[Nightfly]

For those of you who don't know who the Grateful Dead were they were
One of the first Rock bands to improvise or now known as Jam Bands..
In 1967 one song alone could last 15 to 25 mins..of course they had
the 2:00 3:00 min..songs as well. They were influenced by the Modern Jazz players of the time like John Coltrane..Ornette Coleman..Pharoah Sanders
and others that were expanding Jazz past the Bop era .The Grateful Dead
were pushing Rock N' Roll in to a new phrase...besides Jazz there in the Deads
music in the early years was R&B,Blues and American Roots Country all blended together into one pot sometimes these Jams were enlightening
and wonderful and sometimes they were bad...But they were willing to take chances and as the years went on crafted a unique sound..That made them
one of the top touring Bands in the US without ever having a Corp. sponsor.
They would always allow Fans a section up front to record their Concerts
and set up Mikes and eqipment...They always gave their music away..before
it was popular..they sold many legit albums as well and made tons of dough..
and why? because they always respected there fans and made there music accessible to them..To this day...which brings me to:
WWW.dead.net They have free music in their Taper's Section..
http://www.dead.net/features/tapers-section
To download ..I use Flashget as a downloader...right click on the "song name"
link..and then save with flashget..they are all at 192 mp3 and sound very good..these downloads are much better than bootleg quality offered elsewhere on the net..The Dead did a very nice job offering their fans
and the masses free music... I know they may not be everybody's cup of tea
..my wife is not a big fan(but I won't tell anybody I caught her dancing at a few concerts way back...lol..)..But more bands should do more things like this to create good will among their fan base..and less Greed will make
you more successful in the long run..

Nightfly

[shadman]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

For those of you who don't know who the Grateful Dead were they were
One of the first Rock bands to improvise or now known as Jam Bands..
In 1967 one song alone could last 15 to 25 mins..of course they had
the 2:00 3:00 min..songs as well. They were influenced by the Modern Jazz players of the time like John Coltrane..Ornette Coleman..Pharoah Sanders
and others that were expanding Jazz past the Bop era .The Grateful Dead
were pushing Rock N' Roll in to a new phrase...besides Jazz there in the Deads
music at the early years was R&B,Blues and American Roots Country all blended together into one pot sometimes these Jams were enlightening
and wonderful and sometimes they were bad...But they were willing to take chances and as the years went on crafted a unique sound..That made them
one of the top touring Bands in the US without ever having a Corp. sponsor.
They would always allow Fans a section up front to record their Concerts
and set up Mikes and eqipment...They always gave their music away..before
it was popular..they sold many legit albums as well and made tons of dough..
and why? because they always respected there fans and made there music accessible to them..To this day...which brings me to:
WWW.dead.net They have free music in their Tapper's Section..
http://www.dead.net/features/tapers-section
To download ..I use Flashget as a downloader...right click on the "song name"
link..and then save with flashget..they are all at 192 mp3 and sound very good..these downloads are much better than bootleg quality offered elsewhere on the net..The Dead did a very nice job offering their fans
and the masses free music... I know they may not be everybody's cup of tea
..my wife is not a big fan(but I won't tell anybody I caught her dancing at a few concerts way back...lol..)..But more bands should do more things like this to create good will among their fan base..and less Greed will make
you more successful in the long run..

Nightfly

Hello Nightfly,

great post on the Dead they are one of favorite bands of all time. darkstar is my truly favorite song. i aways wanted to go to a show and see them live. about the time a figured out who they were Mr. Garcia died. anyways great post and do you like phish or sting cheese incident? these are two jam bands also that i like. thanks for the links i will check them out.

you truly amaze me with all you knowlege.

thanks,
chad

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by shadman

Hello Nightfly,

great post on the Dead they are one of favorite bands of all time. darkstar is my truly favorite song. i aways wanted to go to a show and see them live. about the time a figured out who they were Mr. Garcia died. anyways great post and do you like phish or sting cheese incident? these are two jam bands also that i like. thanks for the links i will check them out.

you truly amaze me with all you knowlege.

thanks,
chad

Thank you Chad.. you are very kind... Yes I do like the jam bands..
I do listen to Phish... Here's another site you would love then...
www.nugs.com there is a ton of free downloads by jams bands Live
and their associates like Bruce Hornsby.. Dave Matthews
Leo Kottke w/Mike Gordon(highly recommended)..The Dead..
String Cheese Incident and all The Phish you can eat...
Here' the direct link:
http://stash.nugs.net/stash.asp
all legal and donated by the various artists and bands to the site..

Enjoy,

Nightfly

[shadman]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Thank you Chad.. you are very kind... Yes I do like the jam bands..
I do listen to Phish... Here's another site you would love then...
www.nugs.com there is a ton of free downloads by jams bands Live
and their associates like Bruce Hornsby.. Dave Matthews
Leo Kottke w/Mike Gordon(highly recommended)..The Dead..
String Cheese Incident and all The Phish you can eat...
Here' the direct link:
http://stash.nugs.net/stash.asp
all legal and donated by the various artists and bands to the site..

Enjoy,

Nightfly

thats so great!!

DMB is my favorite band of all time. i love dave have you ever seen him live.
thanks for the info
chad

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by shadman

thats so great!!

DMB is my favorite band of all time. i love dave have you ever seen him live.
thanks for the info
chad

Yes saw DMB 2xs..of course it was very musically satisfying and great
jams..Yes he is one of the best..people love him,for a very good reason. But I saw Dave Matthews once with Tim Reynolds a acoustic
show..that was amazing..just the 2 of them..some great guitar playing
was going on that night....They made 2 Cd's of some of those shows..
but you probably have it already

Take care,
Nightfly

[vikulenka]

2 of my friend's are "Dead Heads" and have all their studio and tons of live albums, all of which I've inherited in a swap I love it. Great great music.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

2 of my friend's are "Dead Heads" and have all their studio and tons of live albums, all of which I've inherited in a swap I love it. Great great music.

There are many closet Dead Heads out there.... for some reason
many people do not like to admit they like The Dead...
I even hesitated about doing the post at all....
But saw the new site they reconstucted and was impressed...
and remembered how much they have meant to me over the years..
and said why not share it...
Glad you had a good time at the MeatLoaf show...he sure can sing..

Nightfly

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

There are many closet Dead Heads out there.... for some reason
many people do not like to admit they like The Dead...
I even hesitated about doing the post at all....
But saw the new site they reconstucted and was impressed...
and remembered how much they have meant to me over the years..
and said why not share it...
Glad you had a good time at the MeatLoaf show...he sure can sing..

Nightfly

I'll be sure to share the info about the site with my friends. Something tells me they probably already have it!!


Yep, Meat Loaf can belt out those 10-15 minute songs ... Speak about jam sessions My voice is totally shot from all the screaming. Fortunately I don't need it to type on here

[shadman]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Yes saw DMB 2xs..of course it was very musically satisfying and great
jams..Yes he is one of the best..people love him,for a very good reason. But I saw Dave Matthews once with Tim Reynolds a acoustic
show..that was amazing..just the 2 of them..some great guitar playing
was going on that night....They made 2 Cd's of some of those shows..
but you probably have it already

Take care,
Nightfly

Nightfly,

Hello how are you? i do have that cd dm with tim reynolds. that is one of my favorite live shows that i have from dave.i bet that concert was great. i cant remeber where it was though. i like his live albums much better than his studio albums. i feel the same way with the dead. i like there live albums better. i would love to see dmb live. the closest he comes to montana is denver. next time he is there ill be there.

thanks for the post and links.
chad

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by shadman

Nightfly,

Hello how are you? i do have that cd dm with tim reynolds. that is one of my favorite live shows that i have from dave.i bet that concert was great. i cant remeber where it was though. i like his live albums much better than his studio albums. i feel the same way with the dead. i like there live albums better. i would love to see dmb live. the closest he comes to montana is denver. next time he is there ill be there.

thanks for the post and links.
chad

Great Chad ..now I know that you are interested and I bet there are
others I will post my other finds and share them with you and others...and I knew you'd love that DM and TR CD...I play that one a lot my self..Well you know Phil Lesh and Friends tours in your area I believe ..He puts together a incredible band of fussion players like John Scofield on guitar,Larry Campell on Bass ,Joan Osbourne on vocals..They have a CD out..They play All Dead material and it really sounds fresh and alive..check it out.... there is free material I will find for you as well..put out by Phil for the fans..will find it tonight...

Peace,

Nightfly