The Grateful Dead started out as The Warlocks but quickly wanted to change their name Story goes the band was sitting around one day and Jerry Garcia was thumbing through an old dictionary looking for ideas when he stumbled across Grateful Dead: an old English expression meaning when a soul has successfully crossed into the afterlife
GRATEFUL DEAD: The motif of a cycle of folk tales which begin with the hero coming upon a group of people ill-treating or refusing to bury the corpse of a man who had died without paying his debts. He gives his last penny, either to pay the man’s debts or to give him a decent burial. Within a few hours he meets with a travelling companion who aids him in some impossible task, gets him a fortune or saves his life. The story ends with the companion disclosing himself as the man whose corpse the hero had befriended.(Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary).
GRATEFUL DEAD: The motif of a cycle of folk tales which begin with the hero coming upon a group of people ill-treating or refusing to bury the corpse of a man who had died without paying his debts. He gives his last penny, either to pay the man’s debts or to give him a decent burial. Within a few hours he meets with a travelling companion who aids him in some impossible task, gets him a fortune or saves his life. The story ends with the companion disclosing himself as the man whose corpse the hero had befriended.(Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary).
I love that your reaction to the Grateful Dead was the same as mine, the first time I heard them. The funny part is, I first heard them in 1973 when I was 12! Since then I am proudly a Deadhead and saw 100s of live concerts. LIVE recordings are part of Deadhead culture as the band allowed audiences to tape all shows.
Dani is the only podcaster I found who found both of my favorite artists, Elvis and the Dead. Elvis shared a drummer and backup singer with this band, as well as about ten songs. Elvis was born on 1-8, Jerry was born 8-1. Dani has great taste in music...I have a huge crush❤❤❤
Favorite GD song is Bertha. Went to a handful of shows in the early 90's. Would get to the stadium parking lot around noon and spend the day with the Deadheads. Great vibes. Sometimes I just hung out and didn't have a ticket.
Been listening to their music and going to their concerts for decades since the early 70's there nothing like a Dead concert it is more then just music it is an experience in life.
You can’t begin to grasp the Dead from one song. They are a deep dive, and not a quick study. This song was their biggest (and pretty much only) hit, which surprised them. They were 20 years into their career at this point, and Jerry Garcia was just recovering from a near death diabetic coma. So for Deadheads, “I will survive!” was anthemic. The Dead played and melded many styles of music, and their sound changed radically over the decades. But they always remained committed to NOT being tight and polished, leaving their song structures open to improvisation, and different interpretations, from show to show…which is what brought us back, show after show 👍
Hopeful is the term I would use for "Touch Of Grey". Saw the Grateful Dead 50 times in concert, and they always left me feeling hopeful, happy and satisfied. Variety i a big part of their appeal, they do everything from Country, to Gospel, to Blues, to Jazz, to Straight Rock and Roll. And all points in between. "Truckin' ", "Shakedown Street", "Help On The Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower", "Sugar Magnolia", "Scarlet Begonias", "Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World", "The Other One", "U.S. Blues", "Cumberland Blues", "Standing On The Moon", "Deal" and Sugaree".
Guitarist Bob Weir told the story of how he talked to his father for the first time on the telephone. Bob's birth mother had given him up for adoption and his birth father didn't even know about him. Bob had found out his name and called him on the phone. He was a retired colonel in the Air Force. Bob told him his name and asked him if he knew who he was. He said, the only Bob Weir I know is the guitarist/singer for the Grateful Dead. Pretty cool. Dad, a Colonel in the Air Force and someone you'd think might be on the straight side, knew the Grateful Dead by name.
It was actually Bob's brother. The Dad asked his son if he knew a Robert Weir and the son replied " I only know a Bob Weir who is in The Grateful Dead".
I'm 57 years old so I've been around The Dead forever it seems. Growing up in Upstate New York a lot of my friends were Deadheads, while I could never really get into them they have a few good songs. I asked a friend of mine I don't get why everyone who loves them loves them like they do. He said smoking weed helps. Lol.
Check out Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" with Brandon Marsalis. The Dead are known for playing the same song differently each time. They are a genre of their own. They playlist is deep and wide, more than 500 songs to choose from.
I truly enjoyed your reaction to this song. You seemed to have absorbed the lyrics as they flowed which kept you eager for the next verse. I've been enjoying the dead for about 50 years now and I can tell that they struck a nerve with you. Touch of Grey was written during a very dark time for Garcia, so you did pick up on the general theme of the song. Stick with the studio versions, although some of their best stuff was only recorded live. Great job.
I would advise you to listen to the entire "Europe '72" album if you really want to hear the Dead at the very best -- live, in concert. You will not be disappointed!!!
The did quite a variety of music - in fact possibly the most eclectic of all bands. They had a lovely mix of happiness and sadness in their different songs - and of course earlier they had the psychadelic thing...
I wouldn't call myself a deadhead, but I do think their great and have loved a lot of their songs ever since I bought their first album back in the day.
They did a cover of Althea that has to best the best song ever recorded, and I'm a huge Beatles fan. I only got to see the dead once but I could see the music
Dani, are you in for an experience. The Dead are not at all a dark band. The ultimate positive, light, hippy band. I'm 71 and have always turned to the m as a feel-good band when I'm feeling down. They came up with this song after Jerry Garcia woke up from a diabetic coma. Continue to explore and enjoy them. Try Sugar Magnolia.
Are u kidding Dani?!? GD are kinda the original Bay area counterculture ("hippie") band, with tons of sweet light beautiful songs... Try SugarMagnolia as just one of myriad examples!
Congrats Dani on 40K subscribers! Fun Facts: The line, "The Ables and the Bakers and the Cs" refers to the first two words in an older version of the military communication alphabet, "Able" and "Baker." The modern version starts with "Alpha" and "Bravo." The song is about the band aging gracefully. The phrase "Touch Of Grey" is a reference to getting older, as for most people, their hair starts getting grey as they age. Aging gracefully is a challenge, especially in the music industry. According to Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter wrote the lyric as a pick-me-up. "When he wrote 'Touch Of Grey,' we were struggling," Hart said. "But it became an anthem to us. It perked us up."
The Grateful Dead started out as The Warlocks but quickly wanted to change their name Story goes the band was sitting around one day and Jerry Garcia was thumbing through an old dictionary looking for ideas when he stumbled across Grateful Dead: an old English expression meaning when a soul has successfully crossed into the afterlife
GRATEFUL DEAD: The motif of a cycle of folk tales which begin with the hero coming upon a group of people ill-treating or refusing to bury the corpse of a man who had died without paying his debts. He gives his last penny, either to pay the man’s debts or to give him a decent burial. Within a few hours he meets with a travelling companion who aids him in some impossible task, gets him a fortune or saves his life. The story ends with the companion disclosing himself as the man whose corpse the hero had befriended.(Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary).
Once in a while, you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
(Scarlet Begonias... Hunter/Garcia)
GRATEFUL DEAD: The motif of a cycle of folk tales which begin with the hero coming upon a group of people ill-treating or refusing to bury the corpse of a man who had died without paying his debts. He gives his last penny, either to pay the man’s debts or to give him a decent burial. Within a few hours he meets with a travelling companion who aids him in some impossible task, gets him a fortune or saves his life. The story ends with the companion disclosing himself as the man whose corpse the hero had befriended.(Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary).
They emerged from the 60s hippy epicenter in San Francisco. They’re all about peace and love.
I love that your reaction to the Grateful Dead was the same as mine, the first time I heard them. The funny part is, I first heard them in 1973 when I was 12! Since then I am proudly a Deadhead and saw 100s of live concerts. LIVE recordings are part of Deadhead culture as the band allowed audiences to tape all shows.
Dani is the only podcaster I found who found both of my favorite artists, Elvis and the Dead. Elvis shared a drummer and backup singer with this band, as well as about ten songs. Elvis was born on 1-8, Jerry was born 8-1.
Dani has great taste in music...I have a huge crush❤❤❤
Three good starter Dead songs: Ripple, Scarlet Begonias, Truckin'
Forgot Sugar Magnolia!!!!
Or Friend of the Devil, Jack Straw, and Eyes of the World? This could go on a while! 😂
Ripple should absolutely be the next one she listens to.
@@tommathews3964china cat/I know you rider?
Please listen to more Dead. The greatest group ever!!!
Your predisposition to thinking the music would be dark is shared by many. I'm glad you took the plunge.
Welcome to the Dead community! Enjoy the ride. Great reaction; you nailed the positivity. Peace.
Love the grateful dead ! "Truckin " is another good song.
The Grateful Dead was so good in concert I followed them around for years, ...literally!Never disappointed!
Favorite GD song is Bertha. Went to a handful of shows in the early 90's. Would get to the stadium parking lot around noon and spend the day with the Deadheads. Great vibes. Sometimes I just hung out and didn't have a ticket.
Been listening to their music and going to their concerts for decades since the early 70's there nothing like a Dead concert it is more then just music it is an experience in life.
Thos that know, know.
You can’t begin to grasp the Dead from one song. They are a deep dive, and not a quick study. This song was their biggest (and pretty much only) hit, which surprised them. They were 20 years into their career at this point, and Jerry Garcia was just recovering from a near death diabetic coma. So for Deadheads, “I will survive!” was anthemic.
The Dead played and melded many styles of music, and their sound changed radically over the decades. But they always remained committed to NOT being tight and polished, leaving their song structures open to improvisation, and different interpretations, from show to show…which is what brought us back, show after show 👍
The Grateful Dead is my favorite band of all time. Thank you for your reaction!
Hopeful is the term I would use for "Touch Of Grey". Saw the Grateful Dead 50 times in concert, and they always left me feeling hopeful, happy and satisfied. Variety i a big part of their appeal, they do everything from Country, to Gospel, to Blues, to Jazz, to Straight Rock and Roll. And all points in between. "Truckin' ", "Shakedown Street", "Help On The Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower", "Sugar Magnolia", "Scarlet Begonias", "Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World", "The Other One", "U.S. Blues", "Cumberland Blues", "Standing On The Moon", "Deal" and Sugaree".
As always,surprised you did this one.Thank you Dani!Enjoyed reaction.
Guitarist Bob Weir told the story of how he talked to his father for the first time on the telephone. Bob's birth mother had given him up for adoption and his birth father didn't even know about him. Bob had found out his name and called him on the phone. He was a retired colonel in the Air Force. Bob told him his name and asked him if he knew who he was. He said, the only Bob Weir I know is the guitarist/singer for the Grateful Dead. Pretty cool. Dad, a Colonel in the Air Force and someone you'd think might be on the straight side, knew the Grateful Dead by name.
It was actually Bob's brother. The Dad asked his son if he knew a Robert Weir and the son replied " I only know a Bob Weir who is in The Grateful Dead".
Looking fantastic Dani
Love from the uk 🇬🇧 ❤️ 💕
7/26/87 Anaheim California / terrapin station. Live dead is the best!!!! You will love it! 🌹
Blessings, hope the Dead rabbit hole is enjoyable.
They are one of the best bands to ever exist. Hope you give them some more love :)
They just rock out a lot and just play the music which I love
They play'd at Woodstock....legends....Play their song " Truckin "
I'm 57 years old so I've been around The Dead forever it seems. Growing up in Upstate New York a lot of my friends were Deadheads, while I could never really get into them they have a few good songs. I asked a friend of mine I don't get why everyone who loves them loves them like they do. He said smoking weed helps. Lol.
Jerry Garcia once said; " We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do like licorice, really like licorice."
I love this song !
Best. Band. Ever.
Check out Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" with Brandon Marsalis. The Dead are known for playing the same song differently each time. They are a genre of their own. They playlist is deep and wide, more than 500 songs to choose from.
Branford* Marsalis....yw
Yes, Jerry will get by, on a snowy mountain so high.
Ha ha, the Grateful Dead, Doom Metal! I'd recommend Shakedown Street for a follow-up to this.
The name seems to make everyone thinks it’s metal or something but it’s like THE hippy band of all hippy bands 😂
I truly enjoyed your reaction to this song. You seemed to have absorbed the lyrics as they flowed which kept you eager for the next verse. I've been enjoying the dead for about 50 years now and I can tell that they struck a nerve with you. Touch of Grey was written during a very dark time for Garcia, so you did pick up on the general theme of the song. Stick with the studio versions, although some of their best stuff was only recorded live. Great job.
I would advise you to listen to the entire "Europe '72" album if you really want to hear the Dead at the very best -- live, in concert. You will not be disappointed!!!
The did quite a variety of music - in fact possibly the most eclectic of all bands. They had a lovely mix of happiness and sadness in their different songs - and of course earlier they had the psychadelic thing...
Love your reaction. Please, Scarlet Begonias has to be next from them.
For upbeat Grateful Dead songs check out, Eyes of the World, Uncle John's Band to name just two.
Thank you so much Dani I also like music you make me enjoyed and I wish got bless you ❤❤❤
I wouldn't call myself a deadhead, but I do think their great and have loved a lot of their songs ever since I bought their first album back in the day.
They did a cover of Althea that has to best the best song ever recorded, and I'm a huge Beatles fan. I only got to see the dead once but I could see the music
The dead wrote Althea 😂
I was out on the road today and I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac.
Their seemingly "dark" name is the gateway that keeps uncool people out of the circus...
Play an 89 Scarlett begonias. Also an early 90s foolish heart.
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Dani, are you in for an experience. The Dead are not at all a dark band. The ultimate positive, light, hippy band. I'm 71 and have always turned to the m as a feel-good band when I'm feeling down. They came up with this song after Jerry Garcia woke up from a diabetic coma. Continue to explore and enjoy them. Try Sugar Magnolia.
Are u kidding Dani?!? GD are kinda the original Bay area counterculture ("hippie") band, with tons of sweet light beautiful songs...
Try SugarMagnolia as just one of myriad examples!
Hi Dani rockin out again I see you enjoy yourself
Congrats Dani on 40K subscribers!
Fun Facts:
The line, "The Ables and the Bakers and the Cs" refers to the first two words in an older version of the military communication alphabet, "Able" and "Baker." The modern version starts with "Alpha" and "Bravo."
The song is about the band aging gracefully. The phrase "Touch Of Grey" is a reference to getting older, as for most people, their hair starts getting grey as they age.
Aging gracefully is a challenge, especially in the music industry. According to Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter wrote the lyric as a pick-me-up. "When he wrote 'Touch Of Grey,' we were struggling," Hart said. "But it became an anthem to us. It perked us up."
You are awesome. I love your reaction ❤😊
Thank you, Gary!
eyes of the world please.
All abord the bus next stop dead show
Grateful Dead music is usually nice,thie .. Bertha and China Cat are great songs
This was their only top 40 hit, so, technically, The Dead are a 1-hit wonder.
And Creedence never had a #1 hit song. Weird.
Gostaria que você reagisse ao brasileiro i Henrique ele canta muito