tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post6517290088363249923..comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: 1972 Melodic JamsLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-43262925213309299752019-08-13T08:44:52.757-07:002019-08-13T08:44:52.757-07:00Thank you for sharing this interesting information...Thank you for sharing this interesting information here. Great post. And I agree with you that it is really hardly to find a student who enjoys executing college assignments. All these processes require spending much time and efforts, that is why i recommend all the students use the professional writing service <a href="http://DigitalEssay.net" rel="nofollow">DigitalEssay.net</a> Good luck.Jennifer Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609575546280599055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-33539471954918181712019-02-11T21:02:30.077-08:002019-02-11T21:02:30.077-08:00A good example of the band hitting on a solid upbe...A good example of the band hitting on a solid upbeat jam after a menacing space. Sounds like they could've taken off, but instead they yank it back to the Other One theme pretty quickly.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-32816697572746081522019-02-09T20:52:55.620-08:002019-02-09T20:52:55.620-08:005/7/72 - Bickershaw Festival's Other One shoul...5/7/72 - Bickershaw Festival's Other One should definitely be included in here. From shortly before the 25 min mark until Jerry pulls the band back into the Other One main theme around 2 minutes later. At the jam's climax, Bob sounds right on the verge of breaking directly into the Feelin' Groovy chords. That little sequence has become one of my favorites latelyweirheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995417950370525810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-50462271193186645952017-05-21T09:36:33.581-07:002017-05-21T09:36:33.581-07:00The small blues jam on 10/9 with Grace Slick could...The small blues jam on 10/9 with Grace Slick could go under this. (after Playin', at the start of the second set)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-37302505156229113652017-03-22T14:35:23.087-07:002017-03-22T14:35:23.087-07:00the caution jam from 3/22 almost sounds like the l...the caution jam from 3/22 almost sounds like the love scene improvisation with a full band, very coolenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165695777355606377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-7408058849959994792016-02-20T21:44:54.882-08:002016-02-20T21:44:54.882-08:00It's possible someday someone will discover mo...It's possible someday someone will discover more jazz tunes that Phil quoted in jams, and quite possible some of his riffs were developed by improvising off other bass lines. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-10687136625838063882016-02-19T16:35:30.339-08:002016-02-19T16:35:30.339-08:00I was just listening to Coltrane's Greensleeve...I was just listening to Coltrane's Greensleeves and noticed the similatires with phil's bass line in Clementine. It also reminded me a bit of phil's 6/8 73's jam. Since phil has cited Africa/Brass as a very influetial album for their sound, so perhaps Greensleeves is the seed for one or both of the jams.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520391264915552516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-70341517426249188752015-03-19T01:50:16.408-07:002015-03-19T01:50:16.408-07:00Garcia got tired of the song, and didn't want ...Garcia got tired of the song, and didn't want to sing it anymore. As he put it, "It wasn't happening for me, emotionally. Certain songs stop being viable because they are not graceful enough to keep performing in a natural way." The Other One was opening up, and once the Dead found the Other One>Wharf Rat segue in early '71, Cryptical's days were numbered. By that Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-18247336920586046352015-03-18T09:00:44.496-07:002015-03-18T09:00:44.496-07:00It is a great Good Lovin' and you are right-- ...It is a great Good Lovin' and you are right-- the transition to China Cat is amazing--and totally unexpected. They did so much with Good Lovin' back then. I still pull my hair out when the 7/14/70 Good Lovin' gets cut.<br /><br />I still think I hear Jerry do some Hard to Handle jam first, then Bob do his part separately. I'm going to listen again today and see if I am a Go Faster, Get Rounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011623878631825720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-75330783754381084352015-03-17T00:20:00.348-07:002015-03-17T00:20:00.348-07:00Very snappy Good Lovin' jam on 1/2/72. I hadn&...Very snappy Good Lovin' jam on 1/2/72. I hadn't noticed before, but you're right, they do go into that four-chord riff from Hard to Handle for a minute there - it isn't really developed, they kind of dribble out of it. (Phil is a bit quiet in the mix; I don't think they start it til the end of Pigpen's rap.) I think Garcia might be signaling China Cat just afterwards. The Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-61006211157204999752015-03-15T23:32:47.369-07:002015-03-15T23:32:47.369-07:00LIA--
I have been on a 1972 kick since finding a...LIA-- <br /><br />I have been on a 1972 kick since finding a bunch of new (or now completed) show/upgrades/dramatic restorations. I decided to come back and reread your "Some Overlooked Shows from 1972" and this one on the "1972 Melodic Jams." I've got one for you, although this might fit as well in the "Early Thematic Jams" article too. (By the way, these Go Faster, Get Rounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011623878631825720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-85151426460690947132014-06-24T17:26:05.576-07:002014-06-24T17:26:05.576-07:00This is great stuff. 1972 is such a great year, n...This is great stuff. 1972 is such a great year, not only were they playing at an incredible level, there are thankfully a bunch of high quality recordings. I'm looking forward to going back and listening to some of these again and getting the ones I haven't heard before.Go Faster, Get Rounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011623878631825720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-38092793023264386972014-05-20T21:46:06.243-07:002014-05-20T21:46:06.243-07:00This is also a good example of the Dead's tech...This is also a good example of the Dead's technique of following a morose space with a "happy" sequence, which in this case is the highlight of the Dark Star. Some might say this Star only really starts gelling towards the end.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-32471338882946602182014-04-29T18:11:43.863-07:002014-04-29T18:11:43.863-07:00Never trust a quick google search to confirm your ...Never trust a quick google search to confirm your suspicion of a concert date. Of course I meant 5/4/72.<br /><br />Better yet, I also hear the resolution you're talking about. It's not long at all ... about thirty seconds startiing at 10:20 or so and it's played very tentatively by Jerry who bails out pretty quickly. They don't "jam it out" but head right back into Lost Kid Named Frankhttp://www.lknf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-90893510843227380562014-04-29T17:16:27.135-07:002014-04-29T17:16:27.135-07:00It seemed like a pretty straight Feelin Groovy jam...It seemed like a pretty straight Feelin Groovy jam to me in the 5/4/72 Dark Star, coming 10 minutes after the drum solo.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55007736233378159422014-04-29T14:36:26.971-07:002014-04-29T14:36:26.971-07:00With few exceptions (none that I can think of offh...With few exceptions (none that I can think of offhand), I'm not a big fan of the relatively polished and practiced segments that the band would insert into otherwise improvisatory jams. That treacly "downward" or "feelin groovy" jam that first began appearing regularly in Dark Star in 72 and a bit later (also in 72) as the "climax" to the China-Rider segue was Lost Kid Named Frankhttp://www.lknf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-51382121688817141052014-04-18T11:04:40.643-07:002014-04-18T11:04:40.643-07:00The second of the three Dark stars played on 6/24/...The second of the three Dark stars played on 6/24/70 would have to qualify as a melodic jam. This is my go-to jam when I want to experience some of the best Dead I know of. Richard Harris Podolskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705278127314732939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-83398502535698115482014-04-18T09:48:26.748-07:002014-04-18T09:48:26.748-07:00I think that's a Tighten Up jam (listed in my ...I think that's a Tighten Up jam (listed in my Early Thematic Jams post), but it's certainly stunning.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-49614048182238736782014-04-18T08:40:52.337-07:002014-04-18T08:40:52.337-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Richard Harris Podolskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705278127314732939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-70839582099284774762014-04-08T11:08:37.447-07:002014-04-08T11:08:37.447-07:00yes that 4/11/72 is pretty blatantly footprints fr...yes that 4/11/72 is pretty blatantly footprints from miles smiles studio record, the "elastic ping pong jam" from 6/24/73 is more like some of the live miles versions, which is to say varied from the straight theme, will have to check out the phil and friends version you mention, I assume they actually play the melody... not just the bass lineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-32973014946249420312014-04-02T12:11:13.231-07:002014-04-02T12:11:13.231-07:00This blog will be on hiatus for the next month.This blog will be on hiatus for the next month.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-47434245469940845612014-04-02T12:10:45.953-07:002014-04-02T12:10:45.953-07:00Other people have also said this jam is similar to...Other people have also said this jam is similar to Footprints - I don't hear the resemblance, but Phil did play the Footprints riff in some '72 jams (for instance, the 4/11/72 Truckin' jam). It does vaguely remind me of Take Five - which Phil also quoted sometimes. <br />(Some examples here - https://archive.org/post/383446/more-quotes )<br />Phil & Friends also played Footprints Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-5093598863776800212014-04-02T09:43:24.074-07:002014-04-02T09:43:24.074-07:00btw that 6/24/73 version is awesome, ive recentlty...btw that 6/24/73 version is awesome, ive recentlty become very familiar with 6/22/73 but not sure I have ever paid close attention to 6/24/73 before now, thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-76569790063442625732014-04-02T09:41:10.700-07:002014-04-02T09:41:10.700-07:00the electric ping pong jam is a cool name, i'd...the electric ping pong jam is a cool name, i'd like to add that it is very similar to "footprints" by wayne shorter, he recorded this on his "adams apple" record, then miles davis recorded it with shorter on "miles smiles", it was a staple in miles' setlists from 67 through 70 including when he opened for the dead at the fillmore, then 1000s of other jazzers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-89107868298819002722014-03-31T16:21:37.263-07:002014-03-31T16:21:37.263-07:00I also wept upon hearing 4/8/72 DS>SMAG for the...I also wept upon hearing 4/8/72 DS>SMAG for the first time. Greatest moment in GD history in my book. Thanks for the write-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com