going to see the GD movie screening tonight, heard mixed things, but eh, never seen it, why not
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 20 April 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
I haven't seen that in close to 25 years now but I still use the line "I'm just trying to get my space together before I go to the show" (as uttered by some super fried person in that film) from time to time when I'm trying to, you know, get my space together.
― joygoat, Thursday, 20 April 2017 20:27 (seven years ago) link
saw the movie when I was like 13 y.o. at the red vic in s.f. circa 1980 and got super emo about the beautifulness of it all
― People like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 20 April 2017 21:51 (seven years ago) link
lol been there xp
excited
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 20 April 2017 22:01 (seven years ago) link
really gettin anxious for my cornell box btw
― People like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 20 April 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
the movie rules, dunno what mixed things you've heard, every deadhead I know loves it!
make sure to get there early for the animation sequence
― Wimmels, Thursday, 20 April 2017 22:38 (seven years ago) link
it was really fun. tinged with more menace than i thought (hells angels, dirtbag/obnxious hippies). i can see why people said 'the scene' got pretty ugly
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 21 April 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
current Dead listening - this great collection of 1975 rehearsal jams: http://saveyourface.posthaven.com/blues-for-allah-companion
― tylerw, Friday, 21 April 2017 15:50 (seven years ago) link
i wrote a couple entries for this thing! it's good, though maybe nothing new to true heads: http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10078-the-grateful-dead-a-guide-to-their-essential-live-songs/
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
hashtag pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
looking forward to digging in. not super versed on pre-1969 dead, cream puff war mentioned here is sounding really good
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 18:49 (six years ago) link
That Rare Cuts and Oddities I got into upthread has some intriguing (and fun) early stuff.
― dow, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
Some interesting choices in the pfork thing. Also, surprised to learn James McNew is a Deadhead...was it obvious and I just missed it?
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
yeah, he's been into it for a little while -- there's a pretty amazing tape of him and bill frisell doing Dark Star > Comes A Time from a couple years back
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
here it is: https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/99485861912/bill-frisell-james-mcnew-james-woodring-an
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Well dang---Long Strange Trip is one night only----this Thursday, during the working week---most everywhere, except L.A. and Tri-State area Heads can also pick up tickets for the limited theatrical run, Thursday, May 25- Thursday, June 1st.. Complete list of theaters nationwide and link for tickets here:http://view.em-dead.net/?qs=b0a1eb0ca5da8e29dc2dea204b91247c016af571c527bfb9abb5fdcabcf158a56f06e0412999e297bbce40a306e7dffa58661dffb9f0b1c09a72d3513161b029
― dow, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
Wow, cool! Thanks for posting that!
xp
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
Yeah, thanks! Also, that reminded me to check for this (Ornette w GD---he hasn't started playing yet, but so far so good) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRAlUJPv9ioAnd I guess this is the whole show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVPlVdH2R6k
― dow, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
Link to "Dark Star" on Long Strange Trip soundtrack, says the Amazon-exclusive version has 80 minutes more than other (incl. 20 min. "Eyes of the World"), and other stuff:
http://view.em-dead.net/?qs=10f839664e1d947b2f51799f5412bfd6ed4f7ca9184541f79bb0ee3e594492abf4298e5c6f8d8cb2b5e1ab5168059cb237e5e1aadc152d6566b3fd31a3bd59a8
― dow, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
Amazon-exclusive version of the soundtrack, that is.
― dow, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
the movie was amazing, i don't remember if i posted about it, but holy shit it's a masterpiece. easily the best music documentary i've ever seen. the quote that stuck with was Jerry responding to a journalist asking about Deadheads taping shows: "It's fine with me if people can find some use in music that's already happened."
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 19:01 (six years ago) link
Should be up on Prime vid tomorrow, stoked
― Brakhage, Thursday, 1 June 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
What's a good entry point for the Brent era--specifically, highlighting what he brought to the band, rather than just how the Dead were in general during that time? I've never listened past the 1970s, since '80s Dead seemed to the genesis of many stereotypes that put me off from getting into them for years: the parking lot scene, bro-ish jam band fans, etc. Not to mention the general track of record of '60s artists in '80s.
Still, the documentary seemed to stress Brent was a godsend for the band, and I know a few heads who really dig that period, so figured I'd dip the toe in to see what I'm missing.
― blatherskite, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 18:51 (six years ago) link
I got to that part in the doc and thought, hm, I should give the Brent era a chance. Then I heard him sing.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
I listened to Go To Nassau from 1980 recently and was surprised at how strong it was -- Garcia sounds great at least.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
Spring 1990 (the last tour with Brent), is considered by some to be the best point of that version of the band. There was a full box set out a year or two ago, but the 'Dozin' at the Knick' 3cd set is also pretty hot. I love Brent's singing.
― how's life, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
"Dozin'" seconded. My gateway to what limited Dead fandom I possess.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 20:28 (six years ago) link
Thanks, will check those out!
― blatherskite, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 21:13 (six years ago) link
Oh yeah. This is a go-to "show" when I want to hear early 80s Dead. The first set is remarkably strong and their take on Jack Straw here is probably my favourite ever. Love the energy as they return to the final verse.
― doug watson, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 23:48 (six years ago) link
Grateful Dead Fan Sends Women Unsolicited Dick’s Picks
― joygoat, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 14:56 (six years ago) link
heh
― how's life, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
I'm (re)discovering "High Time" today via Go To Nassau, and then a few different versions on Archive. Haven't owned a copy of Workingman's Dead since high school, and they didn't play the song all that often past 1970, so I'd kinda forgotten how good it is.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 18:41 (six years ago) link
I've been wondering - are there any "standard" dead songs, like ones they've played more than 10 times or so, where sometimes Jerry will sing, sometimes Bob will sing? I haven't listened to nearly enough shows to have any examples of this.
I never thought too hard about the "bob songs" vs. "jerry songs" thing until I watched the recent documentary and it mentioned the spinners who would sit down for Bob songs.
― joygoat, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
i don't think so -- only thing i can think of is "when i paint my masterpiece" which garcia sang with the JGB in the 70s but Weir sang with the Dead in the 80s. there are random exceptions -- weir initially sang "dire wolf" and garcia didn't chime in on "jack straw" at first.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link
Hah hah, did not realize I had something in common with the spinners.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link
Thought I'd pass this on, really enjoyable and led me to some great AUDs which ordinarily I wouldn't have sought out
― Brakhage, Monday, 7 August 2017 12:53 (six years ago) link
Brent sang some soaring harmonies during the chorus of Touch of Grey in the early 80s (thinking specifically of Merriweather 6/21/83, he's pretty high in the mix). Such a drag they cut his harmonies on the studio version until the very last refrain, and even then it's absurdly low in the mix.
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 August 2017 16:23 (six years ago) link
dude sounds like grover
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 7 August 2017 16:50 (six years ago) link
lol true
1:08:27 tho... his singing is amazing, fits the songs perfectly, not Grovery at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5XEHvJO9-A
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 August 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
discovered the bird song from 'ladies and gentlemen...' gentle and gorgeous
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 7 August 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
deep into the dead right now. one of those periods when they about 90% of what i'm listening to. goddamn i love the internet archive
― marcos, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
past few nights i've been making art and listening to different versions of "black peter" over and over. this one from 1970-05-15 is killer https://archive.org/details/gd70-05-15.early-late.sbd.97.sbeok.shnf/gd70-5-15D3T01.shn
― marcos, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
been really enjoying late 73 shows lately. find it hard to get into pre-71 stuff outside of 'live/dead' tbh. and can't get into black peter! it's so lugubrious
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:06 (six years ago) link
oh man it is possibly my favorite dead tune or at least rotates that spot w/ a couple of other tunes
― marcos, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
i'll give it a shot once i wrap up my 11/11/73 listening :)
i do enjoy the studio version
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:51 (six years ago) link
fwiw, someone asked Geologist from Animal Collective at the Sung Tongs show in NYC recently what his favorite Dead show was, he said October 12, 1968 - Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
^ the second chunk of cryptical envelopment here rips, thanks!
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link
so many 73 sugarees I am digging
i love this band so much. they are getting me through the winter man
― marcos, Sunday, 21 January 2018 04:44 (six years ago) link
live stuff finally clicked for me in the last few months after being a longtime workingmans/beauty fan and it's been an amazing ride, so much music to discover and enough variations to keep me happy for life i feel...
however, try as i might, i just can't get into dark star, can't even get my head around it. it's not the length- i can listen to a 30 minute love light or morning dew or 30 minutes of the same dancehall riddim or minimalist composition no problem but ds i just get lost and have nothing to grab onto, just sounds like a bunch of noodling to me.
i really WANT to like it. have mostly listened to 1969-70 versions, is there a different era of stars i might dig more?
― oiocha, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
68-69 are my favorite dark stars. iirc a lot of folks swear by 72-73
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link