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THE GRATEFUL DEAD Franklin's Tower REACTION
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@jasonjaeger7216 Год назад

You dont know how heartwarming it is to see someone experience The Dead for the first time. Welcome brother you made it home.

@maryanderson9191 Год назад

OMG! That is so true!! He's on the bus!

@beeseewill2407 Год назад

@@maryanderson9191 q Aww@

@matthewbyrom5394 Год назад

@@maryanderson9191 artn we all

@marios3202 Год назад

Once you experience the music live, you'll never be able to stop..

@TrianglesAndCircles Год назад

Dude would have fit in with any crowd at any show. Man I wish I could have met Harri back then. 😊

@doriwiljt Год назад

I’ll never get tired of listening to this band.

@geneseeted1516 Год назад

Me either!🤩

@raenellefisher8514 Год назад

Me either.

@sunoclockoneday2576 Год назад

Not a chance ! ✌

@MrYatesj1 Год назад

Who was he listening to? Never heard of them

@BeLikeGumby Год назад

me as well

@oxbass2672 Год назад

Gotta love Phil. He lays down the groove then proceeds to dance circles around it without missing a beat.

@richieboy6825 Год назад

I know I do!! Pure joy!

@idlekd Год назад

You can still see phil

@itgetter9 Год назад

I love this description of Phil's bass playing.

@pekinbikeguy Год назад

It's a shame that Phil and his wife Yoko broke up the band because Phil thought he should get to sing all of Jerry's songs.

@Stephen-nd1sx Год назад

@@pekinbikeguy I remember that! Right before bobby landed on the moon. One small trip for (a) man one big trip for mankind.

@kevinr.3542 Год назад

Someone get this man a live version of "Estimated Prophet" to keep the GD train rolling.

@johnschmitt7957 Год назад

>>>Eyes of the World.

@kevinr.3542 Год назад

@@johnschmitt7957 Eyes is my go to song for jazz fans who havent heard much Dead. For those who lean towards the funk, its all about Estimated Prophet, and of course Shakedown, maybe West LA Fadeaway,

@dirtybrian-og Год назад

@@kevinr.3542 scarlet begonias?

@agentm00se Год назад

@@dirtybrian-og >>> fire 👌

@bokononx4606 Год назад

@@johnschmitt7957 1st Eyes, 02.09.73, will make the sale for many jazz aficionados. NOT necessarily the 80s one with Branford. YMMV, but early-mid 70's was Jerry at his peak IMO.

@robertberger5639 Год назад

The guy on the bass is Phil Lesh. He's an incredible and very unique bassist. One of a kind.

@davebzen795 Год назад

Truly one of a kind to be sure!

@robertberger5639 Год назад

@Candice Elizabeth yes, i knew that.

@jamesshepard4743 Год назад

He’s a classically trained musician , pure fire

@muskratflats Год назад

@Candice Elizabeth And a week later, Phil was in the band!!

@keef7224 Год назад

You’re in The Phil Zone now, dude! 🎸💥 They debuted almost the entire brand new Blues For Allah album at that Great American Music Hall show in ‘75, including this iconic track. 1975 was technically their “year off”, but as you can hear they were staying quite busy. This show also was the premier of their new, stripped-down Alembic PA system, which was designed to replace and improve upon the historic but unwieldy “Wall of Sound” PA system from ‘73/‘74.

@m.ericwatson968 Год назад

The Wall of Sound was visually mesmerizing in it's gargantuan stature and obviously one hell of a difficult system to set up and strike

@keef7224 Год назад

@@m.ericwatson968 some guys have built a mini Wall of Sound replica recently and you can check out their video on RU-vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9L8iqSnLYe4.html

@deadreckoning6288 Год назад

Phil called the wall of sound "the voice of God". Wish I could have heard it but I have a brother who did.

@snerdterguson Год назад

I like how their "hiatus" would be a heavy workload for most bands. I think jerry was playing somewhere with one band or another like 80% of the hiatus.

@jackhaugh Год назад

@@snerdtergusonYeah but that was their life, it’s who they were. I believe they played more live shows than any band that ever existed.

@pathare3031 Год назад

I'm 70 and they still make me smile. Love this song

@TheFunkengroovin Год назад

60 here👍

@davebzen795 Год назад

A proud and energetic 70 here!

@aryfrenkiel8641 Год назад

67 here ❤

@fanmailfromsomefloun 4 месяца назад

Me too

@LitHouseTieDye Год назад

I have the same take on the song. But the actual term "roll away the dew" is referring to a technique when they would cast bells and while the bell was still hot, expose to large qualities of steam to rapidly cool the bell. Dew would form on the surface and they would roll it between cotton sheets in a process called rolling away the dew. Franklin's Tower can be taken to refer to the liberty bell in Ben Franklin's home city of Philadelphia where famous symbol of freedom, the Liberty Bell is cracked due to improper cooling process. GD songs have layers of meaning that you can really dig into.

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

The thing about the Dead is Hunter's lyrics are existential. While they can have a literal meaning like you share here (thanks for that), it can also take on a subjective meaning in the moment depending on your setting and mood. Your mind seems to 'cherry pick' certain phrases from the song depending on how it's oriented at the time. Dead lyrics were perfect for that. The mood and playing from the band also had an influence as well as the crowd. It truly was a unique collective experience every time. Always good and occasionally out of this world. Experiencing the latter even just one time is a life changing experience.

@MrVinman711 Год назад

I don’t think you can give Hunter enough credit for the music’s longevity. The lyrics have this timeless hippy wisdom that encapsulates the bittersweet mystery of life.

@Wayzor_ Год назад

Here's a rabbit hole for some of you new heads. The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. There's a book, but the website from his research is a better way to absorb it.

@CoolCrescent186 Год назад

Hahahahaha you flipping troll, old head, the original copypasta

@bokononx4606 Год назад

@@Wayzor_ thanks man.

@tims.2834 2 месяца назад

The Dead is the greatest live band to DANCE to PERIOD

@bobschenkel7921 Год назад

Don't want to be "that guy", BUT, you shouldhave played the whole "trilogy" of "Help On The Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower" from this particular recording. They were the opening songs, and include a dynamic introduction from Bill Graham, aka Uncle Bobo", a famous concert promoter who had the quote, "The Grateful Dead are not the best at what they do, they are the ONLY one's who do what they do." But thank you for this, very much. You seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

@m.ericwatson968 Год назад

"One watch by night, one watch by day, if you get confused listen to the music play"

@RobertCUlon Год назад

The first notes of Jerry on this rendition changed my life on March 28, 1996. I had been suffering. And Jerry guided me out of the darkness into the light with those notes. Eternally grateful.

@deadreckoning6288 Год назад

Beautiful ⚘💀💕

@richieboy6825 Год назад

Better than any pharmaceutical I’ve ever tried! A good groove, some deep breathing and an ice cold shower are my cure for the blues !! Glad you’re doing better!!

@RobertCUlon Год назад

@@richieboy6825 Thanks man. Truth is, I’ve been doing better ever since.

@suetrublu Год назад

I felt like they did that for me too! One of the best decisions I ever made was to go to my first GD show in 1978. My entire life changed in an instant. Didn't understand that then.

@marios3202 Год назад

@@RobertCUlon same thing happened for me, July 2nd 2022..

@johnwerkheiser5555 Год назад

Phil Lesh is probably the most underrated bass player in rock history. From Texas country to psychedelic funk and everything in between.

@guitarslinger213 Год назад

Phil was always the secret ingredient.

@mikeagent6616 Год назад

Oteil is pretty badass as well.

@tedcarlson8176 Год назад

Written in 1976 for US Bicentennial… the bell - in Frankin’s Tower - is the Liberty Bell.

@topherfungus8424 Год назад

@@tedcarlson8176 This recording is from 1975, so couldn't have been written in 1976

@keithshamradioworld2793 Год назад

@@mikeagent6616 and David Schools

@WillLlamas 11 месяцев назад

Finally, someone picks the greatest version of this classic.

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

Was thinking the same thing! (~);}

@originallizzah Год назад

I adore seeing the faces of people hearing the Grateful Dead for the first time, it warms my heart and reminds me how The Music Never Stopped!!

@TheCandyman75 Год назад

I couldn't agree more. I love hearing, "Who is this?" and I just think, oh man you're in for a ride.

@Ellis_Dee25 10 месяцев назад

They’re a band beyond description 😊

@debbiechang5781 Год назад

It’s just so easy to listen on and on. I think I finally understand “Deadheads” and their commitment to traveling around in pursuit of their shows. Thanks to Dave Bzen and Harri for this. 🌺✌️

@davebzen795 Год назад

You got that right, and thank you. Glad you enjoyed this one.

@Hartlor_Tayley Год назад

How cool is this track. These guys were like friends more than rock stars. Great vibes and Garcia Hunter songs were very special. Try the song that preceded this one “Help on the Way/Slipknot” all the GarciaHunter songs from sixties and seventies are treasured.

@CuzKatieSaysSo Год назад

Help on the Way/Slipknot into Franklin's Tower has always been a great progression of songs. But it reminds me of one bad experience somewhere in Michigan. A couple guys right in front of us were non-stop talking, loudly, just wouldn't shut up! I finally snapped and called them on it. "Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower and you two never stopped talking! What are you even Here for??!!" I don't remember if they shut up or left after that, although I did get an apology. Driving hundreds of miles and $$$ to see the Dead only to have to listen to people who belonged anywhere but at a concert. Rude thoughtless people used to drive me nuts, it was So distracting. Sorry for the rant, didn't mean to digress. ✌️🌹

@davebzen795 Год назад

HT, I am thrilled that you and so many others liked this great one by The Dead. As for suggestions regarding other songs..... stand by and have a bit of patience as the queue can be long at times.

@Hartlor_Tayley Год назад

@@davebzen795 the Jerry universe can be a bit daunting for general folks to access right away, I don’t expect my requests to actually get played and it the dead so pretty much anything is cool with me. Love to hear more Garcia band too. Thanks for the nice reply.

@slickness8892 Год назад

@@CuzKatieSaysSo This situation really bugs me too! Happens way too often. Sorry you have that memory when you hear Help-Slip-Frank. I'm curious how rude thoughtless people don't still drive you nuts. I know it's not worth the stress but really hard to ignore. ✌

@deadreckoning6288 Год назад

Any song they collaborated on was pure magic.

@rastamon52 Год назад

Choosing my favorite Dead song is like choosing my favorite kid. But this one of near the top of the list. You are finding out why EVERYBODY at a Dead show was dancing! Great choice for this old Deadhead. Thanks Harri.

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

I know what you mean. I think Jack Straw and Box of Rain are two at the top of my list. My favorite Jack Straw: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s1raixq4D_Y.html&start_radio=1 Charging right out of the gates. I never made it to a New Year's Eve but often went a couple nights before and saw some great shows like this one. "Our new name is going to be The Just Exactly Perfect Brothers Band."

@b00meraar0n9 Год назад

I stopped trying to even come up with a top ten. Instead I started putting a list of my favorite version (date venue etc) of every song. Kind of like my own version of dick's picks

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

@@b00meraar0n9 I only have 2 known favorite versions of songs. Scarlet from the famous Cornell shows and Jack Straw from Winterland '77 Dec 28 I think. Such lists would be good to share and compare to turn people on to crowd fave best versions. There are many that are not on my radar.

@b00meraar0n9 Год назад

@@zachhessler8722 check out hard to handle 8/16/71. This gave me the idea of a favorite version list.

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

@@b00meraar0n9 Had me a listen. That's some tasty cheese. Great smokin Jerry solo!

@bgraham1958 Год назад

As a teenager growing up in Marin County in the 70s, the Grateful Dead was certainly a huge part of our world view. What I miss in the music today is the imperfection and the spontaneity of actual musicians playing without the assistance of computers. I never saw the Dead at the Great American Music Hall, but I did see BB King there. Saw the Dead at Winterland and many other venues. It was a time in which music seemed to embody our hope for a better world.

@deadreckoning6288 Год назад

Well said. It did embody that. Unfortunately the world has chosen a darker path.

@Illumignostic Год назад

Well…the Dead pioneered using computers on stage to be fair

@alexspringer7666 Год назад

If I've read this comment once, I've read it 10,000 times. What are you talking about? The Dead played like that, and so did jazz musicians and some blues guys back then, sure. We still have jazz, blues and jam bands including DeadCo. They all still play that way. Jazz didn't become rehearsed, jam bands didn't evolve from the Dead to sight read compositions on stage. It's true many rock bands then and now play with high precision and zero exploration. Hell, Jerry talked about that on the History of Rock n Roll interview. In fact, it's more common now than 50 years ago that people improvise and end up with imperfections. Really, only these guys or bands like the Allmans and a handful of others played live like that. If you are talking about top 40 radio or whatever's popular with the mainstream world, the Dead weren't in that category until the late 80's anyways. So again, I ask what you are talking about.

@BlueGnome42 Год назад

Boomer don’t get out much no more.

@maureenobrien7895 Год назад

@@BlueGnome42 don't put a generation down for 1 dude man! Boomers were born from 1945 to 1966!!! Most dead heads on avg are were about 15 yo in the 70's when they got "on the bus"!🎶 🚌 🏃

@stevenv4587 Год назад

The Greatful Dead is the greatest travel agent I've ever had. The places I've been, the people we meet

@matthewstover5149 Год назад

"Benjamin Franklin postulated that a process which he called ‘dewing’ could be used to improve the production process of large bells. 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 droplets 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.’ "

@patrickhoffert3527 Год назад

I followed this band on the road from 78 until 1995

@marymargaretmoore9034 Год назад

Harri, you're grooving to the Dead. 🎶🎶😎 The ultimate jam band. Check out their famous '72 European Tour album ("Europe '72", just turned 50!) btw, Phil Lesh on bass. You can always watch a live video.

@cosmonaut9942 Год назад

The Dead were pioneers of psychedelic music. A blend of blues, bluegrass, rock and jazz. I love these reaction videos in which black people really dig the Dead. I went to a lot of shows between 1969 and 1995, and the only thing lacking in my opinion was a strong following of black Dead fans. I never understood it. I found the the whole scene to be very open, welcoming, and as Harri says: "Funky." Free form funk at its best.

@foresttemple1380 Год назад

In 1988, in Philly we were all camped throughout the field area by the spectrum..and for almost a week. The scene was rather joyous for all .. including some local older black fellows who happened to live right round there it was sweet to see ..the all night & day carrying on..people singing and setting by the fire and just a nice vibe in general. 🥰

@michaelb.42112 10 месяцев назад

Jerry had the voice and soul of an angel, and a guitar style that always makes me smile.

@michaelwebster8389 Год назад

The other one that really stands out on that recording from that night is Eyes of the world - another real funky one.

@boblemay6539 Год назад

Yes, my friend... after 40 years of listening to this music, I still have your exact joy!

@riggermorpus Год назад

Luckily for us there is a treasure trove of live performances of GD on RU-vid.

@carlos_herrera Год назад

All of their recorded shows can be found on the internet archive too.

@chuckhunter77 Год назад

I found the show I was supposed to go to back in high school, but I didn't go because I got grounded. I saw my friends in the crowd. RU-vid can be really cool sometimes.

@riggermorpus Год назад

@@chuckhunter77 it’s great for “how to fix/do it yourself” video instructional guides to. Invaluable actually.

@davebzen795 Год назад

@@carlos_herrera Hi Carlos, I submitted this version from The Great American Music Hall 1975. You mention 'the internet archive' Are you referring to one or more specific websites, especially GD videos? I have searched for a video of this submitted performance to no avail for years. - DaveBZen

@mikey_atman Год назад

🪷 What a beautiful song. Brings back huge memories of dancing in the redwoods, and on the beach in North California. 🍄

@mikepiccione886 Год назад

Long time dead head here appreciating your video maybe check Out. Eyes of the world, Next

@charlespichler1057 Год назад

Hi Harri, thank you for the reaction. The "funky song you reacted to earlier was "Shakedown Street". My first Grateful Dead concert was in 1990 and they opened with Shakedown Street. You can see the whole concert on the Grateful Dead's You Tube channel. Have a great day. 😀💀

@gr8fulfox488 Год назад

The bass player, Phil Lesh, learned to play violin and then jazz trumpet before Jerry asked him if he thought he could learn how to play the electric bass for their band; he gave it a shot, and the rest is history :) Source: Phil's autobiography "Searching for the Sound"

@mikepiccione886 Год назад

Typically Franklin's tower is listen to As a combination of 3 songs together. help on the way, Slipknot, Franklin's tower. Affectionately known as help slip Frank

@mikepiccione886 Год назад

If you want to stay with the funk check out shake down street and Samson and Delilah

@stevenmurano7863 Год назад

Kudos for pointing out the bass playing. Phil Lesh plays like no one else and makes these jams living breathing creatures. Fantastic.

@marksherrick Год назад

If you think Franklin's is funky, try Shakedown Street, Estomated Prophet, Althea, and their covers of Good Lovin and Dancin' In The Street. Plenty of groovy funk in there and elsewhere.

@carlos_herrera Год назад

He did Shakedown a while back

@jimbattista1120 Год назад

The Other One

@alanwardley9901 Год назад

Feel like a stranger, too!

@foxandscout Год назад

Saw the Dead a bunch of times beginning in the early ‘70s. They played in my hood in Brooklyn when I was in high school. I miss Garcia, one of my favorite guitarists. Saw them with Dylan in ‘86 (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were his backup band) in DC: the only time I left NYC for a concert. I love Franklin Towers so very very much. Thanks for reacting to it, Harri.

@brianfrancis3368 Год назад

Just drove by the site of the old Akron Rubber Bowl last night which bye the way is torn down now and the first thing I thought of was summer of 86!!

@alanwardley9901 Год назад

Franklin's Tower

@joshb23 Год назад

I count myself most fortunate to have seen them many times throughout the last decade or so of their glorious run. Some of the best moments of my life without a doubt! And feeling Phil's bass live, man there was nothing like it! You should really listen to the "Help on the Way / Slipknot" songs that lead into this one on this excellent recording - they really stretch and push some musical boundaries, I know you'll love it! Awesome video, keep exploring their close to endless live catalog! LONG LIVE THE DEAD!!!❤⚡💙

@davebzen795 Год назад

We have shared experiences regarding their concert performances. More to come.....

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

Did you ever feel that the music didn't so much come from the speakers to your ear but rather down to the center of the earth and straight up through your feet into every atom of your body? You didn't have to dance. You just had to let go and let the music dance you. I had experiences where it felt like my body broke down into atoms and were rearranged to patterns from another dimension and I could only move according to those physics. I remember once feeling like I could only move in gyrating forms, like how spinning plates work. It felt like if I let doubt overcome me, the whole structure would come crashing down but if I just let it ride, the body could do amazing things. Whoooaaaa!!!

@joshb23 Год назад

@@zachhessler8722 Haha, Whoooaa indeed! The music absolutely hit on a molecular level, with and without chemical enhancements!

@chrismontaigne6288 Год назад

This band is a friend for life..the golden spring ..I can’t explain it besides..the live show is magic

@davebzen795 Год назад

Harri, from the opening seconds through to the end of your listening to this one, your reactions were a sheer joy to behold. Actually, your overall reaction is something that I have seen before by first-timers at a Grateful Dead's Dead concert. Stunned, followed by instantly being drawn into their performance and simply drifting away. I will share that many times at their concerts, I couldn't recall where my seat was after getting up and making a run to address my bladder pressure and get another bottle of Visine eye drops. It doesn't matter to me that I submitted this one. Your reactions were first-rate and most enjoyable to watch. That is what this sharing community is all about, as I have experienced with you, THE Master of Ceremonies, and the many fine people in this community.

@jimbattista1120 Год назад

It makes us smile (~);} smile when we see that joy in someone else new to this.

@davebzen795 Год назад

@@jimbattista1120 Indeed it does as Harri so aptly demonstrated, even after he had reviewed about 2-3 other Dead songs. 😁

@KhalDrogo76 Год назад

Bill Kreutzmann is a tragically underrated drummer his swing runs DEEP..... check any One More Sat Night when he drops the groove half time on the versus shit is as fly as it gets

@jdf237 Год назад

Now we're talkin' .... I always get in trouble when I say this but there is NO band without Billy could not happen without him this unbelievable UNMATCHED DRUMMER UNPARALELLED by ANY OTHER at all not even close there is no better drummer. Buddy tony Elvin art max Cobhamn Dennis etc... could never duplicate this amazing greatest drummer ever. Nor can Jerry match Billy. Now I know what Billy would say....so I get it, also, you gotta consider each individual performance for what it becomes because some of the first solos are not as sweet as this one and the solo takes off in a locked in tight groove, some of those first solos were all awesome, this one is just really fresh and sweet, also, they had not played much this year 1975 so it was real fun to them the band to be jammin' again. Plus Mickey Hart and also this gig was by invitation only less than 1000 people so this was all their friends and sorts so everyone was real happy so that solo kinda came from who was there and the vibe of that night. You have to dig deep to learn and understand why some shows were Holy Shit and some shows were cosmic and unexplainable. I am so glad you like the band and though, it's your RU-vid and last word is yours, but I can talk it up about Billy he is so unappreciated outside of this band until recently. And yet there is no one that I have heard that can do this. I think it's because he is so good you do not notice him.

@patrickreilly7256 Год назад

Billy is one of my favorite trap drummers. Certainly Not underrated.

@KhalDrogo76 Год назад

@@patrickreilly7256 amongst Dead fans he isn't, but as a drummer myself for 35 years I've found in the drumming community hes rarely talked about as one of the greats from the golden rock era...where he certainly should be talked about more for his swing, style, improvisational skill, and just overall dependability

@shortstuff7959 Год назад

check out one of their live concerts on youtube. you will want more.

@tomas347 Год назад

Have seen many bands over the years but not one moved me the way the Dead did. Best shows for me were the Seventies. Smaller venues in those days. Like a great house party with a killer band jamming for hours.

@jeffmalloy8200 Год назад

One of my favorites is China Cat Sunflower fading into I Know You Rider off the album Europe '72. Also love their song Attics Of My Life.

@riverlove6820 Год назад

Yes that and Broken Down Palace. Cassidy.

@sns8420 Год назад

The Music played the Band

@chrisoneill764 7 месяцев назад

One opinion on the song's meaning that I found: ""Franklin's Tower" is a folk song by The Grateful Dead, released in 1975. The song talks about a place called Franklin's Tower where four winds blow and a bell that can ring to either help or guide people. The protagonist sings about how this tower has seeds of wildflowers which are carried by the wind and hopes that the wind will safely take them home. The lyrics allude to hard times and lost love, but ultimately call for renewal and for the faith that, no matter what life brings, home will always be there and can have a calming effect. The chorus of the song is a continual repetition of "Roll Away the Dew" as an imperative, urging that the listener keep going. The title "Franklin's Tower" pays homage to the Franklin National Bank Tower in Philadelphia, and the band sought to capture the essence of this towering structure, infusing it with metaphorical meaning in their lyrics."

@josephcostello4261 Год назад

If you get confused, listen to the music play

@lesauskis1 Год назад

The other really funky song may have been "Shakedown Street" -- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--_T2_XSYcQM.html

@jamminjohnyevo Год назад

Rumor has it that the bass player dosed at almost every show.

@poetreatsartreats2469 Год назад

Shakedown Street was the other funktastic song you were thinking of! And.. Great Video Harri!!

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

ahhh I was thinking it might have been Scarlet, but that makes sense also. (~);}

@lisarainbow9703 Год назад

That's Phil Lesh on the bass.

@RobHollanderMusic 11 месяцев назад

I wouldn't describe Franklin's as funky. Why not play him "Shakedown"?

@SalAvenueNJ Год назад

I saw The Grateful Dead 65 times between 1984 and 1995. This song always got me up on my feet. The one from the 1990 Madison Square Garden run stands out.

@yellowdog2181 Год назад

1990 was my first time in NYC and at the Garden , went for a couple of the 9 shows I believe that year . Went to many many more at the Garden . My first Jack Straw which was one of my favorites in 1990 .

@aileenburke4667 Год назад

I’ve only got 15 under my belt. Sigh. I miss my youth and the amazingly cool and cool boyfriend I went to by the shows with. I let him get away, like an idiot. Sigh.

@whatitisjb1964 7 месяцев назад

I honestly don’t know how many Dead, Further, and Dead & Company shows I’ve been to over the year. Might even go back to Vegas for another show or two. Help on the way, Slipkont, and Franklin’s Tower were played frequently. Being a crowd favorite. Everyone always went nuts when it became apparent, that they were going to play them. There are a plethora of Grateful Dead songs, that you would enjoy if you like this one. Fire on the Mountain, Shakedown Street, Ripple, and Brokedown Palace.

@whatitisjb1964 7 месяцев назад

Oops forgot to mention that I was at the MSG show.

@TuomasLeone Год назад

I don't know if you'd be willing to do this or not, but I think you'd certainly enjoy it, as would many of us! But have you considered reacting to a whole show? Maybe one set at time? The show from where this track came form is a great contendor. Either way, I'd recommend that just for yourself. Geting immersed in a whole show is something else...

@barbarascotto3873 Год назад

Yes! I Second That Emotion!!!

@jimbattista1120 Год назад

My choice would be Barton Hall 5-8-77 or Lake Placid 10-17-83.

@TheNorcalmonkey67 Год назад

I HIGHLY recommend listening to this (Hell, OWNING, that One from the Vault release)....the Bill Graham intro>Help on the Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower is incredible....I think The Music Never Stopped follows next....just a killer performance by the band....

@ericgerber9751 Год назад

For a great early-funky Grateful Dead song, check out "Hard To Handle". Incredible! Or "Viola Lee Blues". Or "Mr. Charlie"! Some great funky Dead songs out there!

@stanbrossart5765 Год назад

Phil with his 6 string bass. "They're not the best at what they did they were the only ones to do it" Bill G.

@erichanhauser3190 Год назад

This almost brought tears to my eyes. Will never forget the first time I heard this song.

@bretschwartz Год назад

You know why its such a great song?..........U can barely hear Donna and Jer's voice is sooo fucking good! its a fantastic recording, Easily one of the best "Franklins"

@JB-Deadskins 4 месяца назад

Nice choice, but you're jumping into the middle of a three song mashup. You really should hear the Help on the Way/Slipknot! lead in, to fully appreciate Franklin's Tower. The end of the song harkens back to the Help on the Way beginning.

@dixiechatty958 Год назад

This was their first concert after their "breakup" in 1974. Their wall of sound music system had gotten too much for them to slug around and after 9 years they broke up (I still have my ticket to their last show marked "The Last One). Fortunately, it turned out to be a hiatus. Then they return with this. Great stuff!!

@timhorpo Год назад

Made me wanna listen to post 74 Dead. Subscribed. Let's get you to 100k dude

@johnm3152 Год назад

You picked a great live recording from the Great American Music Hall, a relatively little hole in the wall in S.F. - The boys (and Donna) were just emerging from their hiatus - Well done and thanks

@bluedrinks1 Год назад

That's one of the best versions too. That whole show is SOLID!

@thomasrohr3130 Год назад

Help on the Way/ Slipknot/ Franklins Tower is a combo they often did is worth a listen

@oregonsbragia Год назад

I second that. You really need to listen to the whole progression. Same with China Cat > I know you Rider, and Playin’ in the Band > Goin’ Down the Road. Throw in a Dark Star and Eyes of the World, and you’ve got a really great set.

@thomasrohr3130 Год назад

Dark star fade into no quarter fade into comfortably numb

@oregonsbragia Год назад

@@thomasrohr3130 when did they play that? Sounds dope!

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

@@oregonsbragia excellent recommendations! (~);}

@mrdefinitely8769 Год назад

Yeah man, more people should appreciate the work of Phil Lesh on bass the way you do. You were definitely into the Phil Zone!!!! I enjoyed watching this review.

@kevinhennessey3189 Год назад

Harry next stop for those on the bus, 'Morning Dew' this is from Oct 74. this song is epic. it features some of Phil's Bas work and you can se the interaction of the band during the instrumental portions. The Dead NEVER played the song the same way twice each was like a snowflake with it own nuances. More like jazz than typical rock. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--GgKkqsenqg.html This did a tour with Bob Dylan in 1987. Dylan considered Garcia to be the best interpreter of his music. So the Dead would play a set then a set with Dylan, the Dead playing as his band. A GD show was typically about 3 hours long.

@gymnasticskitties9860 Год назад

One other thing- the Dead were hella cool about recording shows (even setup an area for bootleg recordings). Anyway, as you start to listen to past shows, you will find that no song is ever played exactly the same.

@jamestaylor2920 Год назад

Don Henley "The Boys of Summer" Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac A little voice inside my head said Don't look back, you can never look back

@bowtangey6830 Год назад

A really great line.

@jeffmalloy8200 Год назад

Makes me sad every time I hear that line. Miss the Dead sooo... much!

@danielcarroll3ify Год назад

Try China Cat Sunflower into I Know You Rider from Europe 72.

@Sbannmarie298 Год назад

So cool to see all these black brothers rocking out to Jerry!

@anonymousowl72 Год назад

Someone may have already said it but apparently inspired Lou Reed’s Walk On The Wild Side “all the colored girls go do do do do do do do do” Love it.

@mja4wp Год назад

That is Phil Lesh on Bass.. trained as a classic musician, he sat in w the band (The Warlocks at the time...soon to be Grateful Dead) in 1965, was hooked and never looked back.

@NRG2 Год назад

The Dead swing so hard but its almost never talked about!!! Gi ahead and listen to as much as you can from ‘73!!! Boston, Red Rocks etc etc

@TheCandyman75 Год назад

I would take a Franklin's every night. Man I miss these guys.

@JeanieRasmussen Год назад

Anything by the Dead is going to be good. You will turn into a dead head, you just wait and see. China Cat Sunflower and I Know you Rider are other samplings. Such a pleasure to see younger kids get turned on to the Dead and get their mind blown! You have good taste, I'd say. Oh Phil, yes he rocks it. There are 2 drummers. Wait until you focus on the licks of Jerry Garcia on lead guitar with a missing finger.

@pooldude317 Год назад

Harri, check out a live version of ' Eyes of The World". any true Jazz man could slide right in and get lost in the groove...

@mja4wp Год назад

There are movies, documentaries and such...in them, they are asking fans what "Rolling away the dew" means to them and those takes are as wonderful as yours.

@mikeagent6616 Год назад

Listen to Eyes of the World on that album..... Best one ever and probably Phils best bass work of all time!!!

@susiefairfield7218 Год назад

The Grateful Dead 🤘🏽💨💃🫶🏽💨🛼💨🛼FunkAFry Mah Soul ❤️‍🔥 listen to em & Jerry G all day.. every day... 💃✌🏼💃 Keep on Rollin 😜 the Dew 💃

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

All day everyday! Same here sister same here! NEver gets old either.. SOmeone asked me once how come I don't strive to be more successful as far as money goes etc and I asnwered after thinking about it for a minute with " Ive already got everything I could ever want which is being ablet to listten to the Dead anytime I want." what else could a Dead Head need lol. (~);}

@SeattleSpursFan1882 Год назад

To be fair, you should have started with Help On the Way and ended up at Franklin's tower ;)

@827dusty Год назад

The unmistakable sound of Jerry Garcia's guitar playing. In the 70s, they were so beloved by their fans, known as "Deadheads." They would follow the Band across country while they were on tour.

@bluedrinks1 Год назад

I saw them 20 times in 2 years which isn't really alot considering some heads saw up to 30-60 shows a year

@en.copedawg2321 Год назад

@@bluedrinks1 Between Garcia Band, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh and beyond...I saw over 100 times...up and down eastcoast/95 corridor. I never quit my day job for them but I missed a few days, lol!

@jimbattista1120 Год назад

Still doing it 2022....(~);}

@en.copedawg2321 Год назад

@@jimbattista1120 I'm jealous...nice!

@patmandew22 Год назад

That was more common in the 80s, but still there were some dedicated dead freaks early on

@mikepiccione886 Год назад

For my fellow dead heads that don't know check out the dead archives app! every concert ever recorded wonderful stuff. Best feature is a day in history!

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

Love that app! Thanks for spreading the good info my brother! (~);}

@billbeliakoff5589 Год назад

Fun fact: Bassist Phil Lesh never played bass until Jerry Garcia asked him to play for the band !

@andyk9623 Год назад

The Grateful Dead are one of the funkiest rock bands from the 60s and 70s.

@garysteinert8040 Год назад

Have seen the dead with Jerry 50 plus. The JGB 5 or 6… just incredible live.

@foxandscout Год назад

Nothing like them, Gary💕

@zachhessler8722 Год назад

"The guy on the bass, I'm tellin' ya, he's doing my brain in!" Now that's a quote. Now that's the Dead. If you heard them start with Help on the Way into Slipknot, and then Franklin's Tower, the ending would make more sense.

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

AGREED 100 PERCENT 100 💯 💯 (~);}

@heatherprichard6223 Год назад

If you were inclined to do acid, there was no better time and place to do it than at a Dead show with Jerry as a tour guide. It healed me and still, 40 years later I am feeling blessed.

@brotherrandyll4093 Год назад

Never played a song the same way twice!

@kristijohnson5714 Год назад

Not everyone agrees, but i absolutely love Donna with the band ❤

@juliagrant3299 Год назад

And there are 2 drummers. Mickey and Bill are some of the best!

@davidbentley145 Год назад

Has bit of Reggae vibe this one...these guys are so cool...it's great to be a Dead Head like you Harri brother

@diane- Год назад

These guys have some great songs and this one is super funky. Great choice Dave and Harri.💞

@johndoe11879 Год назад

Welcome to the “Dead” family

@hashburystumble8808 Год назад

Only another 2,300 shows to review & never the same twice.

@onelovedavid4565 Год назад

BEST BAND EVER!!! there's actually two songs prior that are part of a Suite and they should be included in the listen as they are the building blocks of the Franklins tower, and at the end of the Franklins is the Cresendo of crescendos. Long LIVE GARCIA, this music is healing.

@Mneubert Год назад

There is more music in this one band to explore than many could do in a lifetime. Enjoy the ride.

@timothycollins3829 Год назад

The Dead may have been the only band where you could go to a concert and hear everything from country, to space, to blues, to jazz, to disco, to reggae, to funk, to 50's rock in the span of one set. The Great American Music Hall cd this is from is an incredible show As an another suggestion, the Freedom Hall, Louisville KY show from 1974 has some incredible moments. In particular, I would suggest the Weather Report Suite in the 2nd set and the jam that comes out of it. Within the space of 5 minutes it goes from a very tasty jazz groove into a nasty blues jam.

@CryptoCopilots 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info!!! (~);} Going to listen to that 74 show right now.