The Grateful Dead

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DQ Blizzard

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Flew out to Cali and saw Furthur 12/30/10 at Bill Graham Center in SF, got married the morning of 12/31/10 at the court house across from the Bill Graham venue (mind you I was still feeling it from the night before which made the whole marriage thing a stranger trip) and of course brought in the new year with Furthur that night.... Caught them 6 times in the last couple years.

I met my wife, a dead head, and she was so clueless that there were other jam bands out there. Not that any of you are clueless but I'll list a few that if you don't know you should :)

Keller Williams - ( seen the man 10 times now he's never not at least 1 Dead Song) Caught him in Portland last month, opened with Eyes of the World closed with Fire on the mountain.

Leftover Salmon - bluegrass jam
Yonder Mountain String Band also bluegrass (rocked out Althea last time I saw em)

Medeski, Martin, Wood (and sometimes Jon Scofield)

Jazz is Dead - A Jimmy Herring/Steve Kimock project of all instrumental jazz version of Dead tunes

String Cheese Incident - not a big fan but they have a huge following

I can not recommend any jam bands with names pertaining to aquatic life as I've not head one I liked :D

Enjoy :)
 
Bigtacofarmer

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loquacious said:
I would just like to state for the record the the grateful dead suck! I mean they suck real bad!
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I've always found it amazing how some people think the dead suck...... Really, listen to it, even if you are not into it how can you say it sucks. Jerry had more talent in his missing finger that most people have in there whole band. Saying the dead sucks is alot like saying you have no ears or are a complete fucking retard. I didn't say it you did!
 
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[FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]Cut the man some slack, I once thought the Grateful Dead sucked but than I heard their music and the rest is history. Jerry on a talent level he is a upper mid level guitarist.... but he was probably the most versatile of guitarist I've heard. Bluegrass, Jam, Rock, Reggae, Blues yet no matter what style you KNOW the Jerry sound!!
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donniemcm

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[video=youtube;BRbBcniI1Ao]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbBcniI1Ao[/video]

one of my favs.... just thought I'd add to the mix~
 
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A disciple of The Dead and nice tribute to the Summer of 95 Deer Creek Shows

[video=youtube;Sno86b4lb4U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sno86b4lb4U[/video]
 
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I was at this one, I swear once you hear his version of Fire you'll never sing it the same again, I told my wife that and it tripped her out... just try to Stay On The Beat :)

[video=youtube;3qbu1SZRwsk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qbu1SZRwsk[/video]
 
48martin

48martin

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[video=youtube;LRlzIFmXqw0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRlzIFmXqw0&feature=related[/video]
 
1Shot1Kill

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I think I just saw one of the most amazing shows ever! It was the opening show for their spring tour on 4/5/12 at the Wang Center. The boys came out so strong and really brought it to the table. Bob was amazing and totally took control of the night. They opened and set the mood with Playing in the Band and after that I knew we were in for a great night.. The first set was kinda mellow with a good build up with songs like Brown Eyed Women into They Love Each Other and ending the set with Hell In A Bucket. Intermission was a mob scene and I was puddled so I didn't make it too far from the seats lol, I sent the woman out into the swarm for a $5 water lmao.

Now the second set, OMFG, I think my mind is still somewhere at the Wang lol. I believe life changing is the word I'm looking for and I've thought before... They opened the second set with St. Stephen!! into Cosmic Charlie which were frickin awesome to hear. After cosmic charlie I knew it was about to get deep... When The Dead sings "go on home your mommas callin you", you know something big is about to go down.. An amazing Mountain Song was next followed by The Wheel!!! into an epic Uncle John's Band!!!!! After that they went into the most amazing jam of King Solomon's marbles and Black Peter. I'm talking a long, long, roller coaster jam putting us all through the wringer. They brought us all back to our senses with Shakedown Street <3 into Not Fade Away and we did the you know my love will not fade away hand clap.:clap:

You guys have to listen to the full show, it was so beautiful and they sent such a message. I will post some highlights but listening to it from beginning to end would put a better perspective on it. Words cant explain the emotion that they conveyed. Its almost like they were saying, "fuck you Phish, you aint got shit on that" They had such an amazing night, I am so glad I got to experience it with them.

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Furthur 4/5/12 at the Wang Center=Amazing

Set 1
01. Tuning
02. Playing in the Band >
03. Crazy Fingers >
04. Black Throated Wind
05. Brown Eyed Women
06. They Love Each Other
07. Big Bad Blues >
08. Built To Last
09. Hell in a Bucket

Set 2
01. Tuning
02. St. Stephen >
03. Cosmic Charlie
04. Mountain Song
05. The Wheel >
06. Uncle John's Band
07. King Solomon's Marbles!!! >
08. Black Peter >
09. Shakedown Street
10. Not Fade Away
11. Donor Rap
12. E: Liberty
 
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