The Grateful Dead

FRED HALE SR. · 06-17-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

There's really no consensus their. There's just so many. My favorite is One From the Vault the Help on the Way>Franklin's Tower is superb, but there are thousands of great shows circulating out there.

Dead fans are bootleg kings. My favorite of the bootlegs i've gotten in passing was The Nassau Coliseum show in 91. Branford Marsalis was guesting on that tour and sitting in with the Dead. Absolutely beautiful music.

Captain Ron · 06-19-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

bump.

I've been into Anthem of the Sun and Aoxomoxoa for a good while, but I only recently got hold of American Beauty. Apart from Truckin' (CANNOT stand that song) it's pretty flawless. Box of Rain in particular is wonderful.

ripple is a good song

Soni Sphere · 06-22-2011, 11:25 AM

Dessalines · 07-12-2011, 09:41 AM

Let's see... They were been around a long time. They were seriously rhythm challenged and they could not sing worth a hoot. Sorry, not really a good band but their fans loved them because they gave a great party. So they should have gone into the party business and left making music to those who actually could play and sing and those kinds of things. These guys could not hold a candle to Moby Grape.

ThePhanastasio · 07-12-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dessalines

Let's see... They were been around a long time. They were seriously rhythm challenged and they could not sing worth a hoot. Sorry, not really a good band but their fans loved them because they gave a great party. So they should have gone into the party business and left making music to those who actually could play and sing and those kinds of things. These guys could not hold a candle to Moby Grape.

False.

I dig Moby Grape, so that part's not so false. I'm just saying that from an improvisational standpoint in their time, GD were damn near untouchable. And not in the slightest rhythmically challenged. Not sure where that came from.

Vocals are subjective, so I'll leave that one be.

Unknown Soldier · 07-12-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dessalines

Let's see... They were been around a long time. They were seriously rhythm challenged and they could not sing worth a hoot. Sorry, not really a good band but their fans loved them because they gave a great party. So they should have gone into the party business and left making music to those who actually could play and sing and those kinds of things. These guys could not hold a candle to Moby Grape.

Not rhythm challenged and with poor vocals......what are you on about!

The vocals on most of the Grateful Dead albums are pretty impressive and on songs like "Sugar Magnolia" they`re so good that you can taste them!

I like Moby Grape but for all their talent, they only ever put out two good albums their debut album and "Wow"

Metal Connoisseur · 07-12-2011, 10:12 PM

Has anyone seen how ridiculous the discography of the Greatful Dead is?! Something like 130 albums or something

Unknown Soldier · 07-26-2011, 05:14 AM

I`m surprised nobody has mentioned "Wake of the Flood" album another top notch album, which saw the band steer into a more jazz influenced direction, the album is full of slow burning classic songs. I`d say the album was a real issue amongst Dead fans as it seperates their earlier sound from their later one.

Howard the Duck · 07-26-2011, 08:23 AM

as i've mentioned before, i'll stick to Workingman's Dead and American Beauty

Necromancer · 07-26-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Metal Connoisseur

Has anyone seen how ridiculous the discography of the Greatful Dead is?! Something like 130 albums or something

I've never listened to one of them! The Grateful Dead are one of those bands like Velvet Underground. Just not my cup of tea.

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Dessalines Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 12	Let's see... They were been around a long time. They were seriously rhythm challenged and they could not sing worth a hoot. Sorry, not really a good band but their fans loved them because they gave a great party. So they should have gone into the party business and left making music to those who actually could play and sing and those kinds of things. These guys could not hold a candle to Moby Grape.

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Metal Connoisseur Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 539	Has anyone seen how ridiculous the discography of the Greatful Dead is?! Something like 130 albums or something

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Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	I`m surprised nobody has mentioned "Wake of the Flood" album another top notch album, which saw the band steer into a more jazz influenced direction, the album is full of slow burning classic songs. I`d say the album was a real issue amongst Dead fans as it seperates their earlier sound from their later one.