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MOTH
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Can someone introduce me to The Dead??
#2566553 - 04/16/04 03:01 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've never heard the Grateful Dead before in my life, but I am finally going to purchase a CD.
I need suggestions on which one to buy first!
Anyone?
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MarioNett
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2566575 - 04/16/04 03:23 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nooo, you're going to become one of THEM. There are too many of THEM already in the pub.
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MOTH
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MarioNett]
#2566589 - 04/16/04 03:37 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know, but I should at least hear for myself what everyone is talking about, right?
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filthysock
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2566668 - 04/16/04 04:32 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm not sure about this but I dont think you can get their live performances on cd's, their live performances are appearantly what its all about, check out, www.gdlive.com, there you can download all their live acts for free, most people reccomend their shows from the year '77... hope I helped. Thats how I "got started on them"... Well, I didnt really get started on them, I dont really see what the big deal is about them, lol, dont expect something AMAZING like alot of people make them out to be here, they are good, but not amazing, well this is only my opinion ofcourse.
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2566729 - 04/16/04 05:55 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: filthysock]
#2566734 - 04/16/04 05:58 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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easy album to get into is "Skeletons from the closet" it's all the songs that got played on the radio up untill 72, so the more mainstream songs, but still good. Then you'll explore the live performances which you CAN get on cd. I suggest you get the album "live at the fillmore 2-11-69" or the album "live dead" to start with the live stuff. It's the early years, 68-69 era, a lot of good guitar work and whatnot.... then you can work up thru the late 70's.
another great album is Jerry Garcia's "Garcia" where he played all the instriments (except drums)... a lot of the songs from that album became some favorites over the years, with such great songs as sugaree, deal, birdsong, the wheel, loser, etc.
so get these albums skeletons from the closet and Garcia (in the jerry garcia section most likely) live dead (red cover) live at the fillmore 2-11-69
if you have broadband, yes, you should get some from gdlive.com. I suggest these 4 songs http://gdlive.com/shn/gd69-03-02.shnf/gd69-03-02d1t01.shn http://gdlive.com/shn/gd69-03-02.shnf/gd69-03-02d1t02.shn http://gdlive.com/shn/gd69-03-02.shnf/gd69-03-02d1t03.shn http://gdlive.com/shn/gd69-03-02.shnf/gd69-03-02d1t04.shn it's the first set from 69-03-02. Thiers a second set, but the recording is wierd on that... your going to need to install shnAMP in order to play them in winamp, or if you want to convert them to burn them to cd, read this post
good luck
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2566772 - 04/16/04 06:36 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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If your wanting to buy a CD get one of the Dicks Picks series. Get something from the 68-78 era. Go to www.dead.net and click the Dicks picks icon. You can also get them at any record store.
If you want to download something go to the links someone posted above. They have a great selection.
The key to the Dead is to get live music. PM Ripple and see if he has any Shroomery picks left. he'll set you straight on the path.
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notapillow
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: chinacat72]
#2567358 - 04/16/04 10:50 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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poor ripple hes been workin hard ellemy dicks picks r a good chice but if u want a studio album i also sugest skeliens in the closet or american buity
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Krishna
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: notapillow]
#2567371 - 04/16/04 10:54 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Or Workingman's Dead or Blues for Allah
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notapillow
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: Krishna]
#2567385 - 04/16/04 10:58 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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anthem of the sun is pretty cool just cus i like the studio version of the other on
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2567395 - 04/16/04 11:01 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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get Bobby and the Midnites!!!!!!!!
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Che_Night_Soil
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2567418 - 04/16/04 11:07 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Gr8fulJ420 is right (see Vulture's Guide thread), the featured show from '72 on this site is pretty amazing. Download and burn it if you can. It's intended as free, and is better than the Dick's Pick's I have...besides, listening to songs all from the same show is always nice . Edit: Oops, this post was all kinds of retarded.
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2567625 - 04/16/04 12:07 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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get "American Beauty" if you just wanna hear what they're about before getting into the live archives
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: Infrared]
#2568625 - 04/16/04 04:48 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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i say Workingman's Dead or one of the many Dicks Picks!
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2569093 - 04/16/04 06:48 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Animals from `79 is a great starter
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: OldSpice]
#2569245 - 04/16/04 07:53 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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hush little paw
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: notapillow]
#2571427 - 04/17/04 03:45 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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From a purely listeners point of view, GD has gone through many different kinds of musical influences. The older it is, generally the more 'bluesier' it is, and the newer stuff, gets more 'jam friendly' and 'trippier' sounding in general. I dont know, my first dead show wasnt until '87. My favorite years personally, are 72-77, with 76 being my favorite. Basically the 70s were the best, but towards the late 70s and early 80s, you could hear in their music that they were using cocaine.. I only know so much about the history, but thats what I can hear in their music.
If you want to start with studio stuff, I would suggest this compilation called 'so many roads'. I think thats all studio. Its a 5 cd compilation. I actually found this at my local library, brought it home, and burned it up rite away. This album seems to span all of their different sounds, and has music ranging 30 years. It has the blues songs, and the 20 minute long jams also. I must say, out of all the studio albums I've listened to though, Shakedown Street will always be my favorite.
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2571442 - 04/17/04 03:49 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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A Momentary Lapse of Reason wasnt the best but is still pretty good
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: OldSpice]
#2571451 - 04/17/04 03:54 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Alounacara said: A Momentary Lapse of Reason wasnt the best but is still pretty good
hey man, go start your own pink floyd post!
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Re: Can someone introduce me to The Dead?? [Re: MOTH]
#2571822 - 04/17/04 06:12 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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11/11/73 from the archives
Probably my favorite show ...That's really tough to say though. The '77 shows mentioned above are all good.
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