And right under this video is yours with your head in your hands after your brain melted out on the floor. Good times. I think everyone experiences that upon that first true connection that brings it all together for the first time, turning music from accompanying life to becoming life. Marvelous.
"Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right." Probably one of the greatest lyrics in modern music.
No matter what you were into at the time, everyone should have at least gone to a Dead if they could get there when The Dead were around. Wish I had made it to more than one (Portland, shortly before Jerry died).
@@davidtingley9978 Preferably in the 70's and earlier. The whole circus got entirely too big in the 80's and 90's. Garcia was deified to such a ridiculous level he became a prisoner to his hotel room for years on end. It unquestionably led to his early demise. I remember being at a Garcia Band show at the Warfield in the early 90's, and at the break he switched from a black to a purple t shirt. People around me lost their collective minds. "OMG, What does it mean??" One girl was in tears. Uhm, it meant that he was sweaty and wanted a dry shirt, ffs.
@@grelch One thing I love about JGB is Jerry never missed a beat. It was his and he could be himself for those brief hours. I got into the Dead 87-88 and got to see them at a time when Garcia was healthy. You could absolutely tell in late 93 early 94 it was going downhill fast. The last show few shows I saw in 94 were not great The vibe had changed in the scene totally. My favorite era of the Dead is 73-74. I got this sense that they were tapping into to a different vibe in the jams, the flow of the music and everything else.
@@rlawrencejr1 Yeah, in the latter years he definitely enjoyed JGB, Acoustic Band and Grisman work/shows much more than with The Dead. Tbh, so did I. Love all of those projects.
My friend, Betty Cantor-Jackson, was the recording engineer of this concert. When this was officially released a couple years ago I asked her for her thoughts. She said it brought back nice memories. She said she’d sit opposite side of the stage of Jerry. She’d be wearing headphones and intently listening to the audio mix and not paying attention to the band close by. She said during tours that Jerry would play little notes on his guitar to get her attention knowing she’d be listening and not watching. She would look up to see him smiling at her. It was their private moment during a public show. This recording brought that memory back. Long live the Grateful Dead!
Jerry said "We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice." Appears we have another licorice lover 💖
At first when introduced to the Dead, I was deep into metal, prog, avant garde and other stuff, and I'm ashamed to admit I said it was "pling-plong" music. Took a couple years 'til I came around, and since then I've regarded them as one of the greats. Few bands make me want to go back in time so much it physically hurts. Get me off this runaway train! I've always liked liquorice though.
Hey I have one request try to pick out anything from the early to mid 80s that has playing in the band / Uncle John's band. 1980-09-06 lewiston maine or maybe 1989-10-09
Dead will always be the most important band that has ever been. People en masse put their lives on hold just to tour with them. The wall of sound, acid tests, commrodery of the crowds, deep lyrics, experimental dives into sound exploration each time they played. This band will change your life if you open your mind to what they were trying to do with their music. It's changed countless lives already and shall continue to do so as long as their music remains and I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon except out in all directions unto infinity.
@@andrewflorio1371 that makes me very happy sir. You may be young but you found something that many will never find. The song loser- “I know a little something you will never know” 😎😎
I can never listen to a song I’ve heard hundreds of times for the first time again, but watching someone else hear it for the first time is the next best thing. I appreciate tf out of your channel
Phil Lesh has been one of my favorite bass players since I first started playing. Him and Les Claypool. I guess bass players in san francisco just jam to their own style
Some may call it a wasted youth but 3 summer tours with the Dead in the 80s showed me this great country of ours. Countless miles in old cars held together with busted knuckle repairs, great friends and always the hope of making it to the next show. Times I'll never forget...
I’m an old timer now. I came with a classical music background. Saw the Stones, the Who, Beatles, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac(they were great), etc. Saw the Dead in 1971. Lost count after 500 concerts. The joyous, carnival of fans dancing. Positive vibes everywhere. The Dead’s lyrics are unlike any other. Fables, parables, homage, message of happiness, to the most sublime thought. Virtuoso musicians. You need to see the archival live shows. Being there amazing. Best live performing band!!!!
It took my wife acoustic dead (Reckoning) for her to “get it”. Then she got the electric act too and she didn’t like them till I played Reckoning. Now she loves them. Lol.
Phawk impressive resume..felt.san Rafael Marin county San Francisco California Warfield I Jah Herb Jah love Jah Jerry Jah rastafari praises blessings respectfully Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters Jah Trey Jah Duane Africa Ethiopia Addis Ababa Selassie I Jah Creation herbalist spiritual awakening chant down Babylon Jah rastafari?
I can always tell when I’m listening to Jerry Garcia. I can’t even say what it is, you can just feel his soul in there. He can play one note and you just know you’re listening to Jerry, his tone and attack are instantly recognizable.
Hey this whole show Phil is dropping bombs. 40 years of listening and going to shows I've gotta say it's gonna be a great trip when Phil's driving the bus. When Phil's on the band is on. I love these guys. Phil's bass is like no other. When he's rolling out those smooth beats jerry takes you on a trip and then drops you back off into Phil's hands as if you didn't miss a beat. Keep em coming jamel!!! Thanks brother for the bit of spirituality in my day. Appreciate it.
Been to the PHIL Zone in the 2nd, 3rd row number of times. Ps what was up with Jerry wearing the same black shirt with a food stain on it for 2 - 3 nights in a row?😊
And it's written about meeting his future wife on his first trip to England. The same day, he went to his hotel and wrote Ripple, Brokedown Palace, and To Lay Me Down. That's a pretty fantastic day.
Adore watching this man fall in love with the soundtrack of my life. That euphoria you feel hearing it for the first time my friend, I can tell you 40 years in ... Yeah, that doesn't go away.
this jam, one of the greatest ever, is what we mean when we say, "steal your face right off your head". There are other great Scarlet/Fires, but this is one of the best
I threw a comment up requesting Eyes of the World from Without a Net (he likely won’t see it since I’m late to the party), but the Althea from Without a Net is top notch as well! Excellent version of an excellent song ♥️
I love the first moment he discovers Donna, that look on his face was priceless. "Who is that?" This is easily one of Donna's best shows. I sometimes feel like Cornell gets over hyped, but this Scarlet-Fire is second to none. Floating and ethereal and at the same time locked in and tight as hell. Joining you for this brought me as much if not more joy than the first time I experienced listening to this incredible show. Thank you!
The Dancin’ in the Streets from this show is absolutely nutters! Just make sure you have plenty of room to groove! It’s such a great show and the night after in Buffalo is pure 🔥🔥
Could not agree more. Here is a live audio version from 1975 that sounds immaculate: czcams.com/video/m-fp04Vqi6A/video.html, but I know how much Jamel likes to see the live versions, so this one from 91 is also pretty good: czcams.com/video/INzyBz1Ts1s/video.html
This comment made me visualize chipmunks, birds, frogs, and rabbits grooving and dancing together in a psychedelic forest on a gorgeous summer day. (Ok, I'll have another gummy, lol)
I know this isn't jamels first Grateful Dead song but you can really see the music hitting him in this one. This man's about to become his final form as a Deadhead :) 💀⚡🐢🌹
"When the sky is yellow and the sun is blue strangers will stop strangers just to shake their hands" ---Both hopeful and sad at the same time. I miss you all. Jamel, because of your "slogan" I think you should do "The Music Never Stopped". Jerry's been gone for 25 years and in your own way you are proving the point.
Andy pointed out after 35 years of listening to the Dead I got a simple piece of lyrics wrong. He was right and I like the song even more now. In my own defense Bobby wrote Truckin' and he could never remember the lyrics either.
Most famous? dont quite get that. Of course a must have tape back in the day, along with *hundreds* of others. Every show i saw them play was famous. To me. When the band was happening being in that place surrounded by thousands of ecstatic people dancing their faces off, that place was the coolest, most fun thing ever. Pure bliss, amazing energy, magic all around so thick you could cut with a knife. Sure could use a dose now. It healed me, sure as shit it did.
I personally think that the 5/3/72 Truckin' > The Other One > Drums > The Other One > Me and Bobby McGee > The Other One > Wharf Rat is more of a journey, maybe I gotta give 5/26 more attention though
@@dlblox27 5/26 deserves a relisten. According to the Dead Doc, Jerry cried during that Morning Dew. Also note that i's the last show of the Europe Tour and it's nice they ended in Sing Me Back Home.
I will always, for the rest of my life, know when I'm hearing Jerry play. He has a sound like no other. His guitar just SINGS!! First heard live in 1983 when I was 15. I miss him.
Begonias are a type of flower, scarlet are red ones. Basically a beautiful hippy chick with flowers in her hair. Dang stupid machine will only let me give this view one Like.
The female voice you hear is Donna Godchaux, her husband Kieth played the keys. Fun fact after they parted ways with the boys they started a band named "The heart of gold band". I always loved the music that came out during the era the Godchaux's where part of the band, it seemed to have more depth and an interesting blends of genre's.
This is among their best live material. Phenomenal show. "They Love Each Other" on this album slays me. Welcome to all the new 'Heads this video is bound to create. C'mon in, the water is fine...
This show is nothing short of perfect, the transition from St. Stephen into Morning Dew is so perfect and beautiful I instinctually expect it every time I hear St. Stephen
I’ve heard longer and more exploratory Scarlet>Fires, but when it’s a perfect, warm, spring day, nothing replaces this one as the one to blast in your car. This show is a masterpiece, and this S>F is one of the reasons why.
77 and 72 were such amazing years for the Dead! 72 was all about business - rock and roll and blues with a shuffle. 77 just seems to spread out all over the audio spectrum and create great soundscapes.
Damn if this didn't put a smile on my face watching you unravel the mystery for yourself as to why we Deadheads are such a rabid bunch of fans! Thank you for making my day better Jamel!
Grateful Dead - "Scarlet Begonias/Victim or the Crime/Fire on the Mountain" (8/16/91) czcams.com/video/LJ1Nc-00faI/video.html if you like 5/8/77 this one will give you a spiritual experience
I was honored and lucky to spend many years working with the GD and watching you brings back great memories of watching the crowd and the joy in their faces.
Now you are going to be bombarded buy the people with 2000 bootlegged cassette tapes that know which concert had the best version of every song they ever did. They know their stuff!
Give Jamal some wirerims, sprinkle some grey in his beard and...wa la...Jerry with a deep soulful tan! He has a similar tone of voice and playfulness as Captain Trips! Welcome aboard the bus Jamal....we held a seat just for you.
I have a feeling with the other reactors with the exception of soul train bro after about 4 minutes to 5 minutes of this it would be like I'm out of here..🙄😂
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Vin and Sori being a prime example. They don't do long songs, unless you literally pay them $125 to request a song (seriously).
It's been so interesting to see the Grateful Dead go from this cult object and even something of a running joke to what feels like a pretty major re-assessment of their legacy in the last few years. I'm late to all of it and I didn't like their stuff at all when I first listened as a teen but I've been listening to them a LOT this year stuck at home and for whatever reason it finally clicked and I love them. So great to see reactions like this!
The Grateful Dead stopped being a cult band around the mid-late 70s, they had played atleast one show bigger than woodstock, and also had played one of the most attended shows of all time by a single artist. They also had toured/played in Europe atleast twice, and played under the pyramids of Egypt. Heck they literally had a movie in theaters, and had previously cameod in and provided music for other films, at one point being asked to star in a strange western. Then they became one of the most well known and highest paid bands of all time in the mid 80s, and sold out football stadiums every night for the next 15 or so years until Jerry passed and the band couldn't go on anymore.
Begonias are beautiful potted flowers, usually with some variation in color and not entirely symmetrical petals. So "scarlet begonias" would be big red blooms woven into her hair. Just FYI, the alternative rock band Sublime did a GREAT cover of Scarlet Begonias.
@@jamelakajamal thank you for literally keeping the Dead "live," where they were at their very best. I had the pleasure of seeing the Grateful Dead in concert twice (summers of 1993 and 1994) and it was unlike any music experience imaginable... and like you, I did not partake of the Devil's weed, but they absolutely bent my mind. It was amazing.
Bro, exactly ! I was thinking how their jamming is the opposite of playing to sheet music, and that lyric popped into my mind. Maybe call it intuition- the opposite of by the book.
It was this show, and more specifically this song(s) that converted me into a Deadhead! It was in late 1988, and my friends were already heavily into the Dead. I was a diehard meatalhead. I borrowed a couple tapes of different shows from a friend so that I could copy them, and this was one of them. It was unknown how legendary this show was, by me and my friends, but I just couldn’t stop listening to it. It was all downhill from there… full blown attire and all… to say that, that era shaped my life would probably be an understatement
Begonia is a flower. The woman singing is Donna Jean Godchaux. I was at this show at Barton Hall, Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York one of the finest shows I'd been at.
And Jamel - Jamal, you'll love the legend of the tapers at Dead shows, especially since it's one of your logos! Anyway This show is in the Top Ten of Dead show tapes of all time. It would be in anyone's Dead starter kit and is everyone's collection. Mine tape broke in 1998 from over playing it. LOL! Peace out brother and Thank You!
I've spent so much time with this show over the last 30 years that it's part of who I am. It's a joy to watch someone experience it for the first time!
Unfortunately they never gave her a monitor. In other words she couldn't hear herself sing. It resulted in very uneven performances including many where she sounded terrible.
Thanks for the reviews! You ought to listen to Bird Song from 8/27/1972 show labeled as the Sunshine Daydream show. It's possibly my favorite dead song out there. Lots of good music crammed into 13 minutes.
I almost never comment on videos, but I really enjoyed seeing you experience this. I remember the first time I heard this particular Scarlet > Fire, and it never gets old. I highly recommend listening to the entire 5/8/77 show. It's filled with musical gems that you'll never forget. Great job on all your videos!
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Love the channel man. Good music keeps people together!
JAMEL my brother! You have definitely jumped on the bus I love it! Enjoy the ride!
@@3John16 🚌🏃🏾♂️💨
@@jamelakajamal You know what's awesome? Blue Oyster Cult's NEW ALBUM. Its a must listen for any classic rock fan.
Here’s that Scarlett/Fire combo I mentioned, bro. It’s from 1990. 🔥
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And now we are witnessing Jamel realizing his true destiny as a Dead head.
It is now the time....
He understands.
I hear you, truth! It gives me chills. My husband and I feel like proud parents when we watch him listening to our music!
Fuck yah I love this comment. We're watching it happen before our eyes! Haha
Someone get him 2/18/71... STAT!
I have a hard drive with recording of every single grateful Dead show on it
The bus came by, Jamel got on, that's how it all began!
Now he's drinking on a work night :)
Oh yes that wonderful bus I jumped on it years ago and still on the ride!
Lol....O the memories.
“You Punch the ticket, you take the ride”
Hunter Thompson
Jamal punched the ticket, now he has no choice but to take the ride.
He's driving the bus now...
You found the banger!
aye love your channel man, you both have two of the best reactions man
Love your channel man! You inspired me to dust off those rusty strings, just one more time, as it were.
I love this so much!
Hell yeah! You guys know each other!!
And right under this video is yours with your head in your hands after your brain melted out on the floor. Good times. I think everyone experiences that upon that first true connection that brings it all together for the first time, turning music from accompanying life to becoming life. Marvelous.
"Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right." Probably one of the greatest lyrics in modern music.
It's right up there with "the more that you give, the more it will take. To the thin line beyond which you really can't fake."
“I ain’t right but I never been wrong”. “Seldom turns out like it does in the song”.
My first tattoo was that line around my ankle. Now I have a ring of dancing bears intertwined with the lyrics. Sooo many good memories.😢
@@maureenc.782 That's what the Dead is about: good thoughts.
If everyone listened to the Dead, just think what a world this would be.
There’d be a lot more veggie burritos, that’s for sure.
No matter what you were into at the time, everyone should have at least gone to a Dead if they could get there when The Dead were around. Wish I had made it to more than one (Portland, shortly before Jerry died).
@@davidtingley9978 Preferably in the 70's and earlier. The whole circus got entirely too big in the 80's and 90's. Garcia was deified to such a ridiculous level he became a prisoner to his hotel room for years on end. It unquestionably led to his early demise. I remember being at a Garcia Band show at the Warfield in the early 90's, and at the break he switched from a black to a purple t shirt. People around me lost their collective minds. "OMG, What does it mean??" One girl was in tears. Uhm, it meant that he was sweaty and wanted a dry shirt, ffs.
@@grelch One thing I love about JGB is Jerry never missed a beat. It was his and he could be himself for those brief hours. I got into the Dead 87-88 and got to see them at a time when Garcia was healthy. You could absolutely tell in late 93 early 94 it was going downhill fast. The last show few shows I saw in 94 were not great The vibe had changed in the scene totally. My favorite era of the Dead is 73-74. I got this sense that they were tapping into to a different vibe in the jams, the flow of the music and everything else.
@@rlawrencejr1 Yeah, in the latter years he definitely enjoyed JGB, Acoustic Band and Grisman work/shows much more than with The Dead. Tbh, so did I. Love all of those projects.
My friend, Betty Cantor-Jackson, was the recording engineer of this concert. When this was officially released a couple years ago I asked her for her thoughts. She said it brought back nice memories. She said she’d sit opposite side of the stage of Jerry. She’d be wearing headphones and intently listening to the audio mix and not paying attention to the band close by. She said during tours that Jerry would play little notes on his guitar to get her attention knowing she’d be listening and not watching. She would look up to see him smiling at her. It was their private moment during a public show. This recording brought that memory back. Long live the Grateful Dead!
Betty's recordings are the bomb.
Betty boards are the best. I wonder what little notes he would play. Id love to find examples.
Thats an epic story.. glad the betty boards made their way back
Getting nuggets like this are the reason I scroll through the comments on this channel. Thank you. Very cool.
God bless Betty Cantor and the absolute gift she gave us with Betty Boards. They are by far my favorite recordings of the band.
"Forgot where i was for second." THAT'S the dead
...for a second...?! "smile"... for large stretches of time!
The Dead’s music is always like an injection of positivity into your day
Soundtrack of life. A tune for every mood and every day.
Jerry said "We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice." Appears we have another licorice lover 💖
One of my favorite quotes!
So true... you either love them or you don’t. The ones that don’t just haven’t dug deep enough...☮️💫
At first when introduced to the Dead, I was deep into metal, prog, avant garde and other stuff, and I'm ashamed to admit I said it was "pling-plong" music. Took a couple years 'til I came around, and since then I've regarded them as one of the greats. Few bands make me want to go back in time so much it physically hurts. Get me off this runaway train! I've always liked liquorice though.
Fuck. Yes!!!!!
@@QualeQualeson that’s how I felt because I listened to studio. Once I heard Europe 72 I knew live dead was my future ✌️
We got Jamel on the BUS and now he's DRIVING IT! Woo Hoo!
Cowboy Jamel at the wheel!
The bus to never never land!!!!
That's hilarious :)
I've enjoyed watching his journey..
The bus came by and he jump on.
What a long strange trip it's been 🚌
"Come on man. You're spoiling us!" Perfect reaction. By now I'm sure you understand how destroyed we were when Jerry left us.
Jamal's face when he first hear's donna "who that woman?" Is priceless
Donna carried her weight on this one. And many others really. I miss her part on PITB when she’s not there. lol.
Whose that ladyyyyy whose that sexy ladyyyyy. What a women
Try "Playin' in the Band".
Wait for Donna's Tarzan yell. I say that with love.
She was good enough for Jerry, so that's good enough for me.
Donna did studio work for a long time before joining the Dead. One of Elvis Presley's favorite back up singers.
I once again graced my monitor in fluid when in mid sip I heard Jamel say that. Love ya Donna
Bill Graham said it best
"They're not the best at what they do,
They're the only ones that do what they do
God bless the Grateful Dead"
❤⚡💙
Jerry: We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.
@@gerizkid absolutely love this!
You won’t have to worry about anything getting blocked by the Dead.
Nope. They even made a request!
The Grateful Dead are the bomb.
Hey I have one request try to pick out anything from the early to mid 80s that has playing in the band / Uncle John's band. 1980-09-06 lewiston maine or maybe 1989-10-09
They made music for enjoyment fun and love not money that's what makes them so grate!!🤘🤘
@@kristineladd1640 but they still made a boat load.
Dead will always be the most important band that has ever been. People en masse put their lives on hold just to tour with them. The wall of sound, acid tests, commrodery of the crowds, deep lyrics, experimental dives into sound exploration each time they played. This band will change your life if you open your mind to what they were trying to do with their music. It's changed countless lives already and shall continue to do so as long as their music remains and I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon except out in all directions unto infinity.
i’m so happy watching new dead heads, THE MUSIC WILL NEVER STOP
Yes!
YESSS! There are dead heads of all ages.
@@treebeard8475 yes man i’m trying to spread the word around my school no one cares 😭 this music can’t stop and won’t stop
@@andrewflorio1371 that makes me very happy sir. You may be young but you found something that many will never find. The song loser- “I know a little something you will never know” 😎😎
I LOVE that he calls out the Phil bombs immediately!
Once in a while you can get shown the light
in the strangest of places
if you look at it right...
Carried that with me a lot of years, served me well.
Can’t believe he missed that line..
Truth
three lines by which to live your life. Along with "If you get confused, listen to the music play"
I can never listen to a song I’ve heard hundreds of times for the first time again, but watching someone else hear it for the first time is the next best thing. I appreciate tf out of your channel
My thoughts exactly! I watch tons of reaction videos of all my favorite songs, just so I can feel that way again.
“Not sure when that transition will happen”
*2 minutes into fire* 😭 transition is sooooo smooth, loved this video
He digs it! That’s how it starts
He paused it in the transition to ask where the transition was. LOL
Jamel is on the bus! What a pick to react to!
It was just a matter of time!
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
One of my favorite lines ever: "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right:.
Me too!!!! (also from Sugar Mag: "She's a summer love in the spring, fall, and winter.") Two simple, amazing lines.
Hunter
that is the line that has defined my freakin life, man.
Even in chaos there is beauty
@Doc Doug keep the dead outta politicks ✌
Phil Lesh has been one of my favorite bass players since I first started playing. Him and Les Claypool. I guess bass players in san francisco just jam to their own style
Help is on the way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower will blow your mind
Agreed💯
About 28 minutes of bliss
HE DID IT!!!!! Best reaction channel on CZcams. Not even close.
Appreciate You🙏🏾
@@jamelakajamal We appreciate you bringing people together like you do. Much needed.
@@chrisschell90 Happy Monday
You have made my Monday. Deadhead for more than 25 years. ❤️ blessings to you sir. And thank you. Check out Warf Rat, please 😊
@@mrscurtis9493 Yesssss!!! Wharf Rat is absolutely transformative!
“Transition was so some it took me into a portal.” “You know what I mean?” Yes Jamal... We know.
It’s great when you witness someone “GETTIN’ IT”. A whole other Dead experience!! Love your stuff Jamel!!
Some may call it a wasted youth but 3 summer tours with the Dead in the 80s showed me this great country of ours. Countless miles in old cars held together with busted knuckle repairs, great friends and always the hope of making it to the next show. Times I'll never forget...
I love reading stuff like this. Happy for your once in a lifetime experiences. Thank you for your service!
"A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age." - Meat Loaf
Super sounding recording too. It's even in the Library of Congress it's so epic. Betty Cantor ftw.
Betty was a gem to our ears. She understood space and balance like no other.
Bettor
Now it's time for the "Help is on the Way/Slipknot/Franklins Tower.
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100%. Buffalo 5/9/77 - the next night - is the way to go.
8/13/75
GOAT Help/Slip/Franklins
Think my favorite is One from the Vault. Such an epic trio.
One From the Vault is 100 percent the best version, starting with the intro.
"We can do this all day, baby!" No truer words have been said.
I’m an old timer now. I came with a classical music background. Saw the Stones, the Who, Beatles, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac(they were great), etc. Saw the Dead in 1971. Lost count after 500 concerts. The joyous, carnival of fans dancing. Positive vibes everywhere. The Dead’s lyrics are unlike any other. Fables, parables, homage, message of happiness, to the most sublime thought. Virtuoso musicians. You need to see the archival live shows. Being there amazing. Best live performing band!!!!
"That transition sent to me into a portal!"
You can imagine how the people who saw this live felt 😂
@@Lchristyhastings fr man
No acid, but my first show. Although I could've done without Donna's screeching.
We watched him have an OBE from the music alone!
Hah! Traded some fried chicken for a handful of happy mushrooms, a fine day it was..
@@Lchristyhastings I live for Phil Bombs
Scarlet begonia is a flower.
The password is clitoris
@@TheMikeTownsend I AM the CLIT commander
Man in the boat, standing up
Tucked into the curls of her hair
Back in the day, Grateful Dead concerts were EVENTS!! The outdoor concerts were the best! The concert was just one part of the entire experience.
Anyone who actually sits down and listens to the Dead, will end up loving the Dead.
It took my wife acoustic dead (Reckoning) for her to “get it”. Then she got the electric act too and she didn’t like them till I played Reckoning. Now she loves them. Lol.
@@mumbles215 reckoning is sick gotta for sure play live versions that aren’t albums to get into it though.
i was lucky enough to see jerry perform live about 1000 times 1966-1995
I was there ar the Avalon in 66 😊 too. How ya do.
Once in a lifetime experience. Godspeed my friend.
Nice! Only 130 for me
Phawk impressive resume..felt.san Rafael Marin county San Francisco California Warfield I Jah Herb Jah love Jah Jerry Jah rastafari praises blessings respectfully Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters Jah Trey Jah Duane Africa Ethiopia Addis Ababa Selassie I Jah Creation herbalist spiritual awakening chant down Babylon Jah rastafari?
Wow.
Check out China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider from their Europe 72' album, it'll send you on a journey brother
czcams.com/video/xCgZxrf8nrU/video.html - DO IT JAMEL!
@@jasondavidsscott3828 please do this Jamel 🙏... I'll be your bestie!!! 😁
Or Brown eyed women or anything off that album!
Can confirm
I second this, Scarlet/Fire and China/Rider are easily my favorite combination tunes
I can always tell when I’m listening to Jerry Garcia. I can’t even say what it is, you can just feel his soul in there. He can play one note and you just know you’re listening to Jerry, his tone and attack are instantly recognizable.
Hey this whole show Phil is dropping bombs. 40 years of listening and going to shows I've gotta say it's gonna be a great trip when Phil's driving the bus. When Phil's on the band is on. I love these guys. Phil's bass is like no other. When he's rolling out those smooth beats jerry takes you on a trip and then drops you back off into Phil's hands as if you didn't miss a beat. Keep em coming jamel!!! Thanks brother for the bit of spirituality in my day. Appreciate it.
Been to the PHIL Zone in the 2nd, 3rd row number of times. Ps what was up with Jerry wearing the same black shirt with a food stain on it for 2 - 3 nights in a row?😊
Who gave this a thumbs down? I know there will be more. We must find them. Hunt them down. And give them a hug!
Let's get that hug posse out!!
Hug the shit out of them
And a little liquid sunshine 🌞
Ikr
They’re just haven’t got in the bus yet
The words/lyrics are written by one Robert Hunter(who did not play with the band themselves). Huge huge part of the magic. Heart of gold band.
Heart of gold band
Aaron Rumack saw Robert Hunter open up for JGB at the Barn New Brunswick NJ.
And it's written about meeting his future wife on his first trip to England. The same day, he went to his hotel and wrote Ripple, Brokedown Palace, and To Lay Me Down. That's a pretty fantastic day.
Hunter was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame with the band as a non performing member. I believe he’s the only person to be so honored.
@@NickLandess I’m surprised John Perry Barlow also doesn’t have that honor, as well.
Adore watching this man fall in love with the soundtrack of my life. That euphoria you feel hearing it for the first time my friend, I can tell you 40 years in ... Yeah, that doesn't go away.
this jam, one of the greatest ever, is what we mean when we say, "steal your face right off your head". There are other great Scarlet/Fires, but this is one of the best
I agree. This is perfect
Now you gotta do some Althea!!!
Or Bertha
Great suggestion but let the man continue with the 2nd set...
I threw a comment up requesting Eyes of the World from Without a Net (he likely won’t see it since I’m late to the party), but the Althea from Without a Net is top notch as well! Excellent version of an excellent song ♥️
Oh man if he wasn't on the bus before this he is definitely on the bus now. Cornell 77 has my man groovin!!!
We need 3/29/90 Eyes to seal the deal......
i want to see his face doing a Throwing Stones...NFA/ going Down the Road Feeling Bad would be cool too
I think he may be DRIVING IT!
If Cornell 77 doesn’t get you in the bus then you’re dead inside... pun unintended
I love the first moment he discovers Donna, that look on his face was priceless. "Who is that?" This is easily one of Donna's best shows. I sometimes feel like Cornell gets over hyped, but this Scarlet-Fire is second to none. Floating and ethereal and at the same time locked in and tight as hell. Joining you for this brought me as much if not more joy than the first time I experienced listening to this incredible show.
Thank you!
Now he needs to hear playin in the band Donna !
@@newportsponger89 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Cornell is not overhyped. The Morning Dew is transcendent.
The Dancin’ in the Streets from this show is absolutely nutters! Just make sure you have plenty of room to groove! It’s such a great show and the night after in Buffalo is pure 🔥🔥
You can't step through The Dead without Franklin's Tower.
With the "Help.../Slip..." lead-in. YES!
Can we start with the trilogy of Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklins Tower please.
Help Slip Frank
Could not agree more. Here is a live audio version from 1975 that sounds immaculate: czcams.com/video/m-fp04Vqi6A/video.html, but I know how much Jamel likes to see the live versions, so this one from 91 is also pretty good: czcams.com/video/INzyBz1Ts1s/video.html
@@adriankley8651 Great version. Need the whole Bill Graham intro. Jamal would like that.
It sounds like mother nature playing her music through the band. No wonder they played as many venues outdoors as possible.
This comment made me visualize chipmunks, birds, frogs, and rabbits grooving and dancing together in a psychedelic forest on a gorgeous summer day. (Ok, I'll have another gummy, lol)
I know this isn't jamels first Grateful Dead song but you can really see the music hitting him in this one. This man's about to become his final form as a Deadhead :) 💀⚡🐢🌹
I’m sitting here crying with joy. Tears running down my cheeks. To see your reaction is heartwarming. Love you man. Grateful for you.
So am I. After a lifetime of loving them to see someone new discover them is joy and tears and everything.
The emotion of this band. The imaginations they captured. After another beer I’ll listen to he’s gone and I’ll cry as well ✌️🤙❤️
Yep.... me 2😢
"When the sky is yellow and the sun is blue strangers will stop strangers just to shake their hands" ---Both hopeful and sad at the same time. I miss you all.
Jamel, because of your "slogan" I think you should do "The Music Never Stopped". Jerry's been gone for 25 years and in your own way you are proving the point.
I second that request Jack Straw! Plus He also needs to hear Jack Straw and Europe 72.. That's you Jamal (;
It’s "*The* sky was yellow, and the sun was blue." Not sad at all, just trippy 😂
But your deviation is probably sad, but true... 😞
@@andyscott5277 Sometimes I'm glad to be wrong. Thanks.
Dicks picks 18 The Music never stopped is the best one
Andy pointed out after 35 years of listening to the Dead I got a simple piece of lyrics wrong. He was right and I like the song even more now. In my own defense Bobby wrote Truckin' and he could never remember the lyrics either.
This is probably their most famous show at Barton Hall, Cornell University
Sure, if you believe the show actually took place ;-)
That show never happened.
Don't believe the CIA!
Most famous? dont quite get that. Of course a must have tape back in the day, along with *hundreds* of others. Every show i saw them play was famous. To me. When the band was happening being in that place surrounded by thousands of ecstatic people dancing their faces off, that place was the coolest, most fun thing ever. Pure bliss, amazing energy, magic all around so thick you could cut with a knife. Sure could use a dose now. It healed me, sure as shit it did.
May 5th 1977 getting snowed on while drinking warm Jack in line. Wasn't till the end of the first set that I could see straight. Oh man what a show.
I believe Scarlet-Fire from the closing of Winterland is the best
this is my 5th time watching this video in the last month, anyone else love watching this man fall in love with the dead?
I've watched it so many times
He has more Dead gear every time I watch him!
It is so fun to watch someone get turned ON.... Welcome to the party brother.
I think Jamel is ready for the Truckin' > the Other One > Morning Dew > the Other One > Sing Me Back Home from 5/26/1972.
I personally think that the 5/3/72 Truckin' > The Other One > Drums > The Other One > Me and Bobby McGee > The Other One > Wharf Rat is more of a journey, maybe I gotta give 5/26 more attention though
@@dlblox27 Don't sleep on the huge sandwich from 5/10/1972.
How bout some cryptical/ new potato/born cross-eyed/ alligator from 68 carousel ballroom
@@j.frankparnell maybe the 11 into Darkstar and back - Yikes. To get the full impact he might need a shaman guide - te-he ;)
@@dlblox27 5/26 deserves a relisten. According to the Dead Doc, Jerry cried during that Morning Dew. Also note that i's the last show of the Europe Tour and it's nice they ended in Sing Me Back Home.
"We can do this all day, baby!" ...keep exploring the Dead, they will take you to wonderful places.
I will always, for the rest of my life, know when I'm hearing Jerry play. He has a sound like no other. His guitar just SINGS!! First heard live in 1983 when I was 15. I miss him.
I Love these reaction videos. It's like living vicariously and being young again discovering amazing music
"I don't know when this is going to transition to the other song." I don't really have the heart to tell him. Does anyone else?
about 5 minutes before he said that (:
At about 8:30.
When you think you are there, you had already arrived.
He’ll get there once he’s more familiar with the songs...
Begonias are a type of flower, scarlet are red ones. Basically a beautiful hippy chick with flowers in her hair.
Dang stupid machine will only let me give this view one Like.
The female voice you hear is Donna Godchaux, her husband Kieth played the keys. Fun fact after they parted ways with the boys they started a band named "The heart of gold band". I always loved the music that came out during the era the Godchaux's where part of the band, it seemed to have more depth and an interesting blends of genre's.
When you closed your eyes, tilted your head back and let the music take you away, that was it!! It got in your soul. Love it!!
Damn. This one’s gonna take up my entire lunch break!!! Lol
😅
Same
Took up mine
This is among their best live material. Phenomenal show. "They Love Each Other" on this album slays me. Welcome to all the new 'Heads this video is bound to create. C'mon in, the water is fine...
Or to put it another way, "there's always room on the bus".
@@billbeliakoff5589 indeed, that is the proper way to say it :)
Low key Jerry’s solo on They Love Each Other from that night is some of the tastiest stuff I’ve heard him put down. So melodic and wonderful
This show is nothing short of perfect, the transition from St. Stephen into Morning Dew is so perfect and beautiful I instinctually expect it every time I hear St. Stephen
Listen to the "they love each other" from the 1st show in this run...i think it's better
2-26-77 swing auditorium, San Bernardino ca
This made my year. I was grinning from cheek to cheek the whole time.
Exactly. I can't stop smiling either
I’ve heard longer and more exploratory Scarlet>Fires, but when it’s a perfect, warm, spring day, nothing replaces this one as the one to blast in your car. This show is a masterpiece, and this S>F is one of the reasons why.
"Once in awhile you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right." Time for a live version of Terrapin Station!
“It’s a definite vibe with this one”.....no truer words have been spoken.
77 and 72 were such amazing years for the Dead! 72 was all about business - rock and roll and blues with a shuffle. 77 just seems to spread out all over the audio spectrum and create great soundscapes.
Damn if this didn't put a smile on my face watching you unravel the mystery for yourself as to why we Deadheads are such a rabid bunch of fans! Thank you for making my day better Jamel!
The back half of this Fire on the Mountain is incendiary.
nice verbiage...true, that.
🌋🔥⚡🧨🕯🚒
Grateful Dead - "Scarlet Begonias/Victim or the Crime/Fire on the Mountain" (8/16/91)
czcams.com/video/LJ1Nc-00faI/video.html
if you like 5/8/77 this one will give you a spiritual experience
That envelope filter Jerry uses on "Fire" makes the song.
@@davenunyabusiness4893 hey was that you that linked me this on reddit two days ago? Killer shit!
You picked a historic Scarlet Fire
Jamal you are a treasure! You being so much joy in my life I just wanted to say that YOU are appreciated!!
I was honored and lucky to spend many years working with the GD and watching you brings back great memories of watching the crowd and the joy in their faces.
❤️😍🤪😍
Now you are going to be bombarded buy the people with 2000 bootlegged cassette tapes that know which concert had the best version of every song they ever did. They know their stuff!
Give Jamal some wirerims, sprinkle some grey in his beard and...wa la...Jerry with a deep soulful tan! He has a similar tone of voice and playfulness as Captain Trips! Welcome aboard the bus Jamal....we held a seat just for you.
😅
Jamel is the same sign as Jerry, if I recall correctly-- they're both Leos.
Big-hearted souls...
I have a feeling with the other reactors with the exception of soul train bro after about 4 minutes to 5 minutes of this it would be like I'm out of here..🙄😂
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist
Vin and Sori being a prime example. They don't do long songs, unless you literally pay them $125 to request a song (seriously).
@@genetrosper5834 well that's cuz it's about the money and not about the love of the music unfortunately for them
It's been so interesting to see the Grateful Dead go from this cult object and even something of a running joke to what feels like a pretty major re-assessment of their legacy in the last few years. I'm late to all of it and I didn't like their stuff at all when I first listened as a teen but I've been listening to them a LOT this year stuck at home and for whatever reason it finally clicked and I love them. So great to see reactions like this!
The Grateful Dead stopped being a cult band around the mid-late 70s, they had played atleast one show bigger than woodstock, and also had played one of the most attended shows of all time by a single artist. They also had toured/played in Europe atleast twice, and played under the pyramids of Egypt. Heck they literally had a movie in theaters, and had previously cameod in and provided music for other films, at one point being asked to star in a strange western. Then they became one of the most well known and highest paid bands of all time in the mid 80s, and sold out football stadiums every night for the next 15 or so years until Jerry passed and the band couldn't go on anymore.
Dude you are an incredible human being. Never stop being you
Begonias are beautiful potted flowers, usually with some variation in color and not entirely symmetrical petals. So "scarlet begonias" would be big red blooms woven into her hair. Just FYI, the alternative rock band Sublime did a GREAT cover of Scarlet Begonias.
Thank You Staci 🙏🏾
"now i hear the police comin after me"
I'm a deadhead and i still like Sublime's version too... #JerryGarcia
@@jamelakajamal thank you for literally keeping the Dead "live," where they were at their very best. I had the pleasure of seeing the Grateful Dead in concert twice (summers of 1993 and 1994) and it was unlike any music experience imaginable... and like you, I did not partake of the Devil's weed, but they absolutely bent my mind. It was amazing.
A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW THE MUSIC PLAYS THE BAND.
Bro, exactly ! I was thinking how their jamming is the opposite of playing to sheet music, and that lyric popped into my mind. Maybe call it intuition- the opposite of by the book.
this is easily one of the bands greatest shows, check out the rest of it. Bobby and Phil especially shine thru on this track.
It was this show, and more specifically this song(s) that converted me into a Deadhead! It was in late 1988, and my friends were already heavily into the Dead. I was a diehard meatalhead. I borrowed a couple tapes of different shows from a friend so that I could copy them, and this was one of them. It was unknown how legendary this show was, by me and my friends, but I just couldn’t stop listening to it. It was all downhill from there… full blown attire and all… to say that, that era shaped my life would probably be an understatement
Whoa, I was there. Barton Hall.
Much of what you interpret as synthesizer or keyboard is actually, Jerry's guitar! He was that amazing, yes he was!
Yep, Mutron envelope filter pedal makes the guitar sound like a horn/keyboard. Kind of a cocked wah wah vibe.
Dont forget the octave it gets in there in the solos.
One of my favorite recordings of all time. Used to blast this bootleg on cassette constantly. Glad you could experience this for the first time.
Have listened to this version a million times but when I watch this video I feel like I’m listening to it for the first time all over again!
It was never about money for the Dead . You won’t be blocked . Gratefully Deadicated
Begonia is a flower. The woman singing is Donna Jean Godchaux. I was at this show at Barton Hall, Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York one of the finest shows I'd been at.
And Jamel - Jamal, you'll love the legend of the tapers at Dead shows, especially since it's one of your logos! Anyway This show is in the Top Ten of Dead show tapes of all time. It would be in anyone's Dead starter kit and is everyone's collection. Mine tape broke in 1998 from over playing it. LOL!
Peace out brother and Thank You!
I'm sure you would have been there, if it happened (kidding).
@@zachhharris it must have been the largest concert venue the world ever had. It was well attended.
I've spent so much time with this show over the last 30 years that it's part of who I am. It's a joy to watch someone experience it for the first time!
That Scarlett to Fire instrumental transition is so sick
The lady singing is Donna Jean Godchaux, the wife of the keyboard player at that time, Keith Godchaux....and the bankd kept playing on!
Donna's best vocals were on Terrapin Station "Sunrise"
@Terry Eugene Me too, Terry.
She brought a wonderful sound to the band.
Banshi
Unfortunately they never gave her a monitor. In other words she couldn't hear herself sing. It resulted in very uneven performances including many where she sounded terrible.
Thanks for the reviews! You ought to listen to Bird Song from 8/27/1972 show labeled as the Sunshine Daydream show. It's possibly my favorite dead song out there. Lots of good music crammed into 13 minutes.
Great footage of that whole show, too.
🙌 “I could tell right away Jamel the was into the blues” Nothing left to do but 😊😊😊! Nice Jammin’ with you J, nice long trip!
When I die, bury me deep. Lay two speakers at my feet. Put some earphones on my head and always play the Grateful Dead.
If you want to hear the more rock side of the Dead, react to the Live/Dead version of St. Stephen>The Eleven.
Yes it's on the flip side of dark star, the eleven is my all time favorite jam that the dead ever did and the 69 live dead album has a great version
I almost never comment on videos, but I really enjoyed seeing you experience this. I remember the first time I heard this particular Scarlet > Fire, and it never gets old. I highly recommend listening to the entire 5/8/77 show. It's filled with musical gems that you'll never forget. Great job on all your videos!
Appreciate You🙏🏾
@@jamelakajamal nice headphones, a few mushrooms and you'll be on tour next.
"Scarlet begonias tucked into her curls" -Red flowers in her hair