tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post4681590465176771380..comments2024-03-27T02:55:04.190-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: Dark Star 1978-1984: A RoundtableLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-26798472001297556842020-05-12T21:33:33.031-07:002020-05-12T21:33:33.031-07:00Well, it's not surprising that Weir would shut...Well, it's not surprising that Weir would shut off the pathway to weirdness. He once said in an interview that he felt that their onstage explorations particularly in the 1972-74 period had gotten too avant-garde for fans who were not very familiar with their music to be able to follow and relate to. I think he was probably the main driver of the toning-down of the spaciness of their music 3243https://www.blogger.com/profile/13059586058341689787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-52129848502283217962015-07-22T00:17:12.703-07:002015-07-22T00:17:12.703-07:00Well, maybe, but not very soon.
It's certainl...Well, maybe, but not very soon.<br /><br />It's certainly a worthy & beautiful idea to stitch the 1972 Dark Star jams together. From what I've heard it's almost entirely instrumental (only one verse used), and creatively edited - if it were actually all the '72 Dark Stars back to back, it would be over 15 hours! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-48190240587705268022015-07-21T18:18:44.858-07:002015-07-21T18:18:44.858-07:00Would you be able to do a post on Darkstar from 84...Would you be able to do a post on Darkstar from 84- 94 (last time performed) ? it would be appreciated kindly. <br />Also, someone posted all the DS Jams from 1972 into one huge listening experience (10 hours) here: https://archive.org/details/DarkStar1972BlogBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238648251626264753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-36767374317015896572015-04-12T11:50:44.090-07:002015-04-12T11:50:44.090-07:00Listening to 7/13/84 I was surprised when at 10 mi...Listening to 7/13/84 I was surprised when at 10 minutes (after a false cue for the second verse) Garcia does a short jam similar to the 1969 "Sputnik" theme. Trying to remember if I've heard that theme in any other version after 1969.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-6272469512883744282013-05-30T04:09:23.398-07:002013-05-30T04:09:23.398-07:00from my unpublished files:
Phase 7 DarkStar ages 1...from my unpublished files:<br />Phase 7 DarkStar ages 12-31-78 through 07-13-84<br />The life of DarkStar runs parallel to that of many people, nothing much happens after<br />you've settled down, the spark goes and things become somewhat ordinary and<br />predictable. Gone are the days of exploration and excitement. Life's river just oozes<br />away.<br />After 2 1/2 years of constant hanwakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-59521406740072072102013-05-29T11:31:23.317-07:002013-05-29T11:31:23.317-07:00There's a "subscribe to" thingie at ...There's a "subscribe to" thingie at the bottom of the side column. Perhaps it's out of date. I know other blogs have the "Google Friend Connect" gadget, but personally, I feel the fewer google gadgets on here the better. Each one slows down the page-loading.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-56396423405002991372013-05-29T11:24:55.917-07:002013-05-29T11:24:55.917-07:00Umm...no. :)Umm...no. :)Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-36670641412436464142013-05-29T09:05:33.409-07:002013-05-29T09:05:33.409-07:00Great blog! Is there a way to follow? Thanks for t...Great blog! Is there a way to follow? Thanks for the wealth of information. I also operate a rock blog, check it out if you like. Thanks again!<br /><br />http://thefrodisroomrockblog.blogspot.com/talkfromtherockroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308950233561814758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-50966805843246530592013-05-27T17:10:42.586-07:002013-05-27T17:10:42.586-07:00Next post: Dark Star 1989 - 1994 :)Next post: Dark Star 1989 - 1994 :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-38751940146387034082013-05-26T08:52:24.739-07:002013-05-26T08:52:24.739-07:00Really dug this post...I'm really behind all f...Really dug this post...I'm really behind all five of these Dark Stars. They each have goods to offer. Sure, nothing compares to earlier times & to each their own (some say 69...72...I say 73), but take em as they are! More roundtables!snail trailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55640075458234687282013-05-24T18:24:11.033-07:002013-05-24T18:24:11.033-07:00While not comparable on any level to their predece...While not comparable on any level to their predecessors all 5 versions have a little something.I think the 1/20/79 version comes closest in spirit to what Dark Star was meant to be which is a group interaction and improvisation.Around the two minute mark and after the first verse you can hear all the players doing something different and blending together as opposed to standing about and jerlouvisnoreply@blogger.com