Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider (Winterland 10/17/74)

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2019
  • "Although a standout combination going back to later 1969, China/Rider developed a longer, more intricate, more ascendant jam during 1973, and it peaked in 1974. This rendition for the final run of the shows before the Dead's hiatus in 1974 shows the remarkable interplay between the five musicians, with some stunning camera work, all shot on 16mm negative film." - David Lemieux
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  • @gratefuldead
    @gratefuldead  4 роки тому +691

    "Although a standout combination going back to later 1969, China/Rider developed a longer, more intricate, more ascendant jam during 1973, and it peaked in 1974. This rendition for the final run of the shows before the Dead's hiatus in 1974 shows the remarkable interplay between the five musicians, with some stunning camera work, all shot on 16mm negative film." - David Lemieux

    • @andrewstevens2719
      @andrewstevens2719 4 роки тому +13

      So many definitive versions of songs from this run of shows!!!

    • @sinane.y
      @sinane.y 4 роки тому +29

      Every jam became better with Mickey gone.

    • @augustwest5356
      @augustwest5356 4 роки тому +10

      Hot damn I love this more than my wine and possibly even more than my Pearly Baker.

    • @MarkMasters...
      @MarkMasters... 4 роки тому +3

      Dead...alwats

    • @tonylipka111
      @tonylipka111 4 роки тому +2

      @@andrewstevens2719 and

  • @bstimy
    @bstimy 4 роки тому +954

    My 5 year old came in as I was watching. “I like your cowboy music, dad”. Nice work kid.

    • @rosebud1958
      @rosebud1958 3 роки тому +39

      That is fantastic!!!! Bless our children!!!

    • @jdoedoenet
      @jdoedoenet 3 роки тому +40

      You did good, sir! :-)
      Fatherhood: winning.

    • @davidchristie7750
      @davidchristie7750 3 роки тому +17

      They were far better than Rogers and Autry tho Bob Wills and Tex Ritter were genuine players in their time the sons of the pioneers were very popular and have a following to this day

    • @MsSmitty9
      @MsSmitty9 3 роки тому +23

      The kids had the best seat in the house. Twirling Early. 🙏

    • @dellsworth2925
      @dellsworth2925 3 роки тому +12

      Right on big boss man!!!😎

  • @michaelscott7462
    @michaelscott7462 4 роки тому +686

    I raise my glass. This is pure. This is clear. 1 week into a national shutdown and Im reminded the sun will shine in my backdoor someday. Amen.

    • @mrcomenttoe2009
      @mrcomenttoe2009 4 роки тому +23

      All of us heads are together brother let's all put out the good energy at 4:20 everyday starting today 420

    • @VoluntaristJAM
      @VoluntaristJAM 4 роки тому +6

      Amen!

    • @palomasayin2770
      @palomasayin2770 4 роки тому +5

      The perfect antidote

    • @mikeryan9096
      @mikeryan9096 4 роки тому +4

      @@mrcomenttoe2009 Amen bother

    • @PhukIT1865
      @PhukIT1865 4 роки тому +1

      @@mrcomenttoe2009 haha Four Twenty haha

  • @veritassempre
    @veritassempre Рік тому +143

    I never get tired of hearing this epic masterpiece. When the Grateful Dead were in sync they were untouchable.

    • @wangson
      @wangson Рік тому +8

      "...epic masterpiece." Indeed it is. One for the ages!!

    • @user-od5fh3gn4d
      @user-od5fh3gn4d 8 місяців тому +1

      😂

  • @MrAcespaders
    @MrAcespaders Рік тому +79

    The way that Jerry and Bob switch between lead and rhythm on this is seamless.

  • @robbieclark7828
    @robbieclark7828 4 роки тому +212

    Undying gratitude to everybody who rolled tape or film back in the day

    • @eileenmcdonegh9645
      @eileenmcdonegh9645 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely,,✌️✌️

    • @slimdaniels3322
      @slimdaniels3322 2 роки тому +8

      Dude🤙🏻🤙🏻 infinite love to them especially those that aren’t rocking on this plane of existence anymore❤️🕊 absolutely beautiful audio and footage here

    • @JaggedRecordsVa
      @JaggedRecordsVa Рік тому +2

      Unsung heroes ⚡️💀🌹

    • @22hogfan94
      @22hogfan94 Рік тому +2

      True hero’s. The music never stopped.

    • @samuel.langhorne.clemens
      @samuel.langhorne.clemens Рік тому +3

      Yes! Agreed. Jerry said the recordings were just artifacts of the moments in time, the experience. I’m glad we have them to remember and relive the experience.

  • @laurentdubois2268
    @laurentdubois2268 3 роки тому +344

    Phil Lesh is one of the most underrated bass player of rock

    • @hotajax
      @hotajax 3 роки тому +8

      Not so sure he was underrated. He was pretty much a well-know musician by the mid-70's. Agreed - he is great. Underrated? Nope

    • @JohnClarke808
      @JohnClarke808 3 роки тому +6

      @@hotajax I love putting Phil's lsolated tracks on and jam

    • @novakaya
      @novakaya 2 роки тому +9

      He is a god among mortals

    • @brianolson7820
      @brianolson7820 2 роки тому +3

      Absolutely true

    • @xcoolthefoolx
      @xcoolthefoolx 2 роки тому +6

      Fire on the mountains bass line might be my favorite bass line ever

  • @richardbronson812
    @richardbronson812 Рік тому +59

    I had never realized Weir was so integral to this performance of China/Rider. So many great arpeggios. A totally different sort of rhythm guitar he displays here.

    • @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302
      @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 Рік тому +16

      Dude, Bobby is the greatest rhythm guitar ever. No joke. The dude knows so many different chords, chord interpretations and variations, and when and where to put them to add that "meat and taters" with Jerry's lead.

    • @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302
      @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 Рік тому +7

      Also, check out Phil's playing during that solo. Good gawd, how did these guys all find each other!? It's utterly amazing the way they all blend their unique styles. Phil is basically soloing on his bass the whole time too.

    • @timhampton9706
      @timhampton9706 Рік тому +1

      @@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 Stones are not bad either 😆😆

    • @bertlindsay
      @bertlindsay Рік тому

      ​@RisenFrom youtube'sAshesAgain! But....but...Keith Richards lol

  • @melonhead49
    @melonhead49 4 роки тому +131

    Love how Bobby can find twelve different ways to play the same note

    • @demezzerate6769
      @demezzerate6769 3 роки тому +10

      this is really the beauty of guitar for me

    • @brianmeagher1873
      @brianmeagher1873 2 роки тому +14

      Check out "Bob Weir What's In My Bag?" on UA-cam and he explains what created his formula.

    • @22hogfan94
      @22hogfan94 Рік тому +4

      Best rhythm guitar player of all time. I’ll happily die on that hill.

    • @richieboy6825
      @richieboy6825 Рік тому +3

      @@22hogfan94 hard to say best and really who cares? But I know I sure as shit love to hear him play!!!

  • @wordgifts
    @wordgifts 4 роки тому +389

    Bobby's guitar tone is so good here. Love when he has that more hollow-body low-treble sound.

    • @brettlazor8219
      @brettlazor8219 4 роки тому +10

      WORD GIFTS INC. definitely agree with that. It’s much less bright and more warm. Love this mix

    • @herbietccc
      @herbietccc 4 роки тому +17

      @@NACH10tube looks to me like they discussed going into a different key and Bobby's trying to cue it. I'm sure getting Jerry and Phil to follow anyone else's cues was like herding cats.

    • @V8trickshot
      @V8trickshot 4 роки тому +30

      Yes and unlike most dead shows they don’t have him mixed criminally low

    • @succulentstir9907
      @succulentstir9907 4 роки тому +11

      @@V8trickshot I could never tell what he was playing at the Dead and Co show I went to... he moved up and down the fretboard, but all I could hear was John, which was frustrating.

    • @V8trickshot
      @V8trickshot 4 роки тому +12

      succulentstir I was talking about Grateful Dead shows, not a fan of slow&company

  • @bigsky3072
    @bigsky3072 4 роки тому +150

    Such a peaceful audience, kids dancing on stage, musicians being able to read each other's minds on stage, you cannot see this anymore today....

    • @SesaFX
      @SesaFX 4 роки тому +26

      Look around, you'll find it

    • @ryanmoore2779
      @ryanmoore2779 4 роки тому +2

      RARE one of kind

    • @davidl.7317
      @davidl.7317 4 роки тому +17

      Sometimes you still can. I still go to bluegrass, blues and folk festivals where most everyone is dancing, including young one's.

    • @Hamthy727
      @Hamthy727 4 роки тому +6

      Phish

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 4 роки тому +5

      @503 Workshop i meant that figuratively, not literally. Meaning they are all very tuned in dudes.. Now i will get back on my unicorn....

  • @blakeepitts
    @blakeepitts Рік тому +49

    Wow, Phil's the bandleader on this one, he's driving the song for sure, with Jer and the boys dove tailing along gloriously. They way Jerry, Bob and Phil played together in this era was nothing short of magical.

    • @donnaweber4184
      @donnaweber4184 Рік тому

      Yeah there will never be another band like the Dead in my lifetime. Got to see them in the seventies when they were at their peak. Best concerts I ever went to.

  • @jackhanley8957
    @jackhanley8957 Рік тому +38

    I love the grateful dead I’m 18 now been listening since I was 13. Wish I could’ve seen this live cause it brings me so much joy

    • @MDeezy42069
      @MDeezy42069 Рік тому +7

      In another dimension you are there right now

    • @jwmalcolm639
      @jwmalcolm639 7 місяців тому

      Turn it up and dance. No one judges at any shows I was at.

    • @fstop6139
      @fstop6139 3 місяці тому

      I just got a new Siamese cat-no brainer what her new name will be.

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 Місяць тому

      name her Bertha

  • @Albo96286
    @Albo96286 Місяць тому +4

    Most bands wish they could jam like this.

  • @stephendorey4930
    @stephendorey4930 Рік тому +44

    Hard to believe those kids dancing are now in their 50s! I love this transition between songs. GD living on in the hearts of so many.

    • @samuelpowys
      @samuelpowys Рік тому +3

      They could be dead.

    • @enochburning
      @enochburning Рік тому +2

      I mean technically if someone was 18 this year they'd be almost 70 now

    • @Huelogy
      @Huelogy 11 місяців тому

      Time flies. I was once 5 and so were you but now we're much older and will never return to being 5.

    • @scottszczodrowski4071
      @scottszczodrowski4071 8 місяців тому

      @@Huelogywe will in our next lifetime

    • @DNeeds
      @DNeeds 7 місяців тому

      None of em are 50. Try late 60s early 70s. Cheers!

  • @kevinr.3542
    @kevinr.3542 2 роки тому +31

    Jerry's vocals are spot on here. Smooth like honey. Hitting all the little notes and inflections perfectly. Just the way he launches into the first line of I Know You Rider, and how perfectly he nailed all of China Cat really demonstrates what an effective vocalist he had become. His voice just has this certain quality to it, its honest and real. I love it almost as much as I love his guitar playing.

  • @jacklong4274
    @jacklong4274 3 роки тому +56

    What a fucking band, incredible. Best music ever.

    • @stephansteohanlarsen7457
      @stephansteohanlarsen7457 2 роки тому +1

      San Rafael Marin county San Francisco California rastafari Jah jerrymylitis Jah sisters Jah everything everyone solidarity Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Africa Ethiopia Addis Ababa Selassie I Jah creation 🏜️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🥧💧🇲🇲🌙🐑🇬🇧🌟🇯🇵🌈♥️🔯🍄🍄🍄💦🇸🇯🇿🇦🇲🇱🐝🇺🇲🌹🌹🌹🇬🇫🇸🇪🇸🇪🍻🌵🪶🇯🇲🍓🌄🐕🇮🇱🍬❤️🌍🌍🌍🇪🇹🇪🇹🍄

  • @tahoecoyote
    @tahoecoyote 4 роки тому +106

    I remember those kids dancing on the stage. I was on the other side with Jerry. Such great times! Beautiful work on the video, too. Nice to hear it and see it so clean. Thank you.

    • @JSTNtheWZRD
      @JSTNtheWZRD 2 роки тому +5

      Thats - One good thing about the internet.

    • @technophant
      @technophant 2 роки тому +2

      U r legendary. Much appreciated 😽

    • @keithmanfield6909
      @keithmanfield6909 Рік тому +1

      So lucky you got to attend it. Would have loved to have been there in those days! Saw my 1st in 90 but times were different then!

    • @daverothman4381
      @daverothman4381 Рік тому +1

      Saw my first of many Dead shows in NY at the age of about 15. I have to admit I was a bit star struck when they first walked our on stage. I started listening to them in 1977 but couldn't get permission from my parents to go to a concert at 13 years old but persistence finally paid off 2 long years later!

    • @robcooke7162
      @robcooke7162 Рік тому +2

      Howdy 🤠……wonder whose kids they were ?

  • @cjhudson419
    @cjhudson419 4 місяці тому +8

    Every time I realize it's transitioning into I know you rider I start to get very emotional. I remember in my late 20s. My dad was fighting cancer and all I could do to clear my mind was listen to the dead and put in countless hours steelhead fishing. Keep pushing upstream boys. Be tough❤

  • @leegg1955
    @leegg1955 3 місяці тому +3

    Jerry’s vocals in ‘74 were so rich. I remember going to the theater in 1977 when this was released. It was SO AWESOME!

  • @isaacdodson1565
    @isaacdodson1565 11 місяців тому +9

    I will forever be a dead head and there will never be a group like this ever again. Masters

  • @pantheraonca7414
    @pantheraonca7414 3 роки тому +49

    I was there the night before, it was Bobby's birthday, they had cake onstage. These were supposed to be the last Dead shows ever, the band was callin it quits. Bought some killer Columbian Gold from a dude across the street from Winterland. I went with a guy named Dave. You out there Dave? This is my miracle today. THANKS!

    • @jules7209
      @jules7209 3 роки тому +16

      Dave's not here man 😅

    • @adammyatt3499
      @adammyatt3499 2 роки тому +2

      Dave owes me twenty bucks.

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 2 роки тому +1

      Why were they going to call it quits after this?

    • @matthewgray469
      @matthewgray469 2 роки тому +3

      @@bigsky3072 I recall there was a big article in Rolling Stone about these shows and the caption of a photo essay said that "Many DeadHeads sensed a more permanent Farewell" Well thank goodness there was no permanent farewell

    • @mikeg7411
      @mikeg7411 2 роки тому

      These were the shows man lol.... If you were there ya know.... If not you can only stand In awe

  • @y2biz
    @y2biz 4 роки тому +21

    The China to Rider transition in this one is absolutely sublime. 9:14 That Winterland crowd knew it too!

  • @dansilecchia7355
    @dansilecchia7355 3 роки тому +39

    Jerry's fingers and his ability to use his guitar as a voice has always amazed me.

  • @gregthayer2347
    @gregthayer2347 3 роки тому +76

    The feeling this music gives you is indescribable. The mind becomes liberated.

    • @slimdaniels3322
      @slimdaniels3322 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah it’s like putting the rest of the world on pause for a couple minutes. I can’t stop listening to these fellas

    • @IceeDivision
      @IceeDivision 2 роки тому +3

      Truly!

    • @freelancebythebay
      @freelancebythebay Рік тому +1

      Well said/felt!

    • @user-od5fh3gn4d
      @user-od5fh3gn4d 8 місяців тому +3

      I don’t need to be high to get “high” listening

  • @davidlamontagne7311
    @davidlamontagne7311 3 роки тому +11

    you have never lived untill you have been to a dead concert merry christmas 2020

  • @robnichols5712
    @robnichols5712 3 роки тому +22

    When you're listening to the Grateful Dead you're not just listening to music you're having an experience that's the defining line

  • @stevemarks1511
    @stevemarks1511 Рік тому +17

    1970’s was the decade of real Rock and Roll, listen to and stress fades!!!! Nothing beats a Dead concert!!! 1968-1995!!! 800 hours of live concert music from the Heavens!!!! The real deal 20-30 minute jams live!!!

  • @waduhek3988
    @waduhek3988 4 місяці тому +3

    Under the influence, Phil Lesh vocals sound so rustically amazing, very pure and folkish .

  • @starchamberlain
    @starchamberlain 4 роки тому +181

    As a lifelong fan, one never stops appreciating how truly innovative The Grateful Dead were. From Phil’s bass playing to Weirs phrasing’s, right down to JG playing on the off beat and everything else they’re doing. It’s moments like this that you can unequivocally see the impact they have had on countless musicians and artists through the last 50+ years. A billion thank yous to all that made this happen, and for sharing it with us. You have made my brilliant day, that much more brilliant ❤️⚡️🌞

    • @paulclinton9349
      @paulclinton9349 4 роки тому +2

      Great

    • @jdoedoenet
      @jdoedoenet 3 роки тому +3

      Yep. Took me back to a time long forgotten. There was genuine magic in those songs...

    • @prorespluscom
      @prorespluscom 3 роки тому

      Wonderful insight. Beautifully expressed.

    • @brianmeagher1873
      @brianmeagher1873 2 роки тому

      Amen brother!

    • @smartluck100
      @smartluck100 2 роки тому

      My kingdom for a time machine…

  • @ER-me1ii
    @ER-me1ii 3 роки тому +47

    Bobby could actually play. Rhythm guitarist, so important to the feel and groove and so denied the glory of lead. Kudos to Weir. He really worked hard to develop himself.

    • @MyCleverHandle
      @MyCleverHandle 3 роки тому +7

      At this point in their career, I think Bob was maybe more interested in developing his skills with the ladies. He never regretted not being the lead guitarist.

    • @uslady100
      @uslady100 2 роки тому +3

      Weir Everywhere

    • @Karmakatt6
      @Karmakatt6 2 роки тому +1

      Weather Report Suite.

    • @mattlahey6705
      @mattlahey6705 2 роки тому +3

      Many first class musicians including Jerry have stated that Weir created his own way of rhythm guitar and they loved it. Unique, all his own. Not to mention it compliments Jerrys leads perfectly.

    • @TheRealOTim
      @TheRealOTim 2 роки тому +2

      I love Sammy Hagar's description of Bobby - "He's the greatest second banana in all of rock n' roll."

  • @spirithouse5156
    @spirithouse5156 10 місяців тому +7

    When the vibe among the band and crowd was right, there was no other live music experience filled with more love or true family tribe vibe than The Dead. You changed my life through my childhood forever and I am forever Grateful for that🙏❤️ 154 shows by the age of 17❤️

  • @georgecopsey5870
    @georgecopsey5870 3 роки тому +11

    "I Know You Rider" has the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard. I go to sleep listening to it, and wake up to "Franklin's Tower."

  • @olivercarlton1310
    @olivercarlton1310 3 роки тому +35

    Almost in tears by the 2 minute mark, this is truly beautiful music imho, RIP Mr Garcia. All love to all people. Peace.

  • @vikgrig8015
    @vikgrig8015 4 роки тому +508

    Those children carelessly dancing on stage. That’s to me what GD is all about.

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 4 роки тому +55

      Yup! I also noticed that Jerry and the band tried to keep the volume down and play a bit more of a mellow version as to not scare the kids.

    • @markbreeland6836
      @markbreeland6836 4 роки тому +39

      They had backstage day care, games, children's toys and entertainment and food and beverages at Bay Area gigs away from the hubbub when I was at the big Halloween and New Year's shows. Lots of friends and family and a lucky few got to be back there.

    • @captiancrunch6810
      @captiancrunch6810 4 роки тому +32

      @@pokchee297 yes indeed they did. I've seen them many a times, and it was always beautiful to see kids with their parents at the shows. Now that is the way to be raised. We would not have the violence that we have today. Am I right people????

    • @antoniusbritannia8217
      @antoniusbritannia8217 4 роки тому +11

      Those kids are 50 year olds now with car payments and mortgages.

    • @IgnisCygnus147
      @IgnisCygnus147 4 роки тому +7

      Antonius Britannia not if they kept listenin bucko

  • @mimiwill5618
    @mimiwill5618 4 роки тому +74

    When Jer pushes his glasses up, shit's about to get real....

    • @ralphherman2122
      @ralphherman2122 4 роки тому +1

      You got that right..

    • @timriley4648
      @timriley4648 4 роки тому +5

      That needs to be on a tshirt.

    • @danchepley
      @danchepley 4 роки тому +2

      Word! Get it Jerry!!!!!!

    • @MsSmitty9
      @MsSmitty9 3 роки тому +1

      Well put. I’m 60 years old , been wearing glasses since 4th grade. I pretty much know that feeling from 50 years experience. It ain’t bad.

    • @sunshinenblues
      @sunshinenblues 3 роки тому

      @@ralphherman2122 i think they were getting loose, about to fall off?

  • @joeweitzman9015
    @joeweitzman9015 4 роки тому +11

    Jerry’s wolf really shines here. The sound he got from that thing will never be matched. Unreal

  • @Maximus-hq1cz
    @Maximus-hq1cz 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you dad for making me a deadhead.. Went to Dead and Co. with him last night, I feel lucky to share the bond of the Dead's music with him..

  • @maxt4290
    @maxt4290 3 роки тому +24

    I wish a was a headlight on a northbound train Id shine my light through the cool Colorado rain :')

  • @user-xs1he6kf5d
    @user-xs1he6kf5d 4 роки тому +13

    Man I wish Phil never would’ve stopped singing. I absolutely love his voice in the early years.

  • @jasond3938
    @jasond3938 4 роки тому +601

    When you see the children dancing at 45 second mark , and realize they are now 50 like me lol

    • @OkieDeadhead
      @OkieDeadhead 4 роки тому +38

      I was wondering if they still listen. Very cool.

    • @jasond3938
      @jasond3938 4 роки тому +40

      @@OkieDeadhead I bet they do , for me it's opposite lol. I never realized how much I would love their music till a few years ago. And now it's all I listen to, for the most part. I dig this era , but the Brent era is so good too .

    • @charlesrast4235
      @charlesrast4235 4 роки тому +8

      Seems like yesterday

    • @tonyfrancesco3701
      @tonyfrancesco3701 4 роки тому +6

      Way to fast that how time passes.

    • @YairKotzer
      @YairKotzer 4 роки тому +7

      And still dancing

  • @jackiemanuel
    @jackiemanuel Рік тому +8

    my life hit a crossroads at my first show. I was instantly transformed and never looked back. All these years later it never fails to move me too years.. thank you great grateful dead. you changed my life and probably saved it. from that first night I've literally never been the same.

    • @samuel.langhorne.clemens
      @samuel.langhorne.clemens Рік тому

      Agree! Same here. One show was like a lifetime of experiences somehow. So much more than a live performance that imo no other band has achieved. Happy to have witnessed it.

  • @everydaycliche1529
    @everydaycliche1529 2 роки тому +8

    Every now and then I will watch Bill and fall in love with his drumming all over again. His technique is underrated and his improvising is full conversation with a drum kit. Beautiful

  • @calebsutton6219
    @calebsutton6219 9 місяців тому +2

    I absolutely love the soloing that Bobby does to segway to rider. I love that Jerry just stepped back and said "Bobby is just as good, have a listen."

  • @pembrokejones3969
    @pembrokejones3969 Рік тому +4

    I love how Jerry steps back and lets Bob have his jam and smiles with approval at his protege...

  • @22hogfan94
    @22hogfan94 3 роки тому +17

    Nothing will ever beat the 74 Winterland run for me. God they were firing on all cylinders!

    • @chadcollins6745
      @chadcollins6745 2 роки тому +1

      Amen to that brother!!! You cant go wrong with a Dead show but this is the creme of the crop 100%

    • @casablanca2745
      @casablanca2745 Рік тому +1

      My first show in 74 billed as ‘A Swell Dance Concert” still have my stub from the Providence show. Long Live the Dead!!!!!!

  • @alisonnields6200
    @alisonnields6200 Рік тому +3

    The baby Dead Heads dancing on stage makes my heart happy!

  • @nedtheproducer5777
    @nedtheproducer5777 3 роки тому +24

    Man... You can’t get much better than this right here. Perfect mix of that funky China Cat and melodic Rider... Best version IMO hands down!

  • @franksimpkins4471
    @franksimpkins4471 3 роки тому +11

    The transition always gets to me for some reason and makes me so happy and a bit emotional. It is my favorite stretch of music.

  • @Sbannmarie
    @Sbannmarie Рік тому +4

    A young Jerry. RIP for all the good times brother.

  • @sam_uelson
    @sam_uelson 3 роки тому +15

    Amazingly clear audio here. Can hear every instrument perfectly

    • @matthewgray469
      @matthewgray469 2 роки тому +2

      That's what was so great about the Wall of Sound set-up. I had the privilege to see the Dead in July 1974 and the venue was in a sports arena in Md. and I was amazed at the clarity of the music and even though it was loud my ears were not ringing after the concert

    • @christopherweise438
      @christopherweise438 2 роки тому +1

      @@matthewgray469 - Totally man. I just became hip to the "Wall Of Sound" Truly ahead of it's time. You can tell they're using it here as each vocalist has the 2 mic setup to cancel out the feedback from having the PA speakers behind the mics.

  • @duaneharris2816
    @duaneharris2816 12 днів тому +1

    I was there for 4 out of 5 shows. '74 gave us Deadheads the best China/Riders & Truckins. The Fifth of five on 10/20/74 produced the best first set of songs played by emphatically by the band like it might be the final time. Tennessee Jed brought the house down with Garcia's solos.. It was The Wall of Sound's swan song at its homebase. A top 3 Dead show from 1971-1977 for me at the Mothership Winterland.

  • @vonalxao1
    @vonalxao1 4 роки тому +50

    They'll still be listening to The Dead in 500 years.

    • @amycross5341
      @amycross5341 4 роки тому +6

      I sure hope so

    • @josephferguson8748
      @josephferguson8748 4 роки тому +5

      It'll be a full blown religion by then

    • @keithchilvers7434
      @keithchilvers7434 4 роки тому +4

      True, we're already on to the third generation of Deadheads

    • @yetivanmarshall1473
      @yetivanmarshall1473 3 роки тому

      Nope, in about two years they'll be deemed too 'White' and erased from history.

    • @ianb9851
      @ianb9851 2 роки тому +4

      @@yetivanmarshall1473 stfu, you're part of the problem if that's how you see it.

  • @legion2k988
    @legion2k988 2 роки тому +3

    Audio is so good. Thank you so much.

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 2 роки тому +1

      Audio is good because of the wall of sound

  • @Albo96286
    @Albo96286 8 місяців тому +5

    2023 still Nuthin like the DEAD.

  • @dillonhughes7773
    @dillonhughes7773 2 роки тому +11

    I LOVE Bobby's little solo on this!! Really just all of bobbys playing on this is fantastic. The rhythm he starts picking up around the 7:45 mark is great. The boys are all on fire. Let Phil sing!!

  • @DouglasF68
    @DouglasF68 Рік тому +3

    Those kids at the beginning cutting rugs. Shows the power of ❤️.

  • @kendrickpayton3416
    @kendrickpayton3416 4 роки тому +9

    tripping so hard rn still is crazy to watch them play the way they do!!

  • @johnpetro9308
    @johnpetro9308 4 роки тому +51

    A young healthy vibrant Garcia!! Does it get any better?

    • @starcat17
      @starcat17 3 роки тому +2

      Let's hold him forever in our hearts that way - full of life and all the love he shared with us...💙 (thank you thank you thank you & MAHALO, Jerry)💚🎸🎶💙🎵
      From Marin to Moloka'i, in 2020) 🌺
      ALOHA 🌴🍍🌴

    • @donaldmongardi9696
      @donaldmongardi9696 3 роки тому +2

      No it doesn't I've been listening old and in the way and it doesn't get any better than that

    • @novakaya
      @novakaya 2 роки тому +1

      No sir. It does not.

  • @SnowTheJamMan
    @SnowTheJamMan 4 роки тому +108

    The Dead at their peak right here, '74 was by far their best year, most exploratory and innovative jams of their career

    • @timothyryan6018
      @timothyryan6018 4 роки тому +1

      👍👌👍👌

    • @chucklemuchuckle2170
      @chucklemuchuckle2170 4 роки тому +15

      I agree. 80s and 90s dead just isnt the same

    • @bigsky3072
      @bigsky3072 4 роки тому +15

      This was when they had "The Wall of Sound " sound reinforcement system. 660 JBL speakers, 60 Electrovoice tweeters, and 50 McIntosh power amplifiers.

    • @briano.5746
      @briano.5746 4 роки тому +1

      Right on!

    • @charlesrast4235
      @charlesrast4235 4 роки тому +5

      It helps to have the two GOAT GUITAR PLAYERS!

  • @rm1133
    @rm1133 4 роки тому +30

    This is a phenomenal version of the classic combo China->Rider. Feelin Groovy transition.

  • @tacomapaul8831
    @tacomapaul8831 4 роки тому +3

    First saw the Dead at Seattle Paramount. Sept. 78.
    Walking by the side of it before show, a dude was smoking and I asked for a lighter. I pointed to a cool round apartment building across the street, and he said, "Yeah, that's crazy looking." We chatted and then he said, "Well, I gotta go. Have a good time my friend !" Then I saw the band for the first time... that was Jerry I was talking with.

  • @owentuckett938
    @owentuckett938 4 роки тому +53

    Outstanding. So many things to enjoy here. The interplay, the understanding and the way that the band feed off each other always amazes me and I find something different to enjoy each time I listen to their music. Today it was Bob's rhythm guitar and above all Phil's beautiful inventive bass playing. This is also a very good piece of film-making. The camera angles, editing, sound, the whole thing is really well put together. In 1974 I was 20 years old and the Dead could do no wrong for me and looking at this I remember why.

  • @martinherve2688
    @martinherve2688 5 місяців тому +2

    It's live that they deliver the best of themselves!

  • @Steph-hk7ik
    @Steph-hk7ik 20 днів тому

    There used to be a bumper sticker that said There’s nothing like a Grateful Dead concert. Truly an amazing experience and nothing like it.

  • @RichardTetta
    @RichardTetta 4 роки тому +8

    Bob always shines on that China/Rider transition section. Some of his best playing.

  • @jclar7210
    @jclar7210 4 роки тому +10

    Such gifted talent when they all play together so well. I miss Jerry and The Dead, Thank you for posting!

  • @stealyourface5091
    @stealyourface5091 4 роки тому +11

    Talk about standing the test of time.... Iconic Video. The Youthful Bliss on display.... Love those Little Dancing Rugrats! My absolute favorite version....... So much Love. Great era

  • @skuba32
    @skuba32 3 роки тому +2

    Phil was in Charelston SC last night playing with his son's band Midnight North and he played China Cat!!

  • @ryanchase9746
    @ryanchase9746 4 роки тому +24

    Makes me cry. Thanks guys. Unreal.

    • @charlesrast4235
      @charlesrast4235 4 роки тому +5

      I'm a little teary eyed myself right now

    • @MsSmitty9
      @MsSmitty9 3 роки тому +2

      5am Sunday morning in Woburn Massachusetts on the couch in 2020 listening to the Gratefuldeads I know you Rider with tears running down my face. Not a better way to start the day at 60 years old. God Bless You Jerry Garcia 🙏😞

    • @LisainTexas
      @LisainTexas 3 роки тому

      I cried too. The sun is going to shine in my back door someday. 🙏🔥

  • @eamoncorbett9524
    @eamoncorbett9524 2 роки тому +8

    Such a wonderful groove , brilliant interplay, weaving bass lines , the lot , it’s all here.

  • @Diana11Austin
    @Diana11Austin 4 роки тому +10

    What a freaking luxury - just do a search on youtube a pull up a jewel of a show like this! Love with every fiber of my being! THANK YOU

  • @richardford4074
    @richardford4074 4 роки тому +11

    At this point in my life right here, right now, there is no other lyric that has spoken more to me than “ I wish I was a headlight on a Nothbound train” !!!

    • @ljd1031
      @ljd1031 4 роки тому +2

      Hope you're safe and healthy

    • @richardford4074
      @richardford4074 4 роки тому +1

      Lesley Davies so far so good and right back atcha ❤️😁✌️

    • @davidchristie7750
      @davidchristie7750 3 роки тому +1

      Boy you sure have good acid

    • @MsSmitty9
      @MsSmitty9 3 роки тому +1

      That line sez it all. This is the best way to start the day. Heading to work in Covid-19 2021with this song and that line in my head. Nothing like this tune. Thank You Jerry and God Bless Ya. 🙏😞

    • @mgconty1283
      @mgconty1283 3 роки тому +1

      A whole new reason to book a train ride in Colorado

  • @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302

    Good lord the boys are on fire here. 3 masters, each with their own respected and unique weapon of choice, their styles.

  • @MT-bc1we
    @MT-bc1we 4 роки тому +193

    the night phil converted the seat cover into a strap.

    • @patrickmcneil5575
      @patrickmcneil5575 4 роки тому +3

      M T
      Right??!??!
      I was wondering if it was really necessary 🤘😁👍🍭🎼

    • @Buzzywhumpa
      @Buzzywhumpa 4 роки тому +12

      it's the weight of the world perhaps? With the low end much is carried

    • @voiceofsilencio
      @voiceofsilencio 4 роки тому +5

      I dig it.I'll bet for as long as they played at shows it was a welcome luxury

    • @thinkoccasionally546
      @thinkoccasionally546 4 роки тому +2

      @@chandude3 exactly...the facts from a player of musical instruments. They dont call it "big brown" because its light. It's an alembic, notorious for neck dive....

    • @rallypoint1
      @rallypoint1 4 роки тому +2

      Heavy ass Alembic and those long songs are killer on the shoulders.

  • @TheInterloafer
    @TheInterloafer 4 роки тому +57

    4:23 role-reversal as Bobby has an epic solo while Jerry does some quiet riffs. Bobby is on fire this night and his guitar tone is awesome.

    • @herbythechef7624
      @herbythechef7624 4 роки тому

      Easy wind too bobby always took first solo

    • @Brucaleeffo
      @Brucaleeffo 4 роки тому +1

      Bob is fucking killing it, wtf

    • @ml_gamer8344
      @ml_gamer8344 3 роки тому

      @@herbythechef7624 Dont forget casey jones

    • @herbythechef7624
      @herbythechef7624 3 роки тому

      @@ml_gamer8344 no bob doesnt take a solo in casey jones

    • @ml_gamer8344
      @ml_gamer8344 3 роки тому

      @@herbythechef7624 yes he does, listen to any casey jomes from 71' he takes the first solo

  • @christophervansise4650
    @christophervansise4650 2 роки тому +13

    I can't count how many times I've watched/listened to this - this is gold. Stay grateful everyone!! You know our Love will Not Fade Away

  • @tonybrawley1615
    @tonybrawley1615 4 роки тому +5

    By far and wide the greatest, absolutely the greatest American rock roll band, hands down!!!!!

  • @brianmeagher1873
    @brianmeagher1873 2 роки тому +4

    "Not only are the Grateful Dead good at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do" - Bill Graham

    • @bunnybeckman8029
      @bunnybeckman8029 Рік тому

      Bill saw me backstage in the 80 s & had me on film for a hour ! I wish I could c myself dance because now I can’t because of 2 knee operations but thanks Bill Graham !

  • @RichardTetta
    @RichardTetta 29 днів тому +2

    What i love here is the way, at about 3:50, Jerry eases off the gas, and lets Bobby take the reins. Then, at about 5:30, he comes back in, and they all work up to that crescendo at around 7:35, before breaking into that quick "Uncle Johns Band/Feelin' Groovy" jam.

  • @g0rgth3b0rg
    @g0rgth3b0rg 4 роки тому +12

    Thanks! Please keep this high-quality 70's and 80's footage coming!

  • @MrBINGEBOY
    @MrBINGEBOY 4 роки тому +18

    Bobby can’t be stopped!

  • @joshuateubanks4302
    @joshuateubanks4302 2 роки тому +3

    Uh, this is the best thing on the internet. Bar none. Did you see those children dancing to Jerry singing these magical lyrics on his beautiful guitar?
    Alluv for the upload. Great quality.

  • @stevemarks1511
    @stevemarks1511 5 місяців тому +2

    I know 800 hours of real to real Dead is about 1/10 of live concert time but to me its a life time of great concerts. Im a 50's baby so by 1970 i was tripping at Dead concerts having a life time of memories

  • @Ameriken91
    @Ameriken91 7 місяців тому +1

    Seeing those two little dancing kids makes me wonder what my parents were doing when this show was happening 49 years ago. My mom was 13 days shy of 9 and my dad was 10, and they both lived in South San Francisco. I can't even begin to describe how bad I wish I could travel back in time and see this performance. I'm absolutely fixated on it.

  • @yetivanmarshall1473
    @yetivanmarshall1473 3 роки тому +17

    How in god's name did we go from this magnificence to where we are today?

    • @Soli_Deo_Gloria_.
      @Soli_Deo_Gloria_. 3 роки тому +3

      1960's rallying cry of turn on, tune in and drop out.. That's how...
      Post Modernism manifest.

    • @TC-dw6wg
      @TC-dw6wg 3 роки тому +1

      Soli unfortunately you are so correct. Sad

    • @argybarg
      @argybarg 3 роки тому +2

      You know that the people of 1974 said the exact same thing, right?

    • @yetivanmarshall1473
      @yetivanmarshall1473 3 роки тому

      @@argybarg yes, but more people are saying this today. No one is saying this about Sonny and Cher's music though 😃

    • @potatoplayz2436
      @potatoplayz2436 Рік тому +2

      @@yetivanmarshall1473 trust me. It’s the same. Every generation says it.

  • @mikeb7083
    @mikeb7083 2 роки тому +5

    Bobby knows a ridiculous amount of chord inversions 👀 Just so damn good 😎

  • @Luca.Eller07
    @Luca.Eller07 Місяць тому +2

    I‘m 16 and i wish i could have seen all these great bands in the 60s and 70s.

  • @rebuttalc2075
    @rebuttalc2075 4 місяці тому +2

    Bob and Jerrys riffs play so well off one another in chinacat and there is nothing greater than the segue into rider jam

  • @killerbee0925
    @killerbee0925 Рік тому +5

    They noodle around for awhile, playing off each other, and then at some point the whole thing coheres and gels, and lift-off is achieved, and off we go. Sublime.

  • @zackdunn7623
    @zackdunn7623 4 роки тому +17

    Jerry looked so good and healthy here. The jazzy years

  • @gratefulhank
    @gratefulhank 11 місяців тому +2

    8:54 brings tears to my eyes every time 😅. ( Seeing Bobby smile at Jerry's genius)😊. -grateful hank

  • @garlicbreathandfarts
    @garlicbreathandfarts 2 роки тому +1

    synchronization is beautiful.

  • @davidkillander5063
    @davidkillander5063 4 роки тому +66

    For those wondering, this whole show was previously available in full on UA-cam.. shame that they took it down for these once-every-now-and-then-releases. Music should be free, just ask these guys!

    • @PeterDad60
      @PeterDad60 4 роки тому +3

      Right free. So you you will fix my car, for free? I can go food shopping now because I have money. Back in 1992, when I was a starving artist-I had literally nothing to eat and lived in a room that was made from the boiler room space in the apartment building. Rent was $80 a month even for that. Now I realize because you have set me straight, that they should have let me live in the building for free, the grocery store should have allowed me to shop for free. The parts dept store should have allowed me to select the parts I needed to fix my car, because even back then I did all my own mechanical work. Had I only known that mechanics would fix my car for free with free parts. My life would have been so different! Yikes! Thanks David for teaching this 69 year old the facts of life. -Peter
      Edit: Lastly I want whomever hand built those guitars to make one for me, for free of course.
      BTW I have provided a few Free concerts in my time and I was glad to do that. I have also been ripped off, promised money only to have that person keep the money because I was to stupid to know what to do. Live and learn. But free is not something that works out when it comes to everyday life.

    • @davidkillander5063
      @davidkillander5063 4 роки тому +6

      PeterDad60 Sorry for grinding your gears, just my two cents!

    • @sunshinenblues
      @sunshinenblues 4 роки тому +1

      right on!! these were the concerts as i remember them to be, and "sweet J" YT put it back on!!

    • @ignanttv3006
      @ignanttv3006 4 роки тому +11

      PeterDad60 l.. You must be a sad lonely soul to vent by writing novels to strangers... You must really feel convicted by his statement to spend so much energy on someone, who doesn't care or know about you.

    • @voiceofsilencio
      @voiceofsilencio 4 роки тому +8

      ​@@PeterDad60 I think you're missing the point here chief. The Dead always actively encouraged the bootlegging of their shows. It was a great way to spread the sound and generate interest among fans who might not run out and buy an album on a whim. The albums and concerts WERE NOT free, which is how within the roving Deadheads there developed a class of depressing mooches hanging around outside shows begging everyone in sight for a free ticket. I know what you meant though, most artists do starve to death and spend that whole time desperately trying to protect their creations. It's a slim few who make it to the level of success where they can experience the luxury of encouraging the fans to bootleg them. But for those interested the whole concert is here: archive.org/details/gd74-10-17.sbd.barbella.16189.sbeok.shnf along with the rest of the 14,088 results in the archive.org Grateful Dead collection that are free to listen to.

  • @Eliezer1018
    @Eliezer1018 4 роки тому +6

    Thanks for posting this I have listened to this all day wonderful. Today’s my Birthday and what a gift.

  • @alissabartozzi8013
    @alissabartozzi8013 2 роки тому +1

    Just heard it live finally!!!! Hartford 2021 Dead &Co!!! Yessss

  • @maxperez-stable6796
    @maxperez-stable6796 4 роки тому +101

    see, this is the stuff that needs to be released - winterland 74

    • @jasond3938
      @jasond3938 4 роки тому

      Yes!!!

    • @SuperJagger42
      @SuperJagger42 4 роки тому +8

      Grateful Dead Movie soundtrack

    • @jasond3938
      @jasond3938 4 роки тому +2

      @@SuperJagger42
      Thank you brother ✌️

    • @deadbass36
      @deadbass36 4 роки тому +8

      It has been released on the Grateful Dead Movie bonus disc

    • @FunkHitsTheFan
      @FunkHitsTheFan 4 роки тому +3

      Bonus disc is awesome!

  • @timothyryan6018
    @timothyryan6018 4 роки тому +6

    The Grateful Dead at THEIR PEAK..
    Happy Bday Bobby !!!!

  • @simplechronology2605
    @simplechronology2605 3 роки тому +7

    Arguably the best moment ever captured on film or video of the band. Here, every band member is playing to his full potential in perfect balance with the others, each one attuned completely to what is happening around them. Garcia is at his best here, but Bobby is keeping up brilliantly. Lesh is on fire, and Bill swings like a freight train at cruising speed. Anyone who never saw the band or is just getting into them could do much worse than start right here.

  • @sayntfuu
    @sayntfuu 5 днів тому +1

    My favorite jam.