The creation of this song is one of the classic tales of serendipity in music: on a weekend afternoon, a thunderstorm began to rage and Robert Hunter sat down to write some lyrics of a crazy medieval tale, and across the bay, Jerry was composing symphonic music. Each worked on their part of the composition for most of the day, then Robert picked up the phone telling Jerry he had some new words to the Dead's newest epic, and Jerry replied, "Come on over, I've got the music!" Hunter continued laboring over the words, writing more and more verses, but it was pretty much done as the band would come to play in concert. And while they do have parts where improvisation happened, the song remained fairly close to the same in concert. The choral part and orchestra was added by producer Keith Olsen, the band was surprised by it as well. The first live version was the show opener on 2/26/77, and many Deadheads proclaim it to be the best live version. That one was released on Dave's Picks 29. There's a really good live video from 4/27/77 th-cam.com/video/5t1mVH4i-EO/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zLmUbKWzlQb_PUfN As a bonus trivia note, the band had finished Terrapin Station by the time they went on their now legendary Spring 1977 tour, but Olsen visited them on a day off, and held a rehearsal session for them, unusual mid-tour, especially at that time in their career. It led to them playing 3 of the best shows in a row they ever played right after that 5/7, 8, and 9/77, partly due to their incredibly tight jamming for those few weeks. Some Dead fans dislike that polish and tightness. I happen to dig it.
@@L33Reacts You too, bro. I've been lurking. 😄 Glad to see you have a huge appreciation of Phish, too. Been going to their shows since '91, love those guys.
This is as close to prog as the Dead ever got. I'm glad you mentioned that they never did the entire song live; it was usually wedged in between other songs or the drum solo. This stands out in their catalog; there's really nothing else like it. Actually, Robert Hunter did not like the final recording. He thought it was too grandiose. I've always loved it because of it's unique nature. Jerry was never known as a guitar shredder. His leads were more melodic in nature than most others. But, about 12 minutes into this, he goes off on 6 or 7 leads that I think are the fasted things this side of Jimi Hendrix. But they never lost their melodic quality. There's no other guitarist I know of who could pull that off. I miss him so much. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Saw this tour on Nov 2, 1977, in Toronto. When they played Terrapin Station, the orchestra section was replaced with the usual tripsville jam that the was easy 15 minutes. The show was 4.5 hrs and started right on time ✨️🎶✨️
I saw them just before July 4th 1977 at Hartwick Teachers College in Oneonta NY. They played from ,8pm to Midnight, took a little more than an hour intermission, then came back and played until 4:30 am!
They’re not the best at what they do, they’re the only ones who do what they do. ~ Bill Graham The video I’d recommend, is Hampton, 1987. A lot of us were there for that Terrapin Station, and it’s THE ONE for live performance. Jerry and Bob were laughing it up as the band was launching the mothership. Thanks for the review!
The Grateful Dead's reputation always precedes them. Most people grow up hearing about them and about the unrivaled loyalty of their fans. But once you find the chance to sit down and really listen to them, you begin to understand that the devotion is warranted. Their music is melodically dense and meticulously crafted. Once you see their live show, as a fan or as someone else's guest, you experience an energy than can't be felt anywhere else. I grew up being into metal and hardcore, but knew deadheads from San Francisco all the way to Eugene, Oregon. I still listen to the heavy stuff during my retirement, but explored the Dead's catalog at the request of my little brother. I know now that i really missed out not giving them a chance earlier and seeing them live when I lived in the SF Bay Area. The Grateful Dead are a truly one of a kind musical phenomena that will likely never be duplicated.
Saw the boys from 1980-1995 and managed to catch a few "Terrapin's", but NEVER the whole suite, until...6/27/2003 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia. Members of The Dead, along with the band Rusted Root, after a concert by The Dead across the river in Camden, N.J., which I also attended, played the full-on "Terrapin Station Suite". All I could think to say was "Dare to dream." That's what you call a really good day.
P.S., At the shows in Camden 6/27 and 6/28/2003, Willie Nelson and Family, along with Joan Osborne opened for two straight nights, pretty great openers.
i wish i could like it 5 times. frankly (haha), i think people ought to hear the studio version to kind of get what they're working form when the live ones come... the dead really do transport me. saw them 25 or so times in the 80s. when i hear them now, i can't help but rock and sway and smile. oh, jerry. the effect he's had on so many lives.
When I was a kid I didn’t like the name of the band and have never listened to their music. This was an adventure of a tune. Unexpectedly melodic. Jerry’s vocals are nice. A little Beatlesque in places. I enjoyed it.
I attended my first Grateful Dead show in 1969 when I was 4 with my parents and brother. It was free show in Golden Gate Park with Jefferson Airplane playing as well. My parents were not really into the music scene at that poiint but after a chance meeting with Grace Slick, my mom was invited to the show by Grace. We went and I thought it was the greatest spectacle ever! Little did I understand it was an acid test and they were passing out free LSD to anyone that wanted it. I remember my mom telling me not to take anything from anyone and not put my fingers in my mouth. We save them every few years through the years. My mom and dad are gone now but listening to GD brings back great memories.
To be fair, it wasn't complete. They made an attempt at the full song, but abandoned it pretty quickly. As Phil once said, "The Grateful Dead plays music with zits on it." Not perfect, but if you look deeper than the skin, you might just fall in love...
Some great albums were released in 77 Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Animals by Pink Floyd, Aja by Steely Dan, A Farewell to Kings by Rush, The Grand Illusion by Styx, and Even in the Quietest Moments by Supertramp. Pretty impressive
I always request this as a reaction for the Dead because it is such an unusual song in composition. Brilliantly done - takes you on the trip that is the Dead. Many dont get it. I like to see which reactors actually do. Never done justice live - not surprisingly so. Dead put a LOT into their studio recordings because they were not studio musicians and were like kids in the candy shop
this song is so good - studio and live - just an epic telling of an epic tale. Thanks Lee. I mean: Inspiration, move me brightly Light the song with sense and color Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries dark and vast Statements just seem vain at last Some rise, some fall Some climb to get to Terrapin
I'm very happy you covered this classic tune. Side note, during the early 80s I rented a place that looked very much like the cover photo. So while I lived there I called it Terrapin Station, naturally. We still call it that, actually. A middle school on one side, a cemetery on the other. Always nice to find a house with quiet neighbors.
The first Fead song that I heard that I knew it was the dead. I may have heard other songs on the radio. But my neighbor had the cassette of this album. I may have already seen them play Alabama Getaway on SNL. I loved that one.
Great reactions to a classic Dead tune. A 23:09 s for other Dead songs to dive into I'll recommend 2 from the Mars Hotel album, "Unbroken Chain' + "Pride of Cucamonga" both written ny Phil Lesh.
Fan of the Phish reaction vids here. When I was younger and seeing Phish in the 90's, I thought the Grateful Dead was kind of slow and boring. As I got older and more exposed to the Dead, I think I listen to the Dead more than Phish at this point. I just didn't "get" it right away having never having the chance to see Jerry live. Then, like the song goes, "once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right". A certain song at a certain time in life can just hit you when you need to hear it. The older I get and the more life experience I have, the more the Grateful Dead's music resonates with me. Truly timeless, and one of the greatest catalogs in rock music history.
Hey Lee, Great reaction. Jerry has so many great vocal performances. Check out his album: Garcia, or Help>Slip>Franklin's Tower. By the way, do the Reba from Clifford Ball.
As far as Reba a lot of people say 10/31/94, the show where they covered the Beatles’ White Album in its entirety. That show also has a version of Divided Sky often said as one of the best - and as a composition is truly a must for you.
Terrapin was a very "religious" experience for some... for me? - I actually levitated to it once at RFK stadium in 1986 - my feet never touched the ground and I was floating about 3' above the floor... Here is a clip of Bobby playing the 2nd part of Terrapin "At a Siding > Terrapin Flyer" - with Ratdog - really fun stuff th-cam.com/video/c8Q4U6CvOYU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nTJEsyDbzc4u_BNY - and here is a random Terrapin from the dead in 1987 - pretty much par for the course at the time th-cam.com/video/D_D4hw4CQRU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UpA5kt7jMPK-aLf7&t=4633 - enjoy
@@AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters Indeed it was. And magically it seemed, a marshmallow fight erupted throughout the entire pavilion before the Saturday show; the grounds were covered in them -:)
They only played it live a few times in 95. Broke it out on the spring tour in Philadelphia, and played it every few nights after, but Jerry died after the summer tour, so it was only in the rotation for a few months
I own it! I was the one who suggested ToG I stand by that as a first choice for the Dead in 2024 In 1972 on “Underground Radio” (WRPI: THE Upstate Underground) my first taste of the Dead was Uncle John’s Band. I strongly considered requesting that, but decided Touch of Gray is light, fun, the video is quirky cool, it has a good beat and you can dance to it. I’m as “real” a Deadhead as anyone. Anybody else can say they met Jerry ?
I saw this and searched the DEAD on your channel. Looks like this is one of many. I have some videos to watch. The GD are number 4 on my all-time list behind Phish Frank and Steely Dan.
And the drums are absolutely phenomenal, which I’m surprised weren’t mentioned. And Jerry’s lead guitars just off the chain on that one part. That’s my favorite part of the song pretty much is when the drummers are doing all the rototoms and the cymbal work. I think if you wanted to showcase how good the Grateful Dead drummers were this would be the song. Although some of the live performances, drum solos are amazing as well. The calypso sounding part how it goes from this really dark sound back-and-forth to that really light happy sound. It’s just so good because the drummers never change so the only thing that changes is the rhythm and lead parts on top of the drums. But the drums never actually change, although the overall sound pivots back-and-forth.
Here’s an idea to get the pronunciations of the band members’ names down: do a reaction to the wonderful version of help>slip>franklin’s from One From the Vault. The band is introduced at the beginning of the recording by Bill Graham, who I imagine knew the correct way to say their names!
I became such a Deadhead during my senior year in college in 1980, that I told (and still tell) people that YES was my "Grateful Dead" in high school. So cool, Lee, that you've come full-circle in now reacting to this GD song (after discovering Tales From Topographic Oceans and Close to the Edge, for example) -- parts of Side 3 of "Tales" reminded me a bit of the Dead actually, the percussion). Here's to you going down the rabbit hole of this incredible experience, feelings, etc. -:)
Hands down best REBA is 12-31-95. TH-cam has the album track (NYE 1995 is an album Phish released themselves) and there's also a bootleg version that has video. The one with video has crappy video but the audio is good. The album version is just audio from that New Year show at Madison Square Garden.
@@L33Reacts th-cam.com/video/fhd7MXwpLec/w-d-xo.html Audience reaction given the context is crazy. Looking forward to your Reba reaction this Saturday, really have been digging those. I hope you do 10/31/94
I'm not a big Dead fan, but I've always been a huge fan of Terrapin Station. It's just a great song. So different from other Grateful Dead music. It's a totally unique song. I still don't understand how they get some of the sounds and guitar playing on it. It's like a song on speed.
Wharf Rat, Black Peter, Eyes of the World. Then check out pretty much anything from the Jerry Garcia Band. Very different sound, super funky. Doing the dead and phish at the same time is approaching two black holes simultaneously... beware.
This is probably the Dead’s most polished album. They had self produced since their Warner Brothers contract ended in the early 70’s, so this was their first album with an outside producer in years. I have a request for you. Out of all the Dead songs I’ve seen reactors do, not one song from Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, one of the founding members who died at 27 in 1973. Please listen to “Easy Wind” from the Workingmans Dead album.
10/31/94 is in the top 2 for best Reba's and is my personal favorite. There's a couple videos on TH-cam but the official audio is far better. Maybe try to sync the video to the studio track?
Hey, if you’re ever gonna do some Jerry Garcia Band look up the 1990 Jerry Garcia band show at Shoreline amphitheater. There’s really only one show that was filmed professionally during that time of the band and they had been playing together for about 10 years with that exact crew so they’re super tight. This was actually supposed to be a Grateful Dead show, but Brent Midland died so they gave people the options of either seeing The Jerry Garcia Band or returning their tickets. I was at that show and I’m not just saying it was a good show because I was there, but it really showcases the skills of The Jerry Garcia Band as filmed from a professional Which really never happened at Jerry Garcia Band shows the way it did at Grateful Dead shows. Usually Jerry Garcia band was at smaller venues for more nights, so there were really never cameras in there although a lot of people snuck cameras in which is never very great as far as video quality goes. I would recommend the songs Don’t Let Go, Dear Prudence, My Sisters and Brothers but all of them are very good.
In my opinion there are 4 songs from the Dead where the studio version is better than live: Terrapin Estimated Prophet The music never stopped Shakedown Street
This is probably the only song of theirs that I prefer the studio version over live versions.
Unbroken Chain?
Big same.
ripple
The creation of this song is one of the classic tales of serendipity in music: on a weekend afternoon, a thunderstorm began to rage and Robert Hunter sat down to write some lyrics of a crazy medieval tale, and across the bay, Jerry was composing symphonic music. Each worked on their part of the composition for most of the day, then Robert picked up the phone telling Jerry he had some new words to the Dead's newest epic, and Jerry replied, "Come on over, I've got the music!" Hunter continued laboring over the words, writing more and more verses, but it was pretty much done as the band would come to play in concert. And while they do have parts where improvisation happened, the song remained fairly close to the same in concert. The choral part and orchestra was added by producer Keith Olsen, the band was surprised by it as well. The first live version was the show opener on 2/26/77, and many Deadheads proclaim it to be the best live version. That one was released on Dave's Picks 29. There's a really good live video from 4/27/77 th-cam.com/video/5t1mVH4i-EO/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zLmUbKWzlQb_PUfN
As a bonus trivia note, the band had finished Terrapin Station by the time they went on their now legendary Spring 1977 tour, but Olsen visited them on a day off, and held a rehearsal session for them, unusual mid-tour, especially at that time in their career. It led to them playing 3 of the best shows in a row they ever played right after that 5/7, 8, and 9/77, partly due to their incredibly tight jamming for those few weeks. Some Dead fans dislike that polish and tightness. I happen to dig it.
Absolutely.One of their masterpieces doesn't matter what version
I agree. That was masterful.
@@toddmills2651 yeah I agree. But 2/26/77 is perfect, first performance, they opened the show with it. Lol. The versions !!
the arrangements on this IS ALL PHIL
When the Dead do prog rock this is what you get, majestic
Since the end is never told, we pay the teller off in gold in hopes he will come back. But, he cannot be bought or sold.
Beautiful lyrics man… glad to see you again bro
@@L33Reacts You too, bro. I've been lurking. 😄 Glad to see you have a huge appreciation of Phish, too. Been going to their shows since '91, love those guys.
In my opinion, the ONE time when over-production by an outsider worked for the Dead -- and MAN, did it work!
I can't fathom how they came up with this.
Next Grateful Dead??
"Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower"...
Studio version is fantastic!
Yes good one Lisa
Nah gotta hit that 5/9/77 or 6/9/77
@@themantommy09 lol. See what happens with this band and the versions.
6/9/77 Help>Slip>Frank
This is as close to prog as the Dead ever got. I'm glad you mentioned that they never did the entire song live; it was usually wedged in between other songs or the drum solo. This stands out in their catalog; there's really nothing else like it. Actually, Robert Hunter did not like the final recording. He thought it was too grandiose. I've always loved it because of it's unique nature. Jerry was never known as a guitar shredder. His leads were more melodic in nature than most others. But, about 12 minutes into this, he goes off on 6 or 7 leads that I think are the fasted things this side of Jimi Hendrix. But they never lost their melodic quality. There's no other guitarist I know of who could pull that off. I miss him so much. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Saw this tour on Nov 2, 1977, in Toronto. When they played Terrapin Station, the orchestra section was replaced with the usual tripsville jam that the was easy 15 minutes. The show was 4.5 hrs and started right on time ✨️🎶✨️
I saw them just before July 4th 1977 at Hartwick Teachers College in Oneonta NY. They played from ,8pm to Midnight, took a little more than an hour intermission, then came back and played until 4:30 am!
Grateful to have some Dead back on the channel! ☮❤🎶
They’re not the best at what they do, they’re the only ones who do what they do.
~ Bill Graham
The video I’d recommend, is Hampton, 1987. A lot of us were there for that Terrapin Station, and it’s THE ONE for live performance. Jerry and Bob were laughing it up as the band was launching the mothership. Thanks for the review!
Let My Inspiration Flow~ ✌🎶💜
Hey Now Lisa. Flow away...
I've always loved the studio version with all the different sections and beautiful orchestral stuff.
I’ve enjoyed this song every time I hear it. Very well written musically and lyrics are fantastic as well.
Wharf Rat is my go to Dead Song
Grateful Dead - Wharf Rat (4/26/71) is my favourite version and together with Terrapin, my favourite Dead tracks
The Grateful Dead's reputation always precedes them. Most people grow up hearing about them and about the unrivaled loyalty of their fans. But once you find the chance to sit down and really listen to them, you begin to understand that the devotion is warranted. Their music is melodically dense and meticulously crafted. Once you see their live show, as a fan or as someone else's guest, you experience an energy than can't be felt anywhere else. I grew up being into metal and hardcore, but knew deadheads from San Francisco all the way to Eugene, Oregon. I still listen to the heavy stuff during my retirement, but explored the Dead's catalog at the request of my little brother. I know now that i really missed out not giving them a chance earlier and seeing them live when I lived in the SF Bay Area. The Grateful Dead are a truly one of a kind musical phenomena that will likely never be duplicated.
"St. Stephen" "Dark Star" "Death Don't Have No Mercy" -- basically anything from the commercially released "Live Dead" album in 1969...
Cross Pollinator here ☠️ 🌹 🐟 ⭕️. The lyrical genius of Robert Hunter.
Saw the boys from 1980-1995 and managed to catch a few "Terrapin's", but NEVER the whole suite, until...6/27/2003 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia. Members of The Dead, along with the band Rusted Root, after a concert by The Dead across the river in Camden, N.J., which I also attended, played the full-on "Terrapin Station Suite". All I could think to say was "Dare to dream." That's what you call a really good day.
P.S., At the shows in Camden 6/27 and 6/28/2003, Willie Nelson and Family, along with Joan Osborne opened for two straight nights, pretty great openers.
@@bobschenkel7921one of the better incarnations of post Jerry Dead.
I’ll take Joan over John ANY day. ❤
i wish i could like it 5 times. frankly (haha), i think people ought to hear the studio version to kind of get what they're working form when the live ones come... the dead really do transport me. saw them 25 or so times in the 80s. when i hear them now, i can't help but rock and sway and smile. oh, jerry. the effect he's had on so many lives.
When I was a kid I didn’t like the name of the band and have never listened to their music.
This was an adventure of a tune. Unexpectedly melodic. Jerry’s vocals are nice. A little Beatlesque in places. I enjoyed it.
You should also listen to "Playin' in the band", love that song.
Las Vegas 1993. I was lucky enough to see my first live performance of this. What a show. Traffic opened up.
Traffic opened in '94. Sting in '93, Steve Miller '92 and Santana in '91.
@@floorticket
Yeah, well, I was still there.
That was a great show. I miss those Vegas runs, driving up from Phoenix, and camping at lake Mead.
@@jamessomers8808 Yeah you were.
@@KOLLIS1969 Totally. Lake Mead was so warm. Kinda not refreshing.
I attended my first Grateful Dead show in 1969 when I was 4 with my parents and brother. It was free show in Golden Gate Park with Jefferson Airplane playing as well. My parents were not really into the music scene at that poiint but after a chance meeting with Grace Slick, my mom was invited to the show by Grace. We went and I thought it was the greatest spectacle ever! Little did I understand it was an acid test and they were passing out free LSD to anyone that wanted it. I remember my mom telling me not to take anything from anyone and not put my fingers in my mouth. We save them every few years through the years. My mom and dad are gone now but listening to GD brings back great memories.
There is one time very early on in 77 they played the whole suite live.
To be fair, it wasn't complete. They made an attempt at the full song, but abandoned it pretty quickly. As Phil once said, "The Grateful Dead plays music with zits on it." Not perfect, but if you look deeper than the skin, you might just fall in love...
Reba - the album version is sublime and well worth hearing for your first. 10-31-94 is a stellar set-closing rendition.
It’s Grateful Dead’s epic song as Stairway to Heaven, Wish you were Here, Close to the Edge…… etc……🎸😎👍✌️
Other One>Cryptical bruh
The bus came by and I got on, that’s where it all began…..
You should listen to the 10/31/94 "Reba" on Live Phish 13, and the 7/17/89 "Cumberland Blues" video by the Dead.
Looking back to when this was released. Man 1977 was a long time ago, and there was so much disco around.
@@tomratcliff3755 I think the st Stephen -the Eleven from 68 on their”Two from the Vault” release is way higher energy.
Some great albums were released in 77 Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Animals by Pink Floyd, Aja by Steely Dan, A Farewell to Kings by Rush, The Grand Illusion by Styx, and Even in the Quietest Moments by Supertramp. Pretty impressive
@ it’s a very long list. Quite a year
I always request this as a reaction for the Dead because it is such an unusual song in composition. Brilliantly done - takes you on the trip that is the Dead. Many dont get it. I like to see which reactors actually do. Never done justice live - not surprisingly so. Dead put a LOT into their studio recordings because they were not studio musicians and were like kids in the candy shop
this song is so good - studio and live - just an epic telling of an epic tale. Thanks Lee.
I mean:
Inspiration, move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
More than this I will not ask
Faced with mysteries dark and vast
Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall
Some climb to get to Terrapin
PS - LMAO - long ago, Phish did cover this song... It was great. Done on the 3 year anniversary of Jerry's death - 8/9/98
This song is what got me into the Dead and that chiming melodic guitar in the first part hits me every time I hear it. The whole song is great.
I'm very happy you covered this classic tune. Side note, during the early 80s I rented a place that looked very much like the cover photo. So while I lived there I called it Terrapin Station, naturally. We still call it that, actually. A middle school on one side, a cemetery on the other. Always nice to find a house with quiet neighbors.
The first Fead song that I heard that I knew it was the dead. I may have heard other songs on the radio. But my neighbor had the cassette of this album. I may have already seen them play Alabama Getaway on SNL. I loved that one.
Great reactions to a classic Dead tune. A 23:09 s for other Dead songs to dive into I'll recommend 2 from the Mars Hotel album, "Unbroken Chain' + "Pride of Cucamonga" both written ny Phil Lesh.
Random suggestion, but I think you’d love Rebubula by Moe. and looking forward to your Reba reaction. Been a joy to watch you join the Phish fandom.
Eyes of the World, cold rain and snow, the wheel. China cat sunflower, I know you rider.
💯
Fan of the Phish reaction vids here. When I was younger and seeing Phish in the 90's, I thought the Grateful Dead was kind of slow and boring. As I got older and more exposed to the Dead, I think I listen to the Dead more than Phish at this point. I just didn't "get" it right away having never having the chance to see Jerry live. Then, like the song goes, "once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right". A certain song at a certain time in life can just hit you when you need to hear it. The older I get and the more life experience I have, the more the Grateful Dead's music resonates with me. Truly timeless, and one of the greatest catalogs in rock music history.
I heard someone say Phish’s fans’ favorite songs are the fast ones, and the Dead fans’ favorites are the slow ones.
I love that screaming guitar section where it sounds like a trumpet
Hey Lee, Great reaction. Jerry has so many great vocal performances. Check out his album: Garcia, or Help>Slip>Franklin's Tower. By the way, do the Reba from Clifford Ball.
My favorite Dead song is a twofer Lee..... Going Down the Road Feeling Bad/ Not Fade Away.
As far as Reba a lot of people say 10/31/94, the show where they covered the Beatles’ White Album in its entirety. That show also has a version of Divided Sky often said as one of the best - and as a composition is truly a must for you.
Saw about 12 Terrapin's LIVE from 85' to 95'......it was treat when they played them...a song not in High rotation on their setlists
One of the best studio songs from them but also great live. Look for a live version from 1987 - 1989.
the Grateful Dead played University Maryland exactly one time. I was there.
The 40 plus times I saw Jerry and the band. Terrapin was always a favorite.
A tribute to Jethro Tull in that middle part.
woohoo! music for the other part of my brain/soul. (frank's the other part.) i listen to each of them every day.
Terrapin was a very "religious" experience for some... for me? - I actually levitated to it once at RFK stadium in 1986 - my feet never touched the ground and I was floating about 3' above the floor... Here is a clip of Bobby playing the 2nd part of Terrapin "At a Siding > Terrapin Flyer" - with Ratdog - really fun stuff th-cam.com/video/c8Q4U6CvOYU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nTJEsyDbzc4u_BNY - and here is a random Terrapin from the dead in 1987 - pretty much par for the course at the time th-cam.com/video/D_D4hw4CQRU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UpA5kt7jMPK-aLf7&t=4633 - enjoy
Sweet Jerry🎈🥰
@@sharondavid-melly1498 no one played sweeter guitar in all of rock.
Any live version of this song, is amazing. Never seen a bad one, and there are plenty on TH-cam.
I knew you where going to say that (;
" I can't believe it's over already! I want More!"
Loved your reaction L33, keep em coming!
And speaking of Maryland (The Terrapins), I saw my first Jerry Garcia Band concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia in 1989.
Merriweather is such a magical venue. ❤
@@AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters Indeed it was. And magically it seemed, a marshmallow fight erupted throughout the entire pavilion before the Saturday show; the grounds were covered in them -:)
Maybe try their song shakedown street. It’s a bop and a minor hit in 78. Borderline disco. Great song though.
Disco Dead!
Grate song!!!
Just gotta poke around!
I played it in several different Dead cover bands over the years, and it was always a blast!!
@@lisarainbow9703 nice chord changes
@@Hartlor_Tayley absolutely!! I preferred switching to Cm for the outro jam, it opened up a lot more terrain for soloing.
@@lisarainbow9703 yes and work off the Eb. Jerry liked to go in and out minor, really working around those thirds
Love it!! Thank you, thank you!
Keith God - Chow (pron.) and yes someone below mentioned Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower - Epic
Hey, glad you finally got around to this, Lee!
Garcia's Opus...masterpiece. Magnificent live also
Grateful Dead and Steely Dan are my 2 favorites
Jerry and the boys, oh yeah!
You understand why I became enamored with the drums, of the Dead before I became a full-fledged DeadHead. Billy and Mickey were and are amazing.
Do Some Jerry Garcia Band. I like the 80s 90s lineup.Mission in the Rain, Shall Be Released you might get a different take on Jerry’s singing voice
@@danconnorsnew8766 Garcia band just as good the dead imho.
wow this is one of their very best
My personal favorite Dead track is UNBROKEN CHAIN, the studio version! (I've never found a good live recording if it.)
Great track.
Love it too. And I like that Phil sings that one
They only played it live a few times in 95. Broke it out on the spring tour in Philadelphia, and played it every few nights after, but Jerry died after the summer tour, so it was only in the rotation for a few months
@@JB-Deadskinsi was there in philly
@@doriwiljt different lyricist too. Great song. One of their best studio tracks.
I own it! I was the one who suggested ToG
I stand by that as a first choice for the Dead in 2024
In 1972 on “Underground Radio” (WRPI: THE Upstate Underground) my first taste of the Dead was Uncle John’s Band. I strongly considered requesting that, but decided Touch of Gray is light, fun, the video is quirky cool, it has a good beat and you can dance to it.
I’m as “real” a Deadhead as anyone. Anybody else can say they met Jerry ?
I didn't actually talk to him. But he smiled at me from across the hallway, backstage at the Omni in Atlanta
@@johnnyfrederick01 I can.
@@JB-Deadskins cool 😎
@@Hartlor_Tayley where was it? I got to talk to him just for a minute in Albany at their shows in ‘93
yes that was Garcia as lead vocal
I saw this and searched the DEAD on your channel. Looks like this is one of many. I have some videos to watch. The GD are number 4 on my all-time list behind Phish Frank and Steely Dan.
And the drums are absolutely phenomenal, which I’m surprised weren’t mentioned. And Jerry’s lead guitars just off the chain on that one part. That’s my favorite part of the song pretty much is when the drummers are doing all the rototoms and the cymbal work. I think if you wanted to showcase how good the Grateful Dead drummers were this would be the song. Although some of the live performances, drum solos are amazing as well. The calypso sounding part how it goes from this really dark sound back-and-forth to that really light happy sound. It’s just so good because the drummers never change so the only thing that changes is the rhythm and lead parts on top of the drums. But the drums never actually change, although the overall sound pivots back-and-forth.
That sound is Jerry through a midi built into his guitar.
@@tomratcliff3755 no midi in 77, he was probably running guitar through a synth.
Here’s an idea to get the pronunciations of the band members’ names down: do a reaction to the wonderful version of help>slip>franklin’s from One From the Vault. The band is introduced at the beginning of the recording by Bill Graham, who I imagine knew the correct way to say their names!
Phish covered this song 1 times Virginia Beach 98. As the encore. Epic.
I became such a Deadhead during my senior year in college in 1980, that I told (and still tell) people that YES was my "Grateful Dead" in high school. So cool, Lee, that you've come full-circle in now reacting to this GD song (after discovering Tales From Topographic Oceans and Close to the Edge, for example) -- parts of Side 3 of "Tales" reminded me a bit of the Dead actually, the percussion). Here's to you going down the rabbit hole of this incredible experience, feelings, etc. -:)
Ah, nice to see you listen to some Dead.
The Proggiest Dead!
Hands down best REBA is 12-31-95. TH-cam has the album track (NYE 1995 is an album Phish released themselves) and there's also a bootleg version that has video. The one with video has crappy video but the audio is good. The album version is just audio from that New Year show at Madison Square Garden.
One of the great prog songs!
Hunter has said he couldn’t listen to the studio person because of all of the orchestration the studio added after the fact.
I love the orchestration
Don’t know if you’ve played it but Dark Star from Live Dead
For me (and I know many others), Terrapin is the band's magnum opus.
Phish covered this a year after Jerry died after not playing any dead music for almost a decade
Is it available anywhere? I’d love to hear their version of it
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Three years
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Audience reaction given the context is crazy. Looking forward to your Reba reaction this Saturday, really have been digging those. I hope you do 10/31/94
For live versions stick with early ones 77-78.
Lyrics !!
All Jerry
Masterpiece
Do Reba 10/31/94! best one!
Terrapin Station Suite.
I'm not a big Dead fan, but I've always been a huge fan of Terrapin Station. It's just a great song. So different from other Grateful Dead music. It's a totally unique song. I still don't understand how they get some of the sounds and guitar playing on it. It's like a song on speed.
Wharf Rat, Black Peter, Eyes of the World. Then check out pretty much anything from the Jerry Garcia Band. Very different sound, super funky. Doing the dead and phish at the same time is approaching two black holes simultaneously... beware.
@@bryangregory6447 any Jerry project really. That’s funny two black holes. Lol. True
Have you done "American Beauty"?
based and dead pilled
Where from Maryland are you at/from? I grew up in Elkton. Love the videos, bro! Keep em coming!
This is probably the Dead’s most polished album. They had self produced since their Warner Brothers contract ended in the early 70’s, so this was their first album with an outside producer in years. I have a request for you. Out of all the Dead songs I’ve seen reactors do, not one song from Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, one of the founding members who died at 27 in 1973. Please listen to “Easy Wind” from the Workingmans Dead album.
@@michaeldezego340 I think he did a live version already.
Prog Dead 🎉
The Dead? In OCTOBER???
10/31/94 is in the top 2 for best Reba's and is my personal favorite.
There's a couple videos on TH-cam but the official audio is far better. Maybe try to sync the video to the studio track?
nice
Hey, if you’re ever gonna do some Jerry Garcia Band look up the 1990 Jerry Garcia band show at Shoreline amphitheater. There’s really only one show that was filmed professionally during that time of the band and they had been playing together for about 10 years with that exact crew so they’re super tight. This was actually supposed to be a Grateful Dead show, but Brent Midland died so they gave people the options of either seeing The Jerry Garcia Band or returning their tickets. I was at that show and I’m not just saying it was a good show because I was there, but it really showcases the skills of The Jerry Garcia Band as filmed from a professional Which really never happened at Jerry Garcia Band shows the way it did at Grateful Dead shows. Usually Jerry Garcia band was at smaller venues for more nights, so there were really never cameras in there although a lot of people snuck cameras in which is never very great as far as video quality goes. I would recommend the songs Don’t Let Go, Dear Prudence, My Sisters and Brothers but all of them are very good.
In my opinion there are 4 songs from the Dead where the studio version is better than live:
Terrapin
Estimated Prophet
The music never stopped
Shakedown Street
For Phish Reba: 5/16/95