YouTube is fun, and we all need a little fun on Mondays…
Anthony Kiedis and guitarist John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers doing ‘Under the Bridge’ acoustic in Amsterdam 1992:
The Disco Biscuits raging out to M.E.M.P.H.I.S at the dirty ol’ E-Fac, 12/30/06:
A hilarious interview between Al Franken and Brent Mydland, Halloween 1980:
Phish – Tweezer Reprise – 4/3/1998 – The Island Tour:
Lastly, this tear-jerking So Many Roads from 6-26-94:
The Dead were busy this Monday, making 4 separate appearances throughout the Big Apple over the course of the day. While the day closing set at Roseland Ballroom was already covered here on Welcome To Now Blog, let me bring you up to speed on the rest of the day’s events in case you missed it…
The Dead started the day off with a morning appearance on the TV show ‘The View’ and offered up this take on Friend of the Devil with an alternate verse by Phil and only one vocal flub from Bobby:
Stop 2 of 4 was at the Angel Oranz Foundation for a matinee 5 o’clock acoustic set by Phil, Bobby, and Warren:
Dire wolf
Birdsong
Cumberland Blues
Pride of Cucamonga
Lazy River Road
Casey Jones
E: Ripple
Bird Song:
Pride of Cucamonga:
Lazy River Road:
Ripple:
The band then shuffled over to the Gramercy Theater for stop 3, with the the full band joining forces for the first time in the day. After a face-melting 20+ minute Playin’ opener, the band delivered a hit-filled performance featuring:
Playin’ In the Band>
Good Lovin’>
The Wheel>
Franklin’s Tower
Touch of Grey
Some fun things to get started with….
First, fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy head from Hampton 3/6/09. When the lights go yellow, Phish plays their first improvised note in almost 5 years. Feel the release….
Second, The Talking Heads in 1980 – The Great Divide
And finally, some classic G Dead/Bob Weir from NYE 1985 (with Ken Kesey commentary). The vocal interplay between Bob and Brent is top-notch, and Bobby’s hand signals and intense stare put this over the top!
More to come!
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