should i give the grateful dead a chance?

I also like “west l.a fadeaway” and Brent’s “tons of steel” from in the dark

I like a lot of Go To Heaven, but that might just be me

e.g. "Don't Ease Me In" and "Alabama Getaway"

+1 on "West L.A. Fadeaway"

"Lost Sailor" from Go To Heaven = nice dark yacht vibes from Bob

Bob:yacht::oil:water

Definitely West L.A. Fadeaway. I'm a fan of Passenger, off of Terrapin Station. It's a brief, fast-paced rocker. I don't think there's anything else in their catalog that sounds like it.

https://i.imgur.com/DQfsR3q.png
Except this

Listening to 8/19/89 today, the last time they played at the Greek. First set is fine, but the second set has that '89 X-factor. Healy's effects are just enough to make the "Other One" out of an absolutely killer "Space" really trippy. It's rare, but I love it when Healy uses his powers to heighten the vibe instead of just fucking with Bobby or dropping in a choo-choo FX or w/e. If you are pressed for time, just listen to the sequence from "PITB > UJB > PITB > D/S > TOO > Wharf Rat > Not Fade Away".

I have my misgivings, still, but my friend sent me this one months ago and it converted me a bit— the Dark Star really cooks, all you Deadheads know it already but it was revelatory for me. (Helps if yr nice and toasted)

https://archive.org/details/gd69-04-20.sbd.lutch.4992.sbeok.shnf

everyone was dosed of course

table, glad you are finding a way in. It's a fun journey when you do.

Passenger IS great! Maybe Alabama Getaway compares a little bit but yeah- solid uptempo song for a band that by then wasn't so speedy.

Lesh wrote the song, admittedly based on Fleetwood Mac’s riff for their song “Station Man.” Lesh said, in an interview in Dupree’s Diamond News, “What's weird about that song is I sort of did it as a joke. It's a take on a Fleetwood Mac tune called ‘Station Man.’ I just sort of sped it up and put some different chord changes in there..."

Also Terrapin Station was produced by Keith Olsen, who produced the Buckingham/Nicks album, played it for Mick Fleetwood, and produced the s/t 1975 Fleetwood Mac album.

Today's road disc for me was Road Trips Vol. 2 #3 also labeled as the "Wall of Sound". It is a 2 CD collection from June of '74 with one set from Iowa and one set from Louisville. Great sound on this one, probably as good a drum sound as you can get on one of the 2 track live recordings. There is a couple of good "Eyes of the World" and a long take on the "Weather Report Suite" on this one.

Love that one. The mix of the archive stream of Iowa '74 starts with everyone turned down except for single drummer Billy & Phil which is interesting to hear.

What is Bob on about in weather report suite?
Song is all over the map

the love of the women, the work of men, things of that nature

Stella Blue vs Black Peter

After becoming more familiar with Bobby’s compositional style, I can read jack straw as his

I might be wrong but I think at least elements of the Weather Report Suite were come up with in jams and developed into a finished song, as you would see it listed as Weather Report Jsm on some live tapes. D think if that was the case, it was a fairly unique song in the Dead’s catalog.

I think a few other of ‘Bobs’ numbers came together that way too. They wrote that way early on and went back to it for Blues for Allah, but more often the song were written or covers brought into the band.

WRS is one of those Bobby songs that reminds me of show tunes. You settle into a groove then all of a sudden a new character jumps on stage out of nowhere and hollers “what shall we say shall we call it by a name?” And the songs takes a left turn. St of Circumstance would be another example.

Lazy Lightning too, but it usually makes me think of a 60s sitcom theme. “On this week’s episode, Lazy Lightning has a misunderstanding with his/her roommate and hilarity ensues”

https://i.imgur.com/ZGCOPTc.jpg

So DP8 is my favorite DP yet, so acoustic ‘70

Speaking of Bobs and "Stella Blue," Dylan recently covered it in Spain, but I haven't listened yet.
Was taking a break from his Neverending and Dead's too, although this Jambase report on a June 30 release has me intrigued:

Grateful Dead – RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73
Five previously unreleased Grateful Dead from spring 1973 are the focus of Here Comes Sunshine 1973, a massive 17-CD boxed set that arrived today. One of those five shows — RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 — is out now on streaming services, in physical formats and as a digital download. The Grateful Dead’s June 10, 1973 performance was the second of two nights played at the huge multi-purpose stadium in the District of Columbia. The Allman Brothers Band shared the bill each night. Highlights from June 10, 1973 include an impactful “Morning Dew” opener along with jam-filled versions of “Bird Song,” “Playing In The Band,” “Eyes Of The World” and the beloved “Dark Star.”

A third set saw the band — guitarists Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia, bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Bill Kreutzmann, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux and keyboardist Keith Godchaux — joined by Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts and drummer Butch Trucks as well as longtime Garcia collaborator Merl Saunders on organ. The assembled musicians treated fans to a run of covers that included Bob Dylan’s “It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry,” the Elvis-popularized “That’s Alright Mama,” Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land” and “Johnny B. Goode” and Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away.” Both “Drums” and “Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad” were encapsulated by “Not Fade Away.” Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction were used on the original recording with mastering by Jeffrey Norman.

There was some discussion of that show on the live GD thread. It’s a true gem.

It’s probably because it is the first GD song I ever heard but I have a soft spot for “Cumberland”
That G groove to F# and B is just

This show is great so far- wouldn’t have thought a 20+ minute EotW could hold my attention but salute! Donna’s great too!

This is the way.

lol, John Mayer solo show last night:

oh my god, the crazy bastard actually did it pic.twitter.com/Z1DKiDaSSh

— Rock Solver (@rocksolveresq) October 19, 2023

Haha that’s hilarious

And here I thought that "Dark Star > Me and My Uncle > Dark Star" was rough.

Your body is a wonderland... like a patient etherized on a table.

douche

hahaha the absolute madman

Unfortunately setlists has since been updated to note it as:

"Your Body is a Wonderland" (with "Dark Star" by Grateful Dead)

Still hilarious combination though

Your body is a wonderland... like a patient etherized on a table.

― BrianB

the patient it seems is not so well sleeping
the screams echo up the hall

"Truckin'"-->"No Such Thing"-->"Waiting On The World To Change"-->"Truckin'"

this actually makes me like john mayer a tiny bit ... something i would have thought impossible.

lol

(not that i ever want to hear this)

You want love?
We'll make it
Swim in a deep sea
Of blankets
Take all your big plans
And break 'em
This is bound to be a while

Your body is a dark star
Your body is a star, pouring its light into ashes
Your body is a dark star

https://i.imgur.com/nwTMjxM.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/track/727MIUcOQhC9etXDqhHic8?si=dRV2m-A6Q0GFORxutGmSNA

Sounds like a college cover band

No sloppier than Chuck himself was in 72....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGhMdhdDIlM

Love this 87 terrapin
Jerry so focused
Rest of the band not sure what part comes next

https://www.stereogum.com/2250575/grateful-dead-most-top-40-albums-billboard/news/

Beat That On Down The Line, Taylor...

13 studio albums, 180 live albums? something like that. Honestly Taylor could easily beat this by releasing 50 live albums.

Don't give her any ideas