Head here. Was never into the scene but appreciated it. I love their music. Especially if you listen to the stuff in the 70s, before coke and heroin started to take over. I don't consider them a jam band. Many of my Dead friends love jam bands like Phish, String Cheese Incident, ... I think they suck. they repeat the same 4 or 5 notes for 10 mins. If you listen to the Dead, they are always improvising. Especially Jerry and Phil Lesh (bassist).
But I get why people don't like it. That's cool. I don't like hip hop but others do. Whatever makes you happy.
Head here. Was never into the scene but appreciated it. I love their music. Especially if you listen to the stuff in the 70s, before coke and heroin started to take over. I don't consider them a jam band. Many of my Dead friends love jam bands like Phish, String Cheese Incident, ... I think they suck. they repeat the same 4 or 5 notes for 10 mins. If you listen to the Dead, they are always improvising. Especially Jerry and Phil Lesh (bassist).
But I get why people don't like it. That's cool. I don't like hip hop but others do. Whatever makes you happy.
I appreciate what you're saying.
I would not consider myself a proper musician, though I was a lead singer in many bands years ago.
My soul does not go immediately to jazz, but I respect and admire the musicianship of real jazz players.
They're tight in the pocket, they improvise all over the place, and come back together on a dime. Impressive.
In the same way, I think I understand what you're saying about the Dead. And community shows itself in many forms.
God bless Pigpen and Jerry Garcia wherever they are, and Bob Weir too.
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