The New York Times has a great article about the Grateful Dead in this Sunday's edition. It's the perfect way to tune up and get ready for the tour that kicks off that same night in Greensboro. Click here for an online version.
There's also an interactive feature where fans can vote on "The Greatest Show Ever." Click here to check it out.
There's also an interactive feature where fans can vote on "The Greatest Show Ever." Click here to check it out.
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Nice article, but...
... they totally ignored the recently restored and released shows - the Winterland, Egypt, etc. And they should have given some sort of ups to Jeffrey Norman who has done a lot of the remastering in conjunction with Plangent Processes - a company which has figured out a way to eliminate the wow and flutter present in all analog tapes - they got a grammy last year for the Guthrie record. It was great seeing such a positive piece in the mainstream media.
Not to mention all
the work Mickey has done with world music and the myriad (I wanted to use that word) of guest artists at shows, worthy causes that the Dead supported over the years, and those intangible aspects of the shows.
The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
one of the better
this was truly one of the better articles written about the dead in recent memory. I'm glad that the story is continuing and that the story told wont be forgotten.
I dont mean to sound like an
I dont mean to sound like an idiot, cause i love the dead and listen to them all the time, but who, of the original members is playing in the newest tour
deadlydylan
bob weir, phil lesh, billy kreutzman, and mickey hart.. they will be joined by warren haynes and jeff chimenti... enjoy the shows
Good article
I am one of those people that likes to debate about best show ever, best tours ever, and best era/year, etc... . That article kind of gave me more of a nudge to change my perspective on things. Recently between the recent complete show releases and other downloads I have got, I am in heaven. I have been getting a bunch of shows that I never considered to get before and this article only reaffirms that drive that I have - check out other shows that may have been under the radar. I have say that I am pumped that the boys are playing and there is a lot of press going around about it. It feels good to see this happening, especially now with the digital age upon us. I mean how cool is it to be able to have the ability to buy soundboard downloads of the shows through the site? Can anyone imagine how neat this would have been if this was available say 20 or 30 years ago? Then again, that is what makes this band the greatest ever. I can't express how grateful I am that I am going to see two shows on this tour.
I am ready to rock!
Do or do not; there is no try.
Cool article (although I've
Cool article (although I've never heard anyone peg '75 as the band's peak....).
Easter Sunday Dead "a rare occurrence"
I can think of only one other Easter Sunday Dead Concert 04-07-1985 (a Phil led assault on the Philly Spectrum) Who dosed the Easter Bunny ?
Peace,Love and "Balloon Like" JurassicBlueberries
link to the 4/12 Ratliff piece
...without love everyday, insanity's king...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/arts/music/12ratl.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=…
'75 as the peak? It is arguable, as '72-'74 really was a great ride, with much relief with the band's return, from '76 through '78. I'll pin the peak during the fall of '73.
thanx ny times
as a new member of the cyber community (finally, right?) i am grateful for the heads up to the wonderful delight of the sites that are streaming live shows. what a delight indeed, for i have been listening to analog on my naks for years. i have only scratched the surface of the possibilities of multimedia. as for the best show ever- as i always said about whats my favorite song, "the one thats playing!" lets get to wailin, boys! see you in dc and charlottesville. God bless jerry.
shows online
I so agree about the ready availability of shows online. It was only recently that I stumbled upon the archive site, and found the very first show I went to (3-22-73 in Utica NY). It blows my mind to listen to that and know that my own voice is among the roar of that crowd when the band blazes into "Sunshine Daydream..." It would have really blown my mind back then to think that 36 years later I'd get to hear that show again, except that my mind was seriously blown that night as it was. And now here I am listening to a show the Dead played last night in DC! What a long strange trip indeed...
best year?
I've always been a '73 guy (no coincidence that was my first show) but I recently got the RT2.2 Valentine Dance at the Carousel in 1968 - in-frikkin-tense my friends! That raw energy and creative verve has much to recommend it as the best of times...
73 was the peak
Although the question of when the Dead were at their peak is highly debatable and has much to do with personal taste, I think that a simple majority (more than 50%) would agree that '73' was the best year. I am here talking about a simple majority of people who have listened to more than 10,000 hours of Grateful Dead music from 65-95.