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William Tell |
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April 14, 2008 01:02:28pm |
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Re: What do you think of my "Essential Grateful Dead?" |
Well, thanks.
Hah--do appreciate the work of Jerry on that 73 set. See exactly what you mean. Truth is though, I prefer the "punch" to his sound from the 71 versions of most of those same songs. The 73 is almost a bit too polished, a bit too jazzy, though I doubt that makes much sense. My friend who is a long time lead guitarist said "fall of 73 is where Jerry is a musicians lead guitarist" and though I don't know entirely what that means either, I have a sense of it...I know from conversations with MSun here that I often go for sounds based on energy and punch rather than pure proficiency, and I know you well enough to know you probably see/hear things I cannot too, just as MSun can...
Like I said--that's why we are here. To hear ourselves talk, and to pick up some education now and again.
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Lou Davenport |
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April 14, 2008 01:14:21pm |
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Re: What do you think of my "Essential Grateful Dead?" |
Energy and punch? Well, that's why you're so obsessed with the 12-29-68 The Other One. BTW, have you listened to 2-27-69 TOO recently? I did a few nights ago, and it struck me as Phil's equivalent of what Jerry was doing on 12-29-68.
Jazzy is what I most love from the boys, though I also like the fierce edge of 68-69, but best when they're also being jazzy, as in the 3-1-69 TOO or in the jamming in New Potato Caboose.
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William Tell |
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April 14, 2008 01:24:19pm |
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Re: What do you think of my "Essential Grateful Dead?" |
LOL; yep, that's it!
Will have to check out the Fillmore OO you mention again...
Also recalled that the bass player I knew (these two were in the band I worked for as a low rent roadie) also thought of 73 as the peak.
I can accept that in many ways the boys got better, and better, and may have peaked in 73 (77?) rather than 68-70 for a number of aspects...suppose that at times it is almost apples/oranges when I am saying "68 is best!" as I am talking about something a bit different, as you note.
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