Lowell George went before his time... Unfortunately Little Feat never had a chance to really develop and explode... their canon is quite limited unfortunately. An amazing band for sure though.
I was a driver for a festival awhile back now. I took Little Feat from the hotel to the venue and they were SO friendly. They invited me to have lunch with them back stage as well. Legendary.
Most criminally underrated guitar player in rock: Bob Weir. It’s a rare thing to find a guitarist that can improvise extended leads without repeating himself, but it’s even rarer to find someone that can provide backing without doing the same thing
Bobby has the chops of some of those older jazz cats like McCoy Tyner; he even talks about modeling his sound after those guys a little bit in his netflix documentary. I try very hard to His playing these days is not as sharp or expansive and jazzy as it was in the 70s, and he mainly plays very few chords and just does a lot of single-note stuff, but in the 70s he was absolutely playing just like any of the other top jazz cats on the same level. Plus his tone was much sweeter and warmer with his humbuckers in his 335s back then as opposed to his single coil jangly popping sound he has now. It's totally fair that his playing style changed over the years, but I would absolutely love seeing him return more to his humbuckers and more chord-based, jazzy style he used to do so well.
What’s really cool is the giant awesome surge of bluegrass bands infused with jam in the past decade, spearheaded by Yonder in the early 2000s. Such a cool scene!
I don't know why Jimmy Herring isn't a household name brand. His unique sound and techniques are unparalleled in my opinion. His solo albums remain some of my favorite instrumental music on the planet.
Back in the mid 70's the Allman Brothers and the Dead were doing shows together. Each had their own set and third set was a combo. AWESOME! Great Jam Bands has to include Hot Tuna.
I have told my wife to stop me when I get going too deep into Grateful Dead rambling, especially when she knows I'm the only one in the room who cares about Alembic electronics and feedback cancelling microphones. Luckily she appreciates the music too though (at least the stuff that's not TOO spacey), so she lets me play it all the time at home and in the car. Grateful they allowed practically all of their stuff to be recorded!
I recently found out that many parts in songs I thought was Jerry playing ( scarlet, China cat etc.) were actually Bobby parts! And all this time I have been saying to my self , “where is Bobby in the mix? I can’t hear him at all!” Well it turns out that it wasn’t Bobby I couldn’t hear, it was Jerry the infamous tie salesman!
Yeah Jerry's rhythm parts were very subtle most of the time. Just playing the basic chords, holding down the beat while Bobby provided the texture and color of the song
This is true to me also. Lotta solo style rhythm licks and chord styles, but also a lot of the accent noises and parts are bobby as jerry is on pure lead
As a guy coming from the metal/alternative/jazz/prog world, UM dispelled all the notions I had about "jam bands" living in the stylistic shadow of Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers
I had the good fortune to work at Capricorn Studio where the Brothers recorded in the 70s. Duane was the initial glue that brought them together to rally under a single cause, the love of music, and particularly the love of the roots of the music legacy they were born into. And it is a testament also of his love of American music that R. Berry Oakley Iii, who was born in Chicago, I believe, understood exactly what Duane was putting forth in the forming of the Allman Brothers Band. A purity of soul, the joy of rock, the freeform of jazz, the unencumbered expression of all emotion. And it was all done, never straying too far from it's spiritual parental root. Out of love and respect and by breathing young life into its long history, proving that it can be done and in the process revealing it's continued relevancy to this world. Each lovely member of the ABB, was a strong versatile talent in themselves. As they say, a force to be reckoned with! Duane was a true genius, as he hand picked the band. Each member bringing a strong presence of their individuality which they never let override their single mission: to play only for the love of the music itself. All of the members of the ABB were incredibly lovable good guys! And i thank them all for all those wonderful sweet years of fantastic music! You are loved! ♥️......and missed so much!♥️
I can’t begin to explain how much I love this comment. Thank you for sharing this!! Believe me, I know I can feel Duane’s presence in that music today, at 28. His emotion just pours out of that guitar. Losing him at 24 had to be the worst imaginable heartbreak. That sadness is also something that I can still be felt today. Some days I get pretty worked up because I am too young to have seen the original band, by a long shot... and it just sucks that they aren’t around. I love Derek & Warren, but the original 6 has yet to be touched in my opinion. D&W are incredibly fantastic, and the notion that the original band has yet to be topped is just a testament to how the original 6 was that much more incredible.
@@DerBlutenPat1348 LMAO that's considered constant for the size of their fanbase - what band of their magnitude has a more constant touring schedule? But also do not forget all the 80s and much of the 90s they toured year round. Did you think before your idiotic comment?
Jason Mobbs Yeah man. It was like a 57 or 59. Story goes,Jerry was in town, heard my teacher had one, and wanted to buy it from him. Jerry was gonna put the pickups in one of those custom deals he had( keep in mind, this was the 70’s and that wasn’t as blasphemous back then😂) But my teacher pulled out of the deal and kept the guitar. He said Jerry was really cool about it, and that he was a really nice guy.
@Kevin Buck Yes, anybody can. I would say though that, being he’s been a professional musician his entire adult life, his stories, as wild as they sound, are most likely true. He’s done session work in the Atlanta since the late 70’s. His guitar work can even be found on the early 80’s pop tune, “Key Largo.” He ran in the same circles as Dickey Betts, and Gregg Allman after Duane died. He even did a short series of Gig alongside Roy Buchanan. I know it all sounds crazy, but i’ve seen the receipts. Its nuts. But anyway, stay safe man!
I love jam bands because it's an extension of Jazz. Dead vs Southern is all based on what flare the bands choose to use, Blues, Soul, Bluegrass, Funk, country or rock. Regardless of style, the core concept of what they're all doing together is what the Jazz musicians of the 50s were doing. It's all based on spontaneity and exploration of multiple musicians finding their way together. Several Jazz studio recordings the 50s and early 60s were just musicians playing together spontaneously while recording the sessions. They would release the record, many on blue note records and that was it, never to be played that way again. Duane Allman was introduced to Jazz by Jaimoe, who originally wanted to be a Jazz drummer. Duane told the story of how he went to his place and saw all of these jazz records he'd never heard of before, they would listen and it opened up his mind as well as Dickey Betts. Hot 'Lanta and In memory of Elizabeth Reed really stepped up the band as to what they were capable of expanding to do outside of blues during the Duane years. That Fillmore east album is the greatest live album ever recorded and it embodies what those Jazz musicians were trying to do in the 50s. Why I love Jam bands, southern and the dead/phish. Glad I discovered you guys, I swear you two talking are taking things right out of my head and speaking them. I with I was alive and attended that show at Watkins Glenn with the dead and The Allman brothers band. Great breakdown guys. Mountain Jam may be the Mecca jam of all jams. Jerry Garcia and Duane Allman start jamming while playing "There is a mountain" by Donovan. I wish I were alive to have seen The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band together at that 200,000 crowd show at Watkins Glenn.
Every band you mentioned is amazing! No need to separate them into categories. Just great music! Religious experience is a great way to describe them! Thanks for exposing your audience to this beautiful music! And the audience is a family! Thanks for the great content.
There is no vs here for me. I grew up in VA surrounded by southern rock , blues and soul. Led Zeppelin and Allmans were huge influences. Grateful Dead shows from 90-95. Phish shows from 93-01, Panic and String Cheese. I feel blessed that this has been the sound track to my life.
I had never heard the Outlaws when I was in High School and a friend took me to their concert. It was amazing! They played Green Grass and High Tides for a solid 30 minutes or more and I was hooked on Jam Bands.
Very cool! I actually got to play a show with Harvey Dalton Arnold (former member of the Outlaws) a few years back. They're a fantastic and probably underrated band for sure!!
Those that don’t appreciate The Grateful Dead either haven’t really listened to them at all or just haven’t reached a point in their life that allows them to find the path to enlightenment. They have a song for everyone. They have a song for every occasion. They have a song for every emotion. I think I may be a fan...a deadhead.
I grew up a deadhead in New Hampshire and was lucky enough to see Phish play at the University when I didn't even know who they were in 86, we thought they had spelled it wrong on the flyer.
I can tell you the first time I saw Mule was in 1995ish at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem NC. Out of the gate they went straight into Where's My Mule. I had never heard and felt so much power come off of a stage in my life.
All the jam bands are the best. My top 5 are the Dead, the Radiators, WSP, Phish & SCI. Also too are the Allman Bros, Govt. Mule, Leftover Salmon, Moe., Particle, the late great Colonel Bruce Hampton and everything he did, Les Claypool and everything he has done, Cornmeal and YMSB. And others. Nothing like get lost in all the long jams. Thanx for posting this.
A phish jam is like walking through the forest on a trail. It wends and winds this way and that until eventually, sometimes, the path opens up into an INCREDIBLE vista overlooking the perfect sunset. First saw them in 90’ and lost count of my shows. Saw the Allmans and panic back in the 90’s a bunch as well. Also excellent but much more roots/blues based and less experimental.
Absolutely Love the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead! Never could get into Phish! But everything you said about a Phish show began with the Grateful Dead!
Jam bands are incredible! I’m currently in the process of starting at Stoner Metal Jam Band! Like Black Sabbath riffs with improvised Cream style jams!
I don't really think of Gov't Mule as southern rock though can i see why people do. Maybe it just crosses over too much for me to pigeonhole them as southern rock.
@@fredhurst2528 I don’t think The Mule is southern rock, at least not by strict definition. I even think they have a sound of their own. Very unique sound. Haynes played with the Allman Brothers which puts him in southern rock royalty. I’ve seen him playing Jerry’s ‘Wolf’ and ‘Tiger’ guitars. He is his own thing. Then he produced the first Markus King album. He is a solid figure in southern rock but not strictly.
90s phish was imo the best thing that ever happened to music. Otherworldly unfathomable energy fields disguised as music. Trey was the reason I started playing guitar. I'll forever be indebted to him for bringing me the greatest joy of my life.
I contributed to the delinquency of a minor in about ‘95 when The Derek Trucks Band came over to my college apartment to smoke weed after a show. I think Derek was about sixteen at the time. I still can see him sitting on the fireplace taking a rip off the house bong.
The dead was the Americana/roots/bluegrass jam band Phish is the funk/jazz jam band. The Allmans Brothers are Southern Blues Rock with a funky drag, Tedeschi Trucks carries the Altman’s torch and pushes it forward like Phish did the Dead’s with Susan’s Blues chops, and Derek’s multi-cultural influences.
Aquarium Rescue Unit had Jimmy Herring (now Widespread although I prefer his solo stuff) and Oteil Burbridge (now with Dead) and later version had Kofi Burbridge (Tedeschi Trucks). ARU is keeping all these bands going. Amazing musicians.
+ Apartment q-258. RIP Col. Bruce. Bruce's later band, the Codetalkers, was also phenomenal; the lead guitarist and vocalist Bobby Lee Rodgers is great; their drummer, Tyler Greenwell, is now with Tedeschi-Trucks.
I was 17 in 1984 when I went to my first Grateful Dead concert in Syracuse NY. My latest concert was in November 2019 at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, TX to see the Tedeschi Trucks Band. I can name other big names I saw in between those years like SRV and Jimmy Paige. JAM Bands keep the soul of Rock and Roll going today. Glad that Baxter and Jonathan made this video.
Awesome discussion and thanks for the memories. Still live in Wisconsin, and was in high school in the mid 90s. Alpine Valley was an amazing place to be at that time. Some of the best shows I have seen in my life were there with some of the bands you have talked about, and others like them.
My favorite thing about (I think) all of these jam bands is how they build tension and release it. Not every song but at least a few every show. Just scramble my brain for 10 minutes and bring it all back into the hook or the chorus my god -- i like a lot of rock and see non-jam shows and have a good time but that's the magic I can't get enough of.
Some years ago, Phil Lesh opened for Bob Dylan at The Civic Center in Augusta Maine. About ten minutes into Phil's set, we started realizing that we knew other people on the stage. "Hey, that's Warren Hayes", " he that's..." We came to understand that basically Tha Allmans were backing Phil Lesh! Talk about jam band cross pollination!
I went to a show in NYC(can’t remember the venue), and both Derek Trucks, and Warren were playing with Phil(probably the same tour you’re talking about). It was just after the millennium . What a treat that was, and quite interesting. I’d love to find a bootleg, if I could only remember the venue. Too many shows to remember.
I like that idea/) we’re trying to slowly convince some of the guys at the shop their awesomeness...it’s a tough battle when they’ve made it to thirty without seeing one of their shows:)
“You should”, “That’s a fact” Very exclusionary language, you clearly are not a music lover if you are so arrogant as to draw lines on who is a “real fan” or not. Please stop this worn out trope of “muh music taste is amazing why doesn’t anyone get me”
@Francis Baxter The Grateful Dead has been my favorite band since I first heard them in 1970 when I was 12 years old. I saw them 10 or 12 times in the 70s. Whenever they went into the extended Space Jam drums bullshit I always took a walk. And I've seen Neil Young with Crazy Horse about 15 times and when Neil goes acoustic and plays Sugar Mountain and needle I go take a walk. What do you make of that?
Trey is my favorite creator of all time. What he is even doing right now with “The Beacon Jams” during COVID is amazing. He can recreate his songs at any moment!
I was also at Lockn festival and the Layla album was great, but seeing Derek, the night before, play with Treys band and explore the way Treys songs do, was surreal and one of my all time best live music experiences.
I grew up in Palo Alto in the late 70s and early 80s so this was ground zero for the Grateful Dead. I saw my first show when I was 11 years old at the frost Amphitheater in Stanford. Since then I went on to see many hundreds of shows. They pretty much invented recent jam band music although there were many jam bands in jazz and Western swing music for decades upon decades before them. They didn't really invent anything but they pioneered a new understanding of electric American psychedelic Collective improvisation. Every other jam bands since owes them a debt of gratitude and you can hear the influences. I love Phish and widespread panic and the Allman Brothers Band and Umphrey's McGee. I think um is the most unique jam-band out there now because they draw from such a wide variety of influences. I call it hippie metal. Jam bands are so great because each show is different and each show can provide an opportunity for the band and listener to experience a state of bliss that will never be repeated again. Today there are many tribute bands to the Grateful Dead and Phish and many others. They all have a unique take on the music and they're all a little bit different, but they provide the live and in-person rapture that we don't find with bands that do not improvise.
ABB offshoot Sea Level. Jimmy Nalls was a very underappreciated guitar player. Chuck, Jaimoe and Lamar tough to beat. Great to hear jam band enthusiasts out there. ABB will always be my go to. Love Panic, Stringcheese, Phish. Just got turned on to Perpetual Groove. Getting me through these not cool times.
The Dead/Allmans weren’t running just simultaneously; They played together a few times too. There’s a show where Duane sits in on several songs(Sugar Mag, Beat it on down the line, and a few others) also one of the coolest Dark Stars features Duane. A 73 cow palace show has Dickey and Jerry for the better part of a second set which is amazing. Liz Reed with Jerry!!
@@boywithapple741 yes! 4/26/1971 Fillmore East is the show with Duane sitting in with the Dead. The Dark Star is from 2/11/1970 Jerry with the Allmans is 12/31/1973!
Great video and I love jam bands.. ...with all this talk of phish and the allman bros. I’m shocked you didn’t mention Les claypool’s jam projects of the mid 2000s and Dave Matthews’ projects - both historically and directly linked to trey, warren Haynes, and the entire jam circuit. Dave and Les are best friends of trey and have even been in bands with them that have released amazing records: (Oysterhead, Some Devil) There was an entire neo-jam resurgence in the early to mid 2000s with the first bonaroo and the festivals that followed. There was an onslaught of jam bands getting out there and established names and players dabbling in the jam world. 2002-2007 was an amazing time for jam band music! Cheers guys. Love the vids.
I didn't really get into jam bands until I was in grad school in the mid-1990s. My first Phish show was Raleigh 1996. I cross the divide regularly. Three bands I will always try to catch if they're in the area (Wilmington and Raleigh are my usual spots and I don't generally travel around for shows, though I did see Phish's two-night run in Charleston, SC last summer) are Phish, Mule, and Panic. I've also seen Umphrey's McGee and moe multiple times and I am really into a few of the jammy bluegrass groups, especially Infamous Stringdusters and Greensky Bluegrass. I'm starting to see some of the newer groups popping up as possible successors to these legends, particularly Goose and a few others who seem to be developing a following. I already have tickets to see Dead & Company, Umphrey's, and Phish in the coming months, so its going to be a great summer.
Haven't seen a show, but thankfully the spotify algorithm decided it was time for me to hear Mountain Jam off Eat a Peach. Suffice it to say it changed me and now it's a go to when I'm feeling stressed or need to unwind.
I'd been an Allman Brothers fanatic for about four years when I went to LA and found original pressings of Idlewild South, Fillmore East, and Eat a Peach. It's a rite of passage for every Allman fan to listen to one side of Mountain Jam, and immediately go to the other disc for the second half. Especially with some caps in your belly getting lost in that killer, kiiiillllerrrrr album art. God damn, I love me some Allman Brothers.
Jam bands are king for me! And I like almost all kinds of music. Grateful Dead will always be my first love. So happy and joyous with the incredible amalgamation of country and rock and jazz and more! This was a great video, guys! You could’vedone a whole hour and a half on this. Thanks!
I'm just getting into guitar for the last year or so... doing lessons online. Jam bands are great and I'll tell you why. 1) As a beginner guitar player it's trivial to get a clean sound out of whatever gear you have. 2) The solo's aren't as intimidating (i.e. fast) as rock or metal can be. Mostly 8th notes or triplets are as fast as it gets, rarely 16th notes. 3) With a looper you can just sit there with the same progression going for 30 minutes while you figure out little nuances of each chord and what to play over it. My jams right now. Cortez the Killer (Warren Haynes / Dave Matthews) Cortez the Killer (Grace Potter / Joe Satriani) Angel From Montgomery/Sugaree (Tedeschi Trucks Band)
Oh my god that Angel from Montgomery live in Austin is one of the best recordings I've ever heard. Seems like your a big Cortez Fan. My favorite is the live version from Built To Spill if you're interested in checking it out
@@epb111 I'll check it out. I am a fan, but really for me at the point it's all about tempo. If the changes are easy enough and the tempo is slow enough I can play over it. Another good one I like is Texas Sun, literally just two chords.
I see Tedeschi Trucks every year when they come through the Charlotte area. My favorite band since Revelator came out. Love Allman Bros, Govt Mule, Marcus King and Jimmy Herring. Herring is such a gentleman. He actually felt bad about taking up a spot in the Allman Bros lineup. I saw the Dead a couple of times in the early 90s. Once, at Madison Square Garden, my friend and I were walking out when we noticed limos lined up in front of a red carpet that was roped off. We thought for sure the band was going to come out that way. So we moved through the crowd up to the ropes when the door opened up and out came this entourage with James Brown. The James Brown. The legend. The Godfather of soul. Literally within arm's reach as he walked by. I may or may not have yelled out "Oh my God! It's James Brown!" lol And thank you for mentioning the Trey Anastasio - Derek Trucks connection when they did the Layla album. It is excellent. I think the Tedeschi Trucks channel had the whole concert up for a little while. I guess it got taken down. Such a shame as it is a must watch for fans.
Greetings from the UK - I'm firmly in the ABB camp - I have far too many of their albums and I just love to play their stuff. Duane is in my top three. And Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes are such consummate guitar players. And yeah that Layla show is something, isn't it? Keep on keeping on , you guys. Stay well.
I met Warren once a few years ago. I somehow got free VIP meet and greets at my first and only Mule show. He was one of the kindest humans ive ever met. Even after doing a long show, he talked with me and my old lady for like 15-20 minutes. We mostly talked about the dead, guitar, and so on. It was a great show and a great memory!
I got to meet Warren Haynes, for about 30 seconds at some place in Philly(I can’t remember which venue, but it was around New Years). He was a genuinely nice guy. It was set break, so I didn’t ask for a pic or autograph. I’m sure the last thing he needed was a fanboy, at that point, but he was super sweet. Met Bill Evans that night also.
When I was 14 my dad took me to my first ABB show in 1996. We were front row center. I was having the absolute TIME OF MY LIFE and Warren noticed me in the crowd. He then walked over to Dickey and told him to go get me a T Shirt and Dickey got me an Eat A Peach shirt and they both signed it and walked right to the end of the stage and pointed me out and tossed it right to me and also their picks as well! Warren Haynes made me wanna play guitar and still to this day he's my favorite player on earth! Warren is an absolute class act and a really down to earth guitar hero.
DuckTalesWooHoo1987 That must’ve been awesome! For this particular show, which I now remember was at the Tower Theater, I had all access passes. An old friend used to do lighting for the Disco Biscuits. He knew all of the crew from Mule, so we ended up with all access passes. Pretty cool, except movies/tv shows greatly embellish what “all access” means, unless you’re a pretty woman, or man(if that’s their thing/I’m not judging). Still got to watch the show from the side of the stage, had a private “smoking” area(where staff didn’t give a shit), and private bathrooms. After 12 free beers, and a few grams of blow, that became quite important. Lol
@@markkozielec2200 I've literally never done drugs in my entire life and am actually an ordained Baptist preacher but I DISTINCTLY remember the very first time I ever asked my dad "what's that smell????" to have him say "that's pot..." It was at an ABB show. LOL!
DuckTalesWooHoo1987 That’s the great thing about this country. We can all be into different things(besides politics, it seems), and still find common ground. I’m now over 5 years sober from hard drugs. If it wasn’t for cannabis wax, I’d still be a heroin addict. I mean that. Saved my life.
There is Grateful Dead and then there is everything else. The rest of these bands are great but they are just that, rock bands. Dead have an historical value that none of these other acts can claim. They are directly linked to an entire era in this countries history. Never seen before and impossible to repeat.
I have no problem putting Phish there as well. The Dead came from a historical era that can’t be repeated. But Phish created something that lives inside me like the Dead. I refuse to choose. I don’t have to. No one should. It’s a big family.
Don’t forget the intersection between GD and Allmans. Warren Haynes Warren was a full member of the Allmans starting in 1989. In 1998, he left the Allmans to pursue Mule full-time. When the Allmans fired Dickey Betts, Warren eventually rejoined the Allmans. But Warren also played with many GD projects. First with the original Phil Lesh Quintet of 1999 with Jimmy Herring (who was Dickey’s original replacement), John Molo, and Rob Barraco. When GD reunited first as The Other Ones, then as The Dead, Warren and Jimmy filled the Jerry spot. In 2008, The Dead reunited with Warren to campaign for Obama, and then did a whole tour with that lineup. This is just a short list. But Warren was an official member of the Allmans for many years but also heavily involved with many GD projects. He is the intersection between those two bands.
I still smoke my herbal medicine from a beautiful glass chillum I got at the original Phish festival, "The Clifford Ball." That multiple day Phish party was the culmination of 4 previous shows and a folk festival that me and my friend enjoyed while crossing half of this beautiful continent one summer years ago. Good memories with that video.
While I appreciate the discussion, each and everyone of these bands owes a nod to the Grateful Dead. It’s why each one of these bands have played a Grateful Dead song or played with a member (except Billy Strings but I’m sure it will happen soon). I admit where they started, has an influence on their sound, but it’s all damn great music!
Nah, Duane was a lover of the black man’s blues. Dickey was an outlaw hillbilly country guy. Gregg had a Folk inspiration and sound. Jaimoe was a Jazz drummer until he met Duane. They definitely had love and respect for the dead, but the Grateful Dead had no influence over their sound. None of the southern bands even sound like the Grateful Dead. They’re both great but different sounds.
Allman Brothers Mountain Jam and Grateful Dead song Alligator both borrow chords from Donovan song First There is A Mountain... Per Bill Graham, Duane and Jerry were jamming to it backstage at The Fillmore East before either group performed it live
Sam Mack Sure, these two bands both owe everything to the blues artists before them as well as country/bluegrass/rock. I believe it was Bill K that said the majority of the Grateful Dead’s sound was inspired by “Dixieland Music”. These bands came up at around the same time at opposite ends of the country with very similar influences. A few songs are similar I will admit, and it’s usually the bluesy ones but could you imagine the dead playing Whipping Post? Or Ain’t Wastin Time No More? These are songs where the Allmans came in with a more powerful Skynyrd like sound.
never listen to phish but looooove phish shows. only seen em twice (at the gorge and randalls island in NYC) - can't wait to see em again soon. love trey, what a legend!
I saw that Allman Brothers show as well where a 13 year old Derek Trucks made me feel like I was playing guitar wrong! It was at Walnut Creek in Raleigh. I saw them with my folks a few times there. Great band! Dickie Betts killed it too.
Big Phan here ! Loved these 18 minutes guys. I’m a cross over, Warren and Derek are truly amazing players, I’ve seen them together in the ABB. Have seen Gov’t Mule several times, and the TTB. Derek and Susan just make me smile, happy music! Ok, I got into Phish ten years ago...being a blues player, they took a few listens. Then BOOM! Trey is a ninja, he defines guitar playing for me. I finally saw them live a year ago....mind blown! YEM, Harry Hood, Antelope and Fuego...Trey just crushed it! Thanks for the video guys, nice to see how much you enjoyed talking about this genre.
I used to not like the concept and think about jam bands like "come on just finish the song already". Then I almost simultaneously found Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers and I would give my former self a solid dunk in the toilet if I could, both of their live music is pretty much the only thing I listen to nowadays and I can't get enough of it!
The allman Brothers is definitely top tier. I feel like lynyrd skynyrd definitely deserves an honorable mention though, original skynyrd had some pretty great jams back in the day.
I love Skynyrd too! I guess I always got the vibe that the parts in the original Skynyrd stuff were still pretty much planned out note for note so less of an improvised jam. Not that they couldn't, just that Ronnie ran a tight ship. Lol. I could be wrong, but they're amazing either way, and honestly I was exposed to them first and probably more as a kid.
Skynyrd was great, but they don't qualify as a jamband, if anything, they were the opposite of a jamband. They played the same set night after night and, famously, didn't improvise. They were amazing at what they did and could of have been a fantastic jamband if they chose to, but they took a different route.
Love Skynyrd but not a jam band by any stretch. I would bet they intentionally decided against it because of the inevitable comparisons with the ABB - and lets be fair, who can touch the ABB on a jam.
Col Bruce Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jimmy Herring, Burbridge brothers, saw Derek Trucks with them mid '90s. I enjoy all the jam bands! The Dead have the best songs out of them all for sure. To me, jam bands are Americana at its best.
My first thought when they moved on from the southern jam discussion. How the hell did they forget to mention Marshall Tucker and Toy? Not to mention early CDB, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Molly Hatchet, or Blackberry Smoke for a modern example... The list goes on and on but there are some massive names that were left out of this part of the discussion.
I would’ve LOVED to have participated in this conversation... being from southeast Tennessee, I grew up with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Allman Bros, etc (My favorite artist of all time is Hank Williams Jr). Now, as a 40 yr old father and husband (and music lover), I’ve decided my two favorite bands of all time are Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Grateful Dead. I love Phish, Panic, Haynes, all that stuff. But when you get down to it, it all goes back to perfect country music! Even the Stones, its all just country music with some extra spices thrown in there! If you get confused, just listen to the music play... mad love and prayers from a friend and music lover in Tennessee!
Thank you!!! I feel like all these guitar focused RU-vid channels overlook the jamband world. There is some insanely high musicianship in that scene. Great to see someone talk about it.
For me, Jam Bands fall in to three classifications. Dead based, Zappa based, or Allman based. But when it comes down to it, they all play Dead songs - it's Jerry's genera. Now.. the Disco Biscuits, they are from another fucking planet.
Grateful Dead is etched into my DNA- LSD was a major player indeed. Also, I was at college in Vermont when Phish was becoming popular. In my opinion the two bands are totally different, but amazing enigmas in themselves. Phish did get a lot of popularity because of the Dead, and when Jerry passed a lot of kids got on the Phish tour. I saw Phish play the entire white album back in the day and it was life changing. Fishman did wear a dress and get naked in a cloud of bubbles.
@@joahyoga1995 I'm sure you are joking, in reality I did not find the expanded Phish audience to be heavy on deadheads, more like young partiers who just found out that GD shows were a great party (early 90's rowdies) and weren't really into the music, just my impression from being there.
Thanks for the up on the Tadeschi Trucks - Trey Anastasio Show, it's playing on RU-vid as I type this. I live in the UK, & to my dismay, never got to see the Allman Brothers. The nearest I got was seeing Greg on his last tour over here. That was wonderful. I would love to have seen the last version of the band. My favourite singer, guitarist, & all round good guy, is Warren. He has so much soul. One note of his is worth a whole lot of other players. Derek used to leave me cold. Technically brilliant, but, to me, he lacked the feel. I said used to, he seems to have developed, as all good players should. In the UK, the Jam Bands tend not to tour. I totally get why they don't, the cost of keeping the Tadeschi Trucks band on the road must be huge. On their last European tour, they played one English show, & that was at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Being disabled, it's not a venue I can attend. But, there's so much good music out there from the jam bands that is now available on the Net, & like you guys, I follow the links, from one band to another. I saw a video of Warren playing from the back of a van as a duo with Dave Schools, that led me to Widespread Panic. The links go on & on, & so, thankfully, does the music.
Seen The Dead over 100 times, Seen Phish Over 200 times in the 90,s....There is no Greater Joy in Life than Sharing in the Groove with A thousand of your friends.....
There is also the "new" crop of psychedelic/garage bands like the Oh Sees and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The records are great, but are just a spring board for a really wild live show that wanders pretty far into jam and territory.
Love the Panic and Moe & Umphreys ..so many new Jam bands hitting the scene now in 2022 . There's Billy Strings, Goose, Dogs In A Pile, Twiddle, & Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 🏆⛏️👍but I need to listen to more of THE BROS!
Made a couple phish-skeptical friends attend one Phish set at Bonnaroo last year. It was hard to get them to agree stay for at least one set. Well they experienced one set and haven't looked back. All are phans now. I had a similar experience.
I love all the bands Jonathan mentioned...& there is definitely a Southern "family" tree...more description will just get me in trouble. Dead...I get it. Phish...don't get it, never will. ...a jam band video without mentioning DMB? DMB was the commercial antidote to the plastic rock 🎸 bands...
Yes and yes. All the Yes. Was never a big Dead fan, but they definitely carved a path for jam bands! Phish live is unbelievable, for sure. Allman Bros. though, that's the blueprint! Carry on to Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks...Unreal! 🙌🏻 Edit: Players who hate jam bands as a rule...can't jam. It's essentially the nature of playing. 😂