Grateful Dead

Lots of good stuff here folks. I too, have the typo Mucic Dick's 3 cd, never missed a Dicks back in the day and bought them as soon as they came out. I was at the Dicks 29 show in Lakeland, FL and Dick's 3 is the day after that show. Those were the days. Oroboros, 10-26-89 was released with boxzilla, I was at that show also, I wish they would release the first night of that run, that was a great show too, just no Dark Star that night. My first Floyd show was 6-29-73, never forget it, The set list was Obscured by Clouds, When you're in, Set the controls for the heart of the sun, Careful with that Axe Eugene and all of Echoes. Then all of DSOTM with One of these Days as the encore, purple microdot. The ticket was pink and the show cost 6 bucks. I was also at the 87 shows and the 94 shows, all good but nowhere as good as that first show was. I liked the Wall, but it hit a bit too close to home for me and after hearing it in it's entirety trippin balls, I had to leave it. I cut my teeth on Meddle, what a great LP, the cover is an ear underwater collecting waves of sound, one of my favs on that lp is Fearless, with the Liverpool football club singing "You'll never walk alone" just a great tune. Icecreamkid, you should really try Roger Waters' "Amused to Death", you will change your mind about his solo stuff once you hear it, check out "Bravery of being out of range" and "What God wants, part II" Jeff Beck plays on the lp and he is in fine form, definitely the best Roger Waters lp to date. Jim, I was also anti waters back in the 80's believing the hype that it was he who broke up my favorite band back then, but after seeing the "Pros and cons of hitchhiking" tour, I instantly changed my mind and now knew which one was "Pink". The cover of Relics, that face, it is laugh your ass off funny tripping hard, you just can't help but laugh, one of my favorites too. After Meddle, I revisited More and Obscured by clouds, both good, Cirrus Minor, the Nile song and a great little ditty called "Spanish Piece" Gilmore's flamenco guitar playing with Water's lyrics is priceless. Julia Dream and Remember a Day from Obscured by Clouds are classic Floyd cuts. I recommend you do not skip them. Direwulf, what a quote "Days of lying supine in the sunshine transition to disconnect, fear and paranoia" wow, personally, I never stopped lying supine in the sunshine, so I have no fear, paranoia or disconnect. I have been dodging societies norms my entire life, so I don't have any of those. Favorite bands? I too am a deadhead first, then a Floyd fan. I have heard Tool and they are also very good, I met those guys at a party in Florida once, a chick I worked with was dating one of them. Nice guys, a bit scary at first, but harmless once you got to talking with them. My favorite Floyd lp? Piper,then Relics, then Ummagumma, then Meddle, saucerful of secrets, More, Obscured by Clouds, WYWH, Animals, DSOTM. Give me Syd Barrett Floyd anyday, ain't nothing like it anywhere else. Gilmore and Wright also played on Syd's Barrett lp. More news on Nick's Saucerful of Secrets band, doing a european tour this year, lets hope they make it to the good old U S of A. Sorry so long winded, it's not easy keeping up with you guys :)

What a day to see the Dead!!!

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Incidentally, Jerry credited these early albums by Freddie as being a primary influence when he switched form acoustic to electric in the mid 60s. He refers to him twice in that Charles Reich interview from 1972, in the book "Signpost To A New Space." The influence wasn't in terms of reproducing particular licks, so much as in developing fluency and melodicism, it seems to me. The only time, to my knowledge that The Dead ever touched on a Freddie track was on 7th November 1971, when they swung into a brief version of "Hideaway". Freddie King's actual tracks probably didn't suit the Dead's style of playing too much, in that they demand to be played, almost note for note, the way Monsieur King played them. There isn't much call for improvisation, it seems to me, on a Freddie King track.

Yes, I like that aspect of this board. A lot of very sound recommendations. I have noticed that the Freddie King album you downloaded last week is included, in its entirety, along with the other two albums he cut for Shelter in a 2 cd set called "King of the Blues". Looks alright! Not necessarily a recommendation, as you probably have the music already-but if anyone hasn't-then it is!- but I got a great Freddy and Albert King double cd yesterday. It was ridiculously inexpensive. The first cd has the first two Freddy albums-"Lets Hide Away and Dance Away" and "Freddy King Sings." The second album has the Freddy/Lula Reed/Sonny Thompson album "Boy-Girl-Boy", coupled with an early Albert King album, "The Big Blues". All recorded circa 1961. I wasn't expecting much-the cost, the insensitive coupling of Freddy and Albert and the dodgy titled "Boy-Girl-Boy". But its great. The sound is absolutely superb, and the music really good. The Freddy sides comprise almost all his instrumentals and early vocal sides, and they are a lot more swinging-less "rock" orientated than the later tracks he cut. He seems to have been looking for cross over hits with the instrumentals-very bright and breezy in an era when many people were having hits with guitar instrumentals-but they still hold up as great blues. The 12 Albert King tracks feature his signature guitar style, but with a big band for support, which gives the music a different flavour from his Stax sides. I haven't played "Boy-Girl-Boy" yet-but in the unlikely event that its not so good-the discs still hold enough great music to make the purchase worthwhile. Top Dead? 18th June 1974 was the last I played. Definitely one of the best shows from one of their best periods.

When we are anxiously awaiting Dave's Pick 46, one would hope there would be a need to correct ye olde Dick's Picks sins of omission. Like pitch correct 33 for starters. By all accounts quality shows, but my ears (my transparent vintage Dynaco tube amp monoblocks and highly efficient Heritage Klipsch Cornie IIs) detected something amiss with that release right away.

I recently made a trip out to Arizona (I had never been out West before), anyway my first night there we got to the hotel pretty late, everything is closed, so I go into the only place open (the local Circle K) to grab some beer, only to discover that they have a whole wall of liquor! Amazing, I had never seen anything like that before; I soon discover that convenience stores, gas stations, and super markets all have a decent selection of wines and spirits there. Never went into a liquor store the whole time I was there, wonder why they even have them. I tell ya, I almost decided to move out West right then and there...

Thanks, man! I have 2 out of 3 of those albums, and now I know what I'm missing. Going to rectify that ASAP ;)

Cool, glad you're enjoying it! I'm going to have to pick up a copy of "Jammed Together" now as well. I somehow missed the recommendation, but thanks to whomever made it. That's why I keep coming back here, for those great recommendations from fellow Dead Heads...

Sames on my copy.Never knew or noticed that, a neat fact. Thanks for sharing. Sixtus