Hearing Grateful Dead -FRANKLINS TOWER (Reaction!!)
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Youll be wearing tye dye and tasting colors in no time my man Dont lick the album covers,,or better yet,,do.
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@@poloreacts27 You just went to church brother.
"The Grateful Dead aren't the best at what they do, they are the only one who do what they do." - Bill "Uncle Bobo" Graham (their concert promoter for the bulk of their career.)
LOL!
I live in the land of Deadheads. Although we are losing a lot of our funk. ❤️✌️ from Fairfax.
And boogie all night long.
Watching the smile creep across your face as the dead put you right where you wanted to be warms my heart. We saved you a seat on this bus
Hell yeah --- great comment! 🥀💮🥀 🧸
Who’s driving this bus?
You sad it milk.
@@masontucker Cowboy Neal at the wheel
I’m on that bus ❤❤
"We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice,but the people who like licorice really,really like licorice."~ Jerry Garcia
All I could see was Je... Before I hit the comments I thought you were going to say Jesus.
I love licorice
In the thorny bramble that is the music business, the Grateful Dead is a field of roses in a sunny field in the middle of that bramble.
That’s the best way to explain it to people.
@@bookmedia67
What the Grateful Dead did was magic.
How they did it was music.
For anyone wondering this version of Franklin’s Tower is from Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium on May 9th, 1977 ☮️
Thank you !!!
To have a 20 minute long Franklin's Vibe as your introduction to the Dead is chef's kiss, man.
100% agreed!
Completely agree and thought the same thing. If I got a 20 min franklins on my intro I would’ve been even more of a head than I have been for over a decade. What a time to be alive.
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Imagine if it had been the full Help>Slip>Franklin 😆
@@tompoynton he wouldn’t make it past the slipknot I promise if he isn’t in the jam scene and I applaud the head who gave him just this Franklins. Couldn’t have picked a better song nor version. There are some great franklins tower and the longest is 20 min which is absolutely amazing, but this is jammy and long, but not too long.
I think the Grateful Dead are the ultimate American band. They play country, Bluegrass, jazz, rock and the Blues. Such a diverse sound. There's something for everyone and you just can't help but move your feet.
I agree and there is so much support for that position. They played places other bands never even heard of, they incorporate America into their songs, from Loser to Standing on the Moon. Amazing.
and shake a tail feather!! :)
I think the dead might had been able to get Etta James as their lead singer. I still wonder why they didn't use lead vocalists. John Mayer is the best vocalist they ever r had in my opinion. Just saying, I don't understand... Wish I knew what their deal was with never getting a proper lead singer. ?
As American as apple pie and baseball.
@@anjwicks repetition sucks. You would always hear the same voice. The whole surprise thing always existed. I wish the drummers sang too. Variety is the spice of life. 🙂
I can tell you in no uncertain terms, going to Dead shows in the 80s and early 90s were some of the best experiences ever.
There's nothing better for your head than the beautiful sound of the grateful dead ✌️
I concur × 100000× infinity
Buckeye Lake '93- Chicago '95
There is nothing like it today.
Man if i can fit that on my Westy bumper im doin it.. thnks.. v;p
I can say that Box of Rain has gotten me through more than one trip to hospice place for multiple friends. It always reminds me that life is fleeting and that everything just is the way it is.
@@BMore_Vidblog Such a long time to be gone, and such a short time to be there.
How many of us DeadHeads started with the same sentence: "This is not what I was expecting. This is amazing!" Beautiful...
I have a hell of a story about my "conversion." Hardcore, totally committed punk rocker. Grew up, worked in music, worked on tours. Trained to crap on the Dead, scoffed at them.
Few years later, am on endless van tour, middle of the Great Plains, driving with a total noise rock band. "CCS/Rider" comes over the radio. For some reason, we let it go. We are starting to look at each other out of the corners of our eyes. Famous musician, who is not supposed to like the Dead: "This is very, very good."
We drove another 4,000 miles. Got tapes in Missoula. I never, ever, denied the genius of the Dead from that moment forward.
Exactly what I said after my first show at the spectrum in ‘84 as a fourteen year old kid….which lead to around 75 GD/JGB shows till ‘95
-cheers
Yep. My college friends dragged me to a Dead show, in a different city! And I already knew at least half the set list because I knew American folk and Bob Dylan songs. Bus came by, and I got on...
Hahaha this comment made me laugh. I remember when I first heard them I was 12 years old and I was babysitting and looking at the mom's huge record collection and put on American Beauty. Some kids at school had been wearing dead tee shirts and I remember being stunned thinking THIS is what they are listening to?? It's not what I was expecting and it's amazing and I've been missing out for so long. The mom actually let me borrow the records and a little portable player, and for my entire teenage years she let me use her record collection like a library. She got me into so many bands.
Buddy..welcome to The Dead & Co..some of the longest grooves you ll ever experience
I wish every Deadhead could watch this video… watching you react while we listen to Franklin’s Tower together and WE feel it too… is pure joy ✨and exactly what the Dead are all about… I love this so much 💜
It is what its all about brings tears of joy when someone gets it. We are passionate about this band. It’s a lifestyle, so much more to discover my friend.
It was so cool watching someone else react pretty much the same way I did when I first heard that track. I kind of knew some of the Dead from friends but I was blown away when I really listened to them and this version of Franklin’s is probably my favorite recording of theirs.
That sparkly, twinkling, open, airy guitar playing with a bluegrass touch is why Jerry is so special.
His style is somewhat hard to describe but just so 1000% original. It's fun to watch a guy with zero context or expectations pick up on Jerry for the first time. He takes you on a ride for sure.
This has that distinctive Spring 1977 sound. I wonder which specific version it is.
One thing that is special about the band is that when one is in an extremely open head space perhaps from say, ingesting psychedelics. The band will never hurt you with the music, you can rely on that as your bedrock, you can trust to lay yourself down and the boys will see you safely home.
That's a relationship with the band and their fans.
There are also DJs with this care and sweetness.....and some without
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nothing makes me happier than seeing people react the The Dead for the first time. Definitely my favorite band ever!
You can tell right about 1:20 he's going to be a lifelong fan.
This is a solid Franklins
Better late than never, too... @@jeffnobles214
It’s not often I get to see someone listen to the Dead for the first time. Kinda brought tears to my eyes. Love this video sooo much ❤
Emily Ruth, tellin the truth. Makes me very, very happy. 🙏🏻🌻
and get it.
Me too
Right! I just stopped work to spend 20 minutes savoring this.
Me too! Welcome!
This is the kind of performance that turns people into Deadheads for life.
"Connected... maybe some of you get it."
Yeah, Man, we do.
I love that you can’t find the words to describe what your feeling “..it’s like a Sunday morning … on vacation … sun shining …”. It’s happiness and pure emotion my brother. It’s why we love the GD.
Great review. Where can I find that stick mobile?
Nailed it!
AMEN... Like strolling down a well-design street and neighbors gleeming with delight... ;)
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Kinetic energy/ perpetual sculpture should get ya there
If you get confused just listen to the music play
Nothing like the good ol' Grateful Dead!!! Welcome to the family ✌️🙏
I do not believe in coincidences...but, I saw 8 shows in the 80's. I was a die hard Dead Head for years. I am now in my late 50's, and I live in Hawaii. I am heartbroken over what happened in Lahaina. The last few nights...THIS is what i have been listening to relax and get happy. Now I am realizing, that I am reaching back to some of the greatest times in my life, to deal with the grief I now feel over our tragedy. This video popped up, and I am once again, smiling! Mahalo!
Take care over there sending positive thoughts 🙏🏖️🎶
I HITCHHIKED ACROSS THE U.S AT AGE 17 TO FOLLOW THE DEAD, BEST TIMES IN MY LIFE.THE AMBIANCE, THE SMELL OF BODY ODOR MIXED WITH NATURAL OILS, THE SMELL OF PATCHOULI,THE CAMARADERIE...NOTHING COMPARES.I MET THE BEST UNIQUE PEOPLE OF MY LIFE WHO TREATED US 2 TEENAGERS WITH SUCH LOVE.
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Shame on those liberals for ignoring your requests for fundage in fire department and recognition. They need more cow bell, I mean less bombs 😉
@@corinna1795 🤣 you left out negative karma clearing sage. I know what causes lost memory at dead shows, its all good 😂
16:14 "Maybe some of you get it." ❤ I'm happy because I think you get it now too, Polo!
The perfection with which Jerry Garcia performs electric guitar solos will never be met or exceeded again. Legend. The way this young man reacts to and appreciates this music really brings me joy and hope for future generations!
So true !! Legend ❤❤❤❤
It's really like Jerry's guitar is another vocalist in the Band. Most bands or songs would be going back to lyrics but Jerry sticks in a guitar verse.
Hey now! We are a huge fan base who generally really enjoys watching people discover this band. The stuff you are liking in this recording fills their entire recorded history - which you should definitely dive deeply into. Hopefully the algorithm let’s deadheads know when you’re doing another dead reaction.
That’s how I got here in the first place😂😂😂
Yes it was very gratifying to see an objective person come away with the love and the truth.
NFA, brothers & sisters… see ya in the promised land!
Do some psycilicibian shrooms and really feel the vibe
#WeAreEverywhere
love this version, the may 9 1977 concert, they were on fire that year. Phil (bassist) dropping bombs, Jerry (singer and guitar) totally flubs the lyrcs, then gets back on track just in time to sing "if you get confused, listen to the music play"
Thank you. I was going to ask around if anyone knew the show. I wanted to hear the transition. To me, it's always Stranger/Franklin's because Dead Set was my first album. If he was to get the full experience of what The Dead were about, he'd have had an extra 13 minutes of Help On The Way. Then he'd know how these guys kept playing, and understand Franklin's outro.
I am only a casual fan, but I know this show. Fantastic show and a fantastic version of the song. The opening of Help - Slip - Franklin is one of my favorite pieces to put on when I am wanting background music.
This is Pembroke Pines 5-22-77 Dicks Picks.
Warms my heart watching you enjoy it. Welcome, brother! ❤
Whos a hard-core grateful dead fan 😆
Been on the bus for many years now ~ 😉🎶✌💜
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Meeeeeee!
😎🤗😍💖👍👍
"Roll Away the Dew" is a quote from Ben Franklin. So is "If You Plant Ice You're Going to Harvest Wind". This song is about the Liberty Bell ( "it might only have one good ring")...and this was one of the best performances of it that I've ever heard!
Thank you for that explanation. I’ve been loving this song for over 40 years and I never knew that.
@@Wookinpanub235 There's a fantastic explanation of Franklin's Tower given by Robert Hunter himself !! artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/fauthrep.html
Hi! Do you know what show this is from? Anyone know where I can find the track info??
I love that kind of trivia, Thank You! This song has been my favorite for a looong time.
Ben Franklin argued that the liberty bell was too big and it needed to be tempered using pressured sand to make it ring a million tiny times otherwise it would be brittle and crack; that's the line "Wildflower seed on the sand and wind." But I've tried to find this essay Ben wrote and haven't found it.
There's a line from Freaks and Geeks that sticks with me. When Lindsey is walking through the cafeteria with "American Beauty" under her arm, a Deadhead sees her and says, "I wish I'd never heard that album so I could hear it again for the first time". That is golden!
Loved your reaction. Nobody really thinks they will like the Dead until they REALLY listen to it in depth and experience it for themselves. How complex, lighthearted, and uplifting it is becomes infectious. And this track is just straight dope...it has everything, jazz, funk, country, folk, rock and almost a hip-hop bounce and swing. The truly insane thing though...they NEVER play it the same way twice, ever. The Dead is 'living and breathing' music.
So true. I never gave the Grateful Dead a chance because I figured it’s just not for me…I wasn’t of hippie age, I don’t do psychedelics, etc. My extent of knowing anything about them was touch of grey. One day not long ago I said to myself I’m going to give them a try, a real
Honest try because if they’re this famous and legendary, it must be for a reason. Upon actually LISTENING to them, I was truly blown away. The first thing that caught my attention was wow these guys can seriously play. It was immediately apparent the musicianship was phenomenal. And I was also shocked by the different styles involved…bluegrass, jazz, etc all fused together in perfect harmony. Really changed my perspective on the band and I’m still learning about them but without a doubt I really love listening to this band. The Corvallis Oregon live performance is still one of my favorites I’ve heard of theirs so far
I saw them over 80 times and always tried to turn my friends on to them. They weren’t as popular in the early 80’s outside of the Deadheads. And their studio albums never conveyed the full scope of their music. I would play bootleg cassettes of their live shows, and many of my friends were blown away. They never knew how awesome they were from just hearing their albums.
@@realbrucepalma This is true. My first real listenings to them were their live shows on their GD music channel (Siris xm) and later I tried listening to some of the studio albums. As nice as they are, they don't even come close to what I've heard on their live stuff.
Over 300 shows over 3 decades. This brings a to my eye
Yeah, "roll away the dew". A technique for curing a casted bell by taking a giant swab and rolling it inside a bell to wipe away the escaping moisture that comes off a bell as it hung over a fire. Ben Franklin suggested the Liberty Bell be made this way but a rival of his pushed for a different process which brought us a bell with a giant crack. "If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind". So glad you liked it! 15:50
Thanks for the hx lesson!
You just blew my mind. FRANKLINS TOWER! !@*(*$&%^&# @@destonlee2838
Yeah. Thanks for that. I saw Jerry almost 300 times in a few different bands but never me what that meant. I just knew it sounded sweet.
Thank you for this. I never knew about the bell and the dew roller. Deadhead since 1977
🤯 did I just get a history lesson? Why yes I did!
I love when people first hear the Dead and immediately comment on Phil’s playing. There’s a reason there is a place at a show called “The Phil zone”!
Every show lol
I think I accidentally entered that zone at Winterland 10-22-1978. Space, indeed!
Yes there is!!!!
Phil’s birthday could be celebrated as a religious holiday 🎂
True that!
Incredible song. The lyrics are amazing, too. “In other times’ forgotten space, your eyes looked from your mother’s face.”
The Dead are the original jam band, it's like a never-ending party. BTW, I already knew before you started the music that it was going to suit you.
I love the smile on your face! It is roll away the dew.
There was nothing like dancing at a dead show!
Phil Lesh IS one of the BEST bass players and one of the nicest person that you will ever meet. I met him when he would sit in with The Allman Brothers Band. He had a liver transplant and always encourages the people at a concert to become an organ donor. Love your reaction to this. The Allman Btothers would also play this at some of their shows. So happy to see a younger person appreciating this music. And it is Roll Away The Dew!!
I have a stealie on my right thigh and rock the dead every single day of my life, but I have to say, les claypool is the only argument to be made. I don’t particularly like his music, but when I saw him at peach fest I couldn’t understand what I was seeing. I’ve never heard the bass sound like that nor see anyone play the bass in that fashion. I do think Phil is 2nd best followed by Dave schools.
Yes I have never cared for Les Claypool’s music either. Another one of the best bassist is the late Allen Woody. Yes Oteil Burbridge is excellent but I preferred Woody and of course Berry Oakley.
@@curtismoore9433 werd, les is an alien. Primus was fun live
...ya left out victor wooden from Béla fleck though. That boy is just naughty
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the Grateful Dead are a gift from the universe for the universe
Bill Graham nailed it when he said “They’re not the best at what they do, they’re the only ones who do what they do” BTW, can you pick up that there are two drummers
I absolutely LOVE seeing someone HEAR the dead for the first time!
And there is so much more. Enjoy ✌🏽❤
Just laughing with tears of joy in my eyes. I love them so much for the endless hours and depth of joy they have brought to our lives. I sure do miss them.
Me too!! I came out to my deck just to start dancing and giggling uncontrollably at his reaction!! Love seeing new heads fall in love ❤
Buy the ticket, take the ride ! "Jeez I didn't know the song was that long" .... LOL.... it's the Dead, come on in, relax, stay a while.
Omg I love groovin' along with you to this mellow song. I love their vibe, and their entire purpose of peace and love.
when you have thousands of people dancing form their soul -there is nothing like it. we danced like no-one was watching because we were all jamming our asses off.
You think Pink Floyd is a rabbit hole? Hold my spliff - Grateful Dead fans.
Floyd is great. But the dead are Grate. Endless rabbit hole...
😅😅😅Era. Deepest hole around
Somewhere Jerry is still digging rabbit holes.🐰
How deep is this hole? At this point there are only two bands to consider. And these bands are both Grateful Dead.
I'm a fan of both, BIG fan of both, and totally different vibes. The Dead I start dancing and moving, and my mental visions are very Haight-Asbury rainbows, flowers, smiley faces etc. Floyd is more a floating in space riding flying beds with flying pigs surrounding me type thing
It's precisely this style of jamming that makes The Grateful Dead one of the best live bands ever!
There aren't enough "o's" in "smooth" to describe Jerry Garcia's guitar playing ☮They play off each other as a result of Jerry Garcia's background as a Bluegrass musician where the instruments 'talk' to each other. The Grateful Dead are the greatest jam band, past, present and future.
At their best, yes, ... but there were many half-hearted shows as well. Ornette Coleman was one musician who didn't find it a pleasure. He thought they didn't listen to each other at all when he sat in with them. ( This might have been during one of the "cocaine tours". )
When you preform 4000+ shows you are absolutely going to have some half-hearted ones, no one said they were perfect but when they were on, they were absolutely unmatched@@woodystemms3799 0
@@woodystemms3799 Nothing wrong with a large amount of cocaine up your shnoz
I don’t think this guy realizes there are two drummer, he did understand the relationship between Phil and Jerry, and heard how Jerry and Bobby play, but didn’t “hear” it.
I toured with them for 17 yrs. And treated to this every night. And this was the live show either recorded in Berkeley CA or radio city in NY in 1980 ... magical
Franklins is 5/9/77, Bird Song is 10/14/80
Awesome!!!
In the early '90's I toured with the Dead. My parents didn't understand. In 2002 I took I road trip with them. Whoever drove picked the music. My mom says "This the Grateful Dead? You don't have to be on drugs to like this." Best comment I've ever heard about them. Phil's love of composition, Jerry's way of not over playing, Bobby filling just perfect.
the twinkle in your eye while listening to this was worth every moment of my time...be blessed.
The DEAD baby. Not just a concert is an experience,a way of life. Jam band all the songs are long and everybody is dancing the night a way. The parking lot is an adventure to. You can find anything you want to do or take to make the concert better. Lots of acid, Molly,ecstasy and nitrous balloons. People who need a ticket to get in make signs that say I Need A Miracle. Sometimes people have extra tickets and give them away. Makes their day. They have 2 drummers jamming. You have to go see them and get there early to check out the parking lot where people sell dead art work and all kinds of cool stuff
What an extremely pleasant surprise for you to react to my longtime favorite band! I never considered you would listen to them and I truly appreciate it!😊
My heart ❤
Best band ever.
So fun to watch the "bop" get going!! This band and their music has saved me over and over since '79!!
They way he smiles towards the end is priceless, I couldn’t count how many times I’ve smiled while listening to the dead just sitting there in awe
Greatest jam band to ever play. Hearing them live is insane. They play so tight together
Brings back sooo many beautiful memories of being at a Dead show, dancing to “Franklin’s Tower” (into “Fire on the Mountain”), eyes closed, knowing others were dancing close by, having an out of body experience yet feeling so very connected to my fellow Deadheads.
Don't forget Scarlet/Fire!
I'm not sure if anyone said this previously, but you really can't come into Frank's without hearing it with Help and Slip beforehand. That transition from Slipknot to Franklin's Tower is one of the best transitions in all of live music. It's like, you were grooving before... now, get ready to dance, man!
I concur 🫧
Truth! Especially live, nothing like it.
Had the same thought. Going through the dark, challenging depths of “Slipknot” to emerge into the joyous abandon of “Franklin’s” makes the bliss of the track that much better!
personally i think help and slip are a little to much for new potential fans. if they like frank tho id definitely next time set them up with help and slip, but songs like help and slip and other really jammy songs that dont follow a structure the listener is familiar with or uses weird jazzy chords its really easy to scare them off.
the reason franklins tower works so great as an introductory music is because it has the jam vehicle while following a very easy and predictable structure, and on top of it the chords are 1 4 5 so the progression and the distance between the chords is already familiar
Yesss. First time I did shrooms, it was blues for Allah
Not only The Dead, but a damned good choice too. Careful with this band though, not only is their catalogue deep but they have so many live recordings it's insane. They were the ultimate touring jam band with a loyal following that is difficult to describe. You just had to have been there.
Being honest , I wasn't the biggest dead fan, I was more into deep purple led zep and joplin. But listening to it now that I am older I appreciate it more.
@@kathleenarchacki7875 Yeah, I wasn't a `dead head.` I had several friends that were and we'd go see shows together when they came to town, but that was about the extent of it. Enough to see what it was all about anyway.
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That’s what can turn a Dead binge into a 6 month thing…..they do have a huge catalog but they play each song differently depending on the era….not to mention some shows they’re on point, sometimes they’re tired, sometimes they’re getting loose
So even if a person loves a song…..you can really explore different versions and find your favorite. There’s songs I’m thinking of where they jam a certain way 1 time that I’m aware of…..and I just can’t find a better version
Plus their lyrics are low key great. They’re often multi layered and a tad deeper than you first think
(I assumed he would start with a radio friendly beauty like Ripple, Casey Jones, Touch of Grey, Uncle John’s Band or Truckin or something like that 🤷🏽♂️)
Facts
polo just please dont listen to any studio recordings- only the live recordings
Branford Marsalis playing “Eyes of the World” with the dead is surreal and Grateful wonderful.😎
my fave
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Exactly......
Without a net.....
Oh hell yes
22minute Eyes in MSG?
Sounds like a winterland 77 franklins and my god, what a treat... thank GOD for betty and her taping skills because now we have an endless supply of the best to ever do it. Jerry was next level because he let the music flow through him, not the other way around, what a special band 🤩🤩
5/9/77
Notice us dead heads can tell the show by the version of the song
Nothing like Betty Cantor Soundboards
77 was a magical year for the Dead
Continue down the path friend, their music has something for everyone, and is a refuge for so many of us 💙
So agree ❤
Very well put. 🤙 💀 🌹 ⚡️
And,,,,,, for this young man, this is just the beginning.
It’s so great that you were introduced to the Grateful Dead with a good live groove! With this band, the magic happened in concert, them onstage exchanging energy with a dancing crowd.
And yes you expressed it well, that they listen to and play off each other.
I am from Hawaii. My husband from Cali introduced me over 20 years ago and yes! The bell is ringing as the sun is shining ☀️
When you were there live you could not underestimate the power of two drummers shaking you right down to your soul and off your a** to dance!
Mmmhmmm, not ta mention Phil being able to make everyone barf, or shake the stadium apart, if he so chose 😊
It's fun to listen to Jerry's solos. He would start to wander off the line and you start to wonder where he's going and how's he getting back. Sometimes he didn't, but boy when he did, it was glorious!
I feel like that with “Playing in the Band” from Veneta, OR ‘72. His solo gets REALLY avant-garde, and then in one or two bars they all kick back in with the main riff. Fucking awesome!
As a bluegrass guy i can say his banjo was similar. He always played just a little behind the pocket. Just enough to make the band sound that much faster and just when you thought he was not gonna hit the mark with the rest of the band he would pull up right on time. Hard to explain but listen to his breaks on Old and in the Way.
So glad you loved it - Your comments were very insightful for a first time listener . The Dead were a “live band” they loved playing live, and yes you’re right , they played off each other. It was amazing but it was almost like they were part of the Borg. They would go to the moon and back on one song when they caught that vibing groove. Jerry Garcia was a musical/guitar genius. Never will be another band like The Grateful Dead.
Once a deadhead, always a deadhead. I got to see 9 shows, including the last show. Let me suggest an Eyes of the World from 1974.
I was working as an editor when Jerry Garcia passed. Two friends came to my cube to tell me. It was just a month after that last show. Now I'm a year older than he was.
Its always fun to see someone catch the vibe first listen. :)
Hell yeah 😎 Fun, dancing and psychedelics. Welcome to the Long Strange Trip 😜
From age 14 on, the Dead saved me from the 80s. I was just out of the army and in college when Jerry Garcia died. It seemed like a mythical, alternative place that was always out over the horizon had been destroyed. Like it was time to grow up for good. Thanks for dropping this tonight, and take care out there.
I was driving very early in the morning on PCH during a huge yellow full moon when the news came on that Jerry was dead, so now I call those big yellow full moons Jerry Garcia moons.
I was 13 my first show Radio City Music Hall NYC 1980. I saw more of Jerry than my own father, so I can relate to being saved. I remember being at work when I heard the news about Jerry and had exactly the same feeling time to grow up for good. Cheers. thanks for sharing your story.
I have had a hard time listening since Jerry died. I grew up on the Dead. It was good to listen to this and reminisce going to their shows where the entire audience was on the move while the band was laying down their groove.
“They’re not the best at what they do. They’re the only ones who do what they do.”
The onliest ones that do it like the do. Enjoy the ride. You need to check out the trio help slip Frank
Help is on the way Franklin's Tower and Slipknot every deadhead knows. Love you fam
Great(ful) reaction!! Congratulations on finding this particular rabbit hole, and just one hint; enjoy with your most opened mind possible!!
I love the part where Jerry finally blowz the roof off and he says, "That's gospel, man. I can see old ladies throwing off their wigs and everything!"
Hehehe when he thought that was the climax a little too early I was like ohhhhhh wait my dude! 😂
I like when he went band beyond description when he couldn't describe Garcia's playing style.
Dead shows always felt like church to me. It was as if we were all down by the river. Deep archetypes were evoked by the band and its people. Uplifting but sometimes scary, too.
It totally is a spiritual experience, even just being on lot. It really is church to me.
On point there
Jehovah's favorite choir
It's the same story the Crow told me 😉🥰
The bass player, Phil Lesh, passed away last week, aged 82. May perpetual light shine upon him.
Phil was my friend and I think about him every day.
So hard to describe, the vibe, and energy seeing them live, what an experience.....
Now we have to rely on their cover bands to get the same crowd together. Almost the same feeling but not quite.
Welcome to the rabbit hole which is The Dead ☠️. "Roll away the Dew" this is live. Nothing is better than to see them Jam live.
this music creates PEACE on earth with the Love they jam with
The bus came by and you jumped on. So glad you made it! ❤
And they never play any song the same way twice. It's improvised around a beat and chord changes. They make it up on stage as they go.
This popped in my feed, I've heard of them but never listened to them but was curious. I'm equally as shocked/surprised at their sound
I RESISTED listening to the Grateful Dead for years, and so regret not getting into it sooner. It's such a joy to see you getting turned on to them, my reaction was very similar to yours. They are truly an American treasure. I recall Jerry Garcia saying that when they play live, it's similar to Dixieland Jazz where everybody is soloing at the same time.
What was the initial resistance all about? Just curious.
@@waysaund somewhere during a first set tape, I asked my cousin WHY ARE WE LISTENING TO COUNTRY MUSIC?
Some time later, Eyes Of The World grabbed me to the point that I asked him what we were listening to? (GD), and who was playing guitar? (JG)...
on the bus since...
Some of the best times of my life were spent at dead shows or with my deadhead friends. It was a great time to be alive. Glad you found them and liked them.
Hypnotizing for sure… I get lost in my dance 💃🏽 the lights at the show are out of this world and it takes you to another dimension
This is my favorite band Ever. It was wonderful seeing you hear them for the first time.
The Greatful Dead were the top grossing touring band in the world through the entire 1980s. Their albums didn’t sell all that well, but they put on one HELL of a live show.
This entire song is actually only 3 chords, A, G, and D. Not a typical chord progression, but it’s what they did with this particular progression that makes it sooo good!
You talk about this being a “Sunday Jam” and there’s so much truth to this. I used to go surf fishing in DE every week. I’d air the tires in the 4x4 down, put on a Dead tune, and make a video of me crossing the sand dunes, seeing the sun come up over the ocean, and just had the most emotionally pure positivity ever. I can just listen to these songs now, and it brings me back to that place and that moment.
Had a smile on my face and tears in my eyes for this entire video. Watching his expressions made me smile while I rocked out to this version for the one thousandth time. Thank you.
“Incredible. That’s just amazing, I can’t stress that enough. I love the style that the lead guitarist is doing with the solo. I don’t know how to describe it, but I love it…”
The music always included a tremendous amount of improvisation. They’re known for many of their live, lengthy “space jams”.
The Dead - always emulated, never replicated. Some of the most sacred music ever made.
Been a Deadhead since my first show in 1967
Everybody knows what a good lead guitarist Jerry was. But Bobby is such a good rhythm guitarist. So crisp and on time.
And don't forget The Phil Zone. They are/were all so good.
Not an easy job finding empty spaces for notes with Jer-Bear at the helm & all the rest going on
...fractal sound baaabee
I didn't know you did a Dead song, but it was before I started listening to you. I KNEW you'd love this too!
So happy to see the joy on your face! There's a lot of range and depth to this band.
Respect, wisdom and remarkably strong musicianship and story telling. We are all part of the story... Fare thee well.
“If you plant ice, you’re going to harvest wind”. The crazy thing is this is part of the song trilogy, like others have said Help on The Way>Slipnot>Franklin’s Tower. This is also a particularly good version, I’m pretty sure it 6/9/1977, a little longer than usual. I’m sure you can find the whole show on TH-cam…..”Just exactly perfect”
Yeah,I'm 99% sure this is the Buffalo show as well. It's actually 5/9 though,not 6/9. By June they were back in Cali doing a monster three night run at Winterland. Mickey actually rolled his Porsche after the 6/9 show and thus the Spring/Summer run came to an unexpected end a bit early. They weren't back on stage until early September.
Oh,as for finding shows...deadlists,if you don't know about it,is a great archive site for the shows. Free for all,but donations are appreciated (I'm NOT affiliated in anyway,but have gladly donated several times over the years).
Yes, this is 5/9 from the archive. I didn't want to throw him to the wolves right away so easing him in. Line up includes Half step from Englishtown 9/3/77, Peggy-o feom 5/5/77, Deal 7/19/89, Sampson 6/24/85, Bird Song 7/15/84, Shakedown from 6/30/85 or 10/31/85 and the China Cat from 5/3/72.
A deadhead from way back, I wish we could go back to a show and that I could be at your first Dead concert with you. It was the band for sure that brought folks to the show but it was also the crowd. People went to the show for a good time, but also wanting everyone else to have a good time. It was fun to be with 20,000 people who were like minded. I don't think I ever heard a harsh word spoken let alone any sort of altercation. I pray younger people today get to experience the same, almost magical, few hours that could be had at a show. There's lots of possibilities today, lots of great music and lots of good people. Go out and look for this vibe, it's there and you'll come away feeling very glad you found it.
@@wreckingKREW1 haha, hey now
Juss mentioned wreckin' crew in an earlier comment & now seeing this 😁
A Dead Show was like witnessing a musical conversation between a group of artists. They jam like no one else. They would come back after a break during the long drum solo and they would kind of wander on stage one by one and start jamming. Once everyone was there they would start to wander in and out of riffs before finally deciding without verbal conversation, through musical conversation only, what would resolve into a song
As a very old Deadhead, it was a treat to watch you bloom without even knowing Jerry Garcia's name. Good for you!
Love seeing the birth of a new Deadhead! You have SO much to look forward to!! This was usually played as one part of a three song run of “Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin’s Tower” and could go on for quite a while! The Dead always had certain song groupings they would sandwich together. “Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain”, “China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider” being some of the standards. You’ll find it all in The Dead’s catalog! Gut wrenching “human stories” like “Wharf Rat”, “Loser” and others, acoustic beauty like “Friend of The Devil”, “Ripple”, “High Time”, “Black Peter”, Bobby’s cowboy songs like “El Paso”, “Mexicali Blues”, “Mama Tried” straight fire rock and roll like “One More Saturday Night”, “Bertha”, “Promised Land” “Good Lovin’”, and the famous jam songs like “Dark Star” “Eyes of The World” “Bird Song” “Morning Dew” and others. I will say that some guidance, from a trusted source, can really help you hit the peaks, especially in the live material, which is where you will find the true essence! Like so many others, I’ve been on the bus since 68 and still finding plenty of shows I haven’t heard before! Welcome aboard!
I saw them three times in New Jersey. At these concerts we meet people from every state, Canada and Mexico. Their traveling fan base is, was second to none.
So this band went on Playboy After Dark....
They dosed the entire camera crew by putting acid in their coffee...
So amazing. They played the Giza pyramids cuz they WANTED to. Like a few thousand fans, minimal. They toured with the Wall of Sound(youre welcome for modern Public Address and noise cancelling headphones)
Playboy Mansion dosing …two words… Owsley Stanley, a.k.a. Bear
@@ShaneCarpenter one of the most intense human beings the world has ever known. From the moment I learned of him, he was my hero growing up in GD land
R.I.P brotha Bear (Drifter)
Anyone who has gone out of their way to see them. Like I went to Highgate Vermont and followed them all the way to California.
No doubt one of truly great bands of our time.
"old ladies throwing their wigs off" What an excellent description, and thank you, I will now, forever more, visualize that when I listen to tha Dead. Love your reaction and welcome aboard. Nice rabbit hole to get completely lost in, enjoy! The band and the crowd also play off each other, live shows are so much fun