sgrmag2564 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just thought I'd post this thought I posted on Facebook the other night. I think I might be zeroing in on it... I’m sitting here in the wind. Post Bluegrass hangover. Decided to listen to some of the Dead shows I have been to. I’m listening to 6/21/83, Tom Schmidt and I in in a Datsun B210 in Columbia MD. It rained hard on 6/20, but a smoker just the same. 6/21 is a fav of mine too. So I ponder... Why do I love it so? I thought how would I explain in such a way to entice one give it a spin? How can I share this with as many people as possible? Truth is, I can’t. I’m a slow learner, so I have to give it a shot...lol I’ll paraphrase a quote from a band member “Grateful Dead songs are written in such a way that you can find meaning in your life. It’s yours!” I loved the arrangement of shows, no prior planning, just let the moment take you there, almost effortless while requiring enormous amounts of energy to produce. The almost blissful “and they kept on dancing” with that ever changing, ever evolving Jerry solo smacking you immediately after that lyric. Then bring you to the depths with Morning Dew lyrics sung from the soul. (Morning Dew, Brokedown Palace, Black Peter, have all brought me to tears at one time or another). Now many have sung from the soul, but NONE, (Save Jerry) let me try this again, NONE, have made me feel they were singing from their soul directly, when I say directly I mean thru all my bullshit insecurities, fears, Love, hate, joy, regrets, accomplishments, basically every part of me that matters, directly in to MY soul. To sum it up, I love it so because it’s a perfect mix of early 1900’s Chicago Blues, New Orleans Jazz, Appalachian Blue Grass all smooshed together in Memphis. A true American invention delivered with such care for the final product, AND ITS A PART OF ME. It changed my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIkeEveryOne Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Kinda like this ? In the attics of my lifeFull of cloudy dreams; unrealFull of tastes no tongue can knowAnd lights no eye can seeWhen there was no ear to hearYou sang to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 23, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just spent the evening listening to Dead on u tube. Anything from Jerry band mission in the rain 77? to 3/27/88 sugar mags/scarlet/fire to 7/12/90 the weight to brokedown 1981 then I read your post sgrmag2564. Feeling the same way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted January 23, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Kinda Like this? This sums it up perfectly Look for awhile at the China Cat Sunflower proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun Copper-dome Bodhi drip a silver kimono like a crazy-quilt stargown through a dream night wind There's music you really like and then there's the stuff that changes your DNA. The Grateful Dead is bleeping magic - that's all there is to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 23, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Kinda like this? Believe it if you need it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted January 23, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Like this? whats to be found racing around. You carry your pain wherever you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted January 24, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sometimes it is so beautiful it hurts. Kinda like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Mango Posted January 25, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Day to day Just letting it ride You get so far away From how it feels inside You can't let go Because you're afraid to fall But the day may come.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP PoetryGirl Posted January 25, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 For me: this begins to sum it up..... Your rain falls like crazy fingers,Peals of fragile thunder, keeping timeRecall the days that still are to come some sing blue.Hang your heart on laughing willow, strayDown to the water, deep sea of loveBeneath the sweet calm face of the sea, swift undertow. Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know,See how it feels in the end.May lady lullaby sing plainly for you soft, strong, sweet and true.Cloud hands reaching from a rainbow tapping at the window, touch your hairSo swift and bright strange figures of light float in air. Who can stop what must arrive now? something new is waiting to be bornDark as the night you're still by my side shine inside .Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride.Gone are the broken eyes we saw through in dreams gone, both dream and lie. When the music starts, the day to day world slips away, as it washes away, sometimes faster than other times, and I begin to drift in the dream of my essence, floating into the space between notes. Fragile thunder, an oxymoron, are those a-ha moments where realization of our own humanity become cleared of perspective and emotion, and stand as truth. It hits home to the bones. You can't help but laugh at how plainly that Truth stands and see the silliness of your mind's picture formerly clouded in illusion. That state is endearing, like an innocent child and makes easy loving humanity. Things move on the Universe's schedule and while it appears we can plan, the moment is where it is at. It is here! Like the William Tell's bow. Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out. Those hippies weren't saying to stop growing, rebel for rebellion sake. The complete opposite, man. Just get yourself out of the game and into your own Truth. And may the Siren's voice always be heard and here's the catch... listened for. It isn't going to scream at you but come in the quiet of the night. AND What is sweeter than ones who stand by you in the storms of your life and love the promise each new day brings, together? This music is alive. 💓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 25, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Well put. It reminds us that we need to just stay smiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP gr8fulpair Posted January 26, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 10 hours ago, PoetryGirl said: For me: this begins to sum it up..... Your rain falls like crazy fingers,Peals of fragile thunder, keeping timeRecall the days that still are to come some sing blue.Hang your heart on laughing willow, strayDown to the water, deep sea of loveBeneath the sweet calm face of the sea, swift undertow. Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know,See how it feels in the end.May lady lullaby sing plainly for you soft, strong, sweet and true.Cloud hands reaching from a rainbow tapping at the window, touch your hairSo swift and bright strange figures of light float in air. Who can stop what must arrive now? something new is waiting to be bornDark as the night you're still by my side shine inside .Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride.Gone are the broken eyes we saw through in dreams gone, both dream and lie. When the music starts, the day to day world slips away, as it washes away, sometimes faster than other times, and I begin to drift in the dream of my essence, floating into the space between notes. Fragile thunder, an oxymoron, are those a-ha moments where realization of our own humanity become cleared of perspective and emotion, and stand as truth. It hits home to the bones. You can't help but laugh at how plainly that Truth stands and see the silliness of your mind's picture formerly clouded in illusion. That state is endearing, like an innocent child and makes easy loving humanity. Things move on the Universe's schedule and while it appears we can plan, the moment is where it is at. It is here! Like the William Tell's bow. Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out. Those hippies weren't saying to stop growing, rebel for rebellion sake. The complete opposite, man. Just get yourself out of the game and into your own Truth. And may the Siren's voice always be heard and here's the catch... listened for. It isn't going to scream at you but come in the quiet of the night. AND What is sweeter than ones who stand by you in the storms of your life and love the promise each new day brings, together? This music is alive. 💓 What she said,... Plus beer. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP PoetryGirl Posted January 26, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hedley Lamarr: My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening thru a cosmic vapor of invention. Taggart: Ditto. Hedley Lamarr: "Ditto"? "Ditto," you provincial putz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP BillK522 Posted January 26, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Always considered Crazy Fingers a complete representation of all the magic the Dead could be. Praise DSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 27, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 I always thought that about China/rider. You got your psychedelia, your ‘into’ jam, and your Dead roots with Rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sml Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 What is the opposite of vacuous? Explosively bursting with meaning, but ambiguously - Open and vague... It's bigger on the inside, infinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP PoetryGirl Posted January 29, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 A wellspring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrmag2564 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 8:25 PM, Greg from Chestertown said: I always thought that about China/rider. You got your psychedelia, your ‘into’ jam, and your Dead roots with Rider. I saw a bunch of china/riders over the years...no matter if the band was on fire, or a little off (if there is such a thing) China Rider was always pristine:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Hand Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 8:25 PM, Greg from Chestertown said: I always thought that about China/rider. You got your psychedelia, your ‘into’ jam, and your Dead roots with Rider. If forced to pick one song that epitomized Grateful Dead music, I would also pick China / Rider for essentially the reasons mentioned. But my first answer would be that you need to pick at least a dozen songs to truly capture their entire essence........ and that is one of the things that makes them so unique. For many to most bands, I think you could pick one or two songs to get a snapshot of what the band is really about. Not for Grateful Dead music. If the listener afforded me the time to truly answer the question, I would suggest listening to each of the following selections in order to get a well-rounded and informed perspective on what Grateful Dead music is. Me and My Uncle - they are cowboy troubadoors Stella Blue - ......and they are balladeers China/Rider - they are the intersection of Psychadelia and Americana Terrapin Station - they are the only ones at what they do Cumberland Blues - they bring a rare anthropological perspective and foundation to their music Saint of Circumstance - they are Rock N Roll Stars....Bob Weir is the true King of Rock and Roll Samson and Delilah - they provide unique interpretations of roots music.....that will make you dance your face off Wharfrat- they are storytellers Dark Star - they are free-form improvisational musicians Masterpiece - they love to perform Bob Dylan music Loser - one great Jerry "first set" song for good measure Jack-A-Roe - they are bluegrass The Other One - they are dark Eyes of the World - they are jazz Minglewood Blues.....and once again, Bob Weir is the true King of Rock and Roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted February 26, 2019 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 I’m thinking ‘ Must have been the Roses’ needs to be on that list. It’s similar to China Cat Sunflower and Cumberland blues as far as speaking volumes and giving insight into the basic, early thinking of the band and Robert Hunter. It has the vagueness of the lyrics, symbolism with roses, and the prankster subtle sarcasm in the lyrics. Maybe it was, I don’t know, it must have been....along the lines of ....’waits backstage while I sing to you.’ Just my take on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIkeEveryOne Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 "Let it be known there is a fountain that was not made by the hands of men" Hunters favorite lyric per Rolling Stone interview . Ripple must be on the list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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