That is the perfect way to look at it! Very cool!

Very apt. Sums it up beautifully. 😎👍

What?! 😂

Boy,I’ve never understood it. They were great, a movement etc etc but so many conflate those with quality. After so many years, so many shows ….. for f sake the lack of dynamics and intonation should embarrass them

Well said.

And dont forget ...... KICK in!!#! COUNTRY & WESTERN

Lets also not forget songwriting and storytelling. The way Garcia could take Hunter's lyrics and create the melodies and harmony's. They make you feel the era of the story.

​@@jackson9282 ​ 1000%, on par with their musical exploration. Definitely a part of The Dead that non-heads rarely get to because the "30-min psychedelic solos" dominate the rhetoric. They had 2 sets of Lennon/Mccartney’s with Garica/Hunter & Weir/Barlow, and yet 2 of the most beautiful songs in their entire catalogue originated from Phil. Pure poetry across the board.

Hey Now!

@@jackson9282 Joseph Campbell, aka the modern, albeit he is not physically with us anymore, father of mythology once met the band at a show he attended with his wife. He praised Jerry after the show and they apparently both cried from Campbell’s outpouring of expressing their importance in summoning the core of mythology’s purpose and with a self-awareness and knowledge of the times as they perpetuated on down the line needed to “bring it to the people.” Their storytelling, both lyrically and sonically, is engraved on the stone as mythology with a behemoth sized level of importance in culture and the world at large. (~):) 🙏🫶🤘♾️

That is such a good description.

They’re shit

@@DaPoopIsInDaPudding Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

Bobby did shout once in a while.

That's not creepy.

To lay me down has been my favorite for a while. Super good

Best band by far tied with Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix, of course the three amigos

Hi Perijon. I totally agree. Jerry gave 100% to his fans. He was totally selfless. I wish he could have lived forever, for every generation of humanity he had could have given something. I miss him dearly

Mostly I don’t disagree, except I’d say he died early due to his drug use.

​@@skaterman8180Althea is my #1

Thank you Bill Graham

Also, don;t forget the stats. I mean Dead show statistics are just as deep and complex as any sports analysis. Songs played, number of times played, Song appearance in setlist order, length of each Drums/Space, venues played, and the list goes on and on. It's wonderful. See Deadbase for true stats.

Thing we always said was " a cult turns you in, towards it away from the world. This thing turned people out, made us more interested in the wider world, more engaged, more creative" Only a few really were stuck with "just "the dead. The rest of us carried it with us into the world at large.

@@ceeweedsl I don't think I was in a cult. I just ran away to join the last circus. Or better, I ran towards the circus and embraced it. When I was listening to this clip with what Rubin was describing, in the 30 years of the Dead and all the wonderful moments, A Beautiful Jam from 2/18/71 I think is one of the most unique 8 minutes of music they ever did. Many of their named jams were repeated over and over. This was the magical one off. The reason you went to every show you could. THAT moment. Cheers.

I think John Mayer has done a fantastic job. He has carried the torch, and represented the Dead catalogue well for those of us who are too young to have seen Jerry. Bless you all, and keep listening...

People don’t give Mayer the time of day because he’s a “pop star”. But he’s more so a blues cat at heart who’s disguised as a pop star. The dudes a fucking animal when it comes to his guitar playing on stage, especially his improv. He’s one of the few that I could hear without seeing and automatically know it was him. He’s overrated and underrated at the same time. Idk man, John Mayer is a weird phenomenon

Agreed. I read an article some time ago saying same thing. Wish I would have saved. Compared Dead to Eagles etc and explained why GD so much more important.

It's all sound and light.

"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven." Walter Savage Landor Keep on jammin' to what moves your soul!

@@foreverendeavor -- If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.-Nikola Tesla

Everything has a resonance because we are all energy ✨

Man I just graduated from UC Santa Barbara and I love the dead. I wish I was there back then.

That’s the thing that draws me in

My first Dead concert was also in Santa Barbara in the 70s. Maybe the same one? NRPS opened the daytime show.

yes, it just seems like hours when someone hates drum solos 😆

True. I imagine everyone has their own story about how the GD actually came to them. I guess we're not ready for it until we gain some sort of capacity for it. Really odd how so many people 1st take is a weird rejection of it, actually. Then you open up and realize you've been missing out all along. A bizarre phenomena.

@@bryanharrell4059 Indeed. It seems that with music, the best stuff doesn't resonate with me initially but upon repeated listens I enjoy it more and more. Catchiness is massively overrated.

Dead till i die .

"they are the only ones who did what they did " Phish does this as well.

Phish is far more technically superior and far more creative. Jerry was amazing but doesn't hold a candle to Treys technical skills incorporating effects.

@Mark Clemmens that is laughable brother and I love Trey and Phish/TAB...just doesn't tug at the heart and touch the soul nearly as much as Jerry and the Dead/JGB for me..but I definitely love Trey and think he is up there when it comes to guitar chops and technical ability.

@@markclemmens2862 im a lil shocked at that comment , far more and doesnt hold a candle . i bet Trey himself wouldnt completely agree with the second part .

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I see Drums/Space truly transformed Huberman's sense of time. Sounds like it broke down the barrier to realizing the illusion of time for him.

Rick Rubin needs to take a cruise to the south China sea and retire

Phish was like that in the 90’s. It was incredible to be a part of it.

@@randomperson-dy6kj It was a part I happily skipped

YES... Phish is amazing.

Agree that Phish is (are?) amazing. There are some fairly recognizable similarities to the Grateful Dead in their music (e.g., they’re both jam bands with amazing live improvisations; both highly conducive to psychedelics; etc …), but at the same time I’ve never been comfortable with comparisons between the two groups. Part of this is due to the regrettable rivalry among their respective fans. That really brings me down. But it also seems to disrespect each group somewhat by apparently failing to appreciate their respective unique qualities. As for Phish “figuring out the album game” … well, I suppose that’s so. Phish studio albums are amazing, so no argument. That said, they came of age at a time when studio technology was rapidly developing, and they made the most of it. I know that some purists eschew studio technology, but look at Sgt. Peppers and Dark Side of the Moon. On those albums, the Beatles and Pink Floyd showed that the studio itself could be an instrument. That said, however, consider the words of GB bassist Phil Lesh, who said, “we had no interest in being recording artists.” They weren’t even trying to figure out the album game; rather, they were kind of pushed into it by Warner Bros. And even though I agree that it’s the live performances which truly capture the spirit of the Dead, I very much enjoy the studio albums as well.

@@swimbikerunesq Everything you said here is spot on. I actually grew up with the Dead first, and had no intention to disrespect their strengths nor accomplishments. American Beauty and Workingman's Dead are two of the finest albums ever recorded... but you make a good point about their intention to focus on crafting the finest live music possible as opposed to polishing their tunes in the studio. Phish indeed came up in a time when technology made it possible to record music with much greatest ease, and far less cost, so my comparison of the two bands is a bit unfair in that regard. The fan rivalry is also regrettable, and I have had many a discussion with those who wish to take sides, as opposed to living in the moment and finding joy in exploring more than one band/style/scene. Phish had a ridiculous burden placed on their shoulders when Jerry died, as they had no intention of claiming the mantle of "Successor to the Dead"... the media hype machine lazily and incorrectly made that assertion, as both bands were outside the mainstream, and had fans that were tangentially similar, but not really of the same culture. As Trey stated in "Bitterweet Motel", he and his bandmates did not grow up in the 1960's counterculture movement. They had varied musical influences for sure, but they were suburban kids who grew up going to the mall, listening to bands like Boston, and King Crimson, and also the Dead, among many others. Both the Dead and Phish explore(d) new musical boundaries each evening, and some of their fans like wearing tie-dye and eating psychedelics, but the comparisons really went no deeper than that. I appreciate your perspective, and wish you much love and light my friend! :-)

Try jazz

​@@thesixthbeatle Right On! No doubt talk about a world of improv... ++☮️ Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend & All That Jazz!++

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Drug use is what drew most fans to dead concerts....and why they could sit and listen to that garbage music for hours!

@@borntobewild9056 what do you consider to be non-garbage music, bot?

​@@adamhowardschneider357 IMO besides the draw of Grateful Dead music. It was the peaceful setting vibe of giving, sharing & caring that the Deadhead community put out to one another. And obviously the good time highs of psychedelics & ganja was a plus. At least it was always my experience over many years of Dead concerts back in the day when Jerry was still with us jamming. I really can't speak on Deadhead fans there after Jerry's passing. Though I've heard whispers that at times Dead crowd's have lost their way a little bit with a few dipsh!ts at the shows as the band continued with Dead & Company. However, Jerry always had an aura & vibe that he sent in his music & spread to every fan in the crowd all around with absolutely nothing but peace, love & friendship! Those concerts back then I never seen a single incident of violence or people fighting & arguing amongst each other at all. NEVER! Just saying... ++✌️& 🎵Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul Bro++

Truckin up to buffalo, 3 rivers stadium are distant seconds

Without a Net is a great introductory album.

the smart kids liked Zappa and the dumb ones were deadheads

But what would be the answer to the answer man?

@@jayconnelly3110 The Dead never knew the answer. 30 years of not coming up with the solution.

@@thesixthbeatle Just playing with the chemistry set to see what would turn a pretty color or explode!

Drugs will do that to you...not the music!

@@borntobewild9056 Well, I disagree with that.

@@borntobewild9056I’ve gone to shows sober, still amazing

Jerry looked half dead on stage for about the last 15 years of his life

This comment spoke to me. Very true.

Theyre not the best at what they do, theyre the only ones, who do what they do

Username checks out (~);}

I'm not trying to be a dink but I knew I would see a comment on here from someone pontificating about how some people just "get" it. I love the music, love Garcia, it's just not a great argument when "deadheads" speak about how they're the ones who "get" it, as folks who don't dig it aren't able to appreciate it. I don't think there's anything to "get", some love the music, some don't, and some hate it, just like black licorice. I think someone said that already, but I could be wrong

​@@michaelkearns8499 It took me being exposed to the music for quite a long time for it to hit me just right. You don't expect a 10 year old to appreciate Shakespeare either. Sometimes, you have to have Black Licorice a few times to develop a taste for it. Then, there are others who try it, decide they don't like it and move on to talking about how people who love it are wrong. You can very much "get" what they were trying to do, or not "get" it. That's totally different than liking what they were doing. Over the decades I've spent listening to this music, there have been songs I've skipped every single time. All up until that one time, at that one place, with a specific set of circumstances, it hits you and makes sense and you can maybe see what others have been seeing in it. It takes a willingness and persistence that a lot of people just are not willing to have. If you don't like black licorice, how many times does a normal person try again? Deadheads tended to eat black licorice often enough to develop a taste, while some found the taste faster than others. I'll stop pontificating now.

​@@faronsquare Right On! Keep on keeping on my friend. ++✌️ & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul++

@@michaelkearns8499 I believe that everyone is a Grateful Dead fan, they just don't know it yet. When they hear the right version of the right song, they get it.

@@DesmondMoeller if only everyone would listen to Bobby and the Midnites I Want to Live in America!!! Then I have no doubt, none whatsoever that everyone would get it!!!!!! Bobby and the Midnites 4 evrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Try a jazz show

Check out Goose.

Yes. And they know how to play the silences between the notes.

"The one is where you think it is"~ Mickey Hart

man the list of bands that would kill to have albums as strong as some of the GD ,s albums is long .ya they specialize in live improvisational music but most of their albums ,studio , were great too .

I always headed for a pee break during the drums/space 😀

All things Wake are Solid Gold

Incorrect.

Correct

Yep- Phish is just killing it these days. Again. (or rather, "still".)

See if you was not there then you will never really know lol but you can try to recreate that and have fun its not a computation live in the now i have been only to one phish show not by choice phish is a good band no doubt but lets not forget the are not never will be any comparison to the best rocking roll band no not the stones but nickel back prove me wrong just kidding you phish stick

Yeah Phish is my jam. I've hear Huberman say he doesn't like them (I think) on Jocko's podcast.