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red dog 1

(27,872 posts) Fri Sep 21, 2018, 12:53 PM Sep 2018

DEADHEADS: Your favorite song/album?

My favorite album has to be American Beauty, with such great songs as "Ripple".."Friend of the Devil".."Box of Rain" .."Operator" (Ron 'Pigpen" McKernan song).."Sugar Magnolia"..and my all-time favorite Grateful Dead song, Truckin'

(Feel free to list as many favorites as you want in a reply)

9 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Me and My Uncle
	0 (0%)
	Friend of the Devil
	0 (0%)
	Box of Rain
	0 (0%)
	Ripple
	2 (22%)
	Truckin'
	1 (11%)
	Dark Star
	1 (11%)
	Touch of Gray
	2 (22%)
	Uncle John's Band
	1 (11%)
	Sugar Magnolia
	1 (11%)
	U.S. Blues
	1 (11%)
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DEADHEADS: Your favorite song/album? (Original Post) red dog 1 Sep 2018 OP

Here's my favorite red dog 1 Sep 2018 #1

Morning Dew Europe '72 That's an easy one. Lochloosa Sep 2018 #2

And a Scar/Fire is always worth listening to. Lochloosa Sep 2018 #3

Dire Wolf Botany Sep 2018 #4

Classic...and a great album. Lochloosa Sep 2018 #5

This is a good one too Botany Sep 2018 #6

I love that song! yardwork Sep 2018 #33

"Workingman's Dead"....probably my second favorite Grateful Dead album red dog 1 Sep 2018 #8

So hard to choose, Granny M Sep 2018 #7

Which ones don't you like? red dog 1 Sep 2018 #10

Least fave from the list above Granny M Sep 2018 #17

I'm glad somebody picked Throwing Stones. nolabear Sep 2018 #26

Me and My Uncle, not really a Dead song ghostsinthemachine Sep 2018 #9

Yeah, it was written by John Phillips, but the Dead's version is the best, imo red dog 1 Sep 2018 #12

Not a dead album but The Pizza Tapes tymorial Sep 2018 #11

Another not a dead album for consideration: The New Riders of the Purple Sage Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #18

I have that New Riders album red dog 1 Sep 2018 #22

Yes. My cabinet shop was next door to Hard Truckers in San Rafael back in the day Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #24

Cool! red dog 1 Sep 2018 #25

Way cool. Capperdan Sep 2018 #29

No favorites, they are way too many good ones. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #13

I remember seeing the Grateful Dead when Pigpen was still alive red dog 1 Sep 2018 #14

These,in no particular order The Figment Sep 2018 #15

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Sep 2018 #16

Samson and Delilah makes me dance every time. nolabear Sep 2018 #27

Hard question. yewberry Sep 2018 #19

ha ha ha ha red dog 1 Sep 2018 #20

Try it. yewberry Sep 2018 #21

I can do a couple of impressions fairly well, but I wouldn't even try to do Ethel Merman red dog 1 Sep 2018 #23

Just about everything. nolabear Sep 2018 #28

Bob Weir and his band are performing today in Novato, CA with Neil Young and his band, red dog 1 Sep 2018 #34

I do like the Terrapin Station album too Capperdan Sep 2018 #30

This show and this song - Cornell 5/8/77 SHRED Sep 2018 #31

American Beauty is my favorite album, but Uncle John's Band is my favorite song. yardwork Sep 2018 #32

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

1. Here's my favorite

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 12:56 PM

Sep 2018

Lochloosa

(16,072 posts)

2. Morning Dew Europe '72 That's an easy one.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 12:57 PM

Sep 2018

Lochloosa

(16,072 posts)

3. And a Scar/Fire is always worth listening to.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 12:59 PM

Sep 2018

Botany

(70,600 posts)

4. Dire Wolf

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:00 PM

Sep 2018

Lochloosa

(16,072 posts)

5. Classic...and a great album.

Reply to Botany (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:01 PM

Sep 2018

Botany

(70,600 posts)

6. This is a good one too

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:03 PM

Sep 2018

yardwork

(61,712 posts)

33. I love that song!

Reply to Botany (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 06:34 PM

Sep 2018

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

8. "Workingman's Dead"....probably my second favorite Grateful Dead album

Reply to Botany (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:24 PM

Sep 2018

after American Beauty, and before Mars Hotel

(As you probably already know, "Dire Wolf" was written by Pigpen)

Granny M

(1,395 posts)

7. So hard to choose,

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:09 PM

Sep 2018

but I voted for Ripple. Love the lyrics. Another fave is Throwing Stones. I love most of the ones on the list above.

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

10. Which ones don't you like?

Reply to Granny M (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:26 PM

Sep 2018

(That list can be changed, and songs listed can be replaced, as long as they have zero votes)

Granny M

(1,395 posts)

17. Least fave from the list above

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 05:58 PM

Sep 2018

would be Me and My Uncle.

nolabear

(41,992 posts)

26. I'm glad somebody picked Throwing Stones.

Reply to Granny M (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:52 PM

Sep 2018

I love pretty much everything but that one, in these times, you know...

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)

9. Me and My Uncle, not really a Dead song

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:25 PM

Sep 2018

And the real and correct answer on favorite song, album, show (which would have got great responses) is "The one I am listening too right now".... (Dark Star 10-31-91 with Ken Kesey rap, the night after Bill Graham died)

relisten app transports you to any show ever via archive.org...https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1991/10/31

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

12. Yeah, it was written by John Phillips, but the Dead's version is the best, imo

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:31 PM

Sep 2018

Another one is the Young Rascals song, Good Lovin'

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

11. Not a dead album but The Pizza Tapes

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:30 PM

Sep 2018

Brother Buzz

(36,478 posts)

18. Another not a dead album for consideration: The New Riders of the Purple Sage

Reply to tymorial (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 06:33 PM

Sep 2018

What's really interesting for me, I was just fleshing out the story of Tony Rice's (originally Clarence White's) magical 1935 D-28 Martin guitar and revisited the Pizza Tapes. Good stuff.

https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/58957-tony-rice-and-his-holy-grail-martin-d-28/

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

22. I have that New Riders album

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #18)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:23 PM

Sep 2018

plus their second album

I love the New Riders.

As you probably already know, Jerry Garcia played pedal steel guitar on that album.

Brother Buzz

(36,478 posts)

24. Yes. My cabinet shop was next door to Hard Truckers in San Rafael back in the day

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #22)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:46 PM

Sep 2018

The New Riders of the Purple Sage used the Hard Truckers shop for jamming and equipment storage. Even after Garcia left, he was always around, along with a whole bunch of notable people in the Marin music scene. Friday afternoons were always interesting.

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

25. Cool!

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #24)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:51 PM

Sep 2018

Capperdan

(492 posts)

29. Way cool.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #24)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 04:00 PM

Sep 2018

Wish I could've been there back then. Love the Riders. Just got a lap steel that needs some love aka Buddy Cage.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,656 posts)

13. No favorites, they are way too many good ones.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 02:00 PM

Sep 2018

My favorite albums are Live Dead (Skull and Roses) and Bear's Choice.

The sonic clarity on Live Dead was really amazing given the state of audio technology in 1971. They were firing on all 8 cylinders in that show.

Bears Choice was also live, but was one of my favorites because Ron McKernan was playing and singing at his best.

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

14. I remember seeing the Grateful Dead when Pigpen was still alive

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #13)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 02:38 PM

Sep 2018

I loved watching him play the piano.

The Figment

(494 posts)

15. These,in no particular order

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 03:24 PM

Sep 2018

Help is on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Sunshine Daydream
China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider
The Wheel
West L.A. Fadeaway
Throwing Stones
Cassidy
Samson and Delilah
Estimated Profit
He's Gone
Eyes of the World

I could list a few more but these are my all time memory makers.

Best Show? 6-10-73 RFK Stadium with the Allman Brothers (I know "everybody" says It's 5-8-77 but imho this is even better)

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

16. Welcome to DU!

Reply to The Figment (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 03:55 PM

Sep 2018

There are a lot of Deadheads here.

nolabear

(41,992 posts)

27. Samson and Delilah makes me dance every time.

Reply to The Figment (Reply #15)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:53 PM

Sep 2018

They did those old blues men proud.

yewberry

(6,530 posts)

19. Hard question.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:16 PM

Sep 2018

Eyes of the World
Help/Slip/Franklin's
China/Rider
Terrapin Station
Birdsong

Too many to list, maybe.

If you truly want to amaze and perhaps horrify your friends, perform Trucking in a loud Ethel Merman voice. It's a winner every time.

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

20. ha ha ha ha

Reply to yewberry (Reply #19)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:20 PM

Sep 2018

That's hilarious!

yewberry

(6,530 posts)

21. Try it.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #20)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:21 PM

Sep 2018

Somehow it's a natural fit, I can't explain.

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

23. I can do a couple of impressions fairly well, but I wouldn't even try to do Ethel Merman

Reply to yewberry (Reply #21)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:26 PM

Sep 2018

How about if you do it and then post it on You Tube?

nolabear

(41,992 posts)

28. Just about everything.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 03:56 PM

Sep 2018

China Cat Sunflower, Sugar Magnolia, Samson and Delilah, Franklin’s Tower, even the Disco Dead and offshoot ones. Garcia and Grisman were wonderful, and I have a silly soft spot for Bob Weir even at his cheesiest.

*sigh*

red dog 1

(27,872 posts)

34. Bob Weir and his band are performing today in Novato, CA with Neil Young and his band,

Reply to nolabear (Reply #28)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 03:08 PM

Sep 2018

"The Promise of the Real' (with Willie Nelson's son, Lukas Nelson) plus other bands at the "Sweetwater in the Sun" festival.

On October 19, he & his band perform at "Across the Great Divide" benefit concert in L.A.
with John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Lee Ann Womack and "Special Guests"
https://bobweir.net