tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post3932706549545887706..comments2024-03-28T17:56:00.841-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: The Spanish JamLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-89599282700530848372023-12-07T09:34:00.336-08:002023-12-07T09:34:00.336-08:00I hear a tiny Spanish riff by Garcia in the 10/9/8...I hear a tiny Spanish riff by Garcia in the 10/9/89 Dark Star at the 6:30 mark followed by a tiny other one riff and back into a tiny Spanish riff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-76127237624156275192023-07-07T22:23:57.135-07:002023-07-07T22:23:57.135-07:00Yes, there could be many more Spanish Jams from ea...Yes, there could be many more Spanish Jams from early '68, but it was still surprisingly short-lived: gone from the setlists by June '68, as far as we know. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-77010194855989194892023-07-02T22:47:18.045-07:002023-07-02T22:47:18.045-07:00If we had more lists and/or more tapes from late 6...If we had more lists and/or more tapes from late 67 and 68 probably there would be many more performances than the seven we know about from that era.<br /><br />Among latter-day Spanish Jams I especially dug & dig Vegas 5/30/92 -- all post-mod MIDI spikes and angular. 1992 acid style.<br /><br />Jim Powellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-66062607906617466802023-02-03T21:59:16.107-08:002023-02-03T21:59:16.107-08:00I'm quite obsessed with the DP 22 Spanish Jam ...I'm quite obsessed with the DP 22 Spanish Jam these days. Has this constant feeling of darkness with Jerry's guitar sounding like lost gulls in the night.Will Ruddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236741903558836229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16955439894601614662022-09-28T12:42:27.212-07:002022-09-28T12:42:27.212-07:00Very nice - thanks! Any chance of posting the ord...Very nice - thanks! Any chance of posting the order of the dates those come from? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-10067917078750456052021-12-09T23:10:24.594-08:002021-12-09T23:10:24.594-08:00Five and a half hours of Spanish Jams, looks like ...Five and a half hours of Spanish Jams, looks like a feast for Spanish fanatics! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-7707559113042318102021-12-09T20:03:36.273-08:002021-12-09T20:03:36.273-08:00I made this thing
https://archive.org/details/SJEv...I made this thing<br />https://archive.org/details/SJEvoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291323269589445656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81548389991451389202021-09-08T21:18:30.591-07:002021-09-08T21:18:30.591-07:00After the White Rabbit tease on 8/15/71, Lesh asks...After the White Rabbit tease on 8/15/71, Lesh asks where the guy requesting it is from. The most obnoxious White Rabbit requester (the "play White Rabbit goddammit!" guy they keep imitating) was at a show in New Orleans - Weir explains, "He was drunk on beer and he was hollering that all afternoon." <br /><br />The actual show was the 9/1/69 New Orleans Pop Festival. One Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-36669132291694377792021-08-08T23:28:52.647-07:002021-08-08T23:28:52.647-07:00Maybe he does play in the second set, but if so I ...Maybe he does play in the second set, but if so I don't think he was recorded. I believe it's just Keith that we hear on the Rhodes. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-12483769474073805192021-08-08T23:27:55.193-07:002021-08-08T23:27:55.193-07:00Weir starts Eyes as the Spanish Jam winds up, and ...Weir starts Eyes as the Spanish Jam winds up, and it takes a few moments for everyone to join him. But I admit, it's not that awkward, they're pros! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-82953237519362150362021-08-08T17:12:47.221-07:002021-08-08T17:12:47.221-07:00per nedbase, on 06-23-74, Ned Lagin plays on Fende...per <a href="https://nedbase.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">nedbase</a>, on 06-23-74, Ned Lagin plays on Fender Rhodes 88 electric piano.<br /><br />I-) ihor<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-71991212043970553882021-08-06T23:29:55.941-07:002021-08-06T23:29:55.941-07:00That's funny you describe the 7/19/74 transiti...That's funny you describe the 7/19/74 transition into Eyes as awkward, that's one of my favorite moments! Eyes was either coming from a cold start or out of a spacier moment in that era, I find it neat that they jammed straight into it, sounds smooth to me. But that tape has godlike status with me, it's a favorite Eyes for the year. Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775659356285581409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-76272283977315897612021-07-19T12:21:53.617-07:002021-07-19T12:21:53.617-07:00The Dead's Spanish Jam is played in E (moving ...The Dead's Spanish Jam is played in E (moving to F > G and back down to E....in general terms). This is very typical of how guitarists play Malaguena. <br /><br />It's interesting that Quicksilver perhaps modeled their version (Calvary) on the Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit.<br />Both of those songs play the similar progression as Spanish Jam, but in F#. The F# goes to G, thenJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539080411624789874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-88529429642469162442021-07-13T18:11:46.917-07:002021-07-13T18:11:46.917-07:00I recall Miles saying that he liked Jerry and Dead...I recall Miles saying that he liked Jerry and Dead, in his autobiography. Mark Pino On Drumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338995261730415980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-50035563664446936602021-07-11T12:12:19.933-07:002021-07-11T12:12:19.933-07:00Great stuff! 6/23/74 was also on So Many Roads and...Great stuff! 6/23/74 was also on So Many Roads and 7/29/74 also on 30 Days of Dead 2011.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-50438609337689491282021-07-11T06:08:15.098-07:002021-07-11T06:08:15.098-07:00Phil Lesh said he hadn't heard Bitches Brew wh...Phil Lesh said he hadn't heard Bitches Brew when Miles opened for the Dead in April 1970. It had just been released that March, so the shows would have been quite a surprise for him. In any case, only Garcia was brave enough to approach Miles afterwards and talk about how much he liked his albums.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-67092919100567169402021-07-10T18:37:25.563-07:002021-07-10T18:37:25.563-07:00No direct Dead connection but another Sketches Of ...No direct Dead connection but another Sketches Of Spain story: Levon Helm mentioned in his book that the Band asked Miles Davis to open for them at Hollywood Bowl in 1970 because they were fans of the album. They were surprised at how different his music sounded that night.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358929592527070194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-18926576140459762322021-07-09T17:29:49.345-07:002021-07-09T17:29:49.345-07:00I forgot about 2/13/70 - 11 minutes into the Other...I forgot about 2/13/70 - 11 minutes into the Other One, there's a big climax and then Weir strums the Spanish chords, but everyone ignores him so he moves on. Just ten seconds, a blink & miss it moment. <br /><br />4/3/87 has a Garcia/Weir duet in Space which is very much in the Spanish vein.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-43233072861548507362021-07-09T15:09:54.083-07:002021-07-09T15:09:54.083-07:00I agree that the first Spanish Jams are the best. ...I agree that the first Spanish Jams are the best. <br /><br />It's hard to say just when "Spanish Jam" became the common name. Some people may have used it when others didn't. For instance, the 1983 Mikel setlists don't include "Spanish Jam," but the 1983 Golden Road setlists do. In 1984, Uli Teute wrote a little article on Dark Star in the UK fanzine "The Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-75140632390915203272021-07-09T05:20:54.196-07:002021-07-09T05:20:54.196-07:00You can also hear Weir clearly play the Spanish ja...You can also hear Weir clearly play the Spanish jam chords in the middle of the 2-13-70 Other One, although the rest of the band do not join in.<br /><br />According to my notes, 12-26-80, 5-5-81, 7-11-81, 4-3-87, 5-5-91 all have tiny snippets of Spanish jam although none of them are really full-blown - typically there's a little flirt at the end of a Truckin' or Other One.Maximinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142751069133818488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-35762786844353051472021-07-09T04:05:16.239-07:002021-07-09T04:05:16.239-07:00Amazing work as always!Amazing work as always!21stCenturyDeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622656392265017739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-68721137015963129882021-07-09T00:56:42.129-07:002021-07-09T00:56:42.129-07:00Another great analysis - thanks, LIA. Although it&...Another great analysis - thanks, LIA. Although it's become very familiar now, I used to love it in the early days of tape trading when it unexpectedly emerged from a jam. The first version that I ever heard was the Carousel show from 1968 which I probably received in trade around 1973. The show was unlabelled and I remember writing Spanish Jam on the cassette insert. Is that 'inherited Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810299638854859995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-69039898075464855382021-07-08T12:02:31.048-07:002021-07-08T12:02:31.048-07:00Long time listener first time caller...
Fantastic...Long time listener first time caller...<br /><br />Fantastic write up. One of the most enjoyable themes they work on but also surprising that it's so sparsely played over 30 years... it feels like there is a Spanish Jam on just about every Dick's and Dave's Picks.<br /><br />DeadRecshttp://twitter.com/DeadRecs_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-72664459284284202432021-07-08T02:53:10.418-07:002021-07-08T02:53:10.418-07:00Here's a post that should have been on the sit...Here's a post that should have been on the site years ago....sorry for the long wait!Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com