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I had a deadhead friend who cursed "Touch of Grey" because he felt the Dead were a privileged secret and it made them commercial.

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Did you mention Shakedown Street? Dead does Disco? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QgEAVch57sc&list=OLAK5uy_mP4ZZpKRydf7jI8KeumBdlUs9_Aiwr8ds&index=3&pp=8AUB

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For me that was one of the worst tunes they ever did. I never liked "Hell in a Bucket" either although I generally like Weir's stuff.

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This is one of my favorite GD tunes and Phil who couldn't play simple country tunes, (50% of their repertoire), to save his life does great with this jazzy stuff.

Help on the Way / Slipknot! (2013 Remaster)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crHvWsFVeD4&ab_channel=GratefulDead-Topic

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Ah yes, "Help/Slip/Frank" as I'm told it's called when appearing on live albums and boots. 😎

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABwdBdYZTo&ab_channel=GratefulDead-Topic

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I tried Blues for Allah and From the Mars Hotel as a teen. I was ungrateful.🤣

I like what it reminds me of more: The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQWh62VUHE&pp=ygUraW4gbWVtb3J5IG9mIGVsaXphYmV0aCByZWVkIGFsbG1hbiBicm90aGVycw%3D%3D

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Speaking of “albums I tried as a teen because they’re supposed to be good” Spirit’s first album came to mind. Only two songs caught my ears, Uncle Jack 3:12 and Girl in Your Eye 13:52. It includes Taurus which inspired Stairway to Heaven (never thought there was a case there). Here’s nice sounding remastered version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NsCa-JxIGXw&pp=ygUfc3Bpcml0IGZyZXNoIGdhcmJhZ2UgZnVsbCBhbGJ1bQ%3D%3D

How about you?

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'Fresh Garbage' was one of the first songs I taught myself when I picked up the bass.

@tgraph52 I just figured out Nature's Way 🎶 briefly: A9, A, G#sus, G# %, C#sus, A with b5, B, C#sus, A with b5, B, E, B, A withb5, A.

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😀 That's WAY more information than I ever assigned to a song. I just learned it by ear and memorized what I played. No keys or chords. I mean, if I thought about it I knew what key. Probably not the best way to learn but it worked OK for what I was doing. 😀

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I know more chords by shape than name and can play ‘em faster than saying E flat demented flat 5. The Unfunky one prolly knows more theory than I do.

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Almost opposite here. "Hell" is a fave. "Shakedown" on the studio lp is okay, but I skip live versions.

Contra Bix, I CANNOT STAND their awful cover of "Dancing In The Street" with Donna shrieking her lungs out. (shudder)

Sorry for any offense. I AM a Touchhead. 😉

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That is -- from my pitiable Touchhead POV -- the acceptable canonical opinion when it comes to the late era and its influx of all us Gen X brats. As with everything bratty (even at 55, heh), I own it. 😆

I get it -- "you had" a little (mass marketed pop culture) secret, and now the Philistines are trampling the rose bed ("I don't know, maybe it was..." sorry) and dirtying the Persian rug.

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I can't imagine any Dead fans being too upset over more Dead fans.

The later stuff, post 1980 didn't appeal to me but I certainly don't mind if others have a different opinion [however miguided 😇 ]

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"misguided" is right