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That was a sweet lineup of JGB, I agree. I love Let Me Roll It, what a great McCartney song. Donna was a good singer, I think most of the problems with staying on pitch in the Dead had to do with not being able to hear herself. I think it was better in JGB than in the Dead.

Yeah, 11-17-73 is such a good show that its gonna make me subscribe to this series, which, in principle, I don't like (buying future releases that I don't even know what they are, it seems like a manipulative way to get people to spend more $). I also don't like that they create a false high demand by artificially limiting the supply. But whatever, the Dead organization is now more like a straight business, profit is what they seem to be concerned about. Bummer, but now thats what it takes to get the music (legally). If I want the show bad enough, I'll play. In this case, I do.

Here's a good vid of Rich with his current band. Station Man is mid tempo but they build it to a nice level of intensity at the end.

Oh, yeah, Marc is never going back to the Crowes, that is for sure. I think its mutual, they don't want him and he doesn't want them, from what I can tell. It'd be very hard to find a guy that plays similar to him and I don't even think they want to do that. Steve Gorman, being the diplomatic guy he is, stated recently that he likes all the guitarists they've ever had, but his favorite will always be the current guy or the last guy they played with and that if there is ever a Crowes reunion, first choice would go to Luther Dickinson at this point. If he didn't want to do it, then they'd hav

I'm not a big fan of CRB, even though I'm a Deadhead. Its seems a bit too lazy for me, not enough driving energy in it. I might have said it before here, but IMO it takes quite a special band to pull off the Dead's midtempo shuffles and make them sound energetic and for me, this band just doesn't have that elusive quality. I'm not a big fan of Neal Casal or Adam McDougal, they just aren't aggressive enough in their solos for my tastes. I'm a bit surprised, lammycat, to hear you compare the laid back grooving of Casal to the aggressive attack of Marc Ford's playing. To me its like night an

Yeah, because then when you come back to Wilco, they will sound awesome in comparison.

You couldn't tell Robert does not want to play this kind of music when you see his beaming smile as his old band tore it up on stage one last time. He might not want to play it night after night, but he sure did on that one night!

I'd consider a full tour to be bringing the same joy you brought to thousands of fans on one night to many more thousands of fans in different cities, not "milking it". It probably would've been hard for them to get into that magical head and heart place night after night, but that's what professional musicians often try to do. I do agree that its awesome for them to go out on top, conquering heroes still after all these years. It was a virtually flawless performance and one that would be hard to replicate. And I'm very very grateful they've released it. That's a way of sharing that joy all

Yer welcome! You should go if you can. JPJ in the press conference made it sound like it was hard work and not that great, but it sure as hell didn't look that way. To me, itt was more like the old masters show everyone else how its done and leave the stage in a smoldering ruin. For Your Life was amazing and I don't even like that song (well, I do now!) Of course the volume was set ridiculously low at first and a handful of us accosted the studio manager imploring him to turn it up. Once they did, it kicked in nicely, good sound.

Holy fucking shit! Led Zeppelin DESTROYED IT in the Celebration Day film! How in the hell did they pull this off after so many years? (6 weeks of rehearsals might do it if you are Led Fucking Zeppelin) I had no idea they could muster such power at their ages, playing damn close to as strong and tight as they did at their peak. When has Page ever played with such clean dexterity? (12 string soloing on Song Remains the Same!!!!) JPJ and Jason Bonham locked into all those crazy odd time signatures and doing it with precision, power and flair. Very few signs of the detriments of age in Robert

Thanks for reminding me of this show. Personally, I think Wilco peaked as a live band in 2008. The period documented in the Ashes DVD is what got me into Wilco and I don't imagine getting tired of watching it or listening to those shows. What I did get a bit burned out on is seeing too many shows this past tour. Wilco does a reasonably good and better than most job of mixing it up night to night, but still too much repetition from show to show for me not to get a bit bored after my 8th show of the year. The special ones still standout, but the ordinary ones are more forgettable to me.

My non-Deadhead wife and I watched Dead Ahead last weekend. Out of all the stuff I've played for her, this was the most impressive to her. She started to get interested during On The Road Again with Jerry's spry picking and the band grooving along. They were singing real purty at those acoustic shows in 1980, a really nice blend with Brent in the mix. Having Brent replace Donna on vocals was a hallejuah moment for lots of Heads, I'd imagine (I'm sure there are also plenty who feel the opposite, too). Lost Sailor>Saint was really good on this DVD. Nice bonus footage, too (Shakedown!)

Lethargic playing is precisely why I don't like '76 all that much. For me, slow tempos worked better in JGB than the Dead. Things picked up in '77 and that's one reason I prefer '77 to '76. Lots of good stuff in '76 for those who dig the slow, though. Cow Palace NYE was pretty good. I'm with ya on the lack of officially released '82-'84. NYE '84 is pretty good, especially the first set and the massive Shakedown! (I'm stuck in a Shakedown-loving phase still I love the Berkely Greek run in 1984, too. There may be technical reasons why they don't release early/mid 80s stuff, but I wish

Yeah, Coldplay. They are so bad now I'm embarrassed to admit I liked them at one time. Their early stuff had, at times, a cool spaciness that I dug and they wrote some good sensitive, sincere emotional songs which I enjoyed. I don't know how to articulate what I dislike so much about them now, but I can't stand them.

Thanks to everyone for the reviews, I appreciate them all as well. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with jerks who think they can tell you to sit down at rock concerts. The most recent case, for me, was the worst. At a recent Tedeschi Trucks concert, we stood as the band took the stage and before the guitars were even strapped on, the people behind us were hassling us to sit down. I told them the same thing you told those folks (probably a lot less politely) and as they amped up their hassling and the whole thing escalated, I ended up with a glass of wine thrown at me. I defi

Good point, another really great Garcia live recording showing off what that band could do really well. Fantastic Hammond organ solo by Melvin Seals on The Night They Drove Ol Dixie Down and I Shall Be Released. I love when they go "out" on Lucky Old Sun, too. Jerry singing sweet and soulful!

I listen to that live Derek & Dominoes alot, too. At first, I really missed a second guitar, as I was naturally comparing it to the studio recordings of the Layla songs with Duane, but I eventually got over that and realized they are just BLAZING at these shows. I need to revisit live Cream. I do like his meaty guitar tone in Cream (does the Gibson SG have anything to do with that?) I was greatly disappointed in EC's guitar/tone on the Cream reunion shows at Albert Hall a few years ago. I don't think they came anywhere near their power as in the old days, but so many years had passed

Yep, Grateful Dead Reckoning is awesome, one of the warmest live recordings I've heard. And I know what you mean about it being a good vehicle to show off the Dead's impressive folk, country, and blues roots.

I had no idea about this album, I'll have to check it out. I loved Baird when he was with the Georgia Satellites. Their last and third album is so good, they really matured as songwriters and largely got away from the jokey country-hick image, but that excellent record, In The Land Of Salvation and Sin, got so little attention and it was far away their best album and then Baird left the band (which I'm still upset with him for doing). Who knows what other great music they could have made and his first solo record was postively atrocious in my view. Clearly Baird and Rick Richards needed on

PopTodd, I think you mean Binghampton 1970 with the acoustic set and 2 electric sets, right? That one is great, no doubt. I wasn't thinking those kinds of Vault releases myself, but if I were, I do like the Fillmore East Feb 1970 release. I need to get those J Geils albums, good suggestions. And i know we are talking live albums, but its hard for me to not think of the live Manassas DVD from German TV. They were a smoking good live band. And I'll take Ashes of American Flags audio over Kicking Television. Horn section and Monday!!!!

Did these overdubs get taken off for the Fillmore Concerts reissue of the same performances? I know Tom Dowd edited different performances into a single take, some consider that a travesty, I'd imagine. Also I love Grateful Dead Europe '72 but so much was overdubbed, I don't really consider it a true live album, even though it contains, for me, the definitive recordings of a bunch of songs (Tennessee Jed, Ramble On Rose, Brown Eyed Women, etc)

In addition to many already mentioned (Allmans, Stones, My Morning Jacket, Derek and Dominoes): Van Morrison - Its Too Late To Stop Now at his probable performing peak (1973 from the St. Dominic's Preview tour I believe)with a very good band and a very good recording Dylan/The Band - Before The Flood intense yet clear singing from Zimmy with the Band wailing behind him. Great rock arrangements of many Dylan classics. (I love Hard Rain, too, but the recording is kinda poor quality. Performances are on fire, though) Humble Pie - King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: In Concert Humble Pie Li

I always get a little sad for the folks who don't like music they used to love because of hearing it too much (usually on the radio). I understand that if you listen to radio alot you hear the same stuff too much. That's why I stopped actively listening to radio sometime in junior high. I learned alot about what they now call classic rock (which I just think of as good rock) from a couple good San Diego radio stations in the late 70s and early 80s, but once I figured out what I liked, I pretty much started building my record collection and only listened to my records and tapes. I never got

Can't wait to see this film!

I'm with you all the way on that point.