It's actually the 3rd party tv company that blocks the footage, the copyright owner/owners of the song receive the ad revenue from this video, as is always the case with my analysis videos 🙂
Even though I’m of the age, I kinda missed out getting into the Dead until now. Ok, they’re a jam band, now I get it and Jerry Garcia is an excellent guitar player with range, in this case jazzy. Thanks for this choice and for another fine analysis video !
Jerry Garcia was a true American musician of the old school having come to rock via bluegrass, country and folk. In addition to The Grateful Dead, he did 4 brilliant solo albums and was always playing around San Francisco when The Dead were off the road. This Song DEAL is masterfully redone on his first solo album. One of the greats, and a leading psychedelic guitarist to boot.
My husband turned me on to Jerry and The Grateful Dead. Their shows were just so fun to go to. Everyone seemed so happy that they were at a '"Dead" show. People would have things for sell in the parking lot and people would be holding signs that said, "I need a Miracle." meaning they needed a free ticket. People danced during the show, and everything was so laded back. Jerry would start to drift off and no one seemed to care. The guys in band seemed to just follow wherever Jerry went. Jerry could play for hours and no one in the crowd would be upset about it. We went to every show we could during the 1980's-1995. Sadly, we saw them in June of 1995 and Jerry would pass away in August of 1995. It was never the same again after we lost Jerry. I miss Jerry and I hope he rests in peace. Thank you, Fil, for doing this analysis on Jerry and the boys. It was great to hear them again.
Fil, I saw the Dead quite a few times, as well as Jerry solo, he really was capable of stunningly incredible performances, it truly was magica and phenomenal, he revealed the music, like he could create " Music" spontaneously, I dont have any better words to describe it, it was magic
I forgot I saw him solo too at Georgetown University in DC. Fantastic guitar player. So unique. Used to love seeing him with the Dead in the late 70s and early 80s.
You’re just scratching about an atom thick of the surface of this band. Your channel will totally blow up if you do more Grateful Dead analysis. GuitarGate went from like 7500 subs to 150k in about a year mainly due to covering GD. The most American band and sound book of all time 🇺🇸
the Jerry bounce... Deal is such a boring song...compared to a lot of their other songs.. it's just a first set closer...a rocker... but Jer did love to lean into it, didn't he !!!😅
@@billphipps453I never knew what to call the folks at the stage until I heard of the term Mosh Pit but up front at a Dead show was more like a Wiggle Pit
Became my favourite guitarist when I heard Wake Of The Flood in 1973. That solo in Weather Report Suite - goosebumps. But yeah, so many chord changes with off key notes and Jerry sweep picking them all effortlessly. I'm now 64 - and he's still my favourite. Europe 72 a great album to work through - a massive learning.
yeah man. Some of those live recordings really bring out his incredible command of the instrument. WRS especially! man o man. I forget which Dick's (or Dave's) Picks discs I have... but the WRS on that is some top shelf playing.
@@Noodleboy56 (hit the wrong button!). Yep, aware of that. Love that intro. I was taken by the little sweep through the rising diminished chords at the first solo at 8:14. The goosebumps the second solo at 9:36.
Yes, the syncopation is an automatic draw; our heart beat is a syncopated rhythm so Mr. Garcia goes straight to the heart. Love the tight vocal harmonies. I’m amazed at the constant chord changes, syncopation and vocals- genius! The explanation of going to a note that isn’t there yet knowing the progression of notes either up or down (like in this recording) demonstrates the phenomenal skill of Mr. Garcia and your outstanding skill to explain the music line possibilities. This is one of the beauties of the guitar as an instrument. All the great guitarists know all the possibilities and take the music line beyond the known into the unknown yet possible. As you said, “moving on the fly”. This may not make sense but I love the time you take to show honor to these artists (you included) who make a guitar sing better than the vocal instrument. Thank you for revisiting this recording. Guitarists know how to rock! Rock Fil!
One of the great Deal's to ever be played by the GD. Latter day Brent era was scorching. Love that you are brining that fact to a larger audience who might not be aware of just how good the GD were.
Thanks for this great look at what makes Jerry Garcia's playing very unique for a "rock" guitarist. Many years ago I decided to transcribe his solo on the single "Touch of Grey." I saw in a flash that he was following the chord changes. The first two bars consisted of only notes from the chords and nothing else. It was a huge lesson.
Thanks for sharing. I have an old Grateful Dead song book featuring Workingmans Dead, and American Beauty albums and one notices right away the frequent time signature changes throughout a song. Geniusly magical rock classically wonderful.
Those 2 albums are my favorites of their studio work. The music sounds tighter, more disciplined than usual. The compositions and lyrics are great, and I like the folk/bluegrass influences coming to the surface. Being an old fart, Pig Pen’s vocal contributions make a difference too. Sadly he had passed by the time I first saw them in 1974. The nearly endless jams are cool, especially with better living through chemistry, but don’t interest me as much now.
So glad to have come upon this video in my feed. Really enjoyed the host & his presentation very much. Grateful Dead is still my favorite band and Jerry....oh, Jerry. He still overwhelms me with amazement and joy. I so regret his death. Thank you for this. I forwarded it to my son, who can play anything but mainly plays guitar.
Was catching them whenever I could during this era. Always blown away by how tight and clean he was way down on the frets. Would park myself as close as I could get just to watch that magic at work.
Very cool analysis with lots of good points! Jerry and the band were a surprisingly enduring phenomenon. You have to be awfully skilled to sound so loose.
Coincidence: I just read an intrview by Timothy White from 1989 with Jerry and Bob. What a great read. Two of the nicest, laid-back, talented individuals ever. I also thoroughly enjoyed their sense of humor!
Jerry’s playing mastered the relationship of bluegrass flat-picking, ragtime jazz and rock & roll. He’s telling a story when he solos and he’s got you glued to every paragraph. Awesome vid mate! ✊🏽🎸
We would go camping and we would listen to them around the campfire. I was only in high school in the early 80s and of course did not know I was listening to one of the greatest bands ever! I was blessed to have two older sisters that introduced me to all of the greatest bands in the world. I love these guys!
Hey Now Fil! I recognize that smile on your face. That’s the same one so many of us have had all these years combined. Of joy and astonishment. Thanks for highlighting Jerry. From te comments I’m reading I see there are folks out there still discovery the “ Good ole Grateful Dead” often imitated but never duplicated. The thing about Deadheads is the fact that while The Dead where and still are, our go to Band. We are appreciative of so many types of music. Listening to Jerry and the boys gave us an educated ear just by osmosis.
I was never into GD but always respected their relationship with their fans and encouraged them to record concerts, I bet there are some major bands out there who wish they had access to recordings of some of their gigs which went unrecorded during analogue times. I was struck by your demonstration at 12:12, same as pre chorus for Sweet Home Alabama and I'd been typing while watching live ...
Saw many Dead shows and a few Jerry Garcia Band shows, too, from mid-80s through early 90s. The whole band and their shows are really amongst the highlights of my musical life, and Jerry is forever enshrined in the Pantheon of Amazing Musicians, as a guitarist and vocalist. Beautiful and incredible artist.
A superb rebuttal to criticism of simplicity of rock tracks w/ use of few chords. Good demo of variation, complexity, and improv, as was produced by this great guitarist --- J G.
I was born in memphis. asides from living in nashville for a few years, ive always lived here. A lot of folks give Elvis the title, but to me Jerry is the king of rock & roll. You can tell it's Jerry Garcia's playing by hearing just one or 2 notes!
Sounds like July 4th 1989 at Rich stadium in Buffalo, NY. I was at that show. When they played this to close the first set it was like the sky opened and all this energy was poured on to the crowd. It was really quite amazing.
I was thinking the same thing. Even blurry you can tell the video is professionally shot and not just some yahoo with a camcorder (no cell phones then). The only other show from 1989 that I know of with this level of video is th 7/7 Philly show and they didn't play Deal at that one.
@@88wildcatI was thinking the Deal from alpine valley a few weeks later from the downhill from here video. I was lucky enough to be at both the Buffalo and alpine shows. Both deals were scorchers.
you are spot on with your analysis of jerry's playin n thinkin..i dig what you do ..keep it up !!...this show was from 7-4-89 lucky to be there and its available to watch Full on you tube ..peace and jam on !!!
Hi Fil, Thank you for taking a look at this analysis video. Not a Huge GD Fan, but interesting to learn about what techniques Gerry used. Their songs take you on a magical journey. thank you so much! Debbie☮️
I have to say something fil I don't think I've ever watched anyone that is absolutely in love with music like you are. And I've known a few musicians I knew Leslie from Leslie West and mountain he loved music but he loved the lifestyle more than anything you truly truly love music you can just see it in your face you are in love with music. That's why it's so fun to watch your videos you not only bring a wealth of knowledge to the community but you really enjoyed doing it and that's very rare.
I grew up in Austin, Texas. I had been working at a restaurant bussing tables since I was 16. When I turned 18 I was able to start tending bar at the same restaurant. Now this restaurant was across the street from two music venues. One was the Palmer Auditorium, a stage that was the very first concert that Bob Dylan did with “The Band” in the U.S. when he went electric. The other was “The Armadillo World Headquarters “ , a venue that spotlighted acts from Bruce Springsteen to Waylon Jennings and everyone in between. This one particular night four guys with long hair walked in and sat at the bar in front of me. There was nobody else there because it was early and the dining part of the restaurant hadn’t opened yet. I got to talking to these guys and found out that they were playing across the street. Not being a big fan of music I asked them the band they were with. “We’re with the Grateful Dead,” they said. “Oh yeah”, I said. “My brother gave me one of your albums for Christmas.” They laughed because they could tell that I was far from a groupie. At that minute I recognized Jerry Garcia as one of these four guys. Shortly after conversing for a while they were escorted out by the hostess. As they were leaving Jerry dropped a rolled up napkin on the bar and said, “Here’s a tip for you.” Laughing I started to throw the napkin in the trash. “No Man!”, said Jerry. “Look inside!” I unrolled the napkin to find a big doobie and a little bitty bag of white powder. At that point I wish now I had turned to this beautiful cocktail waitress and said “Wanna share this?” But instead I just gave it to her. That’s my brush with the great Jerry Garcia.
saw a lot of shows at the Armadillo and Palmer. Moved there from Nashville in '75 and already knew from music lore, of the Armadillo b4 I left TN. Saw the Dead play Manor Downs in '80 &' 81. Makes me sad of how things change, Austin in the '70's will never be duplicated, but that's how the world goes, you can never go back.
It makes me happy to see you enjoying this. I grew up on metal but when I saw The Dead in concert it was so unlike anything I've ever experienced I was hooked. There were times I thought the Earth was going to split in half and explode into a fireball. No other band could come close. This will be their last year to tour the US and I'm going. If you want to come along I'm driving starting in Dallas
Agreed the band was really on a roll and sounding great during this period....too bad Brent died when he passed the dead lost a bit of that distinct sound they had at that time
Well done, Fil. Glad to see you revisit this, Jerry was a total musician, and artist. Great tone and touch. And....you pronounced the song title correct this time!!! Cheers!
If I had to listen to just one band for the rest of my life, this is it. I can't even begin to express how much they mean to me, and have meant for so many years. They've carried me through thick and thin, though all the ups and downs in life. Lately they've helped me grieve as my mother passed away last summer, much too soon. Their songs ranges from the softest easy listening country tunes to the most outrageous psychedelic improvisations. While touring for 30 years they played something like 2000 concerts and performed around 500 different songs, but they never really played the same song in the same way twice. Many songs also lead into the next one, often with improvisations in between, including drum solos or just steering the band into outer space. Their speciality was turning 3 minute songs into 30 minute extravaganzas. Most of their concerts were recorded too, either via the soundboard or from tapers in the audience. Of which hundreds have been officially released. Most of their official releases are available on RU-vid and Spotify et al., but I've even uploaded a few favourites that were missing here on RU-vid myself. Share the music, share the love!
Well done Fil, nice to see an obviously well-versed musician like yourself react to Garcia, who in spite of his fame doesn't always get his due from players.
I’m sorry I never saw the Dead. Fil, your analysis makes me wish that I had seen them. Jerry is a guitarist who is instantly recognizable. His solos are off-the-charts brilliant.
Thank you for another thoughtful analysis of a legendary artist and band. I thought the beginning sounded like a beating heart, too. Singing through the guitar is a perfect way to describe jamming like that. 🖤🤘
Nice work !! A SMC native so knew about The Grateful Dead in real time. Friends were huge fans when i was a teen. Saw them once, GG Park with JS. It was great. Years later, i'm at work and KFOG is on the stereo. Its a Friday and my birthday. May 28, 1957.. Dave Morey breaks down the day. Turns out MLB gave the green light for the Giants to move from NY to SF on my birthday. Yes, a fan. Call the KFOG and Dave answers. I request GD, "Going Down The Road Feeling Bad" live. Sadly had to pick an alternate. I don't recall what that was. Tune was too inter loping? It's still a fave. ROCK!!!
Got to jam with Jerry more than a few times at the barn. He was always open to newcomers pushing the limits. The jam tapes provided material for future songs. No fear was the only rule.
drummer for Three Dog Night just died, one of the best in his era. Watch his nasty groove on Family of Man or Eli's Coming, Black & White, Shambala, Joy to the World, etc.
Fil, you are a genius. That is the best explanation of Jerry Garcia's incredible musicianship I've ever heard. And it also explains why The Dead had such a loyal following because no song was played the same way twice. By the way, I would love to hear your analysis of Divinyls' Sleeping Beauty.
The last heyday of the boyz. Loved them so much and they were a huge part of my life back then. I miss Jerry and always felt so lucky he was part of my world and I was a part of his.
Great video! Might want to do one on the original version of The Wheel - also ftom Garcia's first solo slbum - which has an almost martial intro, and the version from the Live from the Knick album, which is the sound of the celestial spheres!
Fil, thanks so much for revisiting this! As a lifelong head, I think it's obvious by now the Grateful Dead catalog is an interesting dive, and fair use video by now.
Jerry was unique in the guitar hero era.. He trod his own path. I loved the Dead warts an all. But then I love jazz as did Jerry.. Miles Davis loved and played with him live. Jerry was a guitar junkie. I miss him.
@@ryanw6626 Miles did open for the Dead at least once, and commented on enjoying their style. Im not sure if they ever actually played together though. I certainly havent heard any recordings of such
Many great bands from that time period, but not very many can say that they birthed a genre of music. The jam bands and the festivals that exist today can all trace their roots back to this one band. Thanks for the analysis!
That distorted lead was a combination of two actions: The first was the volume knob as you mentioned. The second is the OD1 (or whatever OD had that day) in his OBEL (onboard effects loop) that was already on tap. He does it in one sweeping motion as the bypass switch is right below his volume knob. It's quick and slick.
Back in the 70s my ex was in a band with his roommate and they played a lot of Grateful Dead songs. Spent a lot of time really listening to what was going on in the songs and after all these years it still never ceases to amaze. While we didn't travel around to see them, we did always try to catch them when they performed locally in New York. Always amazing shows, lots of really wonderful memories. Thanks for another great analysis, Fil!
Jerry also played in a band with Merle Saunders, a keyboard player, while he was also part of the Grateful Dead. I was attending college at UC Berkeley in the early 70’s and they played at a small venue, Keystone Berkeley. Jerry played many styles of music, including Motown. He was an incredible guitarist, so versatile and unique.
Honestly when I want to hear Jerry go way out there musically I prefer listening to his shows with Saunders more than I do those thirty minute long Dark Stars and Playing in the Bands.
one of the best jerry concerts I saw was at the stone...I smoked pot with a cop guarding the stage load in doors... dancing on top of the table during a ripping dear prudence... it was so packed... you were so close to the band in that great place... those were the daze...
I was 17, young and (increasingly) free, at this show. I saw other, more "classic," shows, but this one is my favorite. Jerry was having a ball, as was everybody else. For the future, you should do one of Jerry's set piece slow songs, e.g. "Stella Blue" or "Morning Dew."
Great analysis of a very innovative band. Jerry Garcia was a guitar legend and always played with great feeling. Please take a look at Joe Bonamassa and Jimmy Barnes doing Stone Cold. Both are very expressive. Joe with his guitar and Jimmy with his voice.
I was a Deadhead back in the day. Saw 16 shows. It was fascinating how little Jerry talked to crowd. The band would huddle… talk on stage live about the songs coming up Deal > Jack Straw> Mama Tried > Stella Blue (for instance) and never move or talk to crowd. It was a lot of fun dancing away. Have you ever broken down Space or Jam? As far as I recall, all improv. We never knew where the music would take us.
Thanks for doing this, i often dont think Jerry got the credit he deserved because of the huge wave of the Grateful Dead even though he was the leader. I saw the Dead in 89" it was an amazing show. You ever want to do another song Morning Dew from Europe 72 is a real good 1 also it 14 minutes but the melodies are so worth it.
I love the genuine smile Jerry's playing gives you. It was like that for every show and every song for me! Between his tone and the emotion he put into the music, he stands alone in my opinion.
Fil what are your thoughts on this: Is there a difference between an accomplished electric guitarist playing lead who starts young as a banjo player, - as well as an accomplished acoustic guitar player, - coming from a bluegrass background, like Jerry Garcia, compared with an electric lead guitarist who only plays guitar in a rock or blues based band? The Grateful Dead have (had) singers and players from different backgrounds compared with other "jam bands" like Phish, etc. I may be wrong - that make the Grateful Dead such a unique band. When they're on fire they look like they're hard working outdoors folk chopping wood or something. Jerry's Deal leads are so infectious. The band makes the jam sound like it's changing while it goes round and round the same chords. You really pick up on the best parts of Jerry's unique playing. Yes, do turn it up Fil!!!! And wait until that deal come 'round. Don't you let that deal go down.
I heard he said to Steve Parish aka Big Steve that playing and singing together was quite hard. Amd yet Jerry was amazing. No, not known for the best of voices but it had its own style and suited his music. Great video and insight into the mind of a master! ❤🎸⚘😊✌🏻
@@stevegordon8474 Phil also did a great interview with Carter before a performance in the bay area. Don't know if it was broadcast, nut i have the transcript
The in my opinion very deliberate movement from lazy laid back almost slow spare note picking to absolutely smoking hot soaring just ass kicking high impact crescendo is trademark grateful dead. They were nothing if not dynamic! Saw them ten times with Jerry and never left disappointed. Show buzz dude!!!
