Capital Theater: Phil Lesh, Rick Mitarotonda, Grahame Lesh, James Casey, Natalie Cressman, Jennifer Hartswick, John Medeski, John Molo. So Goose, I mean good.
🫧🙏❤️🙏🫧 Knowing that the Grateful Dead’s music will live on through this upcoming generation of musicians makes my heart sing and fills me with gratitude!
Well that was good. Prolly one of the better guys to sing brokedown balance post Jerry. I’d like to see Bob and Phil do this song with the goose guy. This song is great because of the beautiful Robert hunter lyrics, this Rick guy brought it to life.
This is beautiful. Didn't initially think much of Goose. After watching bits of these shows I gave them a much more thorough chance and I'm really digging them. Ricks voice and approach to guitar are formidable forces.
I've given them about as much of a chance as anyone could. Listened to all their stuff quite a bit, have seen them 3 times including while tripping hard. It just doesn't feel right to me. Too MDMAish and positive and over-engineered. And the bass parts are very boring. I need the bass line to be sweeping and moving all the time. I love the Grateful Dead sooo much (and JRAD - Never miss em). Goose is just a bunch of very talented guys playing songs that do nothing for me. Empress of Organos is my favorite of theirs.
Ummmmmm no shit😉 Trey was my favorite guitar player from 1994-2022. Now it’s Rick. He’s the man. I just wish I could do some of the TAB Colab shows. I’ve only seen Goose 3 times but there are many many many many more to come.
They're definitely very talented, but I fail to see the timelessness in their music. A few songs are great. I saw them several times including while tripping hard. It sounds... uh... More for an MDMA crowd. It feels too positive and engineered... I like dark, mysterious, & spontaneous. The bassist is boring too. It could use a lot more Americana, bluegrass, and/or prog influence.../and sweeping basslines.
Very cool. I've loved this song for over 40 years.That being said, does anyone else see that the band's signs of physical affection is like the hippie version of golf claps?
Phil keeps the GD ethos of reinventing the music. D&C have attracted some that appear to be heads just to capitalize on the $$. When I see stealies on designer clothes it makes me cringe. I was first attracted to the Scene. One that was the antidote to normal society. The anarchist road imo. We didn't relate to society nor all its trappings. Shortly after the music grabbed my soul. Sometimes it feels that sense of adventure and misbehaving is almost gone. But not totally. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that the music is still alive!!!
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185 ? weird. One thing I particularly like about Goose is richs voice it’s very unique. Mihalis voice though makes me want to leave the venue sometimes and I’m not just saying that. Twiddlers great and I’ve seen them a bunch but sometimes mihalis voice is just the weakest link for me
I'm always so very bored at goose shows. Don't like his tone, but I do think this was not a bad fit, though Billy strings makes you feel his rendition much more.
Billy is incredible would be my pick love his playin period , and with bobby was fitting. For Rick he has openly admitted to not liking vibrato both vocally and playing style in his lines. He's extremely talented and he specifically said he feels its dark sounding/ feeling and good for him for recognizing his voice...he seems like wonderful person. There is something about a players vibrato though that makes them instantly recognizable and rooted in blues it has a soulful sound. Jerry was a picker obviously as a banjo player first but used lots of vibrato and grisman/garia recordings (high lonesome sound of Bill monroe) along with dead are full of soul. Trey obviously influenced heavy by Jimi, Zappa, even fripp plays a lot of vibrato and blues. Its actually fascinating to hear Rick play bluesy lines without, to his credit never forces sound. using that signature feature that adds a soulful touch he does it in his own way which is more upbeat obviously. Both Jerry and Trey have had quite the journey and it adds an intangible sure but if Rick approaches it his own way and avoids such physical pitfalls all the power to him. Derek trucks is straight as an arrow and can't get more soulful than that. I do hope Goose work on mix it does sound to me like a JGB or early TAB mix, bass is at least more audible now need to hear rhythm section, but everyband is different in 90-2000 for phish I imagine was a lot like 66-78 Dead where your ear could wander and you were greatful/grateful. I do find that hard to do with Goose and its one thing I hope changes. For me with Dead i'd usually listen to phil or Jerry both just icons phil being influenced by piano and Bill evans first virtuoso Bassist Scott Lafaro he has such a sound Mike Gordon has no problem admitting his admiration and emulation, and phish all 4 will each imply things the others follow its as they intended a modern jazz quartet of rock. Fishman is one of one....I know you didn't ask but at times I feel the same dynamics wise they need more patience Rick gets revved up they follow in support but don't hear the interplay as much and id love to, seems to be getting better at creatively reaching crescendos , rather than just with speed and pitch. Thats something both phish and Dead are amazing in they're listening to each other and peaking with creative intensity not predictable loud , fast high pitched notes. Its already getting better though hopefully playing with TAB for but helps that so young patience should come natural once they get it. Always feel drummer leads every band musically and Goose is no exception but the bands mix makes it really sound like Rick's band I do hope that balances if it can. He's great either way im bias because hes younger than me but enjoys all the same music:) ✌
THANK YOU. I agree! Everyone's like, "Goose is the best!" No. They aren't. It's not even close. And yes, Goose should leave GD tunes alone. They just don't match stylistically at all.
@@joshkallen5376 I like Rick and would rather hear him play and sing Brokedown Palace. But there isn't a sane objective human on earth that thinks Rick is a better guitar player than John Mayer. John is a living guitar legend, respected by jazz, blues and rock masters. We all like what we like, Rick is great and so is Goose. But this is exactly the kind of comment that makes the Goose scene look foolish and hard to take seriously.
