We added "Friend of the Devil" after some Dead was requested at a gig and my bass player knew all the words. It has worked it's way into the set, I would say it's "just ok".We have a fun loving, loose and relaxed cover band - we do a lot of songs ranging from Flaming Groovies to Portugal. The Man. We play many that no one seems to play and some that are super common. Nothing is off limits for us...LOL, it's really great fun.
I am a Grateful Dead fan, tho' I wouldn't say a Dead Head. But I really like a great deal of their music. Our bass player digs The Dead too. No one else in the band likes them...lol, and our drummer hates them.
I am always trying to get Dead songs into the mix. A lot of the band thinks they aren't good bar songs. What do you guys think? Do any of you cover any Dead songs in your bar gigs?
Right now, we only do "Deal" and "New Speedway Boogie".
I'm dying to work in "Sugaree" now that we have a solid female vocalist - the Warren Haynes/Joan Osborne version is killer and my inspiration for it. Also "Scarlet Begonias" - I'll admit I love the jamming! And, "Shakedown Street".
Am I going off the rails with this stuff ?
I never get tired of hearing the dead play FOTD, and I never enjoy hearing anyone else play it, including any act I’m in. Same way about Sweet Home Alabama.We added "Friend of the Devil" after some Dead was requested at a gig and my bass player knew all the words. It has worked it's way into the set, I would say it's "just ok".
Tom Petty did a pretty nice cover of "Friend of the Devil":I never get tired of hearing the dead play FOTD, and I never enjoy hearing anyone else play it, including any act I’m in. Same way about Sweet Home Alabama.
Heard it, don't care for it. Love Petty though.Tom Petty did a pretty nice cover of "Friend of the Devil":
No audience should have to suffer through Picasso Moon. Not even if it’s being played by Weir & the GD.Well, technically you're correct--the Dead did not cover Picasso Moon or Corrina. They were GD originals...not among their best (or most memorable obviously, lol).