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    The Dead Covers Project

    What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

    Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

    Now Playing In The Band...

    The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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  • PAPPYPGH
    12 years 8 months ago
    ziphler
    I love that last post of yours. Hell yes! Collaboration is the greatest. I love playing with new players (and look at me - I'm not at all hurt that you posted one of leafcutters vids but not one of mine...hahahahaha)!!!I am looking forward to my boss leaving so I can check out that 30 minute jam you put up! I play a party every year that is a gathering of musicians & a bunch of our friends. It's rather small - only about 200 or so show up every year (and that's the way we like it). But it's a weekend of musical exploration. Each of our bands play, and there are several long jams with much crossover. Lots of GD tunes, original songs & other psychedelia. :0) I wish I had the equipment to start, or add to, a jam where one records 10 minutes or so of jamming, then mails it onto the next person and they lay a track on top of it, etc.... Could be killer.
  • ziphler
    12 years 8 months ago
    so then let's look dead ahead
    leafcuttermultimedia, I like the way you think and thanks for jarring my memory about Birdhouse. They brought tears to my eyes in the best Here Comes Sunshine ever and a perfectly executed video. Now if only I could find this jam band that was playing on one of those mystic hot springs videos. They totally smoked, touched down on cumberland blues briefly then were off on intense jams. When I first visited this project ready to upload samplings from a few bands I've been in and others I'm just filming they were the first video I encountered. Once I heard them I dropped all pretense and delusion that any of my entries would place and humility is a good thing cause it allows one to stand for whats right without personal agenda. PAPPYPGH, 9 likes is better than anything I put up got but each video did garner one or two comments that were really nice and like you they made me feel pretty good. I'm listening to leafcuttermultimedia's dark star now and am impressed. everyone, check it out: You and PAPPYPGH are about 20 years yonger than me. My decade with the dead was the 70's. I probably only saw them 10 to 20 times in the eighties and maybe 5 times in the 90's but they nevertheless completely altered the trajectory of my life. I studied Phil lesh in detail and was a technical guy so I understood what he and alembic were going for and am amazed that to this day few emulate his style even though he and alembic invented the modern bass guitar that all bass players play. I also learned to play blues, a place Lesh, oddly, never really went to.This is my entry like your dark star an out of the box jam that makes it way to part of truckin and a lame bossman but thist guitarist I had the honor of playing with still brings chills to my spine 32 years later, you'll need 30 minutes to listen to it though: This project has the potential to bring deadhead musicians together for a collaboration big enought to spark an era that would make the dead's run look like a rehearsal. I totally agree it's not about the whining about what was, but what this could be. I don't want to race birdcage I wanna play with them or spomehow see all of us pitch in to create an ongoing event as reliable as a deadshow was to provide a really good time cause I don't know about you guys but I miss those shows. I don't much feel like waiting til dead.net's clock says quarter to february
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    12 years 8 months ago
    DEAD COVERS PROJECT
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAREHwKPJdw&feature=related WOODZ BAND Featuring: TIM WOODS - performing FRANKLIN'S TOWER/ DEEP ELEM BLUES. @The Wicked Googly. LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA FEATURING: TIM WOODS 07-02-11.
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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

Now Playing In The Band...

The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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Submitted by JaMusic on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 00:39

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Here's our version of "Broke-down Palace." If you dig it, "like" it on Youtube please! Thanks to everyone for all of the great tunes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flE7Is555DI "Broke-down Palace" Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Josh Anderson-Violin Jim Kirby-Guitar/Vocals David Pratt-Harmonica Jason Anderson-Guitar/Vocals
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Submitted by ziphler on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 02:59

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this was 31 years ago in belmont, california - yes there were even dead bands back then. this qualifies cause it touches both on truckin and ends with big boss man ziphler
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Submitted by ruffnrocky on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 09:36

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This is my personal fave of all the covers. Just wish there was a bit more volume.
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Submitted by melanie11 on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 11:06

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oops SORRY!!!! couldn't tell it was posting. soo confused.
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Submitted by Sagesisters on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 11:42

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ROSEMARY.DeadCoversProject.StephanieLallouz http://youtu.be/FNDaraS0MNo Technique: I played the song straight through on Vocal & Guitar with 1 mic + added a strumming & vox track to give a more depth of sound & reverb. Video recorded with iPhone on the 8mm video app., Engineered, Video & Edit by Stephanie Lallouz Quote from Blair Jackson "Stephanie Lallouz: “Rosemary.” I always make a point to check out any videos of seldom-performed GD songs, and this certainly qualifies! Lallouz does a lovely job with this Aoxomoxoa treasure, crafting an evocative video that looks like it’s from some earlier era, and capturing the nuances of the song’s gorgeous and delicate construction both vocally and instrumentally." - Blair Jackson http://www.dead.net/features/blair-jackson/blair-s-golden-road-blog-mus…
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Submitted by Pizza_T on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 12:18

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I'm not sure if it's that super, but it does have a singing robot named Jambot. Jambot is a jamband robot that sings and gets the crowd excited. This version is most likely the most craziest Dead Cover Project. But that's up to you to decide. We wanted to do it like how Mickey Hart intended it to be "PURE RAP" This is from Pizza T's Z-Kamp experience. We have been on youtube with the video "Obama joins a jamband" which has been openly hated by non Obama supporters. Thank you to David Gans and everyone at Dead.net. Here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyS-LVTxeSw&context=C31104c3ADOEgsToPDsk… or not..... having fun is the key to my happiness. And for all you old school NW people..... "YES that is Danny Kelly of Heliotroupe playing with Pizza T" I just moved to Illinois, so if any heads want to jam and join Pizza T then contact me through dead.net My next mission is to make a Jambot version of Terrapin Station
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Submitted by spun_fluffington on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 12:47

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Unfortunately the only videos of SpongeCake & The Fluff Ramblers doing any Dead, are posted by people in the crowd and can't be tagged by us . But here is a link to a really crunchy Rider Jam from New Years Eve . Hope ya enjoy. Peace!
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Submitted by Mike OB on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 13:41

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Here is the new one I did today of Stella Blue. I hope you guys like it !
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Submitted by rollout on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 19:42

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Please check out their unique version of I Know you Rider. I think they have so many of the qualities and talent our "Dead" have. Like the"Dead", they recreate a song, unlike no other and show their talent.Please help them to become discovered and like their submission. They need you help! You wont be sorry.
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Submitted by DwR on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 02:32

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Couldn't seem to reassign this video of Uncle John's Band to enter it into the covers project, but I'd love to share it with everyone! Lots of love on the lawn~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGP8Q6nQT8s Enjoy the old Deadwood Revival~ Recorded AUgust, 2011 at Dead On THe Creek fyi..... LOTS of Dead covers by Deadwood Revival on youtube~
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Submitted by rollout on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 07:27

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Disappointed to see they have slipped to #10. They have the most unique version I have ever heard of I Know you Rider, great harmonies and a jamband just trying to get recognized. Please help support your Dead Brothers from the Haight. There's a resurgence of great music,like the 60's, and they are one of the leaders. Please vote "Like" on YouTube ane help them make it to the top 5.
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Submitted by Packy on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 07:48

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Still riding high from my Bertha feature on Friday...what an incredible honor! My brother and I threw down a little H > S jam this weekend. Dig!
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Submitted by PhilipLoGerfo on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 09:33

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Hey
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Submitted by mrfish on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 09:59

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Submitted by Ratdog83 on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 10:12

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Really enjoying all the awesome covers, Bertha and Cassidy have been my favorites so far. Hope you enjoy our version of TN Jed. I've always wanted to cover it, and this was a great excuse!
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Submitted by PhilipLoGerfo on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 11:18

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I agree.This is an unabashedly raw, creative, sincere, unconventional performance. A very talented group. Some of the top ten videos tend to be more polished, safe, almost academic. Hard bop jazz from the 50's and 60' underwent a similar process in the 80's and 90's. The original intent and purpose of the music became weakened as it was standardized in efforts to recreate it. There seems to be a trend in how improvised music idioms develop and establish themselves.
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Submitted by CrazyToes73 on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 11:43

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I'm so honored to be featured today in the midst of so many talented artists. Thanks again!
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Submitted by bobbyjfromtheuk on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:48

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Most of these are unbelievable. Everyone in Furthur and other GD extensions needs to step up their game. This contest proves one thing- There are exciting new players creating Dead music equal to, and superior in some cases to the current GD lineups. Bobby, next time you phone in a performance you might want to be aware of these other cats waiting in the wings. JK- You're the luckiest man on Earth, a number of these guys could do your job. And Phil- The singing's not happening big guy... keep it to a verse in St. Stephen.
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Submitted by gamesayer on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:39

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This has been so much fun checking out all of these videos. We're super stoked to have been seen in the top ten for the last few weeks. We've each liked many other people's videos and watched too many to count. We've social media'd and emailed and hounded all of our friends to come by and check out all the vids and cast their votes. Thanks everyone, what a great way to connect with other deadheads. There really are some fantastic performances on here. Hope to see some of you at a show sometime soon...maybe Mickey Hart here in a few. Maybe Cubensis. Maybe even at one of our gigs.Much Love, Tom, Saturn Returns. www.saturnreturnsband.com
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Submitted by general grant on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:30

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psych / noise / beats / drums / space gcube.bandcamp.com
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Submitted by 3twenty6 on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:18

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Check out our take on a classic Dead tune, combined with a classic Beck tune!
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Submitted by Deadwood-Jed on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 21:41

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and kudos to you for diving off the deep end :-D oh those many hours spent with the '68 mix of this song on the stereo....... I had fun doing mine but nowhere near as zonked - http://youtu.be/iM3wzHqEr3I cheers!