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    The Dead Covers Project

    What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

    Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

    Now Playing In The Band...

    The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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    12 years 2 months ago
    My versions of Let It Grow and Saint of Circumstance...
    Hi All - glad to see the DCP lives on!!! Here are a couple of vids I recorded (inspired to put these up after last night - Mickey Hart was sitting in my row at the Zakir Hussain concert in Berkeley and I got to say hello to my #1 hero! And: I also got to see Billy & 7 Walkers perform the night before that!):

    These vids are different from my Looks Like Rain vid that was featured on this page in February (thanks again to the DCP folks for that unbelievable opportunity!). Less polished and the improv on piano is zanier (especially the last half of Let It Grow) - I modeled these covers after my favorite live recordings from the early 80's soon after Brent came on board (~7 years before my first Dead shows) - I tried to sound like a coked-up freight train that's perpetually on the verge of derailment.... Having a blast browsing all these DCP vids! Any feedback / input on my stuff is greatly appreciated! -Live Long and Prosper, Satish

  • ziphler
    12 years 2 months ago
    ziph's picks - otherones90210 doing "brown-eyed women"
    wow, Just came by to drop off another deserving entry and discover that the thread weavers have indeed been busy with comments, leads, suggestions, and even strokes from BroknArrow, leafcuttermultimedia, PAPPYPGH, new potato 15, and Harp-Unstrung; all of which I shall have to return for, digest, and undoubtably opine about but, not to be distracted just yet I am becoming increasingly amazed at the sheer volume of completely original approaches to the project and this entry is no exception. It is a clever, funny, thought provoking video with another hardcore mega talented musician/singer at its core (all I know is his YouTube name, otherones90210: well done! I'll be back ziph
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    BroknArrow
    12 years 2 months ago
    Dead Covers Project
    Congratsulations to all who made the Dead Project Covers Project' final cuts, you are all fantastic Deadheads and Muscians and Brok'n Arrow salutes your artistry and fanship. It was both fun and an Honor to be in this with all of you and look forward to the next 'Dead Covers Project',again FANTASTIC JOB by all of you and especially these TOP 10!!! KEEP YOUR LOVELIGHT SHINING!!!!!
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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

Now Playing In The Band...

The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

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Submitted by STASH on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:19

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Super!
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Submitted by CosmicUrban on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 18:56

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This recording features Greg Koerner on Bass from Gent Treadley, Josh Kessler from Watchung Mounatin Riders, Ken Marks on Drums and Steve Urban on guitar/vox. Saturday, February 4th 2012 @ Powerplay in Newark, NJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYidz12e4MU THANK YOU! FOREVER GRATEFUL!
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 22:06

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Love it! You all have set the bar extremely high. Great submissions. And, thank you Dead.Net for extending this thing longer! It's morphing into something really special.I'm thoroughly enjoying all the different interpretations of the Greatest Band Of All Time. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee LOVE weeeeeeeeeeeeee And Happycat, I sure hope so, I would love to see some P&F....we'll see, it is the start of golf season (~);-) Keep 'em coming Dead.Net
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 22:22

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All the bandwidth, and the videos are even making me dupidy doodaaa dupidy aye. Sweetness.
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Submitted by modusmongo on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 01:40

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Hi Folks! Please have a listen to my version of Crazy Fingers.

My YouTube channel is here.

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Submitted by paulb on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 05:12

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This was a great idea. Just awesome stuff being posted. There is some incredible talent out there. Some great younger talent too, which always a good thing. Now, how does the top ten work. Is it by who has the most likes on YouTube? Because the Cassidy by Damià Timoner has shot up to #2. But he has far less views and likes than the Cassidy by Amal and Jeff(which I really like), as well as some of the others with more likes. Don't get me wrong Damià is great just wondering how voting is working. Also check out Mike Masse's Black Peter. This guy is really good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aWnjxTfzW_o
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Submitted by mylerdude on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:04

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modusmongo - your fingers are on fire! thanks for sharing. up vote for sure!!
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Submitted by Matthew Lepkowski on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:13

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Folks,Thanks for posting the vids from your 20th farewell Ithaca show at Castaways. I was there, & it was a spectacular magical evening! My Owego friends & I have been going to see you guys since day 1, & you'll be greatly missed... Peace & bliss, Matt
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Submitted by FatBanana on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 16:08

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzjpeuE2-_0&feature=plcp&context=C3523ea… Recorded June 17, 2011 at The Alley in Highwood, IL. Erik Smith - Lead Guitar & Vocals Tony DiMaria - Rhythm Guitar Mark Kondziolka - Saxophone Brian Swislow - Keys Victoria Weisbart - Vocals Marty Kondziolka - Drums Randy "Beef" Rosset - Bass "Live it or live with it"
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Submitted by borncrosseyed56 on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 08:35

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A very good performance, I like it.However, this video looks like it was shot in a (very hip) cafeteria of a warehouse on a break. This is good, but the young child throws every thing off. It may be bring your child to work day (or night) or someone's violating child labor laws. Lots of laughs with this video, but the performance is very good and I like it and that is what really matters here.
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Submitted by jjchristiano on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 09:00

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How is this one not up at the top of the chart.What a version. If they could only pull a singer in for the beautiful lyrics of this song it would be a winner. But I was singing along anyway.
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Submitted by jasonbuck on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 11:57

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With an appreciation for many cultures and ways to look at life, my group of local surfer buddies gets together to explore musical boundaries and expression. With the loss of a close friend, we have grown tighter as a group and as friends. So Many Roads has always been a heartfelt song about living to the fullest as our good friend did. Remember to tell your friends and family you love them... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo0k2uFayCs
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Submitted by jasonbuck on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 12:05

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Music with:Mike Moody of Magic Amplification Adam Hoxie George Broadstone Jason Buck of the Sea Palace Studio Filmed by Joel Geist
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Submitted by hawk900 on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 18:45

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We had raised almost 5grand for Rex and a few months before we raised almost 9grand so this poor boy with a spinal disease could obtain a special bed that the government would pay for. This is just an audience recording with grateful slide show CANUSA Theatre Windsor,Ontario Chris Gibson lead guitar using standard strat w/modded pots/cap and fx loop. Fender solid state 110 amp and mutron3 Shakedown
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Submitted by supersatish on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 10:59

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Hi All - Here's my version of Looks Like Rain (just me and my lonesome on piano and vocals - no cops, no funny stuff): My way of saying thanks to the Greatest Band on Earth for all the insane times they showed me back in the day!
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Submitted by modusmongo on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 00:01

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Thank you mylerdude! Very kind of you ,-)
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Submitted by paulb on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 05:57

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Does anyone know the top ten is working? Damia is number one this morning. Now, he's is great, the Cassidy in terrific. But he he has few less likes and views on youtube than Cubensis or Amal and Jeff, who are both awesome. Based on the number of likes on youtube Damia should more at about 5 and Cubensis and Amal & Jeff should be back 1 and 2. Just wondering.....
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Submitted by michaelg420 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 09:43

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I think it's more of a ranking by the PTB at DeadNet, but can't say for sure. Some great music on here, no mater how it's rank. Keep them coming!
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Submitted by Mike OB on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 13:31

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sorry
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Submitted by Mike OB on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 13:32

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sorry
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Submitted by borncrosseyed56 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 15:01

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I like this one, too. In fact, I like them all that have been selected by dead.net and those who are just posts here. You have just have to appreciate the music to understand it all.Keep up the good work.