China Cat Sunflower / I Know You Rider - Grateful Dead | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!
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The thing I loved most about going to Dead shows was thinking, "There is no place on Earth I'd rather be than right here, right now."
Most bands play the same show every night in front of different audiences. The dead played different shows every night to the same audience.
Dance to Phil, trip to Jerry
Yep, pretty much. We'd pile in the van, head to Philadelphia, Columbia, NYC, New Haven, Buffalo, etc. See new people, see the same people. You could go to a show in any city and run into 100 people you know. Between 15 and 20 years old, went to a lot of Dead shows. Dancing Bears and hippie chicks combined with the "free love" hippie culture, a young man's dream. '81-86 was a fun time to be young for me.
As iconic promoter, Bill Graham, once stated: "They're not the best at what they do... they're the ONLY ones who do what they do".
only ones who wanted to do what they did, which was suck.
@@mikeadams2351 LMAO 😂
We’re like licorice. Some people like it, some people don’t, but people who love licorice REALLY like it A LOT. - Jerry Garcia
@@mikeadams2351 one of the most successful touring bands of all time (especially if you include offshoots), who invented the entire jam band “genre” without trying, and who still have a dedicated following nearly 30 years after their last show. I think they did a few things right.
@@mikeadams2351 not everybody gets it.
There are not many bands out there who's music transcends like the Dead; love 'em or hate 'em, their music is nothing shy of unique. Their live albums can bring me out of the worst day and make me forget about all of my everyday problems (and that's without adding the "extracurriculars" to their music!)
"It feels like a sunny day".....perfect.
"I wish I was a headlight, on a north bound train
I'd shine my light through cool Colorado rain"
These are some of my favorite song lyrics.
Reminds me of backpacking and smoking up with the Dead under the stars and moon in the wilds of Pa. Bats doing their thing, critters rustling by, shooting star if you were lucky and a light cool breeze. 🫠
They've been described as "7 people all trying to solo at the same time". One of the all-time greats.
Yeah isn't that the truth.
And they make it work like nobody else!
One of the BEST DEAD songs ever!
Yet they never step on each other's toes even though they stomp pretty hard sometimes. A 7 man solo we can call a weave, and man they were expert weavers. They weaved worlds, just like a Tibetan sand mandala, only to pull the thread and have it all unravel, take up the threads again and weave it into something new.
You hit the nail on the head. They’re not soloing, they’re jamming and playing as a group where everyone is just as important.
FINALLY! Loved the reaction. Just a heads up, GD can definitely get intense. They can peak and then push to a peakier peak and an even peakier peak and on and on. It really depends on which performance you're listening to. I think a good next step would be to check out something from 5-8-77, probably Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain (Known as Scarlet>Fire), or Morning Dew. Both from 5-8-77. Looking forward to checking out your next one.
What do you think about suggesting Truckin' from Dick's Picks Vol. 7, Alexandra Hall? First five minutes the Truckin' we all know and love (and are kinda tired of hearing) followed by five minutes of the most mind blowing instrumental ever?
worst music in the world. peak? what? insipid at best, really boring most of the time. good music for people who don't know anything about music and have no ear for good music.
@@mikeadams2351 That could easily describe the Dead haters;)
Totally agree 5/8/77 - would add the Estimated Prophet from that show
I totally agree with "Scarlet-Fire" from Cornell 77. That's a great live recording. I love the "peakier peak" comment! 😄
My son was a huge GD fan. He passed away in July this year. Our last trip together was to Nashville just a couple weeks before he passed. Saw Sierra Hull sing “Black Muddy River” by GD. The last song Jerry played live before he passed. You would love her cover
the GD didn't write their songs, so it wasn't their music, it was someone else's music that they played.
@@mikeadams2351Where did you get that crazy idea? 80% of their music is written by the band. Either by Garcia/Hunter or Weir/Barlow. Hunter and Barlow were lyric writers and of course Garcia and Weir were guitar players. Jerry Garcia is probably the greatest composer of guitar music that’s ever lived.
@@jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966 yes indeed! I think only a few songs that they did regularly that were written by other members of the band. "Box of Rain" was written by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter, and (I didn't know this myself until a few years ago) "Fire on the Mountain" was written by Mickey Hart and Robert Hunter.
@@otherstar1 The Other One, Saint of 'Circumstance, Truckin, Estimated Prophet, Playin in the Band, Sugar Magnolia, Cassidy, were my favorite Bobby songs...some were utterly forgettable and Black Throated Wind was one of the worst songs ever;)
I didn’t “get” the Dead until a friend dragged me to see them live. Mind blown. Devotion secured. Sadly, that opportunity may no longer exist for y’all. Without live performances, I’m curious to see how the test of time treats them. Kindly, I hope.
That's where all the bootlegs and videos come in.
Joe Russo's Almost Dead is a great band doing their music. Awesome jams with their own things added in
@@jgvn11Man, there’s really countless Dead cover bands that are really decent all over the nation.
And then there’s Billy Strings who often does a number of mind blowing Dead covers in his set.
@@CANDOKNOWHOW oh 100%
I got the see Dead & Co on their last tour this July. Mind blowing and definitely took me back to my days following The Dead. Even though this was their “last” tour, they have recently said they will play together again. I saw The WHO’s final tour in 1982. I’ve seen them 8 times since then.
As others mentioned, the Scarlet Begonias into Fire on the Mountain from Cornell 5-8-77 would be a good listen.
This this this
No question if you have to try and narrow it down to a few songs this is an almost perfect example of the Dead at their best. Of course there is just so much but a good call. I always have to plug Morning Dew from Cornell too....but for new listeners Scarlet/Fire is a great call. I really just say pick that show as a full album listening party....
IMHO the Scarlet>Fire from 2-5-78 in Iowa is the superior version.
Was at that show!
This is from the live “Europe ‘72” album, during a time when they only had one drummer (Bill Kreutzmann).
My first time (of many) seeing them was less than a year after this was recorded, and it’s still my favorite lineup in the band’s 30 year history.
Nice choice, fellas!
Same here. Not to disparage Mickey Hart but Bill K really killedit in those days.
What was your inaugural show? My first show was in '87 (I'm NOT a Touchhead!!)
@@AbeBSea So then you're a ThrowingStonesHead.
"Europe '72" is a great album for Andy and Alex to listen to in its entirety. I have a LOT of bootlegs, and I like them in all their stages, but I play Europe '72 more than any other recording. It's not 100% a live album, because they overdubbed some of the vocals in the studio. But it has a lot of songs which have no studio recording that were Dead classics throughout their career.
@@Cosmo-Kramer I got into them in the fall of '86/spring of '87. Sadly, I wasn't able to see them during the era when they rarely sold out a show.
"China>Rider" was always a fun segment at any Grateful Dead concert. Guitarist Jerry Garcia once said that "China Cat" was the one song where no journalist ever asked what the lyrics meant. LOL. Just go with the flow, and welcome aboard the bus.
The entire Europe '72 album is the best. I also highly recommend the Skull & Roses live album from around the same time and Without A Net is another good live album from later on to check out.
Agreed 🤠
Two of my favorite albums along with American Beauty
"Europe '72" is a great album from start to finish - the boys must listen to it.
I'm more partial to the Winterland 73 set myself. My only complaint with Europe 72 is that it is pieced together from various shows and has a lot of vocal overdubs on it. I'm more of a full show warts and all than a best bits of various shows guy when it comes to their live stuff.
Wow, you guys picked what I would consider the best excerpt of Live Dead ever recorded, congratulations!! It takes many listens to fully appreciate this one.
Agreed - many listens over many years, and I still love it.
Europe 72 is great, but Cornell 77 takes the cake for me at least.
@@larrywhite710I like both. 😊
The album Live Dead!
Olde Renaissance fair Oregon 72 most culturally relevant video on UA-cam
Hard to explain what Dead shows were like. They were more than concerts. Nearly everyone in a good mood.
you meant to say stoned, right? really really stoned on drugs, that was the whole point. a person needed to be stoned to sit through that crap.
@mikeadams2351 Some went for the drugs. Most, including myself, came for the music.
@@mikeadams2351 "sit" through it? No one sat.
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What was overwhelming was the feeling of being together with a vast crowd who all loved the same music. You have something profound in common with everyone there. Community that's so often missing in life now.
Best live band. Jerry was just incredible, beautiful Melody and wonderful sweet nuances poured out of him. Most amazing musician
Best live band? Give me the original Allman Brothers Band lineup.
@@scottingram7634 in 71 yes I will concede that point.
Loved watching Jerry play his guitar with his 9 fingers.
I loved seeing the Grateful Dead live. But listening at home was and is nearly as good.
@@scottingram7634 Deep Purple or The Who would blow The Dead off the stage.
@@filipstefanovski155 That's not how music works, but nice try. You're obviously not a musician....it's not a competition fella!
My first Grateful Dead concert was Englishtown New Jersey in 1977. I had a girlfriend that was a huge Deadhead. It's difficult to describe what going to a Grateful Dead show was like back then. Everyone just so happy, and enjoying the music. A very tribal vibe. Great times.
It was joyous
My first live show was the Meadowlands ‘78 with Willie Nelson and the New Riders, great show went from about 10:30 in the morning till well after 8 or 9 that night. It was the last show before Egypt.
A very good friend of mine was at that show. What he remembers, he remembers fondly. If I recall, at that show he went in with a visine bottle of liquid acid and a cigarette pack full of DMT laced joints.
So it is entirely possible that some of that happiness was assisted by my buddy. Lol
😧 Englishtown 77’ is one of my favorite shows. You are incredibly lucky
Not my first by far but that was a GOOD one !! except after that - they crowds were always HUGE - no more tiny venues
You guys should check out the live album "Without A Net" it is 1989-90ish. The sound is so clean. Everything about it amazing. Three top tracks from the set are: Althea, Eyes of the World, Mississippi Half Step. All three are certified bangers.
The cuts with Branford Marsalis are great
My fav album right now 😂
Man, this is the short version! And you nailed it on the solo! Jerry Garcia was amazing and one of a kind, but he was always about the integrated whole. BTEW, I recommend Veneta Oregon, 8/27/72 for one of the best shows of that era. Sometimes it pops up as "The Complete Sunshine Daydream Session."
Ah, the Naked Dude show. That very well may have been the origin of that time-honored jam band tradition.
😁
@@randomperson-dy6kj Haha! True!
See what I mean? It goes on for too long for most listeners, and yet for Deadheads this is the “short version.” 🙄
Finally! Truly grateful. There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
Earlier this year I caught Dead & Company in Cincinnati on their final tour, and China Cat/Know You Rider was a high point of the show. That moment when they break out of the jam into the groove and then hit you with the harmonies of Know You Rider ... tearing up as it brings back all the emotions of that evening. There's a good reason they were consistently the top selling touring band.
This speaks to me like little else does 🎶🔥
✌️✌️HIT THEIR TUNE "BERTHA".....SOOOOOO F'N GOOD!!!!❤❤❤
Fillmore West 1969 album: Dark Star / St. Stephen / The Eleven / Death Don't Have No Mercy (aka The Holy Quartet though this usually ended with Turn On Your Lovelight, but I prefer this version over that).
I have been a Deadhead since I was 17 I'm 63 now and this is my favorite live song❤❤❤❤
Since I was 13 I’m 61
My first recommendation would be Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain from Cornell 5/7/1977.
A sadness i feel for younger generations is the fact that they'll never know the joy of collective love that was a Grateful Dead concert. Thet did it 25 years straight and played something like 50000 songs. I'm blessed to have met Bob Wier and had a friend who worked for the band.
One of my early Dead favorites (live, of course) is Viola Lee Blues. It's a searing blues guitar attack. It's really hilarious, a lotta fun, and it's great to hear Jerry deliver turn-it-up-to-eleven guitar solos.
YAYYYY!! so glad you guys found this, it's a great intro to the Dead experience. Next: Scarlet->Fire from May 8 1977; almost any version of Help-Slipknot-Franklin's Tower.
the next night is hot hot! 5/9/77 help>slip>frank
Need to do HSF of 5/22/77
"Feeling you're part of the show" is what it's all about. The band and the crowd are one.
Great insight and comments. The next thing you should hit would be “Help On The Way/Slipknot/Franklin’s Tower”. I’ll leave it up to others to guide you to the best recording. Thanks for hitting the greatest live band of all time live.
The nominees are: a) One From the Vault, b) Without a Net, c) 2-26-77 San Bernardino, Ca
Came in to post OFTV If they're looking for that floaty style of Dead and some of their most zen. There are indeed buckets to be had though 10/31/91 Darkstar Comes to mind for just ripping energh from the world and trowing it at us.@@djohnspangler
One From the Vault is my favorite. It was the first live performance after their "breakup" which was more like a hiatus. One of my favorite tracks ever.
I really appreciate how you guys listened all the way through before giving your opinions!
So glad that you FINALLY revisited the Grateful Dead, with a live version of China Cat off the Europe '72 Album. As, I mentioned two years ago The Dead perform many genres of music including country rock, acid rock, blues, jazz, bluegrass, jazz fusion, along with pure rock and roll, so you'll need to listen to a bunch more songs to appreciate the full flavor. I would recommend the following set, in this order: Estimated Prophet, Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia, Ripple, Shakedown Street, St. Stephen, Playing in the Band, Franklin's Tower, Scarlet Begonia/Fire on the Mountain, and their awesome cover of Good Lovin.
Oh, and one more thing - if you can find it in your hearts to revisit Truckin, may I suggest that you check out "Grateful Dead - Truckin - 11-6-77 Binghamton NY". It is widely regarded as THE BEST VERSION OF TRUCKIN ever, amongst their 3000+ concerts. It also happened to be my first Dead show, at age 18, and been a fan ever since. It runs just over 10 minutes, but I guarantee you, and your fans, will not be disappointed - Next Monday is the 46th anniversary of that concert - that would be a good time to react!
There are definitely different ages for the Grateful Dead. 1972 was a great year for them. Lately I have been into the later Brent Years with Keyboardist Brent Mydland . I think a great tune for y’all to check out would be “Eyes of the World” from the album Without A Net. Brandford Marsalis on Sax is such an addiction…someone else soloing through the whole song
Branford and Jerry went to another level, improvising off each other. One of the best collaborations they had IMO.
Good Ol' Grateful Dead ! ❤️☮️
Please try Terrapin Station, studio version! Two songs two different vibes, both top tier. 1. Estimated Prophet 2. Terrapin Station medley. Lyrics boys, LYRICS! And the music is insanely good.
GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!! ☮️💟♾️
Good Morning, John!!!
@@allisonreed7682morning 🌞
Help on the way/Slipknot Live at the American music hall
We really need you guys to cover Tom Waits...and then cover him several more times. Dude has an awe-inspiring number of wonderful songs and variety of styles he works in.
Some suggestions:
"Jockey Full of Bourbon"
"Tom Traubert's Blues"
"Ol' 55"
"Jersey Girl"
"Downtown Train"
"Swordfishtrombone"
"Filipino Box Spring Hog"
and SO many more great songs!
The Piano's Been Drinking
Grateful Dead: Weirdly fitting for Halloween.
It feels like a sunny day. Perfect description
A sunny day followed by a rainy night. Both beautiful.
Now we're talking. Great choice for a live banger!
You guys crack me up. You'd have fit right in back in the early 70s. Somehow, I just find that to be amazing. Saw the Dead for the first time in the Fall of 72. Glad to see you're still here. Still in college?? PS: They could get very intense. "That's It For the Other One." Lucky to have seen them during the 70s.
OMG I’ve been WAITING for you guys to hit the Dead. Great place to start!
Now picture 60,000 people all singing together and dancing 💃🏼 GOATS!!! 😊
Love the Dead - you’ve opened a huge door to a great new world 😊
Hey now! So glad you all are finally giving the Dead a real try. I spent many, many happy hours dancing at shows.
Since it is near impossible to blindly choose from their absolutely massive catalogue and come up with top notch stuff every time (things can get weird, lol), I’d suggest sticking with Europe ‘72 and Cornell ‘77 for now. Both are fantastic. Don’t sleep on Phil, the bass player.
Phil is ana amazing bass player!
“It’s like an I.V. Of good vibes!” Perfect description!
As the legendary Bill Graham put it “They aren’t the best at what they do, they are the only ones that do what they do”
We always arrived 2-3 hours early to a Dead concert (I've been to 9 Dead concerts). We played hackie sack with anyone/everyone, wandered through the endless hippie vans selling bootleg merch, hitting on the noble herb or other ways to enhance the brain. The Dead Heads were never disallowed to sell their homemade Tie Dye T-Shirts, Stickers, bootleg recordings of other concerts. They used that money for gas & food to get to the next concert and the Dead seemed perfectly OK with them doing that. When the concert started, nobody, not a single person would sit in their seat. The whole crowd "swayed" (not danced) with the music.
Another Jam Band that is extremely similar to the Dead is PhiSh, with guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell. Just like the Dead, PhiSh can stretch a 5 minute song into a 45 minute jam session.
PhiSh is def on my recommendation list for y'all.
I have no idea how many Grateful Dead shows I have attended over the years but I have to say that the atmosphere at the shows was always wonderful, like a big beautiful hippy commune with people selling great food, art items, clothing, of course Dead swag, items not to be mentioned here and just a welcoming and loving atmosphere everywhere. The music was just the icing on the cake.
The oh so deep dive into Grateful Dead's amazing discography is like skydiving into the Cave of Swallows in Mexico. If you know, you know. Good luck gents!!
I saw my first Dead show in 1988 at Madison Square Garden. They played every night for 5 days IIRC, and I saw the first two shows. It was absolutely incredible, a completely immersive sociocultural phenomenon, and the band themselves were only a part of it.
I knew more than a few deadheads from New England who religiously followed the band for whole tours, and did that for many years.
I was also in San Fransisco when Jerry G passed away, and the whole show came to an end, so to speak.
What a long, strange trip its been.
Interesting, we traveled some of the same paths. I first saw the Dead when they toured with Dylan and Petty in … uh … 86 maybe? Then I went to college in New England with some deadhead friends. And finally, I also lived in SF at the end, I remember the memorial at Golden Gate Park, it was sad.
Great reaction. The dead were one of a kind and their concerts were all different and even changed throughout the years. If you have 30 min to spare, take a listen to Scarlet/Fire from Cornell ‘77. - it’ll groove you. Another gem is 1975 Great American Music Hall. It has some rockin tunes…Intro/Help/Slipknot/Franklin and also the first time they played The Music Never Stopped live..,all amazing.
Cheers.
"Terrapin Station" and "American Beauty" are always in the box for campfire listening!
As I recall, I know you rider was first documented from a song that a young Black woman awaiting execution for murder sang in jail. Kind of gives it another layer of meaning for me
First saw them in 1971 and the walls melted. There were good years and there were very not good years. Debates are "which year was the best." Some of us think 1972; some of us think 1`977; some of us think 1989. But all these years later and 67 live shows under my belt from Pigpen through Jerry's passing, this is the Best Jamband Ever.
Don't let some Dead fans convince you that live performances are the only ones worth listening to. The Dead did a lot of their best work in the studio. I'm certainly no Dead expert, but I'd say Workingman's Dead and American Beauty are the albums to start with.
If you like unusual melodies and rhythms, check out Blues for Allah... if you like Americana themes, check out Wake of the Flood... if you're into road trips or traveling, check out Terrapin Station or Mars Hotel...
The bass line is groovy. :)
Truly a band beyond description! It's like a roller coaster ride every show, even after 400 they never played the same show twice!
You are getting it.
It takes talent to jam great like this.
Alex said "it feels like a sunny day" - that is such a PERFECT description of Dead music.
I thought the same thing!
…would have gladly taken you boys to a show :)
I miss seeing them so much. They would run songs together and foreshadow the next song towards the end of the previous with a subtle rhythm from the next and the crowd would go wild in recognition.
If this doesn’t make you “get” The Grateful Dead not much will.
Very cool selection.
Keep diving in. The GD are pure genius. Intense and jammin'. Jerry Garcia is larger than life.
My first show was '85. I'm grateful that I had the chance to see them each of the the last 10 years of their career. There are so many great songs from which to choose. Most any version of "Eyes of the World", "Bertha" and "Deal" are fun songs. I've always loved "The Other One". Some other songs to consider, either live or studio, "Shakedown Street", "Althea", "Sugar Magnolia", "Estimated Prophet", "Ripple", "Hell in a Bucket".
I have never been a huge Dead fan. However, this deeper cut attracts me more than many of the hits I have heard.
This is decidedly not a deep cut
@@Cboy2023 if you're only used to the Dead songs played on the radio, this is definitely a deep cut
This is one of the songs (and also this entire album "Europe '72") is what drew me into the Dead in the early 90's.
@@manualboyca u mean the people who are asking for the studio version of Hell in a Bucket next?
They really were not much of a studio band. American Beauty and Workingman's Dead were pretty good albums but they just hit different live.
Jammin' with The Dead. True originals. An epic song blend.
72 China cat is EPIC so well-done. Saw them 30 times at least. The music still hasn’t stopped
you need to do the Not Fade Away / Going Down The Road combo on SKulls and Roses. THAT was what made me fully embrace the GD
YES!! The Dead's cover of Not Fade Away > Going Down the Road from the Skull & Roses album will give you that live intensity you were looking for here.
GREAT choice
Skull and roses or skulls and rose
@@jamesschpeiser4326 Skull and Roses
One of my favorite Dead songs. Their live shows were very trippy and well done. Europe 72 is a great album. Great reaction. They are a really tight band especially by 1972. I never felt Jerry Garcia was trying to be the center of attention. Bob Weir did a lot of solos as well. The rocking out they would do at the concerts felt just like this. Time would fly by.. I have been to lots of concerts in my day and they were the best at just rocking out and you always wanted more. Scarlet Begonias, Box of Rain, Terrapin Station (long song but so complex and the lyrics are beautiful also doesn't feel long - the album is good too). Uncle John's Band.
They were like a sunshine day dream. Concerts were 3 hours of haapiness, joy, sorrow, and gratitude.
Good to see you finally got on The Bus, welcome aboard- next stop Wonderland 🌌🌠🚍
When I was 10 in 1976- the neighbors living in the apartment next to the one my parents and I lived in played the Dead very loud and the same tracks over and over at 3am night after night. My (late) father who had to be up at 6am to get to work banged on their door, the pot smoke wafted out as the stoned neighbor stumbled to the door and my dad picked up the guy pushed him against the wall and said if they ever played that again in the middle of the night he would kick their asses. They moved a month ago and our floor was nice and quiet. That kind of tainted my view of the band until I sporadically heard them on the radio here or there. Having NEVER heard these two songs I give this an A/A+.
Do you guys mean the music is bathed in Orange Sunshine ?
Love this song, first concert I went to concert I went to was the Greatful Dead and been to quite a few shows until my last show at MSG a year before Jerry died. It ws more of an experience then a concert.
Well done guys! The Dead are unlike any other band. True legends.
Very excited to see the reaction to my favorite piece of recorded music ever.
I was lucky enough to attend a couple of Dead shows when I was a junior and senior in high school (Eugene, 1993 and 1994). I already liked several of their albums, but being at the show, seeing how the whole audience just became fully engaged and immersed in the music, and how the band had this effortless connection that allowed them to jam and riff and play off of each other was completely unlike anything I'd ever seen before -- or have seen since. What's incredible is that, because the Dead knew how recordings of their live performances were coveted and shared by their fans, they actually had a kind of recording station set up for people who wanted to record them to be away from the rustling crowd noise while they did their recordings. The Grateful Dead freely shared their music within that environment and it made you feel like you were part of something bigger.
Oh... And they performed "Space" which was, indeed, spacey, but it also gave me something like a migraine because it's long and kind of out there, but that was literally the only part of the show I didn't 100% love (and a lot of people were REALLY excited about Space, FWIW). Well, that and the sunburn I got while watching them perform. LOL
Europe '72 is a great (dbl live) album to start on. Brown-eyed Women and Jack Straw off this album are also really good tunes with some really great, story-telling lyrics.
These guys are bopping to 2 diff rhythms…exactly like the dancers at any Dead show…perfect reaction;-)
Yes, you picked a good song(s) to start. It shows the Dead doing what only they can do which is tight, improvisional music that floats along changes pace with ease. Jerry's playing is just so smooth it's mesmerizing.
Down into the rabbit hole you go...
I always find Jerry's guitar so relaxing. Great therapy after a hard day.
Please! Try Molly Tuttle... she does amazing original stuff and is a world class guitarist. Her covers of Standing on the Moon (Grateful Dead) and Helpless (Neil Young) are both extraordinary.
Great job . The next hit is a toss up between two of the best live recordings out there. St. Stephen>the Eleven from studio produced "Live Dead" from 1969 for a glimpse at the early psychedelic jam band or to the pinnacle of the Dead in beautiful soundboard recordings of Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain from Cornell University's legendary Barton Hall from May 8 1977. Great experience either way
Seems like you get it. Listen to a whole live show. An emotional rollercoaster.
Somebody else recommended Viola Lee Blues as a next live cut for the Dead, and I think that's a perfect great example of a more primal-sounding guitar-shredding blues jam form of the band that they abandoned after like 1970. Personally I think that the version you can find on streaming services that is labeled "Live at Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/67" is the version of this song that I think best demonstrates the power and tightness of that song at that early period of the Dead's development.
I saw the Dead 43 times between 1969-1995. Was always an unbelievable shows. I miss those days.
Fuck. Yes. !!!! You're right it's damn near impossible to pick the perfect introductory song from their endless catalog, but this is a pretty great choice... along with about 100 others! I miss seeing these guys, even when they weren't "ON" it was still the only place you wanted to be! For your next visit, I cast my vote for the classic suite of "Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower" (similar to "China/Rider", separate songs that were often - but not always - played together) from the opening of the excellent 1975 live album (released in '91) One From The Vault. Micky Hart is back, and the band is HOT! One last thing, let's not forget how INCREDIBLE these live recordings SOUND! I'm pretty sure no other live shows were recorded at this quality back then. They had a force of hippie sound nerds just geeking out on audio tech, and man did they deliver!!! Awesome video, WELCOME TO THE FAM!! ❤⚡💙
Even a lot of the bootleg albums were great. Dead encouraged their fans to record.
Second this! Help/slip/frank from one from the vault!!! Do it guys!!!
2-26-77 San Bernardino, Ca
@@djohnspangler I'll check it out!
The dead always allowed plug in recorders at ALL THEIR GIGS ! Tons of live tapes out there .
Morning Dew live - Europe 72
Loser live - Cornell 77
The whole second set from Cornell 77 is legendary
Althea live - nassau 80
They talk about the Morning Dew recording in the doc Long strange trip and the story is as beautiful as the song. Jerry had his back to the audience and was crying playing the solo and that emotion definitely comes through on the recording. Same with Loser from cornell 77, his solo is incredibly emotional and intense, unlike China/Rider.
Loser on Cornell 77 is in my top 5 - so good !!!!
Any Grateful dead is right!
I fly frequently from SFO to Logan. I take the red eye west to east and listen to the GD station on Sirius for the 6 hour shot. Always refreshed at the other end.
This album just has it. My first show was 77. To many to recall since.
Mine was 1980. I went to 5 or 6 of their shows. Even stood in the pouring rain one time to watch them.
@@cherylhurst7093 Hershey Pa. 85 or 86. Poured.
My first show was in 77 too! I was 17 at the time. My older sister took me and she was a wicked Dead head! I was hooked from that moment on. BTW smoking made the experience an even better experience 😂
I would really love for you guys to check out the live version of Help on the Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower, either from "One From the Vault", or "Without a Net". I think you guys would love the transitions on those songs and the vibe from Slipknot and how effortlessly it then flows into Franklin's Tower.
I was there from the beginning, with 100 people holding hands, dancing in a circle to " Silver Threads and Golden Needles", to flatbed truck setups on Haight St, to Winterland, Oakland Colosseum, Fillmore Auditorium, Shoreline Ampitheater, etc., etc. Europe '72 and Cornell '77 stand out to me as high-water marks. Sometimes they couldn't miss, sometimes they couldn't hit, but they were ALWAYS in the moment. Cheers, --bd
The minute you guys said '72 I knew exactly which recording you were gonna use and audibly screamed YES