I agree that the Dead helped him to get over a mental block about his own music. Bob has a lot of respect for Jerry and vice versa. Bob covered them in recent tour and I think the Dead covers Dylan more than anybody else.
I completely disagree. This was an excellent tour, and Giants Stadium was an excellent show !! The Chimes of Freedom from Giants was other-worldly amazing. There were a couple individual songs during the tour where there were some bad moments, but overall this was one of the best tours I’ve ever seen.
Nice post! That would be Bonnie Dobson's "Morning Dew" (from the GD's self-titled 1967 debut record and then appeared live on "Europe '72") that opened set 2 at just over 10 minutes. Most Deadheads I know prefer the playful energy of the rehearsals at Club Front to the actual live performances, but that said everyone has a favorite gig and this Giants Stadium performance is among the top for many. Myself? The best goose-flesh reaction I have with any of the live performances is from the "Frankie Lee & Judas Priest" from 19 July at the University of Oregon. If I had to reduce the entire 87 Dylan/Dead to a one song essence, that'd be it. Not perfect (not even close) but a real charge of third rail energy that is absent from much of the other live proceedings. The GD had a very special relationship with Oregon- all "Oregon Dead" is worth a close listen in general, IMO- and that phenomenon holds true with Bob Dylan in tow in 87 as well. Queue up Frankie Lee from Autzen and appreciate the Dylan/Dead artwork as you listen is my advice. Thanks again...
I agree that the Dead helped him to get over a mental block about his own music. Bob has a lot of respect for Jerry and vice versa. Bob covered them in recent tour and I think the Dead covers Dylan more than anybody else.
I completely disagree. This was an excellent tour, and Giants Stadium was an excellent show !! The Chimes of Freedom from Giants was other-worldly amazing. There were a couple individual songs during the tour where there were some bad moments, but overall this was one of the best tours I’ve ever seen.
Nice post! That would be Bonnie Dobson's "Morning Dew" (from the GD's self-titled 1967 debut record and then appeared live on "Europe '72") that opened set 2 at just over 10 minutes. Most Deadheads I know prefer the playful energy of the rehearsals at Club Front to the actual live performances, but that said everyone has a favorite gig and this Giants Stadium performance is among the top for many. Myself? The best goose-flesh reaction I have with any of the live performances is from the "Frankie Lee & Judas Priest" from 19 July at the University of Oregon. If I had to reduce the entire 87 Dylan/Dead to a one song essence, that'd be it. Not perfect (not even close) but a real charge of third rail energy that is absent from much of the other live proceedings. The GD had a very special relationship with Oregon- all "Oregon Dead" is worth a close listen in general, IMO- and that phenomenon holds true with Bob Dylan in tow in 87 as well. Queue up Frankie Lee from Autzen and appreciate the Dylan/Dead artwork as you listen is my advice. Thanks again...