I had a tape of a show way back when that I can't place. It was an early 60's show and Jerry did this crazy Falsetto "I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore" on the end of Morning Dew. Anyone remember this version?
How about this?
I years ago heard a show where Weir plays his distinct China Cat opening line inside of Not Fade Away.
Anyone have an idea which show that might be or a link to it?
Mid 80s, maybe East Coast...they are singing, almost a cappella,, "He's gone, nothing's gonna' bring him back," while also singing the chorus of NFA. It goes on like that for at least a minute. I lived that tape, but can't remember the show.
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 12:16 am
Did he sing "anymore" or
Did he sing "anymore" or "anyway" ?
I can check the files:-) :-) :-)
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 01:46 am
Anyway Typo, duh
Anyway
Typo, duh
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 11:07 am
According to the Compendium,
According to the Compendium, that was 1-14-67 - The Human Be-In. First known Dew.
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 11:18 am
How about this?
How about this?
I years ago heard a show where Weir plays his distinct China Cat opening line inside of Not Fade Away.
Anyone have an idea which show that might be or a link to it?
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 11:57 am
I have one...
I have one...
Mid 80s, maybe East Coast...they are singing, almost a cappella,, "He's gone, nothing's gonna' bring him back," while also singing the chorus of NFA. It goes on like that for at least a minute. I lived that tape, but can't remember the show.
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on Thursday, December 29, 2016 – 12:10 pm
Via Google I just found a
Via Google I just found a very cool listening resource:
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html
It provided a bunch of answers to my mystery question re China Cat inside of NFA:
CHINA CAT JAM
The Dead sometimes played the China Cat riff aside from the song, in moments of jamming exuberance in '70/71.
Our first example actually comes from a year earlier, when China Cat was out of the rotation - in the great Alligator jam on 2/7/69, shortly after the drums, Weir starts up the China Cat riff and the band grabs it. Garcia seems to be trying to remember how it goes, and he eventually drags them back to Alligator.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-02-07.late.sbd.wiley.14471.sbeok.shnf
The China Cat jam was an occasional occurrence in 1970 when the band was in a good mood - in these shows, notice how often the Dead tend to string together various common themes:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd70-01-03.sbd.ret.19440.sbeok.shnf - in the hot Alligator jam (briefly, China Cat jam>Bid You Goodnight riff)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1970-03-21.late.aud.lee.pcrp.21779.shnf - in the Not Fade Away (Stephen riff>China Cat jam)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd70-05-07.aud.weiner-gdADT04.5439.sbefail.shnf - in the Lovelight (a great jam that includes the Stephen riff>Darkness riff>jam>China Cat jam)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd70-06-04.sbd.miller.12135.sbeok.shnf - in the Midnight Hour (briefly - it follows a very Mountain Jam-like passage)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1970-09-19.mtx.chappell.SB14.31510.sbeok.flac16 - Darkness>China Cat jam in Not Fade Away
Later in '71, China Cat jams became a regular feature in Not Fade Away. By late '71 Not Fade Away was hitting a new peak and becoming more jammed-out than it had been in early '71, and some of the best versions come from this tour. These are the Not Fade Aways with China Cat jams in them:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1971-10-27.ashley-bertha.32869.sbeok.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/gd71-11-15.sbd.cotsman.12438.sbeok.shnf
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1971-11-20.sbd.miller.92908.sbeok.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/gd71-12-05.prefm.miller.3391.sbeok.shnf
http://www.archive.org/details/gd71-12-10.sbd.yerys.1311.sbeok.shnf
and a later one - http://www.archive.org/details/gd72-04-14.sbd.hurwitt.8828.sbeok.shnf
The China Cat riff would sometimes pop up in later post-hiatus shows too, particularly in Franklin's Tower, where it fit nicely.
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on Friday, December 30, 2016 – 12:19 am
That's it!!! THANKS SURFDEAD
That's it!!!
THANKS SURFDEAD
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on Friday, December 30, 2016 – 08:00 am
Bump for an answer to my
Bump for an answer to my "which show" question. I know that someone here knows that shit off the top of their head.