favorite dead song

**skinipenem** · 12-21-2018, 09:46 PM

Damn hard question as my favorites are so dependent on mood and my time of life (teen years, young adult years, geezer years. )

Franklin's tower
Not fade away (buddy holly cover)
Stella blue
Wang dang doodle (Howlin' Wolf cover)
Samson and delilah (reverend gary Davis cover)
Looks like rain

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**Diamond Joe** · 12-22-2018, 12:00 AM

^ same with me. My favorites are (no deep cuts I know)
Estimated Prophet
Fire on the Mountain
West L.A. Fadeaway
Althea
Terrapin Station

**Meadow Skipper** · 12-22-2018, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

That's It For The Other One.

I knew I liked you. I still listen to Anthem of the Sun pretty often. I like a lot of the Skull and Roses album, and I Know You Rider on Europe 72. But the one I I am always happy when it comes up on rotation is this version of CR&S:

I’m not much for the stuff after Europe 72. My wife didn’t like the Dead much, but she loved Ripple. It played at her memorial.

**wyeaster** · 12-22-2018, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by b-bear

not an original dead song, but always liked this one

haha always liked this one!

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**skinipenem** · 12-22-2018, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

I knew I liked you. I still listen to Anthem of the Sun pretty often. I like a lot of the Skull and Roses album, and I Know You Rider on Europe 72. But the one I I am always happy when it comes up on rotation is this version of CR&S:

I’m not much for the stuff after Europe 72. My wife didn’t like the Dead much, but she loved Ripple. It played at her memorial.

Ripple is a great song. It was also my favorite cover on deadicated. Jane's Addiction killed it with the 6/8 drumbeat of the 4/4 melody. Classic dead mashup. (I could be wrong on the time signatures; rusty chops.)

Dude, i keep looking for you at the basin.

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**Meadow Skipper** · 12-22-2018, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by skinipenem

Dude, i keep looking for you at the basin.

I've been taking some time off. Long story. We should have a beer or something sometime. Do you tour? I was up skinning for the full moon last night.

**schindlerpiste** · 12-22-2018, 04:13 PM

Today it is this:

Tomorrow something else,
The next day something else.
I have 365 favorite GD tunes. One for each day of the year. You know The Deal

**spanghew** · 12-22-2018, 04:29 PM

but not this one? (for diamond joe, above ^)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u7UEVatMgM

**skinipenem** · 12-22-2018, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

I've been taking some time off. Long story. We should have a beer or something sometime. Do you tour? I was up skinning for the full moon last night.

Pm'ed

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**St. Jerry** · 12-22-2018, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsy

I dunno, I saw this version around the same time as my last show and it has its merits

That didn't suck

**bodywhomper** · 12-23-2018, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Woodsy

LAST show
95, Jackstraw was the opener actually

I was there, too. Last show for me. Head full of acid and 20-30 feet in front of center stage. Good stuff.

Had to put 2 extra friends in the back of my 4Runner after the show because they could find their ride back to town.

Agree with others about too many choices.

I always enjoyed blistering st Stephen>The eleven partially because of the time change. I also enjoy the china>the eleven recordings that I’ve heard.

In college, I gave a pretty good presentation on the live dead dark star (feb 2?, 1969 - not looking it up) in a course called “free form jazz,” taught by Anthony Davis, which went over well. When I heard a good recording of that entire show, I really enjoyed the mountains of the moon>dark star combo.

I remember getting a very good quality tape recording of the 1970 may, Harpur college show, which I loved. Really enjoyed pigpen in the acoustic set, black Peter, and beat it on down the line.

In 1993, I was at a Eugene show that included a great standing on the moon.

Don’t you all think that you can go on and on?

**billyk** · 12-23-2018, 03:09 AM

Row Jimmy

**cdubski** · 12-23-2018, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

I was there, too. Last show for me. Head full of acid and 20-30 feet in front of center stage. Good stuff.

Had to put 2 extra friends in the back of my 4Runner after the show because they could find their ride back to town.

Agree with others about too many choices.

I always enjoyed blistering st Stephen>The eleven partially because of the time change. I also enjoy the china>the eleven recordings that I’ve heard.

In college, I gave a pretty good presentation on the live dead dark star (feb 2?, 1969 - not looking it up) in a course called “free form jazz,” taught by Anthony Davis, which went over well. When I heard a good recording of that entire show, I really enjoyed the mountains of the moon>dark star combo.

I remember getting a very good quality tape recording of the 1970 may, Harpur college show, which I loved. Really enjoyed pigpen in the acoustic set, black Peter, and beat it on down the line.

In 1993, I was at a Eugene show that included a great standing on the moon.

Don’t you all think that you can go on and on?

Fer sure. Funny, in my college music class i presented about the changes to attics from the 60s to the 89 breakout. Not sure it was very good! In poetry class, I worked w hunter and did my work on the newly released box of rain collection of course and was writing back and forth w his agent/publisher about the book. Most of the paper and presentation was about the terrapin suite. Wish I could have interviewed the man himself.

That sotm might be the best version. Def could go on and on. Love the acoustic b Peter.

**Diamond Joe** · 12-23-2018, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by ms ann thrope

but not this one? (for diamond joe, above ^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u7UEVatMgM

You just blew my mind

**bodywhomper** · 12-23-2018, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

In 1993, I was at a Eugene show that included a great standing on the moon.

https://youtu.be/5kha7bY43z4

**Goniff** · 12-23-2018, 04:28 PM

**happytimefunbox** · 12-23-2018, 10:18 PM

Morning dew
Hes gone
Brokedown
Black muddy river

**Danno** · 12-23-2018, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Goniff

Those were some stellar shows.

**Buster Highmen** · 12-24-2018, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

I knew I liked you. I still listen to Anthem of the Sun pretty often.

AOTS has a lot of jewels, Alligator also up there.
My affinity dilutes after E72 as well. Comes A Time to move on post PigPen.

**schindlerpiste** · 12-24-2018, 07:25 PM

just because it's Christmas

**Cono Este** · 12-26-2018, 12:40 PM

Wharf rat

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**schwerty** · 12-26-2018, 05:47 PM

Interesting thread to read.
Couldn’t possibly put a finger on a favorite or even a favorite from different periods. My my changes and finds new sounds all the time.

**isisis** · 12-26-2018, 09:15 PM

Another Ripple fan. And, although it was originally on Jerry's solo album, "The Wheel."

I saw the Dead at Barton in '77. Little did I know what an emblematic show that was to become.