Was totally floored when those first notes started playing that night at Soldier Field...had been off the bus since the early 90s so wasn't aware it was brought back by different GD incarnations over the years. And then to hear it jammed out a bit was like a dream come true. Such a catchy tune and always thought it encapsulated the spirit of the band/culture and thought it was a shame that it had been shelved.
Bart McFarling ditto.... was a highlight for me. That and a long pause between songs and I yelled loudly “Althea” and then they started to play. I got high fives from tons of people.
Bongo Dave well, the Dead did it at least in Chicago '09, so....Plus i gotta say anything post Jerry is just a pretty darn good cover band/ imho/ peace
Great video - the audio quality is fantastic too!. Really appreciate you sharing all your vids to those of us who would have loved to have been there in person. Thanks!
Whoa! I'd imagine that the last time this was played live by the boys was back in like...oh man...1967 or '68? Ages and ages ago! What a surprise that they pulled this one out of their bag of tricks!
a BIG Thank You to Bobby, Billy, Phil and Mickey for doing this one last time. thanks so much guys. highlight of summer 2015. my god what a great time to be alive. the amazing thing is the fare thee well shows outsold all those poppy acts which makes me so happy. I hate new pop and shit new music. Rock and Roll is still king and classic rock is still king
I love this video. Thank you for posting it. I've never seen this song played live. It's very cool to watch it played. And Trey's matches how happy I would feel if I could play this song with a band.
That's because Jerry actually grew to despise this song, he said it felt rushed and he was incredibly unhappy with the lyrics. He felt it was uncharacteristic for what the dead eventually became.
Yeah, I've noticed that Dead and Co., are doing some stuff JG would never do like extended jams on Cold rain and Snow, the Dead almost always did a 5 minute version.
Awesome to hear this song played live. I only wish that they had properly sung the full "back and forth" of the chorus's vocal lines. They don't quite do it exactly as it was on the original album. Also, It's a mystery that the band never played this song other than a few times back in the day. It is such a fun song with a great "call and response" chorus and catchy, interwoven vocal lines.
great video. There is software that will take out the "shake" in the video through using a "Stabilization" filter. Love to see Trey just having a blast.
Michael Aurzada the cam has built in stabilization which has proven true in less strenuous environs. the squares of plastic paneling that covered the floor, are not taut- they have give- thus providing bounce. nothing I could do. I seek out a 'tight panel' before the show by stomping on it lol. even these just bounce when people move.
LazyLightning55a AWESOME, one of my highlights from that show! I was in a group yelling HEY at the appropriate time long after they had stopped; we found it endlessly funny. Anyway, I think Michael is talking about post-production stabilization software. Works really well, i have software that does it if you ever want me to run it through there. Use it for my DSLR all the time. Cheers man, great stuff!
Man. Trey got thrown a ringer by the rest of the boys and absolutely nailed it. That's a great moment in his life. I couldn't imagine. I'm. Not a Phan per say but I'm so glad he got the opportunity and killed it.
Cool version, and I love this rendition, but I'm noticing that they are not doing the vocals like the original recording. On the chorus it sounds like Bob Weir is singing Jerry's part: "come and join the party" and Trey is singing a different part (Bob Weir's part on the original studio recording?) which doesn't say "join the party" but rather is supposed to be "pa-ah-arty".
After seeing over 100 Grateful Dead shows--including several in the latter years where Jerry's playing was quite lackluster--I just don't get it. I am glad that people enjoyed themselves and that the shows went off without any major bloodshed so to speak but listening to this song (and especially to Trey's solo) only confirms: The Grateful Dead RIP July 9th in the Year of our Lord 1995...and as the great Mr. Legate used to say...there WAS nothing like a Grateful Dead concert ;-)
Louis Byron Event Trading Konrad Gannon Ummm Jerry himself said of Pigpen at his funeral, "We can go on calling ourselves the Grateful Dead but after Pigpen's death we all knew this was the end of the original Grateful Dead." So, unless the bulk of your shows were between 1965 and 1972, I'm afraid you never saw the Grateful Dead either...according to Jerry.
+Louis Byron This isn't suppose to be "a grateful dead concert" It's called Celebrating 50 years of the dead. With age and death it is pretty much a tribute band. Celebrate it for what it is. At least Bob, Phil, Mickey, and Bill are still alive. A true Deadhead would be thankful for these men and also support a fellow fan like Trey.
This was the grateful dead not fare thee well trey deserves soooommmmeeee credit July 4th was my favorite show just cause I was in the stadium for the real good time
I can smell the pechuli and see the bus with a volkswagen bus stuck on the roof .Half the fun of a Dead show was the tail gator at the end of the show or even if there where no way of getting in could still have a party and cant forget about club dead or even better The Wetlands on Laight Ashbury and Hudson when Tribeca was still like old San Fran with its yellowed windows and not yet renovated victorian style buildings
I think they could have developed Golden Road into an epic, but as someone said below Jerry basically disowned the song early on. In that context, kind of odd to hear at Soldier Field because it was never "meant" to be played live...just my .01
***** I did! Thanks for asking! I was there all three nights. I thought that Mickey summed it up quite nicely with “I’ll leave you with this: Please, be kind.”
As much as I love Bruce, I kind of agree with you. Hornsby came in early with the lyrics on Fire on the Mountain and I'm not sure I can ever forgive it. Totally robbed Trey of that signature opening riff.
