Wookies Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Missing this guy bigtime http://www.archive.org/download/gd89-04-08...08d1t04_vbr.mp3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I was at that show. Here's a good pic:BRENT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miss jayne Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I remember the first time I heard this song...Alpine Valley long long ago. I listened to it over and over again that night (taper friend had plugged into Healy/board I believe) anyway thought it was brillant and must have listened to it 20 times in a row. Still remember how intense he was thanks for the link great way to start the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I was at that show. Here's a good pic:BRENTMe too.'89 really began the last great GD era which lasted until '91 or so.I saw ALOT of shows those 2+years.After that (for reasons we don't have to go into) it got to be so depressing that I gave up 'touring' for the most part. Sadly,I never appreciated Brent fully until he left us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I used to love when Brent and Garcia would lock into eachother: Garcia beaming, Brent grinning from ear to ear, and Garcia would turn his back to the other band members and the two of them would lock into a groove together. I was a big Brent fan (even got to meet him and have a few drinks together in a bar on Bourbon street after the Bangles came out and did an a double encore with the Dead in '88) and always loved sitting behind/in front of him at shows. He added a lot to the band and gave them a new dynamic to work with. Too bad he never really felt completely accepted.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Picador Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I was a big Brent fan. I loved seeing his eyes bugging out of his head, singing his heart out on tunes such as "Blow Away" or "Easy to Love You', while playing a mean organ solo, feeding Garcia. I was fortunate to catch quite a few Brent shows growing up in California in the 80s, a hotbead for GD shows in the day. He was definitely a source of inspiration for Jerry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 He was definitely a source of inspiration for Jerry.That's so true.By Fall '91,Jerry was staring at the floor again on stage,seemingly oblivious at times I didn't see hardly any of that from the '87 Comeback until Brent's unfortunate death. Man those DVDs sure capture the close musical friendship those two had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Me too.'89 really began the last great GD era which lasted until '91 or so.I saw ALOT of shows those 2+years.After that (for reasons we don't have to go into) it got to be so depressing that I gave up 'touring' for the most part. Sadly,I never appreciated Brent fully until he left us Wow............I could have written that......good times, eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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