Author Topic: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (Read 225 times)

David Houck · « **on:** June 15, 2013, 12:11:59 PM »

This tune just popped into my head, so I went to see what I could find on youtube. From the DVD of RTF's 2008 tour, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy; very nice performance.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2013, 12:35:16 PM »

You must have a good head on your shoulders Dave, what an amazing track to pop into your head. I saw them play that track when they were in the UK. It's on my bucket list of tracks to do on a gig. :-)
I have the dvd from that tour also. Great alembic sounds especially if you have surround sound with a sub woofer.
Smokinnnnn!!!

Jazzyvee

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:02:47 PM »

Jazzyvee; are you a fan of Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, etc) and his band from the late 90's, Jazz Is Dead? I just posted a link to their version of Let Me Sing Your Blues Away in the Dead thread, and I was thinking that you would love Johnson's playing on that tune. (I love his playing on all of Jazz Is Dead's albums.)

bassilisk · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2013, 02:21:13 PM »

I got turned on to Alphonso with WR on the Mysterious Traveler album. I went out and got his solo Moonshadows, and at some point picked up Live on Tour in Europe with George Duke and Billy Cobham. A very talented cat - very musical and great technique.

I find all of the Return to Forever catalog pretty mind blowing.

David Houck · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2013, 03:00:06 PM »

Here's a pretty good audience video of the original Jazz Is Dead lineup with Johnson, Billy Cobham, T. Lavitz and Jimmy Herring doing some classic Dead.

jalevinemd · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:31:11 PM »

I picked up a copy of Rolling Stone's Grateful Dead Special Edition before hopping a plane back to Chicago. It's interesting that Bob Weir is quoted as saying...

For me, the shows we did in the late Eighties were our peak, our best era. We were real tight. We could hear and feel each other thinking, and we could feel each other, intuit each other's moves readily. Our vocal blend was at its peak too...

I found that statement strange in that it's the opposite of everything I've ever heard to be true.

jalevinemd · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2013, 09:13:19 PM »

Oops...wrong thread.

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2013, 09:15:56 PM »

jazzyvee · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2013, 12:31:03 PM »

I have three of the Jazz is Dead albums Blue Light Rain, Great Sky River and Laughing water. To be honest I haven't listened to them in great detail but may be I will take a better listen.

Jazzyvee

richbass939 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2013, 09:27:56 PM »

I took my then 14-year-old to that RTF tour. Denver was their 6th show. They were on fire and having a lot of fun. That was a great experience my son and I will remember for a long time. He still has the Chick-signed ticket.
Rich

bassman10096 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2013, 09:08:20 PM »

It was great to see the posted video. I happened to see RTF 4 or 5 times in their heyday. The first couple times Stanley played a Fender (don't recall which), but the last time he was playing the brown bass. It was in a rather large club, but I was plastered up against the stage. Great interaction with Stanley, fantastic, first-time-close-up view of his Alembic. Magic stuff. It's great to hear they still can get to the places they went during that era...