100%. Not listening and most importantly, hearing this… is to not understand the beginning, the genesis of the Grateful Dead. Pigpen was the Grateful Dead. Don’t you ever forget that! @bryanswagerty
I didn't know they took the Wall Of Sound to Europe. It must have cost an absolute fortune in shipping costs. I know The Who would ship their own custom sound and lights to America in the 1970's and it almost bankrupted them. Like The Dead, The Who never sold that many albums. But unlike The Dead, after Tommy, The Who didn't tour that much. Where they found the money, who knows.
Friday night- stars were bright illuminating the wall At Watkins Glenn. Beautiful music floating- then: THUNDER; Phils Megatron bass. Wharf rat appears and shakes the earth. What a Night. ❤
I was in Hawaii with family and friends in the middle and late 90s. Heard and loved this song. Must have been new cos no one knew it. Was all on the radio. Was told it was Ernie Cruz junior, when I saw John in the world wide version of The Weight I had to look it up and find the connection. Here it is.
I drank hard liquor every night till early in the morning in my twenties. And I’m fine. How much freaking drinking do you have do to get sirrosis of the liver and die at 27. Smh😢
Woah, is there like a whole crowd control drama happening in the background and being signaled and handled by all... while they play without missing a beat, and in fact they alter the playing to cover the commotion?????? Or did I imagine that?????? Can you imagine having that much skill!
The song at 14:00... I was just listening to the wake of the flood podcast about the vanport flood in 48. Hunter lived there with his mom after his dad left them. He and a friend had a rowboat they would go adventure in and when the floods came they went out trying to save people and livestock. Row Jimmy anyone? Here comes sunshine... The whole album is about the story. Neat pigpen picked up the story and made a song.
Heard the wall of sound at least 3 times and some of it at Watkins Glen Summer jam. It is still the best live audio system that I have ever heard. It was sublime...
I took my future wife to her first show/3 day run of shows at the Geek this weekend. 18 years later, I run into my now ex-wife at the Geek for Phil and Phriends. I guess I shouldn't have shown her so much, so fast. The Geek in Bezerkeley will always be a special place for me. Take a big deep breath of that eucalyptus and redwood. Only two venues smell like that, Geek and Frost. My home outdoor venues.
The best descriptions always include the smells, the greek definitely had the eucalyptus. Redwoods, sequoias in general need heat and moisture for the full nose bloom.
While the Dead resided at the Munich Hilton, my friends and me slept inside a little playground fort in the Olympic park next to the Olympiahalle. I still think we had the better space...Thanks for rekindling sweet memories
