The grateful dead

I play a lot of dead tunes and have been in a couple of of dad bands that play mostly dead.

There are a whole lot of folks doing Dead tributes in all kinds of formats (esp. bluegrass and gospel)... they have a massive fan base.

TBH, it's more a cultural thing at this point... all the jam bands seems to have similar fan bases, but the dead symbols still have enough cultural power that sporting them is popular and effective for casually connecting with folks. Mostly I just prefer a to be around folks who've done a certain amount of acid.

Late seventies or early 90's? 

I personally think the brent era was the best.

1977-78, no contest.  '72/3 was awesome, the 90s were unique...but there was something different in the air back in '77...

christoph benellswrote:

Late seventies or early 90's? 

I personally think the brent era was the best.

I really only listen to Keith era because it makes me sad to think of Jerry all strung out on heroin in the later years. I have not really listened to anything beyond 1978 and there is still a lifetime of material to enjoy.

'73 and '74 are peak for me though.

My chalk bag belt is Dancing Bears....

John Reevewrote:

I play a lot of dead tunes and have been in a couple of of dad bands that play mostly dead.

There are a whole lot of folks doing Dead tributes in all kinds of formats (esp. bluegrass and gospel)... they have a massive fan base.

TBH, it's more a cultural thing at this point... all the jam bands seems to have similar fan bases, but the dead symbols still have enough cultural power that sporting them is popular and effective for casually connecting with folks. Mostly I just prefer a to be around folks who've done a certain amount of acid.

What did(do) you think of the John Mayer era Dead & Co.???

Strategy is my strength, and not disaster... 

Buck Riowrote:

What did(do) you think of the John Mayer era Dead & Co.???

TBH, I'd rather just play the stuff myself.  

I've been in a lot of blues bands with folks in their 60s/70s, and it reminded me of those.  Like, a lot... tunes are a bit slower, everyone knows what's gonna happen, super fun.  I love the music, they play it well, and I feel fortunate that I got to see Dead and Co the one time that I saw them... but I'd still rather be playing that stuff in someone's living room instead of standing in a giant auditorium listening to it.

How do GD fans change a lightbulb?  They don't... they keep ignoring that it's burnt out.

Of all the dead related bands I've seen, I like JRAD the best...

don't worry, Weir Everywhere!

It was china cat sunflower/I know you rider that did it for me

who are they and why are they following me around

Could not resist

100's of shows I've seen

Honestly ( like why I climb ) not sure why

Why?... Nobody cares

Peace and love

I haven't watched the whole video yet, but I will say that New Speedway Boogie is a bit of an odd choice

Hamilton Kibbewrote:

There's primo dead content on the proj if you look at it right: mountainproject.com/route/1…

https://www.mountainproject.com/area/119320457/jerry-garcia-boulder

John Reevewrote:

TBH, I'd rather just play the stuff myself.  

I've been in a lot of blues bands with folks in their 60s/70s, and it reminded me of those.  Like, a lot... tunes are a bit slower, everyone knows what's gonna happen, super fun.  I love the music, they play it well, and I feel fortunate that I got to see Dead and Co the one time that I saw them... but I'd still rather be playing that stuff in someone's living room instead of standing in a giant auditorium listening to it.

How do GD fans change a lightbulb?  They don't... they keep ignoring that it's burnt out.

I just gave away my Custom Shop Signature Series Robert Cray Strat to my nephew in Denver. My fingers hurt too much to barre a chord, so I figured he could use it until I die, then he can have it.  I kept my LP standard, just because I like to look at (tobacco burst).

This past Halloween, after parting ways with my climbing partner, I was walking back to my car by El Cap meadow when a tall man wearing a Gandalf the Grey costume popped his head from around a van and offered me an It's-It ice cream sandwich. I heard the comforting sound of Jerry's guitar coming from a small speaker and walked into a wonderfully unexpected dance party! Several happy climbers were moving their bodies to Drums and Space, most wearing costumes. As the sparkle of headlamps began to appear overheard, twinkling across the big stone the way reflected moonlight scatters across a choppy alpine lake, the sound of Bobby's demanding lyric "Spanish lady come to me..." broke through the conscientiously-destinationless jam. Then, slowly dancing from its hiding place behind the dark profile of Cloud's Rest and Half Dome, like a shy friend at the bar after finishing her second drink, the full moon joined the Halloween party! Together under its light were climbers, park rangers, lord of the rings characters, and one monkey wearing a top hat. All these people, strangers to me one hour prior, made up the highest quality company I could ask for.  After dancing and chatting for a short time my exhaustion from a long day of climbing returned, and I continued on to my car. As I wound my way down the 140 through the dark quiet evening, I reflected on the night: the people, the wall, the moon, and the music that had perfectly tied it all together. I don’t often bring music outdoors, but I owe someone a thank you for that evening’s inspired soundtrack selection.

As the progeny of a couple old DeadHeads I know almost all the lyrics to most songs and, beyond the occasional nostalgia, I personally cannot stand listening to them.

Saw them a couple times as a little kid before Jerry died and then once afterwards as a teenager. The mushrooms helped make the later show sorta OK.

Saw them 7 times in the '70s including the Filmore East and, at 600K, their biggest gig at Watkin's Glen in '73.

My nephew is in the Amos Lee Band and since 2012 they've had a member named Zach who is capable of channeling Jerry Garcia both on guitar AND vocals to a remarkable degree. They once performed (without Amos) and did a cover of Roll Away The Dew that sounded just like the Dead.

Love the Dead here, seeing Dead and Co is my modern excuse for catching shows and visiting different climbing areas (skipped the last tour/wanted to take a summer off from solo cross country touring). The usual tour closers allow me to revisit Boulder and see old friends/projects, Alpine Valley gives me the excuse for the Devils Lake trip. Personally I’m wondering what the crossover with Zappa fans are. Plenty of routes and boulders paying tribute to Zappa tunes, but in my travels/shows/experience Dead fans are totally on board or “I’m not into that at all”. So to sum up: I’m a vegan, atheist, Deadhead who LOVES Zappa. I just want to know how small of a percentage of the population I belong to. 

GD tour taught me how to be a dirtbag. Dirt bagging at a climbing area feels too easy. Given the choice of crag music- dubstep or dead- i'll take dead every time.

Dan Daugherty wrote:

Was this whole thread just to get a bunch of people searching for this unknown person to move him up in the search queue?

Lol