Posted on 09/24/2019 1:14:28 PM PDT by Red Badger
True I forget that.....
Never got the Grateful Dead music either.
For literally 49 years, I have been reciting those lines to myself to get me through all sorts of tough times.
Rest in peace, Mr. Hunter.
The transitive nightfall of diamonds...
the opening segment of Dark Star on the Live/Dead album, recorded live at the Alembic Studios (IIRC) is, in my most humble opinion, the very quintessence of non-classical music endeavor...
Another one gone...
This band probably had the most loyal followers of any. They had an almost religious fanbase. I was never crazy about them like that but I did enjoy a lot of their music and I saw clearly their talent.
None of these bands are my generation but I never was much for my own. I grew up in the 1980’s=1990’s and I did enjoy that period. The 80’s were great, but once that all ended I lost interest. I love the Stones, and all the classic rock bands and even all the way back to the 40’s and 50’s. I still see teenagers walking around with Stones, Dead, Zeppelin, Floyd, etc. shirts on.
I think the continuing popularity of the continuing popularity of these older bands is because modern music is so awful.
Didn’t he write CSN’s “Wooden Ships”?
RIP.
I remember when Jerry died. I heard it announced on the car radio on my way to a gig at a Nursing Home. I sand, impromptu, “Uncle John’s Band” and “Ripple”. The elders LOVED it. They thought they were Classic Folk Songs, and were surprised when I shared that these were by The Grateful Dead.
They seemed to like the songs more than the “sing-a-long” stuff I was hired to do.
Definitely unique lyrics -- some people call it the Contradiction Song ;-)
‘True I forget that.....’ a great song alright; my favorite was Dark Star...and there is a fine ten minute backing track to Dark Star in A mixolydian (A major with a lowered seventh) out there; if you play guitar, banjo or mandolin check it out and pretend to be on stage...
‘Definitely unique lyrics’
Ripple in still water
when there is no pebble tossed
nor wind to blow...
haiku perfection...
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Promontory Rider, Territory Ranger.
Promontory Rider, whats makes you ride so high?
Put a loving star back in an empty sky.
“He took part in LSD studies at Stanford”
That’s worth something.....
Now I don't know
But I've been told
It's hard to run with a weight of gold
On the other hand
I've heard it said
It's just as har with a weight of lead
--New Speedway Boogie
'Till we all fall down, it'll do you fine,
Don't think about what you left behind
The way you came or the way you go
Let your tracks be lost in the dark and snow
--Till the Morning Comes
Absolutely one of the finest lyricists in pop music history
Glad to see you again!
I saw them three times in San Francisco in 1969-70 and once in Philadelphia in 1989.
‘Modern’ music is whining and synthesized vocals that don’t resemble anything human..............
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