I don't get Grateful Dead. Really.

[pete692]

Gregg Allman didn’t have good to say about the Dead in his autobiography. I never got the appeal. I was in Chicago when the Dead was in town for their last performances with Jerry in 1995 and there a lot of Deadheads at my hotel (Chicago Marriott). I wasn’t too impressed with that crowd.

Crap, I gotta check my discography for the Greg Allman Seal of Approval! I’ve been going about this music appreciation thing all wrong

 

[joethepainter]

I corrected it before I saw your post...lots of typos in my post.

All good, my man. I absolutely love the Grateful Dead!

 

[joethepainter]

Perhaps he meant Bong (hit) Weir

Haha!
Kind of an inside joke...eh, nevermind.

 

[middy]

 

[joethepainter]

That's gold, @middy, gold!

 

[CCG]

Gregg Allman didn’t have good to say about the Dead in his autobiography. I never got the appeal. I was in Chicago when the Dead was in town for their last performances with Jerry in 1995 and there a lot of Deadheads at my hotel (Chicago Marriott). I wasn’t too impressed with that crowd.

interesting because they seemed to gig a lot with them early on and Berry Oakley was a big fan

 

[Kurt L]

I love when this thread reappears.

The “Greatful Dead”, only band in the world that can be made fun of for NOT being in tune all the time AND for tuning all the time. The Schrodinger’s cat of rock and roll.

Reminds me of a funny incident in high school. My “band” was playing in the garage, all just a little stoned.

I kept trying to tune my guitar and kept telling everyone to shut up for a minute to facilitate the tuning process. Seemed to take forever.

Of course, my chorus pedal was on the whole time.

P.S. Still love the Dead. Others should enjoy or avoid as they see fit.

 

[Creighton]

Funny how threads about what people don't like are so popular. You'd think everyone would be more interested in discussing what they do like.

The GD played a major role in the canon of American music and their songs are timeless. If you don't "get" them that's ok.

 

[Paleolith54]

Listen to more.

"I don't like hitting my hand with a hammer."

" Use a bigger hammer! "

 

[SuperSilverHaze]

You don't have to like the Grateful Dead and I get it if you don't, but they are certainly incredibly talented, unique, and adventurous in ways that no one other rock band was at that time.

 

[Microdot]

 

[Blanket Jackson]

They were always just an electric blues band at heart.

 

[papab]

Yea but if you are riding on a train, high on cocaine in 1970 i suppose you might better relate. From the 90s onward i get what you are talking about. Old bands must be taken in context of history and what came before it, and what / why it meant to fans.

 

[CharlieS]

interesting because they seemed to gig a lot with them early on and Berry Oakley was a big fan

Duane and Jerry were friends.

 

[sergv]

Duane and Jerry were friends.

Indeed, they toured and jammed together. Duane was quoted as saying “I love the Dead. As far as Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia could walk on water. He could do anything any man could ever do. He's a prince.”

http://www.picturequotes.com/duane-allman-quotes

 

[CassetteTape]

"...Jerry Garcia could walk on water. He could do anything any man could ever do...”

Except count to 10 using only his finger tips.

<ducks to avoid thrown objects >

 

[eddie101]

Except count to 10 using only his finger tips.

<ducks to avoid thrown objects >

That's COLD, man.

 

[Atmospheric]

The more I learn and grow in my personal expression of music, the less I like Jerry and company. I now find a lot of it vaguely irritating. Also throwing a bunch of stuff against a wall hoping something will stick isn’t worthy of admiration.

 

[CassetteTape]

That's COLD, man.

Oh, I guarantee you Jerry would laugh.

 

[Dr Zaius]

I for one am content that not everyone sees things the same way I do. What a terrible world it would be if we all liked/disliked the same things.