Tune up the VW Microbus, dust off the beads, harvest the herb... the Grateful Dead is performing again !

[DavidS]

Black wrote:
[quote=Will Collier]
[quote=August West]
[quote=Will Collier]
My favorite Dead joke:

Q: What did one Deadhead say to the other when the drugs wore off?
A: "Dude... this music SUCKS!"

A little uptight, huh?
A lot "not a fan of pointless noodling." Well, 20 years have gone by-- maybe they'll finally getthe message that nobody likes the jams and just stick to the studio versions. Maybe it will help their career.
Interesting comment, because overall their studio albums (with the exception of 1987's In the Dark) never really did well commercially. They were more a band to see live. I'm not sure who you are referring to by "nobody." The active fan community that still listen to live recordings would certainly disagree.

[Will Collier]

DavidS wrote:
[quote=Black]
[quote=Will Collier]
[quote=August West]
[quote=Will Collier]
My favorite Dead joke:

Q: What did one Deadhead say to the other when the drugs wore off?
A: "Dude... this music SUCKS!"

A little uptight, huh?
A lot "not a fan of pointless noodling." Well, 20 years have gone by-- maybe they'll finally getthe message that nobody likes the jams and just stick to the studio versions. Maybe it will help their career.
Interesting comment, because overall their studio albums (with the exception of 1987's In the Dark) never really did well commercially. They were more a band to see live. I'm not sure who you are referring to by "nobody." The active fan community that still listen to live recordings would certainly disagree.
I'm pretty sure Black's being facetious. So long as I don't have to listen to it, to each their own...

[davester]

I'm sorry, but without Jerry, it's the "Grateful Dead".

[DavidS]

Will Collier wrote:
[quote=DavidS]
[quote=Black]
[quote=Will Collier]
[quote=August West]
[quote=Will Collier]
My favorite Dead joke:

Q: What did one Deadhead say to the other when the drugs wore off?
A: "Dude... this music SUCKS!"

A little uptight, huh?
A lot "not a fan of pointless noodling." Well, 20 years have gone by-- maybe they'll finally getthe message that nobody likes the jams and just stick to the studio versions. Maybe it will help their career.
Interesting comment, because overall their studio albums (with the exception of 1987's In the Dark) never really did well commercially. They were more a band to see live. I'm not sure who you are referring to by "nobody." The active fan community that still listen to live recordings would certainly disagree.
I'm pretty sure Black's being facetious. So long as I don't have to listen to it, to each their own...
I was going to ask if I could crash on his couch, but after that comment, plus the fact that his place may not be very safe these days, I changed my mind. ;-)

[lost in space]

davester wrote:
I'm sorry, but without Jerry, it's the "Grateful Dead".

In my book, Jerry WAS the Grateful Dead.

I loved their music, but the shows were shows in themselves, especially some of the New Year's Eve ones.

I thought it was a hoot seeing 16 YO deadheads at shows in the 80s.

[richorlin]

I think the only studio album that was anywhere near successful was "Workingman's Dead" and even that one had six live tracks on it.

[Black]

Will Collier wrote:
[quote=DavidS]
[quote=Black]
[quote=Will Collier]
[quote=August West]
[quote=Will Collier]
My favorite Dead joke:

Q: What did one Deadhead say to the other when the drugs wore off?
A: "Dude... this music SUCKS!"

A little uptight, huh?
A lot "not a fan of pointless noodling." Well, 20 years have gone by-- maybe they'll finally getthe message that nobody likes the jams and just stick to the studio versions. Maybe it will help their career.
Interesting comment, because overall their studio albums (with the exception of 1987's In the Dark) never really did well commercially. They were more a band to see live. I'm not sure who you are referring to by "nobody." The active fan community that still listen to live recordings would certainly disagree.
I'm pretty sure Black's being facetious. So long as I don't have to listen to it, to each their own... Usually I'm accused of sarcasm when I'm being facetious, ironic, or satirical. This time I think it actually may have been sarcasm.

[btfc]

'I think the only studio album that was anywhere near successful was "Workingman's Dead" '

And "American Beauty"

[davester]

What about "Skeletons in the Closet"?