The Dead Video II: Get Weirder & Get Ready

Hell yeah Dead and Phish back on the road!!!

and the excitement builds....!

Yesss! I'm ready for a great year of tours!

This video kind of gave me goose bumps

My Christmas wish list is beginning to materialize. Thanks Santa!

Wow WOw WOW!!!! this made me shiver.. allmans/ dead summer tour is goin to melt my face off.. and phish will be fun to i guess.. why are we so spoiled this year?

thanks! Great video! happy holidays

No new original music=nostalgia touring unit for $ only. Ring up Robert Hunter and hit the studio or stay home.

This is all so phenomenal. However, there is a conflict with Allmans and the Dead. Warren has to play with Allmans. But he "HAS" to play with the Dead too. Jimmy Herring doesn't cut it. Unless the two bands split up the summer. One takes the first part and goes nuts, the other unleashes for the second half. Either way, it needs to be a long summer for Mr. Warren Haynes.

I agree with HWP above. While I understand many of you missed out on Jerry, The Dead are not doing anything you cannot get with a Ratdog or Phil show seperately. Without some NEW material to "melt faces" They are merely trotting out a third band playing the SAME music. This video is close to being propaganda for the band to encourage you to believe Jerry Garcia is there with them all the time. Sheesh. Don't know about you, but I feel pandered to. I have seen ALL incarnations of our beloved boys over the years and I just can't see how this is anything but them rallying the base to make us believe the magic is still there. Guarantee there will be nothing magical about the ticket prices. I expect to see a lot of three dollar grilled cheeses out there this summer. Wait, do kids still do that to make a "buck"? This tour is for "the Kids" & "the Money" godblessamerica!

okay... first off, HWP... do you really think that any of these guys need any more money? I bet they are making a fortune just from their CD sales still... They are obviously going to tour together for the fun of it and because their fans want it... they dont need any more money, I can assure you of that... Allman brothers are touring this year, the dead maybe, I am assuming that govt mule will not be touring if warren is with the dead and allman? Jimmy herring will be busy with WSP... It will be interesting to see if they can make this all come together...

what do you mean phish tour will be ok i guess???????

phish is the most anticipated tour to come. Phish has nasty nast skills, you musn't have given them a chance, THEY will melt your face offffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.....

go to www.phishows.com and pick any show and you will be revived brother.

Bigg upps to the dead for comin back out for another run. should be a great year. Hope dead tickets aren't hard to get....

Realistically they don't kill it with CD sales. They do better with dicks picks because it is their label. Anything you buy on Arista or Rhino yields the band much less in profit than what you buy from Dead.net. There are a lot of mouths to feed in that family. That money doesn't go that far.

What they DO make a killing on is the live CD's they sell you after their gigs. Holla. Dollas!

GOTV on the east coast. High Sierra on the left!!!! I'll find a way to make both.

You guys are right, this tour is going to be all about the money. Whats next, we have to pay to be in attendance? Give me I cant wait until Twisted Sister comes back this summer, theres a band that plays for the love of playing, not these greedy old hippies who just play to sell stuffed bears

hahaha stuffed bears? thats gold! but no, this summer is going to complete me in every which way. ALPINE VALLEY ANYONE?

Hell Yes!!!! I'll be 18 next summer so obviously I'm too young to have seen the Dead with Jerry or even Phish, but I'll tell you guys something: it makes absolutely no difference what any of you say because I will be following these guys around like various friends and family members before me. Say what you will about the "magic" being gone with the Dead, but it just gives young folk like me a chance to see something I've wanted to see since getting into this music almost 10 years ago. It would make it a lot easier if they'd come to Canada though...

JAT17, I live 15 minutes from Alpine Valley, i sir will be there

If I wanted to see a live band that does old Grateful Dead original material then I'd much rather see the DAVID NELSON BAND! They perform it at a much higher level musically than the "DEAD" do. The only good thing about the "Dead" is With Phil on Dead tour and Molo out of work from Phils band temporarily that means that next year we may hopefully see more DNB gigs.

And you know with David Nelson finishing up a brand new album(with brand new original material) with the New Riders of the Purple Sage which Robert Hunter helped to co-write the songs I fail to see why the "Dead" can't get off of their lazy asses and do the same.

The studio? Really? Since when has the studio mattered? Go see live music. They do something "new" every show. And didn't you post that same crap earlier? I don't hear anyone complaining about no new Phish music.

2009. Let's get it on.

What is wrong with some of you? The Dead are in it for the money??? HWP you're an idiot for being the first to say it and everyone else who agreed with him is an even bigger idiot. We're talking about a band who was one of if not the biggest touring bands for almost 30 years straight. They nearly sold out arenas and huge ass venues! These guys are still rolling in the money. They're wanting to tour again because of their fans. Sure Ratdog and phil and friends is great but it's not the Dead. They all want to tour because they all want to play together and experience what they experienced back in the day. This is a band that has always played for the fans, have always had a huge fan fallowing because they cared about the fans, not the money. For all of you idiots that think they're in it for the money, you gotta get real, you obviously know nothing about the grateful dead and what they stood for.

This is great news I cannot wait for this tour!!

If by do something "new" you mean rearrange the set-list. You are correct. It just seems so ridiculous to chase the dragon that is the gratful dead "magic" Why not build something new. Create something all your own. Or better yet get on board with truely magical new bands like Akron/Family or Animal Collective? Jus' sayn.

"what they stood for" as in "past tense". I think some of you have a truely romantic notion about this. Godspeed.

see yall at WANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

i miss you too jerry.

and gbkman87, i couldn't have said that better myself

I really wish some of these anti-reunion grinches would stay in their caves at Mt. Crumpit and quit trying to buzz-kill us out of our holiday cheer. Gathering of the motherfuckin' Vibes! I'd go into hibernation if that meant the summer would get here sooner.

Good video. i hope they play with Kimock because Kimock is sick and I think his style and sound fit the dead about as well as anyone can hope for sans Jerry. I sure would like to hear some new tunes though. The new Robert Hunter/Rhythm Devils tracks debuted in '06 ("The Center", "Fountains of Wood") were awesome. I'd like to hear more of that rather than all nostalgia. For the record since it was posted to the contrary above. Mike just released new music, Trey has been writing and this past fall performed new music. I would expect Phish v3.0 to include plenty of new tunes and thus new energy.

It's gonna be a huge summer! I'm Phishin for the Dead! See you hippies on the lot. Get your garlic grilled cheese here.

its always about the money. this is 2009 not 1969

will graduate high school this may. best present ever is Phish and Dead tours this summmer. can't fucking wait.

My hope is that they don't use warren and use Greene instead. keep Warren with ABB, let some new blood into the band.

Also, who is that playing Keys in the above video? thanks, and peace

Don't the dead historically write new songs on the road...

GET WEIRDER!

In it for the money, not in it for the money, does it really make a difference? Come on, we all know that the dead aren't "sell outs" whatever that even means.

Lets make an example of me. I'm a massage therapist, I love my job and everything about it. I wouldn't rather do anything in the world, but make no mistake, I'm ultimately in it for the money. I simply would not perform my job in the same manner if money were not a factor. I love my trade, but I recognize it as a skill I've invested a lot of time and money into, and if it brings happiness, but at the same time brings in the bling, hey bonus. If it weren't for money, I'd still massage, but only when and where I want to. Just as I'm sure that if it weren't for money, most bands would still play music, because they love it, but I doubt they would as readily embrace all of the bullshyte of touring that you don't think; such as being on the road constantly, sleeping in RVs and hotels, never eating home cooked meals, and being away from your friends and family...and all of those things suck that much more when you're over fifty. So we all need to get over this black and white "in it for the money" concept. So what, they make a few bucks, and put smiles on thousands of adoring fans...sounds like a fair trade to me. I'd be willing to bet that 99 percent of the people on this website have a job that they do "just for the money"....I know if the dead come my way, I"ll gladly pay top dollar to hear them hash out old material, the dead are always more magical than any of the separate solo projects. Ok, rant over, merry christmas everyone...and Festivus for the rest of us...much love.

The Dead should play Big Cypress or Limestone

Burdturd no Grateful Dead songs are played the same way twice which makes it easier to see old material. If you think Molo or Jay Lane by themselves is as good a Mickey & Billy together you need to lay off the crack pipe! Second the whole band is more sober and they listen to each other on stage more and give each other more space. Yes Jerry drug induced solo which were legendary are gone but 4 very accomplished musicians are left they didn't die. Phil Lesh is almost 70 years old & name me a better bass player please? I'm still waiting! Watch Festival Express where the Grateful Dead played free concerts and then tell me again there in it for the money.

Did anyone listen to that deadheads for obama show? It sounded WACK. I know that it was their first gig, and they are great musicians, but seriously if they can't get it together I would never follow this new/old dead. But, my hopes are HIGH and if they pull it together I will be too.

the dead will be better than ratdog and phil & friends put together because its the dead! and i love seeing both of those bands. but who cares whether or not they are playing new material, cuz its still the fuckin band. and they are playing in it. its good the four can still get together after everything that has happened over the years. im nostalgic about an era that i never lived through, and that energy is still alive at all their shows, within you without you. i miss jerry and i wish he was here. im pretty sure the dead feel the same way.

I went to a few DEAD shows there last run and the MAGIC was still there. Jack Straw from NYE (12/31/03) in Oakland had the magic when Mickey picked up the tempo. I was at the GD reunion in 2002 at Alpine Valley and the Casey Jones to close the first night first set was incredable as was the Franklin's Tower to close that show. I was also at Hartford civic center in 2002 when they played Knockin on Heaven's Door and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I was also at the Deadheads for Obama at the warfield and while the first set wasn't that great the third set went off the charts just listen to the crowd erupt toward the end of sugaree before the last verse. The magic may only come once a night but if you listen for it you will find it.

Goddamn it Henry give me the tape.

Happy HOlidays! don't celebrate christmas but i always get something to be excited about this time of year this year among many things is the dead coming back together.

Yet again all of this looks to be from the Penn State show.

This truly makes for a Merry Christmas! I can't wait till '09!

I think the truth about the money debate is somewhere in the middle. CD sales are at historic lows, I would not expect dividends from cd sales to provide income commensurate with the lifestyle they are accustomed to. I know that toward the end of Jerry's life the ranks of Dead employees and sundry hangers-on swelled to the vicinity of 200 souls- that's a lot of dough to cover. They said that Jerry felt torn between a personal responsibility to continue the Dead projects and provide income (and benefits) for these many people, while at the same time desiring a break and the opportunity to play acoustic material such as that with Grisman. For me personally, I saw them enough with Jerry that I generally (not always) pass on the newer iterations (my enjoyment was admittedly very Jerry-centric), but for folks like young Jonrand above, I say have a great time, stay safe, have adventures, meet kind folks, and wave that flag- I think it is cool that you mentioned friends and family who came before you- you sound like good people. I hope the fellas hunker down, get their chops sharp, and blow your minds. Same for Ernesto and Co.

I heard these guys do a sicky cover of you enjoy myself. Merry PHISHmas!

Jerry is still with me, too

I hope they have Bruce Hornsby on piano!!!!!!!!!!!

Tears of JOY!

It's all about the money?

Not sure I ever cared about dropping all my money on tickets and gas back then...not sure why I would now.

Does it really matter? If they wanted my SSN and bank account numbers for tix I'd still probably do it for one more chance to see " Playin' " Lets hurry it up with some announcements, I have my year to plan :D

I'm very surprised y'all are against Warren on lead. Who would do it? When they toured with Herring, it was a shoddy display. I'm 21 and it was my first encounter with any form of the band, and it was just literally depressing. Casey Jones was the only thing that sounded great. Everything else was just a funeral derge. I feel like Warren's got the chops and the energy to do justice. I'm all for anyone else who can do it. But who? I'm open to suggestions. And if anyone says Trey, I'll find you and injure you.

beautiful...simply beautiful get weirder!

See Santa, I told you I was a good boy this year. So now I am going to get a damn good present this coming year.

Merry Chrismas.

I can and will enjoy Akron Family, Animal Collective and The Dead along with hundres of other bands carrying the torch this summer. Can't wait, everyone is welcome on board all the rides...

The Grateful Dead is very special to me, I listen to Jerry's playing and voice and realize what a great artist he was. I hope to get to a show in 2009. Phish, WP its all good. Keep Jamming.

Pure bliss... cant wait to see the boys this summer. By the way whoever the kid is that made the assworks user name is the man I just laughed so hard at your post

Steve Kimock is the only guitarist alive today that would make this band worth doing a tour with. No one else would do it for me. Unfortuately for the Dead...he's not going to be available because he's got his own thing going (finally!) with his band. Because of this...it's going to be just another nostalgia trip for folks that need it. I don't really like ratdog or Phil and Friends for that same reason. Lead guitar is SO important in this music...and no one can do it RIGHT besides Kimock. Too bad...

I'd like to see some shows with Larry Campbell on lead! He can play anything with strings and I think would be a great addition to the dead. I'd love to hear a ripple with him on mando.

sure as your born

let us not forget this is the 40th for Allmans too this year is going to be huge

Kimock or Barry Sless would be great, but Haynes can definitely hold it down!! He's a solid solid guitarist who knows his shit, and knows the Dead's music. Another rumor I heard is a Mr. Derek Trucks possibly being brought on board. That would be sick! Different but interesting

what i take away from that vid is that warren haynes will be the lead guitar on the dead 'reunion'. keyboard is obviously still up in the air, although i'd say barraco and molitz have to be considered the lead candidates. personally, i think hornsby would be the shiznit, but, hey, it's going to be fun one way or another...one way or another...

How about the guitarist from DSO I forget his name(sorry brain fart)If anybody got Dead chops he does.

lets get steve kimock

I can't see Derek Trucks. He's more of a necessity to the Allmans than Warren. And his guitar style just doesn't seem to fit the Dead. He could do it, but...ya know?

Yea....................

Trucks rumour is just that . . . it will never happen. He's got brand new original music on a brand new studio disc that will be released in January and that will be pushed heavily by his MAJOR label and by them touring this year. Praise allah for that. At least someones got their priorities straight.

As different as he is, when I see Derek play, I do think of Jerry a bit; just something he has about him stylistically or soul-wise, not sure. I admire Warren tremendously as a player, and even more as a human, but for me, his Les Paul tone is simply too bright for my ears, almost shrill. I think Keller is more of a niche player and would not be able to range nearly as far. Scofield is a master but I'm not sure he would want to be fully associated with just the Dead for that long and he'd have to lay off straigh jazz and his beloved chorus pedal. SK would be a logical choice. The DSO dude would be ironic as hell, but workable.

What I came away from this video with was that a ton of folks never saw Jerry and want a taste of what the Dead has/had to offer... I'm glad the remaining members seem to be trying to be sensitive to those of us for whom Jerry was the key ingredient in the magical elixer.

I had a feelin' I was fallin fallin. Right smack into a dead tour.

I hope its Steve Kimock and Jeff Chimenti.

Sounds like a blast if i dont make it back in time for 09 i want you all to party extra hard and enjoy yourselves

Warren would be the shit but he ABB all the way

just to throw it out there how bout Chuck or Al.

Cant wait for New Years....

and suddenly the world was good again. a holiday gift no one needs to return!

im sorry but hwp is a prick...at least someones got their priorities straight

r u kidding i would rather hear the dead tune up than do a whole d/t tour...and after all these years they can do whatever the fuck they want {they have EARNED that}.>priorities 4 u - the 3 rs respect

remain{teachable}

rejoice

^^^ he's no more a prick than you are sir for your "who r this fish" comments and trolling on the bonnaroo thread. Your a hypocrite sir. Be careful when you call someone a prick when you yourself practice the same games.

a wiseman once told a child named SCIfreak "an anus is still an anus, even if it is your boyfriend's anus."

can any HEADY HEADY HEADY people show me the light to some pretty positive rumors on dates???????? dannnk you!!!!!!

rizzle im sorry you are a phish stick,..friends dont let friends do phish tour!!

you ain't my friend pal! and i'm sorry such such a dead prick!

Bottom line.....we get to go to another show!!! Yea, I miss Jerry, who doesn't. I'm sure the boys do too. They say so in the video. The Grateful Dead was my first show ever. What a way to start this long, strange trip. They are in a completely different category than other bands. As the late great Bill Graham once said "They are the only ones who do what they do." As far as the money aspect the first time I saw them $9.00. Like everything else prices go up. Nomemory I think you nailed it, who wants to do their job and not get paid. By the way if your going to the Philly shows I may need your services after two days of dancing my a** off.

The boys don't need the dough, they tour because they know it makes people happy. As far as the "MAGIC" of the Dead being gone, I was at Jones Beach Aug 9th, 2004 Ripple and I was at State College this past Oct Unbroken Chain for those of you who were there, need I say more? When the bus comes by I'll get on.

Happy Trails!!!

i know what phish stix are but whats a dead prick?

is that all ya got?***happy new year rizzy u ole scally wag u

isthatyoujerry wrote:"why bounce around the room when you can keep on truckin?".......let me tell you, if you like your refried cover band nostalgia then by all means keep on truckin. Your a fool and they got you right where they want you. Open your wallet blind lemming! Me, I like my bands raging and with all the original members.

hey isthatyoujerry: are you sure they will let you leave the nursing home to go to these shows? Better check with your wet nurse or you'll miss your meds.

gee you and 4-twamp GANGING up on me,

i guess if ya had a bottle you would throw it at me!

oh yeah,we are not on phish lot

hey we are "always" here for ya when ya grow up?

dead fam....{love and light}

** and for the record i have seen phish at house parties in vermont back in the day...they are ok for a bar band

olds- cool ,....aloha

^^^ damn isthatyoujerry- you sound really old. I feel bad for you. I'm a phish fan and even i know phish plain sucked balls when they were playing frathouses. Too bad you never got to see phish when they blossomed into the most bad ass band on the planet from about 91-2003. Maybe thats why you feel the need to troll the phish boards here on jambase making your stupid comments about something of which you have no clue. Make sure you get that handicapped access seating when you go see the dead this summer.

errrrrrrrr this vid is about dead,

you are the one trolling out here phish stick,

also-im younger than anyone in phish,..so who is really old then?

and who the fuck cares,..putting some one down for their age

just shows how immature you are if thats all ya got.

typical phish stix[they never respect their elders]or much anything else

you can call it trolling -but im just telling it like it is.

i have seen first hand what goes down on phish lot{CAN ANYONE SAY RED ROCKS 96 WHAT A F N NIGHTMARE} have been in plenty of shows .I cant help it if when im there i feel like im at a regurgetated grateful dead show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why bounce around the room when you can keep` on truckin {i think i will make that a sticker} thanks for the help guys ...u r the best ~ciao~

I saw the Dead years back at one of the first Bonnaroo's. I must say they did the whole experimental spacey second set and I was kind of bored. To each his own I guess. Enjoy!