Not what I was expecting. First-time reaction to "Touch of Grey" by Grateful Dead
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Never judge a book by its cover... or name! This band really surprised me, partially because I was expecting something completely different based on their name. Today we're listening to "Touch of Grey" by Grateful Dead.
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The Dead were not just music or a group, they were a entire culture for decades
Still is. I've known many young hippies who are all like "yeah, I'm a deadhead. I mean, their music is kind of dad rock. but I like to go to shows to drop L and sway on dance floor."
Sure, it melds at the edges with all the other jam-band fans, festies, old-school hippies, and the rest. But people still wear their steelie shirts out in public to pick each other out of crowds.
Culture...way of life... religion... philosophy...cloud 😂
Welcome… enjoy the live stuff. ❤️🙇
Not surebwhst you mean by were, the DH family is bigger than ever and growing..
Yes Jerry is gone.. and we miss him.. but I assure you my friend the culture is just fine🤗✌️
@@jamespriest9658
Truth.
We are STILL everywhere¹
Wow you are on the edge of the deepest modern music rabbit hole that there is. I have been enjoying the Dead for 50 years and there is so much to listen to that they never fail to make me smile. Do commit to do more and be prepared to be as surprised each time as surprised as this first time. They truly are unique
she has no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes
@@brentberryman7466 It's going to be fun to watch her go down it.
Rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, scat, etc. It would be easier to talk about what the Dead did not do. Because that list would be small to non existent. Heck, these guys worked African music, very melodicaloy, into some songs. They were an eclectic band unlike any other.
@@brentberryman7466how deep and through so many cracks and crevises.
@@tenjed4224you can’t leave out Hunters writing
You are so fortunate to hear the Dead for the first time :)
That smile couldn’t be erased from your face, it’s obvious you get it. Welcome to the family.
Video should be titled Birth of a Deadhead
Looks like someone might get on the bus
Wonder if the Vocalyst is still down the rabbit hole.
This was a fun video, I'm in the crowd.👌👌 Filmed at Laguna Seca Speedway in Monterey California 1987. They did the video after the Saturday concert. We were camping on the raceway and crew came and invited everyone back in to spend the evening participating!!! So incredibly fun!!!👍👍👌👌✌✌😁😁
Hey thats great. You are really lucky to have been able to experience it.
Me too Brian. One of the greatest experiences of my 3 years on dead tour. That whole Laguna seca scene was off the hook both years I went.
What a cool opportunity.
"Sit down, Wingnut!" Remember that?!?
I was working in a 2 man guitar factory when a Dead road man
comes in (a little panicky)(one of their wherehuoses was in the neiborhood) and described the situation. At the last minute they realized The Boys guitars were too heavy and too valuable to be used by the maniquens.
They needed us to drop everything and make replicas for the filming. Which we did.
As music promoter, Bill Graham, once said: "They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do." They do Rock, they do Folk, they do Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Blues...... They are kind of their own genre. Nice reaction.
My sister worked for Bill Graham and Avalon attractions back in the day. I remember working as a teenager in the concession stands at Ventura fairgrounds for a couple of Grateful Dead shows. They were not concerts they were definitely events major events. Awesome days.
Just a note. Robert Hunter wrote this piece while coming down from a night of good cocaine. Hunter wasn't real big on coke but someone gave him. Ended up being very good cocaine. As the first line says "must be getting early. Read about it. Great story. Or should I say Grate story
If they were the only ones who did what they did, then logic would dictate that they were the best at what they did, since they had no competition. 🙂
@@kevinmonceaux2101 what's your point
The grateful Dead is unique but there were plenty of jam bands
Jerry said that the Grateful Dead are kinda like licorice. “Not everybody likes licorice, but people who like licorice, REALLY like licorice!”
Grateful Dead are very much about the zen of it all. From the tribe-like connection of their fan base to the synchronization of their two-drummer rhythm section, the Grateful Dead aesthetic is one of shared experience and the journey. I was never a fan myself, but I had respect for their improvisational style and the dedication of their audience, many of whom would just drop everything and follow them across the country attending every one of the dates on a given tour. I enjoyed your first listen to them.
I went to a couple of their shows but never made it in to where they were playing. Stayed in the parking lot the whole time lol came home with goodies! 😉
@@clasmaster1471 shakedown street, DH 101
@@jamespriest9658 yes! Definitely some bartering going on.
Seeing the Grateful Dead was a great excuse to hit the road and see the country back in the day. I'm so glad I did it! I remember once the Dead added another show to their Spring Tour, and of course I had to go. I saw my boss in the crowded train station the morning after I found out about it, so I jogged up beside her and said, "Hey, ahhhh....I think I'm gonna, ahhh...take another day in March...." She laughed and said, "Oh yeah, I heard the Dead added another show. No problem." My reputation as a Deadhead preceded me wherever I went, it seems.
Saw my first Grateful Dead concert in 1980 and my last in 1995, and in between, my life just got better and better. Because of them. The story of the name is that Lead Guitarist and Singer Jerry Garcia was looking for a new band name. Their old one, The Warlocks, was being used by a New York City band, who eventually became The Velvet Underground, and he looked in a Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary and opened to "Grateful Dead". A motif where a traveler comes upon a dead body by the side of the road, and he arranges for a proper burial. Later on the traveler runs into adversity, and the spirit of the man he buried helps him out of his problem. Good vibes. It is nice to watch someone new discover The Dead, their music and their whole subculture. It is all about fun and being good to each other. Welcome aboard the bus.
Great post, Bob. I know what you mean when you said your life just got better. So many good things in my life can be traced back to the Grateful Dead in some way or another (friends I made, memorable stories, seeing great places - heck, even meeting my wife). Definitely a lot to be Grateful for!
Right on, I agree!!!@@johnr.8275
"Uncle John's Band" is a masterpiece in songwriting. Every time I hear it it washes away all my worries.
Hunter was brilliant, over and over again
@@jamespriest9658 Great point... i'm also a huge fan of The Corries performance of Ye Jacobites by name.. coincidence??? I think not!
@@jamespriest9658 When Bob Dylan praises your songwriting skills - and wants to collaborate with you - I'd say you're doing all right. Hunter and Dylan are lyricists in a class all their own.
Probably one of their best songs and the singing is still out of tune.
@@MarkAtkinson1968 Who cares? What GD did was far beyond mere vocals. It was the gestalt - the group mind - all charting new territory night in and night out. One of the best ways I have heard it described is by Rosie McGee, one-time girlfriend of bassist Phil Lesh: in her book "Dancing with the Dead", she remembered feeling a twinge of reluctant jealousy as she watched Phil onstage connecting with the band in a way he could never connect with her. If I wanted "perfect" vocals, I'd listen to some auto-tuned crap like Justin Bieber or something. I'll take The Grateful Dead any day, warts and all.
My first live Grateful Dead show was in January, 1971. Saw them almost 70 times between then and 1995. The symbiosis between the Dead and the Deadheads must be experienced to trully understand what's going on. The band members use to say that it was controlled anarchy on stage. Just before they went on stage they would decide the first 2 songs of the nearly 3-hour show and then just wing it from there. Some shows melted the walls, and some were fairly forgettable. Luckily, we Deadheads still loved them all.
Lemme know anytime. I got the email about having a discussion, but for some reason, it's not allowing me to see it here.
Honestly, I was never much of a Dead fan. But I love this song and I appreciate it the older I get. Glad you decided to cover it.
I discovered The Grateful Dead over 30 years ago, and I was very later to the party. My biggest musical regret is never getting the chance to see them live. Highly recommend “Eyes of the World” (Live with Bradford Marcellus), “Ripple”, “Brokedown Palace”, “Dire Wolf”, “Shakedown Street”, “bScarlett Begonias”, “Ship of Fools”, “Estimated Prophet”… I could go on and on. Such amazing music! 💀🌹
Check out the songs "Casey Jones", "Truckin" "Friend of the Devil", "Sugar Magnolia", and "Shakedown Street" all Great Grateful Dead songs.
She gets it. She has the Owsley hit smile.
There are a lot of bands that can lay a good claim to the term 'unique' - bands like System, or Rush, or Tool - but I'm not sure anyone can lay that claim with such certitude as the Dead. Their community of followers - the Dead Heads - a legit subculture unto itself, based on and living the values of peace and love - spent years and in many cases decades making this band the central organizing principle of their lives, as they followed them around the country over and over and over. Without it becoming cultish. This band represented an *ethos* that sustained multitudes, primarily due to their encouraging their fans to record their shows, each of which their intentional and inveterate improvisational skills rendered unique. So much more than a band. It wasn't so much their music - it was their congenial and bohemian attitude born from the 60s that persisted vibrant and unchanged into the 90s. Absolutely remarkable. Unique indeed.
As a Dead fan since the 70’s and fully earned my Touch Of Grey, I believe this to be one of the greatest songs of all time. Can’t wait to hear Jerry sing again one day in that big concert in the sky.
The Grateful Dead never fail to get me into a reaction video. No one is expecting them to be what they were. This song always makes me smile and lightens my heart. I still miss Jerry and I am happy others are still discovering the music never stopped. China Cat Sunflower, St. Stephen, Franklin’s Tower Ramble on Rose. You have a huge rabbit hole ahead and I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing you dive in.
This is the song that brought in a large number of new fans in the early 90's. It was a bug deal at the time but has faded. Shen they released Touch of Grey they had already been touring almost 25 years. Now it is 34 years after 1990 and a version of the band is still playing at the Sphere in Las Vegas for a ten week stand this summer. They toured up until last year as Dead and Company. Not all the original guys on stage but there is continuity with the guitarist Bob Weir and one of the drummers Mickey Hart still playing. The other drummer and the original bass player are both still alive but choose not to play in the current project. John Mayer has taken up lead guitar and singing duties for the last decade.
grateful dead, in folktales of many cultures, the spirit of a deceased person who bestows benefits on the one responsible for his burial. In the prototypical story, the protagonist is a traveler who encounters the corpse of a debtor, to whom the honour of proper burial has been denied. Grate reaction Bethany
loved your reaction. been into the dead since '68. as someone below said they weren't just a "band" but a movement and there was nothing like a grateful dead concert. they didn't perform their "hits". every concert was different and the individual song performances differed from show to show. truly a melting pot of american music. i called them a jazz band in rock clothes. welcome!!!
Hi, as you've just discovered, The Dead are different. I'm 5 hours late so I'm sure everyone has told you about how they're a live band. And yeah, a bunch of guys who you'd just hang out with and listen to. Just on a large scale! I don't qualify as a "real" Deadhead because I've only seen them a half dozen times, but I still have a Dead sticker on my car. This song was their only radio hit, but the have 100s of songs that millions of us can sing along with. Give some live songs a listen. A real good intro for you would be China Cat Sunflower/ I know You Rider from the Europe '72 album. Two songs that they always played together (aka China/Rider) and that version is my favorite. All of their shows were recorded, they let their fans tap into the soundboard and there's a whole world of traded tapes out there. I attended my first Dead show in April '73 at Boston Garden and when I looked a few years ago there it was online. Anyway, glad you enjoyed them, hope you listen to a lot more. Peace
Welcome to the world of the Grateful Dead, the ultimate jam band and the best community anywhere. Their catalog is deep and wide covering many genres. Robert Hunter was the lyricst and an official member of the band. Ripple would be a grate next song to check out. another must is Standing on the Moon. I can't express the many ways they impacted the music world. check out their wall of sound. Keep in mind they never played a song the same way twice which is why you will see requests for songs from a specific date.
Musically, you would probably find Terrapin Station interesting. It's definitely too long for a reaction video, but you might enjoy it. Shows were a very special and magical experiences. I really enjoyed this reaction, first the shattering of the metal pre-conception, then you did what everyone does listening to the Dead, you started doing the "Deadbop". Your body cannot listen to their music without dancing.
Give Terrapin Station a listen. It is one of their masterpieces.
It's too bad the studio album was so over-produced by Keith Olsen. Great songs, but live is the only way to hear them (for me at least). The Terrapin from Winterland 3/18/77 when they do the Terrapin Flyer part is incredible, makes me wish they had done it that way more than that one single time.
She’s getting on the bus
That's when it all began❤
The Allman Brothers had two drummers.
With the Dead, many fans used to follow them from city to city, never missing a single concert. I used to know a guy back in college. The last I heard of him, he was doing that. They would sell some tie-dyes or what not outside the venue to get enough money to get to the next concert.
Dont think you are ready for "Dark Star" quite yet, so may i suggest "Scarlet Begonias" 😀
Thank you for your beautiful reaction. Try some of their live stuff next. ❤
Great Band. I first heard them my freshman year in college in 1971. Some fraternity brothers convinced me to go to a concert. My first exposure was listening to them on tinny car speakers of the time that had no bass. I was dreading the concert; that changed when they started playing and I became a Deadhead. Back then, they used a truly awesome "wall of sound." You might want to check out Terrapin Station (it's long).
I was a Deadhead for a bit in the early 90's, traveled around and saw them play in several Midwestern states, great, fun times! This album was fresh when I was actively doing this... Fun fact: This song was the band's only top 10 hit song (which is amazing because they had dozens of songs that are as good as this one or better). Fingers crossed that you consider a couple other Dead tunes to review for us, including: "Ripple" "Friend of the Devil" and "Uncle John's Band"
“I was a Deadhead”….. what do you mean Was? Everyone knows You can’t quit the mob.😅
@@cascadecommunitywatch5181 Lol, I thought the same thing but didn't reply because I didn't want it to sound hostile. But the question of "was" dogged me, too!
@@raygunner2437 the greatest band that ever was. That’s the band that does that.
Welcome to the family!! The well is deep! (~)};-》
Great introduction to the Grateful Dead. They were a live touring band with a following like none other. Would highly suggest "Not Fade Away" (Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89) for a live performance reaction. It really showcases their chemistry on stage as well as connection with their followers/fans.
Great show - I was there! Two nights before from Foxboro, MA is fantastic also. Playin' > Crazy Fingers to open the first set? I'm in!
They're the main reason I don't have a career...got hooked in college and when I got out I went to as many concerts as possible...it was too much fun, to say the least. It was fun watching you in this video too...
I was comment 420, how ironic
I got to see them do this live in Chicago at Rosemont Horizon, April 1988. My first Dead Show. They ended the night with this one.
when my son was little this would come on MTV and he would say Bones mama bones
Spent a few wonderful summers following the Dead around. Awesome memories.
This is Robert hunters most sarcastic song lol. The text is incredible. “The cow is giving kerosene, the kid can’t read at 17”
To me this song is finding your own resolve. It has all these examples of situations that really are not “alright” but this recognition that you really can’t do anything but try to move forward. Or perhaps just the juxtaposition of seeing bad situations and very sarcastically saying it’ll be alright.
I connected to this so much more after my dad and brother passed 4 months apart. But at least for me personally there’s a bit of animosity in the lyrics. Like cosmically getting the short end of the stick and mocking how absurdly bad situations we can find ourselves in.
I also think this is a tongue in cheek joke about their own culture. The things they saw from the fans just to get from city to city. Beg/borrow/steal kinda stuff, they are kinda poking fun at that.
The other interpretation I have is that it’s then poking fun at how little the spirit of the dead scene needs to be happy. It’s like dog is dying, kid can’t read, cow kerosine but then like you get some blotter and a good Jerry run and it’s alright lmfao.
Please do more dead. Terrapin would be awesome to hear your reaction to.
ALSO ITS OK TO CRITICIZE JERRY’S VOICE. We all know it’s not elite lol 😂
....and so it begins...."who are grateful dead...and why do they keep following me?"...Once you get used to the studio stuff, a dip in the live end of the pool might be in order....Good Studio places to start, Ripple, Eyes of the World (not so shabby live), The Music Never Stopped....too many to choose....enjoy
Scarlet Begonias and Fire on the Mountain are my recommendations.
My wife and I were at the Sunshine Daydream concert at Veneta Oregon in 1972...Our theme song has been Garcia/Garcia The Wheel....
Glad you’re on the bus! For the next Grateful Dead reaction, I recommend something live and from 1977. Doesn’t matter what song.
Or anything from 1968-1974. Limiting yourself to 1977 is selling yourself short. '77 was a great year and all, but it's not the be-all end-all.
@@johnr.8275 Never said '77 was the be-all-end-all. Just a suggestion for a good place to start. Appreciate ya, brother! 💀🌹😎
One of their most popular tunes, but not close to their best by a longshot.
Their name comes from a common folklore theme- a ghost appears to someone, the person helps them out, the person is rewarded in return, thus 'grateful'.
My favorite of theirs is 'St. Stephen'.
"Can you answer? Yes I can
But what would be the answer
to the answer man?"
The version of St Stephen on Live Dead is so good!
A dive into the Grateful Dead rabbit hole is a good thing. Be like Alice, and go deep!
As Mickey Hart says . They are in the travel business.
I was really mesmerized by Jerry's vocals to the lyrics in althea the other day all the different emotions and grit and attitude in is singing, makes a very captivating story teller for me.
I have never seen one of your videos before - but it was really fun to watch you be introduced to the Dead. Not sure if they give you much traffic but you should consider really exploring them - there is a lot there and i think you would enjoy it.
If I’m ever in a bad mood, or just going through a rough patch, there are only a few things that help get me smiling again. Take a drive up Hwy 1 along the Big Sur coast, smoke a few joints, and listen to Bob Marley, Stick Figure, or Grateful Dead. Always makes me forget whatever is bothering me, at least for a while. Music is very powerful medicine for me.
Its so funny because this band is known for their instrumental live jams. Jerry Garcia was addled with addiction and bad choices, but no one had a bad thing to say about him. He was joy and jubilee personified. Your reaction was that of a fan listening to a jam, except you picked up the vibes through the lyrics. This was fun to watch. This is a lesser liked song among fans. Except a large swath of fans dubbed TouchHeads because they started touring with the band after their MTV hit.
The old bumper stickers were true: "There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert." Not only were they all incredible musicians - who managed to take just about every genre of American music and turn it into something completely original - they were also great songwriters who worked with top--notch lyricists in Robert Hunter, John Perry Barlow, and Bobby Peterson. Their touring scene was a society within a society. It promoted kindness, inclusion, and acceptance no matter who you were, three things the world badly needs today. Do yourself a favor and at least listen to the studio version of "Brokedown Palace." If that music and those words don't move you, I don't know what to say. It's a great testament to what a great band the Grateful Dead were.
Jerry made Live Recordings
@@anwsommer Yes, very good. Charles Dickens wrote books, too.
Even Don Henley mentions it in his "Boys of Summer" hit "I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac"
Good grief, Charlie Brown! … totally didn’t expect this … Yes, island time… I expected Bob Marley to pop-up! Too many preconceived notions on my part. This should prompt me to do some further investigation of GD. Great analysis as always, Bethany!
Well worth the investment of time…start with American Beauty album and then g0 backwards. Make sure to listen to full good quality whole concerts. 50 years for me… the music of my life.ENJOY!
Just hang on, its gonna be a wild ride! Like everyone else will suggest, live Dead is the way to go, pretty much every one of their concerts was taped and is readily available. Here is China Cat Sunflower/I know you rider, live in Paris 72, two songs always played together, great version ruclips.net/video/xCgZxrf8nrU/видео.html . great place to start
Great great band. Jerry’s improvised melodic lead guitar and warm vocals with well written songs is just pure joy. Especially live this band comes alive and Jerry’s ballads are incredible
I feel like I just watched the beginning stages of the creation of a Deadhead.
The Dead are a trip. Every song on their album American Beauty is a classic. Try Box of Rain, Sugar Magnolia, Ripple, or Truckin'. I guarantee that you will have fun with them. Great reaction as always Bethany😃
I think American Beauty is far and away their best studio album. My wife is partial to Workingman's Dead (also great), which leads to some interesting conversations and comparisons, let me tell you! On "Box of Rain" you get to hear a rare recorded instance of Jerry Garcia playing the piano. The lineup on the studio version is Dave Torbert from NRPS on bass, David Nelson (also from NRPS) on electric guitar, Phil Lesh on acoustic guitar and vocals, Jerry on piano, Billy Kreutzmann on drums and of course Bobby on harmony vocals. I believe the only song on American Beauty to feature both drummers is "Till the Morning Comes."
The Dead are most certainly a trip.
You'll get a million "check out x from such-and-such concert" requests, so I'll add mine - Help on the Way & Franklin's Tower from San Fran 8-13-75 was great and not too long. Any good Jack Straw is worthwhile too - pretty dark.
Welcome to the greatest community in music. Where have you been? Better late than never. Get yourself a tie dyed dress and remember this phrase: "Be kind!"
I was there...and keep looking for myself in the crowd. Camping, after the show, a rumor spread that the band was coming back...
Also, the Grateful Dead are beyond category.
You've officially boarded the bus
This reminds me of my mom when I played American Beauty for her. So many people just stick their heads in the sand and close their ears and minds because of the name.
As for the drummers, there are other rock bands with two drummers. None have created the organic magic of these two guys. They were part of the Rythm Devils, while being members of the Grateful Dead. And the world music Mickey Hart recorded is in the Smithsonian.
I was there watching while they filmed this video. It was after one of the shows at Laguna Seca in Monterey in 1987. They asked if anyone wanted to hang out to be part of the audience in the video. It took hours so I got bored after a while.
Grateful dead... "Such a pleasure to the ears*)"....;best description of them I've heard.
The puppetry/puppeteering was masterful!!😅
I loved the almost-giggle when you saw the Kreutzmann skeleton smoking one at the drum set. 🎉
Oh lord kid. The Dead's rabbit hole is deep like a diamond mine.
or a silver mine
@@gregfgermano8743good one!
This song has some of the best lyrics in music: "Paint-by-number morning sky, looks so phony." And they gave their fans enough credit, that they didn't feel they had to explain the joke about every silver lining having a touch of grey.
Hop on the bus girl. Enjoy the ride. So much awaits.
I can’t stress this enough; there is no other band like the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia once compared the Dead to licorice, “Not everyone likes licorice but the ones that do, really like licorice.”
Young lady, it’s never too late to get on the bus.
saw them live at Watkins Glen with THE BAND and Almond Brothers, and Bob Dylan came out and jammed with the band and dead after , and in Pittsburgh, and at WVU
I was like you at first Bethany; had to do a double take. Second time through, just based on presentation, not lyrics; I saw the song as comic relief for our mortality. 👻
Indeed it’s a fun, bobbing the head to the rhythm song! 💃
Another enjoyable reaction from you, Bethany! 💜
To learn a lot more about the Dead, there's the book "The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics" . I never paid attention to the words that much until this song, There's a play on 3 sayings and a reference to the military alphabet. Wow!
You’ve fallen down an endless rabbithole of astounding music and culture now-good luck!💀🌹✌️💙💜💚
They have such a huge catalog of music from very different points in their career. This is very commercial for them and came very late. Radio friendly but still good. In the comments somebody suggested Ripple and I second that. That's a good place to start to get their complexity.
If you want a true experience, let Ripple segue (as it does on the album American Beauty) into Brokedown Palace - that whole side of the album is just gorgeous. You had it early when you said "profound" - Robert Hunter was one of the greatest American lyricists ever. I really think that the whole catalogue of their music will become a new set of "Standards" - the songs themselves are that timeless and strong. Listening to them *play* though is the gravy - mmmmm. My application for, and of, the interplay between Jerry's lead guitar, Bob's rhythm guitar (pianistic!), Phil's bass guitar, and Bill & Mickey on drums, plus the keyboards of Pig, Tom, Keith, Brent, Vince and Bruce (they went through a lot of keyboard players) is something that grows every time I listen to a show - one I have heard before or one I haven't (yeah, there are still some out of the 2000 or so I haven't heard). Happy to have you on the bus!
oh, and forgive me for not giving John Perry Barlow and Bobby Peterson their due - great lyrics all around
Fun fact: Jerry Garcia wrote the line, "light a candle, curse the glare." Robert Hunter wrote the rest after a night of indulging in something he hadn't indulged in for a long time.
Might I suggest China Cat Sunflower/ I Know You Rider from the Europe 72 album. It's a live albums but the vocals were overdubbed in the studio to some extent. You have never experienced music like that and believe me you won't regret it.
I'd recommend a nice 1977 Terrapin medley
@@rexeverything1163 Truthfully pretty much anything would be better then the studio version of Touch of Grey lol.
Great recommendation! Someone very dear to me was born as the concert that the E72 China > Rider was being performed. I have the Europe '72 box with every minute of music played on the tour, and there's not a stinker in the bunch. Every show is just ridiculously good. Wish I could've been there!
Amazing she hasn't heard them before. They have so many iconic songs.
All of their songs are older than she is, and this is literally the only song that ever broke the top 40, so it's not particularly surprising.
@@bagman817 Don't forget "Truckin'", which was numero uno.
To appreciate what the Grateful Dead were, you need to find a live version of one of their songs to react to. They toured constantly and never played the same setlist. They also never played a song the same way twice. I hope you enjoy your journey!
I think you’d probably prefer the Donna era, but Jerry, Bobby, and Brent did some really great harmonies. There’s a Brent sung tune called Gentleman Start Your Engines. His voice was very unique.
The Dead are one of the few bands where I would default to live recordings. That is where the magic happens...and there was A LOT of magic happening over the decades! The 1970's are generally considered peak Dead, but you find good 'uns in every era.
If not profound, at least substantial! And you got the warmth, the vibe, the intelligence. It's no accident that so many loved them for so long.
Yes! Please react to more Dead!
Yay! New deadhead being born. Btw you are a very beautiful vocalist. Do me a favor and bring back them bangs
You're in for a long strange trip with The Dead. No pun intended....
Sure enough
Need to hear one of these vocal coaches react to the Teskey Brothers - rain, on the colours show. Pleaaaaaase! ❤
You can’t see the Grateful Dead but you can see Dead & Co which has some original members and are incredible in their own way. And at the Sphere in Las Vegas which will be special. They are/were an incredible band with a rich history and never ending influence. I’m glad you discovered them. ❤
It will be fun to see you experience the Dead and meet the Dead's family of Dead Heads! Welcome to the party!!!👍👍✌✌😁😁
"It's a whole experience' --> yeap, that pretty much sums up The Dead 🧚♀️👍🧚♀️
I can see by your expression. You're going to be listening to more Grateful dead. Welcome to the club.❤
Check out "Sugaree" and "Candyman". Also they do a kick ass "Johnny be Good"
The Dead is the best psychedelic country western band I ever heard. All their songs are beautiful. Hunter was the great American lyricist of all time and with Garcia the greatest band ever.
Yeah I saw the sparkle in your eyes ❤️🎶 kool beanz huh? 😜
6:05 best way to describe the type pf music the Grateful Dead plays is "Americana"
Great review! My favorite song is by them it's called Box of Rain. I look forward to you hopefully reacting to more of their music. My favorite vocalist is Rachel Price in a band called Lake Street Dive.
One of the hardest cries I had in my life was after I had lost a child to brain cancer back in 1996 and friend of mine was playing Box of Rain on the radio in his car. I was unaware of the story behind the song so when he told me,I lost it. One of my favorite songs by them.
They're a Jam band...folk. rock. psychedelic. blues...Jerry Garcia songwriter, guitar. Lead vocals died in 1995. They're following and concert tours were hugely popular!.
Besides his death, many of their keyboardists also died, which earned the Dead the dubious honor of having the "keyboard curse." The list of keyboardists with the Dead who have actually died included Ron "Pigpen" McKernan in 1973, Keith Godchaux in 1980, Brent Mydland in 1990, and most recently, Vince Welnick (ex-Tubes) in 2006.
@@ClassicTVMan1981Xdon’t forget Tim Constaten
@@jimgucciardo7643 Tom Constanten survived, along with Bruce Hornsby.
@@ClassicTVMan1981X ah I thought he passed awhile back
shes hooked
Welcome to the family! Founding member Jerry Garcia was a bluegrass & country musician in his own right. Listen to more of the Dead then chackout their solo projects Garcia's Old & In the Way and García Grisman band for more folk & bluegrass.
The Allman Brothers, and The Tedeschi Trucks Band are a couple other notable bands with two drummers. The Tedeschi Trucks Band has ties to both the Grateful Dead, and the Allman Brothers. Susan Tedeschi performed with 'The Other Ones', which was a band made up of the surviving members of the Dead, after Jerry's death, and Derek Trucks played with the Allman Brothers. Both bands are excellent, and loaded with amazing talent.
They did it all - Bluegrass, reggae, and so on...all of it. Jerry Garcia - Great songwriter...Phil Lesh great bassist. Check out "Casey Jones"
Their one and only top 40 song
Greatest one hit wonder band of all time
you got that right! on both counts! I like to say everyone loves The Grateful Dead - some just don't know it yet.