Whtcha all listening too?

[JRL]

Well you know me, the early weird stuff tickles my fancy. But that particular show seemed to be a breakout one for them.

I've been rifleing through the archives chronologicaly, in the first few years you can hear the music evolve almost weekly.

[laughingwillow]

Talk about a blast from the past. This is one of the first shows I was gifted from the deads' earlier years back in the daze of my misspent youth. My buddy Chuck and I spent many days and nights cruising the back roads of the prairie with sistah Maria, eating candybars, drinking soda pop and fiddling with the controls of a 10 band graphic EQ...

Needless to say, this sbd version sounds way better than my old, multi-generational cassette copy. Catch a listen from Trucking on through Morning Dew for an intense musical treat during the daze of one drummer.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd72-12- ... sbeok.shnf

lw

[JRL]

Junco Partner---- Professor Longhair
Big Chief----------   "              "

[JRL]

BTW I am a fan of the one drummer Dead shows.

[Anonymous]

I admit it....Fall Out Boy. ;^)

Adam

[laughingwillow]

LOL JRL... Dat's why I made the one drummer comment, bro. Just trying to entice you into giving that musical passage a listen.

lw

[JRL]

Well now I am gonna have to check it out. So much music so little time.

As far as the Billy-Mickey dicotomy goes, I once heard my band leader friend Barfly say to drummer Valentino the 12th, " I need you to be more Billy and less Mickey tonight......"

To my ears sometimes Mick sounds like he needs a bit to much attention for my taste in drummers. Kreutzman on the other hand is a stone groover. Phil said about the second one drummer era "Bill played like a young god"

[laughingwillow]

I agree with that part about Mickey needing attention. He REALLY came off that way the last tour da dead did together a couple of years ago. Kinda turned me off a little....

lw

[jikuhchagi]

The words 'prima dona' come to mind. I heard he is somewhat psycho too, but then, what drummer isn't at least a little bit psycho?  :lol:

[JRL]

Drummers are indeed a neccasary evil. Given Kreutzmans reported penchance for violent confrontation, I imagine it's only Mick's martial arts training that has kept him alive and in one piece.

I got 2 words for the the kind of stuff Mickey plays: groove kill!

[laughingwillow]

From what I understand, Billy and Mickey have had a pretty stable relationship through the years. Kind of interesting, considering Billys' penchant for violent conflict resolution and Mickey's ego.

lw

[JRL]

Well bless their souls for being who they are and doing what they did. I wouldn't be who I am if they hadn't of done it.  They will always be my inspiration. I feel so close to them. like family.  Like big brothers watched from afar.

The music never stopped

[jikuhchagi]

You know, I have to admit that I am starting to take a shine to Joan's singing with Phil. At first I wasn't quite comfortable with it, but now, its like wow! Like when she is singing harmony on 'He's Gone', but she is so far out front it makes it sound like a whole new melody.

I really like that Ryan Adam's song 'Cold Roses' too. I've been noodling with that on my acoustic. Great tune!

[JRL]

I love Joan! Damn, I love Joan! Is she married?

To me she just sings with a big open heart, oh so human. Dig her with Phil, the Funk Brothers or the Dixie Chicks.

[Bushpig]

Currently tuned into Penguin cafe orchestra:

http://www.penguincafe.com/simon.htm



Boooshpig