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Moderation is the key, but the Dead, like most rich and famous, loose track of things once subjected to the new lifestyle. Hence, they crash and burn.
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I did plenty of Lsd and mushrooms of all psychedelic kind,never had a bad trip,when I was growing up but the only songs of GD that I really liked were Dark Star from Live Dead and the acoustic Jerry Garcia acoustic stuff on the soundtrack of Zabriskie Point that was the first alternative LP that entered my home when I was six .a excerpt of Dark Star was there too.Been once with a friend in 91 outside a concert somewhere in Ohio ,thousands of Dead Heads there,both amusing and a bit disturbing
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Pretty surprising how many of my fellow acoustic hounds not only "don't get" the Grateful Dead but have a strong dislike of them.
But, in over 50 years of being an ardent Dead fan, one thing I've learned is that you can't talk people into liking them–or talk them out of hating them. So be it. But, once you get past all the ancillary drug and cultural baggage, you discover a totally unique and constantly shifting blend of folk, bluegrass, rock n roll, blues, jazz,and other American roots music forms–all transmogrified into style and sound unlike that of any other band that's ever played. Sure, it's messy at times. But it's never the same way twice (or even once). Every night was different. It was handmade music, not something out of a can. Forget the annoying fans and scene. Drugs are absolutely not required. Tee up some live shows from 72-73. And see if you can't hear something amazing.
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Wow... serious zombie thread... 14 years.
And, FWIW, I've never "got" people that say they don't "get" the Dead. Most of them, when I've pressed them, have admitted not ever really having listened to them. But, honestly, the Dead produced two of the best country blues/Americana albums ever in Working Man's Dead and American Beauty. And even if you're not into the "jam thing" that's not even vaguely all of what the Dead are (though, I do love a lot of the jams). And yeah, I get it if you tune in in the middle of "Space" and aren't feeling it. But, attributing all to drugs is really just being dismissive. I've never done acid, and I've loved the Dead since I was about 17.
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What Hamburg and warfrat said!
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I ever got them either. I appreciate their musicianship…but I was either too young when they were big, or too old & into other things when they were basically over.
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I don't use drugs and I am a fan of a lot, not all, of the Deads music. Blues for Allah is an exceptional album as well. I'm not a big fan of shakedown street or much of what followed, save for a handful of songs in the eighties. They played hundreds of shows a year, not all were gems. More than a few are exceptional. And yes they did *gasp* drugs while performing their music, just as much as the other bands mentioned in this thread. At least they were honest about it. |
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I never "got" the Grateful Dead ...
Is this a 6 page thread bashing the greatest band America has ever produced (IMHO), and one of the greatest spreaders of acoustic music to a more widespread audience than perhaps any rock band of the last century? Tough crowd.
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John Mayer’s backing band these days :-) What a switcheroo that was for Mayer and the Dead.
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I never really enjoyed their music, but then I never really cared for the Stones either. Or Hendrix. Or many others. I was too busy listening to Flatt and Scruggs.
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I never "got" endless numbers of finger style players who, for whatever reason, were so often lauded as the second coming of Christ.
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Disclaimer: I have no opinion of the Dead, good or bad. Never really listened to them. In fact, I don't think I could name a single song or album. I do know a chap who plays in a band which only plays Grateful Dead covers, nothing else. Now there is a narrow niche!
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