The Kieth and Donna years were golden, I met the band in 71 with Pigpen and met Owlsey who was Sound man that night. Walked up to Jerry who was sitting on the side of the stage warming up his fingers shook his hand and asked if I could get behind the amps and he let me.Got dosed almost immediately by Bear who had a murine bottle he was dropping on the back of your hand and then licked it off ! I ended up spreading his different batches till the Feds locked him up. The ripple spreads to this day.⚡️🖖🏽⚡️
@@Rang76er what a weird but positive comment. Bet your good at backhanded comments and people really dont like you. Like you get what you want from them but behind your back they all cant wait for you to leave them alone.
J Ag do some yoga, bro. I was accompanying your suggestion with positive vibes and you throw out negative energy. Whatever it is that you’re dealing with, I hope it comes to pass.
@@Rang76er I can not care for your comment and how you addressed it. Figure out how to talk to people. I hope you find someone who can reach you and understand you specifically.
this song always pulls me out of the darkest places and gives me hope...thank you Robert, Jerry, bob, Phil, bill, mick❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Come on now. Lets put it this way...there were 11 males in the Dead's history, and only ONE female. Without Donna we would only have Phil and/or Bob sounding like their balls were being stepped on just to do what she did on stage every night and on all of their major 70's studio albums. the high vocal melodies in most dead songs are MADE for a beautiful woman's voice. she had her off nights, but so did every other band member. much love and respect to Donna and all she contributed to the Dead
@@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211 I stood next to Ken Kesey at the 1am 9/14 soundcheck. There were maybe 40 or so other folks there. 9/14 and 9/15 evening shows were sparsely attended. Maybe 40 or so had traveled independently from Cal, plus the extended GD family. Egyptian dignatories on Day 1. The lunar eclipse final night, 9/16 had a whole other vibe, was a lot busier, US media, cameras, three times the number of people.
This is one of the greatest performances, why they didn’t think any of these recordings were worthy of an initial live album to cover the cost of the ‘78 Egypt trip is beyond me. Much love, NFA (~);} 2404
It takes a special sound to bring a tear to your eye, this beautiful song will most definitely do that for me. Thanks boys for being so on it this night.
For anyone who's interested, this is the version of this tune that appears on the 2004 Reissue of the "Shakedown Street" album. In short, it doesn't get any better than this! Great tune, great band.
Just got back from Egypt 🇪🇬 and the place is an acid trip without the Grateful Dead playing in front of the Sphinx. Had I been there for this, I’m sure I would never had returned
my best friends name is chandler. love that kid so much....everytime i hear this song i get emotional and it reminds me how good of person he is! this song goes a long way for me!
just read history of the Dead books. they'll tell you all you want to know! Nobody who was an icon like the boys and girl in the GD could escape drug use...i've read she was incapacitated by heavy usage same as Jerry, and others.. no wonder! things couldn't get more groovy than in the sixties and seventies!!
I have been part of the family and the music from the beginning of the Grateful Dead from the UVM fildhouse meeting Jerry and Bobby always Fede for me to listen to the music and enjoy the music always have fun with you all
They don't call him Grateful Red for nothin' First time the band met Bill, they sent a roadie out there because they thought someone was standing on a chair. Roadie goes out and sees a seven-foot Deadhead. Roadie tells the band who it was.
Keith finger rolls the keys.... and the "mood" shifts to "ahhhhhh" and jelly-like.... and then Donna sneaks a little smile to Hubby saying, "that A# was f cool dude."☺️🌼
I played in a band when I was 16 years old in Salt Lake City UT. Our lead guitarist, named Bart was quite the comedian. Our band mascot was a 6 ' boa that happened to wrap around my foot while being transported to practice. We played if you were going to a fire on the mountain, what would you bring...you can imagine some of the responses. Lots of drugs, love and laughter shared at those Frat gigs. Back in 1983. Miss you Bart, the lake at Liberty Park is still clean. Hope you see this. Love Rachel
One of the deads best songs, reminds me of a lot, mostly the fire season in northern California in 2008, my last season on the job a Wild land fire fighter! Thank you Jerry saw you twice in 95 before you passed🙁
Thanx for the upload.........The Egypt sessions and the U.S. shows afterward in my opinion were some of the best that I experienced, (I didn't get to see the Egypt shows but saw them after they had returned) and this is one of my favorite tunez by tha boyz........... Cheers
Any band that can set up and play at the great pyramids in Egypt is definitely first ballot hall of fame material! I heard a tape of this years ago on a ticket camphor, great stuff! Anyone remember the ticket camp out?! Anyone remember laughter!??
Rex Stoops me too. They said the energy was incredible. Playing in an apatheater that was built before Christ. Right by the pyramids in giza. Ps. Nice profile pic 😉
This is such a great Fire and video. To see the joy on everyone's face during this song. Considering where they're playing, I mean really, where they're fu*&ing playing! From Donna smiling at Jerry's killer intro riff, to Jerry smiling and acknowledging Bobby's 12ft fret chord riff shortly before the vocals, then of course, Phil smiling and dancing at (towards?) Mickey. Love it!
The Dead never gave Donna a monitor. She made due, and the band played its best music while she was on board. Yeah there where times where she was off, but if you listen to as many shows as many of us have, you will find that of all of the members.
f4vre01 As you know the shows weren't all the same. Some shows were longer others shorter.. the songs weren't always the same length but usually long and if stoned who cared. Part of greatness of Dead was that if someone happen to be off key or a riff was different... it still all blended in. Those were some good concerts back then... with the war over and that black cloud gone at last. Freedom...
Never gave her a monitor? Never knew that. WTF? I think Jerry was off more than anyone, in his later years, especially. All that smoking is hard on the vocal cords and it gets harder and harder to hit higher notes. Concerts were a mixed bag, but they were about more than the music, also the community. Love Live the Dead! Of course, I had a terrible crush on Donna Jean. Anyone else? Raise of hands?
At 8:40, there's Bill Walton! This was after he broke his ankle in the playoffs and was finished for the 77-78 NBA season. The Blazers had won the title the year before (Walton was Finals MVP that year) and Walton had been named MVP for the 77-78 season. The point is: Bill was never played another game for the Blazers and at this time he was probably licking his wounds trying to figure out what's next. Hopefully Jerry, Bobby, Phil and the rest helped assuage his sense of mistreatment by his employers. He's probably not dancing because of his ankle. . .just a head bob to ride the Muse of the dancing Terrapins!
Hop in the old time machine, we're goin' to Egypt! Giza or bust! Where's Doc Emmitt Brown when we need him, damn it! Why did I have to miss out on these glorious days...
This show itself is more symbolic of the Dead's achievements as a band and their notoriety, but Fire on the Mountain is still a great song and the Shakedown from this show is one of my favorites
I mean it is 9 minutes of 2 chords & "fire! fire on the mountain!" Over & over again ...maybe not the most friendly thing to trip to but to each their own
you've picked a groovy name China Cat - my god. i have loved the song by any other name since 1967. and sunflower is Sign's( Leo)'s birth flower. you picked it!
Truly fits the mountains at this time... Soon it will spread to the streets. Hot walking! Or running, learn to duck.👽 I lit outta tucson...chased by coyotes on the prowl. Peace. Love. And White lightening!✨✌️ Thanks for the awesome upload... next time let the mule carry it.😏
At 51 year's old I've 'discovered' the Dead... yes, yes I know, what the hell took me long!! The best Fire!!
Beth Pierkowski no wrong time to discover music ✌️
That's cool. I turned my Dad on to em. He loved them. I was shocked. How cool. Chicago. By the way. He was 55.He had them till 57 when he died
11 years old first show 13 years old at MSG 1978
Welcome Brother
@@vasilioseleftheriadis2948 lucky fuck lmaoo
Nobody’s talking about the fact that this was the first rock and roll band to play in Egypt. The logistics to pull this off must have been insane.
did Sun Ra play here before them?
I climbed the Great Pyramid in 1981. The fellahin around the area were still talking about the "boys." They obviously loved them all.
I thought Steve Martin was the first?
@@dadedowuh Is Steve Martin a rock and roll band?
@@patton303 are you serious?
Watching Jerry enjoy himself playing out, is life's biggest treat.
Imagine being in that crowd
The Kieth and Donna years were golden, I met the band in 71 with Pigpen and met Owlsey who was Sound man that night. Walked up to Jerry who was sitting on the side of the stage warming up his fingers shook his hand and asked if I could get behind the amps and he let me.Got dosed almost immediately by Bear who had a murine bottle he was dropping on the back of your hand and then licked it off ! I ended up spreading his different batches till the Feds locked him up. The ripple spreads to this day.⚡️🖖🏽⚡️
!!!
That's wonderful
Hello Stephen. Was Owsley's doses the best ever?
@@jimmylorang995 ??? Good question
Ya it spread causing the war on drugs v.v
This song literally made me fall in love with the Grateful Dead...dear lord this is an amazing performance.
Aaron Felman check out reuben and cherise
Lazy Daze check out every song ever performed by the Grateful Dead 🙃🙂
@@Rang76er what a weird but positive comment. Bet your good at backhanded comments and people really dont like you. Like you get what you want from them but behind your back they all cant wait for you to leave them alone.
J Ag do some yoga, bro. I was accompanying your suggestion with positive vibes and you throw out negative energy. Whatever it is that you’re dealing with, I hope it comes to pass.
@@Rang76er I can not care for your comment and how you addressed it. Figure out how to talk to people. I hope you find someone who can reach you and understand you specifically.
I talked to Donna Jean last week in Muscle Shoals- wonderful vocalist and beautiful soul
God,. We were so young! It's getting harder to remember....then I listen to the music play.
this song always pulls me out of the darkest places and gives me hope...thank you Robert, Jerry, bob, Phil, bill, mick❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
idk why but this song always seems to put a smile on my face and i start to feel the groove
Man, Donna was such a fox. Long haired beauty.
Epitome of what a hippie chick should look like.
@@kap1492 Have you seen Stevie Nicks in this era? Donna was closer to Janis Joplin.
@@wbthrower76 ur a dick
@@wbthrower76 how dare she
@@Jl-en1cd ill bet yer s real fine looker yourself
Come on now. Lets put it this way...there were 11 males in the Dead's history, and only ONE female. Without Donna we would only have Phil and/or Bob sounding like their balls were being stepped on just to do what she did on stage every night and on all of their major 70's studio albums. the high vocal melodies in most dead songs are MADE for a beautiful woman's voice. she had her off nights, but so did every other band member. much love and respect to Donna and all she contributed to the Dead
She was beautiful ide run
10 years ago...still a thoughtful comment today! =)
Muscle Shoals
she was hot trash. weather she could not blend with the band or the mix on stage was off, her contribution was subpar at best
She also ruined far more songs than any other member, and didn’t play an instrument. Just saying!
thoroughly underrated in the history of the boys & Donna; Egypt was opening to the world and this was a great way to spread the good will
i was there - 'twas magic!...
Who was in the crowd?
@@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211 I stood next to Ken Kesey at the 1am 9/14 soundcheck. There were maybe 40 or so other folks there. 9/14 and 9/15 evening shows were sparsely attended. Maybe 40 or so had traveled independently from Cal, plus the extended GD family. Egyptian dignatories on Day 1. The lunar eclipse final night, 9/16 had a whole other vibe, was a lot busier, US media, cameras, three times the number of people.
They are having an absolute BLAST here. RIP Fat Man. You will always be missed
My high school English teacher gave me superb copies of this on cassette in 1998. She was sofa king cool and I still have those Maxell MX-4's
This is one of the greatest performances, why they didn’t think any of these recordings were worthy of an initial live album to cover the cost of the ‘78 Egypt trip is beyond me.
Much love, NFA (~);} 2404
My favorite Dead song of all time,
My four year old granddaughter, Leona, fave song...
Legend and Timeless Grateful Dead 🌹
Phil is fantastic
It takes a special sound to bring a tear to your eye, this beautiful song will most definitely do that for me. Thanks boys for being so on it this night.
For anyone who's interested, this is the version of this tune that appears on the 2004 Reissue of the "Shakedown Street" album.
In short, it doesn't get any better than this! Great tune, great band.
Just got back from Egypt 🇪🇬 and the place is an acid trip without the Grateful Dead playing in front of the Sphinx. Had I been there for this, I’m sure I would never had returned
It can't get better than this, c'mon no damn way!!!!!!
my best friends name is chandler. love that kid so much....everytime i hear this song i get emotional and it reminds me how good of person he is! this song goes a long way for me!
rickdudeprovo Ross that you?
THANK YOU,GREATFUL DEAD,BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.I THINK OF MY SON WHO LOST HIS MOTHER.
makes life worthwhile. stumble onto this...on this day. its about living...its about living.
Yep...wish you could have lived it ....they were laying down tracks for this new world joy peace love
i love running to this song always super positive awesome vibes with the grateful dead
John Ryan funny i do agree but its a total herion song lol
Your moms a heroine song
Saw them in '78 at Red Rocks, my introduction to the Dead. Best show I've ever seen. Miss them so much.
Donna was cute. Love the look she's giving someone (husband) at 1:11. She has a graceful, serene stage presence in so many of these old clips. Hooray!
nice. you don't hear too much love for donna lol
Yeah, I have fond memories of her on stage.
Wow, she was a druggie?
Love to hear about her drug usage.
just read history of the Dead books. they'll tell you all you want to know! Nobody who was an icon like the boys and girl in the GD could escape drug use...i've read she was incapacitated by heavy usage same as Jerry, and others.. no wonder! things couldn't get more groovy than in the sixties and seventies!!
The Dead at their best! A nice cool ride. With Jerry driving!
jerry kills it. puts a smile on my face
Jer and Wolf killing it…😊
I am a deadhead forever too.
I turned 8 years old the day before this gloriousness occured! Would loved to have been there!
Scott Licht I was seven 😊
I was born 2 days later. 9/19/78
The hi-jinx that was going on for the intro of this cut, is why I love this band so much.....they where having a grand ol time.
Nothing better for the head.....than the Grateful Dead. Best years of my life ....early Dead!
I have been part of the family and the music from the beginning of the Grateful Dead from the UVM fildhouse meeting Jerry and Bobby always Fede for me to listen to the music and enjoy the music always have fun with you all
Bill Walton at 8:40. Classic!
luke's daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
crazy!
They don't call him Grateful Red for nothin'
First time the band met Bill, they sent a roadie out there because they thought someone was standing on a chair. Roadie goes out and sees a seven-foot Deadhead. Roadie tells the band who it was.
Great to see you dancing at the 50th at Santa Clara. Love your Pac 12 commentary. And I am a Beaver and a professor from the Emerald Empire.
Hell yeah🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 rip mf city
I want my time machine!
me too
Don’t worry my fellow Deadhead Brothers and Sisters, I’m working on it! Trust me.
Dr. Who I need you...
billy's playing with one arm, he fell down the stairs getting off the plane and broke his arm.
Wow ...What an amazing performance , just how happy they all were. Would love to see this entire show , thank you for this post ❤️✌️💀
Keith finger rolls the keys.... and the "mood" shifts to "ahhhhhh" and jelly-like.... and then Donna sneaks a little smile to Hubby saying, "that A# was f cool dude."☺️🌼
I played in a band when I was 16 years old in Salt Lake City UT. Our lead guitarist, named Bart was quite the comedian. Our band mascot was a 6 ' boa that happened to wrap around my foot while being transported to practice. We played if you were going to a fire on the mountain, what would you bring...you can imagine some of the responses. Lots of drugs, love and laughter shared at those Frat gigs. Back in 1983. Miss you Bart, the lake at Liberty Park is still clean. Hope you see this. Love Rachel
jerry gettin' it here. check him out dancin to this reggae groove his rithym section came up with. love it.
Big fan of Donna, and in Eygpt
Phil sounds so smooth here.
These concerts were always fun and entertaining!
Great song and yes a great performance.
Audio is amazing! Awesome
Only the best with wolf! Love that tone 🎸
my fav fire on the mountain. channeling something from the ancients that day
Damn I love that intro!
One of the deads best songs, reminds me of a lot, mostly the fire season in northern California in 2008, my last season on the job a Wild land fire fighter! Thank you Jerry saw you twice in 95 before you passed🙁
These guys had so much fun on stage and it came out in the overall vibe.
Thanx for the upload.........The Egypt sessions and the U.S. shows afterward in my opinion were some of the best that I experienced, (I didn't get to see the Egypt shows but saw them after they had returned) and this is one of my favorite tunez by tha boyz........... Cheers
October in Winterland?
absolutely brilliant man what a great show
Good old Grateful Dead
When you see Phil happy & Jerry, their are playing they way they like Playing in the Zone, it is Phil's fix for the night Thank's Philly Dog!
I love watching jerry have Phun and Phil keeping him Focused and back on rhythm.
Celebrated my 4th birthday on this day in 78'. Missed the show though, parents wouldn't take me...
I love this song.
Jerry was feeling it!
Better late than never brother! I was fortunate to have my pops take me to my first show!
Any band that can set up and play at the great pyramids in Egypt is definitely first ballot hall of fame material! I heard a tape of this years ago on a ticket camphor, great stuff! Anyone remember the ticket camp out?! Anyone remember laughter!??
Hahahahaha right on man
im off work today and jammin and tripping on jell lsd lol great day for me lol
Donna and Jerry look great in this vid by 83 just 5yrs poor Jerry aged 20yrs
This feel on this one is godly
If I could have only been at one tour it would have to have been Egypt.! I hate sweating but just to be there.!
Rex Stoops me too. They said the energy was incredible. Playing in an apatheater that was built before Christ. Right by the pyramids in giza.
Ps. Nice profile pic 😉
phil lesh is a hero!
+DuCroockMusic Bass Great... Lesh Phil'in
I always hung on Phil's side.
This is such a great Fire and video. To see the joy on everyone's face during this song. Considering where they're playing, I mean really, where they're fu*&ing playing! From Donna smiling at Jerry's killer intro riff, to Jerry smiling and acknowledging Bobby's 12ft fret chord riff shortly before the vocals, then of course, Phil smiling and dancing at (towards?) Mickey. Love it!
The Bass hit the floor you could feel.
The Dead never gave Donna a monitor. She made due, and the band played its best music while she was on board.
Yeah there where times where she was off, but if you listen to as many shows as many of us have, you will find that of all of the members.
f4vre01 As you know the shows weren't all the same. Some shows were longer others shorter.. the songs weren't always the same length but usually long and if stoned who cared. Part of greatness of Dead was that if someone happen to be off key or a riff was different... it still all blended in. Those were some good concerts back then... with the war over and that black cloud gone at last. Freedom...
f4vre01 If True thats ironic cause she quit them to go to New Riders of Purple sage
Donna is 70's dead... Shes an integral part of the sound of that era. Off pitch yes but so is everyone else and that's what makes Dead great
Many of thier shows I saw, the first song or two were off key of off balance, but soon afterwards was right on for the rest of the show.
Never gave her a monitor? Never knew that. WTF? I think Jerry was off more than anyone, in his later years, especially. All that smoking is hard on the vocal cords and it gets harder and harder to hit higher notes. Concerts were a mixed bag, but they were about more than the music, also the community. Love Live the Dead! Of course, I had a terrible crush on Donna Jean. Anyone else? Raise of hands?
6:15 The licks starting here are so good. Pretty unique way to hear Jerry playing. I think it has something to do with the tone.
This just became one of my favorite GD videos. Thank you! ... Grateful (~): )...
Donnas lookin good!
I really dig jerry's hair in this! I have the same hair now and im gonna try to see if i can pull it off!
At 8:40, there's Bill Walton! This was after he broke his ankle in the playoffs and was finished for the 77-78 NBA season. The Blazers had won the title the year before (Walton was Finals MVP that year) and Walton had been named MVP for the 77-78 season. The point is: Bill was never played another game for the Blazers and at this time he was probably licking his wounds trying to figure out what's next.
Hopefully Jerry, Bobby, Phil and the rest helped assuage his sense of mistreatment by his employers.
He's probably not dancing because of his ankle. . .just a head bob to ride the Muse of the dancing Terrapins!
nice sound on this!!
This performance is. - monumental. Jerry even has the Sphinx look going with the dual pig tails.
Jerry is having fun!!
Wow!! So special
i watch this at least once a day.
I think Phil was having a lot of fun that night, also around the time Garcia started to get loopy.
Damn I love the Donna period!
That's Bill Walton @ 8:42!!! RIP my dear friend.
Big Steve even made a comment about how astral lines impacted the show and other places the band played over the years...
Hop in the old time machine, we're goin' to Egypt! Giza or bust! Where's Doc Emmitt Brown when we need him, damn it! Why did I have to miss out on these glorious days...
Egypt remains very cool. The street food's pretty good and crossing their streets takes serious nerve. Freindly hard-working people.
This show itself is more symbolic of the Dead's achievements as a band and their notoriety, but Fire on the Mountain is still a great song and the Shakedown from this show is one of my favorites
amazing video, how could anyone dislike this
I mean it is 9 minutes of 2 chords & "fire! fire on the mountain!" Over & over again ...maybe not the most friendly thing to trip to but to each their own
Can't imagine how it felt to play near the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphynx.
you've picked a groovy name China Cat - my god. i have loved the song by any other name since 1967. and sunflower is Sign's( Leo)'s birth flower. you picked it!
I love Bobby’s guitar licks on this Fire.
Fire in the mountain wwhha.... Seen 'em @ Alpine Valley oil , oil on the manafold. Now 40yrs ltr it's a Mantra 4 1 of my wrk songs
Precious. Pigtails! Was that baby Billy backstage?! Awesome. Thank you! 💓😁
Unusual Jerry slip on the song, lol. Best band I ever saw.
Truly fits the mountains at this time...
Soon it will spread to the streets. Hot walking! Or running, learn to duck.👽
I lit outta tucson...chased by coyotes on the prowl.
Peace. Love. And White lightening!✨✌️
Thanks for the awesome upload... next time let the mule carry it.😏
🎶 You're playin' cold music on the barroom floor... drowned in your laughter and dead to the core... 🎶
Jerry's hair is EPIC.
wonder who is phil lesh s guitar tech bottom line is profound im a guitarist and it amazes me always
he is rather proficient himself, always trying new tech stuff.