06-30-2015, 02:04 PM
Have not seen the current version of the Dead, but I saw them about a dozen times between '84 and '94.
Last time I saw them was in the fall of '94 in Denver. This was just a few moinths before Jerry died. the first set was a complete train wreck. They sounded like an out of tune high school band and they were screwing up the lyrics of songs they had been performing for 20 years. At the break my buddy who had seen them almost 100 times said it was the end. He said they were finished as a touring band. Then they came out for the second set and absolutely crushed it. It was like a totally different band.
I was never the type of Deadhead who knew all the lyrics to all the songs. And I rarely listened to them except at live shows and at parties my friends would throw. But I had some of the greatest times of my life at dead shows. They were the ultimate party band. I would dance myself into a mystical trance and their music was just perfect for the mood.
Last time I saw them was in the fall of '94 in Denver. This was just a few moinths before Jerry died. the first set was a complete train wreck. They sounded like an out of tune high school band and they were screwing up the lyrics of songs they had been performing for 20 years. At the break my buddy who had seen them almost 100 times said it was the end. He said they were finished as a touring band. Then they came out for the second set and absolutely crushed it. It was like a totally different band.
I was never the type of Deadhead who knew all the lyrics to all the songs. And I rarely listened to them except at live shows and at parties my friends would throw. But I had some of the greatest times of my life at dead shows. They were the ultimate party band. I would dance myself into a mystical trance and their music was just perfect for the mood.
