Post-WD/AB Grateful Dead 70s studio albums

and then of course I bone the closing date *sigh*

there used to be a nice video of them doing "Alabama Getaway" from SNL circa '80 out there, but I'm not having any luck tracking it down on the www

So are you gonna redo the poll again?

this is it, w/ GTH! except it closes in 8 hours :-/ ...unless a mod can fix it (?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VghN7bIDNw4&feature=related

Okay, damn. These all have moments of greatness marred by one or two weak spots. In the original, it would have been pretty much a walk for Mars Hotel, despite "Money Money". But since you've added Go To Heaven, as I said in the original version, I'm going to have to listen again.

I don't like the cheesy Here Comes Sunshine and Eyes of the World on Wake.

Terrapin is marred for me by Dancin', although I do really like the corny "Sunrise" courtesy of Donna.

I could never get into Blues for Allah (the song), although the album has Crazy Fingers, which I came to rather recently in my Dead-listening career. While I've stated my overall preference for studio work, there are just too many great live versions of Help->Slipknot!->Franklins to prefer the album cut.

I've never actually heard Shakedown Street, though.

i think Terrapin might be my least favorite, but i haven't heard it since my sister's cassette tape of it broke back in like '96

Terrapin's way corny.

Fire on the Mountain! That's my shakedown jam.

i go for wake of the flood. i dig that album.

i'm in NO way a live Dead aficionado, i mean, I own Live/Dead & Europe '72 and Steal Your Face and maybe a couple of others and really enjoy them, but too many great live versions of Help->Slipknot!->Franklins to prefer the album cut. is so very otm

Will -- sorry, the only thing a mod can do to a poll thread is edit the title. Make a new one quick!

i really like "shakedown" the song. "fire" is unfuckwithable.

i like the fusion-y vibe of BLUES FOR ALLAH best

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

I love Terrapin Station, for the record. "Estimated Prophet" is my favorite Weir song, and I love the title track!

"lady with a fan" is bitchin

Okay, damn. These all have moments of greatness marred by one or two weak spots. In the original, it would have been pretty much a walk for Mars Hotel, despite "Money Money". But since you've added Go To Heaven, as I said in the original version, I'm going to have to listen again.

I don't like the cheesy Here Comes Sunshine and Eyes of the World on Wake.

Terrapin is marred for me by Dancin', although I do really like the corny "Sunrise" courtesy of Donna.

I could never get into Blues for Allah (the song), although the album has Crazy Fingers, which I came to rather recently in my Dead-listening career. While I've stated my overall preference for studio work, there are just too many great live versions of Help->Slipknot!->Franklins to prefer the album cut.

― ljagljana (kkvgz), Friday, May 21, 2010 2:27 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark

aw man you hate eyes of the world??

^
I am feeling that song so much right now! I couldn't stand it for about 15 years though.

I think on some of the Arista albums you can definitely see that Clive Davis was trying to get the Dead to channel up some Doobie Bros/Fleetwood Mac magic hoping to get a radio hit. It could have been really weird if it had worked.

https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZZ4CkT8SosU&h=oAQE-_LY9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ4CkT8SosU

I've yet to hear Go to Heaven and Shakedown Street. Certainly know songs from both because of live stuff, but I dunno. Neither one seems especially enticing. The song you linked isn't helping either, earl. Haha.

Shakedown Street makes me wish the Dead went full-on disco

I love 'Shakedown Street' on Dead Set.

Was 'Unbroken Chain' considered anything special before it was sampled by them who will not be named in this otherwise fantastic topic?

Because I've had it on repeat for like an hour.

love their stagger lee.
re fleetwood mac - "station man" always makes me wonder what could've been if GD had Christine instead of Donna

Did the Dead ever work with any female vocalists after Donna? I know there are boots with Joplin guest shots, and Baez said she recorded an unreleased album with them, but otherwise---?

and Baez said she recorded an unreleased album with them,

This got my attention so I did some Googling and found this:

She also gives a free concert in front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on Christmas Eve, and begins working with members of the Grateful Dead on a record which is never released in its entirety.

And this:

also included were two tracks from a never-released album recorded in 1981 with the Grateful Dead.

'Jack A Roe' and a tune called 'Marriott USA.'

Goddamn it, I love Brent but yeah those Go to Heaven versions of his songs were so leaden.

Tons of Steel does much better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khLrjxhvzaQ

Just a Little Light is really rushed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7x43Yotac

Blow Away a little better. Probably still rushed. Some questionable production choices.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KH2Hy6VHpo

Fortunately, there was not much they could do to mar I Will Take You Home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2qIG0lJUnM

Some questionable production choices.

Hrm, indeed.