I know this is a bold title, but I feel I'm right on with this one. Certainly had a permanent effect on me for the better. What say you? (be gentle) Thanks!
Makes sense to me because Jerry loved to explore and keep with the energy flowing that night and John is bringing his own flare to the music. I really hope you will do Althea from Without a Net. Thanks so much for your work
It's like that great bumper sticker from back in the day "Who are the Grateful Dead? And why do they keep following me around"? It definitely got to be that way... still kind of is for me 40 years later...
Bob Dylan upon Jerry’s passing: “There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great - much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. To me he wasn't only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he'll ever know. There are a lot of spaces and advances between the Carter family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There's no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep.”
Dylan would know. There was a run that Dylan was doing in SF at the Winterland. (maybe 1980) Ticket sales weren't all that great for Dylan at this time period, so to boost sales Bill Graham told Jerry that Dylan wanted to play with him. well of course it was bullshit and when Jerry got there it was clear that Dylan had no idea. But they played anyways and years later deal said something to the effect that when nobody would stand behind him Jerry was there. Years later, Dylan approached the dead about going on tour with them full time, I believe it was Phil that voted it down, but they were responsible for teaching Dylan how to go out every night and approach the songs differently. The early 90's saw Dylan's resurgence and by the mid 90s he was at full throttle. The Time out of mind album culminated Dylan's zillionth comeback.
There was something very spiritual when the boys were humming. Been to a lot of shows with a lot of very good musicians, but none have ever been able to replicate a Grateful Dead show when it was magical.
Another thought , Guitargate should checkout Rowjimmy after finding Hunter Garcia collaborations , I’m a big fan of 90’s stuff there’s one from knickerbocker or one from rfk on TH-cam
Jerry’s voice has always sounded like a kind uncle or grandfather, who had a great sense of humor and loves you unconditionally eternally. His guitar playing is like an old sage mystic saint of bliss and joy, but he can also walk with you through troubles and sorrows and take you through the universe into the splintered sunlight of dawn.
I’m 20 years old and I’ve never been more enamored by any form of art. There is something about truly special about Hunters lyrics, Jerry’s confident frailty, and the sound waves this group created. My mom was a big dead head so the music has always been with me, and I assure you it will be with my future family one day. Great content, keep the dead coming! 💀⚡️🌹
Same man I’m 19 as well. You should download Relisten it gives you all their concerts plus reviews and stories from other dead’s heads. It’s an amazing app and definitely worth the download
I just love seeing him practically in tears listening to and talking about Dead music. If you let it, the Dead’s 💀 music will bring you right into your heart.
I love Robert Hunter. I think he's phenomenal. That said, there are some great songwriters still writing that follow in the same vein. Lucinda Williams, James McMurtry, Jason Isbell... It's still going. Just gotta poke around.
@@tomgolding4911 If you look closely, I tear up a bit during the Europe 72 version.. had to fight it back. It's the stories, man. The people in the stories.
My first comment EVER on youtube. Very refreshing and encouraged to see subsequent generations discover and 'get it'. Kudos and continue to spread the joy...well done! That is why when the GD was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame, Robert Hunter was included. Love your stuff...keep 'em comin'
Welcome to the bus man. Im not a guitar player but recently have gone deeper into piano. Was inspired by Jeff and love Keiths playing. Love your videos.....i want to learn the fretboard now to be able to transcribe some of your lessons on to keyboard. But yea, i got hooked in 2015, was singing in a band with a guitar player who was a deadhead. I've really gotten into their influences heavily. Miles Davis's Kinda Blue album was heavily influential...the modal stuff. Bob said he was incluenced by mccoy tyner the piano player for coltrane. take that stuff and put it in a folksy psychedelic rock context and u have the dead sound....instrumentation wise though ive never heard anyone play bass like phil....oh yea, and robert hunter
also, theres this literature professor who did annotated lyrical alalyses of a ton of Hunter's songs. You may find this interesting. artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/
Hw wrote Terrapin because he saw a thunder storm. Jerry wrote the melody that same day and when they got together the next day they started working on the song. Crazy how those two minds worked together.
absolutely agree, those two had the magic for sure. Heck I’ve got a few songs in the works and it’s taken years to get them where they are today. Wish I could get some of that magic
I'm in my 50s, with a career, kids, and all the stuff that being an old dad implies. Saw my first show in '81; and the Dead did change my life. To this day, I'm transported to a different place by a well placed "Althea", or "Friend of the Devil" or "Loser". Hunter and Garcia change my life each day. Thanks for putting this out there; great discussion.
I love watching you take this journey of discovering The Dead. I took the same journey 13 years ago after my first wife passed away. She was a major Deadhead and after she died I dove headfirst into The Dead. Thank you for sharing your experience with us and reminding all of us why we love The Grateful Dead so much.
I would love to hear you do another of my favorite bands...CLUTCH! I've transformed with them throughout the years and love some Tim sult, Neil Fallon, jean Paul gasteyer and dan the man. Thanks I'm digging your channel.
Steven Bourelle That’s the beautiful quality of the Dead... the struggle for existential understanding. It’s a box of rain, believe if you need it, or leave it if you dare. I’m sorry for your loss. We are talking about the true utility and brilliance of art.
the day Robert Hunter passed this last fall, i cried the entire day. His stories and words played through the grateful dead is just something completely magical. They've had such a positive influence on my life. the lessons and themes in his words are things that ill never forget. Its so very exciting watching the dead take hold of you. keep it up! cheers
Well said. Glad i was blessed to hear Robert Hunter sing with the “Dead” live in the mid 2000s. Jerry was missing, and that was sad, but Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring did some great work to keep the music alive. Eternally grateful.
I was at a Steely Dan Concert in Santa Barbara when I heard he had passed. From that point on all I could think of was,"why aren't these people dancing?" I mean the band was tearing it up, and there were like 4 people dancing. I wasn't either, for some reason, The Grateful Dead was the only band where I felt free and didnt care if people watched me dance. They moved me, and they move me still.
Norm139 omg, living in Europe I missed this news! This is not one band around today that has the power of love & light like the Dead. That light is still shining bright.
Cannot overstate how happy this made me on so many levels during this difficult time. Yes, it's Robert Hunter, I've been saying that for decades. And to see a new generation fall in love with these songs. Back in the day, everyone thought it was all about the "scene" and I was like, no, you don't get it, it's about the songs.
As a 45 year old Brit, I fell in love with these guys last week after hearing Brown Eyed Women for the first time... the Cornell version. Already knew some of Jerry's bluegrass stuff, and some of the studio recodings of the dead... but oh my.. I have not been this blown away, and moved by musivc since I was a teenager. Hunter's lyrics are sublime.
Michael, i can't help but notice the emotion in your eyes and face while you were listening to this song.I do believe it is one of the most perfectly styled songs I've ever heard. The fact you feel certain emotions while hearing a song means it is a great story and has done its job. Keep up the good work.
Acoust....I totally agree. There were a couple of very sweet emotional waves from Michael along with gestures demonstrating his complete and utter pleasure at listening to one of my favorite GD songs in their pantheon. I first heard the song at the Harding Theatre in SF in the fall of 1971 and it stands the test of time. Why wife and I were listening to a show recorded at the Avalon Ballroom in 1966, one I was fortunate to have heard live, and when it was over, she just popped out the phrase, "He, (Jerry), called on the angels from 7 galaxies". I couldn't say it any better. Thank you Michael, it's such a pleasure to hear the music through new ears.
For me it was the acid... I'm twenty-three, I've always like the Dead even when I was a kid, but I didn't get it till I tried LSD. Robert Hunter's lyrics describe what the American landscape looks and feels like on acid, and the improvisation evokes both the forward looking musical freedom of jazz mixed with the melancholy of blues and melodious nostalgia of bluegrass. When I close my eyes and listen to the grateful dead I see America in metaphysical technicolor splendor. I see everything this country is, once was, and hopefully could be. I feel all the hope and disappointment of the psychedelic movement in their music. And most of all I feel my own life, and my own place in the continuation of that story.
Jeez!good writing!maybe ambitious, but hey..you felt it that moment. I know they didnt like zealots, they DID like to play..every freaking day.Sometimes,in concert,I felt a brain connection in upcoming song selection.
LSD simply exposes what is already inside your mind...and occluded by the current domestic reality you are a part of.... once seen your mind should be free from those constraints and your mind open... unless you let it close again... the brain is a restricting device in domestic life... unfortunate but true.. let it be free and you will enjoy your mind
"Sometimes we live in no particular way but our own And sometimes we visit your country and live in your home Sometimes we ride on your horses, sometimes we walk alone Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own" Grateful Dead will always be special to me.
JPB was an amazing writer, thinker, and person. His work into internet freedom was as important a contribution to humanity as his songs. He was as brilliant as Hunter in a different way. Where Hunter was introspective and ephemeral, Barlow was extroverted and wholeistic. I miss knowing both were in this world with us.
In every video that you cover the dead, you have a certain glare in your eyes that doesn't show during your other videos. You can see how you're emotionally provoked by their music and it has the same effect on me. It's a beautiful thing. Thanks for making these videos and adding more meaning to my love of this band.
"This is exactly what I want to do with my Sunday" I think I'ma start writing these quotes down and help make a guitargate best sayings of 2020 fanclub
haha this vid reminds me of when mayer said something to the effect of "everyone has that time when The Dead just connects with you" looks like he got the bug!
The Grateful Dead is good for the soul Their music is alive It speaks to everyone in their own unique way The Grateful Dead is art man, there’s really nothing else like it
I love watching someone fall in love with a band that I grew up with. This music is magic. Keep it alive, tell your kids, show people the magic of the dead. All love brother.
Watching you going down the rabbit hole is awesome. Your face says it all. Can't wait til you dive into JGB. I already know your reaction to JGB is going to be incredible.
As much as I love Hunter, acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Lesh, Weir, Kreutzman..., admire and respect Mayer, make no mistake, without Garcia there is no Grateful Dead. Period. I think that is something they would all agree to. The man had unique gifts, beyond music, which made him special. Music was simply the conduit he used to communicate his spirit, which is really what fine art is all about.
And Bobby! Sorry man theres no Grateful Dead without Bobby or Phil. Theres the Jerry Garcia Band without those guys. Th hey all played such a unique role. I loved Further alot more then Dead and Company but it's not the same without Jerry ! And come on wheres PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerry is without question my favorite musician of all time. I love all kinds of music and am blown away by many artists, but nobody else can take me where he can. At his best he was untouchable IMO.
"Brown Eyed Women," specifically from Europe '72, is my favorite Dead tune as well. I think it's the best example of Hunter's old American stories. I've heard it a thousand times over the years, and it's wonderful to see the emotions wash over this new Deadhead as he discovers it new. Welcome to the bus, brother. 💀🌹⚡
Just turned 70 and remember dropping and having the visions of the Dead floating through my mind. If you weren't a dead fan you just missed out. But the music lives on and will stay alive long after we are gone . Keep on keepin on with the posts you are a generational link I have discovered new current music through you and I know some have discovered great music from the past ,it is the music not the time not the generation .
You are so right. It's the songs, the lyrics. Timeless and now part of the great American songbook. Robert Hunter was a poetic genius. People can't get enough of this music. It grabs you and elevates you and gets you high.
My friend, if you are getting into the dead, 1973 was a really good year. They had a brand new batch of some of their best songs, and Jerry had really learned how to improvise with fluidity, his tone also got really good that year. 2/9/73 is a great place to start. Lots of great exploration in improvisation happened in 73.
There are so many good years of Grateful Dead music, but early 1973 is when they peaked in my opinion. It always seems like the end of the year gets most of the praise when people talk about 1973, and while shows like 11/11 and 11/17 do deserve all the praise they get, there is just something special about the late february and march shows in particular that sets it apart from everything else for me. Not sure if it's all the new songs that are played in interesting ways while still developing, the audio quality (it seems to me like they used more mics in that period, especially on individual drums) or just the general chill vibe they hit while still popping off when they have to, but god damn I'll never get tired of shows like 3/24/1973 which is peak dead from start to finish, 3/31/1973 with its unique The Other One > I Know You Rider, or even just Dick's Picks 28, its all fire
@Bladex I feel like everything lined up just exactly perfect during that year. Wall of sound probably contributed to the attention to sound dynamics/recording.
What a beautiful description and break down of Hunter and this song. I was 13 my first show, felt a magical out of body like experience...I was hooked and jumped on the bus. At 50, my love for their music still shines bright in my soul!! I love the good old Grateful Dead and love Dead & Company!!! My ol’ doggie, Delilah Jo ( short for Jones), was so precious to me and every time I hear the song live, I can’t help but shed a tear💙🙏🏼🐾
This is why rite before a show starts I look around and say "Here we go everybody" the anticipation of the story and the jams just take over, my body starts moving and never stops. 🎸🎸🎵🎶
Can I just say what a joy it is watching you become a full fledged Dead Head on TH-cam. You're so right, Hunters words are one of the main ingredients that set them apart from others. The lyrics have this elusive quality that can be interpreted in so many different ways, but it always seems like they're singing about our collective experiences in one way or another, a spark of wisdom hidden within each story.
Yes, the stories told through the lyrics are amazing. "Old man never was the same again", we all love it. But I'll say that the delivery through the melody is just as important. If the song wasn't catchy by those melodies floating above the chord progression, it wouldn't get stuck in your head and you wouldn't listen to it enough to actually understand what the song is about. Jerry is master of melody
Just the expression on your face watching D&Co says it all. Your ARE on The Bus. Enjoy the ride. One observation, I felt the same with Althea and how JM is treating and extending the song.Hope to see you at the PRS Exp. \m/
Less than a year after Jerry died, I was stopped on the side of the road with my colorful van, and had a conversation with a guy about why Phish wasn't the same. I regret never seeing a Phish show, amazing musicians, tight. And the dude said to me, "The dead had this precious fragility." I can hear that you can hear it. And of course that was on top of the song structures. The instruments and voices and passion ebbs and flows, and Jerry's voice cracks sometimes, making him and the rest of the band as delicate as a petal or as intense as fire, or complex as spaghetti. Pure love of musical sounds. Precious fragility. Thanks, bro. :-)
IMHO: As great as Hunter is - and he really is great - to me, it's Garcia's chords and melody that makes this a beauty. Notice what happened after Jerry died. But I upvoted and subscribed!
bobn1955 agreed, Hunter is such a vital part of the Dead’s legacy but i think it was Jerry’s guitar and voice that made it, no one ever sounded like that before and no one will sound like that again. R.I.P Jerry
I believe I read somewhere where Robert Hunter received the ultimate compliment from Jerry Garcia. Something like 'You know Bob, your words never once stuck in my throat.' Pretty damn nice compliment imo.
@María H Yes, thank you. Consider how very fortunate that we live in the same time frame as these musicians, marveling at these sonic treasures.I sure feel blessed.
Europe 72 my favorite live album of all time. My favorite guitar ( and I'm so very lucky to own one) is the original 2005 Ibanez BWM1 reissue of the iconic "Cowboy fancy" beauty Bobby played through the 70's . Signed by Ace himself. I could never do it justice in my feeble hands.. but it is an absolute work of art. Grateful Dead turned me on to a whole new world when I discovered them. For all their flaws, still my #1 band of all time. RIP Jerry, Pig, Brent, Keith , Rob Hunter , John Barlow and Vince.
I too took this journey when only 13 years old and now I am 56. A light was turned on inside me that shone down a road that I follow to this day and will to my grave. That light source was and is still today the belief and love of those that created much more than music. Miss you so much Jerry.
Watching your journey with the Dead Phish and Umphreys has been amazing. These are three of the best bands ever to have played together. The one thing they all share is that their music just makes people happy. You will never see happier fans than at a dead Phish or Umphreys show. Keep digging. You have so much to experience.
the Dead have had a profound musical effect on me as well, love the topic. DUDE - you need to check out 5/8/77 - regarded as one of the best shows of all time, in large part because the audio quality (soundboard) is just amazing. The entire show smokes, and the Brown Eyed Women is a highlight for sure. It's one of my favorite Garcia solos, hell guitar solos period. th-cam.com/video/dxq5tvJH6tA/w-d-xo.html
The audio quality is fine, all shows from 77 were incredible, but the reason Cornell is so well known is because there were high quality tapes circulating, and was much better circulated than most other shows- nothing to do with the official soundboard out today. A great show to be sure though! (If it even happened)
Truth 5/8/77 never happened. It was a CIA LSD experiment to prove that they could plant memories of events in the minds of people that didn’t actually happen.
Yeah, I was going to post that Jerry was on fire during that show, especially for Brown-Eyed Women and Deal. That show is incredible. Scarlet-Fire, St Stephen-Not Fade Away, They Love Each Other, on and on
Remember that Jerry placed each of Robert Hunter’s gems in the perfect settings of his melodies. Many of us are never quite so clear on what the words are, but the feeling is there and it’s the music that carries that through.
It is so cool to hear you get turned on and you've absolutely hit the head on the nail. I remember when I was younger coming to the same realization and it's why I consider them possibly the greatest American rock and roll band ever!! also a good portion of their music is covers and a lot of times rearranged bluegrass or R&B and I would see that and then research into those tunes and it would expand my knowledge and appreciation of music. A true deadhead basically loves all types and styles of music because they realize that it's just a great tapestry woven together
I've been listening to this music for nearly 40 years now, and there's never been a version of any song that doesn't totally captivate me, anytime anywhere. Over and over again. Hunter was magic. It's so nice to see that the music can still and always will captivate people like you and so many others.
I’m around your age and that’s the reason I got into the Dead years ago. I initially didnt care for the voices and the playing can get sloppy at times but once I got into the storytelling I became obsessed with the music. Thats why most people either love or hate the band, there is not much in between. And once get into them you appreciate the voices and playing much more because the music wouldnt be the same without it.
He was GREAT, but I was surprised to realize he only contributed 30 songs to the GD repertoire. Garcia-Hunter had something like 100. www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_JPBCompositions.htm
I spent my teenage years in the 70's in love with the Dead. I wore out my Europe 72 album. It's so nice to see this music still appreciated all these decades later. I agree with your assessment. Robert Hunter was a lyrical genius. Box of Rain is another great example of his ability to paint a picture with words. Keep up the great work. I'm really enjoying your content!
“C’mon” haha great reaction video...they have been doing that to me for over 40 years !! The musical conversations this band has live are incredible and worth listening to.. Hunter was definitely a HUGE part of the Dead legacy.. we sing his lyrics out loud all the time...
Great songwriting with timeless themes, brilliantly performed by myriad musicians that are open to their own interpretation. Yep, Bob and Jerry and John (Barlow) and Bobby are matches made in heaven.
You have the Dead smile!!!!!! It’s un mistakable. There is no other sound on earth that can create that look you have on your face when someone actually “GETS IT”. Incredible man. Thank you so much for this and I hope that your smile and enthusiasm grows and grows and you keep searching because there are thousands of versions of every song done just a little different at every live show. He also is correct about Hunter. He is surrounded by the talent to bring the characters to life, but the songs are what every deadhead gets and fills your soul from the first moment you “got it” and it never ever goes away again. Your locked together for life. Just look at his smile! Look at that face and your seeing the magic of someone truly understanding and appreciating what they are hearing and how special it all is.
for someone who loves the grateful dead i have lived a very blessed life. i grew up in sf and in 66 i was 13 and i started going to dead shows, carousel ballroom, fillmore, avalon ballroom, golden gate park i did it all...............then i spent the next thirty years seeing my favorite band in the world. each and every show was amazing musically, historically, and magic . when jerry took to the stage WOW................. i loved and cherished every show that i ever got to see them play or the jgb band, thanks guys you filled my life with song and dance
Robert Hunter is THE man. Best storyteller ever in my opinion. Love watching anyone come to this realization. I was lucky to see The Dead with Jerry 5 times in 93-94. While Jerry was clearly struggling those last years he could still bring the emotion to these songs just the same as the 70’s. That’s what made him so special and I believe Jerry’s heart took Hunters songs to an even higher level than they already are. I honestly can’t get into John Mayer singing Dead songs.....I can enjoy his take on the guitar but still can’t get into no Jerry voice😢. I do appreciate the band still out there jamming their hearts out and I do listen occasionally/saw live once....I love Bobby singing but on certain songs I just can’t handle John singing lol. I much prefer listening to the vault of goodies through the years. This video was fun to watch esp as this is one of my FAV songs ever!! ✌🏼
I fully agree... Robert Hunter had a very special way with words. He could write lyrics like an aquarel painter. He is giving you vage contours and leaves very much room for own interpretation. Very intelligent songwriting indeed! Great topic, thanks a lot 👍 😊
Those songs! They are not exaggerating when they call the Grateful Dead a unique musical experience. This song for me is an astonishing reversal of musical expectations - it's all about descent. Resolution in the low register. The original meaning of 'Getting on down!' as in '... On the floor,' or, '... To business,' - ultra-funk. Hunter has the genius to write taut songs that hang loose. Thanks for the video, man, and, happy skiing!
I have been a Dead Head for 36 years, and it is a pleasure to watch you and get your take on these grate Dead tunes! Europe 72 was an amazing period with a ton of great music plus a nice double album that everyone loves. I know the feeling I see on your face! Love it! (there are 22 volumes of Europe '72 out there)
I agree it’s the songs. I wouldn’t say just Robert Hunter, as the band wrote the music which goes so well with the lyrics. But it’s the songs which differentiate the Dead from so many jam bands that have followed. I think their songs from the late 60’s and early 70’s in particular are among the most timeless and best songs ever written.
It’s been fun watching you getting into the Dead! Takes me back. I just turned 60, I was in my 20’s during the 80’s, the Grateful Dead with Jerry was still going strong. I was in, I heard “saw” Jerry 235x’s I knew I was listening to history. So many memories. Do something on one or more of the musical transitions. What I mean is many songs were married together. For example scarlet/fire, Scarlet Begonia , Fire on the mountain they were rarely played alone this is one example of many. What I would like to see you break down is the bridge between the two songs. Welcome aboard the magic bus. It’s a deep rabbit hole. playin’/the other one/playin’
That's a great idea - I'm a relative Dead guitar newbie - have loved their stuff for a long time... Have been working on some of the Scarlet-Fire riffs but yeah man, would love some direction regarding the transition from one to the other. They're live versions of that are really different at times - sometimes it's totally seamless and really just flows - and other times you can tell they are trying something else out and it's a bit more of an abrupt change. All amazing though...
This music has without a doubt changed my life for the better. This music and L have helped me live more in the moment and enjoy all the little things this life has to offer instead of rushing through life I can sit back and enjoy a sunset. This music has fundamentally changed me for the better as a person and I can’t tell how grateful I am for that. Ain’t no time to hate⚡️🌹
Just stumbled into this one! Seeing a smart, knowledgeable musician recognize the spirit of Grateful dead music is really lovely for an old 1970s/80s dead head like me to see. Thanks for a great video.
Europe 72 is just amazing. Phil’s bass in that version is great too. Brown Eyed Woman is a daily listen here in West Virginia. Your evaluation was spot on. ⚡️💀
As a long, long time ( first live concert 1970) Deadhead it great to see a completely new generation appreciating the music. I'm just thankful for the internet so whilst as a European I haven't seen Dead and Company live I can at least watch live concerts on the net. I also note you have been listening to Phish of late, try giving the Fare Thee Well concerts with Trey playing the Garcia parts, there's also an CD of Trey playing Dead songs taken from soundboard recordings which includes a version of Brown-Eyed Women.
I’m 37 , never was a dead fan until my wife took me to see them last year at Fenway park. It was the best concert of my life and I’ve been obsessed ever since
The lyrics, even to a 18 year old in 1971 California studying world literature and the history of the West, simply stood out as humane, metrically authentic, historically aware yet casually delivered. And boy, were they delivered. Thanks for this!
@@andrewsherman5899 Dylan and Hunter co-wrote every song but one on 'Together Through Life': th-cam.com/play/OLAK5uy_mQoQcESCh3uIrlhDoDvApqXU1eI98R2r4.html
GT Wilson Wow I was not aware of this I guess I was asleep at the wheel. I need to check that out. All I was really saying is I love Robert Hunter. For the storytelling aspect of his songs there’s nobody better. Dylan is more of like a poet lyricist and for that I really enjoy. And Jerry Garcia played it better and sang it with more conviction that anybody could. If you need an example just Google Visions of Johanna Jerry Garcia.
@@cactaceous Actually, that album is unjustifiably maligned. It's very well-recorded, has some of their best in-studio playing, and tracks 3 through 6 are all great, making a perfect little in-album "EP."
I've never understood why one of the country singers haven't picked up some of these songs. This one, Loser, Jack Straw, High Time, Wharf Rat, etc...Plus the Weir/Barlow cowboy songs, are all pretty much country songs lyrically. Thanks for what you're doing. I don't play, but love to listen and you help me understand why I like what I like. Give Acoustic Syndicate a listen and maybe you'll want to breakdown a tune. Welcome to the Dead family, we love to see new people dig the music.
Man you can see it in your eyes brother. You get it! What all the Heads try to tell everyone but you gotta listen to understand. It’s so awesome watching someone get into the dead right before my eyes. ONE OF US!ONE OF US!!
17:55 , love the shout out to Otiel . Back when he joined The Allman Brothers Band , after Allen Woody left to focus on "Gov't Mule", he earned my respect as a musician and a very underrated vocalist. I saw the Dead and Company back in June at Citi Field. Take a listen to that show. Mayer was playing one of Jerry's guitars , "the Wolf", that night . It's pretty special. I also recommend "Comes a Time" at Citi Field back in "18 too !
Dude you’re going places. Keep up with the reaction videos and also the guitar lesson videos. I would love to see more reaction videos to Grateful Dead shows. 🤙🤙
I am an old Dead head and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your video. Glad to see some younger people who are teaching older music and artist. Hope you enjoyed Maryland.
The way you zero in on Hunter's stories, the songs themselves underlying the playing, is right on. The variety of tales, characters, emotions, visions that Hunter and Barlow painted for us (and for the band) became the entry points into our own inner responses/reflections that we got to delve into during the instrumental passages and jams. And the Dead's multi-threaded jamming (electric dixieland; hurdy-gurdy pulses; group mind music playing the band) is unsurpassed for fueling the introspection and integration we gained within the nearly ritual structure of the show. This primacy of the songs/stories as the launching point for the music is exactly why I find Railroad Earth to be by far the most nourishing of the modern day legacy jambands; Todd Sheaffer lives, I like to say, in the foothills of Mount Hunter. Similarly expansive and varied launching points for a spacious instrumental carpet to ride.....more centered on nature and rural life, rather than the outlaw/misfit/hardluck vibe the Dead drew from country and old time foundations (though a touch of that in Todd's work too). Lots of great history/character tunes, though, and sweet love songs, and big expansive visions and deep spirit as well. And of course the big-hearted crowd we find at all jamband shows... The legacy of Hunter and the Dead unfolds in so many new threads. Hip hip.
Four more very powerful songs in my opinion that you have to listen to without interruption. Standing on the moon Louisville Ky 1990, Row Jimmy Row The Terrapin May 28 1977, Black Muddy River 4/02/1989 (or 4/03), and finally Ripple 10/29/1980. These are the dark days of jerry. You can hear him singing his soul out.
Daniel Knauf, Terrapin is an amazing song, not only lyrically but instrumentally as well. I consider Brown Eyed Women a heavy and powerful song despite the up beat rhythm which is why I name those four songs. All invoke a lot of emotion.
I know this is a bold title, but I feel I'm right on with this one. Certainly had a permanent effect on me for the better. What say you? (be gentle) Thanks!
Makes sense to me because Jerry loved to explore and keep with the energy flowing that night and John is bringing his own flare to the music. I really hope you will do Althea from Without a Net. Thanks so much for your work
JRAD > Dead and slow 😁 check them out
I got into the Dead a couple years back at 34. Never gave them a chance and wrote it off as hippie stuff, but I was so wrong...
I know this much, being a Deadhead since 86.
Life would suck without
The Grateful Dead.
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It's like that great bumper sticker from back in the day "Who are the Grateful Dead? And why do they keep following me around"? It definitely got to be that way... still kind of is for me 40 years later...
Bob Dylan upon Jerry’s passing: “There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great - much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal.
To me he wasn't only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he'll ever know. There are a lot of spaces and advances between the Carter family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There's no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep.”
Dylan is showing his humanity and humility in his old age. I remember him as always being flippant.
Thanks for this. Hadn't heard it before.
August West me either
Dylan would know. There was a run that Dylan was doing in SF at the Winterland. (maybe 1980) Ticket sales weren't all that great for Dylan at this time period, so to boost sales Bill Graham told Jerry that Dylan wanted to play with him. well of course it was bullshit and when Jerry got there it was clear that Dylan had no idea. But they played anyways and years later deal said something to the effect that when nobody would stand behind him Jerry was there. Years later, Dylan approached the dead about going on tour with them full time, I believe it was Phil that voted it down, but they were responsible for teaching Dylan how to go out every night and approach the songs differently. The early 90's saw Dylan's resurgence and by the mid 90s he was at full throttle. The Time out of mind album culminated Dylan's zillionth comeback.
damn, this really hit me
The Grateful Dead was as close to religion as I've ever been
I worship at the altar of Jerry
My 1st show/baptism was Easter Sun 87' Irvine. Shows were 100% Church for me
There was something very spiritual when the boys were humming. Been to a lot of shows with a lot of very good musicians, but none have ever been able to replicate a Grateful Dead show when it was magical.
th-cam.com/video/npeHZ0whrN8/w-d-xo.html
Check this one out .
Another thought , Guitargate should checkout Rowjimmy after finding Hunter Garcia collaborations , I’m a big fan of 90’s stuff there’s one from knickerbocker or one from rfk on TH-cam
"They're not the best at what they do, They are the ONLY ones who do what they do!"
- Bill Graham
Jerry’s voice has always sounded like a kind uncle or grandfather, who had a great sense of humor and loves you unconditionally eternally. His guitar playing is like an old sage mystic saint of bliss and joy, but he can also walk with you through troubles and sorrows and take you through the universe into the splintered sunlight of dawn.
It’s the longing in his singing that do perfectly matches the sad songs that crushed me.
I take refuge in Jerry’s voice. It’s like a nice warm blanket. Reassuringly honest and soothing. Thanks JG. Miss you dawg.
Jeez
@@Guitargate now your on to something
I’m pretty baked too, so ramble on my friend
I’m 20 years old and I’ve never been more enamored by any form of art. There is something about truly special about Hunters lyrics, Jerry’s confident frailty, and the sound waves this group created. My mom was a big dead head so the music has always been with me, and I assure you it will be with my future family one day.
Great content, keep the dead coming! 💀⚡️🌹
“Robert Hunter is the secret.” Absolutely nailed it. Brilliant anecdote sir.
For what its worth, I'm 19 years old and absolutely in love with the dead. Top 1% of listeners on spotify
Same lmao i had 750 hours last year lol
Excellent. Now it’s time to move to the Relisten app.
keep'on truck'n kid
Right on! You've found something amazing at the perfect time to enjoy it. That's awesome.
Same man I’m 19 as well. You should download Relisten it gives you all their concerts plus reviews and stories from other dead’s heads. It’s an amazing app and definitely worth the download
"If you get confused, just listen to the music play..." from Franklin's Tower.
I just love seeing him practically in tears listening to and talking about Dead music. If you let it, the Dead’s 💀 music will bring you right into your heart.
I second that emotion Christopher. Well said ✌️✌️
“It’s Robert Hunter”.
This is so true. All those songs tell such great stories. You just don’t get that kind of songwriting anymore.
I totally agree.
He said Robert Hunter and I got tears in my eyes--you understand
I love Robert Hunter. I think he's phenomenal. That said, there are some great songwriters still writing that follow in the same vein. Lucinda Williams, James McMurtry, Jason Isbell... It's still going. Just gotta poke around.
benny billings it’s Robert Hunter. Yep 👍
@@tomgolding4911 If you look closely, I tear up a bit during the Europe 72 version.. had to fight it back. It's the stories, man. The people in the stories.
My first comment EVER on youtube. Very refreshing and encouraged to see subsequent generations discover and 'get it'. Kudos and continue to spread the joy...well done! That is why when the GD was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame, Robert Hunter was included. Love your stuff...keep 'em comin'
just a thought...perhaps a Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad would be fun. the one that comes to mind is 4/26/72
The Grateful Dead Will come to you when you really need them! Only discovered the band 3 years ago and it is my happy place. Glad you get it man.
Best channel on the 'tube lately man, keep crushing
Thanks so much!
:)
Agreed on this
Welcome to the bus man. Im not a guitar player but recently have gone deeper into piano. Was inspired by Jeff and love Keiths playing. Love your videos.....i want to learn the fretboard now to be able to transcribe some of your lessons on to keyboard. But yea, i got hooked in 2015, was singing in a band with a guitar player who was a deadhead. I've really gotten into their influences heavily. Miles Davis's Kinda Blue album was heavily influential...the modal stuff. Bob said he was incluenced by mccoy tyner the piano player for coltrane. take that stuff and put it in a folksy psychedelic rock context and u have the dead sound....instrumentation wise though ive never heard anyone play bass like phil....oh yea, and robert hunter
also, theres this literature professor who did annotated lyrical alalyses of a ton of Hunter's songs. You may find this interesting. artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/
Robert Hunter wrote ripple , broke down palace and to lay me down all in one afternoon. A true master craftsman
On half a bottle of Retsina!
Hw wrote Terrapin because he saw a thunder storm. Jerry wrote the melody that same day and when they got together the next day they started working on the song. Crazy how those two minds worked together.
Slim what a great day !!
absolutely agree, those two had the magic for sure. Heck I’ve got a few songs in the works and it’s taken years to get them where they are today. Wish I could get some of that magic
What a day! What a gift!
Something I always appreciate besides the obvious with 72' Dead is Phil's bass sound. It's soooo damn good!
I'm in my 50s, with a career, kids, and all the stuff that being an old dad implies. Saw my first show in '81; and the Dead did change my life. To this day, I'm transported to a different place by a well placed "Althea", or "Friend of the Devil" or "Loser". Hunter and Garcia change my life each day. Thanks for putting this out there; great discussion.
I love watching you take this journey of discovering The Dead. I took the same journey 13 years ago after my first wife passed away. She was a major Deadhead and after she died I dove headfirst into The Dead. Thank you for sharing your experience with us and reminding all of us why we love The Grateful Dead so much.
I would love to hear you do another of my favorite bands...CLUTCH! I've transformed with them throughout the years and love some Tim sult, Neil Fallon, jean Paul gasteyer and dan the man. Thanks I'm digging your channel.
I'm sorry you lost your wife :( what a blessing that you have a Box of Rain to see you through
Steven Bourelle That’s the beautiful quality of the Dead... the struggle for existential understanding. It’s a box of rain, believe if you need it, or leave it if you dare. I’m sorry for your loss. We are talking about the true utility and brilliance of art.
Steven Bourelle I remember listening to Europe 72 about 40 years ago and getting hooked.
the day Robert Hunter passed this last fall, i cried the entire day. His stories and words played through the grateful dead is just something completely magical. They've had such a positive influence on my life. the lessons and themes in his words are things that ill never forget. Its so very exciting watching the dead take hold of you. keep it up! cheers
Norm139 it profoundly moved me hearing his passing just as his words do on just about any given day in my world.
Yep!
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Well said. Glad i was blessed to hear Robert Hunter sing with the “Dead” live in the mid 2000s. Jerry was missing, and that was sad, but Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring did some great work to keep the music alive. Eternally grateful.
I was at a Steely Dan Concert in Santa Barbara when I heard he had passed. From that point on all I could think of was,"why aren't these people dancing?" I mean the band was tearing it up, and there were like 4 people dancing. I wasn't either, for some reason, The Grateful Dead was the only band where I felt free and didnt care if people watched me dance. They moved me, and they move me still.
Norm139 omg, living in Europe I missed this news! This is not one band around today that has the power of love & light like the Dead. That light is still shining bright.
Cannot overstate how happy this made me on so many levels during this difficult time. Yes, it's Robert Hunter, I've been saying that for decades. And to see a new generation fall in love with these songs. Back in the day, everyone thought it was all about the "scene" and I was like, no, you don't get it, it's about the songs.
As a 45 year old Brit, I fell in love with these guys last week after hearing Brown Eyed Women for the first time... the Cornell version. Already knew some of Jerry's bluegrass stuff, and some of the studio recodings of the dead... but oh my.. I have not been this blown away, and moved by musivc since I was a teenager. Hunter's lyrics are sublime.
This is like watching the birth of a true Dead Head. Love it. Gives me chills
Michael, i can't help but notice the emotion in your eyes and face while you were listening to this song.I do believe it is one of the most perfectly styled songs I've ever heard. The fact you feel certain emotions while hearing a song means it is a great story and has done its job. Keep up the good work.
Totally true. You caught me :)
Agreed, my fav Dead song. Everything about it is beautiful.
Acoust....I totally agree. There were a couple of very sweet emotional waves from Michael along with gestures demonstrating his complete and utter pleasure at listening to one of my favorite GD songs in their pantheon. I first heard the song at the Harding Theatre in SF in the fall of 1971 and it stands the test of time. Why wife and I were listening to a show recorded at the Avalon Ballroom in 1966, one I was fortunate to have heard live, and when it was over, she just popped out the phrase, "He, (Jerry), called on the angels from 7 galaxies". I couldn't say it any better. Thank you Michael, it's such a pleasure to hear the music through new ears.
For me it was the acid... I'm twenty-three, I've always like the Dead even when I was a kid, but I didn't get it till I tried LSD. Robert Hunter's lyrics describe what the American landscape looks and feels like on acid, and the improvisation evokes both the forward looking musical freedom of jazz mixed with the melancholy of blues and melodious nostalgia of bluegrass. When I close my eyes and listen to the grateful dead I see America in metaphysical technicolor splendor. I see everything this country is, once was, and hopefully could be. I feel all the hope and disappointment of the psychedelic movement in their music. And most of all I feel my own life, and my own place in the continuation of that story.
Very well said Jesse. The Grateful Dead wouldn't be the Grateful Dead without LSD
This is why I stopped going to shows
This is wonderfully written. Perfectly describes the mystic quality of their music...
Jeez!good writing!maybe ambitious, but hey..you felt it that moment. I know they didnt like zealots, they DID like to play..every freaking day.Sometimes,in concert,I felt a brain connection in upcoming song selection.
LSD simply exposes what is already inside your mind...and occluded by the current domestic reality you are a part of.... once seen your mind should be free from those constraints and your mind open... unless you let it close again... the brain is a restricting device in domestic life... unfortunate but true.. let it be free and you will enjoy your mind
I'm a huge fan of Brown Eyed Women, but I've found the Cornell '77 recording to be the best. Killer solo
A Loaf Of Bread check 5/21/77 (DP 29) For a sublime Brown Eyed Women
Chuck Cohn thanks for the song man I love the whole concert!
brown eye women hartford 77 is my favorite solo of all time !! Cornell a close 2nd!
the greatest show that never happened
I agree
"Sometimes we live in no particular way but our own
And sometimes we visit your country and live in your home
Sometimes we ride on your horses, sometimes we walk alone
Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own"
Grateful Dead will always be special to me.
that song, especially from the '74 tour, is like ASMR to me. excitement and relaxation in equal parts.
Yo man, don't forget Barlow, like Looks Like Rain, Cassidy, Picasso Moon, Black Throated Wind.....ETC.
Love your work by the way. Keep it up!
JPB was an amazing writer, thinker, and person. His work into internet freedom was as important a contribution to humanity as his songs. He was as brilliant as Hunter in a different way. Where Hunter was introspective and ephemeral, Barlow was extroverted and wholeistic. I miss knowing both were in this world with us.
Don’t forget Estimated Prophet!
I love Black Throated Wind. The best Bobby tune IMO.
Not only the music, but the commitment to live audio quality -- game changer for all of popular music...
Randall Crane Bear!
In every video that you cover the dead, you have a certain glare in your eyes that doesn't show during your other videos. You can see how you're emotionally provoked by their music and it has the same effect on me. It's a beautiful thing. Thanks for making these videos and adding more meaning to my love of this band.
I’ve been a fan since 2003. I’ve listened to them nearly every day since then. No other band has kept my attention for so long.
"This is exactly what I want to do with my Sunday"
I think I'ma start writing these quotes down and help make a guitargate best sayings of 2020 fanclub
haha this vid reminds me of when mayer said something to the effect of "everyone has that time when The Dead just connects with you" looks like he got the bug!
i felt that too
The Grateful Dead is good for the soul
Their music is alive
It speaks to everyone in their own unique way
The Grateful Dead is art man, there’s really nothing else like it
I love watching someone fall in love with a band that I grew up with. This music is magic. Keep it alive, tell your kids, show people the magic of the dead. All love brother.
Watching you fall in love with my favorite band on camera is a special treat. :) You should dig into some of the Jerry Garcia Band stuff.
Yes!
Stop that train, I am leaving
And it won't be long wether I am right or wrong ❤️
Yes!! I had goose bumps watching this guy fall for the dead and I couldn’t stop smiling watching him listen to phish.
@xander- I totally agree! Also, the Phish videos
Watching you going down the rabbit hole is awesome. Your face says it all. Can't wait til you dive into JGB. I already know your reaction to JGB is going to be incredible.
As much as I love Hunter, acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Lesh, Weir, Kreutzman..., admire and respect Mayer, make no mistake, without Garcia there is no Grateful Dead. Period. I think that is something they would all agree to. The man had unique gifts, beyond music, which made him special. Music was simply the conduit he used to communicate his spirit, which is really what fine art is all about.
Alex Irwin yes❤️
And Phil!!!!
And Bobby! Sorry man theres no Grateful Dead without Bobby or Phil. Theres the Jerry Garcia Band without those guys. Th hey all played such a unique role. I loved Further alot more then Dead and Company but it's not the same without Jerry ! And come on wheres PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerry is without question my favorite musician of all time. I love all kinds of music and am blown away by many artists, but nobody else can take me where he can. At his best he was untouchable IMO.
Took em all.
"Brown Eyed Women," specifically from Europe '72, is my favorite Dead tune as well. I think it's the best example of Hunter's old American stories. I've heard it a thousand times over the years, and it's wonderful to see the emotions wash over this new Deadhead as he discovers it new. Welcome to the bus, brother.
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Dire wolf is another song that paints a great picture. You can slip it In a merl Haggard playlist at the bar and no one's complaining.
Don't murder me
Same with Mexicali!
Just turned 70 and remember dropping and having the visions of the Dead floating through my mind. If you weren't a dead fan you just missed out. But the music lives on and will stay alive long after we are gone . Keep on keepin on with the posts you are a generational link I have discovered new current music through you and I know some have discovered great music from the past ,it is the music not the time not the generation .
Don't forget about Bobby's lyricist John Barlow. He's badass as well.
Barlow easily the third- or fourth-best lyricist in the band.
Cassidy, Weather Report, Music Never Stopped.....brilliant.
You are so right. It's the songs, the lyrics. Timeless and now part of the great American songbook. Robert Hunter was a poetic genius. People can't get enough of this music. It grabs you and elevates you and gets you high.
My friend, if you are getting into the dead, 1973 was a really good year. They had a brand new batch of some of their best songs, and Jerry had really learned how to improvise with fluidity, his tone also got really good that year. 2/9/73 is a great place to start. Lots of great exploration in improvisation happened in 73.
First show with Eyes, among others. 👍
There are so many good years of Grateful Dead music, but early 1973 is when they peaked in my opinion.
It always seems like the end of the year gets most of the praise when people talk about 1973, and while shows like 11/11 and 11/17 do deserve all the praise they get, there is just something special about the late february and march shows in particular that sets it apart from everything else for me.
Not sure if it's all the new songs that are played in interesting ways while still developing, the audio quality (it seems to me like they used more mics in that period, especially on individual drums) or just the general chill vibe they hit while still popping off when they have to, but god damn I'll never get tired of shows like 3/24/1973 which is peak dead from start to finish, 3/31/1973 with its unique The Other One > I Know You Rider, or even just Dick's Picks 28, its all fire
Roscoe Pavillion is probably my favorite show. Great rec!
@Bladex
I feel like everything lined up just exactly perfect during that year. Wall of sound probably contributed to the attention to sound dynamics/recording.
73 gas always been my favorite...along with a sprinking of august 74
For years now I've been suggesting the Grateful dead to as many people as possible
What a beautiful description and break down of Hunter and this song. I was 13 my first show, felt a magical out of body like experience...I was hooked and jumped on the bus. At 50, my love for their music still shines bright in my soul!! I love the good old Grateful Dead and love Dead & Company!!! My ol’ doggie, Delilah Jo ( short for Jones), was so precious to me and every time I hear the song live, I can’t help but shed a tear💙🙏🏼🐾
Your ability to break down a song is so beautiful and immaculate. You made me smile so many times. Much love.
This is why rite before a show starts I look around and say "Here we go everybody" the anticipation of the story and the jams just take over, my body starts moving and never stops. 🎸🎸🎵🎶
I’m 14 and I love the dead, thank you dad, this music brought me to tears.
Can I just say what a joy it is watching you become a full fledged Dead Head on TH-cam. You're so right, Hunters words are one of the main ingredients that set them apart from others. The lyrics have this elusive quality that can be interpreted in so many different ways, but it always seems like they're singing about our collective experiences in one way or another, a spark of wisdom hidden within each story.
Yes, the stories told through the lyrics are amazing. "Old man never was the same again", we all love it. But I'll say that the delivery through the melody is just as important. If the song wasn't catchy by those melodies floating above the chord progression, it wouldn't get stuck in your head and you wouldn't listen to it enough to actually understand what the song is about. Jerry is master of melody
Just the expression on your face watching D&Co says it all. Your ARE on The Bus. Enjoy the ride. One observation, I felt the same with Althea and how JM is treating and extending the song.Hope to see you at the PRS Exp. \m/
Hunter yes, but the melodies and chords are mostly Garcia- they are like the Gershwin bothers.
You can tell he truly is feeling this music we've all grown to love. Welcome to the family brother. The door is always open
Less than a year after Jerry died, I was stopped on the side of the road with my colorful van, and had a conversation with a guy about why Phish wasn't the same. I regret never seeing a Phish show, amazing musicians, tight. And the dude said to me, "The dead had this precious fragility." I can hear that you can hear it. And of course that was on top of the song structures. The instruments and voices and passion ebbs and flows, and Jerry's voice cracks sometimes, making him and the rest of the band as delicate as a petal or as intense as fire, or complex as spaghetti. Pure love of musical sounds. Precious fragility. Thanks, bro. :-)
Robert Hunter painted pictures with words. He’s the original Americana writer.
If you're looking for stories, I place 'Ripple' as one of the absolute tops in my list of Dead songs.
Robert Hunter amazed me when he wrote “So Many Roads” later in his life, showing he could still create such profound poetry. It’s a masterpiece!
100% The 7/9/95 was the GOAT
So true. Anothe masterpiece coming of age story. Please listen my friend
IMHO: As great as Hunter is - and he really is great - to me, it's Garcia's chords and melody that makes this a beauty. Notice what happened after Jerry died. But I upvoted and subscribed!
bobn1955 agreed, Hunter is such a vital part of the Dead’s legacy but i think it was Jerry’s guitar and voice that made it, no one ever sounded like that before and no one will sound like that again. R.I.P Jerry
I believe I read somewhere where Robert Hunter received the ultimate compliment from Jerry Garcia. Something like 'You know Bob, your words never once stuck in my throat.'
Pretty damn nice compliment imo.
@María H Yes, thank you. Consider how very fortunate that we live in the same time frame as these musicians, marveling at these sonic treasures.I sure feel blessed.
Europe 72 my favorite live album of all time. My favorite guitar ( and I'm so very lucky to own one) is the original 2005 Ibanez BWM1 reissue of the iconic "Cowboy fancy" beauty Bobby played through the 70's . Signed by Ace himself. I could never do it justice in my feeble hands.. but it is an absolute work of art. Grateful Dead turned me on to a whole new world when I discovered them. For all their flaws, still my #1 band of all time. RIP Jerry, Pig, Brent, Keith , Rob Hunter , John Barlow and Vince.
I too took this journey when only 13 years old and now I am 56. A light was turned on inside me that shone down a road that I follow to this day and will to my grave. That light source was and is still today the belief and love of those that created much more than music. Miss you so much Jerry.
Watching your journey with the Dead Phish and Umphreys has been amazing. These are three of the best bands ever to have played together. The one thing they all share is that their music just makes people happy. You will never see happier fans than at a dead Phish or Umphreys show. Keep digging. You have so much to experience.
the Dead have had a profound musical effect on me as well, love the topic. DUDE - you need to check out 5/8/77 - regarded as one of the best shows of all time, in large part because the audio quality (soundboard) is just amazing. The entire show smokes, and the Brown Eyed Women is a highlight for sure. It's one of my favorite Garcia solos, hell guitar solos period. th-cam.com/video/dxq5tvJH6tA/w-d-xo.html
The audio quality is fine, all shows from 77 were incredible, but the reason Cornell is so well known is because there were high quality tapes circulating, and was much better circulated than most other shows- nothing to do with the official soundboard out today. A great show to be sure though! (If it even happened)
Truth 5/8/77 never happened. It was a CIA LSD experiment to prove that they could plant memories of events in the minds of people that didn’t actually happen.
Yeah, I was going to post that Jerry was on fire during that show, especially for Brown-Eyed Women and Deal. That show is incredible. Scarlet-Fire, St Stephen-Not Fade Away, They Love Each Other, on and on
@@euphegenia Cornell ULTRA
Cornell is the most famous but the shows on either side of it, and pretty much that while spring tour was pretty much unparalleled.
My parents were both major deadheads and I grew up listening to their music like everyday. I have such an appreciation for this band. I love the dead💗
Remember that Jerry placed each of Robert Hunter’s gems in the perfect settings of his melodies. Many of us are never quite so clear on what the words are, but the feeling is there and it’s the music that carries that through.
I love the Dead. I love you. All of you.
It is so cool to hear you get turned on and you've absolutely hit the head on the nail. I remember when I was younger coming to the same realization and it's why I consider them possibly the greatest American rock and roll band ever!! also a good portion of their music is covers and a lot of times rearranged bluegrass or R&B and I would see that and then research into those tunes and it would expand my knowledge and appreciation of music. A true deadhead basically loves all types and styles of music because they realize that it's just a great tapestry woven together
I've been listening to this music for nearly 40 years now, and there's never been a version of any song that doesn't totally captivate me, anytime anywhere. Over and over again. Hunter was magic. It's so nice to see that the music can still and always will captivate people like you and so many others.
Just came here to say I am 22 and the Grateful Deads sound alone changed my life on a deep level!
I’m around your age and that’s the reason I got into the Dead years ago. I initially didnt care for the voices and the playing can get sloppy at times but once I got into the storytelling I became obsessed with the music. Thats why most people either love or hate the band, there is not much in between. And once get into them you appreciate the voices and playing much more because the music wouldnt be the same without it.
Don't forget about John Perry Barlow ⚡💀🌹💜
He was GREAT, but I was surprised to realize he only contributed 30 songs to the GD repertoire. Garcia-Hunter had something like 100. www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_JPBCompositions.htm
@@glennsmusicchannel "only 30 songs" where are your 30 masterpieces chap
I spent my teenage years in the 70's in love with the Dead. I wore out my Europe 72 album. It's so nice to see this music still appreciated all these decades later. I agree with your assessment. Robert Hunter was a lyrical genius. Box of Rain is another great example of his ability to paint a picture with words. Keep up the great work. I'm really enjoying your content!
“C’mon” haha great reaction video...they have been doing that to me for over 40 years !! The musical conversations this band has live are incredible and worth listening to.. Hunter was definitely a HUGE part of the Dead legacy.. we sing his lyrics out loud all the time...
fantastic video congrats,, long live grateful dead
Great songwriting with timeless themes, brilliantly performed by myriad musicians that are open to their own interpretation. Yep, Bob and Jerry and John (Barlow) and Bobby are matches made in heaven.
You have the Dead smile!!!!!! It’s un mistakable. There is no other sound on earth that can create that look you have on your face when someone actually “GETS IT”. Incredible man. Thank you so much for this and I hope that your smile and enthusiasm grows and grows and you keep searching because there are thousands of versions of every song done just a little different at every live show. He also is correct about Hunter. He is surrounded by the talent to bring the characters to life, but the songs are what every deadhead gets and fills your soul from the first moment you “got it” and it never ever goes away again. Your locked together for life.
Just look at his smile! Look at that face and your seeing the magic of someone truly understanding and appreciating what they are hearing and how special it all is.
for someone who loves the grateful dead i have lived a very blessed life. i grew up in sf and in 66 i was 13 and i started going to dead shows, carousel ballroom, fillmore, avalon ballroom, golden gate park i did it all...............then i spent the next thirty years seeing my favorite band in the world. each and every show was amazing musically, historically, and magic . when jerry took to the stage WOW................. i loved and cherished every show that i ever got to see them play or the jgb band, thanks guys you filled my life with song and dance
Robert Hunter is THE man. Best storyteller ever in my opinion. Love watching anyone come to this realization. I was lucky to see The Dead with Jerry 5 times in 93-94. While Jerry was clearly struggling those last years he could still bring the emotion to these songs just the same as the 70’s. That’s what made him so special and I believe Jerry’s heart took Hunters songs to an even higher level than they already are. I honestly can’t get into John Mayer singing Dead songs.....I can enjoy his take on the guitar but still can’t get into no Jerry voice😢. I do
appreciate the band still out there jamming their hearts out and I do listen occasionally/saw live once....I love Bobby singing but on certain songs I just can’t handle John singing lol. I much prefer listening to the vault of goodies through the years. This video was fun to watch esp as this is one of my FAV songs ever!! ✌🏼
I agree with you about JM singing Jerry. It's gross. I can't listen to Bobby sing Jerry tunes. it's total cringe and not right. just my thoughts
I fully agree... Robert Hunter had a very special way with words. He could write lyrics like an aquarel painter. He is giving you vage contours and leaves very much room for own interpretation. Very intelligent songwriting indeed!
Great topic, thanks a lot 👍 😊
Those songs! They are not exaggerating when they call the Grateful Dead a unique musical experience. This song for me is an astonishing reversal of musical expectations - it's all about descent. Resolution in the low register. The original meaning of 'Getting on down!' as in '... On the floor,' or, '... To business,' - ultra-funk. Hunter has the genius to write taut songs that hang loose. Thanks for the video, man, and, happy skiing!
I have been a Dead Head for 36 years, and it is a pleasure to watch you and get your take on these grate Dead tunes! Europe 72 was an amazing period with a ton of great music plus a nice double album that everyone loves. I know the feeling I see on your face! Love it! (there are 22 volumes of Europe '72 out there)
I agree it’s the songs. I wouldn’t say just Robert Hunter, as the band wrote the music which goes so well with the lyrics. But it’s the songs which differentiate the Dead from so many jam bands that have followed. I think their songs from the late 60’s and early 70’s in particular are among the most timeless and best songs ever written.
It’s been fun watching you getting into the Dead! Takes me back. I just turned 60, I was in my 20’s during the 80’s, the Grateful Dead with Jerry was still going strong. I was in, I heard “saw” Jerry 235x’s I knew I was listening to history. So many memories. Do something on one or more of the musical transitions. What I mean is many songs were married together. For example scarlet/fire, Scarlet Begonia , Fire on the mountain they were rarely played alone this is one example of many. What I would like to see you break down is the bridge between the two songs. Welcome aboard the magic bus. It’s a deep rabbit hole. playin’/the other one/playin’
That's a great idea - I'm a relative Dead guitar newbie - have loved their stuff for a long time... Have been working on some of the Scarlet-Fire riffs but yeah man, would love some direction regarding the transition from one to the other. They're live versions of that are really different at times - sometimes it's totally seamless and really just flows - and other times you can tell they are trying something else out and it's a bit more of an abrupt change. All amazing though...
Sailor Saint too. So complex.
Slipknot...
This music has without a doubt changed my life for the better. This music and L have helped me live more in the moment and enjoy all the little things this life has to offer instead of rushing through life I can sit back and enjoy a sunset. This music has fundamentally changed me for the better as a person and I can’t tell how grateful I am for that. Ain’t no time to hate⚡️🌹
Just stumbled into this one! Seeing a smart, knowledgeable musician recognize the spirit of Grateful dead music is really lovely for an old 1970s/80s dead head like me to see. Thanks for a great video.
Europe 72 is just amazing. Phil’s bass in that version is great too. Brown Eyed Woman is a daily listen here in West Virginia. Your evaluation was spot on. ⚡️💀
As a long, long time ( first live concert 1970) Deadhead it great to see a completely new generation appreciating the music. I'm just thankful for the internet so whilst as a European I haven't seen Dead and Company live I can at least watch live concerts on the net. I also note you have been listening to Phish of late, try giving the Fare Thee Well concerts with Trey playing the Garcia parts, there's also an CD of Trey playing Dead songs taken from soundboard recordings which includes a version of Brown-Eyed Women.
I’m 37 , never was a dead fan until my wife took me to see them last year at Fenway park. It was the best concert of my life and I’ve been obsessed ever since
The lyrics, even to a 18 year old in 1971 California studying world literature and the history of the West, simply stood out as humane, metrically authentic, historically aware yet casually delivered. And boy, were they delivered. Thanks for this!
I agree. Robert Hunter.
Gregg Schwartz Dylan is right there too!!!
Jerry and Robert were one of the all-time great songwriting teams.
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GT Wilson Wow I was not aware of this I guess I was asleep at the wheel. I need to check that out.
All I was really saying is I love Robert Hunter. For the storytelling aspect of his songs there’s nobody better. Dylan is more of like a poet lyricist and for that I really enjoy. And Jerry Garcia played it better and sang it with more conviction that anybody could. If you need an example just Google Visions of Johanna Jerry Garcia.
I’m 35 and Althea was the song that brought me in 🤔
That's one of my favorites songs. Funny that it comes from an album that I think is beyond mediocre.
@@cactaceous The dead is my favourite band... I listen to their albums absolutely never
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Actually, that album is unjustifiably maligned. It's very well-recorded, has some of their best in-studio playing, and tracks 3 through 6 are all great, making a perfect little in-album "EP."
I’m 22 and sugar magnolia was the song that brought me on
I've never understood why one of the country singers haven't picked up some of these songs. This one, Loser, Jack Straw, High Time, Wharf Rat, etc...Plus the Weir/Barlow cowboy songs, are all pretty much country songs lyrically. Thanks for what you're doing. I don't play, but love to listen and you help me understand why I like what I like. Give Acoustic Syndicate a listen and maybe you'll want to breakdown a tune. Welcome to the Dead family, we love to see new people dig the music.
Man you can see it in your eyes brother. You get it! What all the Heads try to tell everyone but you gotta listen to understand. It’s so awesome watching someone get into the dead right before my eyes. ONE OF US!ONE OF US!!
17:55 , love the shout out to Otiel . Back when he joined The Allman Brothers Band , after Allen Woody left to focus on "Gov't Mule", he earned my respect as a musician and a very underrated vocalist. I saw the Dead and Company back in June at Citi Field. Take a listen to that show. Mayer was playing one of Jerry's guitars , "the Wolf", that night . It's pretty special. I also recommend "Comes a Time" at Citi Field back in "18 too !
Comes a Time from '18 was amazing! Remember that well
Dude you’re going places. Keep up with the reaction videos and also the guitar lesson videos. I would love to see more reaction videos to Grateful Dead shows. 🤙🤙
Thanks and will do :)
@@Guitargate some Phish too :)
I am an old Dead head and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your video. Glad to see some younger people who are teaching older music and artist. Hope you enjoyed Maryland.
Towson deadhead here. At the right time and right town in the late 80’s. Teenage years. I appreciate this video so much. Thank you
Its fun to watch a person discover the Dead. Welcome to the family.
Phil is as important to the equation as Jerry. Genius stuff.
Absolutely
My first thoughts.
I love everything about the Europe 72 version, but Phil’s playing and tone ties it all ttogether and makes it magical.
The way you zero in on Hunter's stories, the songs themselves underlying the playing, is right on. The variety of tales, characters, emotions, visions that Hunter and Barlow painted for us (and for the band) became the entry points into our own inner responses/reflections that we got to delve into during the instrumental passages and jams. And the Dead's multi-threaded jamming (electric dixieland; hurdy-gurdy pulses; group mind music playing the band) is unsurpassed for fueling the introspection and integration we gained within the nearly ritual structure of the show. This primacy of the songs/stories as the launching point for the music is exactly why I find Railroad Earth to be by far the most nourishing of the modern day legacy jambands; Todd Sheaffer lives, I like to say, in the foothills of Mount Hunter. Similarly expansive and varied launching points for a spacious instrumental carpet to ride.....more centered on nature and rural life, rather than the outlaw/misfit/hardluck vibe the Dead drew from country and old time foundations (though a touch of that in Todd's work too). Lots of great history/character tunes, though, and sweet love songs, and big expansive visions and deep spirit as well. And of course the big-hearted crowd we find at all jamband shows... The legacy of Hunter and the Dead unfolds in so many new threads. Hip hip.
Im 19 and just got into the dead a month ago! Been listening to them everyday for hours since then
Four more very powerful songs in my opinion that you have to listen to without interruption. Standing on the moon Louisville Ky 1990, Row Jimmy Row The Terrapin May 28 1977, Black Muddy River 4/02/1989 (or 4/03), and finally Ripple 10/29/1980. These are the dark days of jerry. You can hear him singing his soul out.
Terrapin Station, if he's liking Hunters storytelling, there's no better song for it IMHO.
Daniel Knauf, Terrapin is an amazing song, not only lyrically but instrumentally as well. I consider Brown Eyed Women a heavy and powerful song despite the up beat rhythm which is why I name those four songs. All invoke a lot of emotion.