The Grateful Dead

[epilepticme]

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Was lookin for some kind videos... thought I would share

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Anyone in the Upstate NY area making it to SPAC tonight for the Allman Bros and Bobby?

[hedgehog]

Well I was blessed with being able to witness 75 Greatful Dead and Garcia shows before Jerry Passed On. I was not turned on to them untill 1988 and have been to mostly east coast shows so I can not give an oppinion on midwest and west coast venues. Bur for my years I can give my oppinion on what I have seen.

Best show I have been to: 10/8/89 Hampton Virginia, Billed as the The Warlock's, This was the show that brought back Dark Star to the set list after more than 10 years. The energy from the band and the fans was just unbelievable, I never experinced that level energy since.

My most favorite venues are as follows:

Stadium: RFK, Washington DC and Rich Stadium Buffalo New York
Outdoor Non-Stadium: Buckeye Lake
Most Senic: Highgate Vermont
Best Indoor Arena: Large: Capital center/Us Air Arena Landover Maryland/ Small: Hampton Virginia.

Since the passing of Jerry I have been to see all the different bands that the band members have orginized including, The Other Ones, The Dead, Rat Dog, and Phil and Friends, and Micky Harts Band. Unfortunatlly none of these bands have come close to giving the feelings I had during the time when Jerry was around. Don't take this as they suck. They are far from that and are some of the best shows out there for this era.

But by far the Best Dead Experiance you can find now is Dark Star Orchastra. I see them every chance I get and the similarities at times are freightning. I have been to shows where if you close your eyes you will swear you are at a real dead show. The only thing that I have noticed lately about DSO is the current sound mixer appears to have never been to an actual GD show. I most recently saw them at the All Good Festival in West Virgina and finnaly saw them using a real concert sound & light system. ( not the theater/ club system I am use to ) WOW the lighting was right on and the music was perfect BUT the mixing was AWFULL!!!! If it was just this show I would just chalk it up to the Mixing person was enjoying the festival a little to much. But for the last few DSO shows I have been to I noticed the same thing MIXING SUCKED. ( Bass to loud at the wrong times, Mic's not turned up for critical lyrics, Guitar solos washed out ECT).

I do not want to discourage anyone from seeing them in fact I want everyone to go see them and support them because they are the one band capable of bringing back the experiance I remember. I just hope they are getting the feedback that I am giving, so to improve the experiance.

JG

I love listening to that Hampton Roads show, have it on cassette... I think they opened with a Foolish Heart that was INCREDIBLE.

I know what you mean about the mixing at AllGood this year... The thing that really irked me was the fact that they couldn't wait 5 minutes for one act to finish before doing the sound checks on the next act...

It completely killed my mood when Soja started tuning up right as Phil was finishing what was one of the greatest Phil and Friends set I've ever heard.

Just curious are you going to see Phil and Friends and the Allman Bros. play in Charlotte in Oct?

[csmasu]

I wouldn't miss the phil and friends/allman show for nothing!

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

Charlotte is a cruise for me so I won't make that show

Unfortunately if I did go it would be for the Almond Brothers. Since Derick Trucks joined this band every show has been a wonderful experience. Whenever you get Warren Haynes and Derick Trucks playing together your in for one hell of a good show!!! Also If you ever get the chance go see Warren Haynes band "Government Mule" WOW is all I can say after seeing him at All Good 2008. He played Led Zeppelin's No Quarter and it just gave me goosebumps Well worth it and is usually at small clubs.

JG