"Produced from the camera-original 16mm negative film, this beautiful and powerful rendition of the entire Weather Report Suite was the Dead's final performance of this Wake Of The Flood masterpiece. A couple of nights after this performance, the Dead packed it in as far as touring went for almost two years. When they returned to the road in the Summer of 1976, they brought with them the final part of the Suite, Let It Grow, but left the first two parts behind. Thankfully this performance was filmed during production of The Grateful Dead Movie, as well as recorded to 16-track analog tape." - David Lemieux

@oka4678

4 жыл бұрын

Dave! My dude! Always appreciate the work, but this video has been available for years, with better video quality, too. If you're gonna give us already released material, give it to us HD! Also, moar deep cuts!

@TonyMacFarlane

4 жыл бұрын

I dunno... I'm hearing a little distortion on the sibilants.

@matthewkirkland4960

4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Thanks Dave for all your hard work and for the always interesting TIGDH on Sirius.

@robinreece920

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's perfect. Beautifully done! Thank you!!

@rm1133

4 жыл бұрын

I never understood why Weir shelved the two beginning parts to Weather Report Suite. It’s a beautiful piece of music.

This is one of my favorite Bobby tunes and they played it stunningly. The best thing I ever did in my life was to find Jerry and the boys.

Don't forget Billy Kreutzmann, holding down the fort by himself.

@baileyfurio2327

4 жыл бұрын

great expectations indeed my friend. It always boggles my mind that more Heads dont acknowledge just how absolutely fantastic he was during these years. I firmly believe, and stand by this statement very strongly, that Mickey would have never been capable of holding it down on his own the way Billy did. And fyi, I love Mickey too!

@TimCawley97

4 жыл бұрын

@@baileyfurio2327 I believe your statement too. Theres nothing like these years with only Billy. So jazzy but at any moment he can explode into rudiments that blow your socks off. As a drummer myself I try to play along but so often find myself just listening and wondering how he did it. Peace

@TimCawley97

4 жыл бұрын

@garyprince5 Cool man just gave a follow. I saw you go nova, I'm right around the corner at West Chester

@TimCawley97

4 жыл бұрын

@garyprince5 definitely. My buddy sent you a dm on insta about jamming

@brentberryman7466

4 жыл бұрын

They do acknowledge it I've heard a lot of people talk about this being there favorite era because of that fact

I had a very profound trip to this song. Though it may not be so profound to some, but this song instilled in me the true knowledge that we are all the wind and rain, we come and go, we humans are like the seasons, the memory of us end in tumbled rhyme, harmony, and poetry, and then like the sands of the desert you're gone. Live well, love well, just Be. I love you all, peace and love to all my fellow deadheads, future deadheads, and all others on this magnificent blue orb

@madrerush98

3 ай бұрын

God bless you for this

@liamhardigan6607

26 күн бұрын

I feel your energy, I love it. We're all one so why hate?!

@PeakIntoTomorrow

7 күн бұрын

very well spoken thank you

Awesome, I have always thought of Bob & Jerry as painters - Bob with broad strokes and Jerry with the details.

@mobettabud30

4 жыл бұрын

Well said😁

@markbreeland6836

4 жыл бұрын

Right. China Cat is an exception. Bob's picking on that song make it as addicting as any tune they do. When they both get going they feed on each other.

@matthewgray469

3 жыл бұрын

Also this is the Era of The great Thunder Bass of Phil Lesh and the Great Back Beat of Billy Kreutzmann

@Midnightriding

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@benkleschinsky

3 жыл бұрын

12:40 I love it. Bobby gives Jerry the stare and they are already on the same page. Doesn't even have to say a word. They had an unbelievable connection on stage.

I don't feel Bobby gets the respect he deserves as a guitar player. Him and Jerry together was just meant to be. They compliment each other so well

2023. I'm forever young listening to the grateful dead.

"Listen to the thunder shout 'I am! I am! I am!' !!" Just intensely great songwriting in the Dead catalog!

@mgsmallz

4 жыл бұрын

"See the sun sparkle in the rain, silver beads passing to the sea...". 1973-74 was such a fertile period for GD songwriting.

@direwolf6234

Жыл бұрын

@@mgsmallz yes but please add 70-72 from 70-74 there were 8 albums loaded with iconic tunes ...

@user-et5lg5bf7r

4 ай бұрын

Anther way to say God…I Am!

Weather report shows just how brilliant Bobby is. From his intro to the greatest lyrics and Jerry and Donna as backup. I’m so glad l got to see this song in person and then it was gone. Check out how he plays the frets. Amazing.

@direwolf6234

Жыл бұрын

sept 73 syracuse they had horns for this tune ....

@xianshep

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. That solo guitar intro is both gorgeous and technically impressive.

@MERRYJERRYL

9 ай бұрын

Yes

@ScottWilbour-bk9mj

Ай бұрын

To bad he hated singing it 😢

Their performances were so good with "The Wall", vocals were great and Phil"s bass is amazing. 1974 was a VERY good year indeed.

@thomascanfield9165

4 жыл бұрын

74’ man, good times: first Dead show that summer where I look around and realize you can walk up to about anybody and have a friendly chat. Peace and love ruled!!

@michaeljamesca

3 жыл бұрын

Before the show while we were still filing in, the arena was about 25% full they ran white noise thru the wall. I'll never forget that experience. Every atom in my body vibrated. During intermission Ned Lagin played a synth solo. Synthesizers were a new concept back then. I remember just being blown away with the wall of sound.

@benkleschinsky

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the best audio equipment ever utilized in a concert setting and that will ever be utilized again. The Dead single handedly changed the course of live performances forever. Without them we'd still be playing bands out of megaphones at Shea.

@RobertSmith-pj9ww

2 жыл бұрын

I aree. My first Dead show 1974 Madcity This song and Here come Sunshine....was anyone out there with me ... This lineup the wall the true Dead

@laurentdubois2268

Жыл бұрын

1974 the best year for rock music

In my opinion, the stretch from 73-74 is some of the best drumming that Billy ever offered. Culminating in these Winterland shows, he sounds amazing and drives each tune so well.

@rattledbytherush1490

Жыл бұрын

73-74 is my favorite. When they stated getting jazzy and discovering their own new sound. And Donna was just a chill background voice and not the wailing banshee she later became.

@Dead_Kal_Cress

24 күн бұрын

@@rattledbytherush1490i mean some of the '73 BIODTL's with her are sorta rough but generally yeah. Her work in the studio was always great tho!!

Chills everytime. The godcheaux years were the absolute best in my opinion.

@eloygarcia9752

4 жыл бұрын

@August West come on bro the dead just had a knack for choosing great keyboardists for each decade lol one of rocks deadliest job only living is Tom and Bruce much love for godcheaux though. Shit even Jeff in dead and co is great and has his on style that you know it’s him playing

@Steve-uv9kb

4 жыл бұрын

@@eloygarcia9752 they failed horribly with Vince - that was never a good fit

@eloygarcia9752

4 жыл бұрын

@Steve nah you trippin

@Axess-sv8nq

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, Donna would get a bit too loud or overdo it. Otherwise, it was a decent era for the band. My favorite era was 69-71.

@eloygarcia9752

4 жыл бұрын

@Axess2084 lol she would not gonna lie but she jammed at times in music never stopped

Maybe it is just me, but I really enjoy Jerry's smile at Donna before the "we'll see summer come again" line.

@skillbeh

2 ай бұрын

Loved that!

This is a Weir masterpiece IMHO I just wished he still played and sounded just like this

@janeeckardt6881

4 жыл бұрын

Can't help but love it✌️♥️🤗🎶!!!

@MrMightyslim

3 жыл бұрын

He went from playing a casio in the 80s to his current glassy strat.

@matthewgray469

3 жыл бұрын

The Phil Lesh Era of 1972 through 1974 is completely fantastic

@TheSyndikateProject

3 жыл бұрын

He can and will. The way he plays right now is him evolving and not trying to play the same shit as 40 years ago

@Karmakatt6

3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if they busted Weather out in '89.. too bad it wasn't in their rotation as it's a true experience of Deadness..

I will always maintain that this is one of the pinnacle Bob tunes. such a unique song. exudes that magical Grateful Dead energy.

@Dead_Kal_Cress

7 ай бұрын

I love how unique the Dead's catalogue is. There's nobody that does lyrics like these guys. Nobody has chord progressions like these guys. Nobody has their sound. When you hear a Dead song, you know it's the Dead.

@133sean

9 күн бұрын

I read that Bobby hated it.

Playing and singing the entire suite live is not an easy thing to pull off. I have heard some versions that fell a tad short but they did a really nice job here. Great to see and hear this. Thank you!

@Wolfoxtail

4 жыл бұрын

Love the weather report on dick’s picks 12 (and everything else on there)!

@buttchunksofdoomd4939

Жыл бұрын

Im here to say that there is no other reply here

@zachhessler8722

Жыл бұрын

I like hearing the whole thing. Shame they dropped it later.

The band really came together nicely for Bob on this one. Nice to see that same dude in the front row knows all the words to this track, too.

@josephsheehan7220

4 жыл бұрын

especially because the song was very new

@johnm3152

3 жыл бұрын

"Tripping dude" has a several legendary reactions in the Movie. Still think it's the same guy dancing at Kesey '72 gig.

@markbrownner6565

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephsheehan7220 it was a year..wake of the flood was october 1973...see syracuse sept 73 with the horn section...

@ilkkaensio9346

2 ай бұрын

@@johnm3152 I believe the same guy is on Gragahellle Essen 1981 show too...

12:40 I love it. Bobby gives Jerry the stare and they are already on the same page. Doesn't even have to say a word. They had an unbelievable connection on stage.

@jessefigueroa2682

Жыл бұрын

Thats one thing I love about Bobby that Jerry never really did. The way Bobby conducts. Jerry-led jams like Dark Star or Sugaree are kinda Jerry doing his thing and the whole band listening to keep up. They're more free and loose. He's rightfully recognised for what he was, but Bobby-led jams (WRS, Other One, Sugar Magnolia) are more focused and the way he interacts with the rest of the band is awesome. He's always twisting around and looking at everyone else. Gesturing, making arm movements, telling the whole band where he wants to go next with his eyes and movements. Or he lets the band go wild, but then he refocuses them with a strong chord and they jump right back in to the main track. Its amazing to watch

@benkleschinsky

Жыл бұрын

@@jessefigueroa2682 Yeah. Bobby is like the conductor of an orchestra. Pretty neat.

Wow, Bobby's singing is straight transcendent wisdom encapsulated on this rendition. IMHO this is one of his finest live vocal performances ever, and that's saying a lot.

@Dead_Kal_Cress

10 ай бұрын

As of late I've found myself coming back to this recording a lot recently and I think in part it's because of Bob's vocal work. Idk how to describe it. It's like he can command the music to his whim. It's so strange.

Thanks to marketing of Wake of the Flood in the Bargain Bin for 99 cents, got turned on to this vinyl in high school and have loved it ever since!

@juniorwhitefish

4 жыл бұрын

Totally! I bought the cutout at the Harvard Coop for $1 in 1980!

I'm diggin' those vocal harmonies from Jerry, Donna, and Phil. Donna looks amazing, BTW. 😉

@anthonykimball7463

4 жыл бұрын

Agree on donna....she was very easy on the eyes. I think she actually grew more attractive in the post-74 years.

@augustwest5356

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah she really does. I wasnt even alive when this happened but Keith was a lucky dude. Well, you know. Until he wasn't.

@serbia-ll1io

4 жыл бұрын

Smoking hot

@davidsthubbins176

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Rogers yeah, I think when she sounded good she, sounded really good. And when she sounded bad, she sounded really bad. 😉

@volatilemolotov667

4 жыл бұрын

no love for bobby? disappointed 🤭 he was super gorgeous for so long

IMHO, the band at it's best; single drummer provides more space, Keith & Donna, Jerry engaged and in full capacity. They were all worn down and needed the break but I absolutely love this.

@russellh6287

4 жыл бұрын

Agree I preferred the single drummer sound. But other things changed when Mickey returned. Bob switched guitars a few times, losing the Gibson ES 335 "piano" like sound. Jerry and Phil changed instruments. Bob's role seemed to change. The sound got more cluttered, it breathed less. The 1967-74 time was a peak.

@kuau714

4 жыл бұрын

Russ Haven well said

@ronschaffer5959

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. The reality is that 2 drummers is not necessary. It's cool at times, but other times it just clutters everything up.

@markbrownner6565

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronschaffer5959 jerry referred to them as the popcorn machine.....

@benkleschinsky

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinionated opinion, this was Bobby’s golden years on guitar. After this era Jerry’s guitar took dominance over Bobby. In their ’74 shows you could still hear Bobby as much as I love Jerry. He sort of stepped back after the 80's.

This song from this show specifically, and a tab of good lsd, is what solidified my seat on the bus forever..... oh and Donna too :)))

The Genius that is The Grateful Dead. Just exactly perfect. A true art form. Insanely cool the Boys at the top of their game. GOD BLESS THE GRATEFUL DEAD 😎

Best years for sure. Just Bill on drums killing it. Bobby tearing it up with Phil and Keith pushing Jerry to his limits. Complete masters of their craft.

I have been listening to the movie soundtrack all week in my car, love this disc, the dark star is phenomenal, grate stuff!

@eminem13001

4 жыл бұрын

George .S. Grateful Dead movie is the best

@george.s.8491

4 жыл бұрын

Trippychug 👍👍

"Shall we call it by a name?" LONG LIVE THE GRATEFUL DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bobby did such a great job leading the band in this, its cool seeing him so focused and cue everyone for changes.

I love This so much, a True Masterpiece of Art !!!!!! Weather Report Suite/Let It Grow !!!!!!!

@mobettabud30

4 жыл бұрын

Well said😁

Man...... My mother in law passed (more like mom) this past year and weather report suite came onto the Grateful Dead channel the next day. I will forever cherish this song like no other. Love ya Flo

Jerrys solos are always mind blowing

@steelybizzle

Жыл бұрын

Jerrys solos are always blowing minds

I just can't get enough of this show. Especially this Weather Report, and then some.

I love the glance Jerry gives Donna at 4: 52 after nailing a great harmony together, and her sweet sweet smile... She is really great in this clip.

@mstrizic

9 ай бұрын

Holy moly. What a moment.

Darkness falls and seasons change (gonna happen every time)

@augustwest5356

4 жыл бұрын

"Same ole friends, the wind and rain" "What shall we say, shall we call it by a name..." It's always amazed me how every lyric strikes a different chord in different people in all their songs.

@stunomial

4 жыл бұрын

We'll see summer come again...

This is the first time I ever heard this song . 🔥🏆💯

@direwolf6234

Жыл бұрын

and now you are a convert !!

Please more 70's Dead !!! 🎵🎶

chivachictoo Bobby is a babe, from start to finish!!! ♥️ But I think Phil has him beat!!! Jerry just has to stand there and his beauty radiates in all directions! I'm getting off track 😳. Morning comes here in Hawaii too🌴.But we follow the path down to the ocean while The Dead blares away from our house! It's the only way I can get people to be in a grateful mood! (Especially when they were just woken up 🤗). A few of these 🍄in the tea, and the day is better already. I saw my 1st show in 1 78 at Madison Garden! It changed my life forever (for the best). I miss you guys so much and wish you could please come to our Islands. I haven't seen a show, since we lost Jerry. I'm still waiting to get to see a show, it sure seems like it's getting to be that time! Fare There Well...

If Krampus shows up at my house tonight, hopefully this will chill him out.

@spuddougherty7860

Жыл бұрын

Krampus only takes bad kids...you should be fine. 😁

We are all just like a song that's born to soar the sky.

@deathboyinc

3 жыл бұрын

Truthhh hopefully

Donna is fucking ON during this performance

squarely in the middle of my favorite years...what a treat to have so many A+ quality vids and recordings of our favorite band in the whole wide world

Just a beautiful song! Perfection, one of the Grateful Dead's best songs!

one of the very best songs of all time

when bobby had tone... lol Great stuff! Guys were in the zone

@soulvigilante

2 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with his tone these days? Personally, I love guitars that sound like they are run through a tin can and string! So much texture...

@patriciamays8244

5 ай бұрын

Bobby's still got gone, he's simply 76 years old now and a bit raspy at times. How many musicians still play at 76+years?

Ace's Masterpiece.

Your same old friends, the wind and rain...

I live in a high desert so I relate to this song especially like now with the seasons changing. I found this explanation of this song on Genius. "“Weather Report Suite” is composed in three pieces: the instrumental “Prelude,” composed by Weir sets the stage for the melancholic Part 1, and the somewhat epic grandeur of Part 2. Part 1 is a song co-written with Eric Andersen, a well-known singer-songwriter at the time who traveled across Canada with the Dead on the Festival Express Tour. The song is an address to seasonal changes in both nature and the singer’s mental state as he reflects on the coming-and-going of love. Loss, and hope that new love is on the horizon. Part 2 (“Let It Grow”) presents a completely different tone, building into a thundering crescendo. The theologian John Barlow, Part two’s author, invokes several doctrinal issues in the song as well as the earthly elements of water, earth, air, and fire while comparing human life to the significance of the totality."

This is the Grateful Dead! For first time listeners! They are playing real music! The best years! I got on the bus in "72" in San Fran. Love the way Jerry is bouncing around in space! This is the music I would play for the Alliens first!

Love this song so much. Phil is great in this one.

Bob with such a beautiful song here, All that hippy goodness that makes for a Grateful Dead classic.

These 16mm film prints seem to have a great deal of color depth, that just may not exist in the same way as todays camera technology. There is good playing and good sound here. Being a bit younger fan, I've never heard this music put in this context.

I never thought this band could be rediscovered, but so I did. Much grinnin' by arrival!

That's Weir kicking the tune off. Another underrated player.

That guitar intro by Weir is killer; his best guitar piece other than Sage & Spirit.

favorite dead song ever.

Wake of the Flood. first dead album I bought. 1977, and "Bear's Choice"....

Right on, my ears are pleased. 70s true rock era decade.

True musicianship!grateful sound quality

The year I graduated from Golden High. The glory days. God how I miss them now....

Same old friends the wind and rain

I miss Winterland..

I've been dancing the circular track since I was 15

Donna taking in the jam,love it 0:10:50

WRS prelude is one of my favorite guitar melodies ever.

Thank you so much i thought this video of my favorite Weather Report Suite was gone forever but low and behold you uploaded it again. I love and hold near and dear everything the Dead did and stood for 😊😊

This is why..there was nothing better than a dead show

Stunningly beautiful. Simply amazing

Happy Equinox everyone.

I’m so happy this is on here. Favorite version of this song, from my favorite run of shows.

@michaelmcintire8781

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed in deed

For those of us that arnt totally versed and immersed but totally loving of every bit of exposure possible I'm grateful for everything that I get the chance to view and hear! Keep them coming! Nd thanks Dave for ur endless work!! From a younger head but an old friendly soul loving it ✌😄

Bobby can put out beautiful songs. This and Looks Like Rain are ageless.

@herbfletcher

3 жыл бұрын

and the moment between 3:00 and 3:20 is eternal

I needed this thank you so good

Great choice this week David thank you!

Who in the hell would give this a thumbs down?🤦‍♂️

@augustwest5356

4 жыл бұрын

As the Simpson's famously said: "some people are just jerks"

@george.s.8491

4 жыл бұрын

August West or they just don’t like licorice😎👍

@eggman615

4 жыл бұрын

They tried to hit the like button but their fingers were fat and greasy, only possible explanation

@george.s.8491

4 жыл бұрын

eggman615 😂👍

@daveyboy8907

4 жыл бұрын

George .S. Black licorice haters..

Simply beautiful music , timeless so thank you the Dead

My absolute favourite Dead song. Peak Bobby. Needs Donna to fly though.

Simply wonderful and keeps me with hope to carry on.

Why’d they ever let the Prelude go. So fucking gorgeous. Still love Let It Grow of course.

@xianshep

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Arguably Weir's best guitar piece.

Haven't heard this in a while. But I hear it everymorning forbthe last 3 weeks. Amazing Stuff!

Masterpiece, merci beaucoup 😢❤

8:32 Wait, WHAT? Respectable live Dead harmonies with Donna? Astonishing!

@firstnamelastname5369

3 күн бұрын

Donna was great, her years were peak dead imo

Incredible. Love it. What a masterpiece. Love this era dead too.

This is magnificent! Bobby's tour de force. Listen to the thunder shout...

its just so beautiful

One of the best weather report suites. The song the lyrics brilliant Garcia Donna backup terrific Keith on the keyboards is so damn good. I’m a fan of the piano with the Dead. Garcia intro when the drums call him in sounds like a bird in flight. Why they cut it down to just Let it Grow beats me. I have had the good fortune to see one of my favorites in person.

beautifull ,love it

Bravo!!!

@eggman615

4 жыл бұрын

There he is!

An incomperable song, the prelude is almost unparalleld in the Grateful Deads music. There is nothing like it by far and wide. The quality and style of this particular song are unique even amidst the high standards of Jehova's favorite choir. Peace, its good karma.

Simply beautiful.

this from my favorite and very underrated wake of the flood. i remember buying this album and later another copy from the deleted bin. this is an amazing version with great sound. lucky they filmed this masterpiece. nothing like the dead . ever. or again.

Ooh lovely! Beautiful 😆😆

Thank you

@eggman615

4 жыл бұрын

How do u do

I was definitely at this show! 17, soon to be 18, had recently relocated in the Bay Area to attend college and start my attempts at living as an adult, made a few WInterland shows including this one and the next New Years Eve.

KZread deleted this on another channel. Winter started and I like to listen too this for a couple days. Thanks

@daveyboy8907

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Longhorn they deleted it because of this channel.. They go around flagging other people's videos claiming copyright because they want the cash.. So cool of them huh?? All about the money not the music.. Man how times have changed..

@sneakerfacevids441

4 жыл бұрын

The Dead’s official people have a right to it. I don’t know that this actually makes them any money, but if it is money-making, why should anyone BUT the official channel make money of it ? The bottom line is, we get to see it. Isn’t that enough ?

I went to the Sunday show that weekend with my brothers and friends. The Dead were filming for the movie. There was a hells angels bike on the stage. Great show and crazy time.

One of my favorite Dead tunes. However, the 5-19-74 version is hands down the greatest of them all.

Simply....wonderful!! "My lover comes and spreads her wings"

Ive watched this a million times ill watch it a million more. Weir/barlow masterpiece 💙⚡❤⚡

There's a good chance I was at this show and ecstatic at hearing this.. my favorite.. 🥰

overlooked masterpiece!