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I saw The Dead a couple of times, The Bickershaw Festival and Alexander Palace; I still listen to them regularly.
Unless they hit the UK, I doubt I'll get to see them.Nice! Dead and Company will be selling tickets on the 8th for their Hollywood Bowl show next June. I want tickets!
I'm actually working in Beverly Hills right now, so it would be convenient for me.
My favorite Jerry song. The lyrics are very meaningful IMO.
Long time Deadhead here, lots of shows seen (doesn't include shows after Jerry's death like Rat Dog and Phil and Friends)
Regarding the Jerry Garcia Band, my favorites must be Comes A Time and They Love Each Other, and a couple covers like Shining Star and The Way You Do The Things You Do.
1971
NOV 20 Grateful Dead (1) at Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles
1974
JUL 29 Grateful Dead (2) in Landover, MD
1984
JUL 21 Grateful Dead (3) in Ventura
1987
JUL 26 Dylan (1) and the Grateful Dead (4) at Anaheim stadium
1988
DEC 9-11 Grateful Dead (5-7) at Long Beach Civic
1989
FEB 10-12 Grateful Dead (8-10) at Inglewood Forum
APR 28-30 Grateful Dead (11-13) at Irvine Amphitheater
DEC 8-9 CONCERT: Grateful Dead (14-16) at the Great Western Forum
1990
NOV 16 Jerry Garcia Band (1) at the Wiltern in LA
DEC 28 Grateful Dead (17) at the Oakland Coliseum (1)
1991
JAN 21 Weir and Wasserman (1) at the Coach House (1)
JUN 1 Grateful Dead (18) at the LA Coliseum
1992
MAY 23-25 Grateful Dead at Shoreline (1) (19-21) in Mountainview
JUL 9 Weir and Wasserman (2) at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
AUG 1 Jerry Garcia Band (2) at Irvine Meadows (4)
1993
APR 18 Jerry Garcia Band (3) at San Diego sports arena (1)
MAY 6 Weir and Wasserman (3) at the Coach House (2)
MAY 14-16 Grateful Dead (22-24) at The Silver Dome (1) in Vegas
MAY 21-22 Grateful Dead (25-26) at Shoreline (2)
DEC 9 Grateful Dead (27) at LA Sports Arena
DEC 12 Grateful Dead (28) at San Diego Sports Arena (2)
1994
MAR 4-6 Grateful Dead (29-31) in Phoenix (1)
MAY 13 Jerry Garcia Band (4) at Glen Helen Pavilion in San Bernardino County
JUN 24-26 Grateful Dead (32-34) in Las Vegas at the Silver Dome (2)
JUL 1-2 Grateful Dead (35-36) at Shoreline (3).
SEP 16-18 Grateful Dead (37-39) at Shoreline (4)
1995
FEB 24-25 Grateful Dead (40-41) at Oakland Coliseum (2)
MAY 19-21 Grateful Dead (42-44) at Las Vegas Silver Dome (3)
I think it was their ability to 'jam'. If you saw 3 consecutive nights on a tour you would get different sets and different version of the songs.Though I have heard and am quite aware of the huge impact the Dead have made, they are simply one band I was never able to get into. I won't argue with Deadheads, but I am curious what the big appeal is in their music.
Though I have heard and am quite aware of the huge impact the Dead have made, they are simply one band I was never able to get into. I won't argue with Deadheads, but I am curious what the big appeal is in their music.
Though I have heard and am quite aware of the huge impact the Dead have made, they are simply one band I was never able to get into. I won't argue with Deadheads, but I am curious what the big appeal is in their music.
I think it was more about maintaining a cultural meme then it was about the music.
Referred to as "space" it's best enjoyed on a long country cruise out in the middle of nowhere. My wife can't take but I thoroughly enjoy it.
That is totally awesome! I know I've tried to get into them many times, but always found the music wanting. (And I've seen a lot of the bands from that era Live too.)There's a huge hump one needs to cross to enjoy their music in the way that a Deadhead does. I hated it at first, but had a period in my life where I had a roommate with whom I commuted to work over an hour, and we had about two 8-track tapes that we bought in a gas station convenience store, one Grateful Dead. It was those hours of listening that finally won me over.
When I got married in 1990, my new wife had to go through this learning curve as well. She didn't like it, but came over, and eventually joined me as the bass player in our dead cover band, and eventually saw about 40 shows with me. Right now, she's dancing to Scarlet Begonias, a Dead classic.