The Grateful Thread

[marcski]

Phil and the Birthday Jam 70 years old, benefit for Haiti http://www.furthur.net/furthurmore/furthurmore-friday-15.html

I see they've got some female (back-up) singers on the venue for this..Have those ladies been singing with them at other shows? One of the best things about the old JGB, were his back up singers....such soul and groove!

 

[spring_mountain_high]

I see they've got some female (back-up) singers on the venue for this..Have those ladies been singing with them at other shows? One of the best things about the old JGB, were his back up singers....such soul and groove!

+1...jackie and gloria, the soul sisters...between them and melvin on the keys it could sound like going to church

 

[BeanoNYC]

Sweet...a new member of this thread! Welcome S.M.High!

 

[ZYDECORICH]

+1...jackie and gloria, the soul sisters...between them and melvin on the keys it could sound like going to church

love the oscar gamble... remember seeing the back of that head in the bleachers at yankee stadium.... and pulling the ball over the short porch alot...what was it 1982 about 20 homers and 290?...but clutch!.. welcome..i laughed for 10 minutes when i saw the avatar.

 

[spring_mountain_high]

love the oscar gamble... remember seeing the back of that head in the bleachers at yankee stadium.... and pulling the ball over the short porch alot...what was it 1982 about 20 homers and 290?...but clutch!.. welcome..i laughed for 10 minutes when i saw the avatar.

thanks, man...every year at old timers day they put that shot on the jumbotron and the place goes nuts...clutch...i think it was 1980, i remember following him to see if he would end up with more RBIs than hits...i think he ended up with 50 ribs on 54 hits or something like that

played sugaree, here comes sunshine, and monkey and the engineer(his favorite) on the acoustic for my 9 month old this morning...i think he liked it

 

[Vortex]

Kewl to have a new face. welcome.

 

[2knees]

i was looking for a jgb version of the harder they come. I had it on tape years ago but cant remember the date or location. they did it with almost a reggae beat. anyone have a clue here???
any help is much appreciated.

 

[dmc]

http://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Garcia+Band/_/The+Harder+They+Come

 

[deadheadskier]

 

[spring_mountain_high]

so i hear nothing but good things about this 'further' troupe...any of you guys seen them, and if so, impressions?

 

[WWF-VT]

i was looking for a jgb version of the harder they come. I had it on tape years ago but cant remember the date or location. they did it with almost a reggae beat. anyone have a clue here???
any help is much appreciated.

The Harder They Come was performed over 350 times by Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders groups and by the Jerry Garcia Band between 1973 and 1995.

http://www.deaddisc.com/songs/Harder_They_Come.htm

It's available on a lot of recordings and I'm sure free dwonloads

 

[deadheadskier]

so i hear nothing but good things about this 'further' troupe...any of you guys seen them, and if so, impressions?

have not seen them yet. What I've heard I find to be the best post Jerry collaboration they've done. John kills it. What I don't like is that Bobby still sings a lot of the Jerry parts even though John is so much better at it. My ears bleed when Bobby sings Bird Song.

 

[marcski]

have not seen them yet. What I've heard I find to be the best post Jerry collaboration they've done. John kills it. What I don't like is that Bobby still sings a lot of the Jerry parts even though John is so much better at it. My ears bleed when Bobby sings Bird Song.

They were very good in this incarnation. I agree about having Bobby singing the Jerry Parts. John rocks....and the boys are definitely into it! Seeing them again in 2 weeks at Radio City.

 

[dmc]

They were very good in this incarnation. I agree about having Bobby singing the Jerry Parts. John rocks....and the boys are definitely into it! Seeing them again in 2 weeks at Radio City.

If it's too much like the actual Grateful Dead.... It turns me off... It sounds very good but thats not the point..
I'd personally like to see them push things to the limit with individual expression.. Jerry already did that as far as he could take it - no need to have anyone copy him. I'm cool with someone covering the essence of his playing - like Kimock, Warren, Herring, Trucks, Scofield, Campell, Trey did in PLQ..

I don't like the Who with only 2 guys left either... And I love the Who...

Enjoy - I'm sure it's going to be a great night! RCMH is great. And I do think they sound great. Plus... Well... the party is going to be insane...

 

[deadheadskier]

If it's too much like the actual Grateful Dead.... It turns me off... It sounds very good but thats not the point..
I'd personally like to see them push things to the limit with individual expression.. Jerry already did that as far as he could take it - no need to have anyone copy him. I'm cool with someone covering the essence of his playing - like Kimock, Warren, Herring, Trucks, Scofield, Campell, Trey did in PLQ..

I don't like the Who with only 2 guys left either... And I love the Who...

Enjoy - I'm sure it's going to be a great night! RCMH is great. And I do think they sound great. Plus... Well... the party is going to be insane...

I hear ya

The problem I see is sometimes Phil and Bob fall REAL flat depending who's on stage with them. With what I've heard from Furthur, John energizes them like no other.

Let's be real here. Phil will be 70 this year, Bob is 62. My expectations of them 'creating' something new with different voicings/interpretations aren't that high. I understand completely what you're saying, but if it takes the 'ghost of Jerry, aka John K.' to get em' going....that's what I want to hear. Not to be a fatalist or morbid, but there really isn't much time left to enjoy this........ So, I say whoever they pick that drives them the most is who I want to hear them play with.

Rumor was that Phil was for the most part hanging it up after the last Dead tour. Maybe a couple of residencies here and there, but basically done touring. Who could blame the guy at 69 years old? Then, they play those shows at the FOX and BAM.....strong December run and a pretty substantial tour right now.

There have been some great, unique moments over the past 15 years with different line ups, but way inconsistent. What I've heard of Furthur and the trip reports of others is that it's pure fire.

Can't wait for next Thursday

 

[Vortex]

DHS we need to hook up at set break.

Meeting a few Sr buddies at Set break.

Sitting with one of my buds you met at Worcester.

This band sounds the most like the G D post 95 IMO.

The Q and the Barry and Joan combos have been the best post Dead music to my ears. Well the scofiled shows in Buffalo and Albany were unreal. Althea.

These guys are just getting going.

I think we will have a good show. Everything probably will have been played once by next thurs too. Hopefully working out some kinks. I hope bobby sings and does narrate.

Let john sing the Jerry Ballads. If it was not ski season I would have added Mohegun sun and Amherst and probably Barton hall. I might get out some this summer. I keep saying I am done, but just slowly fading away.

 

[dmc]

There have been some great, unique moments over the past 15 years with different line ups, but way inconsistent.

Pretty much like the actual GD was - over the 18 years I got to enjoy them...
Inconsistent...

 

[marcski]

This band sounds the most like the G D post 95 IMO.

The Q and the Barry and Joan combos have been the best post Dead music to my ears. Well the scofiled shows in Buffalo and Albany were unreal. Althea.

Obviously nothing can ever compare to the real thing...with that said, I pretty much agree with Bob, on all of the above that I quoted.

I am super psyched for Radio City. What a great, great venue to see a show. Woo hooo!

 

[deadheadskier]

Pretty much like the actual GD was - over the 18 years I got to enjoy them...
Inconsistent...

:lol:

true....true

 

[dmc]

I am super psyched for Radio City. What a great, great venue to see a show. Woo hooo!

1980 RCMH....

First year I was really Dead aware... Saw them once before 80 at Nassau... But in 80 we saw them early in the year at the Capital Theater and then in Oct at Radio City... And really started to know more then just Truckin and Casey jones..

Had to lie to my parents..

RCMH is an amazing place... A gem!