Grateful Dead Insight?

[hollis]

A very cool sight.  Thanks Kevin.  
 
BTW, How's that sweet Orion of yours working out?

[kmh364]

You're welcome, Hollis.
 
Unfortunately, I haven't spent much time with her over the past month. I've been busy at work and have been unusually tired. My desire to play is directly proportional to the energy I have left at the end of the day...lately, it's been zilch. Change in the seasons (i.e, summer to fall to winter) with the shorter days and colder weather always depresses me I guess. I need to practice my guitar some more as well...just ask my guitar instructor, LOL!
 

[hollis]

Sometimes it's hard to find enough hours in the day.  Hopefully, your rhythms will start to sync up with the seasons in the not too distant future.
 
Take care

[tom_z]

Wow!! Thanks for the link Kevin! Awesome site - good bandwidth - many bands - hope it stays up for a while.
 
Tom

[kmh364]

You're welcome, Tom. Finding that site was like being a kid at Christmas. I am in love with the thing, LOL! There is lots of info about the shows as well, including the source of the tape. There are some poor recordings there, but the majority are soundboard derived. Ck out Wembley/London in '72...polar opposites and an exact example of what I mean...one day is a horrendous cassette recording, and the other is straight off of the board a la Alembic's Europe '72 LP! It has the same sound, balance and feel as the album, and the song selection and performances are excellent. It's probably no secret that I share my favorite Dead incarnation with Susan: Pig Pen and Alembic's recordings! The '72 tour was probably the best ever, and there are many examples of same up on this site, including the U.S. before/after Europe dates.
 
BTW: get 'em while there hot. The site has a writen disclaimer about the Dead's official recording policy which allows non-commercial use of any of the unofficial recordings. As soon as they make an official release a la Dick's Picks or Rockin' the Rhein ('72 Rheinhalle/ Dusseldorf, Deutschland), they take it away (unless it was a non-soundboard recording). I just glossed over the thing, but you get the idea.

[kmh364]

All: If you're interested in getting bootleg GD shows to burn on your own CD-R's and even get cover art for jewel cases for same...go to:
 
http://dozin.com/#
 
That's where I got the LAMA site link (above) for the show downloads. They also have links that have a chat room for show downloads and sites that have cool cover art for anything you can imagine.
 
Ck it out...that site is a gem of a Dead Head resource...it can also hook you up with other Jam Band recordings/cover art incl. Gov't. Mule, Dave Mathews, Phish, etc.
 
ENJOY!!!

[kmh364]

Fire the DVD players up...The long-awaited Grateful Dead Movie is FINALLY being released tomorrow! I pre-ordered mine from the Dead's on-line store and cannot wait to get it. They threw in a bunch of new stuff (two discs!) and they have a companion CD set that docments the entire '74 Winterland SF farewell run that spawned the movie. I'll keep the GD faithful informed when I get 'em.

[the_mule]

Thanks for the heads up Kevin, I'll definitely check that one out!
 
Wilfred

[kmh364]

Until then, I'm being tided-over by the LAMA site and am listening to the '72 Rheinhalle disc set as I type...You simply cannot beat the Dead with Pig Pen in the lineup! Another great musical sole lost way too young in the abyss that was the early '70's.

[jacko]

So what's the movie called kevin? is it the festival express disc I've seen out recently?
 
graeme

[the_mule]

I'm anxiously waiting for the 'Grateful Dead Records' and 'Arista' albums to be re-released separately. I certainly want 'Blues For Allah', the expanded 2CD (!) 'Reckoning', 'Terrapin Station' maybe, or should I just buy the entire box set, hmmmm...
 
http://www.gdforum.com/store/music/WB_boxset2.html
 
Wilfred

[kmh364]

Graeme: It's called simply The Greatful Dead Movie. It was recorded over a series of shows at SF's Winterland Theatre in '74 that were  supposed to be the Dead's farewell tour. Jerry decided to learn to be a filmaker and document the whole thing professionally. It took over two years to assemble and edit the whole thing and it was eventually released theatrically across the country in '76. It is awesome and, in my opinion, is the consumate concert film.  
 
Wilfred: Buy the set...it is awesome! If you buy from the Dead on-line store, you'll save money on the package deal and you'll get a bonus if you order today (a 6 piece of film of an original theatrical print of the movie).

[dadabass2001]

Another Interesting video document that has just come out is Festival Express, about the touring train concert series across Canada in the summer of 1970. With surprisingly good footage of the Grateful Dead, The Band and Janis Joplin among many others (yeah , even one song by Sha Na Na ... they flew in for one show and split). Jerry playing a SG and Phil playing an EB-2, Pigpen on stage, Buddy Guy with a 100foot guitar cord so he can go roaming pre-wireless tech.
I found this double DVD without hype at my local Blockbuster Video. Quite a Friday night surprise!
 
Mike

[strangerones]

Festival Express is fantastic.  Though I'm a big Deadhead, I thought the concert footage of Buddy Guy stole the show.  His energy was just fantastic.  
 
The scene on the train where a bunch of em' are sitting around jamming to some tune, and Jerry is telling Janis that he loves her is a great moment.  Had me grinning from ear to ear.
 
The Grateful Dead isn't for everybody.  I've often found to really dig into their sound, one needs to be knocked back a peg or two to understand whats really going on...

[kmh364]

Get the Dead movie...the new release is awesome!