Anyone else absolutely hate this band?
Mediocre psychedelic folk.
shareI was born in 1968 and was mostly into metal in my teenage years. I didn't like the Grateful Dead, I thought that they sounded like country folk and I wasn't into that.
But, then July 6, 1990 happened. I was off from work, got up early, and stopped by a friend's house to see what he was up to. He was looking for someone with a car that could make it to Louisville, KY, for a Grateful Dead concert (we live in Huntsville, AL). I didn't like the band at all at the time, but my friend promised a party beyond description and was also paying for the gas and the grass. I didn't have anything better to do, so off we went! We got to Louisville as the opening act (Bruce Hornsby!) was finishing up, got our tickets and scored some acid. I ate a couple of tabs outside, but wasn't feeling it so I ate two more that I bought inside. Then the first two kicked in and I was out of my mind! The show was awesome and I will forever be a fan of this amazing musical community. Here's a really good recording of my first show:
The Grateful Dead - Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY - July 6, 1990
https://archive.org/details/gd1990-07-06.154443.UltraMatrix.sbd.cm.miller.t.flac16
No, but I suspect nobody has actually listened to their music in decades.
I grew up in the Bay Area, and when I was young there were a lot of weekend Deadheads around. I don't think any of them actually cared about the music, I think they just wanted to forget their troubles by getting stoned, wearing tie-dye, joining a good-natured crowd, and pretending they didn't have bosses and mortgages to worry about.
Otter, lots of people still listen to their music. "Dead & Company" is 3 members of The Grateful Dead plus John Mayer and they sell out whatever giant venues that they play. Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh has his "Phil and Friends" shows that are equally popular. Melvin Seals of the Jerry Garcia Band still tours as "Melvin Seals & JGB" with other artists from the Dead community, and they put on some awesome shows. Another act to check out is Joe Russo's Almost Dead. There's still a lot of life left in this community.
I'll add that I'm not really into "Dead & Company" but have seen them a few times. I'm there more to see my friends than for the actual show.
You couldn't possibly be more wrong...
"in recent years, the Dead have emerged as one of the most broadly popular American rock bands right now, even as the 25th anniversary of Garcia’s death in August looms.
In 2015, a poll found that the Dead was loved across all demographics, regardless of age or political persuasion. In fact, the groups you might expect to like the Dead less actually liked them more — in the poll, they had a higher favorability rating among people ages 18 to 44 than it did with the baby boomers who grew up in the band’s prime. And Republicans dug them slightly more than Democrats and independents."
https://uproxx.com/indie/grateful-dead-young-people-popularity/
You'd be hard pressed to find any metropolitan area with a halfway decent music scene that doesn't have a few active GD cover bands, I daresay there are more of them now than during the heyday of the band!
My old man is a huge fan so I grew up hearing all of it. I always liked thier live stuff (3 From the Vault, Old and in the way) more than the studio albums.
I can take them or leave them..
The songs are pretty catchy, but the instruments sound like crap. There's no structure, like they're just banging random notes that don't go together.
shareI’ve never delved into them all that much but I do own a couple of their original vinyls because the album art is pretty cool.
I like their several top radio hits so no hate here, just unfamiliarity with the whole catelogue.
I downloaded 3 of their albums, and it was one of the worst listening experiences for me. They all sounded the same and bored me to tears.
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