Experimental, man

[Perry Justus <pjustus@xxxxxxx>]

At 10:31 PM 6/12/01 EDT, you wrote:

>As for the Grateful Dead....i dont knock people who like them but 
>when they 
>break away from the "structure" which must be quite often.....it 
>sounds like 
>incoherent gibberish....have to be zonked on 3 hits of blotter acid 
>to 
>appreciate it...but i tried listening to them tripping and they were 
>as 
>unsatisfying then as when i heard them straight, maybe even more so! 
>lol

Disagreed... I've not done acid, but to me it makes perfect sense. But
then, I like some of John Coltrane's more experimental music. To me,
listening to a 30 minute version of "Dark Star" that doesn't segue 
into
another tune is just as satisfying and revelatory as a 30 minute 
"Dazed and
Confused" jam.

Speaking of D&C jams... Just which rendition is the most daring and
experimental? Are there any where they alter the intro -> 
vocals/chorus ->
drums/guitar battle/solo -> (Plant song, or not) -> bow solo -> fast 
solo
- -> funk jam -> call-and-response -> fast solo -> Mars -> vocal 
return ->
final jam/finale structure? I like the one on the second Winterland 
'69
show a lot. The end jam is jazzier and more experimental, and the 
theremin
is nice too. But I've yet to hear one where they intentionally or not 
mix
the groove up a bit.

Current version I've been listening to the most? 08/31/70.

Perry

>Just my 2 cents worth