That’s essentially what’s happening, you go into the show, there’s a proscenium arch, there’s the speakers, visually you’re focused right at the center of things, the sound is coming at you from that direction; there might as well not be any back of your head, there’s nothing...
This next part may look the same as above but Bob subtly alters his strumming, hitting the first two chords on the subdivision of the first two beats instead of on them (the "and" of the beat), giving the phrase a slightly different feel. This continues until the "there ain't a winn...
Chords with Lyrics: E B (Fill) As I was walkin round grosvenor square E B (Fill) Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air, A E B A E From the other direction, she was calling my eye, A E B A E It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well ...
(The types of things that you wouldn't find acceptable at a Dead Show.) Be Kind: a good rule of thumb when interacting on this site is to ask yourself: are you kind? Newest Posts Telonics neo or Celestion Copperback for a lightweight JBL option by Jon S. In: Loudspeakers Tue ...
guaranteed to fulfill the Dead’s dance-band obligations. But while it’s catchy, it’s also totally fucking bananas. There are several verses, choruses, parts, sections, a bridge or maybe three, chords you don't expect (maybe they were surprised too), modulation up, (spoiler ale...
might have been a straightforward piece of Americana if not for the way the band played it. Joined by bluegrass-jazz mandolin virtuoso David Grisman, they refuse to sit still and simply strum the chords. Instead, each player pursues his own melodic path through the changes, which emerge in ...
as the band jams. The closeups of the Dead are superb. As “Playin’ in the Band,” begins,Donnajoins the festivities. One of the highlights of this video is watching Jerry unload early in “Playin’” as Donna softly sways. Donna looks amazed by the guitar virtuosity of The Bearded ...
All of these have earnestly pursued the kind of improvisational, boundary-pushing group-playing for which the original Grateful Dead were both famous and infamous. That might make your heart race or your teeth itch, but there's no question that it is an extraordinary commitment to a high-...
might feel welcoming before drumz/space kicks in. From there, the paths are nearly infinite: an enormous live catalog splattered unceremoniously across streaming services (but helpfullylisted chronologically at DeadDiscs), thecomplete fan-curated collectionat archive.org (navigable viaDead...
might have been a straightforward piece of Americana if not for the way the band played it. Joined by bluegrass-jazz mandolin virtuoso David Grisman, they refuse to sit still and simply strum the chords. Instead, each player pursues his own melodic path through the changes, which emerge in ...