Grateful Dead

[i got bugs]

Didn't know that leaked

[super nintendo chalmers]

Any high hopes I had for this project were dashed after hearing that Touch of Grey cover. I already knew WoD were boring, but holy shit that was bad.

Still holding out for the Bonnie and Lee Ranaldo covers.

Has there ever been a GD cover that has surpassed the original?

[Kevin Davis]

Ever heard Bonnie Prince Billy's "Brokedown Palace?" It doesn't surpass the original, but it deserves to exist.

I wish Vijay Iyer was doing something other than "King Solomon's Marbles," he's one of my favorites right now. I'll be interested to see what Bill Callahan does with "Easy Wind," and The Tallest Man on Earth with "Ship of Fools."

[Simple Torture]

I'm excited that there's a new Bill Callahan recording here. I'm not a huge GD fan, so anything that's passably fun is gravy for me.

[i got bugs]

I don't think the morning dew cover was bad.. not as good as the original.. but still

I'm trying to think of dead covers, not much coming to mind to begin with

[i got bugs]

Almost accidentally typed mountain dew haha

[Kevin Davis]

I was pleasantly surprised with the debut. I don't hear it mentioned too often as a "must have", but I'm glad I got it. There are some really good tunes there.

Listening to this for the first time -- and I agree! I love the '60's pop production value -- you definitely wouldn't hear this and expect the Dead to become the live band they'd become. The prominence of Pigpen's organ seems unique to this record, and Garcia's soloing is crisp and in the foreground -- very "live" sounding. I also like that Jerry is credited as "Captain Trips." The '60's were weird.

[Meddle]

I pre-ordered the Day of the Dead, and I can only name one Grateful Dead song. This should be an interesting introduction to the band.

[i got bugs]

if i had to pick a top 15 at this particular moment:

help on the way/slipknot
franklins tower
loser
bird song
fire on the mountain
black muddy river
west la fadeaway
lost sailor/saint of circumstance
standing on the moon
uncle johns band
dire wolf
deal
touch of grey
china cat sunflower/i know you rider
althea

US blues
Dark star
Shakedown street

Hit edit on this by accident

Meant to repost with 3 songs that how the hell did I forget

[i got bugs]

The red rocks 78 show was released today.. awesome set.. I hear the quality is fantastic

[Kevin Davis]

Dave's Picks 18 is pretty great -- Orpheum '76.

[i got bugs]

Dl'ed that too.. didn't listen tho.. my computer is in mid dl of the whole 78 box.. friend just sent it..

Just checked out dark star orchestra last night locally.. penns peak, usually a great time.. played a show from 88

[Kevin Davis]

The jam coming out of "Comes A Time" is improvisational music of the finest vintage -- one of those moments where you find yourself thinking, "Wow, I didn't know this song could go to these places."

[super nintendo chalmers]

Yeah, I was totally blown away at how good this Red Rocks show sounded. I remember trying to check it out years ago, but it never clicked. It must of been a shitty source or something, cause this set kinda rules. And yes, DP18 is very good too.

I'm coming around to 1978

[Kevin Davis]

Looking forward to snagging that Red Rocks album with some birthday money in a few weeks

[super nintendo chalmers]

If you want the digitals, PM me

[Simple Torture]

Full tribute album has leaked.

[super nintendo chalmers]

It's not awful, you can trim this set down to one, two discs tops. But hey its Dead related, youre gonna get some bloat.

Easy Wind is great. And I'm surprised how much I enjoy the Playing with Lee and that chooch from TVoR.

[Kevin Davis]

I like Kurt Vile's "Box of Rain" and Courtney Barnett's "New Speedway Boogie." Bonnie's songs are okay, but pretty straight. Tallest Man on Earth's "Ship of Fools" is shit.

A lot of these songs just don't survive the aesthetic conversion that most of these artists impose on them. You gotta meet a cover song halfway, and for a lot of these artists it just seems like more than they're prepared to do.

[Simple Torture]

Yeah, that Callahan track is gorgeous. I'm not a huge Dead fan, so I'm really only in it for the artists I like. They released LP details today and I'm not even a little tempted.