've never seen them. I was way into them about 10 years ago, never got the chance. Its not a cool venue like the Fox in Oakland or anything like that and AZ crowds are not exactly hip. I want to see them, just need a little encouragement from someone who has.

Yeah, I think its pretty unlikely that they will tour or do more shows, as much as I'd love that to happen, based on how damn great they were on the Celebration Day DVD. Zeppelin sure does generate a lot of attention even from some comment in an interview. People get fired up about this stuff, love them or hate them.

Thanks for the suggestions. Delilah's looks good, especially if I can hit them on a night when they are spinning hard country or 70s. I wish Sheffields had liquor, it looks good, too, but we are bourbon drinkers much more than beer lovers. Green Mill looks really cool, but we won't have time for that as this is such a short trip. Might hit up Green Door, though, that's a good option. Thanks again and I'll report back after the trip.

Photos before the show on 6-20-83. Torrential rain and thunder storm during the show made for a wild night with many crazy stories from fans. http://jranderson.photoshelter.com/gallery/Grateful-Dead-1983-06-20-Crowd-and-Venue-before-the-Concert-Merriweather-Post-Pavilion-MD/G0000gkiVzgiQPFI/C0000tgTHdLoBI30

Thanks, Analogman, great to read that stuff! I like Woody's reaction to the Stones '78 DVD that came out. Good to hear he wasn't put off by Jagger's antics at that show...

I was never a Weir basher, so I don't have to look hard at all to find good things about his contributions to the Dead. I kinda understand why some teased him and even why some Heads down-right dislike Bobby, but its not something I could relate to (except for the painfully off-key slide guitar he would play, especially in the first several years he was doing it (like 10 years, yikes!). I was also not one to put Jerry on a higher pedestal than the rest of the band and there are definitely Heads who feel that way, the Spinners being the most extreme example of that. To me, what made the Dead gr

Wow there is a lot of good info in this thread! Thanks to all who contributed. My wife and I are coming to Chicago from Arizona for only the second time this April to see The Black Crowes at the Vic. We are staying at the James in River North. Here are a few bars and restaurants I picked out in my research. Any comments or suggestions would be welcome. We are looking for places to meet other friends and get a drink or two before the shows at the Vic. We are looking for a a good old fashioned neighborhood bar nearby, preferably walking distance or a short cab/L ride from the Vic. What do

For my 40th b-day party, we cranked this album up to concert-level volume on my brother's brand new mega-expensive self-powered studio monitor speakers, ones similar to these http://www.hometheater.com/content/duevel-sirius-omnidirectional-speaker. It sounded frickin' awesome, but we blew up those speakers That album kicks ass, but I love Zeppelin and The Crowes as much as any other bands.

Got all coked up with Belushi and Ackroyd beforehand, no doubt. Whatever it takes to make 'em lively, I'll take it! They are indeed fired up for this performance. edit: I think Belushi and Ackroyd left the show the year before... they still looked coked up to me

Mr. Heartbreak, I agree with ya on Dave's Vol. 5. They (He) in the promo material really hype these shows and then I hear them and I just don't find them as impressive as they do. 11-17-73 the best show of the year? I just don't hear it. Its not bad, but it just doesn't stand out to my ears. Here Comes Sunshine is the highlight and its not even as good to me as several other versions from that year. (the one from Tampa, Dicks Picks #1 is a fave of mine) "If November 1973 is considered one of the best months in Grateful Dead history and 11/17/73 is widely considered one of the best shows of