@@Yeamynameismike ha ha!!! I wonder if he had any idea what he was walking into when he made that first Morning Dew video. "Im just gonna check out this video from a song played in 1974...." then BOOM, he's got an entire community in his living room treating him like an old friend! :) The enthusiasm and love he's getting is just another thing that makes me a proud Head!
Love these Grateful Dead reactions. Welcome to the 'family." Most people who say they don't like the Dead have never really listened to them. Their live performances is where it's at.
@@davidjanssen894 I was too. Fortunately I was able to see them once in 1995 just a few months before Jerry passed. It changed my perception of music and live shows since then.
First time I listened to the Dead it was when I picked up my dad's record of Skeletons from the Closet. I didn't understand it, just a bunch of short bland folk rock songs. I told my dad, "What's so great about these guys?" Then he showed a couple months go by and we're in the car and "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down the Road' from Skull and Roses comes on from his playlist. I ask him "Who's this? They're insane!" Now I'm a total deadhead, and I'm not gonna lie, they're live stuff is worlds ahead of the studio stuff.
@@COVID-sd8zz Haha, ghetto boys are great too. Yeah man, there's tons of shallow music today, but there was back then as well. You just don't remember it because it's been forgotten. So we get this fondness of greats from the past. Although it's hard to find the good stuff of today because the mass media doesn't shed light on it
Yep, I came down her to make the same comment but you and others beat me to it. I Recognize that look. It’s the same look we shared with each after a solo back when Jerry was still around. Didn’t have to say anything, just looked at each with that trippin’ grin and kept on shakin’ our bones to the music. Theater seats were cool as far as getting a view of the band, but I always liked the atmosphere in the center of the lawn at the amphitheaters. The Dead scene was made for Summer time. Loved Alpine Valley.
Man, man oh man. As a dead head, sitting and watching someone get their face stolen is so awesome. I feel the same emotion you feel watching Jerry spit fire all over Buffalo, NY....and I don’t even play guitar haha!! Keep on keeping on man, you’re collecting an audience who will watch whatever you put out, Dead music or something totally different. We are always open to new and different sounds. To put it simply, I’m a mandolin player watching a guy dissect guitar playing. Powerful!
I think me and my friends have the same problem as you, whenever we try to pick through a jerry solo, we end up just listening to the whole song in awe and we forget to play ourselves
Nice to hear you’re beginning to take notice of what’s going on in Bobby’s world. Overlooked by casual listeners, dude is his own realm of lead rhythm stylings. Dive in!!
One of my favorite Jerry songs to play. Before covid I would love throwing this into the mix during my bands sets at different bars. Half the time no one knew who it was but then at the song I would say, "you all like that?" Theh would always say "hell ya". Then I would follow up, "well looks like we got some Grateful dead fans among us now!" Ahaha. Great stuff. Keep it going Mike.
So I went back and re-visited the chords, as there has been some strong disagreement! Here they are, and these are correct. I've watched dead videos from a few decades, dead & co, read the sheet music (the correct one) and watched many piano tutorials (always better than guitar - most of us are frequently wrong and/or incomplete). The verse is A, C#7, F#mi, A7/E, D, D#(Eb)dim. You can hear Phil & Oteil alternate between the E in the bass and A in the bass over the A7/E quite frequently. After that it's F#7, B7, D7. You'll see Mayer generally keep the bluesier dom 7th's, while Jerry seems to prefer straight major chords, but that's not gospel, and when he does play the triads, the keys generally walk up to the b7. Then it's clearly A G D in the chorus. Hope this helps!! VIDEO TO COME :)
I like to play C#7 as x4342x, then slip in C#7|11 x43422, to C#7 x4646x. Play the D#dim as Adim (same chord, it repeats every 3 frets) x0454x. Walk up to F#7 like this A x0222x G9 x0343x B7 x2424x A7 x0565x C#7 x4646x. F#7 x9897x. Then B7, D7 xx0212 -> D7sus2 xx0210 -> D7 no 3rd xx021x
"The wheel is turning and you can't slow down, You can't let go and you can't hold on, You can't go back and you can't stand still, If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will" Welcome to the show my friend, happy to have you on the bus with us :)
I swear to god, the old and the new, that THIS is what i want heaven to be like- discovering and rediscovering the Grateful Dead. I LOVE THIS ! It proves that its always been about the music
Brent just kills it with his backing vocals. Everyone is so locked in on this particular tune it is hard to focus on any one thing. But man... RIP Jerry. RIP Brent.
I don’t play but watching you get excited about this is so wonderful. I can’t stop watching. It’s fun seeing you try to explain Jerry technically. Keep up the videos!
You need to listen to the band when Pigpen was alive. I sat behind him for a show in Providence Rhode Island 3/ 21 / 71. So check out versions of LOVE LIGHT and Leave It On. Any 60s tunes with Pigpen on them will help you see he was a great blues player. His blues harp sound was amazing. His guitar playing was also excellent.Thanks for your help showcasing the Grateful Dead. I plan on checking out your online lessons, your a excellent teacher. ⚡️🎸⚡️🖖🏽⚡️🎸
Nick wray Did you ever see Pigpen. Don't throw shade on a subject you know nothing about. Don't know who Lightning Hopkins is do you. What you wrote sucked. Get a heart. Study the evolution of American musical history, wake up.⚡️🎸⚡️🖖🏽⚡️🎸
Watching the grin spread across your face took me back to so many nights watching the Dead play live. That moment when they suddenly were in it. Nothing like it. All you could do was smile, smile, smile.
"They're a band beyond description, Like Jehovah's favorite choir. People join in, hand in hand, *While the Music plays the band* Lord, they're settin' us on fire!"
This made me smile. Love seeing someone’s eyes open to the depth of this band. With the past videos you opened the box, loosened some of the wrappings. Now you’re starting to really see inside and realizing that that 4x4 box you’re unpacking is a bottomless pit filled with endless treasures. I’ve been fixated on this band for 20 years and continue to find inspiration. Unfortunately, I’m a bass player so can’t think of recommendations for guitar stuff at the moment. Suffices to say, keep digging, it never ends.
First ever TH-cam comment, subscription and "like" - I was one of the people asking you for this (on Instagram). I've literally watched this 4 times already and I don't even have a guitar nearby. Thank you for listening to your community and for using your knowledge to highlight some of the best music ever created. I'll be subscribing to Guitargate also. Keep it up!
Best guitar channel on TH-cam. I’m right there with you learning these dead tunes. In my 12 years of playing everyday I’ve never had as much fun as I have transcribing and trying to capture Jerry and John’s beautiful ear based playing. Thank you for these fantastic vids you clearly love doing them
This is the one I wanted you to see! I just discovered your videos last week and immediately thought of this Deal. I knew you’d love it and that it would likely take your appreciation of Garcia’s genius to a whole new level. Welcome to the family ❤️
You’re gettin’ The Boys, nice to watch. Love these. ‘89 was special for sure too. Weir has been on record saying this was some of his favorite memories and times playing. Saying the band was just on a lot and having a good time.
Just found your channel the other week. So glad the bus stopped by and you got on!! I've been a Deadhead since 1979. I was 5 years old. 72 shows with Jerry on stage and They are a Band Beyond Description!! To see your eyes light up watch you smile as Jerry and the boys do their thing is what it is all about. Makes me smile. Welcome to the family and remember, Weir Everywhere!!! Much Love!
My intro to the channel was the Morning Dew vid, I have a lot of respect for your skill, and am SO pumped on watching you fall in love with the Grateful Dead. I have been listening and playing the Dead for about 26 years (I'm 36), it is a deep deep well, have fun! There is soooo much!
“That’s just straight rippin”. HaHa ,,Garcia did that so much along with the slow melodic lines. “That’s just stupid good “. HaHa I said that for over 500 concerts .....watched these guys do this nightly live on tour was such a treat. I knew it was special then and it still gives me chills today. I was at that show ,and the second set was insane as well . Your channel is my new favorite..
“That was 100% hot fire across the bow.” I love it! As great as this is, the solos here don’t rise up to the Deal from Dick’s Picks 18 (February ’78) which is one of the highlights of Garcia’s career. It is one of the finest solos that he ever played from any era, and everyone (including this teacher) should take a few minutes to give it another listen. The Brown Eyed Women and Music Never Stopped from that set are also quite, quite fine. Wow!!!
As a long time Head, I LOVE these videos! Watching someone pick apart the music and become a fan at the same time is really, really entertaining 😁 Keep em comin'!
There is something about watching somebody get it for the first time, and giving Jerry the love he deserves as a unbelievable guitar player. Jerry means alot to alot of people. Love the videos. Glad i found you. I am not a guitar player, but i have been listening to jerry for a long time. Love to see your take on what he does.
It's great seeing someone new to the music appreciate what we lived back in the day. As the saying goes; They aren't the best at what they do. They're the only ones that do what they do. Welcome to the family!
today is the first day i discovered you on TH-camand i saw your brown eyed woman video and now i just watch this deal videoof course i am now subscriberyou have no idea how warms my heart to see somebody discovered the grateful deadand i cannot tell you how much they changed my lifethank you thank you thank you i will be learning from youi should be working on other things but now i m just gonna get my guitarget lost for a whilei will watch your other videos and get your lessonswhat a pleasure to meet you today my friendthat is an understatement
Love me some Brent. Loved what you were saying around the 14 minute mark about searching for the moments in the shows, sets, songs, solos that become your favorite versions over the different Dead eras. So true.
I was in the music production business most of my life and were first name basis with the people in and around the band beginning in the 60s and always loved the dead even though they were one of the few bands that I never worked with. As a non-musician, there was so much about Jerry's playing i could not explain, I felt its difference and these breakdowns are a real eye-opener for me, I learned a lot. Deal was never played the same way twice, like all Dead performances which was why everyone went to multiple shows in multiple cities. Seeing some of the same fans in each city of a tour was unique in the concert world. None of the versions were even middling good, all were great but different, like a great jazz group, each aware when one member head off in a new direction and seamlessly they coalesce around the change. That is why the albums never captured the feel. My field was studio based recording, so there was little professional connection. Some of the LA and NY producers doing projects at my studio(one of the few A list studios in the 70s-90s) could not get into the Dead and most just dismissed it as hippy music. That got to me, so once when 3 top producers were working in my 3 studios on big projects(Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston's first album, and Heart) that all ended about the same time, were invited to see them live as a dare. There were playing NYC at the time so the I arranged flights from San Francisco and hotel and tickets for the weekend show and at the end it was obvious they were impressed and became fans. The group was playing 3 shows and we arrived for the second and they insisted on staying on another day to see the 3rd show. There are two types of people, those who never experienced the Dead live and those who have, they are different and have opposite views of the music.
absolutely loving these dead videos even though I'm not even a guitar player. Jerry is an unbelievable guitarist and it is so fun seeing you genuinely love his playing and the whole band as well as dissecting what is happening! thank you!
Michael, your channel is awesome man. Spent an hour with my guitar and your Morning Dew “reaction” last night. Signing up for GuitarGate tonight. Love your teaching approach and thoughtful breakdowns. Thanks for all the great content!
Watching you listening to the Dead is worth it’s weight in gold. And your breakdowns are solid. Much love brother. You’re a hell of a guitar player. Would love to hear you in your original music project. To much talent not to let it sing. Can’t wait! Much love from Michigan.
I love these videos. The way you break things down is so helpful, and you explain things very well. I learned Free by Phish just from watching your video on it. I also love the joy you seem to get from these songs. Deal is easily one of my favorites to play. My favorite version is 9/27/72. It's a bit more reserved than this one, but it still rips. Like you said, each era and every version is different. Since you seem to be getting into the Dead, I'd like to recommend "Althea" from either 5/16/80, or 3/14/81. Quite possibly the two best versions. The solos will blow you away with how beautiful they sound. Never heard an Althea I didn't love. If you're up for a challenge, check out Help on the Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower from 5/22/77. John Mayer said that the Slipknot section was one of the hardest thing he's ever had to learn. For your personal listening, I'd like to suggest some different songs if you haven't heard them yet. These are some of the songs that made me get "it." Any version should do just fine, but these are some of my personal favorites. Terrapin Station (5/28/77, the whole live album is incredible). He's Gone, and Bird Song (8/27/72 Veneta, OR. Fantastic live album). Sugaree (Europe 72). Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain (2/5/78 Dick's Picks Volume 18). The Music Never Stopped (2/3/78). Brown Eyed Women (5/28/77). Also, check out some Jerry Garcia Band too. JGB is a lot more "intimate" than the Dead. Smaller venues, more covers, songs they never played with the Dead. I love the live album After Midnight: Kean College 2/28/80. After Midnight > Eleanor Rigby > After Midnight Reprise is killer. Definitely, 100% absolutely check out Jerry Garcia Band. His collaborations with Merl Saunders are all phenomenal. Their cover of Positively 4th Street is top notch. Thanks for these great videos. And I hope you enjoy going down the rabbit hole :)
Love the videos. Love the Jerry rock and hand shaking. Love the enjoyment on your face as ur watching. love that there are still new deadheads. Already can play the song but always wanna be better.There are many others where he's ripping over 30 years of him playing just gotta look. Ty for the videos.
89!!! Apart from 72, my favorite dead year!!! WE love JERRY Just found your channel man the other day and this is awesome!!! So great to see appreciation for Jerry's style!! We all had that same huge smile on our first listen to and it never goes away!!! Looking forward to more Jerry videos (89 is the best) PEACE
As a fifteen year fan of the Dead/Phish, I have to admit I'm almost a bit jealous seeing you being exposed to them for the first time. I listen to a bit of everything; jazz, bluegrass, rock and folk, but there's nothing like the experience of getting into the musical world that is the Grateful Dead and Phish. Just to throw in my two cents, if you're interested in hearing what Jerry sounds like on a strat, listen to the album Europe 72, or anything else from that era. The band also only had one drummer during this period, so you get a very different sound. Thanks so much for doing these! You're a gifted teacher and an engaging commentator. Here are the boys in '72 having fun with One More Saturday Night: th-cam.com/video/njbJ_DcA11o/w-d-xo.html And another one from 1972, Mr. Charlie: th-cam.com/video/LTMk_LBSVzw/w-d-xo.html
@@guywoodhouse4684 because he is getting into both - he literally posted his first Phish reaction the other day, right after posting his first Dead reaction video. And, if you haven't noticed, their fan bases overlap considerably. What's your issue?
@@Kingfish179 only some newbie late era stadium dead fans like them...its an age / experience thing. i don't know a soul who likes that garbage and most my age don't even know what they sound like as we had moved on from the lame 90s dead scene....it must be an age thing.,.the overlap is from phish fans "liking" GD,...deadheads DONT LIKE phish
@@guywoodhouse4684 while I totally disagree with your evaluation about who likes Phish, it's totally irrelevant, because, once again, my bringing up Phish on this video is totally relevant, given the context I've already explained. Go take your ignorant theories and be angry about what other people like somewhere else, you old bag.
@Tom Darkstar you realize that your theory is based completely on your subjective opinion of Phish right? Just because you don't happen to like them doesn't mean that there needs to be some sort of grand theory, aside from the quality of their music, that explains how people like them. People just disagree with your taste, including many who have loved the Dead for many years.
An echo of others I'm sure, but it's awesome watching you get on the bus. Your face says it all. There is so much happening throughout the decades. Tough to capture but easy to appreciate. Nice guitar work.
It's kind of funny, I think you have that same look I had 30 years ago when I first started watching his playing and trying to break it down. He's a master at tasteful playing.... often duplicated but never replicated in quite the same way....You need to check out and break down some of his acoustic mastery. As good of an electric player as he was, his true love was always acoustic and you can tell when you hear him playing it. Garcia/Grisman is one of my all time favorite albums, check it out my friend.
Totally love what you're doing here so I'm very glad I found your channel. Seems like you have to have a tune on video to be able to analyze it the way you do, BUT, one of the all time great Dead performances and a favorite of all Deadheads is the 5/8/77 Cornell show, which I don't think there's any video of. The Dead finally released it a few years ago but most fans had great versions forever anyway. What you should jump to is the Scarlet Begoinas>Fire on the Mountain combo which is quite long but tremendously played. I'm sure you will find it would be worth you time and effort. Thanks so much for all your energy and enthusiasm!
This is fun to watch. And you’re a good guitar teacher. And I love that you’re getting all fired up about this. Keep going! I’d love to see you analyze the Stella Blue at winterland 10/78. The solos are so powerful . So emotional! Some of Jerry’s finest work.
I was there, now I’m here watching this. What a trip. Thanks After a lifetime of loving Jerry’s playing it’s great to see it celebrated. Your showing us the nuts and bolts of his talent , highlighting gems of playing that otherwise fly by in a flash. Your doing a great thing aloha
I absolutely love'the sense you get from Jerry's playing and the Dead's feeling. Its what I was always trying to tell my friends when they didn't get it but I did. Thank you for your combination of showing the basic musical breakdown but also having the ability to feel it and express it. You have a great talent. Keep it up and I'll keep watching and learning. Other bands too but you're getting on the bus is killing me. Cheers.
Would be interesting to see you show us the tunes you’re finding and loving instead of us telling you what to love. Find yourself where where we have found ourselves:-)
That is sound advice. It starts with suggestions, and then you find yourself listening/watching entire shows. Pick a year, and go forth. I recommend Charlie Miller's archives; he is our hero curator. I like the Deadhead Archives app. It also contains post GD interations. It's like Santa moved in.
I agree totally. It was Comes a Time from Cincinatti '85, I think that touched my heart and Sampson and Delilah from the same for rocking out. I was 15 and getting turned on to bootlegs. That second set was my first one. June '85?
I'd love to see your reaction to the "Rise and Fall" jam during weather report suite, specifically this one at winterland 1974. th-cam.com/video/ya6gEGpCieI/w-d-xo.html Starting at the 10 minute mark you have some excellent footage of early jerry playing those runs and lines only jerry could do; I'd love to see it demystified.
I appreciate your perspective. For someone who is knew you the band, you bring a lot of profound and valuable information about a band that has brought to joy to so many millions of people throughout the last 50-plus heard. Keep the Dead and Phish lessons coming!!!
I don't even play guitar and I've been watching ALL of your Dead videos. So great to watch someone react exactly the way so many others have while discovering the Dead. I was fortunate enough to see them about 30 times before Jerry died. Welcome to the club...and please please please keep making these videos
Thanks again, for another great Dead vid/lesson! So that's the rub. Jerry hits those chord changes every time! This is a particularly crazy song to solo over the verse.
I've watch a half dozen or so of your Dead videos and I find myself crying each time. Man I miss Jerry. Love hearing you're from Baltimore. I'm in Cecil County.
I have been watching since the first Dead video. Love watching the birth of a Deadhead. You my friend are hooked, just wait, there are hundreds if not thousands more killer tunes. Nice breakdown. Enjoy the journey.
It is a pleasure to see someone with your talent discovering the power of this music. What's amazing is that even those of us who can't play can still feel it. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us. And yeah, hunting for (and finding) those moments is just magical.
You are great! I love the way you get into Jerry's playing.....You are Bringing great light to this generation of Dead Shows.....I love Brent shows!!! They were heavy!
I do love your style and personality! It is like being in the same room with you and enjoying music with an intimate friend, absolutely wonderful! Thanks for this experience! And, btw, you're great on guitar, that looks so easy :)
Hey there, I imagine this video post has been around for a while but I just fell into this one and also the excellent discussion you did about Brown Eyed Women and Robert Hunter. First of all, thank you! As I’m sure a million people have said, I’ve been listening to the dead for 30+ years and went to many shows, but it it sooooo affirming to see really talented, literate, and smart folks of your generation fall in love with this music. From a listener’s perspective, I know this music inside and out, but your take on it is really refreshing and I am learning a TON from your videos. Your obvious enthusiasm doesn’t hurt - hey that’s the way we all feel/felt when we first fell into this well. I just love re-living that feeling through your experience, and getting your perspective to add to my own. Well done!!! I’ll tell you something funny, back when Jerry died, I turned off the Grateful Dead and didn’t listen to them for probably 5 years. It hurt that much. Just recently I got the bug and went down to the local show where some guys from my area were playing GD live and was blown away by these guys that never even heard the band live and they’re so deep into it just like I was/am. It was so fabulous to see that and feel it still be alive. What power this music has. So I want to encourage you to keep up this exploration and please keep sharing your thoughts and excitement with the rest of us because you have so much to contribute to this conversation. Now, you asked for ideas, etc. If you haven’t already, eventually you are going to wind yourself back to 1968. Remember yourself at 26 years old. Now imagine Jerry Garcia at 26 and the rest of the band in 1968, brimming with ideas and talent and riding an incredible amount of raw energy. Not yet harnessed but definitely coming into focus in October of 1968. Take a listen: Avalon Ballroom, 10/12/1968: Dark Star, St. Stephen, The Eleven, Death Don’t Have No Mercy. I’m sure you will get many recommendations for Dark Star (and there are a lot of great ones), but believe me, this one is absolutely electrifying and ranks among the all time best. There rest of this sequence is unparalleled. I could go on and on but there is a transition in The Eleven when you can hear them call out the tempo change and it just takes off like a rocket from there. I don’t imagine you will create a video about that, but just make sure you listen to it eventually. A song I would love to hear your REACTion to is Playing in the Band. This song was a mainstay of their repertoire from 1971? to the last days, and there is a reason for that! With a 10/4 time signature, as it developed it became a launching point for some the most intense freeform jazz jams they ever did. It’s truly a complete ensemble effort, and of course the lyrics are a straightforward message to their audience and their critics: “If one man among you, got no sin upon his hand, let him cast a stone at me for, playing in the band.” In other words, we’re all in this together. An excellent place to dive into Playin’ is the Old Renaissance Faire Grounds in Veneta, Oregon 8/27/1972. Then go back to a 1971 version and skip forward to one from 1974 to get a feel for how this song developed over time. I hope you read this. Thanks again for bringing some cheer and hope to this 55 year old Deadhead during what are certainly uncertain and troubling times. All the best to you and your family. Keep up the great work!
I've watched three of your Dead reaction videos today while quarantined. I've loved seeing the deadhead hook sink in; the look on your face when Jerry launched into the first solo in this one was priceless! Beyond that, I've been playing guitar now for around 4 decades, a deadhead longer than that, and I really appreciate you connecting what Jerry is doing with music theory. Theory is definitely not my strong point as a musician, and it's really helpful to hear those explanations. In nearly every show I've ever heard there's a moment or lick where I say "what the heck was that?" or "how did he do that?" and your explanations are helping me understand where some of those come from. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
So I have been a Deadhead since 1976 (yes I am an old guy) and to see you in real time appreciate and feel the joy of Jerry for the first time is priceless. I do play guitar and I do learn from you ( I pay on your website) but the happy that you get from these videos makes me happy and I watch just to see you smile and react. Then I watch again to learn the guitar stuff. I have a ton of Dead and Jeer solo and I will send something your way soon. The beauty of the Dead and JG is that on a great night there was no one else that could come close and like you have said, in the 1970’s the band was more consistent and Jerry was singing in a very emotive and soulful way. Thank you, peace and keep on truckin’ my friend......
A lot of your guitar references and theory are over my head unless I really slow it down and sift through it, but I always learn something. What I enjoy most of all is watching you discover the Dead, their music, and the amazing variety of their interpretations. Your enthusiasm tells me that you really do "get it". Thanks for doing what you do!
just getting into this channel because of this and the phish video. KEEP DOING JAM BANDS! LOVE THESE SO MUCH! Id like to recommend the band GOOSE next. Thanks man
Hello. This is my second video of yours now. I don't play any instruments myself (though I've been known to pick up an ideophone if it's lying about) though I feel that I hear music well. The subtle nuances and extra little notes or backbeats but, as I have no musical language, I have an exhaustive time trying to explain to others what is so very special about a particular artist . Especially Jerry. You are nodding and smiling exactly where I do. Which, incidentally, is exactly where we all do. Those goosebump moments. *sigh* I sure miss those. I do want to check out Dead & Company soon as what I have seen and heard is wonderful. I have been a fan of The Grateful Dead/ Robert Hunter as well as The JGB and Old and in the Way(check that out) for many years. Thank you for giving me words!! I do think the timelessness of Robert and Jerry's musical collaborations are akin to modern Mozart; eternal. Again my friend; welcome aboard! Enjoy the ride.
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I love seeing someone elses face get stolen. Much love brother💞💞🐢💞💞
"you know better but I know him."
Best part of his channel. Sooo good 😁
Hes a rightous dude! It brings me such joy!
I second that emotion
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I love seeing people get excited about the Dead. Guitar player or not, Jerry was inspiration personified. Also, you rock man!!
Dustin Hedin Inspiration move me Brightly💀⚡️
the combination of learning some music theory and watching this guy slowly climb on the bus in real time is friggin amazing!
@@steveg6035 It's like a live stream of: Becoming a Deadhead! Love it!
@@Yeamynameismike ha ha!!! I wonder if he had any idea what he was walking into when he made that first Morning Dew video. "Im just gonna check out this video from a song played in 1974...." then BOOM, he's got an entire community in his living room treating him like an old friend! :) The enthusiasm and love he's getting is just another thing that makes me a proud Head!
Yeamynameismike great comment
Yeah keep doing Phish and Dead and I’m gonna keep coming back.
Same here! As a long time GD fan - from '68 on - I'm just now getting to the newer stuff - '77 on.
Minus the phish
@@RobertWeir "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
GD and WSP
Yes! Same here.
@6:35 "I'm gonna let it play a littl' more..." - said every Deadhead ever.
If I had a penny...
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Love these Grateful Dead reactions. Welcome to the 'family." Most people who say they don't like the Dead have never really listened to them. Their live performances is where it's at.
I used to be like that. I don't know what the hell my problem was. So glad I saw the light. Loving dead and co as well
@@davidjanssen894 I was too. Fortunately I was able to see them once in 1995 just a few months before Jerry passed. It changed my perception of music and live shows since then.
@@wolfpac1970 That's awesome man. Going to my first show this summer at Wrigley Field
First time I listened to the Dead it was when I picked up my dad's record of Skeletons from the Closet. I didn't understand it, just a bunch of short bland folk rock songs. I told my dad, "What's so great about these guys?" Then he showed a couple months go by and we're in the car and "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down the Road' from Skull and Roses comes on from his playlist. I ask him "Who's this? They're insane!" Now I'm a total deadhead, and I'm not gonna lie, they're live stuff is worlds ahead of the studio stuff.
@@COVID-sd8zz Haha, ghetto boys are great too. Yeah man, there's tons of shallow music today, but there was back then as well. You just don't remember it because it's been forgotten. So we get this fondness of greats from the past. Although it's hard to find the good stuff of today because the mass media doesn't shed light on it
Ha! That look at the camera after the first solo is priceless.....
that cheesy ass grin @5:17 LOL!!! Welcome to family pal!
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that that that lol
Jerry really is awesome here...unmatched spirit
Yep, I came down her to make the same comment but you and others beat me to it. I Recognize that look. It’s the same look we shared with each after a solo back when Jerry was still around. Didn’t have to say anything, just looked at each with that trippin’ grin and kept on shakin’ our bones to the music. Theater seats were cool as far as getting a view of the band, but I always liked the atmosphere in the center of the lawn at the amphitheaters. The Dead scene was made for Summer time. Loved Alpine Valley.
Man, man oh man. As a dead head, sitting and watching someone get their face stolen is so awesome. I feel the same emotion you feel watching Jerry spit fire all over Buffalo, NY....and I don’t even play guitar haha!! Keep on keeping on man, you’re collecting an audience who will watch whatever you put out, Dead music or something totally different. We are always open to new and different sounds. To put it simply, I’m a mandolin player watching a guy dissect guitar playing. Powerful!
New course title for your online students “100% hot fire across the bow” 🤣
5:17 is the precise moment he “gets it” (after listening to that solo)
I was just gonna comment I loved seeing his huge grin at this part
David Weise totally caught that too. The face I’ve seen so many times at shows.
Totally agree! Brought a smile to my face!
Yep. Smile smile smile.
Yes , yes 1000%YES!!
The Deal from The Barton Hall Cornell show is absolute fire.
I think me and my friends have the same problem as you, whenever we try to pick through a jerry solo, we end up just listening to the whole song in awe and we forget to play ourselves
Hah. So true...
Jerry ❤❤❤
“Hunting for the moments” couldn’t describe it any better
Jerry in the late 80's when he was off the hard junk and they had Brent was just amazing.
Scuba Jerry
Nice to hear you’re beginning to take notice of what’s going on in Bobby’s world. Overlooked by casual listeners, dude is his own realm of lead rhythm stylings. Dive in!!
Said it many times ,Bob is the most intricate rhythm player ever, knows all the chords up and down the neck
Agree. Weir uses a technique referred to as voicing that involves multiple note configurations for similar chords. Subtle but powerful.
One of my favorite Jerry songs to play. Before covid I would love throwing this into the mix during my bands sets at different bars. Half the time no one knew who it was but then at the song I would say, "you all like that?" Theh would always say "hell ya". Then I would follow up, "well looks like we got some Grateful dead fans among us now!"
Ahaha. Great stuff.
Keep it going Mike.
So I went back and re-visited the chords, as there has been some strong disagreement! Here they are, and these are correct. I've watched dead videos from a few decades, dead & co, read the sheet music (the correct one) and watched many piano tutorials (always better than guitar - most of us are frequently wrong and/or incomplete). The verse is A, C#7, F#mi, A7/E, D, D#(Eb)dim. You can hear Phil & Oteil alternate between the E in the bass and A in the bass over the A7/E quite frequently. After that it's F#7, B7, D7. You'll see Mayer generally keep the bluesier dom 7th's, while Jerry seems to prefer straight major chords, but that's not gospel, and when he does play the triads, the keys generally walk up to the b7. Then it's clearly A G D in the chorus. Hope this helps!! VIDEO TO COME :)
I like to play C#7 as x4342x, then slip in C#7|11 x43422, to C#7 x4646x. Play the D#dim as Adim (same chord, it repeats every 3 frets) x0454x. Walk up to F#7 like this A x0222x G9 x0343x B7 x2424x A7 x0565x C#7 x4646x. F#7 x9897x. Then B7, D7 xx0212 -> D7sus2 xx0210 -> D7 no 3rd xx021x
indeed, I am inspired by you. with your help I'll get it. you are gifted. you've embarrassed it. I'm learning it with you.
thanks
Another Dead tune !! Love it
HOOKED
"The wheel is turning and you can't slow down,
You can't let go and you can't hold on,
You can't go back and you can't stand still,
If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will"
Welcome to the show my friend, happy to have you on the bus with us :)
@@Guitargate SOOO happy for you and your subs!
@@Guitargate :) Hells yeah!!
I swear to god, the old and the new, that THIS is what i want heaven to be like- discovering and rediscovering the Grateful Dead. I LOVE THIS ! It proves that its always been about the music
Amy Anderson I love this comment
Amy & Amy I do too! Makes my heart swell and my soul shine. (~);}
See you in heaven, Amy! Perfect description.......If you beat me there, save me a place, and I'll do the same for you!
I'm drinking coffee watch a Dead video you upload instead of in my shop woodworking. For shame guitargate. I blame you.
Shame!
Same... I mean SHAME !
Brent just kills it with his backing vocals. Everyone is so locked in on this particular tune it is hard to focus on any one thing. But man... RIP Jerry. RIP Brent.
I don’t play but watching you get excited about this is so wonderful. I can’t stop watching. It’s fun seeing you try to explain Jerry technically. Keep up the videos!
i love seeing this guy become a dead head
::looks at bobby:: nice shirt
wait till you see his shorts!
Was thinking the same! Although, those shorts are kinda long for Bobby, lol!
😂🤣
You need to listen to the band when Pigpen was alive. I sat behind him for a show in Providence Rhode Island 3/ 21 / 71. So check out versions of LOVE LIGHT and Leave It On. Any 60s tunes with Pigpen on them will help you see he was a great blues player. His blues harp sound was amazing. His guitar playing was also excellent.Thanks for your help showcasing the Grateful Dead. I plan on checking out your online lessons, your a excellent teacher. ⚡️🎸⚡️🖖🏽⚡️🎸
Stephen Marksberry pigpin had soul. 🐷
Seconding Love Light! The version from the Live/Dead album is pure fire
Maybe I’m too young but never got into Pigpens sound and mojo. Sounds too old school to me. Like Brent tho
1:Brent
2:Keith
3:Wal mart greeter guy
4:Pigpen
5:Vince
Nick wray Did you ever see Pigpen. Don't throw shade on a subject you know nothing about. Don't know who Lightning Hopkins is do you. What you wrote sucked. Get a heart. Study the evolution of American musical history, wake up.⚡️🎸⚡️🖖🏽⚡️🎸
Watching you watch them makes me so happy I get a lump in my throat and an unstoppable grin in my soul!! Thank you for this!
Watching the grin spread across your face took me back to so many nights watching the Dead play live. That moment when they suddenly were in it. Nothing like it. All you could do was smile, smile, smile.
"They're a band beyond description,
Like Jehovah's favorite choir.
People join in, hand in hand,
*While the Music plays the band*
Lord, they're settin' us on fire!"
These are my new favorite videos to watch ... please keep it up man!
This made me smile. Love seeing someone’s eyes open to the depth of this band.
With the past videos you opened the box, loosened some of the wrappings.
Now you’re starting to really see inside and realizing that that 4x4 box you’re unpacking is a bottomless pit filled with endless treasures. I’ve been fixated on this band for 20 years and continue to find inspiration. Unfortunately, I’m a bass player so can’t think of recommendations for guitar stuff at the moment.
Suffices to say, keep digging, it never ends.
the look on this guys face as he watches jerry rip along is priceless...like a little kid on Christmas...
First ever TH-cam comment, subscription and "like" - I was one of the people asking you for this (on Instagram). I've literally watched this 4 times already and I don't even have a guitar nearby. Thank you for listening to your community and for using your knowledge to highlight some of the best music ever created. I'll be subscribing to Guitargate also. Keep it up!
Best guitar channel on TH-cam. I’m right there with you learning these dead tunes. In my 12 years of playing everyday I’ve never had as much fun as I have transcribing and trying to capture Jerry and John’s beautiful ear based playing. Thank you for these fantastic vids you clearly love doing them
This is the one I wanted you to see! I just discovered your videos last week and immediately thought of this Deal. I knew you’d love it and that it would likely take your appreciation of Garcia’s genius to a whole new level. Welcome to the family ❤️
You’re gettin’ The Boys, nice to watch. Love these. ‘89 was special for sure too. Weir has been on record saying this was some of his favorite memories and times playing. Saying the band was just on a lot and having a good time.
Love Bobby’s smile at 12:57
So glad you picked this one - 80s dead is the best. RIP Jerry and Brent
I have a buddy that's all about Pigpen, but I gotta say, Jerry and Brent together are just incredible.
@@johnholland9371 Brent has so much soul. love pigpen tho
@@ebitdareadthebook1535 please don't read that as anything other than much love for Pigpen. ❤
And no Donna, the bane of all those great 70s recordings.
@@cedarbay3994 yes idk why she was allowed to destroy all those hood tune
Just found your channel the other week. So glad the bus stopped by and you got on!! I've been a Deadhead since 1979. I was 5 years old. 72 shows with Jerry on stage and They are a Band Beyond Description!! To see your eyes light up watch you smile as Jerry and the boys do their thing is what it is all about. Makes me smile. Welcome to the family and remember, Weir Everywhere!!! Much Love!
My intro to the channel was the Morning Dew vid, I have a lot of respect for your skill, and am SO pumped on watching you fall in love with the Grateful Dead. I have been listening and playing the Dead for about 26 years (I'm 36), it is a deep deep well, have fun! There is soooo much!
“That’s just straight rippin”. HaHa ,,Garcia did that so much along with the slow melodic lines. “That’s just stupid good “. HaHa I said that for over 500 concerts .....watched these guys do this nightly live on tour was such a treat. I knew it was special then and it still gives me chills today. I was at that show ,and the second set was insane as well . Your channel is my new favorite..
“That was 100% hot fire across the bow.” I love it!
As great as this is, the solos here don’t rise up to the Deal from Dick’s Picks 18 (February ’78) which is one of the highlights of Garcia’s career. It is one of the finest solos that he ever played from any era, and everyone (including this teacher) should take a few minutes to give it another listen. The Brown Eyed Women and Music Never Stopped from that set are also quite, quite fine. Wow!!!
My favorite Estimated Prophet too. Early 1978 was a great time for the band musically
As a long time Head, I LOVE these videos! Watching someone pick apart the music and become a fan at the same time is really, really entertaining 😁 Keep em comin'!
There is something about watching somebody get it for the first time, and giving Jerry the love he deserves as a unbelievable guitar player. Jerry means alot to alot of people. Love the videos. Glad i found you. I am not a guitar player, but i have been listening to jerry for a long time. Love to see your take on what he does.
It's great seeing someone new to the music appreciate what we lived back in the day. As the saying goes; They aren't the best at what they do. They're the only ones that do what they do. Welcome to the family!
Oh hell yeah, you picked a perfect performance, can't wait to watch you dissect it
today is the first day i discovered you on TH-camand i saw your brown eyed woman video and now i just watch this deal videoof course i am now subscriberyou have no idea how warms my heart to see somebody discovered the grateful deadand i cannot tell you how much they changed my lifethank you thank you thank you i will be learning from youi should be working on other things but now i m just gonna get my guitarget lost for a whilei will watch your other videos and get your lessonswhat a pleasure to meet you today my friendthat is an understatement
Love me some Brent. Loved what you were saying around the 14 minute mark about searching for the moments in the shows, sets, songs, solos that become your favorite versions over the different Dead eras. So true.
I was in the music production business most of my life and were first name basis with the people in and around the band beginning in the 60s and always loved the dead even though they were one of the few bands that I never worked with. As a non-musician, there was so much about Jerry's playing i could not explain, I felt its difference and these breakdowns are a real eye-opener for me, I learned a lot. Deal was never played the same way twice, like all Dead performances which was why everyone went to multiple shows in multiple cities. Seeing some of the same fans in each city of a tour was unique in the concert world. None of the versions were even middling good, all were great but different, like a great jazz group, each aware when one member head off in a new direction and seamlessly they coalesce around the change. That is why the albums never captured the feel. My field was studio based recording, so there was little professional connection. Some of the LA and NY producers doing projects at my studio(one of the few A list studios in the 70s-90s) could not get into the Dead and most just dismissed it as hippy music. That got to me, so once when 3 top producers were working in my 3 studios on big projects(Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston's first album, and Heart) that all ended about the same time, were invited to see them live as a dare. There were playing NYC at the time so the I arranged flights from San Francisco and hotel and tickets for the weekend show and at the end it was obvious they were impressed and became fans. The group was playing 3 shows and we arrived for the second and they insisted on staying on another day to see the 3rd show.
There are two types of people, those who never experienced the Dead live and those who have, they are different and have opposite views of the music.
Did you work the Hit Factory or Record Plant?
I don't even play guitar, but I love watching someone with so much musical knowledge admire Jerry. I was at this show fresh out of High School.
Me too! So grateful for this dvd
Jerry! It’s so exciting to see you gettin’ it! You looked in awe at a few points. Awesome! Thanks for the great video. More Dead!
absolutely loving these dead videos even though I'm not even a guitar player. Jerry is an unbelievable guitarist and it is so fun seeing you genuinely love his playing and the whole band as well as dissecting what is happening! thank you!
Hells yeah-- My first DEAD show!!
Once again- i dig me some GuitarTeacher's enthusiasm bigtime!🎸🎉😄
Mine too! We picked the pinnacle too.
Michael, your channel is awesome man. Spent an hour with my guitar and your Morning Dew “reaction” last night. Signing up for GuitarGate tonight.
Love your teaching approach and thoughtful breakdowns. Thanks for all the great content!
Yes sir! Thank YOU!
Man I love your videos. I'm not a guitar player but I do love music and it's so cool to watch you get into The Dead. Keep em comin'. Thank you!
Watching you listening to the Dead is worth it’s weight in gold. And your breakdowns are solid. Much love brother. You’re a hell of a guitar player. Would love to hear you in your original music project. To much talent not to let it sing. Can’t wait! Much love from Michigan.
I love these videos. The way you break things down is so helpful, and you explain things very well. I learned Free by Phish just from watching your video on it. I also love the joy you seem to get from these songs. Deal is easily one of my favorites to play. My favorite version is 9/27/72. It's a bit more reserved than this one, but it still rips. Like you said, each era and every version is different. Since you seem to be getting into the Dead, I'd like to recommend "Althea" from either 5/16/80, or 3/14/81. Quite possibly the two best versions. The solos will blow you away with how beautiful they sound. Never heard an Althea I didn't love.
If you're up for a challenge, check out Help on the Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower from 5/22/77. John Mayer said that the Slipknot section was one of the hardest thing he's ever had to learn.
For your personal listening, I'd like to suggest some different songs if you haven't heard them yet. These are some of the songs that made me get "it." Any version should do just fine, but these are some of my personal favorites. Terrapin Station (5/28/77, the whole live album is incredible). He's Gone, and Bird Song (8/27/72 Veneta, OR. Fantastic live album). Sugaree (Europe 72). Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain (2/5/78 Dick's Picks Volume 18). The Music Never Stopped (2/3/78). Brown Eyed Women (5/28/77).
Also, check out some Jerry Garcia Band too. JGB is a lot more "intimate" than the Dead. Smaller venues, more covers, songs they never played with the Dead. I love the live album After Midnight: Kean College 2/28/80. After Midnight > Eleanor Rigby > After Midnight Reprise is killer. Definitely, 100% absolutely check out Jerry Garcia Band. His collaborations with Merl Saunders are all phenomenal. Their cover of Positively 4th Street is top notch.
Thanks for these great videos. And I hope you enjoy going down the rabbit hole :)
The Real Lange these are some great recommendations. Agree about the Altheas
Anything from "the pizza tapes" with Jerry and his boys would be worth checking out and right up your alley I think
Just subscribed! It's rad to see you discover all these nuggets and see the body of work through fresh eyes! Keep posting, please!
Love the videos. Love the Jerry rock and hand shaking. Love the enjoyment on your face as ur watching. love that there are still new deadheads. Already can play the song but always wanna be better.There are many others where he's ripping over 30 years of him playing just gotta look. Ty for the videos.
5:17 that "welcome to Jerryville" face
Tony Vangi perma grin🤣🤣🤣
..."that's just straight rippin'"....LOL!!!...
89!!! Apart from 72, my favorite dead year!!! WE love JERRY
Just found your channel man the other day and this is awesome!!! So great to see appreciation for Jerry's style!! We all had that same huge smile on our first listen to and it never goes away!!! Looking forward to more Jerry videos (89 is the best)
PEACE
Thanks for the videos! Always enjoy them!
As a fifteen year fan of the Dead/Phish, I have to admit I'm almost a bit jealous seeing you being exposed to them for the first time. I listen to a bit of everything; jazz, bluegrass, rock and folk, but there's nothing like the experience of getting into the musical world that is the Grateful Dead and Phish.
Just to throw in my two cents, if you're interested in hearing what Jerry sounds like on a strat, listen to the album Europe 72, or anything else from that era. The band also only had one drummer during this period, so you get a very different sound.
Thanks so much for doing these! You're a gifted teacher and an engaging commentator.
Here are the boys in '72 having fun with One More Saturday Night: th-cam.com/video/njbJ_DcA11o/w-d-xo.html
And another one from 1972, Mr. Charlie:
th-cam.com/video/LTMk_LBSVzw/w-d-xo.html
why bring up phish? on this video? you people are insufferable...they are moronic
@@guywoodhouse4684 because he is getting into both - he literally posted his first Phish reaction the other day, right after posting his first Dead reaction video. And, if you haven't noticed, their fan bases overlap considerably. What's your issue?
@@Kingfish179 only some newbie late era stadium dead fans like them...its an age / experience thing. i don't know a soul who likes that garbage and most my age don't even know what they sound like as we had moved on from the lame 90s dead scene....it must be an age thing.,.the overlap is from phish fans "liking" GD,...deadheads DONT LIKE phish
@@guywoodhouse4684 while I totally disagree with your evaluation about who likes Phish, it's totally irrelevant, because, once again, my bringing up Phish on this video is totally relevant, given the context I've already explained. Go take your ignorant theories and be angry about what other people like somewhere else, you old bag.
@Tom Darkstar you realize that your theory is based completely on your subjective opinion of Phish right? Just because you don't happen to like them doesn't mean that there needs to be some sort of grand theory, aside from the quality of their music, that explains how people like them. People just disagree with your taste, including many who have loved the Dead for many years.
Try some '73/'74 wall of sound dead
An echo of others I'm sure, but it's awesome watching you get on the bus. Your face says it all. There is so much happening throughout the decades. Tough to capture but easy to appreciate. Nice guitar work.
I am Grateful your doing these Dead songs breakdown! I’m learning leaps & bounds from you! Thank you so much🙏🏼💀⚡️
Years and years of playing from Jerry Garcia, he certainly knows his modes
It's kind of funny, I think you have that same look I had 30 years ago when I first started watching his playing and trying to break it down. He's a master at tasteful playing.... often duplicated but never replicated in quite the same way....You need to check out and break down some of his acoustic mastery. As good of an electric player as he was, his true love was always acoustic and you can tell when you hear him playing it. Garcia/Grisman is one of my all time favorite albums, check it out my friend.
Plus Jerry started on banjo, IIRC....
Yes please!!!! His acoustic material is just as vast and lovely. His Oregon State Penitentiary set is a great place to start.
Totally love what you're doing here so I'm very glad I found your channel. Seems like you have to have a tune on video to be able to analyze it the way you do, BUT, one of the all time great Dead performances and a favorite of all Deadheads is the 5/8/77 Cornell show, which I don't think there's any video of. The Dead finally released it a few years ago but most fans had great versions forever anyway. What you should jump to is the Scarlet Begoinas>Fire on the Mountain combo which is quite long but tremendously played. I'm sure you will find it would be worth you time and effort. Thanks so much for all your energy and enthusiasm!
This is fun to watch. And you’re a good guitar teacher. And I love that you’re getting all fired up about this. Keep going! I’d love to see you analyze the Stella Blue at winterland 10/78. The solos are so powerful . So emotional! Some of Jerry’s finest work.
Sounds like he does a lot of chromatic runs into the “target tones” of the chords, using the arpeggio shapes and walking into each chord tone
yep that's a big part of it
4:12 wanted to pause but got his face stolen
I was there, now I’m here watching this. What a trip. Thanks After a lifetime of loving Jerry’s playing it’s great to see it celebrated. Your showing us the nuts and bolts of his talent , highlighting gems of playing that otherwise fly by in a flash. Your doing a great thing aloha
I absolutely love'the sense you get from Jerry's playing and the Dead's feeling. Its what I was always trying to tell my friends when they didn't get it but I did. Thank you for your combination of showing the basic musical breakdown but also having the ability to feel it and express it. You have a great talent. Keep it up and I'll keep watching and learning. Other bands too but you're getting on the bus is killing me. Cheers.
"where does he start that damn thing" You have a lot of Deals to listen to my friend. Enjoy.
Would be interesting to see you show us the tunes you’re finding and loving instead of us telling you what to love. Find yourself where where we have found ourselves:-)
That is sound advice. It starts with suggestions, and then you find yourself listening/watching entire shows. Pick a year, and go forth. I recommend Charlie Miller's archives; he is our hero curator. I like the Deadhead Archives app. It also contains post GD interations. It's like Santa moved in.
Agree. Deadhead Archives is GOLD!
I agree totally. It was Comes a Time from Cincinatti '85, I think that touched my heart and Sampson and Delilah from the same for rocking out. I was 15 and getting turned on to bootlegs. That second set was my first one. June '85?
I'd love to see your reaction to the "Rise and Fall" jam during weather report suite, specifically this one at winterland 1974.
th-cam.com/video/ya6gEGpCieI/w-d-xo.html
Starting at the 10 minute mark you have some excellent footage of early jerry playing those runs and lines only jerry could do; I'd love to see it demystified.
I've been getting back into theory the past few months and these videos have been invaluable, thank you for all your hard work.
I love watching you get pumped. Good stuff man. Keep it up.
Let's get some WEEN going soon
juicydave001 Just Knock our Stallions... All of 'em;)
I appreciate your perspective. For someone who is knew you the band, you bring a lot of profound and valuable information about a band that has brought to joy to so many millions of people throughout the last 50-plus heard. Keep the Dead and Phish lessons coming!!!
Loving these videos- have my guitar sitting by for every one!
I don't even play guitar and I've been watching ALL of your Dead videos. So great to watch someone react exactly the way so many others have while discovering the Dead. I was fortunate enough to see them about 30 times before Jerry died. Welcome to the club...and please please please keep making these videos
Thanks again, for another great Dead vid/lesson! So that's the rub. Jerry hits those chord changes every time! This is a particularly crazy song to solo over the verse.
I've watch a half dozen or so of your Dead videos and I find myself crying each time. Man I miss Jerry. Love hearing you're from Baltimore. I'm in Cecil County.
Another great video! I'm loving these! Thank you!
I have been watching since the first Dead video. Love watching the birth of a Deadhead. You my friend are hooked, just wait, there are hundreds if not thousands more killer tunes. Nice breakdown. Enjoy the journey.
Love it. Just landed on this channel, immediately subscribed .
I have watched this video like 8 times. I just love your reaction and analysis.
these are so great man! thank you for doing this
Your knocking it out of the park with these Dead lessons. Thanks.
It is a pleasure to see someone with your talent discovering the power of this music. What's amazing is that even those of us who can't play can still feel it. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us. And yeah, hunting for (and finding) those moments is just magical.
I love that you're doing this man I don't play or anything but it's amazing to learn a little and to see how much you're starting to love the dead (:
Also I have a recommendation: Dear prudence from from March 1st,1980 at Capitol theater
keep em comin. lovin these dead and phish courses!
You are great! I love the way you get into Jerry's playing.....You are Bringing great light to this generation of Dead Shows.....I love Brent shows!!! They were heavy!
I do love your style and personality! It is like being in the same room with you and enjoying music with an intimate friend, absolutely wonderful! Thanks for this experience! And, btw, you're great on guitar, that looks so easy :)
Hey there, I imagine this video post has been around for a while but I just fell into this one and also the excellent discussion you did about Brown Eyed Women and Robert Hunter. First of all, thank you! As I’m sure a million people have said, I’ve been listening to the dead for 30+ years and went to many shows, but it it sooooo affirming to see really talented, literate, and smart folks of your generation fall in love with this music. From a listener’s perspective, I know this music inside and out, but your take on it is really refreshing and I am learning a TON from your videos. Your obvious enthusiasm doesn’t hurt - hey that’s the way we all feel/felt when we first fell into this well. I just love re-living that feeling through your experience, and getting your perspective to add to my own. Well done!!! I’ll tell you something funny, back when Jerry died, I turned off the Grateful Dead and didn’t listen to them for probably 5 years. It hurt that much. Just recently I got the bug and went down to the local show where some guys from my area were playing GD live and was blown away by these guys that never even heard the band live and they’re so deep into it just like I was/am. It was so fabulous to see that and feel it still be alive. What power this music has. So I want to encourage you to keep up this exploration and please keep sharing your thoughts and excitement with the rest of us because you have so much to contribute to this conversation. Now, you asked for ideas, etc. If you haven’t already, eventually you are going to wind yourself back to 1968. Remember yourself at 26 years old. Now imagine Jerry Garcia at 26 and the rest of the band in 1968, brimming with ideas and talent and riding an incredible amount of raw energy. Not yet harnessed but definitely coming into focus in October of 1968. Take a listen: Avalon Ballroom, 10/12/1968: Dark Star, St. Stephen, The Eleven, Death Don’t Have No Mercy. I’m sure you will get many recommendations for Dark Star (and there are a lot of great ones), but believe me, this one is absolutely electrifying and ranks among the all time best. There rest of this sequence is unparalleled. I could go on and on but there is a transition in The Eleven when you can hear them call out the tempo change and it just takes off like a rocket from there. I don’t imagine you will create a video about that, but just make sure you listen to it eventually. A song I would love to hear your REACTion to is Playing in the Band. This song was a mainstay of their repertoire from 1971? to the last days, and there is a reason for that! With a 10/4 time signature, as it developed it became a launching point for some the most intense freeform jazz jams they ever did. It’s truly a complete ensemble effort, and of course the lyrics are a straightforward message to their audience and their critics: “If one man among you, got no sin upon his hand, let him cast a stone at me for, playing in the band.” In other words, we’re all in this together. An excellent place to dive into Playin’ is the Old Renaissance Faire Grounds in Veneta, Oregon 8/27/1972. Then go back to a 1971 version and skip forward to one from 1974 to get a feel for how this song developed over time. I hope you read this. Thanks again for bringing some cheer and hope to this 55 year old Deadhead during what are certainly uncertain and troubling times. All the best to you and your family. Keep up the great work!
I've watched three of your Dead reaction videos today while quarantined. I've loved seeing the deadhead hook sink in; the look on your face when Jerry launched into the first solo in this one was priceless!
Beyond that, I've been playing guitar now for around 4 decades, a deadhead longer than that, and I really appreciate you connecting what Jerry is doing with music theory. Theory is definitely not my strong point as a musician, and it's really helpful to hear those explanations. In nearly every show I've ever heard there's a moment or lick where I say "what the heck was that?" or "how did he do that?" and your explanations are helping me understand where some of those come from. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
So I have been a Deadhead since 1976 (yes I am an old guy) and to see you in real time appreciate and feel the joy of Jerry for the first time is priceless. I do play guitar and I do learn from you ( I pay on your website) but the happy that you get from these videos makes me happy and I watch just to see you smile and react. Then I watch again to learn the guitar stuff. I have a ton of Dead and Jeer solo and I will send something your way soon. The beauty of the Dead and JG is that on a great night there was no one else that could come close and like you have said, in the 1970’s the band was more consistent and Jerry was singing in a very emotive and soulful way. Thank you, peace and keep on truckin’ my friend......
A lot of your guitar references and theory are over my head unless I really slow it down and sift through it, but I always learn something. What I enjoy most of all is watching you discover the Dead, their music, and the amazing variety of their interpretations. Your enthusiasm tells me that you really do "get it". Thanks for doing what you do!
just getting into this channel because of this and the phish video. KEEP DOING JAM BANDS! LOVE THESE SO MUCH! Id like to recommend the band GOOSE next. Thanks man
Hello. This is my second video of yours now. I don't play any instruments myself (though I've been known to pick up an ideophone if it's lying about) though I feel that I hear music well. The subtle nuances and extra little notes or backbeats but, as I have no musical language, I have an exhaustive time trying to explain to others what is so very special about a particular artist . Especially Jerry. You are nodding and smiling exactly where I do. Which, incidentally, is exactly where we all do. Those goosebump moments. *sigh* I sure miss those. I do want to check out Dead & Company soon as what I have seen and heard is wonderful. I have been a fan of The Grateful Dead/ Robert Hunter as well as The JGB and Old and in the Way(check that out) for many years. Thank you for giving me words!! I do think the timelessness of Robert and Jerry's musical collaborations are akin to modern Mozart; eternal. Again my friend; welcome aboard! Enjoy the ride.
SMOKIN HOT ⚡️🎸⚡️ Can’t wait for the deep dive into the solo! Once again awesome 👏