I stand by these words of two thousand two hundred and fiftyish days ago...

GeoMcCheeseburgers knows what I'm talkin' about!

geokills said:

Papaver said:

It also really helps if you've been to a few shows. They were rare and special things. Great people and good times!

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Hehe, I was avoiding this thread 'cause it just looked like a negative bashing.  But on the flipside, it got me thinkin' about the Dead again, and now here I am after a twenty minute jam session to some cuts off Shakedown Street - feelin' better than I've felt all day

Though I wasn't fortunate enough to catch Garcia in the flesh - I have been to a handful of Dead shows since, as well as shows featuring other members of the band with their own ensemble.  For those who may want a peak into what one of my most memorable experiences was like --> [click here]

Also as many others have indicated - the music of the Dead is often an acquired taste.  I grew up with sisters that were a decade and then some older than me, who had the chance to go to a couple of the shows, and were sportin' all sorts of music that the members of my generation typically shy away from or are simply ignorant of.  At that time, I heard the Dead.. and I wasn't impressed.  Even later years when I heard it on my own time I still found it to be a little jumbled and "hokey" for lack of a better term.  I can't even tell you when my perception changed, but it surely did a 180 and now the musical stylings of the Grateful Dead are some of my favorite, for any mood, time, or place.  Something about it tells a story to me, and maybe a different one each time, but it strikes a deep chord within and never fails to bring a smile to my face.

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Redstorm said:

I love the fact that when someone makes a thread bashing some shitty emo or pop band, people jump right in.

When someone criticizes the Grateful Dead, it's suddenly not right?

It doesn't add up to me.

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What doesn't add up?  It should be obvious there are a considerable lot of Dead lovers 'round these parts.  Can't say the same for the emo crowd.  Demographics my man!  Where those census keepers when you need 'em?

My conclusion: Too many people here like to argue.  Let's debate instead


PS.  I'll give it to ya that Garcia didn't have a great voice - but did Dylan?  It's the whole that is important in this case, not the quirky intricities of the individual.  I for one find it refreshing that someone who doesn't fit the traditional mold could have attained such a following

PPS.  Santana rocks

PPPS.  Steve Vai is OK, but I find his music too technical and "dry" - though a greatly subjective description this I understand, it just doesn't carry with it the underlying emotional feelings that manifest from other music I enjoy.  I will concede however, that Vai's "Sisters" is a fucking awesome track!

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