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"There's a lot of different forms of communication, but music is absolutely the purest one, man. There's nothing that could ever be bad about playing music." --Duane Allman |
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From GD Monthly Flash No. 22: QUESTION and ANSWER DEPARTMENT Question: How were the bonus songs on The Grateful Dead Movie DVD selected for inclusion on the DVD?
Answer: There was a several-pronged criteria for the selection of these bonus songs on the DVD. The first, and most obvious consideration, was that they be excellent performances. We knew from the beginning that we were limited to about 90 minutes of bonus songs on Disc Two of the DVD (we ended up including 100 minutes), so we focused on several key factors: were they songs considered for possible inclusion in the original Grateful Dead Movie by Jerry ("Uncle John's Band," which was originally slated to open to The Grateful Dead Movie, "Sugaree," "The Other One" and its attendant jams)? Did we have usable audio and film elements from which we could do a proper audio mix and a proper film edit on the song? Also key was a conscious effort to include songs that the Grateful Dead were performing particularly well in 1974 ("China>Rider," "Scarlet Begonias," "Weather Report Suite," "Dark Star"). With the wealth of excellent material to draw upon, it bodes well for a future release of more Grateful Dead from October, 1974 on DVD.
David Lemieux
Audiovisual Archivist
Grateful Dead Productions
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Nothing to wish for anymore... |
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Who's old enough to remember the "Hendrix in the West" LP.
Now there's an album ripe for reissue - not bad for a compilationsuction!! Actually ,aren't most of these tracks now available on other Hendrix CD's now anyway?
Speaking of Hendrix, the flow of product from the "Estate" has been rather quiet of late - have legal issues put the kibosh on new releases? The only material hitting shops in the UK seems semi-legit at best (it's definitely not Experience Hendrix), yet I thought they'd quashed all of that ages ago?
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Most of Hendrix in the West is now on the four-disc purple cover Experience box set, including that epochal Red House, which was really the highlight of West for me anyway. Also a good Little Wing.
I forgot about Sam Cooke Live at Harlem Square Club 1963, this is one smoking hot Miami show that Cooke played, and it's right up there with high-energy live soul albums like James Brown at the Apollo 1962, and Otis Redding in Europe. You put those three together, and you've got definitive documents of three great soul singers.
I guess I also forgot yet another LANDMARK historic one:
BB King, Live at the Regal.
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer |
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Even though they're highly, but skillfully, edited, I'll lay my money on the You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series by Frank Zappa.
Speaking of Zappa, has anybody heard OZ? Great album!
Other favorites:
Live at Leeds ('95 reissue)
The live portion of the Byrds' (untitled) album
Weld
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Old Vic performances on Disc 2 of the Who's Next Deluxe Edition
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Land of the Surfing Hippos |
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Frankly, reading over the above suggestions of best live rock/pop albums, it is no wonder that we're all so gaga over the GD. I haven't seen many suggestions of albums that come close to the best live GD releases. However, I would say that a major oversight has been
Joni Mitchell, "Shadows and Light"
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer |
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it is no wonder that we're all so gaga over the GD
Man cannot live on GD alone...
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Even though they're highly, but skillfully, edited, I'll lay my money on the You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series by Frank Zappa. Word. Though the best of the series is the one that's not edited at all, Vol 2 the Helsinki concert. Bouillabaisse?
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drb
- Apr 9, 2005 7:21 am
(#3269 Total: 11852)
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And so castles made of sand fall into the sea, eventually |
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Some of my fave non-GD live albums
Allman Bros Live at the Fillmore East
Woodstock
Eric Clapton - Just One Night
Mothers Live at the Fillmore
Ummagumma (Live disc)
Jimi Hendrix Isle of Wight 1970 (possibly containing his greatest single song performance ever - Red House)
Well, the list goes on, of course, but that's a good start
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer |
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"Willie the Pimp" from YCDTOSA, Vol. 4 is the highlight of the whole series for me.
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That one's from the Roxy shows, if memory serves. Where the hell is the Roxy DVD anyway, Gail???
There's so much yummy goodness in that series that it's tough to choose individual performances as highlights, but I like the Let's Move to Cleveland (with Archie Shepp) on #4, or Thirteen (with L. Shankar) on #6. Not crazy about the reggaefied Sharleena tho.
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Here are a couple not mentioned.
Johnny Cash- Live at MSG (1969)
Wes Montgomery-Full House
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set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul |
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Speaking of Zappa, has anybody heard OZ? Great album!
YES! This is a killer release. I just wish there were more of them! Gail should've been pumping these out all along. It's not like Frank's music is gaining in popularity...
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer |
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That one's from the Roxy shows, if memory serves
The "Willie" is from '84, but the "Montana" just after it (another highlight IMHO) is partially from the Roxy shows. And how can one not mention the immortal "Poodle Lecture"....
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You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer |
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Come to think of it, it's been a while since I've heard OZ. Problem is, I just got the 4 VftV soundtracks in the mail and am wading through them as we speak. So much music, so little time...
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And our souls were clean, and the grass did grow |
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Serious oversight....
Has The Last Waltz been mentioned yet?
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