[lonewolfny42]

New news on the Grateful Dead.......

[2bigears]

   Chris,how's the big city treating ya ?? the Dead will rise,they should tour with the Stones or Billy and Elton,that would be cool....

[Len_Dreyer]

and JG is dancing in the streets (above).

Len

[R_burke]

Warren Haynes on guitar could be interesting, not my first choice, but a damn good guitarist

[rydenfan]

Warren Haynes on guitar could be interesting, not my first choice, but a damn good guitarist

Warren is not your first choice? There are few others that convey the emotion through both guitar and voice that Warren do. He is also a fanatical fan of Jerry's. IMO, an excellent choice for the tour.

[R_burke]

Warren Haynes on guitar could be interesting, not my first choice, but a damn good guitarist

Warren is not your first choice? There are few others that convey the emotion through both guitar and voice that Warren do. He is also a fanatical fan of Jerry's. IMO, an excellent choice for the tour.

My fist choice would be David Hidalgo.  I didn't say Warren wasn't worthy of the gig, just not my first choice.

[sts9fan]

Man I hope it is not Warren!  He's a wanker.  Maybe Jimmy Herring?

[rydenfan]

Hidalgo is another excellent choice. Thanks for not saying Kimock 

Jimmy Herring is fabulous (and has done wonders for WSP) but I feel like his style is better suited for Phil and Freinds or other groups that put a different spin and feel on GD tunes. Keep in mind that they are going out on the road as The Dead and not as The Other Ones; so, IMO they need to try and re-create their sound as much as possible. While this is not possible without Jerry, to me, Warren is the closest living alternative. Just my $.02

[sts9fan]

Maybe but during the last Dead tour they had stupid Joan Osborne.  So who they think can fill Jerry's shoes is a bit...well strange?

[Len_Dreyer]

Here's the band lineup per Dead.net:

The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti.  Chris's post has the same info.

Tour Info

[strider]

I didn't care for the combination of Haynes' voice with The Dead when I saw them at Alpine Valley back in.......damn I can't remember. The first show they played without Jerry, IIRC.  His guitar's phenomenal and compliments the boys really well, but his voice just didn't do it for me, for whatever reason.

I do like him with Gov't Mule, though.

Far as Joan Osbourne, I didn't get to see her with the Dead, but I have heard her belt out some Dead tunes. She's got a set of pipes, killer voice. I'd never heard anything other then the "..One of Us" song, I was pleasantly surprised. She still doesn't replace Jerry, but then again, nobody ever will.

[DeadFish]

You gotta admit, any concerts are going to be 'less than' without Jerry.
I wasn't impressed with Joan Osborne with The Dead in St. Louis, but I imagine she shows talent somewhere.  Kinda struck me like Donna after the bloom is off the rose...
I haven't missed many post-jerry tours like Further and the Dead but I've always walked away withered and disappointed.
No doubt, if I get the chance for one more concert, I'll buy the ticket and take the ride.

Then again, if I get off the downer, it might be a good time!  aa

Best Regards,
DeadFish

[Hicks]

Ticket prices seem to be kinda high for the size venues they are playing.

I'll be seeing Phish for $50 instead.

[simon wagstaff]

HIgh ticket prices in huge venues. No thanks.  I saw them at the Obama Rally in State College and it was a train wreck.

Maybe this will be good for kids who never got to  see the Grateful Dead, I doubt the magic will be there. On the other hand I certainly enjoy seeing Phil at the smaller venues.

and if anything good happens I can always download the recordings, I am sure they will be there.