Thanks guys. Happy New Year!
 
Regards,
 
Jonathan

There are alot of things theat Jerry was brilliant on....One album that always seems to convert the unbeleivers I have met in the past is Europe 72.  There are songs on there that are not only the best and most beautifully written examples of the hunter/garcia collaborations, but it showcases some great guitar work by Jerry...
 
Alot of guitar players that are considered brilliant' (scofield, carlton, etc) I can only listen to for short periods of time.  ALot of it is just to jazzzed out for me.
 
Studiorecluse, I will be happy to turn you onto some dead that you would like, if interetsed drop me an email at glocke12@comcast.net.

Also, although I am a BIG dead and Jerry fan, including the JGB and other side projects, Ill be the first to admit that it is an acquired taste.  At times there is what may seem to be directionless jamming/noodling during or between songs, but I like that stuff.  To me it is a basket of creativity where everyone is throwing ideas into a hat and than trying to see what they can pull out of it...
 
As to the other guitar players that studiorecluse mentioned, they are all great players, but I can only listen to stuff like that(and alot of jazz in general)  for short periods of time. It is just to in the box and formula driven for me.
That being said, I have played jazz in the past (I am probably an intermediate or slightly above intermediate player) and will continue to do so just to keep my chops and ears up, but there is other stuff that to me is much more fun and rewarding to play.
 
Bottome line I think, diiferent strokes for different folks...

no one mentioned positively 4th st from the live at the keystone jerry and merl cd.
so i will
and one of my favs
the other one from harpur college 1970 a dicks picks cd and widely thought of as one of the best dead shows EVER

Tom:
 
Fantastic site!  I'll definitely be visiting it again (& again!).
 
An important part of the Dead thing for me has always been how they would deconstruct a song to the point were it was an unrecognizable cauldron of sonic parts swirling around, sometimes linking up, sometimes completely discordant. Then you could hear them as, one or two at a time, they would catch a wave as it travelled across the stage.  Sometimes the wave would hold together for a moment, and then disintegrate.  Sometimes the wave would  build, others hopping on, slowly becoming more and more coherent until a new fully formed song emerges from the maelstrom.  It that too spacey a decription, or am I just still feeling the effects of last night?  It's 2006!  Enjoy!
 
Bill, tgo
 
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I'm still loaded from last night!......