Famous promoter Bill Graham on the Dead,"They aren't the best at what they do,they're the only ones who do what they do." Jerry Garcia himself on the Dead's relationship with the Deadheads," Not everyone likes licorice. But the people who like licorice,really,REALLY like licorice."
The Dead could jam in every musical genre, from country to folk to prog to hard rock to jazz. They were fabulous. The vendor's area at Dead shows was called Shakedown Street. i'd like to recommend "Not Fade Away/Going Down the Road Feeling Bad". It's a killer cover of a Buddy Holly early rock tune melded to a traditional song and the musicianship is off the charts. You can't help but move to it.
and dont forget blues, little red rooster, good morning little school girl, turn on your lovelight, hard to handle and others especially early tracks with Pig Pen.
Bob Dylan Remembers Jerry Garcia "There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great - much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. "To me he wasn't only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he'll ever know. There are a lot of spaces and advances between the Carter family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There's no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep."
There's a huge vendor scene in the parking lot of every Dead-related show that's been named Shakedown Street because of this tune. Also, they allow tapers to come in and record the show ("Once the notes go through the speakers we're done with them"). Give Scarlet Begonias a try; for some slower funky try Althea; for a different time signature (7/4 time) give Estimated Prophet a listen; full out rocker try One More Saturday Night. They also do great covers: Not Fade Away, Dancin' In The Street, Me & Bobby McGee (they were VERY close to Janis and devastated when she OD'd--they even wrote the song Birdsong as a tribute to her).
Hey brother, I read your post and it kind of tickled me because I thought to myself, Hey now I don't need to comment, or I could just say *WHAT GRATEFUL TED SAID* *PEACE*
Both times you asked about what instrument was playing, it was an electric guitar. The Dead are one of the great guitar-driven jam rock bands, and they were known for creating funky and unusual sounds on their instruments. You're also correct to note their deep rhythmic pocket; they were great at that. Next Stops: The Grateful Dead, "Touch of Grey" Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, "What I Am" Paul Simon, "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover"
I can't really describe the thrill of watching you both bop your heads to the Grateful Dead here in 2021 - it's just WILD! And awesome and heartwarming and all those good things! I was lucky enough to catch many of their shows during the last 10 years of their rich and wonderful 30 year history, and man you would have LOVED seeing them live. The spontaneous embraces with strangers, the dancing with complete joyous abandon, the deep VIBE would have blown you away! Simply the best of times. Can't wait for your next GD reaction! And if I had to vote for a song, I'd say maybe you're ready for something live (they are BY FAR loved best for their live recordings, and they have BY FAR the largest catalog of pristine live recordings of any band around!) I would say CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER from the album "Europe '72" - it's got the super hippie vibe, amazing psychedelic poetry lyrics, and incredible energy with beautiful playing all around! ~PEACE~
What a gift hearing the Dead. Also every time they play a song it can be longer and different. They can jam on a song forever. Love them!!!! Think you’ll love getting into listening to more of them. 🎸🎸
I'm a long-time subscriber and I've watched this video a bunch of times already. I just now realized that your introduction to the Grateful Dead went Ripple > Shakedown From the perspective of a deadhead, that's pretty funny.
Unlike most bands who tour in support of their latest album, the Dead tended to road-test their songs and eventually put out a studio album when they got around to it. Studio albums were mostly afterthoughts for the GD.
The Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention are groups that I don't listen to on a regular basis. But when I do hear a song from either of them, it sends me on a journey to listen to more. They are both unique and very, very good at what it is they do.
@7:30 or so, that's Jerry Garcia on lead guitar with the high-pitched picking. He's also the singer on this one, as well as one of the top guitar players in rock history.
So excited you're discovering the Dead!!!! Shakedown Street is iconic and so much fun to witness the band play live. You can catch The Dead & Company, which is the closest you'll get to the original band.
Personally,I prefer Phil Lesh and Friends. When Phil has Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring on board as guitarists with John Molo on drums and Rob Borraco on keys,that's about as good a live band as anyone can hope to see on a stage these days. Much prefer Haynes and Herring's guitar work to John Mayer's as well. Dead & Co. may have the name (kind of) but Phil's crew has the licks. At least for my money.
🙂the GD played their own music which defies genre, it is simply the GD. Feel good, kind music. Also they played covers of almost every genre and had guest players to match.
Shake down street became the name of the parking lot scene at dead shows where everyone sells jewelry, t-shirts ,food ,drugs mainly shrooms and acid. It was the place to be.
The Dead had quite a range. I wouldn't consider "Shakedown Street" to be too typical. "Jack Straw" seems like one of the more iconic Dead songs, but they have so many to choose from, it's hard to name one.
Back in the day people would chuck everything and just follow the Grateful Dead around the country on their tour. I think Amber and Jay would have made excellent deadheads.✌😁
Listen to Touch of Grey, Uncle Johns Band, Sugar Magnolia ... there are a ton of great songs. The Godfathers of the Jam Band!! You won't hear them do it on studio versions but live.... Couple other great Jam Bands: Phish, Wide Spread Panic. Also gotta check out some Government Mule!
The sound you are asking about is an electric guitar played through a Mutron envelope filter. It’s a guitar effect Jerry Garcia used a lot in this time period, and it has that sort of wet, funk sound.
I was a “Dead head” (a loyal fan of The Grateful Dead) in high school and college and caught their shows whenever I could. This tune was always a nice surprise as Jerry Garcia (lead guitarist and vocalist on this track) would usually come alive for it (this being the 80’s, which many heads would argue was past their prime).
@@scottfrench4139 I certainly remember enjoying that period (roughly ‘86 to ‘91), but the earlier comment in this thread re: the performance quality of Europe ‘72 is hard to argue with, imo.
So funny you mentioned Dead Heads because I was thinking the same thing. I had lots of friends, stoned off their butts, who followed the Grateful Dead back and forth across the country. The good old days.
@@memorylen1 I was referring to the period when I used to see them in concert (again, roughly 86-91j. Most Deadheads in those days judged the band, not by the commercial success of their albums or singles, but by their live performances. In fact, it was common in my circles for fans to actually deride their studio work while playing bootleg recordings of them live.
Love the Grateful Dead. There are bootlegs of just about every concert they did, because unlike almost everyone else, they encouraged their fans to record and share their music. They had the strongest cult following of any band. People would quit their lives and follow them everywhere across the country and around the world. My favorite song is Deal.
🌹❤️ I can't add much beyond what the other commentors have said, except, I'm glad you are getting back to some Grateful Dead! It's an awesome rabbit hole to fall into. I fell in that rabbit hole in 1982. Only 73 shows for me, 90 for my late husband, the last one just one venue from Jerry's death, but each one was truly special! (I played Ripple at my husband's funeral) If you Really want a Shakedown Street to rock out to try the 6/22/91 show at Soldier Field in Chicago. Brent Mydland had died recently, Vince Welnick was just getting his feet wet behind the keyboards, and Bruce Hornsby was filling in the gaps ~ I thought it was epic! We were there it was SO awesome! Especially trying to maintain our balance dancing on those rickety old chairs down on the field, lol. 🌹❤️
The Dead are a band made up of guys with vastly different musical tastes and backgrounds who found a way to blend them together. Jerry Garcia's father was a bluegrass musician. Bob Weir is the rocker. Phil Lesh is a jazzman. Mickey Hart is heavily influenced by world music. Bill Kreutzmann is a rock & country guy. Founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan brought blues to the band. The Dead played every genre with their own spin and made it a can't miss experience.
When I was a young teen in the early 80's living in "The Valley" in So. Cal. (San Fernando Valley - Southern California) On Wednesday nights - The "drag" was "Van Nuys Boulevard". The place to go to see all the cool cars cruising back and forth. My mom would take me and a couple of my friends roller skating up and down the (very wide) sidewalk - we were "cruising" also lol. Sadly they "outlawed" cruising there around 1983-4
The Dead are a lot of fun!! My favorite studio song of theirs is Mexicali Blues. You guys would love it, too! Truckin' is one of their best known songs, another is Casey Jones. The Grateful Dead are a very enjoyable rabbit hole to jump in to.
I think when Amber was asking what it was,yeah,that was Jerry. When Rob was asking earlier in the song I think the guitar tone that was messing with him was Weir's. Not unusual,they both had such singular styles that each of them could create multiple "Oooh" and "Aaah" moments in the same song.
Thanks for doing this one!! The Dead toured for almost 30 years with the same core group and they have a big variety of songs. Live shows are always good to check out with the Dead. 5/8/77 was an especially good night for the boys..
With only a very small number of exceptions, you ALWAYS want to go live with the Grateful Dead. These (among so many) are worth checking out: Terrapin Station Stella Blue Box of Rain Cold Rain and Snow Althea Morning Dew Viola Lee Blues (and the studio version, for sure!) The Other One Brokedown Palace Peggy-O Throwing Stones Mississippi Half-Step Toodeloo Dark Star St. Stephen Friend of the Devil New Speedway Boogie Candyman Bertha Jack Straw Ramble On Rose China Doll High Time Dire Wolf Uncle John's Band Row Jimmy ...
Need to listen to “Touch of Grey” The song got into the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 9, and reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the ONLY song by the band ever to do so on both charts.
Jerry & some of the crew got wasted and wandered into a movie theatre the week Saturday Night Fever came out and Jerry loved the Bee Gee's groove so much, he had to write this.
Been to concerts of theirs. Festivals...I am 60 years plus and am a Deadhead since 1976. 👍. With love American Legends! Thank you two for your awesomeness.
I agree with everyone who has suggested (and will suggest) "Touch of Grey". It's a great song, and the Dead's final hit before Jerry Garcia's death. Fun fact - Jerry Garcia's name was the inspiration for the Ben N' Jerry's ice cream flavor Cherry Garcia.
I’ve been to shakedown street at a couple of shows in the parking lot, definitely an experience I will never forget. Love how you just can’t not dance when listening to the Grateful Dead!
Been subscribed for a while but just realized you reacted to my absolute favorite band ever. Hope to see more reactions of them! Keep up the good vibes!
"The Drag" in our little home town was about a 2 mile strip between the A&W drive in and the "Hula Hop" drive in restaurants which everyone would circle relentlessly blasting music from the newest JVC equipment. Working as a "curb server" at the time I'd hear everything from Barbra Mandrell and Waylon Jennings to Phoebe Snow and Steppenwolf playing on the NEW FM station or 8 track tapes.
The awesome thing about Grateful Dead is that they are super diverse … they play everything, but with their own style and swag to it … Funk, blues, rock, folk, jazz, boogie grass, country (ish)and just about everything else
Great fun. Their concerts were an experience, girls with bells on their ankles, hanging with hippie types and guys in business suits. It was weird and a little chaotic, but everyone got along and had a great time. I saw them when I was as high as a kite, and it was magic. Then I saw them after I got sober and thought the music was next level. No one jams like the dead.
It's called the Drag because at one time teenagers actually had drag races from traffic light to light. By my time the drag races were in the past but we still spoke of dragging Timberland Drive. You will like Grateful Dead's " I will survive."
Our drag was 2nd Street in El Cajon California every Friday and Saturday night. Driving my 67 mustang, then 68 Cougar in the 70s! Loads of fun plus drive in movies like Ace drive in! Life was easy and fun back then!
Amber love the hair! Glad you like The Dead. This was the ultimate touring group, They started playing concerts in the 60's and were almost always on the road until the lead singer, Jerry Garcia died in the 90's. People used to follow them around from city to city. It was a lot of fun going to one of their shows. The Dead would play, you would start to dance, and get a contact high from all of the 420. Here is some of my favs: "Broke down Palace", "Trucking", "Not Fade Away", "Scarlet Begonias", "Fire on the Mountain", "Sugar Magnolia", "US Blues" and "Touch of Grey". Touch of Grey has a real fun video and is upbeat. There is no way to classify The Dead's music. I gave up years ago - Rock Blue Grass Jazz Latin etc etc etc. I just enjoyed the music and the experience of going to the shows. Oh and their bear mascots as one of the ex gf's put it were "too adorable".
Front Street also known as shake down street was where the Grateful Dead had their rehearsal Studio when this album was made. It was in San Rafael California. Great to see you guys react to the Grateful Dead. Estimated Prophet is also a great song by them amongst many, hope you guys become Deadheads😁
Now your at the heart of the Hippy Movement….. and it still lives on. Many festivals are held especially here in New England with GD music as the focus,,, hula-hoops, long hair, flower power , and granola ect. Dead Heads are all around . Mini Woodstock’s….. ‘FireOntheMountain’ ‘JerryJams’ ☮️ ✌️ ❤️🌸🌼
I grew up in Arlington Texas , and all the teenage kids would drive up and down Cooper St from by the UTA campus South to The Parks Mall. I made weekly appearances at a head shop called The Gas Pipe to go buy music CDs and tickets for live shows.
Lots of rock bands did a "disco" song in the late 70s. Kiss, (I was made for lovin you)The Rolling Stones (Miss you, emotional rescue), The Kinks (I wish I could fly like Superman), Queen (another one bites the dust), Blondie (heart of glass) ect.
Oh man, I spoke too soon. I haven’t tendency to do that. I’m new here. I’ve been binging y’all for the past couple days. I gotta find the one for “ripple“ because that is one of my all-time not just dead songs, but favorite songs! Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter made for an excellent writing partnership up there with John Lennon and Paul McCartney!
I just love to see you 2 hearing songs I grew up on. Songs and groups we had everyday. I just love to see young people appreciate this music from Rob Stewart to Led Zeppelin and more . You 2 make me happy 😊
HAVE to check out the live version from Merriweather Post Pavilion,June 30,1985. It'll melt your brain,I know,I was there. Best Shakedown ever. They ripped it both nights actually,June 30th (the last night before Ecstasy became a schedule 1 narcotic) and July 1st.
That's not just a guitar, that's Jerry's guitar.
Exactly!
Awesome way to say
Jerry and Tiger made beautiful music together NFA
That's Bob weir's guitar.
Came here to comment this. I'm glad someone already has
Any dead show looks just like y’all 2 . Smiles and dancing. Hugs and love .
Famous promoter Bill Graham on the Dead,"They aren't the best at what they do,they're the only ones who do what they do."
Jerry Garcia himself on the Dead's relationship with the Deadheads," Not everyone likes licorice. But the people who like licorice,really,REALLY like licorice."
Specifically "Black Licorice" That's the key.
@@TangoNevada that's what I thought too!!
That's Bob Weir's rhythm guitar that you keep pondering over. Maybe the most unique rhythm guitar player of all-time.
Agree whole-heartedly
Wier is one of the top three rythym guitarist ever. Genius.
Agreed
No doubt 👍
The Dead could jam in every musical genre, from country to folk to prog to hard rock to jazz. They were fabulous. The vendor's area at Dead shows was called Shakedown Street. i'd like to recommend "Not Fade Away/Going Down the Road Feeling Bad". It's a killer cover of a Buddy Holly early rock tune melded to a traditional song and the musicianship is off the charts. You can't help but move to it.
and dont forget blues, little red rooster, good morning little school girl, turn on your lovelight, hard to handle and others especially early tracks with Pig Pen.
Does any other rock band play Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" semi-regularly?
Not fade Away is Buddy Holly but Going Down The Road Feeling Bad, is Woody Guthrie😉!!!
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well well well you can get a gel 😛
Grateful Dead were into Country, Bluegrass, Funk, Blues, and Psychedelic rock. Super versatile.
Jerry could play the hell out of Appalachian Bluegrass Banjo
And DISCO apparently. 🤣
Bob Dylan Remembers Jerry Garcia
"There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great - much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal.
"To me he wasn't only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he'll ever know. There are a lot of spaces and advances between the Carter family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There's no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep."
Dylan & The Dead is my guilty pleasure album. Everybody I've ever heard talk about it, hates it with a passion, but to me it sounds just so good.
@@zenhaelcero8481 My last Grateful Dead concert was at Foxboro on the 4th of July 1987 and Jerry played pedal steel with Dylan.
@@samblethen Must have been one hell of a night!
@@zenhaelcero8481 It was for sure! Jerry hadn't played pedal steel for nearly 15 years and I was surprised how good he still sounded.
@@samblethen That was my first show. What a memory.
Imagine dancing with 50,000 of your closest friends in Foxboro Stadium in 1989 to this, great times
There's a huge vendor scene in the parking lot of every Dead-related show that's been named Shakedown Street because of this tune. Also, they allow tapers to come in and record the show ("Once the notes go through the speakers we're done with them"). Give Scarlet Begonias a try; for some slower funky try Althea; for a different time signature (7/4 time) give Estimated Prophet a listen; full out rocker try One More Saturday Night. They also do great covers: Not Fade Away, Dancin' In The Street, Me & Bobby McGee (they were VERY close to Janis and devastated when she OD'd--they even wrote the song Birdsong as a tribute to her).
Y’all should definitely do Birdsong. Oregon Aug 27, 1972? Nudity warning on the Dead’s official live vid, but if you want hippie vibes, you’ll get em.
😍
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Hey brother, I read your post and it kind of tickled me because I thought to myself, Hey now I don't need to comment, or I could just say *WHAT GRATEFUL TED SAID*
*PEACE*
Check them out LIVE!!
Give "Fire on the Mountain" a spin 💙
Live ..
As a Dead Head, I love this song, but I don't think a 2 chord song would be the best to breakdown. There are many more intricate choices.
The dead gave us one of the best songs of the disco era. america's greatest jug band.
Both times you asked about what instrument was playing, it was an electric guitar. The Dead are one of the great guitar-driven jam rock bands, and they were known for creating funky and unusual sounds on their instruments. You're also correct to note their deep rhythmic pocket; they were great at that. Next Stops:
The Grateful Dead, "Touch of Grey"
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, "What I Am"
Paul Simon, "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover"
touch of grey ..good choice imho
So many better GD tracks than Touch of Grey
@@HyzersGR Absolutely right.
Touch of Grey for sure!!
I’m just trying to make it out the hood by doing reaction videos while high asf on my TH-cam channel 😪😪
I can't really describe the thrill of watching you both bop your heads to the Grateful Dead here in 2021 - it's just WILD! And awesome and heartwarming and all those good things! I was lucky enough to catch many of their shows during the last 10 years of their rich and wonderful 30 year history, and man you would have LOVED seeing them live. The spontaneous embraces with strangers, the dancing with complete joyous abandon, the deep VIBE would have blown you away! Simply the best of times. Can't wait for your next GD reaction! And if I had to vote for a song, I'd say maybe you're ready for something live (they are BY FAR loved best for their live recordings, and they have BY FAR the largest catalog of pristine live recordings of any band around!) I would say CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER from the album "Europe '72" - it's got the super hippie vibe, amazing psychedelic poetry lyrics, and incredible energy with beautiful playing all around! ~PEACE~
Been with me all my life. There’s a Dead track for every occasion.
Uncle John’s Band - my favorite!
What a gift hearing the Dead. Also every time they play a song it can be longer and different. They can jam on a song forever. Love them!!!!
Think you’ll love getting into listening to more of them. 🎸🎸
You're fast becoming "Dead Heads". Which is a unique place in music. I see matching Dead Head tee shirts coming.
Amber, your hair looks amazing! ❤️
You should probably do a live performance next. The live shows are what all the Dead Heads loved.
I'm a long-time subscriber and I've watched this video a bunch of times already. I just now realized that your introduction to the Grateful Dead went Ripple > Shakedown
From the perspective of a deadhead, that's pretty funny.
Unlike most bands who tour in support of their latest album, the Dead tended to road-test their songs and eventually put out a studio album when they got around to it. Studio albums were mostly afterthoughts for the GD.
That’s the magic of the Dead-even if it’s not your preferred style you can’t stop listening. Dead Heads forever!
Dead heads forever!
Sugar magnolia, or us blues ,are rockin tracks from the dead
A true representation of this amazing band is listening to them live.
Garcia often used a device known as an Envelope Filter. It's kind of an automatic Wah-wah pedal.
The Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention are groups that I don't listen to on a regular basis. But when I do hear a song from either of them, it sends me on a journey to listen to more. They are both unique and very, very good at what it is they do.
Zappa got Alice Cooper signed and promoted. I am a huge Alice fan from small child on. My mom was a fan and I was exposed to his music very very young
@7:30 or so, that's Jerry Garcia on lead guitar with the high-pitched picking. He's also the singer on this one, as well as one of the top guitar players in rock history.
You will LOVE this rabbit hole!!
So excited you're discovering the Dead!!!! Shakedown Street is iconic and so much fun to witness the band play live. You can catch The Dead & Company, which is the closest you'll get to the original band.
Personally,I prefer Phil Lesh and Friends. When Phil has Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring on board as guitarists with John Molo on drums and Rob Borraco on keys,that's about as good a live band as anyone can hope to see on a stage these days. Much prefer Haynes and Herring's guitar work to John Mayer's as well. Dead & Co. may have the name (kind of) but Phil's crew has the licks. At least for my money.
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I’m gonna say Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
🙂the GD played their own music which defies genre, it is simply the GD. Feel good, kind music. Also they played covers of almost every genre and had guest players to match.
Truckin’ and Touch of Grey are both awesome songs by them.
Two of their worst.
@@anthonyfuchs9787 to each their own, no sense in minimizing others Joy … C’Mon Man your better than this … Peace and Joy !!
@@anthonyfuchs9787 You literally have zero idea about any of this.
@@howardadelman4327 I'm sure you're an expert. But you're right, I had no reason to disparage a casual fan.
@@anthonyfuchs9787 Not an expert, and I guess it's subjective, but I don't thing either of those songs are "two of their worst."
Shake down street became the name of the parking lot scene at dead shows where everyone sells jewelry, t-shirts ,food ,drugs mainly shrooms and acid. It was the place to be.
The Grateful Dead, The White Stripes, and Bob Dylan. It’s great to hear my three favorite groups reacted to by the Rob Squad all within a week. 😀
The Dead had quite a range. I wouldn't consider "Shakedown Street" to be too typical. "Jack Straw" seems like one of the more iconic Dead songs, but they have so many to choose from, it's hard to name one.
Back in the day people would chuck everything and just follow the Grateful Dead around the country on their tour. I think Amber and Jay would have made excellent deadheads.✌😁
I still do! I just got back from tour!
@@barbarascotto3873A year later and the last Dead & Co tour just wrapped up. Nothing lasts forever. 💀
@@deadreckoning6288 it's not the last.
Besides, Bobby is still touring, and he's the one that matters.
Never heard this song before, but I love it!😍
By the way, shakedown street is also what heads call the area at a concert venue where venders and others sell their wares.
Listen to Touch of Grey, Uncle Johns Band, Sugar Magnolia ... there are a ton of great songs. The Godfathers of the Jam Band!! You won't hear them do it on studio versions but live.... Couple other great Jam Bands: Phish, Wide Spread Panic. Also gotta check out some Government Mule!
The sound you are asking about is an electric guitar played through a Mutron envelope filter. It’s a guitar effect Jerry Garcia used a lot in this time period, and it has that sort of wet, funk sound.
I was a “Dead head” (a loyal fan of The Grateful Dead) in high school and college and caught their shows whenever I could. This tune was always a nice surprise as Jerry Garcia (lead guitarist and vocalist on this track) would usually come alive for it (this being the 80’s, which many heads would argue was past their prime).
1989 was one of their best years!
@@scottfrench4139 I certainly remember enjoying that period (roughly ‘86 to ‘91), but the earlier comment in this thread re: the performance quality of Europe ‘72 is hard to argue with, imo.
So funny you mentioned Dead Heads because I was thinking the same thing. I had lots of friends, stoned off their butts, who followed the Grateful Dead back and forth across the country. The good old days.
Shakedown was 1978 and past their prime? their most commercially successful album was in 1987 , 22 years after their inception, unheard of.
@@memorylen1 I was referring to the period when I used to see them in concert (again, roughly 86-91j. Most Deadheads in those days judged the band, not by the commercial success of their albums or singles, but by their live performances. In fact, it was common in my circles for fans to actually deride their studio work while playing bootleg recordings of them live.
Love the Grateful Dead. There are bootlegs of just about every concert they did, because unlike almost everyone else, they encouraged their fans to record and share their music. They had the strongest cult following of any band. People would quit their lives and follow them everywhere across the country and around the world. My favorite song is Deal.
I can see that playing on Soul Train during the dance line.
🌹❤️ I can't add much beyond what the other commentors have said, except, I'm glad you are getting back to some Grateful Dead! It's an awesome rabbit hole to fall into. I fell in that rabbit hole in 1982. Only 73 shows for me, 90 for my late husband, the last one just one venue from Jerry's death, but each one was truly special! (I played Ripple at my husband's funeral) If you Really want a Shakedown Street to rock out to try the 6/22/91 show at Soldier Field in Chicago. Brent Mydland had died recently, Vince Welnick was just getting his feet wet behind the keyboards, and Bruce Hornsby was filling in the gaps ~ I thought it was epic! We were there it was SO awesome! Especially trying to maintain our balance dancing on those rickety old chairs down on the field, lol. 🌹❤️
The Dead are a band made up of guys with vastly different musical tastes and backgrounds who found a way to blend them together. Jerry Garcia's father was a bluegrass musician. Bob Weir is the rocker. Phil Lesh is a jazzman. Mickey Hart is heavily influenced by world music. Bill Kreutzmann is a rock & country guy. Founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan brought blues to the band. The Dead played every genre with their own spin and made it a can't miss experience.
Yes much like Pink Floyd you experience the Dead
"Eyes of the World" from the Without a Net recording has Branford Marsalis sitting in on saxophone, Amber will LOVE it!
I love Eyes of the World. Maybe my favorite song of theirs- and it’s not even considered one of their big ones
Uncle John’s Band, Ripple, Friend of the Devil…
Casey Jones, Alabama Getaway, Box of Rain, Truckin', Sugar Magnolia, etc
Mexically Blues
Tennessee Jed.
When I was a young teen in the early 80's living in "The Valley" in So. Cal. (San Fernando Valley - Southern California) On Wednesday nights - The "drag" was "Van Nuys Boulevard". The place to go to see all the cool cars cruising back and forth. My mom would take me and a couple of my friends roller skating up and down the (very wide) sidewalk - we were "cruising" also lol.
Sadly they "outlawed" cruising there around 1983-4
Yoooooooo! ✌🏾💀✌🏾
Jamel!!!!!!
The Dead are a lot of fun!! My favorite studio song of theirs is Mexicali Blues. You guys would love it, too! Truckin' is one of their best known songs, another is Casey Jones. The Grateful Dead are a very enjoyable rabbit hole to jump in to.
Yes, that was Jerry Garcia's guitar and his mellow voice. Unmistakable.
I think when Amber was asking what it was,yeah,that was Jerry. When Rob was asking earlier in the song I think the guitar tone that was messing with him was Weir's. Not unusual,they both had such singular styles that each of them could create multiple "Oooh" and "Aaah" moments in the same song.
the Grateful Dead are like candy from another country. Some you'll like. Some will make you wonder if someone is pulling a joke on you.
Thanks for doing this one!! The Dead toured for almost 30 years with the same core group and they have a big variety of songs. Live shows are always good to check out with the Dead. 5/8/77 was an especially good night for the boys..
With only a very small number of exceptions, you ALWAYS want to go live with the Grateful Dead.
These (among so many) are worth checking out:
Terrapin Station
Stella Blue
Box of Rain
Cold Rain and Snow
Althea
Morning Dew
Viola Lee Blues (and the studio version, for sure!)
The Other One
Brokedown Palace
Peggy-O
Throwing Stones
Mississippi Half-Step Toodeloo
Dark Star
St. Stephen
Friend of the Devil
New Speedway Boogie
Candyman
Bertha
Jack Straw
Ramble On Rose
China Doll
High Time
Dire Wolf
Uncle John's Band
Row Jimmy
...
The Grateful Dead were never what most would say mainstream but they they were one of rock's most enduring bands
Only way to experience the Dead
Is Live on stage
They are their own genre
Need to listen to “Touch of Grey”
The song got into the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 9, and reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the ONLY song by the band ever to do so on both charts.
She just said is that a guitar. Thats Jerry playing most underrated guitarist in the world Jerry Garcia San Fran
Jerry & some of the crew got wasted and wandered into a movie theatre the week Saturday Night Fever came out and Jerry loved the Bee Gee's groove so much, he had to write this.
Is that true?
One of my favorite Dead tunes, and I stand by that. Just a great groove. 🧸
Been to concerts of theirs. Festivals...I am 60 years plus and am a Deadhead since 1976. 👍. With love American Legends! Thank you two for your awesomeness.
Your next Grateful Dead reaction needs to be 'Althea'! You'll love it.
You finally got to listen to my boys.
If you are ready for all forms of psychedelia and funk, you have arrived home. Welcome!!
I agree with everyone who has suggested (and will suggest) "Touch of Grey". It's a great song, and the Dead's final hit before Jerry Garcia's death. Fun fact - Jerry Garcia's name was the inspiration for the Ben N' Jerry's ice cream flavor Cherry Garcia.
If you were to list 100 GD songs worth hearing, Touch of Gray wouldn't make the list. C'mon man.
Thank you for reacting the grateful Dead. Good job guys.
Thanks for the flashback! This is awesome. I dated a deadhead one summer. Talk about great memories. Love the funk of this song.
I’ve been to shakedown street at a couple of shows in the parking lot, definitely an experience I will never forget. Love how you just can’t not dance when listening to the Grateful Dead!
Been subscribed for a while but just realized you reacted to my absolute favorite band ever. Hope to see more reactions of them! Keep up the good vibes!
Greatful Dead was a truly a 'you have to go see them live' band, which is why I went to see them 3X. Just WOW!
Honestly...this is my favorite Dead song. I used to play it over and over when I was a kid. Loved your reaction!
Couldn't hit like fast enough!!! Thank you for this reaction, it takes me back to a wonderful time in my life...✌❤🌻
I've never listened to The Grateful Dead before and I wasn't expecting this sound 👍
The most successful band in history to only have one top 10 hit
"The Drag" in our little home town was about a 2 mile strip between the A&W drive in and the "Hula Hop" drive in restaurants which everyone would circle relentlessly blasting music from the newest JVC equipment. Working as a "curb server" at the time I'd hear everything from Barbra Mandrell and Waylon Jennings to Phoebe Snow and Steppenwolf playing on the NEW FM station or 8 track tapes.
Welcome.....we're glad you're here. Dive in, swim around and enjoy the band that changed music forever.
The awesome thing about Grateful Dead is that they are super diverse … they play everything, but with their own style and swag to it …
Funk, blues, rock, folk, jazz, boogie grass, country (ish)and just about everything else
Phil really gets to shine here.
Such a funky little jam. Dead Heads, are everywhere. A lot of their songs they would just jam to concert, that was their thing. Total.fun, thanks.
Great fun. Their concerts were an experience, girls with bells on their ankles, hanging with hippie types and guys in business suits. It was weird and a little chaotic, but everyone got along and had a great time. I saw them when I was as high as a kite, and it was magic. Then I saw them after I got sober and thought the music was next level. No one jams like the dead.
From a original dead head, love your reaction!!
There was "the drag" a couple towns over from me back in the 80s. We hung out in Knoxville on "the strip," which was UT's version of "the drag."
I was fortunate to see them twice, once in the late 80's and again in the early 90's.
It's called the Drag because at one time teenagers actually had drag races from traffic light to light. By my time the drag races were in the past but we still spoke of dragging Timberland Drive.
You will like Grateful Dead's " I will survive."
Touch of grey....another good jam.
Our drag was 2nd Street in El Cajon California every Friday and Saturday night. Driving my 67 mustang, then 68 Cougar in the 70s! Loads of fun plus drive in movies like Ace drive in! Life was easy and fun back then!
Grateful dead
Franklin's Tower 🌹
Live
Amber love the hair!
Glad you like The Dead. This was the ultimate touring group, They started playing concerts in the 60's and were almost always on the road until the lead singer, Jerry Garcia died in the 90's. People used to follow them around from city to city. It was a lot of fun going to one of their shows. The Dead would play, you would start to dance, and get a contact high from all of the 420.
Here is some of my favs: "Broke down Palace", "Trucking", "Not Fade Away", "Scarlet Begonias", "Fire on the Mountain", "Sugar Magnolia", "US Blues" and "Touch of Grey". Touch of Grey has a real fun video and is upbeat.
There is no way to classify The Dead's music. I gave up years ago - Rock Blue Grass Jazz Latin etc etc etc. I just enjoyed the music and the experience of going to the shows. Oh and their bear mascots as one of the ex gf's put it were "too adorable".
Front Street also known as shake down street was where the Grateful Dead had their rehearsal Studio when this album was made. It was in San Rafael California. Great to see you guys react to the Grateful Dead. Estimated Prophet is also a great song by them amongst many, hope you guys become Deadheads😁
Shakedown is the drag on every lot at every show. Its avenue of the peoples vibe. This is where you find everyone and can find everything
Now your at the heart of the Hippy Movement….. and it still lives on.
Many festivals are held especially here in New England with GD music as the focus,,, hula-hoops, long hair, flower power , and granola ect.
Dead Heads are all around .
Mini Woodstock’s…..
‘FireOntheMountain’ ‘JerryJams’
☮️ ✌️ ❤️🌸🌼
Thank you , this is great driving music , real loud windows down ! 😍😍
Awesome reaction. The singer and guitar player is the legendary Jerry Garcia. The Dead are a quintessential American band.
I grew up in Arlington Texas , and all the teenage kids would drive up and down Cooper St from by the UTA campus South to The Parks Mall.
I made weekly appearances at a head shop called The Gas Pipe to go buy music CDs and tickets for live shows.
Lots of rock bands did a "disco" song in the late 70s. Kiss, (I was made for lovin you)The Rolling Stones (Miss you, emotional rescue), The Kinks (I wish I could fly like Superman), Queen (another one bites the dust), Blondie (heart of glass) ect.
I absolutely love love your first time reactions to these most amazing Grateful Dead songs! God bless the Grateful Dead
Oh man, I spoke too soon. I haven’t tendency to do that. I’m new here. I’ve been binging y’all for the past couple days. I gotta find the one for “ripple“ because that is one of my all-time not just dead songs, but favorite songs!
Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter made for an excellent writing partnership up there with John Lennon and Paul McCartney!
Wait did anybody tell Amber about shakedown Street outside of shows?😂
Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir swapped or shared lead vocals. When one was leading, the other was harmonizing, usually.
Disco was at its peak when this came out....lots of rock bands were putting out disco sounding songs around this time
Go birds
I just love to see you 2 hearing songs I grew up on. Songs and groups we had everyday. I just love to see young people appreciate this music from Rob Stewart to Led Zeppelin and more . You 2 make me happy 😊
HAVE to check out the live version from Merriweather Post Pavilion,June 30,1985. It'll melt your brain,I know,I was there. Best Shakedown ever. They ripped it both nights actually,June 30th (the last night before Ecstasy became a schedule 1 narcotic) and July 1st.
The Grateful Dead.. the disco era ... nothin' left to do but smile smile smile.
used to love to hear that opening chord to open the show, you would always be in for a good one when Shakedown opened