Grateful Dead

....well. That was unexpected. LLR? I enjoy the MIDI thunder versions a lot.
Like the one in the Dave's 44 Eugene release. Which I am listening to now.
But what was expected, is the fact that the republicans got the house yet have yet to decide on a speaker. The infighting is....embarrassing. If they can't lead their own party, how can America feel regarding them leading the country? Thanks trump. He is the dog poop on the foot of this country.
Make America Grateful Again!!
My political post for the month.

I always skip LLR. It's a bummer song. I don't know if D&C or Wolf Bros. ever covered it but I think even Bob mostly shades it now. Also hard to listen to Weather Report Suite until it picks up and Jer starts ripping toward the end.

Skip any song Brent sings lead on and for some reason, I usually do let the Vince songs play. I don't know why. There aren't that many, for one. He isn't a good singer but no one in this band was, ever... they grow on you. Brent is just too over emotive even singing background some times.

Always fast forward or skip Donna's horrible, atonal, unbearable screeching on "PITB," as well. It's embarrassing.

No band with any significant output was ever on 100% all the time. It's not important or honest to claim reverence for every second of recorded output of any musical entity, even the GOGD.

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Nobody.
The last dozen or so comments have brought up a combination of memories & intrigue.

When I found a band that I liked, I would purchase EVERY release by that band, without thought. It never occurred to me that I might not like every song on the album. But I eventually became aware of the inevitability that the longer (most) bands continue on, it’s less likely that the music will continue to have the same quality as in the early days. It’s almost illogical to think musicians will continue ad infinitum forever. While there are certainly exceptions to this thinking (most of whom, to my ears, are bands whose sound is constantly evolving and changing), by and large, most bands fall into this inevitability. I had to chuckle when I read STILLWATERS’ comment. As much as I WANTED to like every song by a beloved band, as I got older, I realized it was OK to not like every song!!
Regarding the Dead, it wasn’t until Mars Hotel that I was taken aback by my distaste for a couple of those songs. And starting again with Shakedown Street, every album had multiple songs that I did not like.
As far as Me & My Uncle, it’s the most played song in the Dead’s canon, so while I truly like the song (a cover no less), I’ve simply heard it too many times.
Regarding my 3 all-time favorite musicians: John Lennon, Miles Davis and Bill Frisell, there are definitely songs by all 3 that I’m not fond of (although with Frisell, it’s pretty much only 1 album). Not going to list any, too boring, takes too much time.

Regarding our beloved critters, I suppose it’s always going to come down to time, expense or both. I just get SO MUCH from them that I’m more than happy to pay those two costs. As I age even more, I imagine I may change, but I find now that cats are less costly, and need me less than any dog would.
Sorry about being wordy, I just felt inspired to add my 9 cents worth.

Music is the Best!!

Since most of my show going was after Brent (saw him 4 times), I used Vince songs as a Set 2 pee break so that I wouldn’t have to miss any Drums/Space.

Sometimes I skip LLR, sometimes I listen to it. I like LLR’s with Donna, and yet skipped one a while ago when driving.
It may actually be the fact that I’m driving and don’t really want to hear a certain song at that particular time, and that ⏭️ button makes it so easy.
Sometimes I skip FOTD, and other times I listen to it and think it’s really good.
I don’t skip Row Jimmy ever.
Will skip Vince songs except Baba>TNK. It’s not Vince himself, it’s that Hunter wrote cheezy lyrics. Musically the songs aren’t bad.
Sleazy Answers is a pee break.
Wave To The Wind…… well, I’m sorry for Phil with that one.

I got it on DVD years ago (I’ve even posted about it in past years), and I think it’s pretty good.
In fact, I had watched it many times before Long Strange Trip came out, and I didn’t really think that LST was significantly better.

It has good old footage, including stuff that isn’t on LST.

Edit:
Yes, TC is there, and it focuses more on everyone’s early music roots than LST does.

Oh, and why is Cutler being interviewed from his van in LST?

You can watch it on your favorite streaming service; just did a quick spot check, and it looks legit with video clips and interviews(Tom Constanten is there, for one.) Might check it out later tonight.

Yeah, me too…what gives Conekid, dont think I’ve ever heard of it?

HA! Captcha was wrong! Asked for taxis, showed a picture of a Stanley Steamer van but thought it was a taxi!

Hey there Icecreamkid, would you recommend this doc? Is it a rip off or a worth while investment of 2.5 hours?

I'm not completely up to date on reading here, so forgive me if there has already been a detailed discussion of the doc's merits.

I generally prefer faster songs to slower ones as the years have gone by. Maybe a bit contradictory -as you get older you might think slower ones would appeal more, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Not just with The Dead - its the same with The Stones, who I have also been listening to since the 70's. Songs "Wild Horses", or "You Can't Always Get What You Want" haven't really stood the test of time for me. Rockers like like "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Brown Sugar", on the other hand, still sound great .
Ditto with The Dead - only in there case it's more the interaction of the musicians in jams that appeal (or not), rather than specific songs. If you listen to the same bands for a long time, it may be inevitable that you like and dislike different things about them as the years pass.

The smell is coming from INSIDE the house!