This performance is such a mosaic and the theme Eyes of the World makes it seem even more relevant as a mosaic and the lyrics mirror that theme.There are 6 musicians with special guest Branford Marsalis on saxophone.
The number of players for this was seven. Two drummers, keyboards, bassist, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and sax. The reason it sounds like so many instruments is that the two drummers had all kinds of drums, and all the bells and whistles, including electronics, Jerry had a foot console that let him play something like 20 instruments like flutes horns strings, using the guitar. When the band came into town we gathered like a tribe for the event
On You Tube there is an interview with Branford Marsalis talking about playing with the Grateful Dead you may want to check out. Wish I had been at one of the shows he joined in with them. 😀💀
I tweaked my back earlier today and while I'm waiting for the drugs to kick in, you post this - Perfect!! Knowing the LP versions of songs are good to listen to so you can hear just how much fun they are having with them. You now understand why there was nothing like a Grateful Dead show/tour.
don't bend over and stretch to lift ,....usually 7 days if a minor scrap of the nerve across the sacrum....get well and remember if you are lifting something out of a station wagon that when the nerve is stretched full and you reach there is a good chance you will pinch the nerve.
i know how the back can be strained and it is not fun...just a little tweak can leave you non operative and we have to be mindfull of what action causes it most.....it is usually bending at the waist and reaching to lift something towards youand i know it hurts like all shite...just saying rest well and it will come good.@@AugustWest888
Bless you Sifa. Been listening to the Grateful Dead since the late 1970's, and I've heard a lot of different versions of "Eyes". The first time I heard this version I knew right away that it was a slight improvement, because of Branford Marsalis' presence on the recording. Jerry's singing and playing are right on point, as are the rest of the boys. This concert was nearby your location, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. They could even make that venue sound good.
I saw 3 shows with Branford!!! ❤❤ He fit soo well and was smoking great all evening. When he wasn't wailing on his sax he danced on stage all night with the rest of us, Brilliant!!!👌👌👍👍✌✌😁😁 "Flute" was Jerry and your explanation of the experience is dead on accurate. The Album 'In The Dark" was recorded live on stage without an audience in the dark, to try and give a more authentic sound!!!❤❤👌👌✌✌
This particular recording of "Eyes" with Branford Marsalis (on sax) was always one of my favorite jams from the Dead. Jerry's jamming on it always sounds like "glass" or something -- just beautiful. Thanks for reacting to it!
This always has sounded more like David Sanborn jamming with George Benson than the Dead to me. Jazzy AF! The Dead are so multi dimensional that they pull it off with ease. Never my favorite band, I saw them many times with my brother, who was the deadhead of the 20th century. I miss the old boy still.
I had listened to the dead casually and was a fan but when I heard this version of this song my understanding of what music could be dramatically changed. For the good, just so we’re clear.
@10:16 Garcia is selecting MIDI sounds for his guitar. It sounds like he starts with a pan flute. The saxophonist here, Branford Marsalis had never heard the Dead's song before this sit in. :)
@@frankgarcia1Branford had actually listened to some of the albums when he was a teenager decades before this. But yeah, didn't really know the music well. Especially Birdsong which was the 1st thing he played with them to end the 1st set.
I was at this Nassau Coliseum show, an amazing experience. I heard Branford later say in an interview that he had never heard the Dead's music before, but was able to pick up the flow due to the band's jazz-influenced style. I actually met Branford before one of his shows at Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland, CA. Oddly, we didn't talk music or his sit-ins with the Dead. We talked baseball. He's a well-known Mets fan and was wearing his omnipresent blue Mets hat. I'm a life-long Yankees fan, and both teams were in the playoffs at the time. I asked him if he thought there would be a "Subway World Series"? He said the Mets would be in it, but not the Yanks. Well, there was a NY subway WS, in which the Yankees clobbered the Mets 4 games to 1. Sorry, Branford ;-)
@BrianThe Deadhead I was there too! As for Branford sitting in cold, the solos in Eyes of the World are just E/A/E/A, so it's not exactly challenging for a guy like Branford. (Bird Song, from the first set, is basically the same. Only Estimated Prophet in the second set has complex chords, but even then the solo is just C/F/G. The rest of the tunes are pretty basic.) Definitely in my top GD experiences out of 150+ shows!
Branford Marsalis became a 6th member of the Dead based on his great performance on 3 29 90. He performed with the Dead and before them with his own band) at many venues across the U.S. He brought a sound, the band which had other saxists with them before, loved.
2 guitars, 1 bass. 2 drummers. 1 keyboards. The horn was a guest for this night but he made this version. Jerry invited him. The flute was a guitar. I never went anywhere before I was 19. By 23, I had been to 46/50 states. I had no money. My parents gave me nothing. Im not saying I did everything legal but I never sold anything that hurt anyone. I made all my own money on tour and worked everyday to get my young ass around the country to see this band.
Branford is an astounding musicians. A national treasure. Highly recommend his album, Trio Jeepy, from way back in 1989. [(7 musicians on the album, Without a Net) 2 drummers!]
I was at EVERY VENUE on that 2 album set ( Without a Net ). To put it mildly, simply beautiful music, GREAT TIMES!!! Glad you enjoyed it as much as it appeared you did. Welcome to the family...😊
And I’m pretty sure this was the first time that the saxophone player Branford Marsalis had ever played with the Grateful Dead. He certainly didn’t know the songs meaning that he hadn’t rehearse them or listen to them as far as I know. He may have listened to the Grateful Dead, but as far as I know, he wasn’t a deadhead or someone that put their music on all the time.
Phil Lesh introduced his fellow musicians to Branford. Branford never played any Dead tunes before. He was only expected to perform one song, going off the vibes of Jerry and Brent. He took it to new heights and went on to play most of that second set. And Billy and Mickey played many different percussive types in their songs. They could easily have over 100 instruments, between the two of them, playing jazz, blues, rock, world music, etc. They tore it up with their drums.
Always fun to watch you discover more Dead. You should consider a mini deep dive on this song, and listen to the studio version - and then one from ‘73/‘74. Some of the signature sounds from then, more prominent bass, only one drummer, cleaner mix, and intensely jazzy and with a portion of the song they dropped after 74.
Jerry Garcia used an electric filter that let him play the guitar but make sound like flutes, horns, strings, woodwinds, etc it was on the stage floor and he would select the filter with the tap of foot
I went that night - of the 200+ times I saw the Dead with Jerry; this show is in my top 5 for sure - an incredible night. I saw many musicians over the years sit in with the Dead, but no one ever came close to fitting in as seamlessly as Branford - here's the video of this performance ua-cam.com/video/TO4YV185orE/v-deo.html
Every show was different - some magical some not. When they were on - it was incredible. But the scene was always cool. Been to 100s of shows 71-81. Colleges, theaters, halls, bars - most before stadiums - it was relatively cheap - pile 6 into an old car, crash at someones friends room, apt or dorm- ticket prices were like $7 - if that. Those were the days.
At 18:40 y'all started getting fuzzy, especially when talking about "substances", and then you snapped back into focus, not sure if it was intentional, but it was funny. The Dead this night Jerry-Guitar and Vocals, Bob-Rhythm Guitar and Vocals, Phil-Bass and Vocals, Brent-Keyboards and Vocals, Bill-Drums, Mickey-Percussion and Branford Marsalis-Saxophone.
Thanks Bob! We're glad you get our "fuzzy" moments. We'd love to send you a SAD sticker for all the great band info you've given us. Please email us at : sightafterdark@gmail.com and let us know which sticker you'd like!
Was thinking, wow, this Grateful Dead song is, by some miracle, actually kind of good. Then, I realized that they had Branford Marsalis - an actual, good musician playing sax. So, that explains it.
@@edm781 No, not trying to flex. They're really that bad. I mean, some stuff is kind of OK but go ahead and try and stomach something like Aoxomoxoa. It's objectively, unlistenable garbage.
@@MarkAtkinson1968 Sure, take one of their early and most psychedelic albums and judge them purely on that, instead of their live shows through the years... makes complete sense...
Think you need substances inside you to listen to this. Dumbed down, greatly impaired senses maybe make it sound better. Yet another over rated American band. For those with fully functioning senses, this is about 15 minutes too long. Musically lame and goes nowhere.
Out of curiosity, when you listen to three minute cookie-cutter songs that are studio enhanced "perfection", where do those songs go and where do they take you?
Guest Appearance by Branford Marsalis on Tenor & Soprano Saxophone.
This performance is such a mosaic and the theme Eyes of the World makes it seem even more relevant as a mosaic and the lyrics mirror that theme.There are 6 musicians with special guest Branford Marsalis on saxophone.
Nice later rendition. I prefer the 74 eyes where they break off into the modal jam. You’d love it.
The number of players for this was seven. Two drummers, keyboards, bassist, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and sax. The reason it sounds like so many instruments is that the two drummers had all kinds of drums, and all the bells and whistles, including electronics, Jerry had a foot console that let him play something like 20 instruments like flutes horns strings, using the guitar. When the band came into town we gathered like a tribe for the event
I remember this Nassau run fondly. Everyone was on fire!
Saw this show..
On You Tube there is an interview with Branford Marsalis talking about playing with the Grateful Dead you may want to check out. Wish I had been at one of the shows he joined in with them. 😀💀
I tweaked my back earlier today and while I'm waiting for the drugs to kick in, you post this - Perfect!! Knowing the LP versions of songs are good to listen to so you can hear just how much fun they are having with them. You now understand why there was nothing like a Grateful Dead show/tour.
don't bend over and stretch to lift ,....usually 7 days if a minor scrap of the nerve across the sacrum....get well and remember if you are lifting something out of a station wagon that when the nerve is stretched full and you reach there is a good chance you will pinch the nerve.
i know how the back can be strained and it is not fun...just a little tweak can leave you non operative and we have to be mindfull of what action causes it most.....it is usually bending at the waist and reaching to lift something towards youand i know it hurts like all shite...just saying rest well and it will come good.@@AugustWest888
Bless you Sifa. Been listening to the Grateful Dead since the late 1970's, and I've heard a lot of different versions of "Eyes". The first time I heard this version I knew right away that it was a slight improvement, because of Branford Marsalis' presence on the recording. Jerry's singing and playing are right on point, as are the rest of the boys. This concert was nearby your location, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. They could even make that venue sound good.
I saw 3 shows with Branford!!! ❤❤ He fit soo well and was smoking great all evening. When he wasn't wailing on his sax he danced on stage all night with the rest of us, Brilliant!!!👌👌👍👍✌✌😁😁 "Flute" was Jerry and your explanation of the experience is dead on accurate. The Album 'In The Dark" was recorded live on stage without an audience in the dark, to try and give a more authentic sound!!!❤❤👌👌✌✌
yeah - I saw 3 of the 4 too - I saw Nassau, MSG and LA - incredible nights - the first one (with Brent) was the best
This particular recording of "Eyes" with Branford Marsalis (on sax) was always one of my favorite jams from the Dead. Jerry's jamming on it always sounds like "glass" or something -- just beautiful. Thanks for reacting to it!
This version ranks number 2 by Deadheads. Number 1 is from Aug. 6, 1974 🍄🍄
This always has sounded more like David Sanborn jamming with George Benson than the Dead to me. Jazzy AF! The Dead are so multi dimensional that they pull it off with ease. Never my favorite band, I saw them many times with my brother, who was the deadhead of the 20th century. I miss the old boy still.
I had listened to the dead casually and was a fan but when I heard this version of this song my understanding of what music could be dramatically changed. For the good, just so we’re clear.
Great reaction to a great selection!
One of my favorite Dead tunes.. makes me feel like I’m walking around nude on some clean 4-way windowpane.
@10:16 Garcia is selecting MIDI sounds for his guitar. It sounds like he starts with a pan flute.
The saxophonist here, Branford Marsalis had never heard the Dead's song before this sit in. :)
Yes hes right. Branford never heard this song before he played it this night. It was 100% improv and made the song.
@@frankgarcia1Branford had actually listened to some of the albums when he was a teenager decades before this. But yeah, didn't really know the music well. Especially Birdsong which was the 1st thing he played with them to end the 1st set.
I was at this Nassau Coliseum show, an amazing experience. I heard Branford later say in an interview that he had never heard the Dead's music before, but was able to pick up the flow due to the band's jazz-influenced style.
I actually met Branford before one of his shows at Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland, CA. Oddly, we didn't talk music or his sit-ins with the Dead. We talked baseball. He's a well-known Mets fan and was wearing his omnipresent blue Mets hat. I'm a life-long Yankees fan, and both teams were in the playoffs at the time. I asked him if he thought there would be a "Subway World Series"? He said the Mets would be in it, but not the Yanks. Well, there was a NY subway WS, in which the Yankees clobbered the Mets 4 games to 1. Sorry, Branford ;-)
@BrianThe Deadhead I was there too! As for Branford sitting in cold, the solos in Eyes of the World are just E/A/E/A, so it's not exactly challenging for a guy like Branford. (Bird Song, from the first set, is basically the same. Only Estimated Prophet in the second set has complex chords, but even then the solo is just C/F/G. The rest of the tunes are pretty basic.) Definitely in my top GD experiences out of 150+ shows!
Branford Marsalis became a 6th member of the Dead based on his great performance on 3 29 90. He performed with the Dead and before them with his own band) at many venues across the U.S. He brought a sound, the band which had other saxists with them before, loved.
Musicians on stage 7....
• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir guitar, vocals
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
• Phil Lesh bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Mickey Hart - drums
Additional musician
• Branford Marsalis - tenor and soprano saxophones on "Eyes of the
I've heard little or no music from this band and i did not realize they were so musical...soprano sax is tops..
Jazz great Branford Marsalis sitting in with no rehearsal. Of the great New Orleans Marsalis Jazz family, brother of Wynton Marsalis.
Dead would typically play three days/nights consecutively at a given venue, and never repeat any songs for all three shows!
2 guitars, 1 bass. 2 drummers. 1 keyboards. The horn was a guest for this night but he made this version. Jerry invited him. The flute was a guitar. I never went anywhere before I was 19. By 23, I had been to 46/50 states. I had no money. My parents gave me nothing. Im not saying I did everything legal but I never sold anything that hurt anyone. I made all my own money on tour and worked everyday to get my young ass around the country to see this band.
You’re awesome Frank! Thanks for sharing!
Branford Marsaliss on Soprano 🎷🍄🌁🌁🌁🍄
So beautiful! One of my many favorites from the Grateful Dead. I could listen to this all day.
Long Island New York run 1990. The memories last forever.
Fun to see Jerry playing MIDI throw you for a loop!
Marvin Gaye comment was spot on - definite influence
Branford is an astounding musicians. A national treasure. Highly recommend his album, Trio Jeepy, from way back in 1989. [(7 musicians on the album, Without a Net) 2 drummers!]
There are two drummers and Mickey Hart plays hand drums at times so good ear!
I'm sure he has, at some point.@@AugustWest888
R.I.P. Jerry
I was at EVERY VENUE on that 2 album set ( Without a Net ). To put it mildly, simply beautiful music, GREAT TIMES!!!
Glad you enjoyed it as much as it appeared you did. Welcome to the family...😊
Thanks Rick!
The whole album is the best live compilation in my opinion. I’ve listened to this one more than any other album.
Probably one of my favorite songs of all time. Jerry is magical in this one. Nice reaction too...
Thanks so much for watching!
seven instruments. Guitar (Jerry), sax (Banford Marsalis), thyth guitar (Bob Weir), bass (Phil Lesh), drums (Mickey Hart and Bill Kreurzmann) and keys (Brent Mydland)
They make studio albums for a reason ! That’s what they are going for !
Hey, you get it! Thanks. And, Branford Marsalis is my fave of that family.
the two drummers have like a hundred different percussion instruments surrounding them
And I’m pretty sure this was the first time that the saxophone player Branford Marsalis had ever played with the Grateful Dead. He certainly didn’t know the songs meaning that he hadn’t rehearse them or listen to them as far as I know. He may have listened to the Grateful Dead, but as far as I know, he wasn’t a deadhead or someone that put their music on all the time.
Thanx! Gorgeous eyes! What an amazing song!
“Reminds me of ‘Mercy, Mercy Me’ by Marvin Gaye”
I never thought of that before but this performance definitely has those vibes.
Phil Lesh introduced his fellow musicians to Branford. Branford never played any Dead tunes before. He was only expected to perform one song, going off the vibes of Jerry and Brent. He took it to new heights and went on to play most of that second set. And Billy and Mickey played many different percussive types in their songs. They could easily have over 100 instruments, between the two of them, playing jazz, blues, rock, world music, etc. They tore it up with their drums.
Great choice. This from 3/29/90 and you've got Branford Marsalias on saxophone... I was there.
I saw 8 shows on this tour but unfortunately was not at Nassau county coliseum so I missed this. :(
I caught Landover, 2nd Hartford, 1st 2 Albany, and last 2 Nassau. Great run!!!
10:35 the flute sound is Jerry Garcia playing through a MIDI filter. 19:46
Love it. Thanks for the info!
Jerry was a really beautiful player but I wanted to throw that midi device in the river.
You just made me spit my drink through my nose. lol
@@cascadecommunitywatch5181 lol
I loved it!
Branford Marsalis is the sax player.
Always fun to watch you discover more Dead. You should consider a mini deep dive on this song, and listen to the studio version - and then one from ‘73/‘74. Some of the signature sounds from then, more prominent bass, only one drummer, cleaner mix, and intensely jazzy and with a portion of the song they dropped after 74.
Jerry Garcia used an electric filter that let him play the guitar but make sound like flutes, horns, strings, woodwinds, etc it was on the stage floor and he would select the filter with the tap of foot
Jerry’s jazzier leads always made me think of a horn player, a Coltrane or Miles on guitar and here he’s using mid effects and actually playing horns
That’s actually Branford Marsalis playing sax not Jerry. He didn’t use the mid until early 90s
I went that night - of the 200+ times I saw the Dead with Jerry; this show is in my top 5 for sure - an incredible night. I saw many musicians over the years sit in with the Dead, but no one ever came close to fitting in as seamlessly as Branford - here's the video of this performance ua-cam.com/video/TO4YV185orE/v-deo.html
Every show was different - some magical some not. When they were on - it was incredible. But the scene was always cool. Been to 100s of shows 71-81. Colleges, theaters, halls, bars - most before stadiums - it was relatively cheap - pile 6 into an old car, crash at someones friends room, apt or dorm- ticket prices were like $7 - if that. Those were the days.
Thanks for sharing! We could only wish!
09/10/91 MSG the best ever!!!! W/ Bradford and Hornsby
I saw 4 Shows in 1990 unfortunately this was not one of them. I was blessed to see over 100 more until Jerry died in 1995. NFA
When you asked what instrument that is, it's Jerry's guitar effects
Two drummers going here - Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.
Super pick you guys.😎
If you want the best version of this it's louvile 74.
At 18:40 y'all started getting fuzzy, especially when talking about "substances", and then you snapped back into focus, not sure if it was intentional, but it was funny. The Dead this night Jerry-Guitar and Vocals, Bob-Rhythm Guitar and Vocals, Phil-Bass and Vocals, Brent-Keyboards and Vocals, Bill-Drums, Mickey-Percussion and Branford Marsalis-Saxophone.
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Emaj7 to Bm in the first jam. Emaj 7 to Bm to A in the second.
Wharf Rat 71 you're welcome
the whole rif is from pascals quote the heart has its reasons that reason cannot understand
Midi guitar synth
Not nylon strings, super light and ran through quickly
Good to know! Thanks Chico!
My least favorite.. and I was at those shows.. cool tho🌺
Was thinking, wow, this Grateful Dead song is, by some miracle, actually kind of good. Then, I realized that they had Branford Marsalis - an actual, good musician playing sax. So, that explains it.
This is not the flex you think it is. It's only showing your ignorance.
@@edm781 No, not trying to flex. They're really that bad. I mean, some stuff is kind of OK but go ahead and try and stomach something like Aoxomoxoa. It's objectively, unlistenable garbage.
@@MarkAtkinson1968 Sure, take one of their early and most psychedelic albums and judge them purely on that, instead of their live shows through the years... makes complete sense...
Think you need substances inside you to listen to this. Dumbed down, greatly impaired senses maybe make it sound better. Yet another over rated American band. For those with fully functioning senses, this is about 15 minutes too long. Musically lame and goes nowhere.
Yeah, well, that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.
@@daveseidnergd haha, brilliant brain deadhead supporter reply. Love your humour....hope it is humour 🙂
@@paulfenwick8767 ua-cam.com/video/pWdd6_ZxX8c/v-deo.htmlsi=KJ50dfZ3_xMorZvR
Out of curiosity, when you listen to three minute cookie-cutter songs that are studio enhanced "perfection", where do those songs go and where do they take you?
Who or what are your favorite bands, and songs? Just curious where YOU are coming from Paul.
Branford Marsalis was the sax player