I think Night of a Thousand Stars is one of Hunter's best post-GD lyrics. It's almost like an upbeat companion to Days Between. Of course, Garcia would never sing it, but he's in there, a couple of times at least.
Full moon rising over Alcatraz
Hangin' there like a big topaz
Ruling this night of a thousand stars
With a back seat full of broken guitars
Raised in chains by Jehosaphat's daughter
Served twenty years for walkin' on the water
Just out fishin' for love in the rain
From an easy chair in the passing lane
If I had forgotten, I'd remember well
The fruit and the tree from which it fell
Many long years rollin' homeward bound
Goin' hell-for-leather on this merry go round
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
Down in the laundry with my head in my hands
Doin' whatsoever the Lord commands
Poppin' the hood off a Ford V8
Disguised with an out of state license plate
Payin' my taxes in whiskey and blood
Mixed in a barrel floating on the flood
Doing my penance for a life of crime
Singing B Minor Masses in double time
The tiger and the lion hanging on the wall
Between the head of a saint and a bocce ball
I've been rebuked and I've been scorned
But I can't ever say that I haven't been warned
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
I tried to serve you right
I tried to serve you well
It looked all right by morning light
In hindsight - who can tell?
I don't know what to tell
Truth or farewell
Flipping though the pages of my soul
My heart rears up and swallows me whole
These were moments of my life
Since dissected with a thick blunt knife
If I could recapture one moment of truth
From the firm foundation of a misspent youth
I'd fall like rain on this thirsty earth
A testament of beauty and worth
But if it don't happen because it can't
I hope and pray this wish you grant
From one man's heart to a falling star
We always remember who we are
Remember the night of a thousand stars
When love swam naked in the reservoir
Writing mad sonnets in the midnight park
Leaving tracks of tears for her watermark
Drums of the jungle on the edge of night
Only you could see with your perfect sight
If you don't remember you can be excused
'Cause it could never be reproduced
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
^^Fine version of The Real Thing 11/30/03, final run of the "Q", Warren supposedly caught a bad cold earlier in the tour, but he's raging again on this night^^
Song reminds me of summer tour 2003,on the road with Kindmomma and Fritz, daydream, tapecat... lotsa shows and lotsa good memories of a time that shouldn't be as long ago as it is
This song worked for me, it was strong. The Q was heavily influenced by Warren's talents, and that's OK.
>> The Q- "glorified" cover band? I doubt there would be a big crowd around without the GD catalogue.
Um, this is a Phil Lesh-[loosely]-associated DBMB. Is this an issue you really want to bring up here? Either you want to see these old guys keep it going or you don't...
The Q was probably the best post-GD core-4 spinoff effort to ever exist. And as far as revisiting the remnants of the 90's biggest touring act, that's no small feat.
I mean, if you want Bach or Keith Jarrett, listen to some Bach or Keith Jarrett...
This is a pretty sad thread in my opinion, this is a great album by a band that still can't be beat, after June 2000 it was clinched for the Q as a band. I listen constantly to the shows right before they cemented the core band all the way through and this is some of the best music to this day. Welcome to the underground, no more do I, NOATS, and even Liberty is pure rock. Those GOTV weekend will and cant be beat for music. The festival music scene is sad af. Peach fest this year was a joke. A Saturday night headliner played ten songs fyi why? So you can eat up the mediocrity that has swarmed our scene, eagerly lapped up by older folks that wanna fit in or be part of it or whatever. Sad. I deeply miss this type of music because it's just not played at this level anymore with this expertise, far and few between musicians are at this height and they deff dont get the respect they deserve. You ppl even realize All the Artists we love could very possibly be dead from old age, with in the next 5 -10 years. Than all you will have is Twiddle PPPP Goose, and third teir garbage hambands
Speech to text is awful. Anyway 4/6/2000 to 5/26/2000 it was jeff pevar and jimmy herring with warren sitting in all over. The Beacon Feb 2000 shows are historic with derek susan and warren all in the band for that run for mutiple nights. The next tour they crushed all these tunes from the album with jams, unrivaled. Absolutely huge sets. Now adays they would make you pay double for this. Second sets at shows are now billed as such like they r being kind to you by offering them lmfao. What a scam but so many fans have bought literally, right into this jargon thinking they r getting a deal
When I talked to Lesh for :30 at Jake Peavy's show, Old Phil was not warm and fuzzy, I suggested he do a deluxe release of Planet Jams with nice art, alchemy backstory, and pro mastering.
He did not respond.
"If you like a book don't meet the author." Raymond Chandler
I've never met any band member's, but it's not a stretch to imagine Phil being a prick from time to time. Or Bill. Or Mickey. Bobby seems like the nicest person (a guess), but I suppose fame can be a pain on occasion. Fortune, not so much.
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Phenomenal song. Opened 2nd
Phenomenal song. Opened 2nd set at vibes on one of the greatest nites of one of the greatest weekends ever.
Phil Lesh and Friends Live at GOTV on 2002-07-05 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/2002-07-05.paf.neumann.edlhuber.10703.sbeok....
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I liked that it made it into
I liked that it made it into the "Dead"'s setlists in 2003. Good Joan song.
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Sorry; never liked that song.
Sorry, never liked that song. Kinda clunky and forced, IMO.
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Nah. Celebration and Rock &
Nah. Celebration and Rock & Roll Blues are the clunky ones, IMO.
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LOL
LOL
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I think Night of a Thousand
I think Night of a Thousand Stars is one of Hunter's best post-GD lyrics. It's almost like an upbeat companion to Days Between. Of course, Garcia would never sing it, but he's in there, a couple of times at least.
Full moon rising over Alcatraz
Hangin' there like a big topaz
Ruling this night of a thousand stars
With a back seat full of broken guitars
Raised in chains by Jehosaphat's daughter
Served twenty years for walkin' on the water
Just out fishin' for love in the rain
From an easy chair in the passing lane
If I had forgotten, I'd remember well
The fruit and the tree from which it fell
Many long years rollin' homeward bound
Goin' hell-for-leather on this merry go round
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
Down in the laundry with my head in my hands
Doin' whatsoever the Lord commands
Poppin' the hood off a Ford V8
Disguised with an out of state license plate
Payin' my taxes in whiskey and blood
Mixed in a barrel floating on the flood
Doing my penance for a life of crime
Singing B Minor Masses in double time
The tiger and the lion hanging on the wall
Between the head of a saint and a bocce ball
I've been rebuked and I've been scorned
But I can't ever say that I haven't been warned
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
I tried to serve you right
I tried to serve you well
It looked all right by morning light
In hindsight - who can tell?
I don't know what to tell
Truth or farewell
Flipping though the pages of my soul
My heart rears up and swallows me whole
These were moments of my life
Since dissected with a thick blunt knife
If I could recapture one moment of truth
From the firm foundation of a misspent youth
I'd fall like rain on this thirsty earth
A testament of beauty and worth
But if it don't happen because it can't
I hope and pray this wish you grant
From one man's heart to a falling star
We always remember who we are
Remember the night of a thousand stars
When love swam naked in the reservoir
Writing mad sonnets in the midnight park
Leaving tracks of tears for her watermark
Drums of the jungle on the edge of night
Only you could see with your perfect sight
If you don't remember you can be excused
'Cause it could never be reproduced
Night of a thousand stars
The sound of sweet guitars
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night (on this night)
On this night of a thousand blazing stars
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Bunch of very good songs on
Bunch of very good songs on that album and some that fit Warren's unique singing style/range really nicely.
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^^Fine version of The Real
^^Fine version of The Real Thing 11/30/03, final run of the "Q", Warren supposedly caught a bad cold earlier in the tour, but he's raging again on this night^^
https://archive.org/details/2003-11-30.paf.sbd.ashley-bertha.24016.sbeok...
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For me, the song is in a gray
For me, the song is in a gray area of extreme mediocrity.
The Q- "glorified" cover band? I doubt there would be a big crowd around without the GD catalogue.
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<< very good songs on that
<< very good songs on that album, fits Warren nicely
Yes sir eeeeee - Patchwork Quilt
Lay Of The Sunflower sounds like it should have been on that disc
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It Was Great Live and In
It Was Great Live and In Person ! Thanks PHIL
1000 Stars
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Generally no a fan of TABA,
Generally not a fan of TABA, but Night of 1000 Stars was okay.
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Song reminds me of summer
Song reminds me of summer tour 2003,on the road with Kindmomma and Fritz, daydream, tapecat... lotsa shows and lotsa good memories of a time that shouldn't be as long ago as it is
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TABA songs i mostly liked:
TABA songs i mostly liked:
night of a 1000 stars
celebration
midnight train
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agreed, monkey B: indeed
agreed, monkey
B: indeed
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Saw the Q so many times and
Saw the Q so many times and sometimes caught a line or two of the verse in this song.
Seeing the Hunter lyrics in writing ..... what a great lyric by him!
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This song worked for me, it
This song worked for me, it was strong. The Q was heavily influenced by Warren's talents, and that's OK.
>> The Q- "glorified" cover band? I doubt there would be a big crowd around without the GD catalogue.
Um, this is a Phil Lesh-[loosely]-associated DBMB. Is this an issue you really want to bring up here? Either you want to see these old guys keep it going or you don't...
The Q was probably the best post-GD core-4 spinoff effort to ever exist. And as far as revisiting the remnants of the 90's biggest touring act, that's no small feat.
I mean, if you want Bach or Keith Jarrett, listen to some Bach or Keith Jarrett...
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>>> Is this an issue you
>>> Is this an issue you really want to bring up here?
Um- I already did, Jack, but I'm not sure what your point is...
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It's pretty sweet seeing some
It's pretty sweet seeing some disagreement about music for a change.
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This is a pretty sad thread
This is a pretty sad thread in my opinion, this is a great album by a band that still can't be beat, after June 2000 it was clinched for the Q as a band. I listen constantly to the shows right before they cemented the core band all the way through and this is some of the best music to this day. Welcome to the underground, no more do I, NOATS, and even Liberty is pure rock. Those GOTV weekend will and cant be beat for music. The festival music scene is sad af. Peach fest this year was a joke. A Saturday night headliner played ten songs fyi why? So you can eat up the mediocrity that has swarmed our scene, eagerly lapped up by older folks that wanna fit in or be part of it or whatever. Sad. I deeply miss this type of music because it's just not played at this level anymore with this expertise, far and few between musicians are at this height and they deff dont get the respect they deserve. You ppl even realize All the Artists we love could very possibly be dead from old age, with in the next 5 -10 years. Than all you will have is Twiddle PPPP Goose, and third teir garbage hambands
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Road trip yesterday - brought
Road trip yesterday - brought the TABA disc, I was intending to play the album, but at the last minute I put in the live bonus disc instead.
Just like I always do.
DS, SS, 11.
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Speech to text is awful.
Speech to text is awful. Anyway 4/6/2000 to 5/26/2000 it was jeff pevar and jimmy herring with warren sitting in all over. The Beacon Feb 2000 shows are historic with derek susan and warren all in the band for that run for mutiple nights. The next tour they crushed all these tunes from the album with jams, unrivaled. Absolutely huge sets. Now adays they would make you pay double for this. Second sets at shows are now billed as such like they r being kind to you by offering them lmfao. What a scam but so many fans have bought literally, right into this jargon thinking they r getting a deal
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When I talked to Lesh for :30
When I talked to Lesh for :30 at Jake Peavy's show, Old Phil was not warm and fuzzy, I suggested he do a deluxe release of Planet Jams with nice art, alchemy backstory, and pro mastering.
He did not respond.
"If you like a book don't meet the author." Raymond Chandler
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>>> Old Phil was not warm
>>> Old Phil was not warm and fuzzy
I've never met any band member's, but it's not a stretch to imagine Phil being a prick from time to time. Or Bill. Or Mickey. Bobby seems like the nicest person (a guess), but I suppose fame can be a pain on occasion. Fortune, not so much.
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>>> Old Phil was not warm
whoops.