going to a dead show

EBodious · #1 11-09-2010, 04:36 PM

i haven't seen any of the boys since 1997. they are playing rite here in my town about a mile from my house. i couldn't say, "no!" it's actually so warm here in iowa in november, that i could ride my bike down.

however, though in the old days i would have taken off work and spent the afternoon in the parking lot, today i work till 6, then i have parent-teacher conferences, then i haul my butt down there as fast as i can. fortunately, i seriously doubt they will start on time.

times have changed. i am psyched though!

just thought i'd share....

MatticusMania · #2 11-09-2010, 04:39 PM

I could never do that... I'm absolutely horrified by zombies.

EBodious · #3 11-09-2010, 04:42 PM

yuk, yuk, yuk.

kesslari · #4 11-09-2010, 04:45 PM

I have a hard time imagining a Dead show without Jerry and psychedelics, but I'm sure that it will be what it is - and if it's anything like old Dead shows, that means it will be either transcendent, or kinda off, or somewhere on the broad range in between.
Enjoy it.

EBodious · #5 11-09-2010, 04:52 PM

thanks. i am on the same page as you.

i was just checking out who i will be seeing:

http://www.furthur.net/band

looks interesting. most of the band appears to be my age!

MakiSupaStar · #6 11-09-2010, 10:57 PM

Have fun. Let me know how it is. I saw Phil and Friends a few times, but I haven't seen them since the nineties. Is Bob Weir going to be there? If he was there, I'd almost consider passing. I'd be pretty stoked if there were other rippers jamming though. I'm big sucker for The Dead though. So many great songs that I hold dear to the heart as a person, AND as a musician.

EBodious · #7 11-10-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

So many great songs that I hold dear to the heart as a person, AND as a musician.

absolutely.

it was great to hear the tunes played live again. dancing in that scene again felt like old times. all in all, it was a happy, fun experience. and i gotta say, i only saw the dead in large venues back in the day. this was a 2600 seat theater. so, much more intimate, which felt great too.

that's the positive. to get picky, here are a few thoughts...
bobby seems attached to his over-the-top beard and mustache which is pretty funny. he sang 'black peter' and that was a little weird. its odd to hear other people singing jerry songs. they've got iowa's own john kadlecik as their not-jerry. he does a great job and it allows them to cover more jerry songs. i was watching him, though, and thinking that from dso to furthur he is gonna have a hard time breaking out of this not-jerry role. i was listening for his "voice" to come through in the jamming. i think it did in the second set during the open jams. he's a great player so i'd like to hear him step into his own, y'know?

they had two back up singers and only one drummer. mostly, i would have liked it the other way around. but they closed with a very extended 'and we bid you good night' which was deadly intense with all those voices. i'd like to have billy or mickey in there.

overall, it was a blast. just hearing those sounds and digging the scene was a great trip. i guess its as much fun as you wanna have.

Arranger · #8 11-10-2010, 11:15 AM

I saw the Dead with Haynes not long ago at their last show at the Spectrum in Philly. It was really good. I'd never seen the Dead without Jerry, never saw Rat Dog or The Other Ones or any other incarnation of the Dead - so it was a first for me without Jerry and definitely worth the effort.

The shining moment was "If I Had My Way" (I would tear this whole building down.) .....because the Spectrum is about to be demolished after 35 years as a Philly icon. The Dead did some 50 or more shows there, more than almost any other band, and I saw at least 20 of them. Not that I'm a huge Dead fan, but my friends are and we'd always seem to meet there.

Hope it is enjoyable. Yes, their productions can be hot or cold. The last one I saw was a hot one.

EBodious · #9 11-10-2010, 12:13 PM

i have a lot of good memories from philly. i used to go to shows at the spectrum. i smoked my last cigarette there after a show in sept 1987. and i remember the '89 earthquake happened while at dead shows there.

MakiSupaStar · #10 11-10-2010, 04:13 PM

I have so many good memories from dead shows. Sounds like you had a good time. I'm glad to hear. I was pretty stoked on some of the Phil and Phriends/Friends shows I saw. Cool to see some of the other musicians interpreting the dead canvas.