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Jim Garten 
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 Posted: December 05 2006 at 07:33 |
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OK -= just got them & now listening to 'Dark Star' from "Live Dead"; very good initial impression. Not unlike The Allman Brothers in full on jamming mode...
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JohnGargo
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Posted: December 05 2006 at 07:40 |
 the icon of sin wrote:
There's no doubt that their albums between 1974 and 77 are progressive |
That's amazing news, since all I have of theirs is that mammoth boxset that covers the period between 1965-1973. Looks like I've got some great music to explore in the future! 
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Jim Garten
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Posted: December 07 2006 at 03:46 |
Jim Garten wrote:
OK - just got them & now listening to 'Dark Star' from "Live Dead"; very good initial impression. Not unlike The Allman Brothers in full on jamming mode... |
Hmmm - I may have spoken too soon - 'Live Dead', although it does have its moments, especially the rambling blues of "Death Don't Have No Mercy", does go on a bit, doesn't it? I take back the Allman Brothers comparison, too - they had structure in their jams, but GD... well, they just seem like a bunch of guys playing around a bit, and to be honest, I don't even find their musicianship of a particularly good quality.
I've now started listening to 'Workingman's Dead', and thus far, I have to say (although more structured & tighter than 'Live Dead'), it's just...
...dreary.
I shall continue.
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Evans
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Posted: December 29 2006 at 06:38 |
Jim Garten wrote:
Jim Garten wrote:
OK - just got them & now listening to 'Dark Star' from "Live Dead"; very good initial impression. Not unlike The Allman Brothers in full on jamming mode... |
Hmmm - I may have spoken too soon - 'Live Dead', although it does have its moments, especially the rambling blues of "Death Don't Have No Mercy", does go on a bit, doesn't it? I take back the Allman Brothers comparison, too - they had structure in their jams, but GD... well, they just seem like a bunch of guys playing around a bit, and to be honest, I don't even find their musicianship of a particularly good quality.
I've now started listening to 'Workingman's Dead', and thus far, I have to say (although more structured & tighter than 'Live Dead'), it's just...
...dreary.
I shall continue.
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How's it working, Jim? :)
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Bilek
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Posted: December 31 2006 at 09:23 |
Don't worry. There are also some great stuff in that era, especially during 1967-69 period as well! Check the previous posts on their live stuff..
Nevertheless, apparently the '74-'77 comment is also true, 'cause I newly got parts of Terrapin Station (including the side long title track) in a compilation... That song rocks!
Edited by Bilek - December 31 2006 at 09:25
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Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret:
Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)
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Freak
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Posted: December 31 2006 at 13:33 |
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The best place to start are the Dick's Picks or some good boots if they're available. The band is best experienced when listening to a live performance. The 6-CD mammoth set Dick's Picks Volume 29 captures two performances from May '77 that are just on fire.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 31 2006 at 13:41 |
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I do not think this band should be in the PA. They are not like any prog band I have heard and the only thing that could make them prog-related is the fact that they are a jam band. THey are blue grass / blues/ psychedelia. None of this sounds like prog to me.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: January 02 2007 at 03:40 |
Evans wrote:
Jim Garten wrote:
Jim Garten wrote:
OK - just got them & now listening to 'Dark Star' from "Live Dead"; very good initial impression. Not unlike The Allman Brothers in full on jamming mode... |
Hmmm - I may have spoken too soon - 'Live Dead', although it does have its moments, especially the rambling blues of "Death Don't Have No Mercy", does go on a bit, doesn't it? I take back the Allman Brothers comparison, too - they had structure in their jams, but GD... well, they just seem like a bunch of guys playing around a bit, and to be honest, I don't even find their musicianship of a particularly good quality.
I've now started listening to 'Workingman's Dead', and thus far, I have to say (although more structured & tighter than 'Live Dead'), it's just...
...dreary.
I shall continue.
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How's it working, Jim? :) |
Er - not well at all, actually...
I gave these three 'iconic' albums a damned good listen & went back & revisited the other three albums; I just cannot do it - whatever it is they do, it just doesn't flick my switch.
All albums now sold on Amazon.
I failed.
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Freak
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Posted: January 03 2007 at 12:40 |
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That's a bummer, because I just rediscovered them. The Internet Archive has hundreds of shows, a few really old ones too! They make some of the best music ever heard. 1977 is my new favorite year.
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