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The Grateful Thread

deadheadskier

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Thats hot...

Does she have rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes?

Is she statuesque ravine tressed?

I could go on and on... :)

Thankfully she's not about twice my weight, a ton of fun packin a gun with all her freight
 

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Anybody else hear that Albert Hoffman died today? I can't find any articles about it. RIP Albert, if it's true.
 

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O.k we've had this discussion, at least briefly before, but....I just burned a few of the Dick's Picks discs and have been listening to them in my car during my commute. I don't mean to offend anyone....and this is obviously just my opinion, but Vince sucks. At least compared to others who have been in the seat.

I burned (I think its the only one with just vince on keys) a show from '92. First off, he used to play that cheesy little keyboard. I mean I loved seeing Brent back behind his big ol' Hammond. Plus, Vince's sound was just cheesy. He always used to use that weird harpsichord like piano sound. Just wasn't as Rock and roll as some others. There is one caveat, I did enjoy when Bruce was out front with his big grand piano and Vince was in the back. That was the only times I ever really dug their sound with Vince.
 

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O.k we've had this discussion, at least briefly before, but....I just burned a few of the Dick's Picks discs and have been listening to them in my car during my commute. I don't mean to offend anyone....and this is obviously just my opinion, but Vince sucks. At least compared to others who have been in the seat.

I burned (I think its the only one with just vince on keys) a show from '92. First off, he used to play that cheesy little keyboard. I mean I loved seeing Brent back behind his big ol' Hammond. Plus, Vince's sound was just cheesy. He always used to use that weird harpsichord like piano sound. Just wasn't as Rock and roll as some others. There is one caveat, I did enjoy when Bruce was out front with his big grand piano and Vince was in the back. That was the only times I ever really dug their sound with Vince.

When it was poor Vince and Bruce Hornsby together - it was pretty sweet... that MSG run was actualy pretty awesome...

Brent was awesome - just fit the band like a glove.. he just had serious self esteem issues..
 

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Anyhow, it is a little unfair to say Vince sucked. He had talents they never really used well-especially his ability to sing. The band never got its act together after Brent passed IMHO. Jerry's health was probably a big issue...

Vince was a good keyboard player...
 

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When it was poor Vince and Bruce Hornsby together - it was pretty sweet... that MSG run was actualy pretty awesome...

Brent was awesome - just fit the band like a glove.. he just had serious self esteem issues..

actually thought the msg sept '90 run was their last great run. caught 9/18 & 9/19 and thought the 'foolish heart' pre-drums jam was one of the all-time great jams. the next night's 'let it grow' pre-drums jam wasn't far behind. we called it 'new age' dead though it had much more to do with hornsby rather than vince. thought hornsby brought a new energy to the band and garcia in particular. last time i ever saw them was the following year at msg. ok but not up the high level of 1990. seemed like the hornsby effect was wearing off ... vince never did much for me playingwise or vocally. agree about brent. in particular, thought he was very underated as a vocalist and certainly fit in instrumentally.
 

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i caught them at nassau in '79 as well. first for me was 2/11/69 early show fillmore east with pigpen reading the lyrics to 'hey jude' off a lead sheet. at that point i was just wearing out 'anthem' and was a little surprised at the show because even though they did 'cryptical', they seemed more like the pigpen blues band w/ pigpen mostly doing the vocals. in any case, they were amazing. can't believe i'm posting in a dead thread ...
 

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actually thought the msg sept '90 run was their last great run.

I personally thought the 91 run was better. In general the Fall MSG and Boston runs of 90,91 and 94 were all fantastic. I thought the performances of 93 were kinda meh

Fall tour 94', I thought Jerry was the most energetic with his playing that he had been in three years. While I can't nail down what was the best performance I ever saw, the Eyes from 10/17/94 at MSG certainly would be in the conversation.....25 minutes of sheer bliss
 
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