Author Topic: Introducing The Pranksters - Denver, CO (Read 179 times)

laytonco · « **on:** October 12, 2007, 01:32:56 PM »

What do you get when you pull talented musicians from various Grateful Dead bands? The Pranksters! True to the late 70?s Dead style, The pranksters promise to bring you that late 70?s era sound that made the Dead so memorable. We have the equipment, the sound and the soul of that era. Now come relive the time!

Dulcinea?s 100th Monkey
717 East Colfax Ave (next to the Fillmore)
Denver, CO
303-872-3601

SATURDAY NIGHT ? OCTOBER 13TH ? 10:00 PM

I'll be playing Bobby with the Tiger Tribute! LOL. Our Jerry plays an Ibanez Musician. Shulld be a fun time.

Peace,

Gil

anarchyx · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2007, 07:08:32 PM »

I've heard of Grateful Dead, but never heard any of their songs

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2007, 07:45:51 PM »

OK, Anarchyx, your assignment is to go get Live/Dead, Working's Man Dead, and Europe '72. Listen to them all - and I mean actively listen, not just play them while you do something else - and report back. That should be enough to hook you - undoubtedly The Greatest Rock'N'Roll Band In The History Of The Universe!

Peter

darkstar01 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2007, 08:39:26 PM »

maybe for dirty hippies!
just kidding... i love the dead.
but seriously, hippies smell funny...

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2007, 06:05:21 AM »

You're just smelling residual incense smoke. Yeah, that's it, incense.....
(Hey, my dad bought it for years)

Peter

anarchyx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2007, 07:31:49 AM »

my dad wasn't a big fan of Grateful Dead

the_8_string_king · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2007, 10:42:55 AM »

Anarchyx, I agree you simply must do some homework and get to know the Dead. They're simply awesome... beyond awesome.

I don't say this as a DeadHead (although I AM -to be sure). I enjoy an extremely wide range of music from classical (especially Bach, Chopin, and Debussy) to rock (especially the Beatles, Hendrix, Dead, Pink Floyd, King Crimson) to jazz (especially Miles, Coltrane, just about everything -especially the Big Three fusion bands... Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and of course, Return to Forever) to blues (especially Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Albert the Iceman Collins, Albert King, and B.B. King) and LOTS of other stuff.

So I'm not one of the devoted DeadHeads who ONLY listens to the dead and considers them the end-all/be-all; NOBODY is.

But they're great, and any musician with an open mind who loves and appreciates good music will have to love them if they give them the chance and get to know them... they're awesome. As individuals, they were exceptional. Jerry was an incredible soloist, with a great style and a a distinct voice. Phil is an awesome (and highly underrated/underappreciated) bass player. And both Mickey and Bill (especially Mickey -IMO) are exceptional drummers... IMO some of the all-time greatest (rock) drummers alongside Bill Bruford, Neal Peart, and Stuart Copeland. But as a group, they were much more, much more than the sum of their parts.

Excluding Dick's Picks I own ALL the Dead CDs except the one released after In the Dark. It's the only one I didn't like, can't even remember it's name.

I think they're all good; but my favorite 7 -which I think are the best for someone not familer with 'em to start with, are, in recommended order of listening: (1) Greatful Dead (live double album from 1971 -it has two nicknames: Skull and Roses, and Skullf***; (2) Blues for Allah; (3) American Beauty; (4) Workingmans Dead; (5) From the Mars Hotel (which Jerry regarded as their best studio album); (6) Live/Dead; and (7) Terripin Station.

Give it a chance and you'll love it, it's great stuff!
Mark

(Message edited by the 8 string king on October 13, 2007)

anarchyx · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2007, 02:35:46 PM »

I'm All about Muddy Waters dude. did u know Led Zeppelin's song Whole Lotta Love is basically a rip-off of Muddy's You Need Love.

lbpesq · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2007, 09:22:11 AM »

Anarchyx: It's really all about Robert Johnson. And you want to talk about rip-off? Check out Robert Johnson's Love in Vain and the Rolling Stones song of the same name. The only difference is the name of the writer. Shame on Mick & Keith.

Mark: It's called Built to Last and has some very nice material, including Garcia/Hunter's Foolish Heart and Standing on the Moon. I also always liked Brent's Just a Little Light. On the other hand, it is admittedly is plagued with the classic Bobby random-chords-in-search-of-a-melody song, Victim or the Crime.

There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert.

Bill, tgo

glocke · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2007, 05:56:37 AM »

anarchyx:
The dead have something to offer everyone. Ive known guys that when I first met them despised the dead for whatever reason (mostly out of ignorance), but after getting turned onto to their music by someone familiar with it, quickly changed their attitude.

Im not able to bring up archive.org right now, so I cant paste some of my bookmarks from there on here, but you should go there and check out shows from the Europe '72 tour (I also highly recomend just buying the album of the same name), and also anything from 1976 or 1977.

jacko · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2007, 03:04:48 AM »

A question. I've been into the dead for a long time and have collected alot of their recorded works. However, I've never really got into Jefferson Airplane in spite of them being from the same area / era. Is this unusual or does the music polarise the fanbase?

Graeme

grateful · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2007, 03:56:17 AM »

Graeme; I never cared for the Airplane much, they are very different from the Dead. Quicksilver's Happy Trails has more of a Dead flavor to me.

1973 was the best year for the Dead IMO.

Mark

David Houck · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2007, 09:29:41 PM »

The Pranksters; hmmm. Those in attendance who are planning to drive motor vehicles after the show may want to avoid the koolaid.

Did you get any pictures???

laytonco · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2007, 12:36:32 PM »

Sorry folks, I've been neglecting my Alembic responsibilities. Actually I've way too busy on VW Bus forums keeping my bus running. We actually had a professional photographer show up and take a bunch of pics. I just called him and he's going to email some to me tonight and I'll put a couple up.

Peace,

Gil

laytonco · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2007, 06:28:49 AM »

Well, our photog is having some software problems and couldn't send the photos last night. But you can see some pretty good pics on Denver Dead which is www dot denverdead dot com
Dave, I'm still regretting not being able to meet you in Asheville back on June. What I thought was going to be a nice relaxing gallery show for my wife at the Golden Gate Gallery turned out to be a busy experience! We were drinking, smokin, and framing paintings until the wee hours of the morning! My mother has a home at Grandfather Mountain, so the next time we visit her there, we'll make the drive down to Asheville. Peace, Gil

Author Topic: Introducing The Pranksters - Denver, CO (Read 179 times)

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