How was the dead introduced to me? I was doing a stretch in a CA prison, 70 to 72. We were allowed records so my deadhead cousin sent me Working Man's dead, and a few months later, American beauty. When I got out I literally "got on the bus" and went to a show. It just so happened to be the legendary Sunshine Daydream show in Veneta OR. And the rest ,as they say, is history.
I am sure a million people are going to tell you that you should have done Help on the Way ->Slipknot->Franklin’s tower as they are part of a triad of songs that blend into each other. Even if you don’t do the video, do it on your own and you will see. There is also an amazing live version from 75, around the time they did this studio work. It’s on an album called One From the Vault.
Honestly, I have never understand the abundance of people pushing this version. There certainly is nothing wrong with it and I do like it very much. However, imo, the song is brand new and not matured. Imo, there is simply no comparison to renditions that were played at a later time. 6/9/77 or 10/9/77 or 5/5/77 for example. It never crosses my mind to go to the version you suggest.
It's been said, and I'm sure it'll be mentioned again and again, but really do find a tasty live version of Help -> Slip -> Franklin's. That said, this is a nice clean version and worth the occasional listen. Now, I happen to really like the one from Buffalo, NY 1977 so if you want to give that a go here...
Caught a bunch of "Franklin's Tower's" on tour back in the day. A great dancing tune. It was always fun to hear the "Help On The Way > Slipknot" before this song hit. Jerry was the master of this part of the show. You better roll away the dew.
This song has to be live. Studio version is just way too short. Every time I saw them play this tune live, it was a massive dance, pure joy!! It was often played in a medley with Help on the Way into Slipknot into this tune.
Robert Hunter was the lyricist for the Dead, he wrote the lyrics for this and many of their other songs, and was actually counted as a band member, though he didnt perform with them. Jerry and Bill wrote the music here, but the lyrics are all Hunter.
Always thought he was a great writer. The lyrics on Wake of the Flood really solidified my respect. I was in high school and took a class in poetry just before finding the album, so it really hit . Interesting to learn recently from Hunter's Wiki page that he was the great-great-grandson of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet/ lyricist !
They weren't really heavily by reggae, but they appreciate reggae along with other songs and types of music. They were folkies.They were appreciative of alot of different styles. Even classical and big band music. Those are Jerry and Bobby's words not mine. They truly were their own entity. Jerry once said were just a great dance band. So I think like all of us ,we are influenced by a little bit of everything we dig,but we find our own path. Love the trip the Dead take me on, everyday ❤❤❤. Rip Garcia,Hunter, Phil,and Bill Graham. ❤Love and miss you all❤. You too Brent and Pigpen❤❤❤
You got it! btw, there is a great album called "The Music Never Stopped" with roots of the Grateful Dead: a collection of songs that influenced their music. (artwork by R. Crumb) Also, today would be good for "Rainy Day, Dream Away" by Jimi Hendrix (from Electric Ladyland). I was about 13, listening to "The Golden Road - To Unlimited Devotion", their first album, on my record player. Also had family connections.
I became a Deadhead in the 80’s and since then have almost always preferred them live, but as a kid in the 70’s, I heard my older siblings playing lots of album Dead, including this album, Blues for Allah. I guess I was 9 when it came out. I remember that I especially loved this tune, as well as The Music Never Stopped.
Biz - you MUST do a live version Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklins Tower - try Great American Music Hall in '75 !!! LIVE This version is only a mere sampling
I love most everything by the Dead, but as far as just pure catchyness this is about the top of the list... My Top 5 most catchy would be Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, The Music Never Stopped, Shakedown Street and Fire on the Mountain...
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia my friend. William "Bill The Drummer" Kreutzman (Kroytz-man) the only full time Drummer in the Grateful Dead. Mickey Hart came in late, left for a while, and then was with them till the end. But Bill was there the whole time.
A lot of people wonder what Robert Hunter meant by “rollaway the dew” and although he would never tell people what he meant about certain song lyrics at least most of the time he wanted to leave it open to interpretation for what it meant for any particular person at any particular time I think that if he was thinking about something, I think he probably meant “wipe away your tears”. I think logically that makes the most sense metaphorically. I’ve also thought about “wiping the sweat off one’s brow.”
I was actually skimming here looking for someone to bring up that enigmatic phrase, since I never knew for sure what he meant ! Your interpretation is one I never thought of and I think it's a good one. The way it's repeated so much makes it a bit annoying when the meaning is so vague. I came to think of just some notion of uncovering freshness within one's spirit.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! Anything from the album Without a Net is going to be the best of the best of Grateful Dead live. And sure you’re not gonna get a video but these are going to be the best versions at Grateful Dead peak. Most of this was right before Brent died, but it always was the best when Brent was there. The chemistry and the energy was off the hook. Just because you do the studio version of this doesn’t mean you can’t do it again in all its glory from the live album I just mentionedand obviously you have to do the whole thing which includes the segue between the songs Help on the Way and Franklin’s Tower called Slipknot! Obviously it’s all good but in my opinion, you can’t do one song without the other. Technically you can but when they brought the whole thing back in the late 80s it was just absolutely fire. They did it in the 70s, but then they stopped doing the whole thing and just kept playing Franklin‘s tower. But they obviously realized something was missing because they brought back the complete set eventually. You can’t do it without help on the way and the Without a Net album is just the best example. When it comes to the Grateful Dead just because you covered the song in the studio, doesn’t mean you can’t do it again later on as a live version.😊
Also, you really should check out Fire🔥on the Mountain 🏔️ with Carlos Santana!!! even if you’ve already done the song before this is a great version with a video on TH-cam and it should be the first one that pops up if you put in the name of the song plus Santana and Jerry Garcia. Lots of great players on this one, including Hamza El Din, Baba Olatunji, and Mickey Hart. There’s like 15 people on stage but it’s not muddy. They don’t play over each other. It’s really good! Here’s the link if you dare. 😅 : th-cam.com/video/DAjud-sVK_w/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OkJ6hzD2gM5j8pyx
Stop suggesting American Music Hall from 1975!!!!!!!! There is nothing wrong with it, but the song was brand new, had not matured, and does not compare to later versions such as 5/5/77 or 6/9/77 or 10/9/76. Let the arguments commence, lol
How was the dead introduced to me?
I was doing a stretch in a CA prison, 70 to 72. We were allowed records so my deadhead cousin sent me Working Man's dead, and a few months later, American beauty.
When I got out I literally "got on the bus" and went to a show. It just so happened to be the legendary Sunshine Daydream show in Veneta OR. And the rest ,as they say, is history.
I am sure a million people are going to tell you that you should have done Help on the Way ->Slipknot->Franklin’s tower as they are part of a triad of songs that blend into each other. Even if you don’t do the video, do it on your own and you will see. There is also an amazing live version from 75, around the time they did this studio work. It’s on an album called One From the Vault.
🎉
Gotta have it with the Bill Graham band intro tho....LOVE the sequence....
Honestly, I have never understand the abundance of people pushing this version. There certainly is nothing wrong with it and I do like it very much. However, imo, the song is brand new and not matured. Imo, there is simply no comparison to renditions that were played at a later time. 6/9/77 or 10/9/77 or 5/5/77 for example. It never crosses my mind to go to the version you suggest.
Robert Hunter was the lyricist on the Hunter/Garcia songs. One of the great song writers/poets.
It's been said, and I'm sure it'll be mentioned again and again, but really do find a tasty live version of Help -> Slip -> Franklin's. That said, this is a nice clean version and worth the occasional listen. Now, I happen to really like the one from Buffalo, NY 1977 so if you want to give that a go here...
Such a great version. They did it live a whole lot, and some of them are great.
A girl in college introduced me to this song. I learned to play it on guitar. Love this song.
as a fellow brown boy i never thought i could get down with the dead but ill be damned they have some bangers
Robbie, Right on!
A shot of pure joy! Thank you man! I had this vinil lp in my teens in the late 70es and it´s sure been a while since the last time I heard this song.
Caught a bunch of "Franklin's Tower's" on tour back in the day. A great dancing tune. It was always fun to hear the "Help On The Way > Slipknot" before this song hit. Jerry was the master of this part of the show. You better roll away the dew.
Roll away…the dew
Roll away…the doob 😉
Timpa, good one brother!
Always time to listen to a Grateful Dead reaction. Love to share a little time with a fellow dead head.
A lot of people like the live version, and there are a lot of great guitar solos in live versions, but as a statement of the song I really enjoy this
It's grateful dead that's why.
This song has to be live. Studio version is just way too short. Every time I saw them play this tune live, it was a massive dance, pure joy!! It was often played in a medley with Help on the Way into Slipknot into this tune.
Memories.
🍄🌲🍄💥✨🌈
Robert Hunter was the lyricist for the Dead, he wrote the lyrics for this and many of their other songs, and was actually counted as a band member, though he didnt perform with them. Jerry and Bill wrote the music here, but the lyrics are all Hunter.
Always thought he was a great writer. The lyrics on Wake of the Flood really solidified my respect. I was in high school and took a class in poetry just before finding the album, so it really hit . Interesting to learn recently from Hunter's Wiki page that he was the great-great-grandson of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet/ lyricist !
BizMatic, Good accurate assessment!
Favorite either way thank you..❤
when the sun comes up in the morning....it rolls away the dew
Roll away the dew refers to wiping off the moisture in the bell making process.
More Dead, please
They weren't really heavily by reggae, but they appreciate reggae along with other songs and types of music. They were folkies.They were appreciative of alot of different styles. Even classical and big band music. Those are Jerry and Bobby's words not mine. They truly were their own entity. Jerry once said were just a great dance band. So I think like all of us ,we are influenced by a little bit of everything we dig,but we find our own path. Love the trip the Dead take me on, everyday ❤❤❤. Rip Garcia,Hunter, Phil,and Bill Graham. ❤Love and miss you all❤. You too Brent and Pigpen❤❤❤
Good choice!
Roll away the Dew
You got it! btw, there is a great album called "The Music Never Stopped" with roots of the Grateful Dead: a collection of songs that influenced their music. (artwork by R. Crumb) Also, today would be good for "Rainy Day, Dream Away" by Jimi Hendrix (from Electric Ladyland). I was about 13, listening to "The Golden Road - To Unlimited Devotion", their first album, on my record player. Also had family connections.
I became a Deadhead in the 80’s and since then have almost always preferred them live, but as a kid in the 70’s, I heard my older siblings playing lots of album Dead, including this album, Blues for Allah. I guess I was 9 when it came out. I remember that I especially loved this tune, as well as The Music Never Stopped.
Biz - you MUST do a live version Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklins Tower - try Great American Music Hall in '75 !!! LIVE This version is only a mere sampling
I love most everything by the Dead, but as far as just pure catchyness this is about the top of the list...
My Top 5 most catchy would be Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, The Music Never Stopped, Shakedown Street and Fire on the Mountain...
William Kreutzman is the drummer, Bill Kreutzman.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia my friend. William "Bill The Drummer" Kreutzman (Kroytz-man) the only full time Drummer in the Grateful Dead. Mickey Hart came in late, left for a while, and then was with them till the end. But Bill was there the whole time.
In Ben Franklin’s Tower there hangs a Liberty Bell 🔔
A lot of people wonder what Robert Hunter meant by “rollaway the dew” and although he would never tell people what he meant about certain song lyrics at least most of the time he wanted to leave it open to interpretation for what it meant for any particular person at any particular time I think that if he was thinking about something, I think he probably meant “wipe away your tears”. I think logically that makes the most sense metaphorically. I’ve also thought about “wiping the sweat off one’s brow.”
I was actually skimming here looking for someone to bring up that enigmatic phrase, since I never knew for sure what he meant ! Your interpretation is one I never thought of and I think it's a good one. The way it's repeated so much makes it a bit annoying when the meaning is so vague. I came to think of just some notion of uncovering freshness within one's spirit.
Don’t plant no ice biz!!!!
PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE go listen to Franklins Tower (live) from Dead Set....IT'S MUCH MUCH BETTER
'75 betta
Not my favourite version, but it's nice and clean.
They were very heavily influenced by reggae.
Garcia was the most into it, he covered Jimmy Cliff,Peter Tosh and Bob Marley in his solo career.
Deadheads standup!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! Anything from the album Without a Net is going to be the best of the best of Grateful Dead live. And sure you’re not gonna get a video but these are going to be the best versions at Grateful Dead peak. Most of this was right before Brent died, but it always was the best when Brent was there. The chemistry and the energy was off the hook. Just because you do the studio version of this doesn’t mean you can’t do it again in all its glory from the live album I just mentionedand obviously you have to do the whole thing which includes the segue between the songs Help on the Way and Franklin’s Tower called Slipknot! Obviously it’s all good but in my opinion, you can’t do one song without the other. Technically you can but when they brought the whole thing back in the late 80s it was just absolutely fire. They did it in the 70s, but then they stopped doing the whole thing and just kept playing Franklin‘s tower. But they obviously realized something was missing because they brought back the complete set eventually. You can’t do it without help on the way and the Without a Net album is just the best example. When it comes to the Grateful Dead just because you covered the song in the studio, doesn’t mean you can’t do it again later on as a live version.😊
Misguided sorry
Dummy me, for years I thought the were singing "ROLL AWAY WITH YOU" (it's THE DEW)
I wont add Help/Slip/Frank. I'm sure youre going to be lambasted for only doing Franklin, but any Dead is great. Live Dead is better
Also, you really should check out Fire🔥on the Mountain 🏔️ with Carlos Santana!!! even if you’ve already done the song before this is a great version with a video on TH-cam and it should be the first one that pops up if you put in the name of the song plus Santana and Jerry Garcia. Lots of great players on this one, including Hamza El Din, Baba Olatunji, and Mickey Hart. There’s like 15 people on stage but it’s not muddy. They don’t play over each other. It’s really good! Here’s the link if you dare. 😅 : th-cam.com/video/DAjud-sVK_w/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OkJ6hzD2gM5j8pyx
The Dead were big fans of Bob Marley. But I hear gospel in this song.
Also Jimmy Cliff. The Jerry Garcia Band covered The Harder They Come.
Take a Benjamin Franklin $100 bill and roll it up like a straw.. people would snort cocaine like that..
Although live music is better, the album version is just like a chocolate sundae when you’re hungry…
Who are the Grateful Dead and how come they keep following me everywhere?
Stop suggesting American Music Hall from 1975!!!!!!!! There is nothing wrong with it, but the song was brand new, had not matured, and does not compare to later versions such as 5/5/77 or 6/9/77 or 10/9/76. Let the arguments commence, lol