Please do not forget the wonderful Betty Cantor Jackson for the incredible live recording. She is a bona fide audio goddess.

@krissantos6624

3 жыл бұрын

She is soooo under appreciated by some heads... i will neva understand that!

@drmlabs

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother, cudos to Betty

@sheepishhorse5717

3 жыл бұрын

This record certainly wouldn't be what it is without her. Preach Mr Teddy G.

@davidhale9672

3 жыл бұрын

The first batch of her storage wars reels created all the Cornell hoopla in the first place. When that Cornell, Buffalo and Beacon 76 landed in my mailbox, the sonic improvement was insane. I love Betty’s oh so gentle reverb on the 77 vocals- gives us a sense of being in the room

@GroundbreakGames

3 жыл бұрын

Never knew about her. Thanks for the mention!

Garcia's solos are so profound, they can be soul splitting, and magical, especially to those listening from another dimension. I often saw grown men and women weeping in ecstasy at his shows, like their soul has been renewed. It didn't work all the time but when it did.... magic.

the dead finds everyone differently. BUT it always finds you when you need it most. Thank you Michael! its been a joy to watch your love for the dead grow

@captntrps

3 жыл бұрын

I think that exact thing every time he does a dead video. L

@jackprezo

2 жыл бұрын

I'm currently at that point in my life and I keep telling people "I know it sounds generic as f*ck but I feel as though I found this band when I need it the most", so happy to learn this is an actual thing haha! God bless the dead and all the heads, keep truckin!

Your reaction is a great example as to why to one could listen to only Dead for very long periods of time and nothing else. I speak from experience! Great stuff Michael!

The challenge with trying to replicate any of this, is that Jerry had no desire to go back or revisit. It is great to watch you try to catch the rabbit. Your fluster only confirms why we loved Jerry; he was always looking for something different. Sometimes it didn’t work out, but when it did... that’s the magic.

@chuithrowaway8698

3 жыл бұрын

His phrasing and note choices are not at all what one thinks of as guitar-centric....the world is full of players with the same vocabulary and musical frame of reference but Jerome is a true original.

@Mrbeahz1

3 жыл бұрын

I think Michael gets it. If I think what you see as "flustered" is just him being very impressed with JJG's creativity.

@billhamilton61

3 жыл бұрын

So true. Jerry lived inside every moment while he was playing, then, when its over, he's done with that one, so...next? Magic in the moment and then on to the next trick. Unequalled in that.

This was just the right time for this posting! Not to be a downer, but earlier this afternoon my family had to say goodbye to one of our beagles. The other passed a couple years ago, and lord you know they made a fine connection. They loved each other. I'll take this as a sign that the two of them are upstairs grooving to the sweet musings of Jerry. THANKS MICHAEL!

@krissantos6624

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss... I'm sure 🐕he/she misses you too 😢

@thomaskorth9030

3 жыл бұрын

Wishing all the best to you and yours

@lenny3804

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry man got a beagle myself

You will never get out of this rabbit hole michael! The woods are so big and the rabbits find so many ways to the light. There is literally forests of content with garcia. He was prolific, and as Bob Dylan says " he really had no equal"

I always thought Jerry exhibited the fragility and hope of human existence whenever he played. I'm glad you understand it.

@nilesdelta8636

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you feel he’s hanging by a thread or just on ;the edge but you are always willing him on and he never lets you down great comment btw.

@xianshep

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said and very apt.

@JeffAquA315

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody will equal him, in my mind.

@captntrps

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@jonnycrill3225

2 жыл бұрын

@@nilesdelta8636 God damn u give a guitar player too much credit. He is not a god and the fact ppl saw him as a diety was his down fall. Love him, so not make him a God. He would hate u for it

I read once where Jerry described some of their improvisations as trying to untangle a knot. Sometimes you get it sometimes you don't, but voila when the final string is pulled through cleanly, what a moment....

"They aren't the best at what they do, they are the only ones that do what they do..." said by Bill Graham. 25 years ago we used it as our wedding song...The band we hired learned it for us and years latter I saw them again and they told me they still break it out for a great crowd reaction. They can tell who the "heads" are. Thanks

According to spotify I spent 14,719 minutes listening to the grateful dead in 2020 that doesn't even include KZread or other streaming services. Definitely stole my face 👍

Jerry only takes a one verse solo and crams a universe of exploration into it. 😂

@tommathews3964

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

It is on of my 100 favorite Dead tunes too ^^

Sooooo much space they provide within this song. Funny, they were at the time just jamming out and loving every minute of it. 43 years later, we appreciate like fine art.

@TheLiquidCanvas

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe thats the case with most great art? If your trying to make art it's not really art. Right?

This was the first Dead song which spoke to me as well, I picked this up a couple of years ago and then found Dead and Co.... Since, my daily music intake has been 60% Dead and I too have had a huge musical epiphany. Everything about this track is brilliant!

Magical? Time to start diving into The Jerry Garcia Band. Jerry in a three piece. Creating the melody, holding the rythym and slaying the lead. He was a unicorn! Miss you Jerry!

@sirbergersworth

3 жыл бұрын

3-piece? You mean 4-piece, correct? Jerry band always had jerry’s guitar, keys, drums and Bass.

@danamaguire4285

Жыл бұрын

@@sirbergersworthwhat are the singers? Not pieces? I say it's 6 piece

Playin In The Band from Ventura 72 (Sunshine Daydream) the Jam in the middle is Miles Davis level jazz improv. Stunning

It's amazing when you see what Jerry was really doing to be in the moment and also have the skill. As a trumpet player myself, I'm blown away. You're a Deadhead bro, it's all about the journey.

This was the track I was waiting for. My absolute favorite Garcia solo. Sooo good. Sooo much personality. Sounds like a magical drunken sway with a beauty in a dream.

It is truly heartwarming to hear you praising ol Jer ! He was a melodic monster and speaks with so much playful joy that you can't help but smile when he resolves a phrase in an unexpected way, wich is nearly always! IT IS Wonderful to hear an excellent player like yourself articulate that THING that the ' Boyz ' do so well. We used to play for silver now we play for life! Keep on Truckin MP! ✌♥️🎵⚡

My favorite solo- song by Jerry is "simple twist of fate" from the 1991 jerry garcia band - live album. Its the most beautiful, soulful, and life affirming piece of art I've ever heard any musician play. Its a masterpiece, check it out.

@MysticMonkeyMiracle

3 жыл бұрын

Man that waiting on a miracle too 🙏

Hey Michael, I remember when I became smitten with Jerry. Your journey brings me joy, and I'm fondly remembering those mind blown moments all strung together. I've only been following you since CoRo, but I'm here to stay. Thanks!

There’s a podcast interview of Mayer talking about this very thing about Jerry. He said something along the lines of “Jerry was working in MOLECULES” I get this now. The solo of TLEO is a great example of that.

@FitzyStrings

3 жыл бұрын

plus one with Kraz, yup! great analogy

“The Music ,...The People at Dead shows.”.. It’s as simple as that. Thanks Michael 🙏❤️🎸

You know the “without a net” cd. That is how the Dead played live. They would go off in a direction and not really know where they were headed. Sometimes they crashed to the ground with a thud, but most nights they danced on the wire and mesmerized all in attendance. Jerry was the primer of that but the band would all add to the acrobatics. There was nothing like a Greatful Dead show. Notice “show” not concert. “Enjoy the show man.”

@williamclark6233

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites

@Pianoman999

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment and right on. First show for me in '86 - the Summer Soltice shows in '89 were something completely different. Yikes they were awesome.

Michael, if you aren't already you MUST give the Good Ol Grateful Deadcast a listen! It is a DEEP DIVE into The Dead. They are in season 2 now. Binge it brother.

Thanks for getting back to Cornell - what an incredible version. I can't carry a tune in a paper bag altho I am a wizrd on the air guitar. Your technical breakdowns on these songs mean nothing to me but watching your open, joyful reactions to these songs just makes me happy. At some point I hope you dive into a couple of versions of Stella Blue. Drums>Space>The Other One from Silver Stadium, Rochester, NY '88 is an overlooked gem in my book, as is that whole show.

@JonNewquist

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this.

@Billy_Bojangles68

3 жыл бұрын

Love the Stella Blue chord progression. E>Emaj7>Asus4>A>Em>C7>B7. I think that's it. Sweetness.

guitar teacher🎓/🎸hero meets ....the Grateful 💀🌷Dead🐢again, thanks for sharing 💖🎶

Thought you forgot about Cornell. Patiently awaiting Jack Straw!!!!

@GratefulDevil

3 жыл бұрын

I'm patiently awaiting Dew (I know it's been reacted to before) but this is THE one

@robertgrosek1124

3 жыл бұрын

@@GratefulDevil one more Saturday night!

@jackstraw4129

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! What's up? :)

@tompoynton

3 жыл бұрын

@@GratefulDevil not to mention that St Stephen > NFA > SS

@ericheisler4270

3 жыл бұрын

@@tompoynton That's the essential piece of the puzzle he's missed so far!

I love the jumbo super sonic jet metaphor! This song is the moment in the first set where they hit cruising altitude, after a blast off. Settling in for a nice 1st set cruise. I try to imagine the moment they "knew"

This solo has always captivated me, I love the enclosures. It has magic in the timing.

This Cornell '77 show is the best concert I've heard by any band, anywhere. It's magical.

I absolutely 100% appreciate your unencumbered honesty. It’s so rare nowadays I am not only content, but refreshed.

Thank you for showing us how to appreciate the instrument and music we all love. Thank you Micheal. Thank you for everything you have done!

It's been nice getting to know you and appreciate our mutual parallels in the music we've weaved our way through in life. So happy to see you continue to grow this channel into what it is today, and look forward to continued success., Thanks for all you do and looking forward to banging some more ideas together in the future!

I have listen to Jerry for over 30 years and still discovering Garcia solos in the archives. You have only scratched the surface my friend. Still don’t know why he is not considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

@billhamilton61

3 жыл бұрын

Likely because he is misunderstood by many, but great guitar players do give Jerry the nod to his greatness. It is a treasure to be discovered. Mainstream will not really understand him.

Always a good night when one of these pops up!

That's a wonderful analogy about the little rabbit lost in the woods; when I first watched your beaming smile starting around 13:15 during Jerry's solo, I was thinking, "Is he trying not to laugh at how something can simultaneously sound so beautiful AND inept?" You are far more charitable and thoughtful than I.

One of the best live performance of the dead. Refined, sharp and playful all at the same time!

The band loved each other. That’s why they rocked our souls.

This is a really great explanation of why so many dancers love this music, myself included.

“Dude’s a full grown monster”. 😂😂 What magic they created. Thanks for posting this, maybe I will get the nerve to dive into that solo myself now. ✌️

I’ve known this solo for the better part of my life and words like exotic and mysterious come to mind...Like it’s something you would hear in a European bazaar

Respect man sometimes you can lose yourself in the dead . It’s great watching you work it out . China cat sunflower Europe 72 live plz that ones the same inasmuch as I get lost in the changes

@jeffmalloy8200

3 жыл бұрын

I agree off the album Europe '72 I absolutely love China Cat Sunflower and then it just segues and flows into I Know You Rider without missing a lick.

Thank you Michael, you make me reimagine what I already knew about the beautiful Grateful Dead. It's like rehearing it for the first time. Gives me goosebumps.

Michael, Happy One Year Dead, my friend!! So proud you found your way onto The Bus! It's obvious you "get it!" EVER FURTHER!! Your giant, rumbling, airplane analogy is spot on, and your joy at the nuances make it obvious that you will be Forever Dead! Jerry not only liked to walk out onto the ledge, but he liked to JUMP, having faith in the landing! I think he took it as a personal challenge, and even a game. You could tell by the looks and the nods sometimes. "Whew, made it back boys!" He loved to color outside the lines, and that's the magic!! That's why you can listen to these songs hundreds of times and never tire of them!! It's those broken bones and gut punches that's missing in so much of today's music. It's HONEST! And the fact that you are always on Bobby and Phil, well, what a supporting cast is all I can say...... I was fortunate enough to catch them on 5/17/77, in Tuscaloosa Alabama, just 9 days after Cornell. This was a GREAT year for The Dead! I highly recommend tuning in to that Tuscaloosa show, if you haven't already. One of the best, most unique "Jack A Roe" I have ever heard, and a case in point! Heard Jack a zillion times, but never quite like that! You can find that show and many, many, more on archive.org It's so well worth the time! (I'm listening now, matter of fact) It's 26 songs of fire, and has emerged as one of the Deadhead's sleeper shows from 77. We're getting near the end of Keith and Donna Jean's tenure, and they have really settled in. Probably their best year, for me. Here's that "Jack A Roe" from Tuscaloosa. It's basically a shuffle in this incarnation. This is what makes it fun!......enjoy! kzread.info/dash/bejne/imd527qMhqXWpto.html

❤️New subscriber, long time head. Love your channel! My life changed at my first show. Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI in 1988. Love the heart in your delivery! Love this show as well. The whole May 1977 run was incredible. Maybe sometime you can get to what I think to be an equally incredible show. The next night in Buffalo. 5-9-77. Take your pic on your favorites but the obvious stand outs of the night for me were: Help>Slip>Frank, The Music Never Stopped and an unbelievably perfect Comes A Time. Thanks for taking us on this wonderful journey with you! Cheers!

I was there that night in Barton Hall.... what a show! The sound was crystal clear, just perfect.

Jerry doesn’t get enough love for some of the solo songs he wrote like They Love Each Other, Might As Well, and It Must’ve Been The Roses, among many others

@NealMiskinMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Hunter wrote the words and music to it Must Have Been The Roses, and the lyrics for They Love Each Other and Might As Well. As far as i know the only song Grateful Dead song that Garcia wrote both the words and music for is Cream Puff War.

@andrewptob

3 жыл бұрын

@@NealMiskinMusic Yup, Hunter graced us with basically all of the lyrics for Jerry’s songs. What a great partnership! I didn’t know he did the music for It Must’ve Been The Roses. Thanks for that bit of knowledge. ✌️

@damienlazar6103

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewptob hahaha fancy seeing you here 😅 next dovy song request? 🤗

@andrewptob

3 жыл бұрын

@@damienlazar6103 Lol! What's up, Damien? I often think about good song requests for Dovydas' channel; anything Dead-related is always fun! Nice to see you're on Michael's channel, too. He's really amazing, especially if you're into musical breakdowns of songs. He's helped me a ton with learning music theory stuff.. But, hope to see ya on a Dovy stream again sometime! Cheers.

@damienlazar6103

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewptob haha every time i try to think of a dead request for dovy i end up not being able to make my mind up and just wish he would do a whole stream dedicated to the dead 🤣 but yeah i will try to make it more often, its just that he streams early in the morning where i am so its hard to be there when you're on the go. Gotta love Michael's passion and enthusiam when he does those breakdowns though, inspiring indeed! 🙌🏼

It's so loud and so gentle at the same time. still amazes me. And you point out all the cool things very well.

Michael, I subscribed to your channel simply because your appreciation of Jerry is authentic. You verbalized exactly how I feel when I hear Jerry all the is the Grateful Dead. Thank you for sharing. ✌️ Jeremy

I can truthfully say that this was the song-along with The Music Never Stopped-that made me fall in love with the Dead. Great video. The rhythm. You nailed it

I learned this by ear, my first experience really digging into a solo like that and MAN it's just so beautiful to play. Never gets old. Thank you for this video!!!

The joy for Michael when he gets to play some Garcia! Love to hear that you've been loving doing these videos, the love is mutual. You're awesome man, all the best!

@krissantos6624

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! He needs to do the Jerry Garcia Band next!

@kingsfamilyhomestead-windy5855

3 жыл бұрын

@@krissantos6624 Absolutely!

His phrasing and note choices are not at all what one thinks of as guitar-centric....the world is full of players with the same vocabulary and musical frame of reference but Jerome is a true original.

Dude the way you explain things brings in a metaphorical way really makes me appreciate and understand what’s going on, rabbit lost in the woods jumping over and under trying to find its way back! That made soo much sense

That was without a doubt the best description of Jerry's style I have ever heard. The band had such a great groove together. The shows were such an experience. I'm also glad you kept pointing out Phil. What a heartbeat with that same rabbit in the forest style you mentioned. I'm glad they inspired you like so many others. That's the beauty of the long, strange trip it's been !

Jerry flew by the seat of his pants! I am trying every day to resemble that style of life!

@Guitargate

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

i’m so glad people appreciate amazing music

I'm so happy to see you do something like this... your joy and fascination of this music is indeed infectious. I too, didn't 'get' the Dead until I was 22. Saw Jerry in the 1984 and my idea of music just changed. Just like that. It happens to some people... we become the little rabbit lost in the woods... thank goodness for that freedom.

Great show. ....always been one of my favorite JERRY tunes...simple, sweet, catchy....when his voice was still pure..golden..😊😊

My first Dead show was the following night in Buffalo NY, it was three weeks before I joined the US Navy and low and behold got stationed in San Francisco.

I love your passion for music and your willingness to share it with us. I haven't been a subscriber for long but They Love Each Other was actually the first video of yours I ever saw. Now I'm hooked! Keep them coming, please Michael, you're a champ!

Watching this video again because it’s my fav video of yours haha love the honesty. Born to do it my friend

I’ve been waiting for months hoping you would react to this song after you first listened to Scarlet Begonias off this live album! I haven’t watched the reaction yet, but I’m already really excited to see your reaction and what you have to say about it. It’s a very powerful track, and this performance/song specifically, made me fall in love with The Grateful Dead.

Excellent, excellent video. Please keep them coming.

all your vids are great but these are amazing pls keep em coming. after hearing brown eyed women as my first dead song 2 years ago ive been hooked since and ultimately the band and dead & co got me into playing guitar for the past 2 years. this is probably my favorite style so this is sooo dope and appreciated youre diving into this

I love watching your GT reacts series. Keep on digging for gold..we all benefit

I re-watch all of your Grateful Dead videos. The commentary is so awesome. Thanks.

So great to watch someone get bathed in the spirit and magic of Garcia. It was his sense of adventure and willingness to fall that made his musical high wire take your breath away when he found grace. These videos are such a pleasure to watch. thank you !

I also got into the dead just over a year ago with my roommates and it’s been a great journey. So much great music and positive feelings! Thank you for these breakdowns Michael! Also, I think I’ve listened to the Cornell album through about 50 times this year 😂

i like the "rabbit in the woods" analogy to describe jerry's soloing. well done sir!

6:42 is exactly what me and my friends do when listening to GD half the time... lol perfect

It don't get any better than the Good Ol' Grateful Dead.

@geoffreyyoste45

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother, 77 Dead ✌️😎

@FloridaDave_

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Now!

Michael, you are an incredible musician. You're an even better philosopher of music. Fantastic.

So much fun to see your face melt imagery so similarly expressed! I’m relieved somehow, encouraged or just feeling that “kinship “ of folks experiencing this music. It’s an adventure, sometimes “heroic” sometimes wild sometimes strict sometimes this sometimes that. They were the only ones!

Your channel is awesome! Really appreciate your love for the music

Jerry's solos and improvisation are so intimate...has you hanging, waiting...and then just reels you in and grabs a hold of you. AMAZING!!

nothin' left to do but smile smile smile !! thanks for sharing !

Thanks for this. You're way of verbally describing what's happening on stage with the band is uncanny, the earworm is still diggin' amigo 💀⚡🌹

I truly love your content and I know you are not exclusively a dead channel but I still would really love to see you react to some songs from reckoning. Thanks for the hard work man ❤️💙✌🏻

@JonNewquist

3 жыл бұрын

I always come back to that record. I learned to play in '78, in the Bay Area, and I came to the Dead through Old and in the Way. It feels like home.

Happy for you!

Been a dead head since I was like 8 years old. something about the Dead when they hit that groove, and the machine just rolls. Jerry's playing has taken me on so many trips and always brings you back. Just love the recording quality of thise Cornell show

Thanks once again MP. Days? I spent years on it and still working to make it intuitive. It is really spectacular when you start to hear him showing us the light at the end of the solo. It is true that is is so far out there 3/4 of the way through you start to wonder if there is a way back home.

Coincidentally enough your episode a year ago was your first I watched. I am a subscriber to guitargate.com and both my 12 year old son and I rock the crap out of it. Thanks brother! Next time you are in San Diego let me buy you a 🍺 🍻

Ahh I see you hopped on the bus later in life. Welcome!! I grabbed onto the rocket when I was 21 and have been flying with the Band ever since!! ⚡️💀🌹⚡️

The bus came by and we got on. Great vids man. Love your expressions.

Another great one! I enjoy watching you go through the process of "getting" the Dead because it reminds me of great times many years ago when I went through the same process. Your joy of discovery has also reinvigorated my interest and has me digging deeper in my collection to rediscover endless gems. You mentioned "the dead found [you]" - I'm not sure if you know this, but a favorite DeadHead saying is "You can't find the Dead. The Dead will find you." Ask 10 DeadHeads how they became fans and 7 will have a story that fits this mantra. Likewise, you can't force someone to get it. I tthink most peeople (myself included) didn't like the band the first time the heard the Dead, then some time down the road, it clicks. I don't know what it is, but The Dead are truly unique and they have an almost spiritual or inspiring influence on their listeners - at many levels, so it affects everyone from virtuosos and professionals to people with no musical training or interets who just want to dance along. Thank you for what you are doing. I can''t read music anymore or play an instrument. But i've always loved music (spent years Dj'ing and messing with modular synths) and have been a DeadHead for almost 30 years. I enjoy your show because you are teaching me a new angle to appreciate the band (and others - I watch as many as I can. but priority goes to Dead videos!).) It's been fun watching your recent success after years of hard work and I hope it continues for many years....also 'cuz I want more vids!!!!

love you man. keep it up!

I am glad the bus came by for you man. Been visiting your channel frequently for some time and I am loving what you do. When you get some time check out terrapin station 5/28/77. This one will drag you in and spit you out. Keep it up brother.

I love this story Michael!

Holy shit I’m just realizing I started watching you a year ago!!! I remember the video. Peace from Mississippi ✌️😎

Really would love to hear you unpack and jam Peggy-O.

@LSD19966

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, 5/5/77, the best

@andrewptob

3 жыл бұрын

Which version would you prefer? For me, I’d go with 9-3-77

@btravilla

3 жыл бұрын

5.5.77!

@TheTriGuy

3 жыл бұрын

4/30/77 slays

@ajschroetlin2196

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Jerry slow jams. Just beautiful!

Man - Love how you love it !

i just LOVE the way you go about this

Love the rabbit analogy. An analogy I use to describe certain guitar solos is a hike up a mountain. At the beginning, you know they will get to the top, but you don’t know how. Sometimes you see the path they should take. Sometimes it’s straightforward. Other times they deviate from the path to catch some other views. Hendrix for instance seemed to scramble over every rock he could before getting to the top. Here, it feels like Jerry is meandering off the beaten path for those sweet vistas others might pass by. Thanks for everything you do, Michael.

Great analogy!

MICHAEL! That Jerry lick at the beginning of his solo is related to the third movement of “King Solomon’s Marbles” off of the “Blues for Allah” album. Check it out....

I was at that Bristow show too! my first official "Dead" show (albeit cover/not OG) and had a blast...

absolutely love every video you do. discovered so much music thru you & (as a not musically gifted person) you've given me so much insight on Jerry and Grateful Dead. Please please please review Eyes of the World Englishtown 77

@mohammedguketlov5619

3 жыл бұрын

I was at that show at eyes was outstanding it just flow so beautifully