Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread

thehealingherb · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 12:41 AM

I cant think of a better band than The Grateful Dead. They gave us so much, so i figure, lets make a thread showing our appreciation for GD. Post anything here, favorite songs, favorite concerts, concert experiences... anything !

BTW listening to Live at the Warfield 40-04-1980, great long setlist.

codybridges69 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 01:02 AM

My mom left me with my grandma as a kid to follow around Grateful Dead, so I'm sure they are pretty good. Casey Jones is really the only song that I've heard by then, so my opinion doesn't count.

AugustWest · #3 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 01:32 AM

<--- an appreciator!

140+ shows since 1986

peace

This Dude · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 01:35 AM

TGD is one of the most overated bands in my time..they fucking suck. People only went to their concerts because there were huge ass fuckin parties in the parking lot, they would have more people partying in the parking lot then even at the show.

AugustWest · #5 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by This Dude

TGD is one of the most overated bands in my time..they fucking suck. People only went to their concerts because there were huge ass fuckin parties in the parking lot, they would have more people partying in the parking lot then even at the show.

they would have upwards of 100,000 people at an outdoor stadium show and nowhere near 100,000 people out in the lots during the show.
and how are they overrated, when no one really gave them any credit as a band anyway?

thehealingherb · #6 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by This Dude

TGD is one of the most overated bands in my time..they fucking suck. People only went to their concerts because there were huge ass fuckin parties in the parking lot, they would have more people partying in the parking lot then even at the show.

did you read the thread title, its an appreciation thread... if you have nothing good to say then please leave.

thehealingherb · #7 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AugustWest

<--- an appreciator!

140+ shows since 1986

peace

hell yeah man, i like your avatar

fracturtle · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 11:58 AM

grateful dead! i was hoping i could find an appreciation thread.

i'm too young to have seen the dead live but i have been to phil & friends, ratdog, and DSO a bunch of times and i can't see the music going away any time soon.

the shows are amazing...going through a concert is like being taken on a journey through life, death, and everything in between. for me, morning dew can be one of the most spiritual experiences i've had yet. it's like all our loved ones are coming through the music, and i'd swear jerry is in the wind blowin' through the crowd.

i'll go to as many shows and meet as many people as i possibly can. it's like a different kind of family. completely amazing. magic!

Marvelous · #9 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 12:40 PM

I saw Phil Lesh and friends at 10K this year, it was so fucking awesome, wish i could have seen all of them together but lesh was there with hart and weir

#10 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 06:46 PM

I love the songs Box of Rain, Playing in the Band and Fire on the Mountain.

And I dont think GD are overrated at all, I think theirs real magic in their music - for me anyway - and I'm not even a proper fan

reggaemylitis · #11 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 05:28 AM

The Grateful Dead are not just a band, they are pioneers of a culture. They are by far the greatest musical experience to occur on this planet. i dont even know where to start expressing my love. For a buncha druggies they were sure ahead of their times man, THE WALL OF SOUND, remind u the dead were the first to use stereo sound in their concert. The wall of sound is so epic, it just shows how committed the dead were for the ultimate sound experience. I cant think of a single dead song i dislike, just some i like way more or less than others, but honestly theres no song i cant jam on.

idk some of my favorite combos are
chinacat> i know u rider
me and my uncle> big river
Scarlet begoinas>fire on the mountain
estimated prophet >eyes of the world
missisippi half step > me and my uncle

someone try to convince me electro kool aid acid tests are not the greatest idea ever...

HAHA U CANT

reggaemylitis · #12 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 05:31 AM

i feel so wrong after picking some favorites because like whenever people have asked me my favorite dead song, i just see all the titles spinning around in my head and cant choose.

some of the first dead songs i fell in love with were morning dew and fire on the mountain, from there i went on to casey jones and trucking (altho im not as big fan of those songs anymore) then i got into china cat sunflower and i know u ryder. than back tto some old school shit like new new minglewood blues and good lovin, the good ass pigpen shit.

yea im too young to have seen "the grateful dead" but have seen bob weir, phil lesh, DSo

fracturtle · #13 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 05:41 AM

^have you checked out archive.org? there is a ton of awesome live grateful dead

Eugene Pooneil · #14 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 05:44 AM

Got into 'em way too late to see any shows, but i did see Planet Drum (Mickey Heart) a few years ago and it blew my fucking mind.

favorite shows:
68-2/14
69-4/26,27
69-8/16 (Jerry's acid rambalings are what really does it for me, as well as the kickass Lovelight. Thats right, a 3rd coast!)
70-7/16 (Pigpen/Joplin duet on Lovelight - kills it!)
71-4/17 (Classic Pigpen rap on Good Lovin')
pretty much any show from Europe '72
74-10/16-20 (including Mickey Heart's triamphent return on the last set of the last show before the 3 year hiatus)
78-1/22
78-12/31

favorite song would be from 3/2/69 - Alligator > We bid you Goodnight Jam > Jam, into Caution. Bitchin'.

edit: anybody feel like the Dead's sound sorta died with Pigpen? I mean, they were still sick after, but he was such an integral part of the original feel - key solo's, raps. RIP Ron McKernan, the original MC.

jlong78la · #15 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:06 AM

The music will never stop.

I started listening to the Dead about a year before Jerry died. So I never got to see him in concert. I have seen Phil & friends and Ratdog.

I love most of everything they do, but some favs are:
Scarlet Begonias, Promised Land, U.S. Blues

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#1 (permalink) 05-10-2008, 12:41 AM
thehealingherb Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 54	Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread I cant think of a better band than The Grateful Dead. They gave us so much, so i figure, lets make a thread showing our appreciation for GD. Post anything here, favorite songs, favorite concerts, concert experiences... anything ! BTW listening to Live at the Warfield 40-04-1980, great long setlist.

#2 (permalink) 05-10-2008, 01:02 AM
codybridges69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kato, MN Posts: 972	My mom left me with my grandma as a kid to follow around Grateful Dead, so I'm sure they are pretty good. Casey Jones is really the only song that I've heard by then, so my opinion doesn't count. __________________ 1. Signature Limits: All signatures should not exceed the following size limits, and you can't have both text and images. Text Signatures: 4 lines normal size OR 8 lines small size and up to 90 chars per line. Font sizes above 2 are not allowed. For images in signatures: 1 image up to 300 pixels wide, 125 pixels tall and 20k in size.

#3 (permalink) 05-10-2008, 01:32 AM
AugustWest It's what plants crave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: where the wind don't blow so strange Posts: 13,901	<--- an appreciator! 140+ shows since 1986 peace __________________

#4 (permalink) 05-10-2008, 01:35 AM
This Dude Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 696	TGD is one of the most overated bands in my time..they fucking suck. People only went to their concerts because there were huge ass fuckin parties in the parking lot, they would have more people partying in the parking lot then even at the show.

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$fracturtle is offline$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ $fracturtle has been around the City$ fracturtle Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,559	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread grateful dead! i was hoping i could find an appreciation thread. i'm too young to have seen the dead live but i have been to phil & friends, ratdog, and DSO a bunch of times and i can't see the music going away any time soon. the shows are amazing...going through a concert is like being taken on a journey through life, death, and everything in between. for me, morning dew can be one of the most spiritual experiences i've had yet. it's like all our loved ones are coming through the music, and i'd swear jerry is in the wind blowin' through the crowd. i'll go to as many shows and meet as many people as i possibly can. it's like a different kind of family. completely amazing. magic!

#9 (permalink) 09-08-2008, 12:40 PM
Marvelous C.R.E.A.M. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dakota Territory Posts: 704	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread I saw Phil Lesh and friends at 10K this year, it was so fucking awesome, wish i could have seen all of them together but lesh was there with hart and weir __________________ "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."-Hunter S. Thompson

#10 (permalink) 09-08-2008, 06:46 PM
dangermouse Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread I love the songs Box of Rain, Playing in the Band and Fire on the Mountain. And I dont think GD are overrated at all, I think theirs real magic in their music - for me anyway - and I'm not even a proper fan

#11 (permalink) 09-09-2008, 05:28 AM
reggaemylitis Psychobabble. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 2,836 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread The Grateful Dead are not just a band, they are pioneers of a culture. They are by far the greatest musical experience to occur on this planet. i dont even know where to start expressing my love. For a buncha druggies they were sure ahead of their times man, THE WALL OF SOUND, remind u the dead were the first to use stereo sound in their concert. The wall of sound is so epic, it just shows how committed the dead were for the ultimate sound experience. I cant think of a single dead song i dislike, just some i like way more or less than others, but honestly theres no song i cant jam on. idk some of my favorite combos are chinacat> i know u rider me and my uncle> big river Scarlet begoinas>fire on the mountain estimated prophet >eyes of the world missisippi half step > me and my uncle someone try to convince me electro kool aid acid tests are not the greatest idea ever... HAHA U CANT __________________

#12 (permalink) 09-09-2008, 05:31 AM
reggaemylitis Psychobabble. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 2,836 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread i feel so wrong after picking some favorites because like whenever people have asked me my favorite dead song, i just see all the titles spinning around in my head and cant choose. some of the first dead songs i fell in love with were morning dew and fire on the mountain, from there i went on to casey jones and trucking (altho im not as big fan of those songs anymore) then i got into china cat sunflower and i know u ryder. than back tto some old school shit like new new minglewood blues and good lovin, the good ass pigpen shit. yea im too young to have seen "the grateful dead" but have seen bob weir, phil lesh, DSo __________________

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#14 (permalink) 09-09-2008, 05:44 AM
Eugene Pooneil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 650 Posts: 122	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread Got into 'em way too late to see any shows, but i did see Planet Drum (Mickey Heart) a few years ago and it blew my fucking mind. favorite shows: 68-2/14 69-4/26,27 69-8/16 (Jerry's acid rambalings are what really does it for me, as well as the kickass Lovelight. Thats right, a 3rd coast!) 70-7/16 (Pigpen/Joplin duet on Lovelight - kills it!) 71-4/17 (Classic Pigpen rap on Good Lovin') pretty much any show from Europe '72 74-10/16-20 (including Mickey Heart's triamphent return on the last set of the last show before the 3 year hiatus) 78-1/22 78-12/31 favorite song would be from 3/2/69 - Alligator > We bid you Goodnight Jam > Jam, into Caution. Bitchin'. edit: anybody feel like the Dead's sound sorta died with Pigpen? I mean, they were still sick after, but he was such an integral part of the original feel - key solo's, raps. RIP Ron McKernan, the original MC. __________________ La cucaracha, la cucaracha Ya no puede caminar Porque no tiene, porque le falta marihuana para fumar Last edited by Eugene Pooneil; 09-09-2008 at 05:47 AM.

#15 (permalink) 09-09-2008, 11:06 AM
jlong78la Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9	Re: Grateful Dead Appreciation Thread The music will never stop. I started listening to the Dead about a year before Jerry died. So I never got to see him in concert. I have seen Phil & friends and Ratdog. I love most of everything they do, but some favs are: Scarlet Begonias, Promised Land, U.S. Blues