The Grateful Thread

[marcski]

 

[dmc]

Friday night Phil was AWESOME!!!
To be honest - my feet were a couple feet off the ground the whole night.. So that may color my good time..
But i loved the show... Loved the jams.. Loved the song selection.. Loved a Bobby free night... Sorry..
Medeski and Sco were MONEY!! JK kept everything honest... Russo.... Total "mancrush"

Had friends that just wouldn't shut up so I was mobile around the crowd...
The dance party that broke out during Shakedown was pretty epic... so good... great time..

 

[ScottySkis]

Friday night Phil was AWESOME!!!
To be honest - my feet were a couple feet off the ground the whole night.. So that may color my good time..
But i loved the show... Loved the jams.. Loved the song selection.. Loved a Bobby free night... Sorry..
Medeski and Sco were MONEY!! JK kept everything honest... Russo.... Total "mancrush"

Had friends that just wouldn't shut up so I was mobile around the crowd...
The dance party that broke out during Shakedown was pretty epic... so good... great time..

Glad you had fun times, did you see Hippychick their?

 

[marcski]

I didn't see the Vibes, but the only downside to this line-up is that there are only 2 mics and one is in front of Phil. Medeski-Scofield interplay was fantastic.

 

[dmc]

I thought about that when I heard the vocals.. But again - i was pretty out there during the show - so it was all about the moment.. Which was awesome..

But - I'd still trade Sco and Medeski over musicians that sing...

 

[marcski]

I thought about that when I heard the vocals.. But again - i was pretty out there during the show - so it was all about the moment.. Which was awesome..

But - I'd still trade Sco and Medeski over musicians that sing...

Agreed!

 

[crank]

I maybe shouldn't say this and will preface by saying it is just my opinion, but I don't really like Scofield's playing. I thought he had his moments but I think his tone and his playing are a little too...searching for the right words here... angular maybe....thin... harsh? less than fluid? idk. Just doesn't work for me except for the occasional run where I have to say, OK the guy really can effing play. I was not a big fan of the keyboard sound; don't like 'em that shrill and distorted. On saturday there was one long jam where I thought, this is so boring I would be bored if I were on stage playing it.

 

[Cannonball]

I'm a little out of my element in this thread considering how much you guys follow this (and I don't at all) . But caught Jerry Garcia Band and many, MANY others at 'Jerry Jam' in Bath, NH this weekend. WOW! What an incredible setting and really fantastic music. Although somewhat out of place, my favorite by far was Somerville Symphony Orkestra.... Russian ska like I've never heard.

 

[ScottySkis]

I'm a little out of my element in this thread considering how much you guys follow this (and I don't at all) . But caught Jerry Garcia Band and many, MANY others at 'Jerry Jam' in Bath, NH this weekend. WOW! What an incredible setting and really fantastic music. Although somewhat out of place, my favorite by far was Somerville Symphony Orkestra.... Russian ska like I've never heard.

Nice, glad you caught the fever.

 

[dmc]

I maybe shouldn't say this and will preface by saying it is just my opinion, but I don't really like Scofield's playing. I thought he had his moments but I think his tone and his playing are a little too...searching for the right words here... angular maybe....thin... harsh? less than fluid? idk. Just doesn't work for me except for the occasional run where I have to say, OK the guy really can effing play. I was not a big fan of the keyboard sound; don't like 'em that shrill and distorted. On saturday there was one long jam where I thought, this is so boring I would be bored if I were on stage playing it.

This is a VERY experimental config... And it's definitely my favorite lineup for sure...

I've seen just about every lineup of Phil and Friends and I'm a jam/jazz freak... So I thought it was incredible..

I'll take one long jam any day... Maybe it's because I'm a musician and I seek out this type of jamming..

Phil and Friends has so many different styles depending on who's playing..

Heading to a 4 day learning/recording session with Billy Martin this afternoon... Stoked...

 

[ScottySkis]

Some of Further will be at Peach Fes. in a few weeks.:beer:

 

[Cannonball]

Nice, glad you caught the fever.

Yeah. And God only knows what else I caught from those dirty hippies.

 

[ScottySkis]

Anyone going to the movie at many theatres in the country to celebrate Jerrys Birthday?

 

[marcski]

Anyone going to the movie at many theatres in the country to celebrate Jerrys Birthday?

Still up in the air on this one....

 

[ScottySkis]

Yeah. And God only knows what else I caught from those dirty hippies.

Did you smoke MJ?

 

[ScottySkis]

Still up in the air on this one....

Me to only theater close to me is like 1 hour a way, and it could be rented and shown at home in couch with bong and privacy.

 

[spring_mountain_high]

Happy Birthday to the Big Guy

 

[marcski]

Let's at least show the man in some of his better moments....shall we??

Deep Elem Blues at 6:00 and Monkey and the Engineer at 12:50.

 

[marcski]

Or even better, this:

So many to choose....Jerry's music lives on for sure!

 

[marcski]

Listen to Jerry get FUNKY....: