A Bill Kreutzmann quote from Wikipedia: "Jerry brought "Row Jimmy" into us one day, and it was really difficult to get a grip on it at first. It has a slow tempo, which makes it seem like it would be easy, but it calls for a slight reggae groove layered over a ballad. Rhythmically, the lengths aren't traditional. They're not just twos and fours. It's deceiving. Basically, you have to play the song in half-time with a double-time bounce on top. It's trickier than it sounds. But once I locked into it, "Row Jimmy" became one of the best songs in our repertoire."
May 77 is great but May 78 is so much better. That year was great for them. Egypt? Read about how Phil Lesh placed his speakers in the giant pyramid. Only 50,000 were at that show. Imagine taking LSD in the desert tripping your balls off
In an interview with Jerry, this is what he had to say about Row Jimmy...“I really loved ‘Row Jimmy Row’. That was one of my favourite songs of ones that I’ve written. I loved it. Nobody else really liked it very much-we always did it-but nobody liked it very much, at least in the same way I did.”
My favourite quote! but it's a Jerry one "You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones that do what you do."
there are a couple sayings David Crosby referred to the dead as the Worlds greatest Garage band. and the best one... what did the dead head say when the acid wore off..... "this music sucks"
@@peterdenis8098 My friends and I would also call them the highest price ticked for a cover band since they do a lot of cover songs with their own take on them
I have loved The Dead since I was 4 and my parents took me to a show in Golden Gate Park in 1969. My mom was a fan and she passed a couple of years ago. I heard ripple this morning and cried like a baby. Made me feel a lot better in the long run.
I was 12 years old when my mother died from cancer. I just couldn't find any words, i wouldn't engage with anybody. One of her friends gave me Europe 72( my opinion greatest album ever by any band, any genre) and the first song I heard was brown eyed women. I have no idea why it grabbed me but it found me. I found comfort in the melody and lyrics. I appreciate your enthusiasm and support of the greatest band ever. She passed away in 92. My Aunt Tammy took me to see them live. I'm still here jamming
When Jerry started playing slide and you asked yourself if it might be Bobby I knew I was going to get to watch Jerry steal your face right off your HEAD! Priceless Dude, it was an honor to be a part of it. When I saw you were doing Row Jimmy from Cornell 77 something told me this is going to be special
Jerry Garcia, when asked his favorite song of his: "I can't. 'Cause often, the ones that get me don't get anybody but me (laughs),” but which song was his most loved? “I really loved 'Row Jimmy Row'."
Spring 87’, second half of my freshman year I bought my first Dead “album”. Greatest hits. A friend of mine in the know was like “Dude let me give you something real”. Passes me Cornell 77 tape. Journey begins.....
@alaskakyle I got that one in due time. But what set Cornell 77' (and I later learned other shows from that tour) was the extremely high quality of the recording. Many other bootleg tapes I got a hold of sounded pretty crappy. There is a great book for sale on Amazon by Peter Conners that delves in deeply about that show and tour.
"you can listen to this every day for 50 years and keep hearing something new." true statement. hard to believe it's been 50 years but it has. play on Michael.
You can thank Betty Cantor for the good sound on this recording. The "Betty Boards" are the best. This was one of Jerry's favorite tunes. Nice to see your appreciation of this song, and the best American rock and roll band ever.
I know every note of the Dozin Jimmy. Even when that chick screams "woo-woo" right on beat! Lol. Great version. May have been there. Saw 5 shows there. Great venue.
Man Jerry's voice just heals the soul, it's like a big hug and man, I just can't put my finger on it. I MISS it and with the "Jam" scene filled with bands full of goofy lyrics.. I miss the dead! You touched on this a few videos back about Hunter but they had songs that made you cry, smile and just took you places.
That's what turns me off about a lot of jam bands. But the dead were drawing from blues, country, folk, jazz, reggea, etc. and took songwriting seriously with timeless lyricism. They're improvisations are more of a group mind jazz approach rather than purely groove based.
When Phish was at their best they weren’t lyrically focused. Which for a lot of us was perfect because we are\were sick of shallow formulaic love songs. Hairy hood is one of the prettiest songs I ve ever heard and it’s about a billboard, which is totally fine for me. Robert Hunter is one of the best Lyricists ever IMO but his lyrics are just pretty poems or VERY simple folk songs without Jerry’s music. Music is the most important part and Both Grateful Dead and Phish are incredible at music. Also it’s not 1995 there are tons of “Jam “bands with “serious” lyrics, it honestly ridiculous to say that.
@@floatingcoffin man I don't know.. Pigeons Playing Ping-pong take the damn cake. Sure they are talented but the lyrics kill it. With GOOD song writing they would be amazing. Check out Goose. They are good and from what I seen the songs are not goofy.
Re: feel rather than counting, I believe Billy Kreutzman himself speaks on film about him not knowing how to count, but that he can carry a feel on the drums like nobody’s business
You're absolutely right, I think he said "It's not about keeping time, it's about keeping feel". I think the best examples of Bill "keeping feel" are the deep jam segments of any 72-74 Dark Star/The other one/Playing in the band, where every notion of keeping a time signature is abandoned. It always amazes me how every band member had such a unique approach to their instrument!
@@emilostblom5542 There is only 1 Billy. I am drummer of 37 years and in my early days of listening to the Dead, my ear heard Mickey most but over the years, and ongoing appreciation for how unique Billy is. He can "lose the 1" better than anyone out there IMO (but............ the 1 IS still there! :) )
@@magicdaveable I saw NRPS maybe five years or so ago, and the guy playing steel pedal then was really good. That's not an instrument I know much about, and it was highly unusual for me to appreciate someone's playing on that instrument.
Jerry also did on Paul Pena's "New Train" and "Venutian Lady" from the album New Train. If you haven't heard Paul Pena before you're in for a treat. He wrote/released the song Jet Airliner that Steve Miller Band later made famous. ua-cam.com/video/kGx3UotBPjA/v-deo.html
This Row Jimmy is unbelievable. I listen to it almost every morning before work and it made my first morning off in a while even better to see this underrated song get a detailed look. So glad you're doing the whole show
Mate, my dad is a 75 yr old dead head. He listens to them 24/7. I've played guitar all my life and never had the ambition to learn their songs, but you've opened my eyes in 10 minutes. Learning Row Jimmy to play dad over xmas, he will loose his shit!! 👍
Unreal imagery by hunter. The guy is just an out of this world poet. That is one of my favorite lines too, it shows the pure desperation of these people. They’re about to lose everything they own and are watching the whole town fall apart. All you can do is ROW, so get out and row! This has become my favorite dead song in these times.
@@scott1775 So true! that other worldly magic of Hunter. The downtrodden sweet sadness of Jerry's voice. I still get hit with chills when he drops the lyric down "..by his tail..." You know you're in for a ride of a tale of people who fallen on hard times and all they can do is watch the town fall apart, but there is hope, to go on, though you ain't got half of what you thought you had, all you can do is get out and row. Keep going.
I never thought about it but the music found me in 77. I was 15 n my favorite band went down in a plane crash, a month b4 I was going to see them live. My older brother turned me on to the Dead earlier in the year. So I started listening more and more. By spring of 78 I saw the Dead 3x and been hooked ever since
So good! Epic show. Jerry was such a soulful singer. Even in the end when his voice was shot from cigarettes and his lungs were destroyed by emphysema, he still sang with so much soul. He made you feel the characters in the song.
Brother....for just discovering the GD you SO get it. You really do man. It’s really beautiful to witness. You have a fantastic genius about you in your perceptiveness and understanding of music And you are so right...they are the only ones who do what they do. And sure Dead and Company is good and fun for a lot of people, but bro....stack it next to some GD in their prime and dude....no contest. Not even close. Mayer is not even in the same galaxy as Garcia as far as delivery of Hunters lyrics and the soul and creativity in his guitar playing. Not even close. This Row Jimmy is the perfect example. Bravo man! Well done
Do we have to compare Garcia to Mayer every time there is a dead related video. They both do what they do amazingly well. Garcia was a god on guitar but Mayer is certainly up there on certain nights. They both excel at things the other doesnt. Ill take a Mayer Althea every day of the week. And Mayer has elevated the bands popularity to a new level and is gonna push the legacy on for the next 25 years.
kevin Borchers hey Kevin! I’m glad to hear you enjoy that music. But as someone who came to the GD with Garcia alive, as long as people are saying what you just said and not differentiating that Dead and Co is a completely different band than the GD and referring to Mayer and Garcia in the same breath and the same use of the word ‘god’ - my conscience demands that I speak up for Garcia and the late great band that was the GD. Dude Meyer at his best is a pale pale shadow of what Garcia was capable of while nodding out. Trust me. But stoked your out there enjoying the song catalog and having a scene to be a part of. I really am .
EBITDA READtheBOOK I have to agree. Never could get into Phish back when I was doing a lot of GD and later Phil tour. But dude, Treys my shit in the last ten years. He makes me ridiculously happy and I couldn’t be prouder of him and how much he’s grown musically and as a person. But yeah word, him and Jerry are in a class of their own.
I grew up listening to the dead without knowing it. I always wondered what artists played those songs in my head that i loved so much. Turns out it was jerry man he was calling me. I fell in love instantly and for the last four years i have become seriously obsessed with garcia and all his works. Im now 29 its never too late.
@ 6:30 you mention where Bob and Phil are in the mix. This show is a "Betty Board." Betty Cantor-Jackson did the live mix for the Dead in this era. There are some great articles online about her history with the Grateful Dead.
Been playing this for 15 years on guitar and keys still learning still discovering little nuggets in the groove still having the same feeling of wonderment still fascinated by the multiple pockets, chord changes and space between.
When you're tallking about not counting, and it's about the feeling, it reminded me of that interview Bill Kreutzmann did on the "Long Strange Trip" documentary. He literally says he was always bad at keeping time, but was excellent at keeping the feeling, so he never kept the time. That statement sums up a lot for me regarding the Grateful Dead.
The music found me in 1995 at the Pyramid in Memphis, TN. I was 15 and had the great opportunity to see the good 'ole Grateful Dead! It changed my life forever...
Totally agree! I found the Dead when I was 48 yrs old, so about 7 years ago.I have said it's like my fathers country music on acid. Love their stuff. Love this channel, keep up the good work!
I don't even play the guitar (fiddle player) but watching you discover and dive into the Dead (which I've only done in the last few years myself) has given me a new appreciation of the complexity and musicality of these songs. It's easy to just take a surface level reading and groove it out but when you dive deep, like you said, this could be a 16-hour lesson on one song there's so much going on under the hood. Making quarantine a hell of a lot more bearable. I'd love to hear you tackle one of the 'cowboy songs.' The chromatic runs on El Paso make my brain feel like jello.
THANK YOU MICHAEL!!! If this "full show" venture turns you on, next you've GOT to dive into ONE FROM THE VAULT! That's the one that got me a seat firmly planted on this bus!!
Cornell '77 is the album that finally got me into the dead. I had avoided them for years but this one caught up to me and I couldn't ignore them anymore.
It’s never to late to get on the bus. I got on at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota in October, 1971. A historic show. Several debut performances and Kieth’s first show.
It is so good to hear someone unpack the music I have loved for 50 years. I guess someone has already told you, but he played slide a lot around the mid 1970s. Hear The New RIders of the Purple Sage first album. A fairly pedestrian band lifted into the stratosphere by his playing. You explain the edge he lived on and probably why he died. Lovely stuff.
I gotta say your emotion and enthusiasm for Jerry and the Dead bring tears to my eyes. Most of my life people have given me flack for loving their music. The description of your inability to know where Jerry is going to go really helps gel why I love this music so much. The depths of sound, rhythm and harmony between the band is so sweet when they are on. Add some incredible Robert Hunter lyrics and presto. I like how you are going to break down the entire Cornell show. Another epic show to break down would be from 7-19-89 on you tube known as “down hill from here” The sound quality, the mix and the song selection are top notch. Thanks again for your channel and can’t wait to hear more Cornell
Agreed with Downhill From Here-masterpiece in such a different way. PLUS, there is Video. My favorite shows are when the boys come off the rails and get back on (79-83). The above 2 are the pristine soundboards-they were so far ahead in sound technology.....
‘89 Alpine mud pit, my first shows. Incredible, along with the ‘90 shows. Imagine my chagrin when the video came out and they named it “downhill from here.”
I just love how much this dude took to the dead at 36. It's the most fun thing to watch. He says "everyone has a story about how the music found them", but robert hunter has this to say in response: "once in a while you can get shown the light - in the strangest of places if you look at it right..."
Listening to this version of Row Jimmy sitting under the stars at Kalalau Beach, Kauai is one of my most cherished memories. Thank you Michael for picking this one!
Thanks, Michael. I discovered The Dead in high school from my girlfriend at the time. Man, did I love that girl, which made me love The Dead still 25+ yrs later. Nothing but fond memories and great music that touches my heart deeply to this day.
Remember that 76' & 77' he played the Travis Bean TB500 aluminum neck solid wood body. Also Jerry played Steel Pedal guitar. He played pedal on one of CSN big hits...played pedal with New Riders of the Purple Sage for a little.. Thank You for doing this stuff!!!!!👍🙏
I've come to realize part of the reason I love Jerry's solos so much is because it does have the feeling of on the edge. Like when a toddler runs with their head forward and you're just expecting them to fall on their face but it never happens. Best evidence of the seat of the pants thing is the solo on the album version of Crazy Fingers. You can her him slide in and out of bum notes cause he's just playing by feel.
Nice. I discovered the Deads music at age 16 but I became obsessed at age 35 when I finally discovered their live shows. The story begins when I was 10 and my dead head neighbor was grieving Jerry's death. I learned about dead heads years before I ever heard their music.
You have brought people to you just by being a dam decent guy. I'm not even a player. You describe what happens in such an accessible way and so openly. Respect. 🙏
I was there. Beautiful sunny weekend, hiking in the gorges of Ithaca. Mother's Day 1977 concert. Drove from Chicago. All my college friends showed up from around the country (Cornell Class '73). and my brother. Didn't know any of them were going there (pre-email and cell phones). Barton Hall only held a few thousand. Amazing time capped by that Dew! And as we left, it sure was snowing. I drove west back to Chicago, so was out of the snow in a hour or so. My friends driving back to Boston drove in the snow all the way. They let a soundboard tape freely circulate which launched thousands of Deadheads. And then the original tape went missing. Found and reacquired by the band prior to the 40th anniversary of the show. Restored and released for the anniversary on the recording you now hearing.
This by far my favorite version Row Jimmy due to the SUPERB slide work by Jerry. As you said, it's the wildest and most perfectly improvised soloing Jerry does. The slide work is so extremely tasteful and gentle in a way. Thank you for pointing out how unique this is by taking this apart. Really interesting!
Hey Michael, Jerry was a great slide player. Taught himself how to play Pedal Steel. You can hear a lot of those influences in his regular slide work... Cant wait to you get to Scarlet Fire.....
@@nicolasalk Posted this above but just to add one, Jerry also played steel on Paul Pena's "New Train" and "Venutian Lady" from the album New Train. If you haven't heard Paul Pena before you're in for a treat. He wrote/released the song Jet Airliner that Steve Miller Band later made famous. ua-cam.com/video/kGx3UotBPjA/v-deo.html
This is the brilliance of the Dead. To someone "unlearned" never could a band sound so lost yey know exactly where they were. Jerrys Brilliance was his "noodling" would build to the most unbelieveable peaks. Crescendos building and cascading at the same time. And he knew exactly where he was going. And Michael, youve discovered Bobby and Phils brilliance. Bobby, the master chordsman with the most intricately simple rhythms and Phil the most studied of all of them. And dont count out the drums. Mickey and Bill doing 2 "completely different things yet completely in sync with all those things perceived as "out of sync". It was always an adventure seeing them live. You never knew where you were going. You were just along for a beautiful peaceful ride.
This is my all time favorite dead song. I’m a jimmy but that’s not really why I love it. It’s because it’s like a Reggie song in slow motion and fun to play with good players.
FANTASTIC! Cornell 77 is way up the list, for sure! I'm looking very much forward to this series! The reason the sound is so good is because this is a "Betty Board" recording coming straight from the board at the show, as mixed by Betty Cantor-Jackson. I'm pretty sure The Dead have finally gotten control of all of the known Betty Boards. Heads, correct me if I'm wrong on that point. So much of what you hear out there is taper stuff, and while still great, and all we have of some shows, Betty Boards are the best I've ever heard! Betty put Bobby and Phil high in the mix, and it makes for fine stuff! I've been on the bus since 69, but the main thing is you found the bus, and there's always room! Such timeless music! I love a good, slow rolling, Row Jimmy! You're going to really enjoy Cornell 77! While not on Cornell, I think you would really have a ball with a rousing "The Eleven" live, this one from Fillmore West in 69! Talk about being out there on the ledge! This beauty is a tightwire walk from start to finish! Just a nice easy 11/8 time signature......no problem! Phil is an absolute BEAST on this version and Jerry just leaves you shaking your head....... ua-cam.com/video/36oYArpSkms/v-deo.html
While you're amazed with the instrument aspect of this song, Row Jimmy on so many nights was sung by Jerry with true passion. He certainly had a special affinity for this number for whatever reason.
Sorry to double post but when was the last time you saw 600ish likes and almost 400 comments? You are starting a revolution. It’s not enough to like your video, people want to contribute and discuss after/ during and be a part of your videos. Thanks again.
Hey Michael, check out the Row Jimmy from May 28th 77, Hartford....it think you'll love it. Jerry doesn't play slide, just straight picks it. He builds the solo to this fantastic run of arpeggios that's just epic.
This song slowly became a top fave of all their live gems. The performance on Dicks Picks Vol. 12 ( 6/26/74 Providence Civic Arena) is just so god damn sweet. Jerry shines that one.
Just wanted to thank y ou again, have listened to this at least 3x now as well as others you have done on the Dead, The way you break down the music and dive deep into music I have been listening to for over 30 years and it literally gives me a deeper appreciation for it,
Michael! There's not a lot to smile about these days, but watching the way you enjoy this band is priceless for an old head. By the way, and keep this in mind; Jerry was truly a PT Barnum for the ages. You never...ever knew if he was going to make it...and it gives a heart such joy when he does! He held you in the palm of his hand when he wanted to...what other musician would you take that ride with?
Well done. It is hard to explain this band. They are “a band beyond description”. Your pleasure as you try to explain it, is what we all feel when listening. I mean really listening. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, you managed to rekindle my enjoyment of this tune after years of mostly skipping it. This version is great. I appreciate your appreciation of Donna. Yes, she was pitchy and skrieky at times. But when she was on and the band was on, she was a key element to some of the SEMINAL versions of their best tunes. It is such a hackneyed, meatheaded blowhard cliche to constantly bitch about her. Keith was my favorite dead keyboard player. So subtle, such touch, such harmonies, such a generous musician. Blended with Jerry so beautifully. This is not the greatest dead show ever, but it is truly fucking great.
Love your Hendrix-tinged pre-video work. And your pre-song comments echo Bill Graham's classic line: "They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do."
At 29:10 to 29:40 and from 28:30 also, I’ve been saying this about Jerry to no one who understands it for years. So well said. He was so good at playing specific to the chord changes of the song while weaving his phrases and melodies around and only giving your ears what they expect half the time, but always giving them what you didn’t know they really wanted in the end.
That's why I rep Darkstar orchestra so much...they bring this kinda grateful dead texture to life live in your face for those of us who missed it the first go around ...great video man...anxious to see more ❤
Peggy-O from 5/5/77-New Haven Help On The Way>Slipknot>Franklins Tower; Ship Of Fools and Comes A Time from 5/9/77-Buffalo So glad to hear you're doing the whole Cornell 5/8/77 Thanks a lot, keep them coming!
A Bill Kreutzmann quote from Wikipedia:
"Jerry brought "Row Jimmy" into us one day, and it was really difficult to get a grip on it at first. It has a slow tempo, which makes it seem like it would be easy, but it calls for a slight reggae groove layered over a ballad. Rhythmically, the lengths aren't traditional. They're not just twos and fours. It's deceiving. Basically, you have to play the song in half-time with a double-time bounce on top. It's trickier than it sounds. But once I locked into it, "Row Jimmy" became one of the best songs in our repertoire."
great book! well worth the read, imo.
Turtle Lee hey friend, is this quote from Deal? Bill’s book I mean.
@@Weedbandit12 Yes Sir!
I've never been able to pull this off on my acoustic. This sort of explains why...tempo not being my strongest area!
So damn true.
It's All CORNELL 77' for the rest of May! I'll be uploading a new Cornell video every few days or so, in no particular order :)
I love this version. But the Pembroke Pines show May 78 is one of the best in my opinion. It's so, so good
May 77 is great but May 78 is so much better. That year was great for them. Egypt? Read about how Phil Lesh placed his speakers in the giant pyramid. Only 50,000 were at that show. Imagine taking LSD in the desert tripping your balls off
Love this!! Cornell 77 is the best
Hell yea. I’m pumped
@@dmholmes1 That sounds awful, just hot and sand, no thank you. I need trees and grass when tripping.
Love how Michael was talking about how you don't know if Jerry is gonna make it. Then listening to the lyrics "Gonna get there? I don't know"
In an interview with Jerry, this is what he had to say about Row Jimmy...“I really loved ‘Row Jimmy Row’. That was one of my favourite songs of ones that I’ve written. I loved it. Nobody else really liked it very much-we always did it-but nobody liked it very much, at least in the same way I did.”
When you said "maybe we should do all" I smiled so hard.
I smiled, when I first read, 'Row Jimmy'. 😎
It made me subscribe.
back in the day there was a saying about Grateful Dead: "They're not the best at what they do. They're the only ones who do what they do"
Bill Graham is the author of that quote
My favourite quote! but it's a Jerry one "You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones that do what you do."
there are a couple sayings David Crosby referred to the dead as the Worlds greatest Garage band. and the best one... what did the dead head say when the acid wore off..... "this music sucks"
@@peterdenis8098 My friends and I would also call them the highest price ticked for a cover band since they do a lot of cover songs with their own take on them
Allan Pohlman calling the dead a cover band is really the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard
The Holy Grail it is...Everyone in the band is on fire which meant that every song is exactly what it should be! Just unreal.
I have loved The Dead since I was 4 and my parents took me to a show in Golden Gate Park in 1969. My mom was a fan and she passed a couple of years ago. I heard ripple this morning and cried like a baby. Made me feel a lot better in the long run.
6:33 "the sound is incredible" you can thank Betty Cantor Jackson for that, who recorded almost all of this tour, her soundboards are legendary
Betty boards ! Great story behind the tapes. Sad also
@@hooper4581 sad because some tapes were ruined in storage?
Was this on the wall of sound?
@@funkdoktor9099 No, Wall of Sound was only there in '74
I was 12 years old when my mother died from cancer. I just couldn't find any words, i wouldn't engage with anybody. One of her friends gave me Europe 72( my opinion greatest album ever by any band, any genre) and the first song I heard was brown eyed women. I have no idea why it grabbed me but it found me. I found comfort in the melody and lyrics. I appreciate your enthusiasm and support of the greatest band ever. She passed away in 92. My Aunt Tammy took me to see them live. I'm still here jamming
So nice to see a young fella understanding and enjoying the nuances of Jerry Bob and Phil on this masterpiece.
When Jerry started playing slide and you asked yourself if it might be Bobby I knew I was going to get to watch Jerry steal your face right off your HEAD! Priceless Dude, it was an honor to be a part of it. When I saw you were doing Row Jimmy from Cornell 77 something told me this is going to be special
I discovered The Dead at 25, I'm now 26. We all discover them at a different point in our lives and what the music means to us then.
Jerry Garcia, when asked his favorite song of his: "I can't. 'Cause often, the ones that get me don't get anybody but me (laughs),” but which song was his most loved? “I really loved 'Row Jimmy Row'."
I heard Wharf Rat was his favorite..
@@VixCrush They're both gems. I'm certain Jerry loved both.
Best news of the day: Cornell 77 for the rest of the month!
thank you for all of your indulgences into the dead. Robert hunter's writing and jerry's melodies will live forever!
Can't wait for the Scarlet/Fire and that MONSTER Dew!
the morning dew cornell is one of the best versions period
Alligator! Doo de doodee do da dee dah doo. Cazooooo. Akrighr now she said all you need all yoy gots to have
Spring 87’, second half of my freshman year I bought my first Dead “album”. Greatest hits. A friend of mine in the know was like “Dude let me give you something real”. Passes me Cornell 77 tape. Journey begins.....
@alaskakyle I got that one in due time. But what set Cornell 77' (and I later learned other shows from that tour) was the extremely high quality of the recording. Many other bootleg tapes I got a hold of sounded pretty crappy. There is a great book for sale on Amazon by Peter Conners that delves in deeply about that show and tour.
"you can listen to this every day for 50 years and keep hearing something new." true statement. hard to believe it's been 50 years but it has. play on Michael.
Cornell 77 They love each other has one of the best Jerry solos ever!
You can thank Betty Cantor for the good sound on this recording. The "Betty Boards" are the best.
This was one of Jerry's favorite tunes. Nice to see your appreciation of this song, and the best American rock and roll band ever.
Dancing in the streets! Jerry firing laser beams from outer space
This song has kept me company thru all sorts of times since I was a teenager. Dozin at the Knick version was my favorite growing up.
ktw54321 I love this song and I realized it listening to dozin at the Knick repeatedly way back.
Yep
I know every note of the Dozin Jimmy. Even when that chick screams "woo-woo" right on beat! Lol. Great version. May have been there. Saw 5 shows there. Great venue.
Goosebumps every time Jerry’s slide kicks in, the extended solo is too beautiful for words
Man Jerry's voice just heals the soul, it's like a big hug and man, I just can't put my finger on it. I MISS it and with the "Jam" scene filled with bands full of goofy lyrics.. I miss the dead! You touched on this a few videos back about Hunter but they had songs that made you cry, smile and just took you places.
Phish got the most goofy lyrics of all time
That's what turns me off about a lot of jam bands. But the dead were drawing from blues, country, folk, jazz, reggea, etc. and took songwriting seriously with timeless lyricism. They're improvisations are more of a group mind jazz approach rather than purely groove based.
When Phish was at their best they weren’t lyrically focused. Which for a lot of us was perfect because we are\were sick of shallow formulaic love songs. Hairy hood is one of the prettiest songs I ve ever heard and it’s about a billboard, which is totally fine for me. Robert Hunter is one of the best Lyricists ever IMO but his lyrics are just pretty poems or VERY simple folk songs without Jerry’s music. Music is the most important part and Both Grateful Dead and Phish are incredible at music. Also it’s not 1995 there are tons of “Jam “bands with “serious” lyrics, it honestly ridiculous to say that.
@@floatingcoffin man I don't know.. Pigeons Playing Ping-pong take the damn cake. Sure they are talented but the lyrics kill it. With GOOD song writing they would be amazing.
Check out Goose. They are good and from what I seen the songs are not goofy.
@@justinofhudson Well I'm interested.. tell me the bands that have good lyrics.
Michael, I have listened to the Dead for about 40 years and you are getting me to finally hear the intricacies in their music. Thank You!
Re: feel rather than counting, I believe Billy Kreutzman himself speaks on film about him not knowing how to count, but that he can carry a feel on the drums like nobody’s business
You're absolutely right, I think he said "It's not about keeping time, it's about keeping feel". I think the best examples of Bill "keeping feel" are the deep jam segments of any 72-74 Dark Star/The other one/Playing in the band, where every notion of keeping a time signature is abandoned. It always amazes me how every band member had such a unique approach to their instrument!
@@emilostblom5542 There is only 1 Billy. I am drummer of 37 years and in my early days of listening to the Dead, my ear heard Mickey most but over the years, and ongoing appreciation for how unique Billy is. He can "lose the 1" better than anyone out there IMO (but............ the 1 IS still there! :) )
I can’t play a lick and neither can my buddies, and we love your videos
I’m a guitar player but most of my jamband buddies are not and they love them too
Me too
Jerry Garcia played pedal steel on CSNY’s “Teach Your Children"
And in exchange, CSNY gave the Dead vocal harmony lessons so they could improve their vocals before Workingman's. Love that little collaboration
Everytime I hear I think to myself"damn Jerry was a good pedal steel player"
He also played pedal steel with NRPS.
@@magicdaveable I saw NRPS maybe five years or so ago, and the guy playing steel pedal then was really good. That's not an instrument I know much about, and it was highly unusual for me to appreciate someone's playing on that instrument.
Jerry also did on Paul Pena's "New Train" and "Venutian Lady" from the album New Train. If you haven't heard Paul Pena before you're in for a treat. He wrote/released the song Jet Airliner that Steve Miller Band later made famous. ua-cam.com/video/kGx3UotBPjA/v-deo.html
This Row Jimmy is unbelievable. I listen to it almost every morning before work and it made my first morning off in a while even better to see this underrated song get a detailed look. So glad you're doing the whole show
Mate, my dad is a 75 yr old dead head. He listens to them 24/7. I've played guitar all my life and never had the ambition to learn their songs, but you've opened my eyes in 10 minutes.
Learning Row Jimmy to play dad over xmas, he will loose his shit!! 👍
The levee doin' the do pas o. Gives me chills every time I hear this line.
Unreal imagery by hunter. The guy is just an out of this world poet. That is one of my favorite lines too, it shows the pure desperation of these people. They’re about to lose everything they own and are watching the whole town fall apart. All you can do is ROW, so get out and row! This has become my favorite dead song in these times.
@@scott1775 So true! that other worldly magic of Hunter. The downtrodden sweet sadness of Jerry's voice. I still get hit with chills when he drops the lyric down "..by his tail..." You know you're in for a ride of a tale of people who fallen on hard times and all they can do is watch the town fall apart, but there is hope, to go on, though you ain't got half of what you thought you had, all you can do is get out and row. Keep going.
I never thought about it but the music found me in 77. I was 15 n my favorite band went down in a plane crash, a month b4 I was going to see them live.
My older brother turned me on to the Dead earlier in the year. So I started listening more and more. By spring of 78 I saw the Dead 3x and been hooked ever since
So good! Epic show. Jerry was such a soulful singer. Even in the end when his voice was shot from cigarettes and his lungs were destroyed by emphysema, he still sang with so much soul. He made you feel the characters in the song.
Very true. His musicianship (voice and guitar) while close to death is remarkable.
Brother....for just discovering the GD you SO get it. You really do man. It’s really beautiful to witness. You have a fantastic genius about you in your perceptiveness and understanding of music
And you are so right...they are the only ones who do what they do. And sure Dead and Company is good and fun for a lot of people, but bro....stack it next to some GD in their prime and dude....no contest. Not even close. Mayer is not even in the same galaxy as Garcia as far as delivery of Hunters lyrics and the soul and creativity in his guitar playing. Not even close. This Row Jimmy is the perfect example.
Bravo man! Well done
amen
Do we have to compare Garcia to Mayer every time there is a dead related video. They both do what they do amazingly well. Garcia was a god on guitar but Mayer is certainly up there on certain nights. They both excel at things the other doesnt. Ill take a Mayer Althea every day of the week. And Mayer has elevated the bands popularity to a new level and is gonna push the legacy on for the next 25 years.
kevin Borchers hey Kevin! I’m glad to hear you enjoy that music. But as someone who came to the GD with Garcia alive, as long as people are saying what you just said and not differentiating that Dead and Co is a completely different band than the GD and referring to Mayer and Garcia in the same breath and the same use of the word ‘god’ - my conscience demands that I speak up for Garcia and the late great band that was the GD. Dude Meyer at his best is a pale pale shadow of what Garcia was capable of while nodding out. Trust me.
But stoked your out there enjoying the song catalog and having a scene to be a part of. I really am .
@@novakaya Trey and Jerry are better while nodding than almost everyone else(excluding coventry..)
EBITDA READtheBOOK I have to agree. Never could get into Phish back when I was doing a lot of GD and later Phil tour. But dude, Treys my shit in the last ten years. He makes me ridiculously happy and I couldn’t be prouder of him and how much he’s grown musically and as a person.
But yeah word, him and Jerry are in a class of their own.
the sense of belonging when he sings is unrivaled - nailed it!
I grew up listening to the dead without knowing it. I always wondered what artists played those songs in my head that i loved so much. Turns out it was jerry man he was calling me. I fell in love instantly and for the last four years i have become seriously obsessed with garcia and all his works. Im now 29 its never too late.
Phil was on fire that night. I can't wait to hear Dancin' in the Streets
@ 6:30 you mention where Bob and Phil are in the mix. This show is a "Betty Board." Betty Cantor-Jackson did the live mix for the Dead in this era. There are some great articles online about her history with the Grateful Dead.
Good knowledge!
I wish I had known she wanted to sell the originals.
Great but sad story behind the Betty boards
@@hooper4581 What is it?
Been playing this for 15 years on guitar and keys still learning still discovering little nuggets in the groove still having the same feeling of wonderment still fascinated by the multiple pockets, chord changes and space between.
When you're tallking about not counting, and it's about the feeling, it reminded me of that interview Bill Kreutzmann did on the "Long Strange Trip" documentary. He literally says he was always bad at keeping time, but was excellent at keeping the feeling, so he never kept the time. That statement sums up a lot for me regarding the Grateful Dead.
The music found me in 1995 at the Pyramid in Memphis, TN. I was 15 and had the great opportunity to see the good 'ole Grateful Dead! It changed my life forever...
God Bless Betty Cantor-Jackson! What an amazing engineer. It's not right that she was treated poorly and underappreciated when she left.
Totally agree! I found the Dead when I was 48 yrs old, so about 7 years ago.I have said it's like my fathers country music on acid. Love their stuff. Love this channel, keep up the good work!
I don't even play the guitar (fiddle player) but watching you discover and dive into the Dead (which I've only done in the last few years myself) has given me a new appreciation of the complexity and musicality of these songs. It's easy to just take a surface level reading and groove it out but when you dive deep, like you said, this could be a 16-hour lesson on one song there's so much going on under the hood. Making quarantine a hell of a lot more bearable. I'd love to hear you tackle one of the 'cowboy songs.' The chromatic runs on El Paso make my brain feel like jello.
gfh110 Garcia ripping and skipping on El Paso is always a highlight
Oh man! I can't wait for you to hear the Dancin in the Streets. And the Not Fade Away. Good lawd, Jerry just slays this entire show.
I love Dancin!
Don’t forget about that Dew to end it!!!!
THANK YOU MICHAEL!!! If this "full show" venture turns you on, next you've GOT to dive into ONE FROM THE VAULT! That's the one that got me a seat firmly planted on this bus!!
Cornell '77 is the album that finally got me into the dead. I had avoided them for years but this one caught up to me and I couldn't ignore them anymore.
Iconic show!!! And is the only DEAD show in the National Archives. True, True.
It’s never to late to get on the bus. I got on at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota in October, 1971. A historic show. Several debut performances and Kieth’s first show.
It is so good to hear someone unpack the music I have loved for 50 years. I guess someone has already told you, but he played slide a lot around the mid 1970s. Hear The New RIders of the Purple Sage first album. A fairly pedestrian band lifted into the stratosphere by his playing. You explain the edge he lived on and probably why he died. Lovely stuff.
I love how you feel the GD to almost shed a tear bro! Tks for all the love you give...
This was one of Jerry's personal favorite songs. He always liked the ones that weren't hugely popular and were a bit melancholic.
I love this so much. The Hartford 77 will always be my favorite Row Jimmy version, this one being a close second
I gotta say your emotion and enthusiasm for Jerry and the Dead bring tears to my eyes. Most of my life people have given me flack for loving their music. The description of your inability to know where Jerry is going to go really helps gel why I love this music so much. The depths of sound, rhythm and harmony between the band is so sweet when they are on. Add some incredible Robert Hunter lyrics and presto. I like how you are going to break down the entire Cornell show. Another epic show to break down would be from 7-19-89 on you tube known as “down hill from here” The sound quality, the mix and the song selection are top notch. Thanks again for your channel and can’t wait to hear more Cornell
Agreed with Downhill From Here-masterpiece in such a different way. PLUS, there is Video.
My favorite shows are when the boys come off the rails and get back on (79-83). The above 2 are the pristine soundboards-they were so far ahead in sound technology.....
‘89 Alpine mud pit, my first shows. Incredible, along with the ‘90 shows. Imagine my chagrin when the video came out and they named it “downhill from here.”
Also the Scarlet fire from Cornell is amazing it's amazing the way Jerry changes the tone of his guitar in Fire on the Mountain
I just love how much this dude took to the dead at 36. It's the most fun thing to watch. He says "everyone has a story about how the music found them", but robert hunter has this to say in response: "once in a while you can get shown the light - in the strangest of places if you look at it right..."
Listening to this version of Row Jimmy sitting under the stars at Kalalau Beach, Kauai is one of my most cherished memories. Thank you Michael for picking this one!
Mista Ziggsta Kauai and it’s Kalalau are so incredible. Some serious vibez there bruddah 💀🤙❤️
Freaking love it!! Such intricate mastery throughout the band. Amazing!!! My favorite quote, "It hurts me to stop it"
Thanks, Michael. I discovered The Dead in high school from my girlfriend at the time. Man, did I love that girl, which made me love The Dead still 25+ yrs later. Nothing but fond memories and great music that touches my heart deeply to this day.
Remember that 76' & 77' he played the Travis Bean TB500 aluminum neck solid wood body. Also Jerry played Steel Pedal guitar. He played pedal on one of CSN big hits...played pedal with New Riders of the Purple Sage for a little.. Thank You for doing this stuff!!!!!👍🙏
One of the best dead tunes ever
The feel on that slide solo is out of this world. The emotion coming through made me tear up instantly. Great vid, thanks
I've come to realize part of the reason I love Jerry's solos so much is because it does have the feeling of on the edge. Like when a toddler runs with their head forward and you're just expecting them to fall on their face but it never happens. Best evidence of the seat of the pants thing is the solo on the album version of Crazy Fingers. You can her him slide in and out of bum notes cause he's just playing by feel.
Good viewpoint...ur close...almost there
Soul music from the soul for the soul - thank you, Jerry!
Nice. I discovered the Deads music at age 16 but I became obsessed at age 35 when I finally discovered their live shows. The story begins when I was 10 and my dead head neighbor was grieving Jerry's death. I learned about dead heads years before I ever heard their music.
You have brought people to you just by being a dam decent guy. I'm not even a player. You describe what happens in such an accessible way and so openly. Respect. 🙏
I was there. Beautiful sunny weekend, hiking in the gorges of Ithaca. Mother's Day 1977 concert. Drove from Chicago. All my college friends showed up from around the country (Cornell Class '73). and my brother. Didn't know any of them were going there (pre-email and cell phones). Barton Hall only held a few thousand. Amazing time capped by that Dew! And as we left, it sure was snowing. I drove west back to Chicago, so was out of the snow in a hour or so. My friends driving back to Boston drove in the snow all the way. They let a soundboard tape freely circulate which launched thousands of Deadheads. And then the original tape went missing. Found and reacquired by the band prior to the 40th anniversary of the show. Restored and released for the anniversary on the recording you now hearing.
You know, Jerry did play pedal steel. In fact I'm pretty sure it is Jerry who recorded the pedal steel part on "Teach Your Children Well" by CSN
This by far my favorite version Row Jimmy due to the SUPERB slide work by Jerry. As you said, it's the wildest and most perfectly improvised soloing Jerry does. The slide work is so extremely tasteful and gentle in a way.
Thank you for pointing out how unique this is by taking this apart. Really interesting!
Hey Michael, Jerry was a great slide player. Taught himself how to play Pedal Steel. You can hear a lot of those influences in his regular slide work... Cant wait to you get to Scarlet Fire.....
Great examples on pedal steel:
CSNY - Teach your Children
GD - Candyman (on American Beauty)
NRPS first album
@@nicolasalk Workingman's Dead is full of great Jerry steel too!
@@tommathews3964 true, Dire Wolf!
After listening to Buck (Owens)
@@nicolasalk Posted this above but just to add one, Jerry also played steel on Paul Pena's "New Train" and "Venutian Lady" from the album New Train. If you haven't heard Paul Pena before you're in for a treat. He wrote/released the song Jet Airliner that Steve Miller Band later made famous. ua-cam.com/video/kGx3UotBPjA/v-deo.html
This is the brilliance of the Dead. To someone "unlearned" never could a band sound so lost yey know exactly where they were. Jerrys Brilliance was his "noodling" would build to the most unbelieveable peaks. Crescendos building and cascading at the same time. And he knew exactly where he was going. And Michael, youve discovered Bobby and Phils brilliance. Bobby, the master chordsman with the most intricately simple rhythms and Phil the most studied of all of them. And dont count out the drums. Mickey and Bill doing 2 "completely different things yet completely in sync with all those things perceived as "out of sync". It was always an adventure seeing them live. You never knew where you were going. You were just along for a beautiful peaceful ride.
Haven't heard Row Jimmy before ... and a truly beautiful version with the slide. Woooh fantastic
Michael, your GD reaction vids are really incredible, there's a real difference than most of your other videos. There's something going on, brother.
Young man,watching this channel has been our pleasure!
Absolutely I believe we don’t find music music finds us and it does so exactly when we need it most
this is the greatest live music I CAN THINK OF...it is so AMAZING, thank you for doing this
This is my all time favorite dead song. I’m a jimmy but that’s not really why I love it. It’s because it’s like a Reggie song in slow motion and fun to play with good players.
FANTASTIC! Cornell 77 is way up the list, for sure! I'm looking very much forward to this series! The reason the sound is so good is because this is a "Betty Board" recording coming straight from the board at the show, as mixed by Betty Cantor-Jackson. I'm pretty sure The Dead have finally gotten control of all of the known Betty Boards. Heads, correct me if I'm wrong on that point. So much of what you hear out there is taper stuff, and while still great, and all we have of some shows, Betty Boards are the best I've ever heard! Betty put Bobby and Phil high in the mix, and it makes for fine stuff! I've been on the bus since 69, but the main thing is you found the bus, and there's always room! Such timeless music! I love a good, slow rolling, Row Jimmy! You're going to really enjoy Cornell 77! While not on Cornell, I think you would really have a ball with a rousing "The Eleven" live, this one from Fillmore West in 69! Talk about being out there on the ledge! This beauty is a tightwire walk from start to finish! Just a nice easy 11/8 time signature......no problem! Phil is an absolute BEAST on this version and Jerry just leaves you shaking your head....... ua-cam.com/video/36oYArpSkms/v-deo.html
THANL YOU MIKE! GD is the lifeblood of many of us following you!!!
While you're amazed with the instrument aspect of this song, Row Jimmy on so many nights was sung by Jerry with true passion. He certainly had a special affinity for this number for whatever reason.
Sorry to double post but when was the last time you saw 600ish likes and almost 400 comments? You are starting a revolution. It’s not enough to like your video, people want to contribute and discuss after/ during and be a part of your videos. Thanks again.
Hey Michael, check out the Row Jimmy from May 28th 77, Hartford....it think you'll love it. Jerry doesn't play slide, just straight picks it. He builds the solo to this fantastic run of arpeggios that's just epic.
Always love this song. Thanks so much for an awesome, interesting and heartfelt video. Great stuff all around.
This song slowly became a top fave of all their live gems. The performance on Dicks Picks Vol. 12 ( 6/26/74 Providence Civic Arena) is just so god damn sweet. Jerry shines that one.
Just wanted to thank y ou again, have listened to this at least 3x now as well as others you have done on the Dead, The way you break down the music and dive deep into music I have been listening to for over 30 years and it literally gives me a deeper appreciation for it,
Michael! There's not a lot to smile about these days, but watching the way you enjoy this band is priceless for an old head. By the way, and keep this in mind; Jerry was truly a PT Barnum for the ages. You never...ever knew if he was going to make it...and it gives a heart such joy when he does! He held you in the palm of his hand when he wanted to...what other musician would you take that ride with?
Well done. It is hard to explain this band. They are “a band beyond description”. Your pleasure as you try to explain it, is what we all feel when listening. I mean really listening. Keep up the good work.
favorite song from the friends. jerrys double solos make cry! row row row
Thanks, you managed to rekindle my enjoyment of this tune after years of mostly skipping it. This version is great.
I appreciate your appreciation of Donna. Yes, she was pitchy and skrieky at times. But when she was on and the band was on, she was a key element to some of the SEMINAL versions of their best tunes. It is such a hackneyed, meatheaded blowhard cliche to constantly bitch about her.
Keith was my favorite dead keyboard player. So subtle, such touch, such harmonies, such a generous musician. Blended with Jerry so beautifully.
This is not the greatest dead show ever, but it is truly fucking great.
Love your Hendrix-tinged pre-video work. And your pre-song comments echo Bill Graham's classic line: "They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do."
Yes!!!! Please do Jack Straw and Brown eyed woman!
God YES, probably (gun to my head) my 2 all time favorites
When they’re on they’re on! Great fun video series, bro.
Love the passion. Glad you’re on the bus!!! RIP P K B J
Buddies in college in the early 90s had bootleg Cornell 77 tape, never fully got it until years later including your work. Thank you.
At 29:10 to 29:40 and from 28:30 also, I’ve been saying this about Jerry to no one who understands it for years. So well said. He was so good at playing specific to the chord changes of the song while weaving his phrases and melodies around and only giving your ears what they expect half the time, but always giving them what you didn’t know they really wanted in the end.
That's why I rep Darkstar orchestra so much...they bring this kinda grateful dead texture to life live in your face for those of us who missed it the first go around ...great video man...anxious to see more ❤
Man, I’m commenting as I watch. I gotta story about how the Dead found me, and how Cornell ‘77 found me... amazing, man. Loving your channel.
Same bro
Peggy-O from 5/5/77-New Haven
Help On The Way>Slipknot>Franklins Tower; Ship Of Fools and Comes A Time from 5/9/77-Buffalo
So glad to hear you're doing the whole Cornell 5/8/77
Thanks a lot, keep them coming!
i’m a little late, but Row Jimmy is my all time favorite dead tune, so glad i found this video!