I was at this show. My friends and I rented a Ryder Truck. Threw a couch, chairs and a keg in the back and rode up from New Jersey. I was 22 years old and I still remember it like it was yesterday. Great show.
I was at the sphere for a weekend run back in june. It was incredible. Dead & Co has 2 surviving members of the Grateful Dead Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, last year they replaced the other original drummer Bill Kreutzmann. So a couple of the original members are still playing, and if they come back to vegas next year, do yourself a favor and go see them, and go experience the scene. Wonderful people, and a wonderful time.
Was invited to My first show and really didn't want to go because I only knew 2 songs and didn't Care for either of them but I reluctantly went and it changed My life, talk about a slap in the face
This song is actually about an industrial fan that used to bounce around at the recording studio and they were afraid of it.And it was called big bertha
late here. They were from.. the mid 1960's . changed their focus when they saw the flick ... wait now - Hard days night. true story told by both Garcia ( lead g. )and weir ( rhythm ) and they peaked, musically 15 years before this. minor pt - they spent a considerable amount of resources trying to improve their concert sound, for their fans. watch the ' Grateful Dead movie '.
GRATEFUL DEAD The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has his life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.[1][2] The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler.[3] The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey.[
The best kive band in the land, was late to the gane, but glad I arrived 6/28/92 DEER CREEK, and I became a better human, flawed as fuck, but a better me and went to 23 more including the last one but 24, proud of that but I missed so many! Shows I could've hit after knowing...you got invited or that was my introduction, jammed Long Strange Trip, my buddies brother "This is the Grateful Dead, Rhett's been jammin this at ISU" Black cover, skrleton, red evil look8ng script. Sounded nothing like what I expected, sadly, it to awhile but one sniley day a friend started in on me playing Live Dead tracks "I like that" Hed reply "You lovem all, you just don't know it yet" It was so true lol.
If you wanna see the Sphere in full effect, here is a pro-shot video of Phish playing their song Carini from their Sphere run. Insane stuff!! ua-cam.com/video/2FWG4sJqt_g/v-deo.htmlsi=xfFEpXFnGrFUoHPF
This was a football stadium outside of Buffalo - July 4th 1989 - it is very refreshing seeing new people discover "our thing." - Mind you.. I am a novice in this community. I only saw the Grateful Dead perform a little over 200 times prior to Jerry passing away. (I also saw him often play as the Jerry Garcia Band) so my knowledge is limited and take whatever I write with a grain of salt - The DeadCo shows at the Sphere were off the hook. It ruined every other room, stadium, or amphitheater I will ever see another concert in. The sound was THAT GOOD - and the visuals just take it to another level. DeadCo has nothing to do musically with the Grateful Dead other than they play Dead songs. (rather well). OK - so you want a little guidance to see what other great nuggets of sound are out there. This Bertha was performed during a time when Jerry was relatively healthy and not smacked out as much as he had been in the early 1980's. The early 80's are also referred to as the "Coke Dead" era. Fun nights for sure 😏 Here is a link to a tune they wrote in the late 1970's during the "disco" era and heavily influenced by what was going on in the Funk World at the time.. Try a "Shakedown Street" from the hockey hall in Philadelphia (the spectrum) in the Spring of 1985 - enjoy ua-cam.com/video/6p9y6Pkn_g0/v-deo.htmlsi=6W9Sc6uXS2lKa8F5&t=2699
There are 2 original members-Bob Weir & Mickey Hart-still play with Dead & Co. I followed the Grateful Dead from 1972-95, when Jerry passed away, and my son has seen over 100 Phish shows. Enjoy the jam:✌️❤️🎶
32,806 hrs of music, 2,316 concerts, 482 songs, 30 years, 10 members, 1 band=THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You really knew it was summertime when the Grateful Dead rolled into town...
Wow it’s fun watching someone first grok how great the Grateful Dead are and how endlessly interesting it is to watch Garcia sing and play.
I was at this show. My friends and I rented a Ryder Truck. Threw a couch, chairs and a keg in the back and rode up from New Jersey. I was 22 years old and I still remember it like it was yesterday. Great show.
I was at the sphere for a weekend run back in june. It was incredible. Dead & Co has 2 surviving members of the Grateful Dead Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, last year they replaced the other original drummer Bill Kreutzmann. So a couple of the original members are still playing, and if they come back to vegas next year, do yourself a favor and go see them, and go experience the scene. Wonderful people, and a wonderful time.
Was invited to My first show and really didn't want to go because I only knew 2 songs and didn't Care for either of them but I reluctantly went and it changed My life, talk about a slap in the face
Bertha was the opener for my very first Grateful Dead concert.
I wish more reactors took the trouble dig out live videos of this fantastic band. I always think they are better live than on record.
Ive seen (hundreds) of Rock Bands...and Im here to tel ya...THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERT.....NOTHING COMPARES
600,000 attended a GD Concert at Watkins Glen in 1973
@@MarkRichter-j2l I was there (and here).
PINK FLOYD
Orchard Pk. was a great place to see Dead shows. Upstate NY is damn awesome.
This whole show is top notch.
Orchard Park is in Buffalo. It's where the Bills play
This song is actually about an industrial fan that used to bounce around at the recording studio and they were afraid of it.And it was called big bertha
late here. They were from.. the mid 1960's . changed their focus when they saw the flick ... wait now - Hard days night. true story told by both Garcia ( lead g. )and weir ( rhythm ) and they peaked, musically 15 years before this. minor pt - they spent a considerable amount of resources trying to improve their concert sound, for their fans. watch the ' Grateful Dead movie '.
Need to try Deal from Apline Valley 7/19/89. 2nd guitar solo will knock your socks off.
The name doesn't mean what you think it does. It fits the band perfectly, if you understand the meaning.
GRATEFUL DEAD
The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has his life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.[1][2] The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler.[3] The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey.[
Its not a "spin off" it is family. The "band" is the audience.
The best kive band in the land, was late to the gane, but glad I arrived 6/28/92 DEER CREEK, and I became a better human, flawed as fuck, but a better me and went to 23 more including the last one but 24, proud of that but I missed so many!
Shows I could've hit after knowing...you got invited or that was my introduction, jammed Long Strange Trip, my buddies brother "This is the Grateful Dead, Rhett's been jammin this at ISU"
Black cover, skrleton, red evil look8ng script.
Sounded nothing like what I expected, sadly, it to awhile but one sniley day a friend started in on me playing Live Dead tracks "I like that"
Hed reply
"You lovem all, you just don't know it yet"
It was so true lol.
If you wanna see the Sphere in full effect, here is a pro-shot video of Phish playing their song Carini from their Sphere run. Insane stuff!!
ua-cam.com/video/2FWG4sJqt_g/v-deo.htmlsi=xfFEpXFnGrFUoHPF
This was a football stadium outside of Buffalo - July 4th 1989 - it is very refreshing seeing new people discover "our thing." - Mind you.. I am a novice in this community. I only saw the Grateful Dead perform a little over 200 times prior to Jerry passing away. (I also saw him often play as the Jerry Garcia Band) so my knowledge is limited and take whatever I write with a grain of salt - The DeadCo shows at the Sphere were off the hook. It ruined every other room, stadium, or amphitheater I will ever see another concert in. The sound was THAT GOOD - and the visuals just take it to another level. DeadCo has nothing to do musically with the Grateful Dead other than they play Dead songs. (rather well). OK - so you want a little guidance to see what other great nuggets of sound are out there. This Bertha was performed during a time when Jerry was relatively healthy and not smacked out as much as he had been in the early 1980's. The early 80's are also referred to as the "Coke Dead" era. Fun nights for sure 😏 Here is a link to a tune they wrote in the late 1970's during the "disco" era and heavily influenced by what was going on in the Funk World at the time.. Try a "Shakedown Street" from the hockey hall in Philadelphia (the spectrum) in the Spring of 1985 - enjoy ua-cam.com/video/6p9y6Pkn_g0/v-deo.htmlsi=6W9Sc6uXS2lKa8F5&t=2699
There are 2 original members-Bob Weir & Mickey Hart-still play with Dead & Co. I followed the Grateful Dead from 1972-95, when Jerry passed away, and my son has seen over 100 Phish shows. Enjoy the jam:✌️❤️🎶
250,000 ATTENDED ENGLISHTOWN 1977 GD CONCERT
Was there
It’s not a job to them. They genuinely enjoy playing music with each other
Yeah, sure as long as Bobby the bagman is available
A lot of theories about Bertha. Apparently the name came from a giant noisy fan they had the Grateful Dead office, but the song is real funny.
Other way around. They named the fan after the song, because it would move around the office from the vibrations
Learn something every day. Thanks.
Do Phish live you're missing out
Why Jerry…? It’s the guitar, man…