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LOL - Brandy might be one of the few easy-listening tunes that I actual like. Probably, because I was 12 years old when it hit the airwaves. And it got a LOT of airplay. Anyone a little older would have already been into harder rock. A year later, I was listening to Rare Earth, The Who, Styx, The Guess Who, Stones...
I saw the Grateful Dead perform at the Yale Bowl in July 1971. Amazing show, including the tear gas. We were still riled up from the arrest of the New Haven Nine the year before.
I saw the Grateful Dead perform at the Yale Bowl in July 1971. Amazing show, including the tear gas. We were still riled up from the arrest of the New Haven Nine the year before.
Many consider August 1969 the high water mark of the 1960's with that event, Woodstock and the Manson Family murders all occurring in August.
I love this particular line from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (HST) - "...we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave... So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
Well.... The vibe was great, and fun to see younger ones up and dancing where there was room to do it. They played NOTHING I was familiar with. The band seemed glad to impress themselves with instrumental improvisations (rehearsed, no doubt.) Hardly a word sung. Disappointment. Steely Dead.
Expectation can be rough. Maybe had you just walked in, not knowing anything about the band, the experience would have been totally different? I am not huge fan of all-instrumental arrangements, I like vocals.
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I love the guys comment, "Oh, I want violin on everything."
And man, can he play guitar, while multi-tasking.
The second half is obviously the Stones.
These guys are one kick-ass street band!
"Cortez" is wonderful stuff. And the fiddle on "Simple Man?" Delicious.
Glad for the introduction to The Big Push.
If you enjoyed the violin in Simple Man, you will love this:
LYRICS:
https://genius.com/The-grateful-dead-franklins-tower-lyrics
https://radio.garden/visit/bonnyville/UZHNvyEF
Appreciate the contributions @Crash I have always meant to explore more GD. I have a friend who attended many of their shows.
@Mona
Wow, that had to be something to behold!
Nice choice. Here is another blast from that era.
If talking about The Animals, I expect that House of The Rising Sun was the big event!
New Orleans Pop Festival
Was big stuff for a MS delta teen and friends.
And, by the way, a couple of weeks later she left that MS delta forever and ended up in Portland, OR when she lost her way to Atlanta.
Many consider August 1969 the high water mark of the 1960's with that event, Woodstock and the Manson Family murders all occurring in August.
I love this particular line from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (HST) - "...we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave... So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
"Dark Star."
Steely Dead.