Elric

3y

this groove @RVI pretty Fleetwood

rvi

3y

great album. and great album cover

Elric

3y

do I remember you saying Toussaint L'Overture is a major guitar zenith?

rvi

3y

wasnt me

Elric

3y

who you seeing if you could time machine to this year? Zappa, Dead, Santana or Floyd I assume? probably Zappa

rvi

3y

this was Zappa's nadir year with the garbage Flo and Eddie comedy bs ruining everything

rare instance of an artist dropping garbage right in the middle of their prime somehow. some of the instrumentals still good

rvi

3y

Dead easily. this would be a great year to see them, one of my personal favorites tbh. gonna whip up a playlist

rvi

3y

@Elric https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IH0HKQbIxzPsFj0Nqpsn2?si=578e1cc316634362

the sequence Dark Star -> Wharf Rat debut -> Dark Star is a universally agreed hall of famer featuring a legendary spontaneous "beautiful jam" after they finish Wharf Rat.

Landmark year in many ways. Debut of tons of their classics like Wharf Rat, Bertha, Playing in the Band, Bird Song, Sugaree, Brown-Eyed Women. Might be the single year that debuted the most classics even though most of them peaked a bit later. Kind of the last hurrah of Pigpen who was slowly sinking into the background and just contributed sparingly in 1972 before leaving the band and dying. Also released successful (partially overdubbed) live album aka Skull & Roses which introduced the term "deadhead" in its packaging. Really set the stage for a lot of their career after the transitional year of 1970.

Probably their most rocking year in terms of style. Rawer, lighter on the longer extended jams compared to 1969-1970 and less psychedelic. Much of this year had their smallest instrumental combo ever, with the departure of 2nd drummer Mickey Hart and Pigpen barely contributing keyboards it was mostly just drums+bass+2 guitars. more of a straight up party rock band sound instead of cosmic explorers. Their best keyboardist Keith Godcheaux joined towards the end but he wasn't fully settled in until 1972. in terms of comfiness and warmth it feels like their Rubber Soul type of period to me

The whole Ladies and Gentlemen... compilation is one of my all time favorite live releases from them

rvi

3y

@Elric i included this one in playlist but the one on streaming is a bit worse quality audience recording

one of Garcia's best solos ever and probably one of their best shorter rave-up type songs. the part where he starts repeating the same note for a bit around 5:50 until the end is insane that audience recording shows a bit more how crazy the crowd goes

Elric

3y

I'll check it in a bit just halfway through that 20 minute Caravan song

rvi

3y

@Elric i included this one in playlist but the one on streaming is a bit worse quality audience recording

one of Garcia's best solos ever and probably one of their best shorter rave-up type songs. the part where he starts repeating the same note for a bit around 5:50 until the end is insane that audience recording shows a bit more how crazy the crowd goes

Elric

3y

Elvis doesnt get enough credit for paving the way for Illmatic, Ready To Die, Carter III etc

rvi

3y

those annoying interlude/snippets punctuating the songs and ruining any flow

rvi

3y

@Elric https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IH0HKQbIxzPsFj0Nqpsn2?si=578e1cc316634362

the sequence Dark Star -> Wharf Rat debut -> Dark Star is a universally agreed hall of famer featuring a legendary spontaneous "beautiful jam" after they finish Wharf Rat.

Landmark year in many ways. Debut of tons of their classics like Wharf Rat, Bertha, Playing in the Band, Bird Song, Sugaree, Brown-Eyed Women. Might be the single year that debuted the most classics even though most of them peaked a bit later. Kind of the last hurrah of Pigpen who was slowly sinking into the background and just contributed sparingly in 1972 before leaving the band and dying. Also released successful (partially overdubbed) live album aka Skull & Roses which introduced the term "deadhead" in its packaging. Really set the stage for a lot of their career after the transitional year of 1970.

Probably their most rocking year in terms of style. Rawer, lighter on the longer extended jams compared to 1969-1970 and less psychedelic. Much of this year had their smallest instrumental combo ever, with the departure of 2nd drummer Mickey Hart and Pigpen barely contributing keyboards it was mostly just drums+bass+2 guitars. more of a straight up party rock band sound instead of cosmic explorers. Their best keyboardist Keith Godcheaux joined towards the end but he wasn't fully settled in until 1972. in terms of comfiness and warmth it feels like their Rubber Soul type of period to me

The whole Ladies and Gentlemen... compilation is one of my all time favorite live releases from them