Hearing Grateful Dead -FRANKLINS TOWER (Reaction!!) 

Youll be wearing tye dye and tasting colors in no time my man Dont lick the album covers,,or better yet,,do.

Watching the smile creep across your face as the dead put you right where you wanted to be warms my heart. We saved you a seat on this bus

"We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice,but the people who like licorice really,really like licorice."~ Jerry Garcia

For anyone wondering this version of Franklin’s Tower is from Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium on May 9th, 1977 ☮️

I wish every Deadhead could watch this video… watching you react while we listen to Franklin’s Tower together and WE feel it too… is pure joy ✨and exactly what the Dead are all about… I love this so much 💜

To have a 20 minute long Franklin's Vibe as your introduction to the Dead is chef's kiss, man.

I think the Grateful Dead are the ultimate American band. They play country, Bluegrass, jazz, rock and the Blues. Such a diverse sound. There's something for everyone and you just can't help but move your feet.

It’s not often I get to see someone listen to the Dead for the first time. Kinda brought tears to my eyes. Love this video sooo much ❤

They way he smiles towards the end is priceless, I couldn’t count how many times I’ve smiled while listening to the dead just sitting there in awe

How many of us DeadHeads started with the same sentence: "This is not what I was expecting. This is amazing!" Beautiful...

This is the kind of performance that turns people into Deadheads for life.

Loved your reaction. Nobody really thinks they will like the Dead until they REALLY listen to it in depth and experience it for themselves. How complex, lighthearted, and uplifting it is becomes infectious. And this track is just straight dope...it has everything, jazz, funk, country, folk, rock and almost a hip-hop bounce and swing. The truly insane thing though...they NEVER play it the same way twice, ever. The Dead is 'living and breathing' music.

Yeah, "roll away the dew". A technique for curing a casted bell by taking a giant swab and rolling it inside a bell to wipe away the escaping moisture that comes off a bell as it hung over a fire. Ben Franklin suggested the Liberty Bell be made this way but a rival of his pushed for a different process which brought us a bell with a giant crack. "If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind". So glad you liked it! 15:50

That sparkly, twinkling, open, airy guitar playing with a bluegrass touch is why Jerry is so special.

nothing makes me happier than seeing people react the The Dead for the first time. Definitely my favorite band ever!

The perfection with which Jerry Garcia performs electric guitar solos will never be met or exceeded again. Legend. The way this young man reacts to and appreciates this music really brings me joy and hope for future generations!

There's a line from Freaks and Geeks that sticks with me. When Lindsey is walking through the cafeteria with "American Beauty" under her arm, a Deadhead sees her and says, "I wish I'd never heard that album so I could hear it again for the first time". That is golden!

Whos a hard-core grateful dead fan 😆

There's nothing better for your head than the beautiful sound of the grateful dead ✌️

when you have thousands of people dancing form their soul -there is nothing like it. we danced like no-one was watching because we were all jamming our asses off.

Dead shows always felt like church to me. It was as if we were all down by the river. Deep archetypes were evoked by the band and its people. Uplifting but sometimes scary, too.

Now close ur eyes and imagine being in harmony with hundreds of thousands of people vibing on the music dancing just BEING IN THE NOMENT..that was /is defintion of true mindfulness being present but then again blown away..roll away the dew rip (rock in perpetuity) jer ..!!

I love that you can’t find the words to describe what your feeling “..it’s like a Sunday morning … on vacation … sun shining …”. It’s happiness and pure emotion my brother. It’s why we love the GD.

In the early '90's I toured with the Dead. My parents didn't understand. In 2002 I took I road trip with them. Whoever drove picked the music. My mom says "This the Grateful Dead? You don't have to be on drugs to like this." Best comment I've ever heard about them. Phil's love of composition, Jerry's way of not over playing, Bobby filling just perfect.

I'm not sure if anyone said this previously, but you really can't come into Frank's without hearing it with Help and Slip beforehand. That transition from Slipknot to Franklin's Tower is one of the best transitions in all of live music. It's like, you were grooving before... now, get ready to dance, man!

love this version, the may 9 1977 concert, they were on fire that year. Phil (bassist) dropping bombs, Jerry (singer and guitar) totally flubs the lyrcs, then gets back on track just in time to sing "if you get confused, listen to the music play"

You think Pink Floyd is a rabbit hole? Hold my spliff - Grateful Dead fans.

Nothing like the good ol' Grateful Dead!!! Welcome to the family ✌️🙏

Just laughing with tears of joy in my eyes. I love them so much for the endless hours and depth of joy they have brought to our lives. I sure do miss them.

I do not believe in coincidences...but, I saw 8 shows in the 80's. I was a die hard Dead Head for years. I am now in my late 50's, and I live in Hawaii. I am heartbroken over what happened in Lahaina. The last few nights...THIS is what i have been listening to relax and get happy. Now I am realizing, that I am reaching back to some of the greatest times in my life, to deal with the grief I now feel over our tragedy. This video popped up, and I am once again, smiling! Mahalo!

Lyrics my man… In another time's forgotten space Your eyes looked from your mother's face Wildflower seed on the sand and stone May the four winds blow you safely home Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew I'll tell you where the four winds dwell In Franklin's tower, there hangs a bell It can ring, turn night to day It can ring like fire when you lose your way Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew God save the child that rings that bell It may have one good ring, baby, you can't tell One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play Some come to laugh their past away Some come to make it just one more day Whichever way your pleasure tends If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds, the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed on the sand and wind May the four winds blow you home again Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew (roll away) Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew (roll away) Roll away the due Roll away the due (roll away) Roll away the due Roll away the due (roll away) You'd better roll away

I absolutely LOVE seeing someone HEAR the dead for the first time!

Incredible song. The lyrics are amazing, too. “In other times’ forgotten space, your eyes looked from your mother’s face.”

The Dead rule! Best jam band in history. Blues and bluegrass vibe. Been a Deadhead since the ‘60’s! Welcome to the long strange trip! R.I.P. Jerry Garcia. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

"Roll Away the Dew" is a quote from Ben Franklin. So is "If You Plant Ice You're Going to Harvest Wind". This song is about the Liberty Bell ( "it might only have one good ring")...and this was one of the best performances of it that I've ever heard!

Brings back sooo many beautiful memories of being at a Dead show, dancing to “Franklin’s Tower” (into “Fire on the Mountain”), eyes closed, knowing others were dancing close by, having an out of body experience yet feeling so very connected to my fellow Deadheads.

The DEAD baby. Not just a concert is an experience,a way of life. Jam band all the songs are long and everybody is dancing the night a way. The parking lot is an adventure to. You can find anything you want to do or take to make the concert better. Lots of acid, Molly,ecstasy and nitrous balloons. People who need a ticket to get in make signs that say I Need A Miracle. Sometimes people have extra tickets and give them away. Makes their day. They have 2 drummers jamming. You have to go see them and get there early to check out the parking lot where people sell dead art work and all kinds of cool stuff

Hey now! We are a huge fan base who generally really enjoys watching people discover this band. The stuff you are liking in this recording fills their entire recorded history - which you should definitely dive deeply into. Hopefully the algorithm let’s deadheads know when you’re doing another dead reaction.

I love when people first hear the Dead and immediately comment on Phil’s playing. There’s a reason there is a place at a show called “The Phil zone”!

Sounds like a winterland 77 franklins and my god, what a treat... thank GOD for betty and her taping skills because now we have an endless supply of the best to ever do it. Jerry was next level because he let the music flow through him, not the other way around, what a special band 🤩🤩

Watching that smile, takes me back to the first time my brother played Sugar Magnolia for me. The bus came by and I got on.

There aren't enough "o's" in "smooth" to describe Jerry Garcia's guitar playing ☮They play off each other as a result of Jerry Garcia's background as a Bluegrass musician where the instruments 'talk' to each other. The Grateful Dead are the greatest jam band, past, present and future.

Phil Lesh IS one of the BEST bass players and one of the nicest person that you will ever meet. I met him when he would sit in with The Allman Brothers Band. He had a liver transplant and always encourages the people at a concert to become an organ donor. Love your reaction to this. The Allman Btothers would also play this at some of their shows. So happy to see a younger person appreciating this music. And it is Roll Away The Dew!!

Dude, if you gonna listen to this song you need THE FULL INTRODUCTION: Which is in fact 3 songs "Help on the Way", "Slipknot" & "Franklin's Tower". When the album this was on made it's debut "The Grateful Dead played a concert that got national radio play. The recording from that is known as "One From the Vault" the album was called "Blues for Allah".

Roll away the dew Meaning: Dewing basically involves exposing the freshly cast bell to large quantities of steam while the bell is still hot. The steam causes a rapid cooling, producing droplet of 'dew' on the bell. After the dew is formed, the bell is rolled between large cotton sheets. He described this process as "rolling away the dew".

Branford Marsalis playing “Eyes of the World” with the dead is surreal and Grateful wonderful.😎

It's precisely this style of jamming that makes The Grateful Dead one of the best live bands ever!

So glad you loved it - Your comments were very insightful for a first time listener . The Dead were a “live band” they loved playing live, and yes you’re right , they played off each other. It was amazing but it was almost like they were part of the Borg. They would go to the moon and back on one song when they caught that vibing groove. Jerry Garcia was a musical/guitar genius. Never will be another band like The Grateful Dead.

What an extremely pleasant surprise for you to react to my longtime favorite band! I never considered you would listen to them and I truly appreciate it!😊

Once a deadhead, always a deadhead. I got to see 9 shows, including the last show. Let me suggest an Eyes of the World from 1974. I was working as an editor when Jerry Garcia passed. Two friends came to my cube to tell me. It was just a month after that last show. Now I'm a year older than he was.

I love the smile on your face! It is roll away the dew. There was nothing like dancing at a dead show!

Gerry Garcia said "Were like licorice.Its not everybody's favorite candy but the people who like licorice REALLY like licorice". they cover the spectrum from country,blues,jazz from Ornette Coleman to High Cash, they cover the whole spectrum and are American Music

So fun to watch the "bop" get going!! This band and their music has saved me over and over since '79!!

The bus came by i got on and thats when it all began.

18:24 Us deadheads traveled city to city to see this band live, and listening to tapes of their shows helped pass the time.

I am from Hawaii. My husband from Cali introduced me over 20 years ago and yes! The bell is ringing as the sun is shining ☀️

It's fun to listen to Jerry's solos. He would start to wander off the line and you start to wonder where he's going and how's he getting back. Sometimes he didn't, but boy when he did, it was glorious!

I love the part where Jerry finally blowz the roof off and he says, "That's gospel, man. I can see old ladies throwing off their wigs and everything!"

Franklins town is where the Library Bell was kept. They hid the bell even if they lost the king of England to have. It’s an ambitious words but hey repeating a thing works with music as well as painting. Man all these guys were into the LSD and working in touch with each other that’s what we loved.

this music creates PEACE on earth with the Love they jam with

It’s so great that you were introduced to the Grateful Dead with a good live groove! With this band, the magic happened in concert, them onstage exchanging energy with a dancing crowd.

Their audience, (us Deadheads) was the envy of a lot of bands. The Dead were never on tour supporting their latest album, they were just consistently packing NBA arenas, amphitheaters and coliseums around the USA seventy-five times a year on average for their last ten years (1986-1995). They could play about five shows without repeating a song which always kept it interesting. Never the same show twice.

Hope this song ended up on your 4-Runner, Polo. It was on my much loved in my 91 4-Runner. 240,000 miles until a blown head gasket killed her. Many Grateful Dead shows in quite a few cities. Joyous times. The last song I played was Scarlet Begonias, which was her name as she was red. Broke my heart to let her go. Sat in my mechanics parking lot with a tape and a cigarette as I said a tearful goodbye. I wish you many wonderful miles in your 4-Runner.

If this is your first GRATEFUL DEAD listening experience, you are in for so much more! Keep listening and your mind will be blown again and again!! 🤯

Everybody knows what a good lead guitarist Jerry was. But Bobby is such a good rhythm guitarist. So crisp and on time.

Not only The Dead, but a damned good choice too. Careful with this band though, not only is their catalogue deep but they have so many live recordings it's insane. They were the ultimate touring jam band with a loyal following that is difficult to describe. You just had to have been there.

Because they all play lead! I love that slow smile… pure joy. Glad you found your way here, brother!🎉

The Greatful Dead were the top grossing touring band in the world through the entire 1980s. Their albums didn’t sell all that well, but they put on one HELL of a live show. This entire song is actually only 3 chords, A, G, and D. Not a typical chord progression, but it’s what they did with this particular progression that makes it sooo good! You talk about this being a “Sunday Jam” and there’s so much truth to this. I used to go surf fishing in DE every week. I’d air the tires in the 4x4 down, put on a Dead tune, and make a video of me crossing the sand dunes, seeing the sun come up over the ocean, and just had the most emotionally pure positivity ever. I can just listen to these songs now, and it brings me back to that place and that moment.

So this band went on Playboy After Dark.... They dosed the entire camera crew by putting acid in their coffee... So amazing. They played the Giza pyramids cuz they WANTED to. Like a few thousand fans, minimal. They toured with the Wall of Sound(youre welcome for modern Public Address and noise cancelling headphones)

Greatest jam band to ever play. Hearing them live is insane. They play so tight together

“They play very well together. They play off themselves…”. Yes! That’s it - you got it it. That’s why we love them.

I been Dead since 1984, that year for Christmas "Santa" gave me tape cassettes like Skeletons in Closet (GD), in my stocking along with Thriller (MJ) and Born in the USA (BS)... and my sister and I got a Cassette Player to share... Lol I was 7 years old, if only I knew how cool that was for my parents to get me that tape. Later in life I would tour off and on through my late teens and early 20s.

Continue down the path friend, their music has something for everyone, and is a refuge for so many of us 💙

the twinkle in your eye while listening to this was worth every moment of my time...be blessed.

"old ladies throwing their wigs off" What an excellent description, and thank you, I will now, forever more, visualize that when I listen to tha Dead. Love your reaction and welcome aboard. Nice rabbit hole to get completely lost in, enjoy! The band and the crowd also play off each other, live shows are so much fun

Welcome to the rabbit hole which is The Dead ☠️. "Roll away the Dew" this is live. Nothing is better than to see them Jam live.

We miss Jerry. I am glad you listened. Have a grateful day.

Really enjoyed seeing your first Dead experience! I don’t know what it is about these reaction videos, but I like them. One of my favourite Dead tunes right here. Liked how your first comment was about Phil. Nice Nice!

I RESISTED listening to the Grateful Dead for years, and so regret not getting into it sooner. It's such a joy to see you getting turned on to them, my reaction was very similar to yours. They are truly an American treasure. I recall Jerry Garcia saying that when they play live, it's similar to Dixieland Jazz where everybody is soloing at the same time.

From age 14 on, the Dead saved me from the 80s. I was just out of the army and in college when Jerry Garcia died. It seemed like a mythical, alternative place that was always out over the horizon had been destroyed. Like it was time to grow up for good. Thanks for dropping this tonight, and take care out there.

The ol ladies throwin off they wigs in church! 😂 That's why we love the the Grateful Dead!😊

He likes Jerry’s note bending. I think that’s what he was referring to when describing the solos as “country”. It’s an incredibly satisfying sound❤

When you were there live you could not underestimate the power of two drummers shaking you right down to your soul and off your a** to dance!

As Bill Graham once said, they’re not the best band that does what they do, they’re the ONLY band that does what they do. Do a deep, deep dive. I’ve been since ‘72. If you get confused, listen to the music play!✌️❤️🎶

Roll away the dew...is how a bell is made. Franklin's Tower is the place where the liberty bell hangs. The sing is about Freedom and the revolution

Their shows were like rituals where tens of thousands of people danced ecstatically together. It was like the crowd played the music too. Deep, man. Amazing. And BIG sound. Really big. Even the newer versions of the band can get there. Love them.

As a very old Deadhead, it was a treat to watch you bloom without even knowing Jerry Garcia's name. Good for you!

Been a Deadhead since my first show in 1967

I have been a dead head since the 70’s - the music makes you feel happy - it was the best jam sound for decades

Had a smile on my face and tears in my eyes for this entire video. Watching his expressions made me smile while I rocked out to this version for the one thousandth time. Thank you.

Getting in to the dead catologue...what a long strange trip its gonna be man.

Everybody smiles when Jerry plays my man. It's a true gift to the world

Hypnotizing for sure… I get lost in my dance 💃🏽 the lights at the show are out of this world and it takes you to another dimension

No one ever wants their songs to end and neither did the dead

The Dead - always emulated, never replicated. Some of the most sacred music ever made.

I think if there is a truly American Band, it's the Grateful Dead. They are their own genre of music. Individually, they are some of the best musicians around. Jerry Garcia is on another level, probably one of the best to ever touch a stringed instrument of any kind. I recommend Terrapin Station, Ripple, Shakedown Street, Scarlet Bebgonias, and Estimated Prophet. Really Cant Go Wrong.

The magic of the Grateful Dead is all musicians playing leads at the same time...but fit together like a puzzle. Much respect for expanding your musical horizons. Get ready for an influx of subscribers. Deadheads appreciate it when people discover the music.

I could see it , the look on your face, that moment of discovery..... of finding buried treasure and gazing upon it for the first time ... Oh yes many have underestimated this mighty musical powerhouse of a band over the years, and yes the sonic implications of Lesh's bass will knock you back a few feet on first contact like a middle linebacker..... Then the two perfectly in sync and offsetting drummers playing every percussion instrument practically ever created by mankind... the subtle warm pulsings and musings of Bob Weir's rythym guitar and the ever playfull , studious and skilled Garcia laying his Django Reinhart - esque, bottomless resevoir of licks over and through the mix, weaving a tapestry of sound unlike anything ever heard before or since... Born of a love and deep respect for all roots, this amazing ensemble threw rock n' roll, trad jazz, avant guard be bop jazz, bluegrass, country all of into a pot and cooked up this fantastic musical gumbo. Dig in my friend. And I hope you brought your appetite because you have fifty years of live tapes, every damn show they ever played sitting on your table for the eating. Wait till you get to the later stuff, when they really got hot the '89 and '90 tours found them at the very peak of their prowess.... enjoy this journey your mind and soul will thank you for bringing them along with you. Peace.

i always love sharing the Dead with others and when you see someone "get it", there's nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!

Phil Lesh is one of the greatest bass players ever. From your other reactions I'd recommend the studio version of Unbroken Chain and any version of Sugar Magnolia.