The Grateful Dead - Oregon 78 - So Many Roads

 THE GRATEFUL DEAD

The companion piece to the Dead gig posted by So Many Roads t'other day has finally made an appearance and extremely fine quality recording it is too!

The Grateful Dead - Eugene Oregon - 1978 - So Many Roads

Two versions here! (sic?)

You know I enjoy the Dead when I am in the mood and sometimes it takes them a while to warm up . . . . . .that can seem like days and you can have lots of fun guessing how much gear they are carrying . . . . . (sic) but what I never get is how come after Pigpen's death they had an entire career with people featured who couldn't sing! Jerry and Bob even with a backing singer in Donna Godchaux and whilst we get used to Jerry I can't say I favour anything sung by Bob at all and it mystifies me. the endless LOUD noodling style belies the fact they learned to play alongside Big Brother, Country Joe's 'Fish' et al . . . . they occasionally hit a stellar guitar place thanks to Garcia but boy a singer would have sure helped!!I am aware of course this is anathema to Dead Heads but please compared to their eventual musical accompaniment you can't learn to have a voice worth listening to and fans who took the stage I understand that was the principle of punk rock after all that anyone could do it but sheesh . . . . . . . 

So Many Roads says:

Grateful Dead 1978 - #2: As promised, here's the 2nd half of our Same Tour, Different Show set that features the Grateful Dead in 1978. This one is a soundboard recording from Oregon from June 25, 1978, 43 years ago today. By the way, this was another all day festival, with Eddie Money, The Outlaws and Santana all leading in for the Dead.

Enjoy! if only for a moment . . . . .