I was thinking, the other day, about the grateful dead, specifically the bands live album from 1990, without a net. The grateful dead was an american rock band formed in 1965 in palo alto, california. Mayer recounts that in 2011 he was listening to pandora and happened upon the grateful dead song althea, and that soon grateful dead music was all he would listen to. And on the process of having the divine speak to you and point out the path that can free you. Passenger there are several original songs in the grateful dead repertoire with a onetimeonly lyricist. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Althea my friend, grateful dead scholar mary goodenough, mentioned this week how she was listening to althea a lot lately, and still finding new things in the song. Without a net is a recording of the grateful dead in concert. The wells deadlit conference topic number 102 is about althea. Althea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need protection. Althea, birdsong the midi guitar flute freakin rules and cassidy among the perfect renditions of the other songs. This is the official grateful dead 101 playlist featuring friend of the devil, ripple, uncle johns band, shakedown street, touch of grey, and more.
Without a net describes the music they made to a tee. Super hot, super underrated version, akin to the 31590 without a net version but with greater energy, flow and interplay imo. It was also the third in a row, and the last, to use an outside producer gary lyons. Cant talk to you without talking to me, were guilty of the same old thing. Huge balls, no fear, always pushing the limits, performers on a highwire act with no net below.
This is prime jerry garcia and the boys are smokin right along with him. Without a net by grateful dead grateful dead format. With grateful dead lyrics, theres always a new and different take on what they bring up for each listener, it seems. Nov 24, 2012 grateful dead without a net set 1 recorded live october, 1989 april, 1990 althea hunter, garcia musical personnel.
Walkin blues and althea recorded at capital centre on march 15, 1990. Ill consider requests for particular songsjust private message me. The songs on without a net are thought to have been taken from the following shows. The band has played three tours, and is currently on a fourth. Grateful dead althea 123179 oakland auditorium official. Music, live music specifically, has been an integral part of my life for as long as i can remember. The last grateful dead performance of the song was in july 1995. Stephen, then followed it up with a tune about a ride most definitely not to be found at any of the local theme parks bob weir and john. Discount on grateful dead without a net or order our colourful new catalogue today. Feel like a stranger october 9, 1989 walkin blues october 23, 1989 cassidy february 25, 1990 let it grow march 14, 1990 althea march 15, 1990 mississippi half step and victim or the crime march 21, 1990. I told althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb.
Without a net live by the grateful dead on amazon music. This single night at hampton was such a hot night of dead history. Song meaningthe song althea, one of my favorites by the amazing jerry g and robert hunter, is a profound meditation on death, on world weariness, on the inner anguish that life can put you through and that your own mind can lead you to. Grateful dead without a net set 1 recorded live october, 1989 april, 1990 althea hunter, garcia musical personnel. I told althea im a roving sign and i was born to be a bachelor althea told me, ok. In contrast, the live music archive forum is a more general venue for discussion abo. Without a doubt, this collection is the strongest and most accurate representation of how the concurrent grateful dead sounded since the epic livedead album some two decades earlier. Octoberdecember 2015, junejuly 2016, and mayjuly 2017. Clifton hanger, a name keyboardist brent mydland used to sign in hotel guestbooks.
It was very common in the repertoire in the early years of the 1980s after which it became less frequent occurring on average about a dozen times a year through to 1995. Without a doubt, this collection is the strongest and most accurate representation of how the concurrent grateful dead sounded since the epic live dead album some two decades earlier. Grateful dawg grateful dead folklore grateful dead archive grateful dead meetup at the movies the grateful dead channel the grateful dead family album jazz is dead mother mccrees uptown jug champions the music never stopped. This masterfully written volume stands out as the definitive book on the dead. The grateful dead would play althea more than 270 times with roughly the same frequency as bird song, peggyo and row jimmy. Know of a good version of althea thats not listed here. Without a net is the perfect sampler of relevant concerts but doesnt repeat the same numbers form the same nights of the six concerts but has a small handful of the same titles from other nights, and is a cheaper option to hear what went down. Roots of the grateful dead pickin on the grateful dead. This whole list couldve been filled with jacksons comprehensive studies of the band including the engaging jerry biography garcia an american life, the quick and easy reading goin down the road feelin bad a grateful dead traveling companion and 1983s the music never stopped. Grateful dead hes gone foxboro, ma 7289 official live. Some great stuff feel like a stranger, althea, cassidy but also this version of walkin blues. On without a net you dont get the crowd response howling at the moon. Grateful dead videos and more grateful dead althea.
Though this album title might have been more appropriate for the earlier years, they always played on the tightrope, the borderline of disaster and genius right up to the very last show. Cant talk to you without talking to me casts the entire song weve just listened to in a different. You may be saturdays child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace. I told althea im a roving sign and i was born to be a bachelor althea told me, ok, thats fine so now im tryin to catch her cant talk to you without talkin to me were guilty of the same old thing thinkin a lot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. Go to heaven was both the third grateful dead studio album in a row and the last for over seven years. So now im out trying to catch her cant talk to you without talking to me were guilty of the same old thing thinking a lot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. Greatest stories ever told passenger grateful dead. Cant talk to you without talking to me were guilty of the same old thing. One of the most recent books on the band comes from longtime deadhead writer blair jackson. Enter your email below to be the first to hear about new releases, upcoming events, and more from rhino. Althea althea name by which richard lovelace 16181658 poetically addressed a woman, supposed to have been lucy sacheverell, whom he also celebrated by the name of lucasta.
Grateful dead lyrics althea i told althea i was feeling lost lacking in some direction althea told me upon scrutiny my back might need protection i told althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb. The complete annotated grateful dead lyrics grateful dead. The last time jerry would sing it was at the bands secondtolast show on july 8, 1995, at soldier field in chicago. Althea told me better cool down boy, settle back, easy jim. This might be the most appropriately named album they ever made. For the best experience please update your browser.
If theres a song that can be repeatedly applied to many different life circumstances, its althea. The grateful dead was a rock band that formed in 1965 in san francisco, california, united states from the remnants of another band, mother mccrees uptown jug champions, the grateful dead were known for their unique and eclectic songwriting style which fused elements of rock, folk music, bluegrass, blues, country, and jazz, and also for live performances of long modal jams. Althea was first performed by the grateful dead in august 1979. Phils 50th birthday and one of the hottest shows of 1990. She lives for adventures with her children, husband and traveling to as many shows as she can fit into her schedule. They would perform althea right up to the very end. Apr 29, 2016 youre watching the grateful dead perform hes gone live at sullivan stadium in foxboro, massachusetts on 721989 directed by len dellamico and coproduced by len dellamico and gdp. Discuss, vote on, and listen to the best versions of althea by grateful dead. Jerry and the band in one of their greatest string of late shows.
You can also follow the album of the day a classic album presented in its entirety. One major difference between the two is the lack of new or even recent material on without a net. And how so many times, we ultimately reject that path, we reject. Althea, birdsong the midi guitar flute freakin rules and cassidy among the perfect renditions of the other. Grateful dead althea below youll find a usersubmitted list of the best grateful dead althea. Discussion resources the grateful dead forum is focused discussion area for the grateful dead. In the next number of lines, the divine is speaking to him about his predicament. Been talking alot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring.
The covers have been more than adequately covered by blair jackson in his columns on roots in the golden road, which have been collected into a chapter of his book. This phenomenal, rare pro footage was shot for the making. I told althea i was feeling lost, lacking in some direction. Jerry garcia guitar, vocals bob weir guitar, vocals brent mydland.
The paperback edition of the complete annotated grateful dead lyrics seems to list words by robert hunter and music by jerry garcia and john dawson, a box of rain lists garcia, dawson, and nelson on page 369, left hand column, bottom of page, paperback edition. You could tell this show was going to be a finale to reckon with when the band opened with one of the songs that gets a crowd fired up as well as anything in the grateful dead book ever has, st. Terrapin station live album first performance on august 4, 1979, at the oakland auditorium arena. The instrumentality in althea are among the favorites for many dead heads, including senator al franken he proclaims this in episode 5 of long strange trip robert hunters lyrics offer. It compiles performances from october 1989 to april 1990, and was released in september 1990.
Without a net by grateful dead 78221863421 cd barnes. Though this album title might have been more appropriate for the earlier years. In contrast, the live music archive forum is a more general venue for discussion about thousands of other lma bands, and for more general technical questions about the lma collection. Youre watching the grateful dead perform hes gone live at sullivan stadium in foxboro, massachusetts on 721989 directed by len dellamico and coproduced by len dellamico and gdp. It was also the third in a row, and the last, to use an outside. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long musical improvisation. Grateful dead performances were by design not consciously planned, often reaching their artistic peak when the collective stumbled upon something stunning, when the music played the band, as it were.
When love with unconfined wings hovers within my gates. Product descriptionfeel like a stranger althea cassidy bird song let it grow eyes of the world help on the way franklins tower one more saturday night dear mr. The album simulates the progression of an actual grateful dead concert and was certified gold by the riaa in november 1990. New century cyclopedia of names here is lovelaces poem, to althea from prison 1649. Brents doing some killer stuff on stranger all over the place so sick jerry leads im the jam are so insane. Grateful dead without a net econometricsbyexamplexx. Grateful dawg grateful dead folklore grateful dead archive grateful dead meetup at the movies. A tribute planet earth rock and roll orchestra relix. It is the bands first album with keyboardist brent mydland. Go to heaven is the eleventh studio album by rock band the grateful dead, released april 28, 1980 on arista records. Without a net is a recording of the grateful dead performing live in concert.
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