Forum MVP Island Bro Posted January 2, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 It's easy to feel excited about what 2012 will bring musically considering this last year. This seems like a great moment to pause and reflect how incredibly lucky we all are to be journeying through these musical peaks in this era. When Jerry flew on in '95, it was simply hard to imagine how we could experience such deep levels of joy through music ever again. I've said it before, but it continues to amaze me that we are getting to experience those deep levels of joy and beauty so many years later thanks to DSO....I just never would have imagined back then that anything would be musically this GOOD going into 2012,,,,in fact, I find it PHENOMENAL! What a fantastic year it has been for the band on the road---Alaska, Japan, Lisa on the harp, hitting #2000, Big crowd @ Hardly Strictly in SF, some new venues, etc.....And Musically speaking, it has been incredibly potent. From the 5 shows I caught (4 times that amount would have been ideal!) in '11, all the on line listening/watching that I've been able to do, and from reading nearly every review of nearly every show in 2011 on these forums, I am left with incredible respect for the CONSISTENCY in the quality of the playing throughout the entire year. Even when it's a song or a setlist that ain't your fav., the playing is top notch and to the max. It seems that you'd be very hard pressed to find any mediocrity when sifting through the music played by this band in 2011. And even the GD certainly had their moments of mediocrity! To be able to play that many shows at such a high level of musicianship and keep the consistency so strong is what I want to acknowledge the band for in 2011 more than anything. In general DSO has had a lot of consistency of this nature over the years, but things just felt incredibly synced in for this entire year from my perspective. I will even go out on a limb and suggest (and I rarely make any predictions about the future) that DSO in 2011 will be a sought out year and focal point of listening (one of many!) for deadheads for MANY years to come... And it's exciting to ponder how it will all unfold in 2012... Meanwhile, if you are so inclined, add a post below about your personal highlights around DSO music in 2011.....(I'll add some of mine when I get a little more time..done typing now...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Mango Posted January 3, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Fuck yea! Best music year of my life. To another grate year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbjb2 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I had a grateful year many different dead bands some big some small and DSO is the only band that left me happy after every show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrmag2564 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 The number of shows fell off for me in 2011. I managed to make my way to 7 or 8, the 2 in Dewey being the highlight. I noticed some really great stuff going on this year. New star heads showing up on the boards. Welcome, what a great site. The first shows for me in 2012 will be in The Sunshine State. Can't wait! I hope to make it to 10-15 this year. Peace, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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