Lammycat Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Comparing anything after to the GD is pointless, though. I think Weir, Phil, Bill, and Mickey are all happily doing what they want, musically. That's success in itself. I've liked hearing some of it, loved hearing some of it, and been ambivalent to some of it. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Pretty impressed with below news -- some of my friends did go the mail order route - I was not motivated enough to deal with it. Tickets will be offered through Grateful Dead Ticketing mail order and a public on sale via Ticketmaster.Wow! We’re excited (and humbled) to discover that your enthusiasm for Fare Thee Well matches our own! We have received an overwhelming number of mail order ticket requests. In an effort to honor the history and spirit of the Grateful Dead, we are going to try to fill as many of these orders as possible. This means there will be no other pre-sales. In order to give the good folks at GDTS TOO time to sort through the 60,000+ (!) envelopes received so far the new public on sale is Feb 28th @ 10 a.m. CST via Ticketmaster. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Supposedly about 350,000 ticket requests for the 3 days. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's pretty crazy ---- good for them. If I don't snag tickets, I guess I can hang out in the lot during the day and make it back home at night to watch it on TV. Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Comparing anything after to the GD is pointless, though. I think Weir, Phil, Bill, and Mickey are all happily doing what they want, musically. That's success in itself. I've liked hearing some of it, loved hearing some of it, and been ambivalent to some of it. Well put. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Been commiserating with another member on how the Dead has ruined us on new music - not much made these days is nearly as satisfying or interesting. Don't want to be one of those Deadheads that only listens to the Dead and a select other group of bands. Can anyone from this like minded group recommend anything relatively new they've been enjoying? Sad that the only "new" music I'm looking forward to is Pops Staples and Dylan's recordings of standards. I'm not that old yet, but the stuff kids listen to these days, jeez. I think my bunyons are acting up. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hard Working Americans is an amalgamation of musicians from other bands (plus Todd Snider on vocals, who solo you might appreciate). Their first album came out over a year ago (recorded at Weir's TRI studios) and they are working on their second. Caught them live and enjoyed them a lot, but I'm a big Todd Snider fan regardless. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Wilco is still pretty good. This board has turned me onto The War on Drugs - they are good, wouldn't mind catching them live at some point. I can take small doses of St. Vincent - her music is kinda of interesting and she is a hoot to watch perform (only saw her via video streams). Lot's of great new jazz is still being performed and put out - but that's not everybody's cup of tea. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I am getting more out of the Tweedy Sukierae material, thanks to a live show. I have the CDs, but it's good to hear the songs in a scrambled order, too. Also, Cracker's new album has some great songs. And the Drive-By Truckers EP Dragon Pants has some really amusing material on it. But yeah, the Dead (and Floyd, and a few others) really ruined us for new music to some degree. I've been digging into a bunch of Legion of Mary shows from '74-'75, loving the obscurities most. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I enjoyed that War on Drug album, but pretty confused about how high it was rated on all end of year lists. Just reminded me of Dylan in the 80's and Sprignsteen. I've enjoyed some Truckers here and there. I think I enjoy the songs by the other singers more than the main guy's stuff though. Saw some videos of Hard Working Americans live. Probably a fun show, but the songs didn't motivate me to seek out the album. Tough crowd, but keep em coming. I'll dig deeper into the Truckers. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I really liked the first two Chris Robinson Brotherhood records. The third was not the same and their live stuff is pretty bad. Floyd also ruined me. How much better does it get than Animals and WYWH? That said, I do need to check out the new Floyd Album. I like some DBT, but not much. Can't think of much else. We are definitely a tough crowd. I do really love Pat Metheny, but some might dismiss him as a cheese ball. Some good stuff there. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That said, I do need to check out the new Floyd Album. No, you really don't. Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Here's some non-Dead and non-wilco related music I listen to, all currently made music, not necessarily what the "kids" are listening to: Soulive, Lettuce, Galactic, Tedeschi Trucks, War on Drugs, Real Estate, Cracker, DBT, Jason Isbell, Lucinda, Ryan Adams, JRAD. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Supposedly about 350,000 ticket requests for the 3 days.I gotta admit I really underestimated the demand. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah, me too. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well, it certainly wouldn't have been this high of a demand if they were doing a tour/mini-tour.... Link to post Share on other sites
RaspberryJam Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 JW, try out Blitzen Trapper. Visionary songwriting, (ala Hunter), lots of guitars, Eric Earley has a really cool voice. The American Goldwing is what got me started. We were lucky to meet one of the band members one night, and my husband told him that their music makes him feel like good things in his past. Which was high praise, given it was a little struggle to get him past GD and the Allman Bros. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It seems like that Peter Shapiro knows what he is doing, with regards to this Soldier Field shows. Would be interesting if they add more shows at Soldier Field. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I think it's been pretty substantiated that these 3 will be the only and final 3. i sense it's going to be pretty hairy that weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah -- if all three shows sell out instantly and they add two shows, say two days later (Tues/Wed) - I don't think too many people would complain. The stage is set up - all the people are in town, etc. The city has been great with big crowds - for the most part - hopefully that will continue - it's going to be a very busy weekend for sure - all over the city. Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I wasn't interested in the 09 incarnation of the Dead either, but some friends were in town and we hit the LA Forum show. They had seen the Chicago show the week before, and reported it was terrible, as was the consensus for much of the tour. So expectations were low. But from start to end, we were blown away. Cream dream setlist, but most importantly the energy was high throughout. Rock star Bob was on fire. Maybe LA on a saturday night will do that. That was 6 yrs ago, but I think they'll rise to the occasion, if not be overwhelmed by it. As for Trey and Phish, I can understand that fans who originally got hooked by his manic guitar playing find something lacking with them now. For me, they've been getting progressively better since 09, playing at their best level since 98. An off show here and there, but pretty impressive after 30 years. My last few shows have been Vegas Halloween weekend and Tahoe the summer before. Those rank among their best shows and jams ever. Something about Nevada shows I guess. I'm fairly critical about music, to put it mildly. I hate 99% of everything I hear. But I suppose it's more about taste and expectations with certain music. That Vegas run in the fall was incredible -- probably the best run of the era since Dick's 2012 -- as were the shows at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium right before. Those Tahoe shows were solid too, especially the second night. I really like their sound right now - more equal between the four players. I like Trey's "less is more" approach. I don't need to hear 1,000 notes to be blown away. If I'm in the mood for the old manic stuff, I've got plenty of it on my hard drive. I just sort of chuckle at the people who continue to gripe that Phish isn't the same band they saw in 1995. It's not 1995. If you want to hear mid-1990s Phish, there's plenty of it out there! I am getting more out of the Tweedy Sukierae material, thanks to a live show. I have the CDs, but it's good to hear the songs in a scrambled order, too. Also, Cracker's new album has some great songs. And the Drive-By Truckers EP Dragon Pants has some really amusing material on it. But yeah, the Dead (and Floyd, and a few others) really ruined us for new music to some degree. I've been digging into a bunch of Legion of Mary shows from '74-'75, loving the obscurities most. I thought the Dragon Pants EP was just ok - but amusing is the exact word I'd use to describe it too. I like quite a bit of English Oceans. Here's some non-Dead and non-wilco related music I listen to, all currently made music, not necessarily what the "kids" are listening to: Soulive, Lettuce, Galactic, Tedeschi Trucks, War on Drugs, Real Estate, Cracker, DBT, Jason Isbell, Lucinda, Ryan Adams, JRAD. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Wow, Soulive and Galactic. I haven't thought about those bands since...high school. Might have to dig out some of those discs. JW, try out Blitzen Trapper. Visionary songwriting, (ala Hunter), lots of guitars, Eric Earley has a really cool voice. The American Goldwing is what got me started. We were lucky to meet one of the band members one night, and my husband told him that their music makes him feel like good things in his past. Which was high praise, given it was a little struggle to get him past GD and the Allman Bros. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'd also suggest checking out Destroyer of the Void if you're getting into Blitzen Trapper. A couple of the earlier records have some great tracks as well. Their new live album is a great listen. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good call on Blitzen Trapper. I remember enjoying an EP they put out early on, then not feeling it on their Boy with Fur album, or whatever it was called. That's probably my main issue with a lot of the bands mentioned here - inconsistent. But not many bands put out consistently great albums, so I guess you have to tolerate that and hope the next one is better. Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 The most grateful Deadhead: an interview with David Gans: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/01/28/grateful-deadhead-interview-david-gans/ Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 No, you really don't. Yeah, I checked out that "new" Pink Floyd Lite via download, and suffered through it for you all. Emphasis on the word "suffered." Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I don't recall much about listening to the new Pink Floyd, other than the terrible lyrics on one track. Doubt Gilmour's forthcoming album will be much better, but at least it sounds like he'll tour behind it. I was not too fond of On An Island, but some of the songs were pretty good live, and the set of all Floyd tunes was astounding. Top musical experience for me, having never seen Floyd other than '94. Echoes... Link to post Share on other sites
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