The band has played three tours, and is currently on a fourth. Without a net is a recording of the grateful dead performing live in concert. Without a net describes the music they made to a tee. Cant talk to you without talking to me, were guilty of the same old thing. Althea althea name by which richard lovelace 16181658 poetically addressed a woman, supposed to have been lucy sacheverell, whom he also celebrated by the name of lucasta. See the faq, and the collections policy notes below for more information limited flag. Althea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need protection. You could tell this show was going to be a finale to reckon with when the band opened with one of the songs that gets a crowd fired up as well as anything in the grateful dead book ever has, st. Huge balls, no fear, always pushing the limits, performers on a highwire act with no net below. The covers have been more than adequately covered by blair jackson in his columns on roots in the golden road, which have been collected into a chapter of his book.
Grateful dead without a net set 1 recorded live october, 1989 april, 1990 althea hunter, garcia musical personnel. New century cyclopedia of names here is lovelaces poem, to althea from prison 1649. This is prime jerry garcia and the boys are smokin right along with him. And on the process of having the divine speak to you and point out the path that can free you. The album simulates the progression of an actual grateful dead concert and was certified gold by the riaa in november 1990. It was also the third in a row, and the last, to use an outside. Though this album title might have been more appropriate for the earlier years. Check out without a net live by the grateful dead on amazon music.
I told althea im a roving sign and i was born to be a bachelor althea told me, ok, thats fine so now im tryin to catch her cant talk to you without talkin to me were guilty of the same old thing thinkin a lot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. I told althea i was feeling lost, lacking in some direction. I was thinking, the other day, about the grateful dead, specifically the bands live album from 1990, without a net. Althea told me better cool down boy, settle back, easy jim. Some great stuff feel like a stranger, althea, cassidy but also this version of walkin blues. You may be saturdays child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace. Feel like a stranger october 9, 1989 walkin blues october 23, 1989 cassidy february 25, 1990 let it grow march 14, 1990 althea march 15, 1990 mississippi half step and victim or the crime march 21, 1990. One major difference between the two is the lack of new or even recent material on without a net. Without a doubt, this collection is the strongest and most accurate representation of how the concurrent grateful dead sounded since the epic livedead album some two decades earlier. The paperback edition of the complete annotated grateful dead lyrics seems to list words by robert hunter and music by jerry garcia and john dawson, a box of rain lists garcia, dawson, and nelson on page 369, left hand column, bottom of page, paperback edition. Greatest stories ever told passenger grateful dead.
Phils 50th birthday and one of the hottest shows of 1990. And how so many times, we ultimately reject that path, we reject. Walkin blues and althea recorded at capital centre on march 15, 1990. Nov 24, 2012 grateful dead without a net set 1 recorded live october, 1989 april, 1990 althea hunter, garcia musical personnel. Youre watching the grateful dead perform hes gone live at sullivan stadium in foxboro, massachusetts on 721989 directed by len dellamico and coproduced by len dellamico and gdp. Grateful dawg grateful dead folklore grateful dead archive grateful dead meetup at the movies the grateful dead channel the grateful dead family album jazz is dead mother mccrees uptown jug champions the music never stopped. Discussion resources the grateful dead forum is focused discussion area for the grateful dead. In the next number of lines, the divine is speaking to him about his predicament. The grateful dead was an american rock band formed in 1965 in palo alto, california. Leigh is a freespirited mother of two who vehemently believes in embracing each day and being the change in the world.
Althea, birdsong the midi guitar flute freakin rules and cassidy among the perfect renditions of the other. The last time jerry would sing it was at the bands secondtolast show on july 8, 1995, at soldier field in chicago. Without a net live by the grateful dead on amazon music. The wells deadlit conference topic number 102 is about althea.
This masterfully written volume stands out as the definitive book on the dead. On without a net you dont get the crowd response howling at the moon. It was very common in the repertoire in the early years of the 1980s after which it became less frequent occurring on average about a dozen times a year through to 1995. A tribute planet earth rock and roll orchestra relix. Terrapin station live album first performance on august 4, 1979, at the oakland auditorium arena. The songs on without a net are thought to have been taken from the following shows. So now im out trying to catch her cant talk to you without talking to me were guilty of the same old thing thinking a lot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. She lives for adventures with her children, husband and traveling to as many shows as she can fit into her schedule. Super hot, super underrated version, akin to the 31590 without a net version but with greater energy, flow and interplay imo. Go to heaven is the eleventh studio album by rock band the grateful dead, released april 28, 1980 on arista records. I told althea im a roving sign and i was born to be a bachelor althea told me, ok. The grateful dead was a rock band that formed in 1965 in san francisco, california, united states from the remnants of another band, mother mccrees uptown jug champions, the grateful dead were known for their unique and eclectic songwriting style which fused elements of rock, folk music, bluegrass, blues, country, and jazz, and also for live performances of long modal jams. Apr 29, 2016 youre watching the grateful dead perform hes gone live at sullivan stadium in foxboro, massachusetts on 721989 directed by len dellamico and coproduced by len dellamico and gdp. In contrast, the live music archive forum is a more general venue for discussion abo.
Discount on grateful dead without a net or order our colourful new catalogue today. Brents doing some killer stuff on stranger all over the place so sick jerry leads im the jam are so insane. Grateful dead lyrics althea i told althea i was feeling lost lacking in some direction althea told me upon scrutiny my back might need protection i told althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb. Jerry garcia guitar, vocals bob weir guitar, vocals brent mydland. Althea was first performed by the grateful dead in august 1979. Grateful dead performances were by design not consciously planned, often reaching their artistic peak when the collective stumbled upon something stunning, when the music played the band, as it were. They would perform althea right up to the very end. The complete annotated grateful dead lyrics grateful dead. Passenger there are several original songs in the grateful dead repertoire with a onetimeonly lyricist. Grateful dead without a net econometricsbyexamplexx. Ill consider requests for particular songsjust private message me. This might be the most appropriately named album they ever made. Go to heaven was both the third grateful dead studio album in a row and the last for over seven years.
Grateful dead althea below youll find a usersubmitted list of the best grateful dead althea. Without a net is the perfect sampler of relevant concerts but doesnt repeat the same numbers form the same nights of the six concerts but has a small handful of the same titles from other nights, and is a cheaper option to hear what went down. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Grateful dawg grateful dead folklore grateful dead archive grateful dead meetup at the movies. Grateful dead hes gone foxboro, ma 7289 official live. It was also the third in a row, and the last, to use an outside producer gary lyons. Jerry and the band in one of their greatest string of late shows. Been talking alot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring.
Cant talk to you without talking to me casts the entire song weve just listened to in a different. Without a net by grateful dead grateful dead format. Know of a good version of althea thats not listed here. It compiles performances from october 1989 to april 1990, and was released in september 1990. Grateful dead videos and more grateful dead althea. With grateful dead lyrics, theres always a new and different take on what they bring up for each listener, it seems. Without a net by grateful dead 78221863421 cd barnes. Cant talk to you without talking to me were guilty of the same old thing.
Without a doubt, this collection is the strongest and most accurate representation of how the concurrent grateful dead sounded since the epic live dead album some two decades earlier. The last grateful dead performance of the song was in july 1995. Music, live music specifically, has been an integral part of my life for as long as i can remember. This is the official grateful dead 101 playlist featuring friend of the devil, ripple, uncle johns band, shakedown street, touch of grey, and more. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long musical improvisation. Song meaningthe song althea, one of my favorites by the amazing jerry g and robert hunter, is a profound meditation on death, on world weariness, on the inner anguish that life can put you through and that your own mind can lead you to. The instrumentality in althea are among the favorites for many dead heads, including senator al franken he proclaims this in episode 5 of long strange trip robert hunters lyrics offer. The grateful dead would play althea more than 270 times with roughly the same frequency as bird song, peggyo and row jimmy. Discuss, vote on, and listen to the best versions of althea by grateful dead. In contrast, the live music archive forum is a more general venue for discussion about thousands of other lma bands, and for more general technical questions about the lma collection. One of the most recent books on the band comes from longtime deadhead writer blair jackson. For the best experience please update your browser. This single night at hampton was such a hot night of dead history.
Roots of the grateful dead pickin on the grateful dead. Stephen, then followed it up with a tune about a ride most definitely not to be found at any of the local theme parks bob weir and john. Product descriptionfeel like a stranger althea cassidy bird song let it grow eyes of the world help on the way franklins tower one more saturday night dear mr. This phenomenal, rare pro footage was shot for the making.
Grateful dead althea 123179 oakland auditorium official. Without a net is a recording of the grateful dead in concert. Enter your email below to be the first to hear about new releases, upcoming events, and more from rhino. Mayer recounts that in 2011 he was listening to pandora and happened upon the grateful dead song althea, and that soon grateful dead music was all he would listen to. You can also follow the album of the day a classic album presented in its entirety. Althea, birdsong the midi guitar flute freakin rules and cassidy among the perfect renditions of the other songs. It is the bands first album with keyboardist brent mydland. Althea my friend, grateful dead scholar mary goodenough, mentioned this week how she was listening to althea a lot lately, and still finding new things in the song. This whole list couldve been filled with jacksons comprehensive studies of the band including the engaging jerry biography garcia an american life, the quick and easy reading goin down the road feelin bad a grateful dead traveling companion and 1983s the music never stopped. Though this album title might have been more appropriate for the earlier years, they always played on the tightrope, the borderline of disaster and genius right up to the very last show. When love with unconfined wings hovers within my gates. If theres a song that can be repeatedly applied to many different life circumstances, its althea.
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