Grateful Dead

Rasta - Absolutely see Dylan. I’ve seen him maybe 20 times, never disappointed, and I even saw his Gospel tour, and it was great. VGuy is right - none of us are getting younger.
Billy - Only $1 to see Jerry! That price would blow up TicketBastard’s mainframe.
DaveRock- Definitely some silly lyrics out there, may I introduce Exhibit A, Phish lyrics, into evidence. However, they absolutely kill it with their incredible sound. VGuy, as my Phising Guide, I assure you I’ll see them next round.
Happy Friday, all.

According to film critic Pauline Kael " Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them." Maybe the same could be said about lyrics in rock songs.

....yup. Fans ate them up. I'm one of them. They made/make me laugh.
They have never taken themselves too seriously, which is fun. Until they get serious. Then it's all business and they proceed to fuck your face.
But check out Evolve. Its new. It treads the path between silly and serious.
Bonus points for being extremely catchy 🍻
Or. Check out their cover of the Stones Shine A Light. Swoon....I was lucky enough to see them cover the entire Exile On Mainstreet record back in a day.
My Vermont Flood Relief cap arrived today. ❤️ it.
Now, That Mike needs to see them live. I'll go!

That's right just $1.00. Garcia was doing a benefit for a local radio station and it only cost $1.00 to get in. Kreutzman played drums that day. Queen Ida and her great Zydeco band opened the show. We already had our tickets in our pockets for the first run at the Greek, just 4 days away. FUN TIMES!

....if you like Dylan and have never seen him live, I'll pony up for the gas.
Don't miss him if you have the chance. None of us are getting any younger.
The More Blood On The Tracks bootleg release is money.
A guaranteed disc I take on road trips.

Rasta, funny you ask if he even plays guitar anymore. That was the thing that surprised me most when I saw him in 2010: he played the hell out of the guitar! He was ripping it all night. His voice wasn't great, but I've never enjoyed it much, but it was different live. He plays wildly different arrangements (I'm told every tour), so you may not know what the song is until the chorus or something, unless you have a great ear for mumbled words. But I was thoroughly impressed, and somehow somebody taped it and spread it via bit torrent. I had heard when he toured with Phil and Friends, he waited until all mic stands were lowered when it was his turn to play, so was surprised he allowed at least one taper, who didn't mention it being stealth or anything in the notes. I'd go, just for the experience if you've never seen him. I never saw Jimmy Buffett, and now regret that. Next weekend, I'm seeing Willie Nelson on his Outlaw Fest tour with Bob and Wolf Bros and Los Lobos and String Cheese and Tedeschi Trucks, but mainly going for Willie. And sadly, will be missing Peter Gabriel next week; hope that isn't my last opportunity.

Rolling Thunder may be my favourite release in the Bootleg series too. But he has made many great albums since then. He is surely one of the most important American musicians of the last 100 years, and the fact that he is still performing is amazing. I have only seen him once, but listening to numerous live albums over his career, it strikes me that he is constantly re-inventing and re-interpreting his back catalogue while adding vital new songs to it. It sounds a bit pretentious, but he seems more of an artist to me than an entertainer. I would think if you thought he was ever was worth seeing, he always will be.

Is he still worth seeing in concert?........I lost interest in him after Rolling Thunder, which is still my favorite of his Bootleg Series releases.......it just seems to me he is mailing it in. I've always loved the Dead's versions of his songs, especially Baby Blue. Never seen him live, and he is in downtown Indy in 6 weeks. Don't want to drive 30 miles round trip to see nostalgia, so I'm passing. Gas is too expensive. When was the last time he played guitar during a show? Am I going to miss anything, besides a history lesson?

Even more expensive in the UK. Badlands are offering the 4 cd box for £164.99. Makes GD boxes appear positively cheap.

Puttering in the Dead net Store and saw a Denver Broncos homage t-shirt.
Wait, what? Is this a sports team series of shirts like the ones for each state?
Love the retro colors and especially the skeleton riding the rearing horse.
But not enough of a football fan to part with my money.
It sure would be a unique one to show up anywhere around here wearing it.
Not as cool as my Telluride Dead locally made one anyway.
Cheers