tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post4739191511641788130..comments2024-03-06T15:03:53.249+01:00Comments on the modern deadhead: Grateful Dead - Spring 1989Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875337467116438015noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-21743249028522041052013-09-29T23:37:09.471+02:002013-09-29T23:37:09.471+02:00I am perplexed. I saw a summer 89 irvine show and ...I am perplexed. I saw a summer 89 irvine show and made it my last. Totally disappointed after seeing lots of great early 80s shows in NorCal. But the scarlet fire from Ontario in 1990 is unrealBdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346978623855755912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-66418961775406760472013-09-14T20:16:51.099+02:002013-09-14T20:16:51.099+02:00I LOVED the MIDI sound. There's no doubt in ...I LOVED the MIDI sound. There's no doubt in my mind that the late 80's leading up to the time of Brent's death were the hottest and crispest times in the band's history. I was at the Warlocks in 89, and Alpine Valley earlier that year - There is NO Grateful Dead better than the band during this period. Paul Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597350598461632446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-55678828522489453312012-11-13T20:36:41.262+01:002012-11-13T20:36:41.262+01:00I believe that Weir said this was his favorite tim...I believe that Weir said this was his favorite time in the band overall, Brent's final year or so. <br /><br />I hated the MIDI sound, hated the crowds, hated that Jerry just wasn't as sprightly on the guitar as he used to be, hated that Brent was the only one writing new songs for the most part. To me, the magic was slipping. Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-10747756846052649472012-10-29T22:25:58.725+01:002012-10-29T22:25:58.725+01:00I enjoyed your comments on the tour otherwise!I enjoyed your comments on the tour otherwise!Incornsyucopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194586063192261829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-89485839819687023462012-10-29T22:24:30.195+01:002012-10-29T22:24:30.195+01:00Actually, this is incorrect: "The Musical Ins...Actually, this is incorrect: "The Musical Instrument Digital Interface allowed an instrument to produce the sound of another. It differed from a synthesizer in two important ways: it could be used with any instrument, and it created a new sound as opposed to playing back a pre-recorded sample." No, MIDI is not different from a synthesizer—it's a protocol that allows one digital instrument to control another digital instrument and very often what's being controlled IS a synthesizer, which is what Jerry, Bob and Phil were doing. People often use "synthesizer" as a synonym for digital keyboard when in fact a synthesizer is simply a machine that creates sounds from analog or digital oscillators that can be controlled in various ways: patch cords, keyboards, guitars, etc.Incornsyucopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194586063192261829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735702607925416669.post-18443898877872034112012-09-22T17:49:17.256+02:002012-09-22T17:49:17.256+02:00I would listen to all the greek theatre shows if y...I would listen to all the greek theatre shows if you want high octane 80's dead. They started playing there each year in 1981 I think, and continued to play there up until 1989. It was a venue that was know to bring out the best in the boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com