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My copy arrives Tuesday or Wednesday...anybody get to listen in entirety? Share your thoughts?Thanks, looking forward to hearing Bobs latest release. iGrateful

iGrateful, I received and listened to a 24 bit digital version of Blue Mountain. When I first heard the CD version I was troubled by the excessive echo and reverb esp. in the first 4 tracks as played through my equipment. Well the effect is still there on the HD release. The music is consistent with a very polished sound. It is not a cowboy nor a country album by any means. It is pure Bobby, a very somber Bobby reflecting and looking ahead to the inevitable. A very mainstream Americana sounding album. The opening song Only a River is easily accessible, Gonesville sounds like it belongs on country radio. Time will tell if any of these tracks turn into a jam oriented show stopper in concert as Looks Like Rain, Playin' or Two Djinn have become. When the idea of a cowboy album was announced last year, I anticipated an intimate acoustic effort ala Springsteen's Nebraska, but aside from the song Ki Yi Bossie, it is far from that. I will likely throw a rip of it in my car but don't see it getting much play time. Don't get me wrong, It's not bad at all, but with Clapton having released a concert with JJ Cale yesterday and Van Morrison's new release, I prefer listening to music that puts a smile on my face. Blue Mountain left me puzzled and pensive. With that said, I am planning on Bobby's Ryman show provided promised tickets materialize. I'm confident hearing some of these tunes done live will make them vibrant. It's just my opinion, your mileage may vary. SXM has been running an interview with Bob Weir and Josh Kaufman re. the new album on the Buddy and Jim Show featured on Outlaw Country. Bob plays the title track and Ki Yi Bossie live and lends some light on the history of the recording. Some interesting old country tunes by Sons of the Pioneers, Buck Owens and Billy Walker are interspersed throughout the hour, those songs are timeless and a pleasure to hear. The best part of the show in my opinion is Bob speaking of his respect and admiration for jazz greats McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane and patterning his rhythm guitar playing after those artists. If you have 90 minutes to kill it's not a bad listen.

that is what i hope for but after reading rgergelis review i don`t think it will be fullfilled. Anyway at least there is new music by Bobby, what about Phil ? Sad that he doesn`t come out with studio-versions of the Furthur stuff he played, there were some new songs i remember.

I spent a week on the coast around Santa Cruz and finished off with Bob Weir and his "The National" cohorts at the Fox Theater in Oakland this past Saturday night. The music was clearer and more distinct than on the album, as commented on earlier. I had just gotten the CD when I arrived home Friday night, but I listened to it twice on the way in. I like "Only A River", but I thought "Gonesville" was the winner live. The band clearly had rehearsed the material, and they appeared to be in synch and enjoying themselves pretty well, although Bob did not introduce the band members except as, " . . . my little buddies here." I believe he started the first set with Bob Dylan's, "When I Paint My Masterpiece". Two or three acoustic songs, and then the band came out. Bob Switched to a Stratocaster in the second set for some of the songs, did "Cassidy", "Big River", and "Peggy-O", among others. Bob waved the band on to continue toward the end and played a little lead while he was at it, too. The second set turned rapidly into a sort of parlor-version Grateful Dead set, and the visual graphics were pastel rather than the stronger colors of the recent Dead and Company shows last summer. The bleak wilderness images were particularly intriguing, and were very reminiscent of my trip last year to northeastern Wyoming, up beyond Independence Rock. There were some subliminals in the cloud images, like a question mark, a skull, and a crow's beak and knowing eye. Stranger still since I photographed a similar cloud image around May of '15 prior to the Fare Thee Well shows. It didn't fit in then, but it sure made sense Saturday night. The hometown crowd was very enthusiastic, and with a mere 8-show tour ahead, this was one of those under-the-radar gigs that was probably not to be missed. Having seen Billy Bob Thornton and his band, The Boxmasters recently, I would say that Blue Mountain falls into that same category of good Americana road music for passing the time on the long haul, or indoors on a misty day. It would certainly go well with bucking a stiff headwind in Kansas heading upgrade to eastern Colorado around this time of year. Get behind a Greyhound bus out of Topeka - you'll save some gas! Acornaxe

Great Show on 10/19 in Nashville. Hope to see you again real soon. By the way, that was one snazzy GD western shirt during the second set. : - ) (~);}

http://sunshinedaydreamers.com/bob-weir-ozark-matts-pic-picks-campfire-… The Blue Mountain show at the Ryman was really special. Visit the link above if you are interested in seeing photos of the show along with an accompanying article. Thanks a lot to Bob, the band, and the sound/gear/travel/art crew members. Ozark Matt

What happen to the Dead Store?? only books, videos and music....what happen to the clothes, hatsaccessories etc....no calendars this year?? I have been getting the calendars every year since they started coming out as gifts for all my deadhead friends...so disappointed!!!

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Good night and rest in Peace, Bobby.

RIP Ace

Lay down and take your rest. Or to put it another way, I love you more than words can tell.

Just heard the sad news about Bobby. I shocked and deeply saddened. I feel like I've grown up with Bob having been listening to the GD since 1971. Fittingly, I was listening to Dead & Company's 7/15/23 show from Oracle Park when my wife broke the news. He will be sorely missed. Fare you well Bobby!

Bringing me down, I'm running aground
Blind in the light of the interstate cars
Passing me by, the buses and semis
Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars
But I'm here by the road, bound to the load
I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars
Alone with the rush of the drivers who won't pick me up
The highway, the moon, the clouds and the stars
The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in
With its words of a life where nothing is new
Ah, Mother American Night, I'm lost from the light
Ohh, I'm drowning in you
I left St. Louis, City of Blues
In the midst of a storm I'd rather forget
I tried to pretend it came to an end
'Cause you weren't the woman I once thought I'd met
But I can't deny, oh, times have gone by
I never had doubts or thoughts of regret
And I was a man when all this began
Who wouldn't think twice about being there yet
Black-throated wind, whisper in sin
Is speaking of life that passes like dew
Forced me to see you've done better by me
Better by me than I've done by you
Now what's to be found, racing around
You carry your pain wherever you go
Oh, full of the blues trying to lose
You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know
I give you my eyes, all of their lies
Please help them to learn as well as to see
That capture a glance, oh, and make a dance
Of looking at you, looking at me
The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in
With its words of a lie that could almost be true
Ah, Mother American Night, here comes the light
Goin' around, that's what I'm gonna do
Goin' back home that's what I'm gonna do
Turnin' around, that's what I'm gonna do
Goin' back home that's what I'm, I'm gonna do
You've done better by me than I've done by you
Ohh, I'm drowning in you
Ohh, I'm drowning in you
I'm goin' back home that's what I'm gonna do
Well, I'm goin' drowning in you
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Bob Weir / John Barlow
Black Throated Wind lyrics © Ice Nine Publishing Co Inc.

I am in Shock!! The first time I saw Bobby he had JUST turned 21 and looked 16

Let the Music live on and KEEP this Community strong and together

I love Bobby
I love the Grateful Dead
I love this Community

WE WILL GET BY....WE WILL SURVIVE

This was a shock! I've been following the boys since 65 and always thought Bobby would outlive me, go figure…It's been a great ride and a strange trip, or many that should be. RIP Bobby, Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest…aloha and thanks for the trip.

Saddened

Thank you x1000

At a loss for words. The losses of Phil, Donna and now Bob over the year-and-couple months have been hard to process. We're fortunate to have lived while they were creating music.

I have seen where the wolf has slept by the silver stream
I can tell by the mark he left you were in his dream
Ah Child of countless trees, ah child of boundless seas;

Truly sad news but another journey begins...all the best Bobby

Good morning rockers................

Took a while to gather up my thoughts. We're all suffering with heavy hearts. A grief so deep, so intense, it will take time to process. Garcia----well, we knew he was in tough shape, so yes painful but not a total surprise. But Bob? I thought he was indestructible......

It took me a LONG time, dozens of shows and thousands of hours of listening, to appreciate how great Bob's playing was. A lead player using chords instead of single notes. Adding wonderful color and texture, being McCoy Tyner's left hand. Being that presence that made the Grateful Dead that most special of all bands........

I shed a tear as I write this. We are the ringbearers of Bob's musical legacy, and of the Grateful Dead itself. The music will live on, it will outlast all of us. Let's honor and maintain that living legacy by enjoying and spreading the music, by telling corny jokes, and by living the types of righteous lives that honor the spirit and times of Mister Bob Weir........

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?

Rock on my friends, and honor the memory............

Doc
I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.....

I heard about Bob's passing on the news, here in England, late last night. What a shock. A great guitarist - the description of his style as rhythm doesn't come close in describing the part he played.
There are truly countless recordings we could listen to today - 4/7/72, opening with Greatest Story is what I went for. His guitar playing is crystal clear and inventive. Inimitable. Never seeking to dominate, but an essential and fascinating component.

Well, we were lucky enough to get the London show in July, one last time

May the four winds blow him safely home

Once again the crossroads
Ain't no moon shinin' through the trees
Goddess lost my number, babe
Left me begging, baby please
Bury me standing
I've been too long on my knees

Angel and the devil, babe
They be walking side by side
Hammer on each other, babe
Never one be satisfied
Bury me standing
Just the last place left to hide

Nothing you can figure, babe
Nothing you can fix
Ain't much of nothing, babe (note 1)
Just a couple tricks

Ooh - now I know you know that song
Bury me standing
I've been crawling way too long

Got a fist full of trouble, babe
And one more will get you three
Whole lot of shakin' peaches, babe
Poison peaches, trouble tree
If I change my way of living
Well it would mean so much to me

Blue smoke in the bar room
Tattooed muscle, beer for beer
Brown bottles and whiskey, babe
Got a pay phone to my ear
Woman made me love her
Now some dude tells me she ain't here

Give me whisky for whisky
Give me blow for blow
Give me whole lot of nothing baby
But to go down slow

Give me fire for fire
Give me ice for ice
Give me something to live for baby
Now I'm asking nice (note 2)

Ooh - Goddamn eternal tease
Bury me standing
I been too long on my knees
Bury me at the crossroads
Lay me down and let me be

Once again the crossroads
And there ain't no moon shinin' through the trees
Goddess tossed my number, babe
Left me begging, baby please
Bury me standing
I been a lifetime on my knees
Bury me at the crossroads
Lay me down and let me be

Let me be
Lay me down and let me be
Let me be
Let me be
Lay me down and let me be
Let me be
Lay me down and let me be

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock n' roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band

Jimi gave us rainbows
And Janis took a piece of our hearts
And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay
Sing a song to light my fire, remember Jim that way
They've all found another place, another place to play

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock n' roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band
They've got a hell of a band

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock n' roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band

There's a spotlight waiting
No matter who you are
Cause everybody's got a song to sing
Everyone's a star
(Everybody's got to be a star)

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock n' roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band

This will take quite some time to process... The dashing young man, forever young, has dashed onward.

Remember what Mickey once said: "We carry the torch now."

Onward, with courage.

Paz, HF

I rewatched his bio doc the Other One last night on Netflix. I smiled back to his big smile on the screen. ‘bout lost it there when he and his kids were looking at a “memorial “ sidewalk. “Daddy, you’re not there”
How lucky were we in these times.

My first show with the Dead's new keyboardist extraordinaire, and coming out of the set break, Bobby spoke to us all. "Lowell George died yesterday. He was good while he lasted."
Then he dedicated the second set to Lowell.
Cheers to you, Bobby for all you gave to us in this fantastic, mystical, and collective 'long strange trip."

"Teacher's open the door, but you must enter by yourself."

We went to karaoke
I was first up
I did Truckin' and dedicated it to Bob
I usually don't do GD at karaoke, but last night was an exception.
Someone else did Touch of Grey later
2026 really sucks so far.

“Seems like I’ve been here before
Fuzzy then and still so obscure
And I don’t want to see anybody cry
Meet me some morning in the sweet bye and bye
Bye and bye…”
Thanks for more than words can tell
Onward…through the fog…

I missed many of the greats -- Pigpen, Jimi, Janis, Duane come to mind.

But I sure got a snootful of the Grateful Dead, led by Mr. Bobby Weir and non-led by Mr. Garcia. How lucky we were to have lived and attended while they not only existed, but were peaking. (As was I, many a time...)

This is/was a time that included the Allman Brothers Band, The Band, New Riders, Robert Hunter, Dylan, Bonnie, Carlos, the Three Kings (BB, Albert, Freddie), Buddy, Jorma and Jack, Cippolina... the list is very long.

Hate to use the old cliche -- "soundtrack to my life" -- but hey, it's a cliche because it's true. With Bobby gone, it's as if someone turned off the last lamp in the GD world and closed the door. Jer would've been proud of how long Bobby kept that lamp burnin'.

Who else could possibly botch the lyrics to Truckin' half the time and that only made me smile and rock on? A: No one. A truly unique musician in a truly unique band. And we got to drink from the cup that overflowed...

From my first listen to Dark Star on Live/Dead in 1970 -- I couldn't grasp what the hell was going on there, took me years and, uh, some help from my friends -- to 2026, 56 of my 68 years have been spent rockin' to the Dead. Oh boy...

Love & Paz, HF

And the Grateful Dead

I met Bobby at Toys R Us in San Rafael many years ago. I suppose the young girl was Chloe. I approached him and said "i don't want to disturb your family time; I just want to say thank you" he looked straight into my soul and replied exactly as Phil did later "all the thanks go to you; this life I live is because of you" A bit later as I was getting in my car I saw him getting in and odd looking Peugeot station wagon. I recall thinking that's fitting. I cried last night.

We all know it will happen, but shocked and sadden are the words that fill me today.

Decided to reflect on this is a nice hot water bath with the Grateful Dead playing on the CD. I chose Dave's 46, Hollywood Palladium 09.09.72. Disk 3....He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One (Monster version), Stella Blue and concluding with El Paso. The set list looked appropriate to me.

Thanks Bobby. We will miss you in person but your spirit and music will always be just a moment away.

"....one little kiss and Felina, goodbye."

Watching Bills Jaguars game and at one of the breaks going to commercial CBS plays Saint and Bobby singing "This Must Be Heaven". How perfect is that!!!
This one hit hard!!!

Enjoy your ride to the next show in style. Driving your Vette to the gates. Friends are waiting for you on the other side. Singing and playing all night long as they wait. Take the long way, you have all the time. Thanks for the music, we all enjoyed the ride.

Look up the video of Sam Grisman Project "Looks Like Rain" for Bobby Weir 1.10.26 Beaver Creek CO

Highly recommended!

"You see the hut, yet you ask where should I go for shelter?"

Weir is a huge 49 ers fan ( so was Garcia) I'm sure he's digging the 49 ers win today.

Thank you x10000

I had no idea he was ill, it seems he was just Playing in the Band all the way till the end. So close on the heels of Phil's passing, just over a year ago. Too many deaths lately it's so depressing but that's just the way of nature, like that Bobby tune "Weather Report Suite" in the Prelude. A good time to jam some Bobby tunes, and read about stories here.

The shorelines beckon you Lost Sailor, such a Saint of Circumstance.

... all the magic's gone away
our time together melts away
like the sad melody I play
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it's so easy to slip, it's so easy to fall
let your memory drift and do nothing at all
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you left so much music for the world to remember you by
thank you!
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sugar magnolia
pitb
the other one
truckin'
one more saturday pm
jack straw
cassidy
looks like rain
estimated prophet
st of circumstance
lost sailor
hell in a bucket
victim or the crime
eternity
and many more!
>>
deepest condolences
to Bob's family and friends

Saw a clip of the band being interviewed in around 1987 and the reporter asks Jerry if the band has been spoiled by their new found success. He, of course, answers yes and laughs and smiles and cracks up the room like only he could. The reporter follows up with how so to which Bob interjects about how just the other day he was trying to get into some pistachios and he says now with those ones that are hard to open he just doesn't even bother anymore. Classic Bob! (Jerry loved it!)
Cheers to Bob

(my favorite Bobby tune, and currently very topical)
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The Black-Throated Wind - Keeps on Pourin' in,
With its words of a Lie that could almost be true ...

Our Mother American night - Here comes the light,
Oh Lord! I'm drowning in you.
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Wish they had kept it in rotation with LLR
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May You RIP, Kind Sir

Misty water day glow colored mammaries
(Speaking of) One was after a rat dog show at the old Darien lake shed, (the small cool one by the lake) early nineties, and an acquaintance of my GF met Bob after and wanted an autograph but didn’t have anything to write on so offered up a breast which Bob laughing singed. It was big fun seeing how long she could keep it before it wore off…
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Heard that “this must be heaven” bite during Da Bills game on CBS, very nice…
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Another was at first Carrier Dome show 9/24/82, Phil tells asks the crowd to congratulate Bob on his 5th wedding anniversary (he wasn’t married at the time but what did we know lol) and man Bob looked pissed and raised his guitar and in mock anger almost beaned Phil in the side of the head (think he came closer than he intended lol)
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And not once, but twice saw him slip and land on his ass doing his whole big R&R finale hop and skip out to the stage edge, only when he planted his front foot he slipped. One time we were down front and when he slipped he landed on his ass but sitting on the edge of the stage like he planned it and was just hanging out like nothing happened all while never missing a beat. Not sure who thought it funniest, him, us, or the band!
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I shot this pic at the only show I ever took a camera too 4/8/85 (same as the Phil pic I was using in tribute) When down front, we often would jokingly give Bob a hard time about song choices which Phil loved and would encourage us to Bobs dismay, though he was always a good sport about it…
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We were wondering what was up with Bob at those 60th D&C shows, especially first set of the first night. Reminded us of first night of Phil’s last Capitol Bday show when Phil looked tired and tripped on the carpet and almost fell, which started folks worrying/wondering.
Bob rallied at the park, but that first set was disconcerting. Then it seemed like he wasn’t booking any new shows which was very unBob like, so in the back of our minds we were wondering if something was up…alas, now we know, but still a shock…but warrior that he was he kept at it as long as he could.
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So many memories…singing thank you for a real good time!
May the four winds….

And thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
My landscape seemed rather empty today.

Byrd sends

How ironic that you posted that story about the first Carrier Dome show. I was there as well and shared the same story with friends on the night of Bob’s passing. I had no idea he wasn’t married either. Funny stuff. Although your Darien Lake story is far better.

Thank you Joe Buck. He gave a lengthy tribute to Bob during the Steelers’ game this evening with Sugar Mag playing in the background.

Just rewatched the celebration of Bob's life. His spirit was very much there from the Gyuto Monks chant, the tributes from friends, family and bandmates, the Ripple tribute and the hawks flying overhead.

The part that really got me emotional was Mickey getting the crowd to clap and sing "Not Fade Away". Some of the most memorable pist show moments was the crowd bringing the NFA clap and chant out of the venue into the parking lots leading to the pist show celebrations. Man, I'm going to miss that.... ;(

Thank you x1000000000

I usually never put a musician at the top of the list in their class…BUT….Bobby was the best rhythm guitarist ever! The master of the C chord. It’s so amazing to watch his hands up close. Thank you Bob for the other one.
Man is not dead till he is forgotten……Stanley Mouse
Cheers !

And night one encore, Jeff Tweedy paused to describe Wilco's shared stage time with Bob. He described how Bobby was the such an inspiration, and a kind collaborative musician. "Someone to aspire to." Then Jeff dedicated the Beatles tune "Tomorrow Never Knows" to Bobby (as they backed Bobby on that one, along with Dark Star and many more). Wilco's brilliant guitarist Nels Cline, soared during this psychedelic aural treasure (Nels had joined with Phil and Friends on numerous occasions esp. back east).

Bobby's (and the Dead's) reach is profound in the music community.

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." -George Moore