I’ve told this story before but my dad’s co-worker/friend and his wife were huge Deadheads and for my 13th birthday they picked me up after school and took me to a Dead concert, then let me spend the night at their townhome and then took me to school the next day. It’s one of the signature moments in my life. [Reply]
Saw them at Red Rocks in 1978. So young at the time, I wasn’t really aware of what I was seeing.
I had read the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test as a freshman in HS so I was aware of all the acid and shrooms going on around me. Still the greatest venue I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear a show.
And it was The Dead. Travel quickly to the next studio. [Reply]
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RIP to a great one I wasn't a huge Dead fan but Phil was a great Bass player with some incredible runs that I always took note of and listened to. Today Heaven gained a great bass player.
Not a Dead Head, so my opinion means nil. But in that vid, dude can't sing. I know nothing but listening to that track listed.
Originally Posted by Holladay:
Not a Dead Head, so my opinion means nil. But in that vid, dude can't sing. I know nothing but listening to that track listed.
Still RIP. No ill will....
His lead vocal tunes were a novelty and loved by fans but they all knew he wasn't even a decent vocalist. They just loved to hear Phil sing once in a while. He was a virtuoso on bass, listen to any Dark Star from 1968 to 1978 and tell me he doesn't make the instrument sing. [Reply]