They are simply incredible. Having only recently been turned on to their scene I have listened to them almost exclusively the last month. I have literally listened to the different live versions of the same songs over and over and do not get tired of hearing them.

Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz*...I am not even sure what I would call it other than it was a "movement" more so than just a type of music.

* I am convinced they could have been a great free form jazz band

As a Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Who, Pink Floyd type rock person I can honestly say no band has captured my fascination like this one,

I get it.

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 9:34 am to Crow Pie

Stella Blue

Trucking - Long Live version

Scarlett B Jam..

Eyes of the World

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Posted by bisceaux

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 9:51 am to Crow Pie

It really is hard to describe their music - a little bit of everything. I am so grateful that I was able to be apart of the GD50 in Chicago. It was very special for someone that missed seeing the band with Jerry :-(

Here are my favorites:
Europe 72 - https://youtu.be/FDWRZEd3Ouc
Morning Dew - https://youtu.be/NDuZfdf4hFQ
Ripple - https://youtu.be/671AgW9xSiA

And I really got into Jerry Garcia Band - I typically find myself listening to his solo stuff now a days
Jerry Garcia Band - Jerry Garcia Band Live in 1990 - https://youtu.be/_3je0MquWlU
Simple Twist Of Fate - https://youtu.be/_3je0MquWlU
I Shall Be Released - https://youtu.be/fFiIJ4vW2IU

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Posted by JeanPierre

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 10:29 am to Crow Pie

Ripple is one of the best songs ever written and recorded by anyone

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Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 11:39 am to JeanPierre

Ripple - Janes Addiction

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Posted by Dick Tater

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 2:18 pm to Crow Pie

Never got in to the Dead

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Posted by Crow Pie

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 2:32 pm to Dick Tater

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Never got in to the Dead

Exactly what I said for 40 years...until I watched their documentary "A Long Strange Trip" about 6 weeks ago.

Then I started really listening to various playlists from Amazon music as I was working in the yard and that has sent me into a month long trip into the rabbit hole know as the Grateful Dead.

John Mayer joining up with Dead and Company certainly brought the scene back to life to those uninitiated from the origins.

Also being a guitar player myself with all this free time has given untold amount of joy trying to play the songs which are very "unconventional" to play.

At the end of the day it is the songs that make them so special.

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Posted by bisceaux

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Posted on 4/19/20 at 2:54 pm to Crow Pie

quote:
Never got in to the Dead
quote:
Exactly what I said for 40 years...until I watched their documentary "A Long Strange Trip" about 6 weeks ago.

A friend of mine just had the same experience from that same documentary. "A long strange trip" was really good and explained the "movement." The song choices and placement were perfect throughout. Also, it showed how they were/are all really good musicians who pushed each other both on and off stage throughout their career.

I happened to be inside the phish "movement" during the mid 90s right after Jerry died. Very surreal at times. It's also hard to describe their music back then, because it was so different from everything else at the time.

You should go check out Furthur or Joe Russo's Almost Dead (JRAD).

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