Sunday, 26 Apr 2009
The Grateful Dead were known to bust out a cover song at most of their live shows. Many of them wrapped The Dead’s signature sound around an already popular composition. In anticipation of the The Dead’s upcoming shows at the Allstate Arena on May 4th & 5th, I chose songs from the past (’03, ‘04) and currently in progress tour. By all accounts the band is hitting on all cylinders and getting along nicely with Warren Haynes on guitar/vocals. Per usual, their sets are consistently sprinkled with musical hat-tip to Dylan. Enjoy.
MP3: The Dead – “She Said, She Said” (The Beatles)
MP3: The Dead – “Queen Jane Approximately” (Bob Dylan)
MP3: The Dead – “Me & Bobby McGee” (Kris Kristofferson)
MP3: The Dead – “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” (Bob Dylan)
MP3: The Dead – “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Bob Dylan)
MP3: The Dead – “Samson And Delilah” (Reverend Gary Davis)
MP3: The Dead – “All Along The Watchtower” (Bob Dylan)
MP3: The Dead – “Turn On Your Love Light” (Bobby Bland)
MP3: The Dead – “In The Midnight Hour” (Wilson Pickett)
MP3: The Dead – “Hard to Handle” (Black Crowes)
Previously: Grateful Dead :: Covers
Previously: Grateful Dead :: Covers II
April 26th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
The Grateful Dead were covering Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” over 20 years before the Black Crowes recorded it.
April 26th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
“By all accounts the band is hitting on all cylinders and getting along nicely with Warren Haynes on guitar/vocals.”
By all accounts I’ve heard — reading a few message boards and talking to a few friends — they sound completely uninspired and unrehearsed; they look bored, and they’ve been spotted feuding on stage; most of the audience is sitting down, chatting, or texting for much of the show, because the music is so bad. I hope the AllState shows are great, but anyone who’s thinking about going should be aware that, by many people’s standards, they’re risking shelling out $100 for a dud of a show.
April 26th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Szabe – I think some of the venue selections (Allstate included) are a little suspect. Honestly, I think they would have fared better had they waited till summer to hit the road. That being said the recordings I’ve heard Charlottesville (4/15) and Wilkes-Barre (4/22) both sounded great.
April 26th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
They were flat in Albany, with Bob visibly and audibly chafing at Warren Haynes’ very un-Jerry-like flights of noodly blues fancy. The show was a solid C-minus. Stay home, fire up, and throw on the Eugene, OR ‘78 show to clear your head.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:05 am
@Ryan:
Correct. And if any one is interested in hearing a version of Hard to Handle that will make you never want to hear the Crow’s version (no disrespect), check out the version from 8/6/71. You will not be disappointed.
http://stash.nugs.net/attics/frames.asp?page=/vault/show.asp&artist=1&show=268&cmd=shows
April 27th, 2009 at 9:44 am
I’ve heard boots of the currently “rejuvinated” Dead. They are awful. They should have left it what it was and not ruin the good name of Grateful Dead. Maybe they aren’t Grateful anymore, just Dead. I wouldn’t use a free ticket to go see them.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
For a show with some great covers – and great guests – check out 6/25/92 at Soldier Field. James Cotton and Steve Miller on Lovelight, Gloria, Schoolgirl. Also Miller on Watchtower and Iko Iko.
Download
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1992-06-25.shure.omalley.22794.sbeok.flac16
Soundboard Stream
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1992-06-25.dsbd.miller.32496.sbeok.flac16