jw harding Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 If I ever see anything kinder than this my pupils will explode. Turn on your lava lamp, take a ganja goo ball out of the oven, douse yourself in patchouli, and get ready to freak out. I miss Tweedy's glasses. He's like the lost brother from the Proclaimers.Phil's tie-dye is so dank its painful to look at. He's really lost without a bass, check out the weird hand gestures throughout. Why is Leroy playing bass? Weird stuff. Now if only they'd cover Terrapin Station... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Well now. I really enjoyed that even if the quality was less than spectacular. It's especially poignant when you consider that Phil had just had a liver transplant surgery only a few months before, and had in fact only tried returning to the stage just 6 weeks earlier with Trey and Page for the very first outing of Phil and Friends. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magus673 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 cool link, thanks a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brewinhand Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I was at this event and there are only two things I remember from that entire weekend: 1. Being introduced to Wilco (wanted to remember their name so I did the ol' word association game by thinking about FILCO appliance stores). 2. Learning you could mix Margaritas using a modified lawn-mower blender (Margarita lawn-mower guy is how he's tagged in my memory). Good times.....good times indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Phil Lesh has never performed "Ripple" live with Jeff Tweedy. I hope he sees this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Great vid, thanks for it. John's hat is flat out pimp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 A friend of mine used to tease me about Wilco as being just like the Greatful Dead, and I always told him he was crazy. Guess who has to eat his words now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Great vid, thanks for it. John's hat is flat out pimp. John and LeRoy are both wearing hats, and it's Leroy playing bass on that tune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 A friend of mine used to tease me about Wilco as being just like the Greatful Dead, and I always told him he was crazy. Guess who has to eat his words now?I'm not sure that playing one song makes them "just like" anybody... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 That makes me smile. I'll always like Phil no matter how many goofy hand gestures he makes. There's something about his nerdiness that just seems natural. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I love the band that is Wilco today but goddamn if that video doesn't make me miss a few of those guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Yeah, I felt a little of that myself--and tried to suppress it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 "Coomer" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I love the band that is Wilco today but goddamn if that video doesn't make me miss a few of those guys.You can't help but long for that sound........That Sound! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 And in the great tradition of the Grateful Dead, Tweedy flubs the lyrics: "Where there is no pebble thrown...". Jerry is smiling somewhere! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I'm not sure that playing one song makes them "just like" anybody...I was always trying to say that they had zero in common with the GD and that any comparison was insane. Now I find out they were doing covers with Phil. Insert egg on face smiley here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Plus - there is no band like The Grateful Dead - before or since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Box of Rain just came up on the old ipod shuffle. What a great song that would be for Wilco to cover. Fits in perfectly with the Sky Blue Sky vein - lyrically, musically, melodically, harmonically. Pure American beauty/reality, if you will. The depth and directness/abstractness of the lyrics is right up Jeff's alley. I can just imagine Nels on the lap steel (if not pedal). He did list Jerry as one of his "200 favorite guitarists of all time" ya know: http://www.nelscline.com/top200.html Turns out Rolling Stone was just a few years late in figuring it out: America's next Sonic Youth have now become our new Grateful Dead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Szabo Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Great link, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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