Dogsinplastic
avuncular to no one
I meant to watch the free show and had searched out the show or clips a few times, but today is the first time I've actually taken the time to listen to them.
Obviously the Dead aren't everyone's cup of tea, so those that don't like them aren't going to be suddenly won over by John's involvement. That said, he's sounds quite good. I'm not a fan of his music or his voice, but I've always know he was a very good player (albeit not a particularly unique one). He's not now overflowing with originality, but he clearly put a lot of effort into to really learning the tunes and listening to Jerry's playing. It's like a more blues tempered Garcia and he's totally copping Jerry's tone.
I can't speak to everything he could or couldn't do before, but it seems like he might of done the type of woodshedding comparable to Dweezil's when he committed to Zappa Plays Zappa. Based on what I heard from and seen in live clips where John was supposedly freer to play more, this is another level. His voice even works better within the mix of the Dead than as the main vocal instrument in his own tunes.
There are four 10 minute clips here...and they're actually four different tunes!
https://www.amexunstaged.com/artists/dead-and-company/
Obviously the Dead aren't everyone's cup of tea, so those that don't like them aren't going to be suddenly won over by John's involvement. That said, he's sounds quite good. I'm not a fan of his music or his voice, but I've always know he was a very good player (albeit not a particularly unique one). He's not now overflowing with originality, but he clearly put a lot of effort into to really learning the tunes and listening to Jerry's playing. It's like a more blues tempered Garcia and he's totally copping Jerry's tone.
I can't speak to everything he could or couldn't do before, but it seems like he might of done the type of woodshedding comparable to Dweezil's when he committed to Zappa Plays Zappa. Based on what I heard from and seen in live clips where John was supposedly freer to play more, this is another level. His voice even works better within the mix of the Dead than as the main vocal instrument in his own tunes.
There are four 10 minute clips here...and they're actually four different tunes!
https://www.amexunstaged.com/artists/dead-and-company/
