The best Morning Dew story is from the live album Europe 72 where the recording engineer Dennis Leonard was trapped by himself for the whole tour in the recording truck. When Morning Dew started he was compelled to leave the tape running and go to the stage. During the solo Jerry spotted him and gave him a knowing wink. With nobody watching the faders, the recording was perfect.
About those microphones: "The Wall of Sound acted as its own monitor system, and it was therefore assembled behind the band so the members could hear exactly what their audience was hearing. Because of this, Stanley and Alembic designed a special microphone system to prevent feedback. This placed matched pairs of condenser microphones spaced 60 mm apart and run out of phase. The vocalist sang into the top microphone, and the lower mic picked up whatever other sound was present in the stage environment. The signals were added together using a differential summing amp so that the sound common to both mics (the sound from the Wall) was canceled, and only the vocals were amplified."
Jarrett Swartz That is true but the PA had to also be behind them at this show because there wouldn’t be a reason to se these mic’s if it wasn’t. Unless they were trying to dial them in, but then again, without a sound source behind the mic, that would be difficult.
As a player himself he can't help breaking down how it's done. Even listening without interruption he will still be doing it in his head. Same with me though, My favorite thing about this video is watching him fall in love with it. NFA
"Morning Dew" was written by a Canadian folk singer, Bonnie Dobson. This was the Deads greatest strength, taking musical cues from all genres and making it their own. John Mayer was a natural fit for the exploratory nature of the Dead (see the documentary "Someday I'll Fly"), reportedly hearing them for the first time around 2011 and subsequently seeking out Bob Weir. Bob has stated that he had a vision of younger musicians taking over so that the music never stops. Hopefully between Dead & Company and people getting clued in by sites like this, their style of playing will go on.
The Dead really did create their own style of music, and they created a good one because of the wide range of existing styles they could draw upon. Of course to this day people who only know one or two of the source styles tend at first to think the Dead are attempting to play in the style they recognize, but screwing it up!
@@paulperkins1615 and nobody could screw up worse than the Dead. They could be so good that when they were bad they were very bad, but the fans stayed. They'll get it right next time.
@@jeffdavis146 In all those hours of hardly-at-all edited concert recordings in circulation, there are plenty of actual screw-ups. That's the nature of rock touring. They were also not reluctant to try experiments on stage just to see what would happen, and Jerry sometimes called that screwing up but it wasn't, really. Then in 1977 they would play incredibly clean for hours and hours yet that's not one of my favorite years.
@@paulperkins1615 they played around with the time signature of "Estimated Profit" (one of my faves) using a syncopated beat that I thought ruined the song. It made no sense to me at all. When D&C used the same approach to the song, but with their slowed down tempo, the song just rolled out. Bobs lyrical style made sense.
“The amount of space they’re leaving in the track is unbelievable.“ Thank you for pointing this out. This is something they learned from listening to a lot of jazz, Miles Davis and others. Very little is said about the Dead’s use of “open space“ in performance, and I’m appreciative that you noticed that in your analysis.
Jerry’s voice was beautiful and so unique. It was thin and fragile at times but I always appreciated his honesty as a singer. The fact that he could sing so many styles so well including blues and folk/bluegrass with so much authenticity blows me away
I wasn't at this show, but I was there the next night. The music they played during this era was pure and transcendental. They were huge fans of the modal improv giants Miles Davis and John Coltrane, but also Bill Monroe, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Rodgers, Charles Ives, Django and many more. Their playing is a gumbo of it all. While I never have tried to parrot their stuff, I have learned so much about playing and listening to music from them. You picked a great example to work through.
My favorite Dew. It brings tears to my eyes every time. And oh, that moment when they play that ascending section and Jerry and Phil have those huge smiles - MAGIC.
If my babysitter didn't drag me to a show in the summer of 1984! I may never know how grate music could possibly be and fill you up with so much love ,feel good energy, pham and good vibes! Best days of my life we're the 80's and early 90's seeing GratefulDead and Jerry Garcia show's ⚡
I love seeing a non-Deadhead appreciate the boys, awesome. Thank you, really interesting from a long time Deadhead who knows nothing about guitar technique.
Yeah the dead are bigger than they were back in the day, continues to expand exponentially. People will listen and play this music professionally fifty years from now without a doubt
Listening to you unpack this from a clearly adept musical vantage point was a true joy. You so astutely articulated what many others have felt as they have experienced this music.
In an interview I read Jerry described that he had focused intensely on his vibrato techniques and he had like 5 different forms. It’s incredibly astute of you to notice how much vocality it creates. It’s one of his most important parts of his playing. Loves mixolydian major minor interplay.... as does phish.
Having grown up in the SF Bay Area hearing The Dead (on KSAN, first) and going to as many shows as I could locally, I have never gotten tired of hearing their music--although I did not go to shows in the late 80's because seeing them in the huge stadiums was a completely different experience from smaller venues, and I'd been spoiled by that. I could not dance up to the floor to Jerry's feet and back around the dance floor to Phil's feet anymore, so go figure. NYE was the biggest fun of my life. Nothing else seems to have compared to that kind of fun with a huge group of people...seeing you listening to this Morning Dew for the first time, just made me cry, because it brought back so many wonderful feelings. I am not a guitarist, but watching the light turn on in your eyes was wonderful. You got the joy. Thanks for giving me the joy again. It will never stop giving me chills to see and hear them do a Morning Dew. Thank You for this joy, dude.
This is quality content! Great analysis. This post apocalyptic world of "Morning Dew" Jerry brings to life. I can listen to everyday. Gives me the feels!
dear yahoo the jam after the 3rd verse of the eyes from 10/19/74 is probably some of my favorite interplay between the band i've ever heard. phil on his solo, billy keeping time (and later whooping ass on the coda), bobby and keith are in sync, plus jerry's solos - it's all just incredible
I get shit for it all the time but 72 has to be my personal favorite year for the band. They were still growing and theres a certain amount of sometimes unrefined dignity to the band if that makes any sense. It was raw pure and beautiful. Check out 1/2/72 if you can. Killer show, Winterland again.
Europe ‘72 in general is fabulous and the China Cat Sunflower-I Know You Rider is, imho, their best performance ever of those songs. However, the Dick’s Picks 3 (5/22/77) version of Morning Dew (sour notes and all) is for me, probably the best Dead performance of a song I’ve ever heard. The Morning Dew from the Cornell show 2 weeks earlier is clearly amazing (and it’s astounding to me how two such superb, and yet so different, performances of a particular song could come within two weeks of each other) but, for emotional wallop, Cornell doesn’t hold a candle to Pembroke Pines. YMMV.
Often many attempting to figure out some Dead tunes run up against Jerry & Bobby playing Counterpoint lines. It took me a long time back in the 1970's-1980's transferring albums to my 4 track reel to reel then carefully listening with headphones. I've been carefully listening to the Dead for about 57 yrars. The very best band ever!
"A total commitment..." That's what brought us all to the shows over and over again, because when they found it, it was magical. Thank you for showing their music the respect it deserves!
Here's the best compliment I can give you....I watched that entire thing! And I wasn't intending to! Really fun to watch. Kudos. I've been playing along with Morning Dew from 10/18/74, well since, probably 10/18/76! Your breakdown of it was excellent. I learned some cool stuff! And, great pickup on Jerry's reverb coming from his fingers. You can see him do it when he plays.
Love what you do. At the 24:30 mark you comment, “they don’t even know what they’re seeing.” I beg to respectfully differ. They may not know the technical stuff but they completely understand at a primordial level, exactly what is going on. That’s why there are so many of us and why you have been bitten as you have. It’s pure magic my friend. Whether you can play or just like listening, Jerry’s licks take us all away. Welcome to the family! You have an enormous and wonderful guitar road ahead of you. So great.....
Oh yeah man 100% music is a voice of God like any other and all of us children of the Light need no interpretation to feel what is being communicated 🙏🏼🕉
Wow really enjoyed this. One of my favorites songs and have heard this version many times. And to have a breakdown such as this was just wonderful. Thanks!
@@Guitargate this is a great idea, bout to hit your bell icon to see that, and excited to see your dead and company video. But you should really think about making one of these videos about the Dark Star from Veneta Oregon Aug. 1972, the stuff of legend and a piece of musical art and history that you would definately apreciate.
13:34 - "so we can hear what lift off sounds like.." you hit the nail on the head with that comment. Goose bumps from all the times I saw it live. Awesome stuff!
Such a masterful build up. One of my favorite Dew's. '74 was a very good year. Great video! Love your reaction to the full package of Garcia as shown on this Dew.
This is a pretty good analysis of the notes Jerry was playing, but the constant stops and starts cause you to miss what I think is the real magic of his playing - his phrasing. If you listen again without stopping, you'll hear how he mixes up his phrases (length, rhythm, melody, timing, dynamics). And it's not just the notes he plays, it's the notes that he's not playing. It makes his playing feel conversational, and I think that's why so many of us are happy to listen to him play extravagantly long solos without getting bored.
100% Agree. Since this is primarily an educational channel, and not a pure reaction channel, I try and strike a balance between letting tracks play and learning what I can on the spot to express what I'm hearing. Thanks!
@@Guitargate his sound alone is something that distinguishes him. heavy strings. high action. clear tone. Also. his sense of time is phenomenal. He is the timekeeper in the band. Unlike Mayer, he never gets ahead of the beat. He sits on the time like Steve Gadd.
Michael, I just saw this and now you are getting into the "best era" of the GD. Just keep listening to 68-75 and you will here the changes that took place from the very bluesy and what I called angry rock era when Piggy was alive to the most melodic period of the band-leading up to the break they took in 75. Yes Cornel was awesome but so many shows from 70(Harpur College) thru the break in 75 are just off the charts and very varied. Now if I only knew how to play the guitars I own- LOL
Unreal breakdown of the song. You’re freaking talented. You had to have listened to the song prior to this. But anyway I enjoyed it. And YES this is how you get hooked on the dead!! Epic show. I’ve seen jerry many times live. I hope you’re world has been colored another hue after that show.
Saw this song at my first show 4 6 82. This is one of my favorites.live, always brought a tear to my eye. I am a novice guitar player.i will continue to watch.to me what jerry did was guide me down these mental passageways full of color and emotion. Thanks again. Your knowledge of music is impressive...i pick up tidbits each time. ✌
Your little overall synopsis at the end is exactly why I love this band. This Dew gives me chills still, after 35+ years of hearing it. Nice job! Subscribed.
You should listen to the Morning Dew from Barton Hall 77 it is really emotional and full of energy at the same time they say it's one of or the best one
I've got to agree that the 77 Barton Hall show was epic. Just before the break that evening they played Dancing In The Street with a 10 minute guitar riff that blows me away even 40 years later. No video on this link, but it's excellent audio. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DVRPW3RAQXY.html
This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a great way to get some students to start transcrbing for themselves. Great stuff. I'm off to check out your RU-vid channel now.... (also feel like hearing some more Grateful Dead, but I'll do that later). Thanks!
I am so glad to see and hear someone who gets it. My first shows were in '74 so I got to see and hear the boys digging deep into some musical zones rarely explored by other bands at this time live on stage. They did it night after night. Thank you for your analysis and cord brake downs to Jerry's riffs. As a beginner/ intermediate guitarist I always strive to learn more to get better as musician. Thanks
I live my life with this song always playing in my head or listening to it again and again. Only makes sense to watch your video. :-) Really enjoyed your take on this masterpiece.
First time watching you (DeadHead since early 80s), great video! You mentioned those crazy microphones - you may already know this, I believe they were their own invention. The idea was for the bottom one to be a half phase off from the top one so that any sound going into both (audience, monitors, etc.) would cancel out. Not sure how well they worked, but pretty cool idea!! What a dream job to be a techie nerd for the Grateful Dead back in those days! Have you investigated their gear from back then? Pushing the technology was always a big part of their M.O. Like, Phil had a bass with four sets of knobs, one for each string, and he could send each string to a different region of the Wall Of Sound! Unnecessary? Perhaps. Fun and trippy as hell? Absofuckinlutely!! Keep up the great work, I'll be checking more of these out for sure.
These were the last shows before a hiatus that lasted most of '75. They were filmed for a concert movie (The Grateful Dead Movie) that came out in '77. Considering your obvious interest here, I would highly recommend the film!
This is my all time favorite Dead song. I was never lucky enough to catch one at all the Dead shows I saw in the early 90's up until Jerry passed in 95. I have searched high and low for good tabs for this but cant seem to find any that is close to accurate. If anyone out there reads this and can hook me up with some good tabs to this song I would be extremely Grateful.
I really appreciate your breakdown. Keep in mind, anyone and all who try to break Jerry down move WAY to fast. I believe Dave Grisman once said Jerry was always a step behind and a a step ahead. 🤷♂️was his brilliance
genuinely, the amazing thing about Jerry's work is that it sounds so much easier than it actually is. There is a lot of hidden chromaticity in his "noodling" and scalar motions while at the same time the ear is strongly drawn to to relatively straightforward chordal structures, that it dececives you until you try to find *every* note. I've recently been drawn into a Miles Davis deep dive, and Miles is much the same. I'm pretty sure Jerry would have listed him as an influence...
And estimated profit, and help on the way, and Franklin's tower and eyes of the world and shakedown Street and Terrapin station and Wharf rat and loser and deal and Althea and Friend of the devil and Hell in a bucket and Bertha and China cat sunflower and suguree and sugar magnolias and Saint Stephen's and box of rain and lost sailor and playing in the band and one more Saturday night and I know you rider and I need a miracle and catfish John and black muddy River and Ripple
@@scottbegonias313 And The Eleven, Uncle John's Band, Cumberland Blues, Truckin', Attics of my Life, Touch of Gray, Row Jimmy, Sugaree, Weather Report Suite, and Cold Rain and Snow. And ...
you guys are amateurs - you have to at least include a year with the song lol... Peggy-O '78! Greatest Story '74, China->Rider '74, GDTRFB '74... ok most things '74
Love this. At the end when you talk about the "maybe we need to refocus" moment...Take a listen to the first 5 minutes of the Eyes from 2/3/78 (Dicks Picks 18). The first 5 minutes is quintessential Dead and EXACTLY what you are talking about. From the beginning, Jerry is testing out all sorts cool lead lines. And you can hear Bobby poking around for the space but NOT QUITE finding it...until the 3 minute mark when Jerry settles into a rhythm line for about 30 seconds- almost like a soft reset. Bobby takes this moment and locks into a classic Bobby/Eyes pattern and Jerry takes off again. Follows :90 seconds of tightness and then the rest. That first 5 minutes, to me, is the Grateful Dead being the best Grateful Dead that the Grateful Dead can be. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_dXf7QuuXik.html
I'm 47 years old and I think in my personal opinion that some of the wall of sound bootlegs are the best ones I've ever heard. I managed to get five Jerry shows under my belt before he passed but I was a young guy who didn't realize what I was seeing.... I was just there for the LSD at the time. Put the music did capture my soul. It's the reason I play guitar is because of the Dead
My first show ever ended the second set with Morning Dew and even THEN I didn’t know what I was seeing. Those days were blessed... so fascinating to see it experienced like this. Thank you!
I saw them starting in 1980 and saw them over 500 times till Jerrys death. The guitar ,audience communication was so intense with Garcia..His tone and spontaneous lines were so addicting to see live.... May I suggest Jerry Garcia Band from 1990 dvd. A favorite of mine. But there were thousands of incredible moments...Thank you for this wonderful breakdown.. new subscriber
Subbed! I love your breakdown of the theory behind Jerry’s playing but you could never teach someone this level of musicianship at Jerry’s caliber. His playing comes straight from the soul and this song is one of the most transcendental pieces of art I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s amazing how the dead are overlooked by so many. Jerry changed my life forever and truly opened my heart. Please check out China Cat Sunflower or Jack Straw from the 8/27/72 Veneta Oregon show. God bless the dead! ❤️☮️❤️☮️❤️☮️❤️
Great one! Have a listen to Garcia’s solo on “Me & Bobby McGee” on the concert album just called “Grateful Dead” on Warner Brothers. Most beautiful solo ever. If you listen to other versions from different shows (on bootlegs?), you can hear him working it, working it, working it until he nails it on this one. React please!
man I love what you're doing here - watched 1/2 dozen of your videos in the last week! I know like 1% of what you're talking about theory-wise but love it none the less!
So, if you really want to get deep into dead playing there is 2 songs they segue. Ok, so the 2 songs are I Need a Miracle > All Over Now from 9/16/78 in front of 50,000 people in Egypt. Most incredible solo jam ever IMO of two songs. Garcia gets all country twangy. The effect he uses is insane. Also, the guitar he is playing in Morning Dew is called the Wolf. You should look at the lay out of that guitar because, it's utterly insane. Anyway, have a gander at those two songs. Would love your feedback and see the complexity of Garcia's playing
Brought back a LOT of memories. I practically lived in Winterland when I was young. Almost every weekend we would drive up to San Fran for a concert. Ive lost count on how many times Ive seen the Dead...from the freebies in the park/Panhandel (1967),,,up to the larger shows in stadiums. First it was the Fillmore then Winterland. This song was on there very first (studio) album....which is a lot different than the live version you are looking at. Great times...they will never happen like that again. Love your channel...
thanks for the vids. i'm a piano player but picked up my dads mandolin since the quarantine and have been figuring it out with your breakdowns of some of my favorite tunes
@@Guitargate It's interesting how so many people assume the iconic parts that Weir plays are from Jerry. He's really a wonderful player, at least on the same level as Jerry. He intentionally studied a disparate range of influences, from Motown horn parts to McCoy Tyner's comping behind Coltrane to the inner voice leading of string quartets to come up with a style that is probably familiar to many jazz players, but is fairly unique in the world of rock and roll. And, as you note, Phil is really tasty as well!
@@edwinhurwitz6792 I still remember how 'no way!' I was when i realized Weir played the high riff on China Cat. As a bass player who plays guitar, I find there's endless inspiration to be gleaned from all of their players, especially before 75 (but Garcia's best tone might be from early 78!)
I would 2nd this request. Bobbys technique is magical. As a (mediocre) guitar player myself, I often spend all my practice time trying to emulate what he is doing and trying to simply figure it out. 90% of the time I just end up shaking my head. But the 10% of the time that I can figure it out is the happiest playing I do.
@@pkekalos I would start by learning all the different voicings for all the various chords. I took some lessons from Dale Bruning, Bill Frisell's teacher from back in the day, and in the first week, I had to learn all the various triads across all groups of three strings in all keys (there are more triads than you might think). It was one of the single best exercises I ever did as it gives you access to so much, especially once you start thinking of chords as stacked triads. After I did that, I found it much easier to comp through tunes. It's worth getting a good jazz teacher to work with because so much of what Bob does is covered by jazz theory. Then, start working on voice leading and inner/counter melodies. Ultimately, it's not all that complicated, you just need to be methodical about organizing everything. Bob sort of had to invent the wheel himself, given the lack of the materials we have today, but now you can go out can get instruction in this pretty easily. I also recommend Mick Goodrick's The Advancing Guitarist. Maybe the best method book ever written. But, it's best with a teacher.
This was amazing..please do more Dead!!! I’d love to hear you compare Jerry from the late 70’s to the early 80’s! I can tell by your face while listening that you “get” it..I got so much joy watching you get joy from the boys!!
Great breakdown. Gotta love Jerry's touch and tone. Lots of cool Jerry stuff on RU-vid. Can't go wrong with vintage 72 Garcia. Don't let the guy on the pole distract you from the cool stuff happening on stage. That was just how things were back in the day. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xe2u7ogAgtQ.html
Having just learnt this song, this is amazing to watch a professional breaking this apart and actually becoming a dead phan. Did anyone tell him how Free by Phish is essentially lifted from this, sped up with a few additions? Cause mixing them together is pretty darn fun.
First off, I just wanna Thank You for your honest approach to a band that has been so sorely misunderstood, under represented and even downright dismissed by the commercial music mainstream practically since their inception. Innovation and dedication have always sported a hefty price tag. Thankfully, the Dead were consistently and constantly willing to pay any price to maintain their personal and professional integrity. I'm a Lifetime Deadhead who's Mother took him and several friends to their first Grateful Dead concert at Watkins Glen in upstate New York in the Summer of 1973 as an early present for my 15th Birthday that September. It was an astonishing event for what has become widely regarded as one of the band's best concerts ever. There are links to every note that they plucked that day, including the explosive 90+ minute sound check! Of course you're on to something pivotal in the Deads ovure by stumbling across "Morning Dew". However, I just want to point out that this version from what would become their "retirement" string of shows at the Winterland Ballroom in 1974, is one of the most lackluster versions the band had ever performed. As a matter of fact, this entire run of shows confirmed to the group internally that they just weren't "feeling it" at more and more of their performances and had quietly decided that they needed to loosen themselves from what had become an increasingly unwieldy monster that was no longer fun for them any more. They'd developed a ginourmous, wholly dependent family of formerly free Hippy helping hands who had devolved into an unorganized carnival of financial dependants that never seemed to get much done and didn't even really know who was responsible for what on any given day anyway. The band members started living separately, began avoiding their "offices" in San Francisco and eventually drifted away from each other as collaborators and friends. They stopped practicing regularly and writing together. To an older fan like me, their loss of focus was obvious by this period in their career, then one that you are praising here. I never listen to the versions of any of their tunes that were performed at this set of shows because its just so easy to find vibrant, defining versions of all these tunes from earlier points in their career. Even as recently as only just a year or two earlier in the 1970's. A perfect example of my assessment is the live "Morning Dew" from their "Europe 72" triple live album. Dude, please click on the link I've provided below and have a listen to what's missing from this weak and routine Winterland version that you've studied here and then get back to me with your honest opinion. I really look forward to your response. Thank You for your service. It's truly appreciated. I've never seen any of your posts before you started reviewing Dead tunes but as soon as I realized that you are a fair and balanced music lover, I immediately went to support you by subscribing, liking and sharing your material, which is all I really can do for you since I'm far too poor to support you financially LOL! I would hope that every Deadhead who reads this does the same thing for you. Here's that link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NDuZfdf4hFQ.html
Michael - I watch guitar videos all day long and this is absolutely fantastic. I already subscribed to your channel and your website, and I will be taking all of your lessons. Practical guitar learning is what I’m all about. I also love the dead. Thank you for all that you do. So happy the RU-vid algorithm fed me your video
Seems like you get The Dead. I still get chills when I listen to them. The scene at a live show was just unreal. Jerry is pretty damn good for a guy with 9 fingers 😁
