“Clearly, the sky is blue, which is integral to the fact that artists paint blue skys”

@@jamescerone lol, I do tend to diss Bobby. Well put.

@@archstanton_live Bob “I want my tone to sound like metal rubbing against glass” Weir

The Bobby haters are ridiculous. He's unorthodox sure because he's a genius.

@@mattdavis911 well put....It's just that it is easy to burn out on Bobby songs before one burns out on Jerry songs. ;)

Garcia also stated long ago that he'd never got to understand what Phil Lesh was doing with his bass, but added that theirs was a free-sprit band and had just begun to really appreciate his contribution. He might have had a change of heart or joking moments most probably.

Saw him in Austin in March 2023. The best!!

That's not fair, Pippen exhibited and still exhibits jealousy, regret and hubris. Bobby is John Stockton.

@@jiminut Love that!

This is most the case (being too low in the mix) on the 80s recordings, when Dan Healy, who reportedly had a "thing" against Weir, typically deliberately put him low in the mix (as well as at times screwing around with effects on his voice). It's a damn shame because Weir's playing is as fascinating as Jerry's was. Regarding Bob's evolution on guitar, certainly by '72 he had fully developed a unique sensibility (though it did progress from there).

Didn’t want to include the name only so that it did not get flagged and taken down. But I think less than 5% is considered fair use. Let’s find out it. The name is The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of … (2014).

@@tracycramer4817 Thanks!

The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2015) Netflix

The Other One documentary, available on Netflix.

And he NEVER, not even once, messed up the lyrics to Truckin’ 😉

I always found it amusing that Bobby would forget the words to some of his own compositions but could remember the words to the covers ..especially the Dylan covers and also songs like El Paso, Me and My Uncle, Promised Land, Big River,etc. all had quite a few lyrics that if screwed up messes up the whole story. Yeah, he pretty much botched Trucking everytime I saw them. Lol. ​@@nedrobinson7490

@@nedrobinson7490 HAHAHA

Bobby songs are and were some of my favorites, Salior>St, Estimated, Black Throated Wind are just a few of the great numbers.

He plays like a jazz player so there are definitely quite a few jazz players that comp similar. Not really any rock players I can think of

@@humanbeing5300 No other rock rhythm guitarist even comes close.

I agree that Lesh's comment was a bit over the top, but Bob is definately one of the best. But there is no ONE best player, Phil. Love 'em both..They're brilliant players. Bob deserves so much more credit than he gets.

I can see it in regards to the guitar, although Keith is pretty egotistical... I've seen him bash just about every rock band you can imagine in interviews. He's bashed Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Beatles. I truly think that Keith believes the Rolling Stones are the best and that they're perfect...

His playing is a 100x more complex than anything Keith Richards ever did. Its not even in the same ballpark.

And without Bob you wouldn’t have all the available Grateful Dead music you have today. Jerry is the star but they all have roles that make it cohesive and what it is. You for sure wouldn’t know Jerry as well if the events leading to the band hadn’t went that way and he stayed a banjo player.

@@direwolf8093 exactly

Without Bob the band would sound a bit more like Garcia Band, which is fine but not the Dead. And you're making a ridiculous statement because Weir produced many great songs- so what does "no one" really mean? Fewer than who do know him, in all likelihood, but probably a lot more than whoever knows you and me and most of the other schlubs here.

Oh wow, what an edgy comment. I'm sure you're the best guitarist ever, in your mom's basement

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

@@Mrmustard1380I am the best guitarist in my mom’s basement 😂

@@Mrmustard1380 I think Jerry was a great guy and good blue grass player, but listen to what he's doing in the video!?

What?

Truth is, we’ve all heard that shit before. Might be true but you can’t prove any of it.

Not true read Phil's book. Yes, they did want to fire him in 67 but Phil said over time he learned to appreciate Bobby's playing. I used to have the same opinion as you but one day you will realize just how talented of a player Bobby is. He's definitely not Phil or Jerry but he IS integral to the Grateful Dead!

@@ksarecords8099 Seen him too many times having way more bad nights more than good ones to change my mind on this Bohemian Grove nazi. Loved Jerry and the rest of the band though.

You think Jerry kept Bob in the band because of his popularity with the girls? You definitely don’t know Jerry Garcia. It’s laughable that you actually believe Bob couldn’t tune a guitar. He was so good when he was only 16 that Jerry asked him to play in a jug band with him. Also clear that you have a limited understanding of music because you think that because Weir doesn’t play major chords or triads that he is “off key”. Also, Bob didn’t even know or meet his biological father until after the Grateful Dead were over with, so it’s impossible that he somehow kept Bobby in the band.

Nonsense, Bob is very talented -- you are talking out your ass. Was he perfect? ? No -- but Weir/ Barlow gave us some great music.

Oh my god

Why are you here?

@@davecrowson448 Probably because the algorithm knows I'm one of the many people who finds this band insufferable so it keeps feeding me videos.

@@overwhammingthen change your algorithm, ya fool! Lol You know what you click on influences what the algorithm serves you, right? Or perhaps you just get off on being a hater? If so, love to you. If not, also love to you. Something something opinions are like assholes grumble grumble 😜

sometimes theyre unbelievably good too tho

Doubtful in the extreme that a 12 year old would be able to understand their music...or Mingus or Parker or Shostakovich;)

@@earforenglish5867 so does the band you like

@@johngriswold2213 lol pulling the "too intellectual for you" card. trust me, Mingus, Parker and Shostakovich wouldn't have understood this musical train wreck either. GD is as lightweight as it gets.

Ok

He said that was who he influenced by. That’s not a comparison

@@subg8858 Yes, and also, as most people do these days, they misused the word 'compare' and 'comparison'. To compare something isn't the same thing as *equate*. You can compare anything, and do it reasonably. How the hell else do you figure stuff out? It's how you analyze it, via the comparison; that's the key. Lastly, getting back to the in fluence thing....why is it that so many people can't think abstractly and understand what 'influence' means? And as far as influence goes, I think it's a reasonable statement. If you know anything about Weir's guitar playing and how he shifts the inversions of the chords around, he approaches chording more like a jazz player than a rock player. And his rhythmic use of the chords do make me feel that mentioning Tyner is appropriate. I am not a Deadhead...well, maybe I used to be....I sort of outgrew them. So, I know a bit about their music, and Weir's style is very unique. I'm also very familiar with Coltrane's work, particularly when Tyner was in his band.

Really? That’s what you heard? I think it’s obvious what comment is preposterous.😂

Clueless

It can be. And BW has had what he would call bad experiences on stage. Even periods of that. But when he's on - and *with* the whole crew - lookout!

Your take is "unique" then...

@@jamieharr4459 then you agree with the premise

Not in Weir's case, in terms of his guitar work- there are countless instances during which his playing is offbeat and fascinating in the best of ways. Have you actually listened to it? I guess if you hate Jazz past 1960, for example, you'll dislike Weir's playing. Or if you hate the Dead in general. Certainly by the '70s Garcia and Lesh regarded him as an essential part of the creative mix. I have no idea how he's been since Garcia's death, though, because I generally don't listen to the "Dead" incarnations past then.

How many shows have you been to?

You are the poser.....Bob was a huge part of their music. He played behind Jerry so Jerry could do his thing. Bob played rithym to help keep time and so it wouldn't sound so empty. It wouldn't have been what it was without Bob. And Jerry sucked live because he was so high....so without Bob....would have been a mess....and I've been to MANY shows....

unfair....

@@JamieCarter-wv8rpJerry definitely did not "suck live, because he was high". That an enormously ignorant and ludicrous statement from someone who supposedly was a fan. Jerry never sucked when I saw the Dead, so maybe it was you that were high, and didn't understand what the music was all about. Bobby had his role, which was wonderful, but he absolutely didn't not carry the band because "Jerry was high". Each member of the Dead was getting high on something at one time or another, certainly not just Jerry

@@JamieCarter-wv8rphelp keep time? They had two drummers 😂😂😂