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    Posted: January 04 2008 at 22:47
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

It's OK, I was being facetious - I really tried to get into GD & of the 7/8 albums I've heard (including three which were recommended to me as 'classics'), all I heard was mediocre playing & watered down west coast country-rock


I don't think they belong here.  However, one reason you may dislike them is because you've been listening to studio work.  The Dead were not a great studio band, but the live recordings I've heard have some impeccable stuff.
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Oh, I was just kidding, sorry if people took it to be a serious matter.
 
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hahahah.. .I heard about that this... thanks Raff... would have wondered what had happened.  Some people are just stupid enough to mess with the wrong people LOL
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2007 at 04:20
Cry.... And all that as a response to a post that was months old.
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 ^ hey easy there, bub, no need to be abusive
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Originally posted by Asyte2c00 Asyte2c00 wrote:

If Jefferson Airplane are in PA, then GD must be in PA as well. 
 
You cant have one without the other. 


What are you talking about? They have 2 totally distinct sounds. Jefferson Airplane might have gotten away with its psychedelia but Grateful Dead have nothing prog besides their jams. And that is not reason enough to include them in PA.
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If Jefferson Airplane are in PA, then GD must be in PA as well. 
 
You cant have one without the other. 
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Nobody can jam like the dead, the way they jammed and played around with their songs was progressive, but their music just isn't.
Yes it is!!
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Points: 3928 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 17:45
Not a chance, imo. The prog songs people mention that always are from those two albums 'Terrapin Station' and 'Blues For Allah'. I've heard both and I can't say either had even a track that struck me as prog. Those albums had some cod reggae stuff on, I seem to recall!!

I'd say there was more of a country/blues flavour to their work than a prog one, even the lengthier stuff is not prog, it's just lengthy jams. I wouldn't go out of my way to own anymore albums of this band really...the ones I have are all decent enough but I don't really see why they are THAT revered.

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Originally posted by Rushman Rushman wrote:

I agree that they don't belong here, but they recorded a handful of great "prog" tunes. Listen to the title track on Terrapin Station and tell me it's not a prog song.


All you need to do now is find about four more prog songs and they'll be approved for prog-related!
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I still can't get over the shock of someone suggesting the Grateful Dead should be in the archives.

Wow.


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Points: 1497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 12:26
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

It's OK, I was being facetious - I really tried to get into GD & of the 7/8 albums I've heard (including three which were recommended to me as 'classics'), all I heard was mediocre playing & watered down west coast country-rock


I have to agree. I guess you need to be in Cali with a convertable and a spliff
     
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 12:20
It's OK, I was being facetious - I really tried to get into GD & of the 7/8 albums I've heard (including three which were recommended to me as 'classics'), all I heard was mediocre playing & watered down west coast country-rock

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Points: 190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 12:17
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Rushman Rushman wrote:

Listen to the title track on Terrapin Station and tell me it's not a prog song.


Then listen to the rest of their repertoire & tell me it's not a load of dreary old twaddle!
    
 
I'm not dis-agreeing with you, as I said, they don't belong here, but that one song could have just as easily come from many of the bands that are on this site.
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Originally posted by Rushman Rushman wrote:

Listen to the title track on Terrapin Station and tell me it's not a prog song.


Then listen to the rest of their repertoire & tell me it's not a load of dreary old twaddle!
    

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Points: 190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 11:21
I agree that they don't belong here, but they recorded a handful of great "prog" tunes. Listen to the title track on Terrapin Station and tell me it's not a prog song.
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Points: 976 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2006 at 06:26
Grateful Dead are psychedelic IMO.
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