Dead & Company - Easy Wind (Live Debut)
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2016
- This is the first of a series of videos I'll be putting up from Dead & Company's summer tour. To any of my followers who haven't checked them out yet... Here's your chance. What are you waiting for?!
All credit goes to the wonderful people at livedead.co, nugs.tv & nugs.net enterprises, LLC.
Please don't take down this video guys, I just want to share this music with the world!
Live at Moda Center
Portland, OR
7.22.16 - Hudba
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Look how much fun John is having. That’s the way it should be.
Pigpen! The best way to keep his memory alive. I was just listening to the original which of course is remarkable. That said, it’s over 20 years since Jerry passed and 45 years since Pigpen passed away. I’m happy with this present incarnation of Dead and Company.
That is wtf im talkin about!! over 300+ shows and mayor I say this eith ease, you seriously deserve to be rt where you are. playn in the band !! damm man 100 %
Mayer lookin like Ace Ventura
John nice!!!!! He sure does. LIKE A GLOVE!!!
Lmao 😂
😂😂
I really appreciate how this isint just John Mayer emulating Jerry, he's doing the best (and most respectful) thing possible imo.
Kane Sanders this is a pigpen song tho ha he’s kinda like both of them combined but WAY slimmer
bamadeadhead There was not one Person that could ever do this song they way the late Great Pigpen! Maybe that is why they had stopped playing it for so many years after he died. Not to knock this version down in any way, but hey Pig was one of a kind
@@gypsylou77 Pig was a true bluesman. He mastered the blues songs. Psychedelica and jams were not his thing
Absolutely.
@@bamadeadhead Imagine what an accomplishment it is to successfully emulate Jerry and Pigpen at the same time.
John and Oteil are putting some stank on it! I love the 16th note bass lines, it really makes the rhythm section come alive.
John Mayer will never be the same.........learning from the best....love this newfound energy. Saw the in Camden this summer...YAY
you can totally see they are taking him places he never dreamed of.
Right?! I liked him when I saw dead and Co. Figured I would check out his other music. Not what I would ever listen to, but he is great with Bobby
Hands down my favorite era of the Dead was when Working Man's Dead was released. Which i guess was 70 or 71. I'm not a huge dead head but the soul and grit on that album really put it in my top 5 all time albums. Pigpen brought so much soul to the band.
this tracks
I had been listening to the Dead for a coupla years ('68-'69) but they were far from my favorite band (Hendrix/Cream/Zepplin) until Workingmans Dead/American Beauty came out 1970. That's when I got on da Bus forever. Even managed to literally follow their Bus in '81 from Charlottesville Va to Landover Md when the shrooms refused to wear off. My map reading skills were shot and needed the 'perfect' way to get there. '74 Wall of Sound Tour was my peak Dead period. Amps galore & a clean-shaven Jerry...what more could you ask for?
Thanks for letting Mayer do his thing, the guy is a true blues genius! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Yessss this is his element
I was at this show and being too young to see Pig back in the day this was a dream come true to hear them bust out Easy Wind. What a hot show this was!
Whose the lone dufus who gave this thumbs down? Loved it >>>!!!! Sorry they didn't break this out earlier on the tour (my FAVORITE Pig song of all time; the WD version is amazing).
I caught 5 shows (2 Citi, 2 Boulder, 2nd Fenway), so I got a good taste of what this latest journey down the Grate(ful Dead) Highway is capable of putting out as "the vibe" on these great songs that really need to be played a certain way to produce what my ears need. For that reason I've been primarily a phan of Phil's bands, over Bobby's, but loved when they would get together for TOO (all versions), The Dead (all versions), & Furthur, but when Bobby had to leave the Capitol stage on 4/25/13 I think their teaming up days were over. They played out their commitments and for FTW they even had to be coaxed into doing it. However, Mayer has been the perfect antidote for Bob Weir and Oteil has been astounding in an equally impossible position as Mayer in who they are effectively replacing. Mayer always was a phenomenal guitarist, but I'm still amazed how consistently good his explorations of this music have been. And Oteil is locked in both Weir and Mayer. Most importantly, the Bob Weir I knew and loved is back.
This band has been better than advertised. Seriously, the best played Grateful Dead music in only Garcia knows when.
That's what I'm saying! Haters gonna hate I guess lol
hey if you cant tolerate others opinions and shit online.....first go fuck yourself and get the fuck offline, you whining tumor.
Fuck you.
John is fuckin KILLING it here. The intro feels so right... every section resolves so well.
Brilliant ! It rocks ! want to see them. Come to the UK
Had to stop....couldn't make it all the way through. Pigpen will be missed.
this music is forever
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you
Love it, i see people saying "doesn't do pig justice" it won't Pigpen was fricken Pig Pen but come on, i LOVED that they played this! Simply Grate!
Love this tune. Absolutely nailed it 🤙🏼
Mayer does Pigpen songs a lot better than I thought he would. He’s still not in the same stratosphere, but it’s an admirable attempt.
Nothing can replace the original, but still pretty good right.
👍🏼😎👍🏼
He is being John not trying or needing to be anyone else. The music is amazing....
There's nothing like Pigpen's playing and vocals, but John definitely sends it up.
WOW!!! Ya know the more I listen to these guy's (Dead&Co) the more I love them. I loved Furthur, those intense jams that seemed to happen almost every song, was a perfect creation. Never would I thought another new project and different creation could bring this much excitement. And to be able to hear the Dead's music again with a different sound and this good....it like I'm listening to new Dead material! Bob Weir you did it again!! 'Blown Away' We are so blessed...to hear this music brought to new light, and so grateful. Thank you so much, love you guys! And John Mayer, keep smiling and having fun like you been, this is going to be one grateful ride.
I quit going after 'The Other Ones' first Tour. Nice, but just not the same. Tons of good/great cover Bands now-a-days thank the Lord.
My God what an AMAZING version of Easy Wind!!! That solo was a textbook lesson of a guitar solo, perfectly crafted and executed...
do you think it was improvised? or he had to craft it and then learning it?
@@SebastianGarcia-ln4sd I think there was an element of crafting it but I don't think he sat down and wrote out this solo note for note because I've heard every Easy Wind they've done and they're all different. He's just really good, but he did probably spend time 'learning' the song...
@@BrandonPetrucci
I agree. He's really good, he can easily own the song. I mean, I like this version 😁
It's so cool watching this after the video of the soundcheck from this show, 'cause you can see what they were thinking about beforehand and pick up on some of the little cues they decided on.
Sam Crocker Doesn't it seem like they dummied down the transition to the chorus to make it easier compared to that rehearsal video?
Shaggy!!!! Where you been?
I was really afraid Weir was going to sing it.....
Me too, It could’ve went that way
He's the cowboy not the blue croner
You are no Grateful Dead fan if you don’t want to hear Bob Weir sing 🤦♂️
People are so negative
@@2v_5r84 lol
@@2v_5r84 we’re just trying to protect our hearing..
Can't you just see Jerry with that great smile enjoying this? Can't you just imagine the interplay between Jerry and John on this song?
wow......great video brother. fantastic video and audio quality. thanks for sharing w/ the masses
They are killing it this is one number I wish they would do every show
THIS IS SOOOO GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds amazing!
Awesome, guys !!!
You are the man!
Hell yeah!
Last night in Raleigh was definitely stone cold banger;I really did see the super improvement yaw❤
This is great. They could play a Pigpen song every set from now to forever and it would crush. More Pig, please.
Nobody ever better question John Mayer's blues chops... I saw him years ago with Buddy Guy and he shredded. Just like here.
Fantastic John. Well Done. And to negative vibers, stop with the he isn't as good as pig pen stuff. Bobby isn't as good as pig pen on lovelight either, so what, it's still the Dead, with songs that dig deep into your soul, and should be heard and felt. Kudos to John who probably said "why don't we play this one, this song rocks".
RIP Pigpen
VERY worthy rendition.
historic
Johnny sounds hot!! He has gelled right in! Can't wait until Alpine😁😁
Awesome
Wow! Dark Star Orchestra did Easy Wind last night at Red Rocks. They did it justice. This is justice to Pig as well!
Hooked on that Bass.... line
All the respect to pigpen ,jerry, et.al. saw them many times and my love endures but mayer simply kills it. He adds his own style and i love it as much but fir different reasons i guess. I must admit when mayer first came on the music scene i did not forsee this level of musicianship but the man has it.. in spades. Kudos to him. I do believe jerry and pigpen are dancin to this wherever there souls may be🙂✌peace to y'all
STRAIGHT UP BROTHER OF MANY MOONS RIDE THAT WAVE ()()
Hey didn't I see a video of the band sound checking this song earlier in the evening?
4:17 oh fuck yeahhhhhhh
I haven't heard much dead and co, but john rocks this one, althea and sugaree
One of my fave Dead songs, just wish they weren't so very, very far from the Workingman's groove here. And why the Hell is Bobby playing slide? His licks and soloing on the Workingman's version are some of his hottest ever - I want to hear him play like THAT (even Mayer's lick at the very end is lifted straight from Weir on Workingman's Dead - which he plays right before Pig's harmonica solo).
Oh well, at least they're playing it, and it's certainly interesting to hear Mayer slap Jerry's 1980's tone all over this 1970 tune.
I know I love this song. The OG members didn't even bust it out after Pig passed. This is fun and all but in no way impressive or memorable other than for nostalgia. Imho.✌
shreddddddddd
yeah Mayer is goated in my eyes now. Didn't sound at all like Pigpen or Jerry... really puts his own spin on it and you can tell it's Mayer seeping through while still getting that Dead feel. Good shit.
Got me a version (late 60's?) where Jerry just about blows the Amp doing this tune...
Pigpen smiling down on this one.
this is a song that john mayer could sing and play well since it is more blues. but why did they abandon the arrangement they used when pigpen sang it? it used to shift rhythm at the 'easy wind' part. and bob weir used to play a guitar solo during the jam too
Suzume Kato the tempo change was the best part!
Weir's lost a few steps. Dead fans don't want to admit it, but he might be the weakest member of the band.
@@lastfirst7371 Thank you Debbie Downer. Wah, wah, wah....
got to find a woman to be good to me wont hide my liquor and serve me tea
Thomas Williams they don’t exist man.
5:40 lol
cos ima stone jack baller & my heart is true & ill give everythang that i got to you yes i will
Bs I found one.. 🍻🍻
Pigpen was the man !
I think bobby is handing the reigns over to john so the music wont stop after he is gone i just hope john keeps playin dead songs for a very long time i know he's not jerry but the music must live on!!!
Next a Brent song please ..BTW this is great.
Love this fuckin' song...whoo hoo !!!
Right up Mayers alley.
Nice to hear a G.D. song with a lead guitarist who doesn't seem about to doze off high on horse like J.G. often was...
Awesome. Very very nice. Any chance you got any from the Wheatland ca.show?
youtube please revive this video
Ace Johntura
Dead Detective
Fucking brilliant
I've always said this but damn oteil is such a fucking monster!
How is possible "easy wind" as deboot concert in 2016 when the first viola lee blues ( dead & comp.) Is in 2015?..where the mistake?
Other live vids have been taken down recently, if they take this down maybe try Vimeo?
🌈😎🌈
Love Pig era Dead
I feel like this needs Phil Lesh in the mix to make it for my taste. Those bass lines are integral part of song. They do a very nice job though even without him. Just not the same.
good to see this song back in the fold...but this version is sad. John is a good player but NOBODY can play like Jerry did back then...NOBODY. I wouldn't pay a dime to see Dead and Co.
Bob still refuses to go full pants.
Need some Phil
Not a big Mayer fan. He can play the songbook. Good job
dude, when was this show?
The show in Portland was the 22nd of July!
John is a long way from Pig and Jerry.
3:22
this badass, and I'm fine with John's vocal, but isn't thios a whiskey,gravelly voiced Bobby vocal. Oteil just thumpin that base here
JM
STONE JACK
BALLER
Mayer moves faster than the actual pave of the song...wierd
I dont know about this fuss about dead and company tribute band i guess
doesn't do pigpen justice
I agree....I would rather hear Pigpen any day of the week over this. There is a reason they stopped playing this after '71.
gee really?
Oh come on man he’s jamming the fuck out. Pigpen is NUMBER UNO but DAMN! Did you listen and have your eyes open when you watched it?
ROFL
I disagree. Pig would say, "that ain't me, but that guy is pretty damn cool".
Pig Pen is climbing out his grave to hunt him down and kill him. His actions will replace any needless words.
There was a very good reason why The Grateful Dead dropped this from their repertoire. Let sleeping dogs lie. Not just anyone can cover this song. Im no hater but this is sad and pretty lifeless indeed.
Far fucking out.
Tempo so wrong. Does not feel like the fire in your hair rocker it’s supposed to be.
Respectable cover, but it Aint' Pigpen.
Look at JM with his cute little white hipster watch and jumpin' all over that stage. The Dead are just chilin' as usual. He's like a puppy in a kennel with a bunch of older dogs. I'm just shocked they aren't getting annoyed and snapping at him!
James Garrison boy can play! that’s why! Haha 💀⚡️
I'm shocked that you're getting annoyed at someone moving to the music and wearing a certain color watch.
@@rikard.h Get a life Viking cat.
So you wanna play dead without Jerry and pigpen ?! Really?! Here’s the result .. boring
D and C is great as long as Weir dont sing. I don't mind his "fill in " playing but vocals is no bueno.
Mayer can’t hold a candle to pigpen.
Great tune but sorry...vocals dont work for me. Give me Piggy anyday.
This is sacrilege…. ONLY PIG can sing this song 🤦🏻♂️
Barf!! John singing Pigpen tunes NO NO NO NO NO
jei2574 stfu
100%
@@johnnymusicmaker nah I think not
...way too slow.......lost it's feel at that tempo........
Further evidence why I can't dig Mayer playing Dead tunes. His voice is grating and his guitar playing has no soul. Why would they pick a pop star who clearly enjoys people looking at him a bit too much with his posturing little dances and moves.
Need the harmica..and drums 🥁