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demius said:
no such thing as 'best dead song, evar' but it is a damn good one

check out the first time played live from 2-26-77; out of all the other versions, it's my favorite

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Apollyphelion said:

The Dead's studio albums I like better than their live albums.

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meams said:
everyone has their dead preference.

i don't know why - but saint stephen gets me every time.

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mecreateme said:
You must like Fire on the Mountain too, eh?
Those two songs go together like cake and ice cream.

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...but thats just for right now.;)

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RoosterCogburn said:
I'm just getting into the dead through the new Sirius channel... I like a good bit of it. But, who is the woman who is sometimes screaming over the vocals like a cat in a beartrap?

She is annoying and I have to switch the channel!!

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lol, that's donna jean godchaux. her husband keith was the keyboard player for the dead from pigpen's untimely demise (RIP) until brent joined the band. every now and again, it sounds like she was really on - and when she was, her addition to the dead was amazing. but i'll agree that it definitely seems like she had quite some difficulties hearing the rest of the band and telling if she was in sync/tune with them listen to some jgb shows when he had donna & maria muldaur both singing (not sure of the exact years off the top of my head; sometime in the 70s, and a quick search on google would tell you the precise answer) - it seemed like having another female voice setting the proper tone really helped donna out, and together they helped produce some of the best jgb ever, imo. tangled up in blue with the two of them singing backup in the refrain tingles my soul.

as for estimated, i've actually really burned myself out on the song somehow (which is really rare for me with any dead song)... while i always dance my ass off when ratdog pulls it out, i tend to not seek it out when shuffling through shows on my computer.

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Krishna said:
while i always dance my ass off when ratdog pulls it out, 

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Ohh yes.  I don't know who the lead player for Ratdog is, but he burnt the place down on Prophet last time I saw them.  Auto-wah psychedelia, ftw.  Also Bobby is probably the best rhythm man I've ever seen.

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razmablues said:
dive right into the wishing well
spin the wheel like ezekiel

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spin da
spin da
spin spin da wheel!

bobby tore that shit up on earthday. made me grin like thiiiiiiiiiis big

I think it was Kimock.

Whoever it was, he had his Jerry licks down and them some.

EDIT: Yeah, it was Kimock.

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Set 1: Jam > The Music Never Stopped > Mama Tried > Baby Blue > Casey Jones, Peggy-O, Black-Throated Wind

Set 2: Just Like Mama Said > Estimated Prophet > Uncle John's Band* > solos* > Black Muddy River > Throwing Stones, E: Touch of Grey

Comment: * with Warren Haynes on guitar.

Lineup: Bob Weir - Guitar, Vocals Steve Kimock - Guitar Jeff Chimenti - Keyboards; Kenny Brooks - Saxaphone; Jay Lane - Drums; Robin Sylvester - Bass.

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