Blues for Allah
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Topic: Blues for Allah
Posted By: Alucard
Subject: Blues for Allah
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 10:41
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Blues for Allah was released by Grateful Dead in 1975. After some more commercial records the Dead went back to experimentation, especially rhythm-wise.The rhythmic work on this record (thanx to the 2 drummers) is among the most complexe in rock (with Zappa). Every time I listen to the record I discover something new.A part from the fantastic rhythm work the overall sound goes more into Jazz Rock, some of Garcia's solos are very original and as always Phil Lesh is a bassplayer and instant composer at the same time. 'Slip Knot' and 'King Salomon's marbles' are breathtaking. ------------- Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it" |
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Posted By: BleedingGum
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 10:50
Oh... ya.. Grateful Dead... I have all of them... a great band. 
------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 11:13
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No arguments about the status of Blues for Allah - the Dead's proggiest moment and best studio album. Most of the material stayed in their live set until Garcia became one of the actually dead. There's a good live double cd (I think it's Two From The Vault) from the concert where they premiered the album. Jazzy chords, inspired soloing and astonishing rhythmic complexity - stunning stuff. They probably wouldn't get away with releasing an album that namechecks Allah these days, mind you, although I think that if Garcia were alive today he wouldn't let that put him off. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 11:21
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To me, Blues for Allah is just a so-so effort. Yeah, it's the most progressive thing the Dead ever recorded, but that doesn't make it any better. The first few tunes are pretty good but the entire second side of the original vinyl version is boring. As far as their best studio album I'd have to go with Anthem of the Sun or American Beauty. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 11:26
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Although Blue For Allah is one of their proggier (but I haer that Al-Qaeda has called for a fatwa for blasphemy), I tend to think of 77's Terrapin Station and its side-long suite as their proggiest! ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:40
| It's a superb album. One of their best by far. |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:51
the silencers (scottish band) had an album called "a blues for buddha"  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: Seyo
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:06
I am a sort of "Deadhead" meaning I adore their music and have almost complete official discography. 
Of course they are never considered progressive rock, but albums like "Wake of the Flood", "Blues for Allah" and "Terrapin Station" would probably appeal to many prog fans.  
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Posted By: anael
Date Posted: October 27 2005 at 20:27
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YEAH! IM A DEADHEAD TOO! ITS A GOOD ALBUM BUT I PREFER THEIR LIVE STUFF: LIVE/DEAD AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BOOTLEGS... ...LET THE DARK STAR SHINE ------------- 
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: October 27 2005 at 20:30
I agree with everything, but my favorite of their studio albums is American Beauty. ------------- And above all, is punk 
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Syzygy wrote:Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 06:37
| Check out Jazz Is Dead's two albums which shows what members of the jazz world think about GD's music |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 07:14
Amarican Beauty and Workingman's Dead and Shakedown Street are way too country for me! ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |