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Grateful Dead — Not Fade Away / Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
Album: Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)
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Released: 1971
Length: 9:08
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I wanna tell you it's gonna be
You're gonna give your love to me
I wanna love you night and day
You know our lovin' not fade away
You know our lovin' not fade away
Not fade away

My love is bigger than a Cadillac
I try to show you but you drive me back
Your love for me has gotta be real
You're gonna know just how I feel
A love that's real not fade away
Not fade away

Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah
Don't wanna be treated this a way

Going where the climate suits my clothes
I'm going where the climate suits my clothes
Going where the climate suits my clothes
Don't wanna be treated this a way

[chorus]

Going where the water tastes like wine
Well I'm going where the water tastes like wine
Going where the water tastes like wine
I don't wanna be treated this a way

[chorus]
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 mattenuttall wrote:

We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 



musical pizza. I love it. 
Posted 3 months ago by nohaybanda    [ Reply ]
Sublime!
Posted 6 months ago by sid1950    [ Reply ]
 mattenuttall wrote:

We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 



Lyrics to a song it could be.. Generous too
Posted 1 year ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
they are definitely at the top of their game on this album .

wow

crank it 
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:

Deeply, permanently etched into the consciousness. Thank you Grateful Dead, for everything. 



You know our lovin' not fade away!
Posted 2 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Good BillG. But keep stretching deeper into the Dead’s catalogue pls. There is SO much more
Posted 2 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
 theirongiant wrote:

At first I thought Bill had found a seamless transition between two different songs. Now I see they are a medley. Interesting.



First time I heard these two songs, I was blown away by the transition between the two songs. I was very familiar with Not Fade Away and couldn't figure out when it had ended and this "new" song had begun. Long live the Dead.
Posted 3 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
At first I thought Bill had found a seamless transition between two different songs. Now I see they are a medley. Interesting.
Posted 3 years ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
Dead Head friend o mine played this during the walk down the aisle at his wedding. 
Not a great choice
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
ahhhhhh

this washes away the bad taste left by the previous song (arcade fire tripe) 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
This makes you want to strip naked and dance in front of a crowd at a outdoor show! And be captured  on film.  

Never mind...its been done before. 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Hoosfoos wrote:
1995 - the year when Deadheads statuses slipped down a few notches to "unemployed."
 
2015 - the year this h8ful comment was added to these boards.  
Posted 3 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
I have learned and it took many years to love the Grateful Dead. Why you may ask did it take so long? The answer is simple: the Dead Heads got in my way.
 
It sounds more like your own head got in your way.  At least you finally did overcome yourself.
Posted 3 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
If the first 40 seconds of this song's intro don't make colors explode in your head, esp. the staccato riffs on Jerry's guitar taking you via flashback to 1972, you're nearly dead.
Posted 3 years ago by yobyot    [ Reply ]
 mattenuttall wrote:
We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 
 
Then you would have loved being at the 1973 Watkins Glen Summer Jam. There were estimated to be around 600,00 people there, far more than the 400,000 at Woodstock 4 years earlier. Unlike Woodstock, which took place over three days and had 32 bands, Watkins Glen was held on one day with only three bands. But they were the three most popular U.S. bands at the time. The Grateful Dead opened, followed by The Band, and then The Allman Brothers Band. The concert went from 12:00 PM noon until around 2:00 AM.. with a couple of rain breaks. For the last  hours members of all three bands played together. 
Posted 4 years ago by rednred    [ Reply ]
The only thing I regret is not knowing how we're feeling as we're going down the road.
Posted 4 years ago by Historys_Fools    [ Reply ]
 (anonymous) wrote:
Originally Posted by rgj13: I somehow seem not to have learned the ability to fully appreciate the Dead--I like them okay, saw them a couple times, but have not for a moment felt the tremendous awe that seems to ooze from the pores of throngs of Deadheads. Anyone who feels up to the task is hereby invited to post here, or email me, to try to explain the strength of the appeal the Dead appears to have had for them. :)
First of all, to all those nay sayers (sp?) I say I can completely sympathize with your comments that the Dead can be a sloppy band with weak vocals and too much pointless meandering. Nevertheless, I certainly could listen to many a classical piece and come across feeling as if the piece had no real structure or direction and was just a lot of noodling. The genius of the Dead, and in particular Garcia, I believe is found in the way they approached their music and in essence created a new form of rock by fusing folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues and traditional rock sounds; thereby creating a new and unique sound. The bands technical ability to play instruments or compose songs was probably no better than most bands to come along (outside of Garcia who was also considered a very proficient banjo and folk guitar player prior to). But, above all else, their music shows a true commitment and dedication to the art that is clearly received by its fans. The attempt by the band, I think, was to build on what Coltrane was trying to do with his later recordings, which emphasized spontaneity. The music IS spontaneous (in contrast to say the last Rolling Stones tour), not so much prepared or rehearsed pieces even though the songs themselves have been played a thousand times. As such, the band is more vulnerable to make mistakes and be off (something the fans have always forgiven them for). It's in those magical moments where the band seems to create something out of thin air (and they certainly did create) that gets the fans off – the efforts of six or seven musicians individually, not playing their part, but creating something as if it came from one. Garcia would say that the band each considered themselves to be a finger on a hand, each playing a string of one instrument. When they were on, it was like watching an artist create his masterpiece (and you actually being a piece of it as the energy from the fans certainly fed the artists). Compare this to the Stones who, despite creating many masterpieces in the studio, some to merely recreate or copy those pieces during their live shows (which are still entertaining but barely art). The irony of course for the Dead was their apparent inability to get their act together and create a real relevant piece of work in the studio. As Bill Graham said, they're not that best at what they do, they are the only ones that do what they do. To get a better sense of the band in what I consider its peak, get a copy of a live show during the late 70's (I don't think I ever heard a bad show out of 77-78).
 
To me, the jam band method was a genius way of keeping the music fresh in order to avoid repeating themselves. Every night on tour could be approached as the  first gig of the tour.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 rtunell wrote:


Europe 72 (two CDs)
 
Europe 72 agreed
Posted 4 years ago by amystone    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
ok selection this proves that radio paradise is defacto the best playlist evah! So grateful..
Posted 4 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Socially distant Deadhead should check out "Shakedown Stream" on YouTube - concert tonight, June 5, 2020.
Posted 4 years ago by jamesat43    [ Reply ]
STOP please
Posted 4 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Yes yes yes yes yes ! We love it !
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Its that darn Bo Diddley beat!
 
Or, as Bo himself once said, "It's the heartbeat of the universe."

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Posted 4 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
Way, way better live....
Posted 4 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]
It's a toe tapper!
Posted 4 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
 Bleyfusz wrote:

If chord repetition pisses you off like you say it does, here goes my advice: don't get even close to the album Monster Movie by Can, containing the extended version of Yoo Doo Rite, which after all is only an excerpt from a six-hours-or-so session. For me, it's one of the most mesmerizing pieces of music ever recorded.
 
Saw  The Soft Machine open for Hendrix a million years ago and  their entire forty-five
minute set was one song,"We Did It Again"...And those are all the lyrics, btw...

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.

Posted 4 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
 (anonymous) wrote:
Can you believe that before I found radio Paradise two weeks ago, I had got to the age of 37 without knowingly hearing a note of the Dead's music, and despite liking loads of US stuff from their period. That's been remedied now. I'm not sure if it makes me a better person: but I certainly bop in my seat more than I used to. Can anyone recommend one CD as an introduction to them? :p
 

Europe 72 (two CDs)
Posted 4 years ago by rtunell    [ Reply ]
The thing of it is, they were so tight butyet so loose on this song.  Quite cosmic.
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Ooooooh.  Acids tests and grooving on the live version of this.
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
We miss you Jerry You know our love Will not fade away Kick off your shoes and dance Big 10
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
I have learned to love the Dead..................despite the Dead Heads
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Extremely well stated...
 mattenuttall wrote:
We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 
 

Posted 5 years ago by derhey9416    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
And don't forget this is a Buddy Holly song. 
 
or that the Stones also did a great cover .
Posted 5 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
this actually sounds really good today.  
Posted 5 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
And don't forget this is a Buddy Holly song. 
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I just watched the 2018 Scorcese documentary on the Dead.

Wow. Wow. Wow.  

And don't ever forget:  it was the US Army that dosed recruits with LSD, when it was legal. Ken Kesey  and Neal Cassidy later followed with the acid tests.
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I have learned and it took many years to love the Grateful Dead. Why you may ask did it take so long? The answer is simple: the Dead Heads got in my way.
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
went where the climate suites my clothes, and took the Dead with me. 
Posted 5 years ago by indatube1    [ Reply ]
 (anonymous) wrote:
Can you believe that before I found radio Paradise two weeks ago, I had got to the age of 37 without knowingly hearing a note of the Dead's music, and despite liking loads of US stuff from their period. That's been remedied now. I'm not sure if it makes me a better person: but I certainly bop in my seat more than I used to. Can anyone recommend one CD as an introduction to them? :p
 

Europe '72 - 
Posted 5 years ago by indatube1    [ Reply ]
Love the guitar.
Posted 5 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 mattenuttall wrote:
We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 
 
Great post, mattenuttall!  And I like the anaology (and image) of the pizza vs. suit....and I'll say I'm the guy wearing the suit with swim shorts under the pants just in case...Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
We need some contrast and context here.

Take The Band. Sublimely tight musicianship,  breathing the same beat, playing their notes on a graph paper of time and sound. They are all order and control. If music wore a suit and tie, The Band is the tailor. This works, for me. I love the Band.

There is, then, The Dead: wandering and loose; coloring outside the lines just enough to make you think "hey!". It's musical pizza, rhythm and notes landing here and there, like sprinkled ingredients, but almost always these guys come together with a beautiful wholeness, like life itself. The Dead let a little entropy in.... This works, for me. I love the Dead.

This is just my opinion: I'm the guy with pizza stains on his suit jacket. 
Posted 5 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 ddpakey wrote:

This https://www.podcastrepublic.ne... is what you need. I promise. Start with Episode 1.

 
No. No,no no no ... You don't "understand" the Dead in any deliberate, conscious sense. You accept them when they catch you on the uptake.
Posted 5 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Love the guitar conversations back and forth  .   .   .  
Posted 5 years ago by AZJeff    [ Reply ]
 rgj13 wrote:
I somehow seem not to have learned the ability to fully appreciate the Dead--I like them okay, saw them a couple times, but have not for a moment felt the tremendous awe that seems to ooze from the pores of throngs of Deadheads. Anyone who feels up to the task is hereby invited to post here, or email me, to try to explain the strength of the appeal the Dead appears to have had for them. :)
 
This https://www.podcastrepublic.ne... is what you need. I promise. Start with Episode 1.
Posted 5 years ago by CosmicDon    [ Reply ]
Tomasni wrote:
Rating down from 7 to 3 and then SKIP
Agreed
 
Posted 5 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
"My love is bigger than a Cadillac
I try to show you but you drive me back"

I know I'm just too literal, but that's funny!

Posted 5 years ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
Rating down from 7 to 3 and then SKIP
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
Status for  me  8- down to 7
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
One of the most overrated bands of all time.
Posted 5 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
That Bo Didley beat will drive you crazy.

Yeah, baby! 
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Let Trey sing!
Posted 6 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
Nice guitar but too much dead air space. No pun intended. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 javafreek wrote:
Live Dead is the best Dead.

 
Live Dead is the only Dead.
Posted 6 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
 buddy wrote:
Just saw Dead & Company at the last two shows of the summer tour in Boulder. The final show was magical. Thanks for spinning this one, Bill!
 
I was there as well, on the stadium floor, vaping &  twirling. {#Wave}  cosmic experience.
Posted 6 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Just saw Dead & Company at the last two shows of the summer tour in Boulder. The final show was magical. Thanks for spinning this one, Bill!
Posted 6 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
 
 Love this
Posted 6 years ago by laverdakeith    [ Reply ]
7 -> 8 Most Excellent
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

                                 Several guys in the same band, each playing a different song. 

 

 
I wonder how they can do that :)
Posted 7 years ago by French_Ferdinand    [ Reply ]
Why don't you play this every Friday?  

It sets the mood for the weekend.

Still some of the best guitar work I've ever heard. 

Yeah baby!
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Never got the hype surrounding this band, other than a great band name they sound unmelodic and monotonous
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]



                                 Several guys in the same band, each playing a different song. 

 
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 TheNorb wrote:
Whenever I hear this song I'm surprised again that it's technically possible for a song to be that boring. And it just doesn't stop repeating the same chords again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again (short excerpt).

 
If chord repetition pisses you off like you say it does, here goes my advice: don't get even close to the album Monster Movie by Can, containing the extended version of Yoo Doo Rite, which after all is only an excerpt from a six-hours-or-so session. For me, it's one of the most mesmerizing pieces of music ever recorded.
Posted 7 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Deeply, permanently etched into the consciousness. Thank you Grateful Dead, for everything. 
Posted 7 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
I have grown to love The Dead, especially the spacey, improvisational jams. Sure it ain't Rock and Roll like the original or the Stones versions and that turns alot of folks off.
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:
I was born in 1958 and I have no excuses for the fact that it has taken 58 years to ge into The Dead. Thank you Radio Paradise for giving me this oppertunty!

 
This jam has introduced many a folk to the Dead. Welcome, friend! 
Posted 8 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 8 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:
I was born in 1958 and I have no excuses for the fact that it has taken 58 years to ge into The Dead. Thank you Radio Paradise for giving me this oppertunty!

 
Welcome aboard! Grab a seat and get comfortable... real comfortable. {#Wink}

Or just {#Bananasplit}{#Dance}{#Guitarist}{#Drummer}
Posted 8 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
The Dead lives!
Posted 8 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
She's amazed and found a way
and dear eyes looking at the deal I have
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]

Randy Marsh's cover:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RxkxEorG4

 


Posted 8 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I was born in 1958 and I have no excuses for the fact that it has taken 58 years to ge into The Dead. Thank you Radio Paradise for giving me this oppertunty!
Posted 8 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Live Dead is the best Dead.
Posted 8 years ago by javafreek    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Aaarrrgh! Every time I hit PSD during this song, it reverts back to Play. It must be a conspiracy by deadhead hackers who've infiltrated RP's systems. Be afraid, be very afraid...{#Stop}

 
"...Fred, this is sergeant Sacker. Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house. Now a squad car's coming over there right now, just get out of that house!"
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Its that darn Bo Diddley beat!

 
Def the Diddley man
Posted 8 years ago by jjtwister    [ Reply ]
ROCK AND FUCKING ROLL!!!
Posted 8 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
 TheNorb wrote:
Whenever I hear this song I'm surprised again that it's technically possible for a song to be that boring. And it just doesn't stop repeating the same chords again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again (short excerpt).

 
Hmmmm... music that repeats chords is boring.  

Maybe some education is in order:  https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=49712

or... maybe music isn't for you.
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Its that darn Bo Diddley beat!
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
How sweet, today this was played right after "Well Alright" by Blind Faith
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Uh...what's that strange sound? 

Oh yeah...guitars (rhythm and lead). Oh....and a bass player who knows how to play.  And two drummers that understand syncopation.

It's only RnR...but I like it.  
 
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
These two Dead songs blow through my mind like a breeze flowing through a field of wildflowers on a summer morning.
Posted 9 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
Whenever I hear this song I'm surprised again that it's technically possible for a song to be that boring. And it just doesn't stop repeating the same chords again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again (short excerpt).
Posted 9 years ago by TheNorb    [ Reply ]
I was force-fed the Dead for two years in my college dorm, by a pack of reprobates who cranked up the New Riders on those rare occasions when they felt they needed a break.

I got over it, and am now sufficiently recovered that I can give these tunes an 8. 
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
Been on a Dead binge since before going to the two Santa Clara shows, thanks for keeping it going!!
Posted 9 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Grateful the dead did 50!
Posted 9 years ago by gregaloha    [ Reply ]
Tune always puts a smile on my face.
Posted 9 years ago by paladin    [ Reply ]
I kind of like the optimism of these guys, that you can be grateful and dead at the same time. 
Posted 9 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Aaarrrgh! Every time I hit PSD during this song, it reverts back to Play. It must be a conspiracy by deadhead hackers who've infiltrated RP's systems. Be afraid, be very afraid...{#Stop}

 
You go down that road Fred and pretty soon you will be feelin' good.
Posted 9 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Aaarrrgh! Every time I hit PSD during this song, it reverts back to Play. It must be a conspiracy by deadhead hackers who've infiltrated RP's systems. Be afraid, be very afraid...{#Stop}

 
Resistance is futile!  You will be assimilated!
Posted 9 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Aaarrrgh! Every time I hit PSD during this song, it reverts back to Play. It must be a conspiracy by deadhead hackers who've infiltrated RP's systems. Be afraid, be very afraid...{#Stop}
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Time for my daily snoregasm. 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 music_man wrote:
I realize this is a pretty polarizing band for many of you.  It's interesting because I remember there was a point where I could not understand what was so great about these guys and why everybody had to go to all of the shows, collect bootlegs, etc.  Then I met someone who collected all the bootlegs and would play them all the time.  It started to seep into my brain a bit.  I ended up going to a few shows and then was HOOKED!  A lightbulb went off and I never looked back.  I'm not saying it's for everyone... but damn I love me some Good 'Ol Grateful Dead!!!!

 
Probably more a bi-polarizing band for many of you.
Posted 9 years ago by Chumbawamba-1984    [ Reply ]
I miss Jerry
Posted 9 years ago by GINRUSH    [ Reply ]
 LPCity wrote:

I'd rather hear Gary Busey pretending to be Buddy Holly playing Not Fade Away.

Goin' Down the Road redeems the whole mess a bit. Maybe it took them that long to all get on the same beat.

 

A 6



 
So, so harsh. {#Whipit}

At least you remember Gary Busey before he cashed in with his goofy-brain-damaged schtick ("FIND...GARY BUSEY!")

The Dead were never a tight band as far as I can tell. Their playing wandered as much as Gary's mind does on his bad days. But the Dead were still cool. 


Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
The boys at their best!
Posted 9 years ago by LYS    [ Reply ]
Bill, Please play more GD!
Posted 9 years ago by RSF    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
nexxxxxxxxxxxtttttttttttt. 

 
As much as I like Not Fade Away, I (just like you!), can't wait to get to Goin' Down the Road and Feeling Bad. 

Always good to meet another GD fan.
Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Phil Lesh{#Daisy}
Posted 9 years ago by Infidel6    [ Reply ]
nexxxxxxxxxxxtttttttttttt. 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 music_man wrote:
I realize this is a pretty polarizing band for many of you.  It's interesting because I remember there was a point where I could not understand what was so great about these guys and why everybody had to go to all of the shows, collect bootlegs, etc.  Then I met someone who collected all the bootlegs and would play them all the time.  It started to seep into my brain a bit.  I ended up going to a few shows and then was HOOKED!  A lightbulb went off and I never looked back.  I'm not saying it's for everyone... but damn I love me some Good 'Ol Grateful Dead!!!!

 
hee hee

{#Devil_pimp} 
Posted 9 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Beautiful segue from Bo Diddley.  Nicely done x

 
AndAgain
Posted 9 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
Beautiful segue from Bo Diddley.  Nicely done x
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Dare I say it? Although this is highly accomplished, and I may be bang out of order for raising criticism, there is no soul in this, as far as I can tell, and though I am assured that this band is one of the coolest ever, this track does nothing for me, the guitar solos are half-hearted, the singers seem deliberately to be getting their harmonies out of synch in order to spite one another, there is plenty of structure, but no payoff, as though they just couldn't be bothered to go anywhere with this, and only wanted to pass some time.
But if someone wants to share a joint with me, we could listen again, and perhaps I can be persuaded otherwise! 
Posted 9 years ago by 2020sk    [ Reply ]
I realize this is a pretty polarizing band for many of you.  It's interesting because I remember there was a point where I could not understand what was so great about these guys and why everybody had to go to all of the shows, collect bootlegs, etc.  Then I met someone who collected all the bootlegs and would play them all the time.  It started to seep into my brain a bit.  I ended up going to a few shows and then was HOOKED!  A lightbulb went off and I never looked back.  I'm not saying it's for everyone... but damn I love me some Good 'Ol Grateful Dead!!!!
Posted 9 years ago by music_man    [ Reply ]
WooooHooo!  God bless the Grateful Dead!
Posted 9 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Most over rated traveling bar band of all time.
Posted 9 years ago by Fiji5555    [ Reply ]
 Hoosfoos wrote:
1995 - the year when Deadheads statuses slipped down a few notches to "unemployed."

 
Personally I don't like this track at all and I haven't heard anything much from the GD that I like, if anything. But I'm happy enough that they've been around to make music that so many appreciate.

I cannot say the same thing about you however Hoosfoos since your every utterance is at best negative and at worst a misanthropic self-delusional attempt at wit. You make Stingray appear open-minded and practically unctuous, and that's really saying something.

Nonetheless I defend your right to post any music-related comment your bowels feel moved to produce. 
Posted 9 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
1995 - the year when Deadheads statuses slipped down a few notches to "unemployed."
Posted 9 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
 DanFHiggins wrote:
 jules44 wrote:
Enough already!
This song doesnt have the same effect as when I was high  a teen.
Tedious 

 
Hell I can still smell the pot, taste the wine and see all the people dancing in the crowd!

 
Cap Center, final show of a 4 night stand, September 06, 1988?

Yep - I was there.
Posted 9 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
 Did they regularly turn 4 minute tunes into twaddling jamming sweet guitar 14 minute epics so their adoring fans could say they saw a 6 hour Dead concert?  "I smoked some dope, fell asleep, and when I woke up they were still playing the same tune..."

 

Yes.  Far out, isn't it?


Posted 9 years ago by rsfc_carp    [ Reply ]
Splendid!!!

 
Posted 9 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Yay!  Some LIVE Dead on RP.  Thank you!!!! 
Rockin!
Dance, dance, dance, smile. If only in my head....
Posted 9 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]

Need an 11 for this one!

Looks like a 50th reunion tour is coming up next year. 

{#Guitarist}


Posted 9 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
For all the naysayers, once you learn the subtleties of the Dead (if you choose to do so) you will realize this is Godlike.
Posted 9 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
 Krakus wrote:
Stoner's ultimate band! {#Drunk}

 
nah, that would be Pink Floyd.

The Dead are far better than that


Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
What a freakin album. They do such a nice trippy version of the Bo D beat. It's more Bo than Bo! 
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]

I'd rather hear Gary Busey pretending to be Buddy Holly playing Not Fade Away.

Goin' Down the Road redeems the whole mess a bit. Maybe it took them that long to all get on the same beat.

 

A 6


Posted 10 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2} {#Guitarist} {#Bananajam}{#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Enough already!
This song doesnt have the same effect as when I was high  a teen.
Tedious 

 




Hell I can still smell the pot, taste the wine and see all the people dancing in the crowd!
Posted 10 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]