The only good thing about Aoxomoxoa is the psychedelic cover art by Rick Griffin!
Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
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GoogaMooga
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Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
Going through my Grateful Dead collection. Mostly bought in the early 90s and not listened to in thirty years! Man, they are a mixed bag. From the sublime American Beauty and Workingman's Dead to the nadir of Aoxomoxoa and Anthem of the Sun. I must have liked those formless jams back in the early 90s, or perhaps it was the completist in me. I never liked the debut, but got all the other albums, except Go to Heaven, which is very hard to find. The ancillary Bob Weir albums, Ace and Kingfish, will also have to go. Now, I don't have all my Dead in one place, but so far the aforementioned four are going to have to find a new home in Accord. More to follow.
The only good thing about Aoxomoxoa is the psychedelic cover art by Rick Griffin!
The only good thing about Aoxomoxoa is the psychedelic cover art by Rick Griffin!
"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck
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Re: Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
Nonsense, it's baroque psych. Plenty of good tunes on there and no extraneous jamming. Just skip "What's Become of the Baby."
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Re: Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
GoogaMooga wrote:nadir of Aoxomoxoa and Anthem of the Sun.
The ancillary Bob Weir albums, Ace and Kingfish, will also have to go.
Are you off your head lad...?
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In all four cases, it was a relief when the CD's played out. I am not saying all music has to comfort you, but continued stress for the duration of each of the four CDs was clearly an indication that they were not for me. I am a different person from who I was in 1993, at least music-wise.
"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck
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GoogaMooga wrote: I am a different person from who I was in 1993, at least music-wise.
I personally know that lad
Yes, I personally know that
But...
Accept and adapt
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Re: Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
Evolution!
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... of species.
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Re: Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
I guess this is as good a thread as any to note that Dave's Picks Vol. 48 - a limited edition CD release sold only through the Dead's website - is currently at #33 on the Billboard albums chart.
There are two noteworthy things about this. One is that the Dead are now tied with Elvis and Sinatra as the act with the most Billboard Top 40 albums.
More noteworthy, in my view, is that an album with only 25,000 copies pressed is in the Billboard Top 40.
Strange days, indeed.
There are two noteworthy things about this. One is that the Dead are now tied with Elvis and Sinatra as the act with the most Billboard Top 40 albums.
More noteworthy, in my view, is that an album with only 25,000 copies pressed is in the Billboard Top 40.
Strange days, indeed.
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48 volumes! Fuuuck, I remember when the first one came out, how I debated with myself whether I should start on the series. I decided to pass, but chose some other live Dead instead - One and Two From the Vault and Without a Net, IIRC.
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Re: Grateful Dead revisited thirty years later
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I love the live Dead stuff - but for me there is a limit.
I have a dozen or so live albums and 4 or 5 live Jerry Garcia Band albums
That's enough for me. Almost.....
For me, and I am sure, many others, there is something very infectious!
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I love the live Dead stuff - but for me there is a limit.
I have a dozen or so live albums and 4 or 5 live Jerry Garcia Band albums
That's enough for me. Almost.....
For me, and I am sure, many others, there is something very infectious!
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"Blues for Allah" is not very good either, but I am keeping it for the first track, "Help On the Way", which I am totally in love with.
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GoogaMooga wrote:"Blues for Allah" is not very good either, but I am keeping it for the first track, "Help On the Way", which I am totally in love with.
Is it worth keeping for just one track Googs - pass it on to somebody that would appreciate the whole album and listen to the track you love on a streaming app when you so desire.
It's a win, win situation.
Yes, a win, win situation lad
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"Help on the Way" is part of the opening triptych of "Slipknot," and "Franklin's Tower." The songs are virtually inseparable to me. They' were usually played all together live as well. "Crazy Fingers" is the standout track on side two for me. Try those songs, Googa, before you dismiss what is rather a consistent LP.
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I'll give the whole album another listen. I just played "Help On the Way" over and over. Those guitar licks are absolutely irresistible.
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GoogaMooga wrote:I'll give the whole album another listen. I just played "Help On the Way" over and over. Those guitar licks are absolutley irresistible.
Agreed, but the second side of the album is not so strong
Regarding the album, I note what Robert Christgau who had been a strong supporter of the band's music, was disappointed by the record:
"This time I find the arch aimlessness of their musical approach neurasthenic and their general muddleheadedness worthy of Yes or the Strawbs".
Yes and the Strawbs... Interesting!
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