“A Requiem For The Dead”
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https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/7/27/23808537/grateful-dead-and-com...
A good read if you have some spare time. The writer is a Pitchfork contributor in her late 30s, and gives a good portrait of what the scene looks like from a post-Garcia point of view.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
There have been “John Mayer
this early 30s post garcia deadhead just threw up in the back of his mouth a little bit
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Zzzzzz
>>>impossible to imagine
>>>impossible to imagine Mayer fans wooking out to the red-eyed reggae of “Estimated Prophet”
So funny lines in here but also some misgivings as expectect.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Zzzzzz
>>>>here are Garcia songs
>>>>there are Garcia songs that, thanks to age and wisdom or maybe just sheer repetition, Weir sings better than Jerry ever did
lost all credibility
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
^thanks, didn't have to read
^thanks, didn't have to read it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call"
Days Between
Days Between
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
It's worth reading as an
It's worth reading as an alternate reality exploration. Everything is familiar but it is all just a little off like your clothes are on backward.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GDTRFB
Seems like yet another puzzle
Just seems like yet another fitting facade of the GD-caricature that is DeadCo, right down to the neon Bears and Mayer's cartoonish Wolf knock-off.
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Some strong soul surfing in
Some strong soul surfing in here.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
>>>>there are Garcia songs that, thanks to age and wisdom or maybe just sheer repetition, Weir sings better than Jerry ever did
yeah; no.
Not even Jerry at peak phlegm.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline
I guess she gets a couple
I guess she gets a couple points for calling out Mayer's shitty tattoos...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Semolina Pilchard
And his "blandly virtuosic
And his "blandly virtuosic blues-scorching style."
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: fishcane
Speaking of Jerry songs sung
Speaking of Jerry songs sung by Bob.... Bob has been singing them now longer then Jerry did. Yikes
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hello My Name Is
I thought it was well written
I thought it was well written, very much so, even if I did not agree with all the points. I also almost spit milk through my nose a couple of times, but this person (a gal I think) comes to the topic with an open mind and more knowledge than your average music journalist. I thought it funny that Joseph Campbell was described as a psychologist from Mill Valley... But all in all this is really in-depth writing about a topic we care about (or not)... It's touching, in places. But not perfect. Like a good Dead song.
I think what the author did get right is the surprising success, and even growth (commercially) of this version of things. It wasn't a total failure, even if the tempos were slow and the Mayer choice was questionable. In then end, it worked for a whole bunch of folks and that's not a bad thing for "us".
It was a dumb idea, but I did have a few good times custying up and seeing those shows.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
A few errors here and there
A few errors here and there - for instance, Weir was 17, not 15 when the GD started - but not too bad. Well-written for sure.