rincewind Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Who woulda thought Coulter would be into a band that promoted free thinking and drug use. My favorite part is where she says Al Fraken isn't a true Deadhead, though he was in one of the Dead's concert movies. http://www.jambands.com/Features/content_2006_06_23.06.phtml Guess its true what they say - 'We are everywhere' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 62 views and no responses. :mad: I hate starting threads that get no replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Personally, I think their music is boring. People don't like them for the music but everything else that went with that, like a certain plant for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 Personally, I think their music is boring. People don't like them for the music but everything else that went with that, like a certain plant for example. Boring? You should listen to the 11-9-79 show i've been diggin' for the past few days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Personally, I think their music is boring. People don't like them for the music but everything else that went with that, like a certain plant for example. I've never really understood the attraction either. Maybe if I dropped some acid at one of their concerts I would understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Yeah they have a few songs that I like but I don't even own any of their albums. I was turned on to them when Sublime did a cover of "Scarlet Begonias." I respect them and all, just not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtyquinn Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Fans of The Grateful Dead are like people who like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but they people who like licorice really like licorice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I can't even recall any of thier songs :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I can't even recall any of thier songs :whoknows: They really didn't have too many songs that got radio play. Alabama Getaway, Casey Jones, and Trucking are ones that come to mind. I actually did like those songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 They really didn't have too many songs that got radio play. Alabama Getaway, Casey Jones, and Trucking are ones that come to mind. I actually did like those songs. 'Touch of Grey' was their only top 10 hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 'Touch of Grey' was their only top 10 hit. and that song blows. Sorry man, never got the "dead" thing. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Count me as a casual fan. I own some of their music and it's good stuff. Favorites include Sugar Magnolia, Uncle John's Band, Friend of the Devil, Ripple, Box of Rain, Bertha, covers of Good Lovin and I Know You Rider. I think some people get turned off by the whole vibe of the Deadhead following, which is a shame because musically they've produced some really good stuff over the years. Ann Coulter comes across as an attention whore to me, so I do my best to ignore her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdlives Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Any band that did "Friend of the Devil" is alright with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 'Touch of Grey' was their only top 10 hit. Really? I would have thought the 3 songs I listed were also top 10 hits. Wasn't "Trucking" sort of their signature song? Every time I think of the Dead, I think of that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Really? I would have thought the 3 songs I listed were also top 10 hits. Wasn't "Trucking" sort of their signature song? Every time I think of the Dead, I think of that song. Yeah,'Truckin'' and 'Casey Jones' are probably their 'signature' songs - but Touch of Grey was the most commecrially succesfull - and the only one to crack the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 unbelievable that I have something in common with such a c--t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EersSkins05 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 unbelievable that I have something in common with such a c--t :laugh: As far as the Dead goes, count me as a big time fan. I own most of their albums and a healthy portion of the Dick's Picks live albums. Favorites: Scarlet Begonias Friend of the Devil Loser Terrapin Station Jack Straw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszumilo Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 What did the deadhead say after his buzz wore off? Man, this band really sucks. Sorry, never have been a dead fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baculus Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I highly enjoy the Dead's music, but to each their own. But I did find this comment amusing: "AC: Apart from Al Gore, Al Franken is the most un-Deadhead like person I know of who purports to be a Deadhead." I would think this comment would be directed towards you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 rince, maybe you shared a spliff with ac once. :laugh: i don't get their music. i have a lot of hippie friends from the great metropolis of shepherdstown, and they love it. i don't get it. only song i've heard that caught my ear was "tennessee." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EersSkins05 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 That's what kills me about detractors of the Dead. I'm not even remotely a hippie, and I've never smoked pot in my life. I just like the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Wow, I'm surprised at how many people don't like the Dead. Personally, they're one of my favorite bands, but I'll admit it took me a while to get into them. Also, it's a complete myth that you have to be hippie or drug user to enjoy them, not true at all, they're excellent musicians and songwriters. In fact, I'd venture to say as many people don't like them because of the drug culture they represent as do like them because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've never really understood the attraction either. Maybe if I dropped some acid at one of their concerts I would understand. There might be a lot of things that you would start to understand right about then. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baculus Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 The problem with the Dead is that a lot of folks only hear one or two cliched songs, such as Truckin' or Casey Jones, without hearing the wide range of their sound. Compare something such as Anthem of the Sun to Working Man's Dead, and they are two completely different albums. Also, if you listen to, for example, their 1969 sound, which is a rolling, intense crazy rock and roll sound, it is much different then the Weather Report-esque sound of their Dead in the mid 70's. The Dead is an improvisational band, so a lot of folks do not quite get it when they jam and noodle at great length. I would venture to guess that many folks, who have heard just a little of the Dead's music, have not really heard their "sound." You most certainly do not have to imbibe in drug use to enjoy the Dead. But I will say, psychedelics do bring a certain understanding to the Dead's music, along with artwork, and thinking, and just the general scene. Either you are "on the bus" or "off the bus." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeRedskins Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Ann Coulter isn't a dead head because he instantly dismisses other deadheads as not being deadheads. A true deadhead wouldn't care. Also, The Dead is cool, IMO. Just good music to sit back and relax to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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