'Big River': This Johnny Cash song about lost love and the Mississippi Rivertakes its names from the literal meaning of 'Mississippi' in a NativeAmerican language.'Bertha': The narrators 'ducked back into Novato' - a town in California withan excellent falafel factory.In the Song of Solomon, the young womansings to her lover, 'I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the Valleys.' 'Althea': According to the dictionary, Althea is 'a hollyhock or relatedplant,' or 'Rose of Sharon.' The Rose of Sharon is the name of a variety ofplants, including the hibiscus.Reproduced in The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics by permission of the author.Īllusions in Grateful Dead LyricsYou've heard the lyrics to some Dead song about 500 times, so what dothey mean? Probably about 10,000 different things. we need to Go a little bit furthur than we've gone before and Become the difference that the world is waiting for.Dave Kopel on Allusions in Dead Lyrics 'Grateful Dead concerts carry with them relics and fragments of our culture's history.' Three Dave Kopel articles on Grateful Dead Lyrics It's as true today as ever that we can't hide. I visualize a more permanent format as this relies on the whims of the internet.īrent Mydland sang, 'We can Run' over 20 years ago. To encourage this personal offset, I propose that a product similar to the 'Hyperlink copy of furthur shows' be available for a minimal expense. If That $50 is contributed to sustainable technologies that don't increase greenhouse gas emission s, then we are paying forward the part currently paid by the environment. At a minimum rate of $10 per MTCDE-offset, the cost to neutralize my carbon footprint would be At least $50. I estimated that my impact on the planet by the end of the year 2010 was an additional 5 MTCDE (Metric tonnes carbon dioxide equivalents) from 26 Furthur shows since Septemthrough new year's eve. It also inspired this presentation regarding a method for the achievement of carbon neutrality for Furthur. Set yourself free, let the music speak directly to you!'ģ0 Days of Dead brought inspiration To Document my experience of Furthur shows. Their evolution as musicians is incomparable to any other act in the history of Rock n Roll. 'In sum, the Grateful Dead were defined by the keyboard players who inspired Jerry, Bob, Phil, Billy & Mickey. Once again, the 90's were defined by the sound of stage left, Vince Welnick. 'The 90's proved 'uno mas for the gipper' and the escalation to larger arenas and stadiums provided more space for all the newbies to jump on the bus. Mydland for all that you gave to us in terms of sheer ecstasy and joy!' Once again, stage left took it's toll on another fragile human being.

The Brent years evolved in the way the band interacted with their audience, inspired by the 'new guy' who produced an amazing sound on the Hammond B-3. 'However, throughout the years, stage left to one Jerome John Garcia proved to be a volatile seat, so usher in the 80's and the great white bluesman, Brent Mydland. The 70's witnessed an evolution of a band who evolved as songsmiths and song craftsmen, with an emphasis on the telling of the tale and vocal harmonies.'

'1971 ushered in the era of one Keith Godchaux who is arguably the finest Grateful Dead piano player.

Yes, their instrumental improv exploded during 68-69, but a change was a comin in 1970-1971.' The sixties being defined by the acid drenched blues groove and their first frontman, Ron McKernan, who also defined the sound of this period. 'The Dead are the classic American Band who evolved over four decades. On November 28th, 2010 dark.starz ( /30days)said:

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