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Date Posted: 04:53:55 09/03/05 Sat
In reply to:
christo'phoria'
's message, "Re: On Reviews, Positive & Negative - From A Hippie" on 16:04:21 08/30/05 Tue
>Hola kids, what feisty expressions of personal opinion
>I have missed! I'll make it short and sweet so you
>will either get it or you won't. As has frequently
>been said over the last 40 years, 'There is/was
>NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!". How true and
>thank God. Unfortunately, the GD are gone. Fact...
>if your still in denial, it's time to wake up.
>Fortunately, DSO has been born, a phoenix from the
>ashes having cracked its egg, wrestled its way to
>daylight, taken its first flight and now slowly, and
>not without considerable difficulty, spiraling its way
>into the aural heavens, spreading the beauty of the
>music of the Grateful Dead from its wings to those who
>want, care or need to hear it again. DSO is here for
>a reason.
>
>DSO, crew and family encourage a critical ear,
>thoughtful discourse, and sophisticated analysis of
>the current 'scene' - if only to better their craft
>and improve the vibe for everyone who chooses to be
>involved. Vitriolic personal attacks and sweeping
>generalizations serve no purpose other than to stroke
>the egos of the accusers.
>
>Two weeks ago I saw 'Lucio Silla' at the Santa Fe
>Opera, a rarely performed opera which was written by
>W. A. Mozart at the age of 15. It is a difficult,
>complex, sopranno driven epic about a Roman ruler and
>sex, of course. It was the most stunning opera I have
>ever seen... yet not the most flambouyant or
>elaborate. The SFO chose to interpret the origional
>Mozart performance in a very unique, and muscially
>true way... yet it looked nothing like a set in Milan
>300+ years ago. For the art to be experienced, it
>must be performed. This is what DSO does to one of
>the great American artforms, Grateful Dead. Maybe
>someday some other band will exceed DSO in skill and
>heart, but that day hasn't come yet. I would rather
>hear the music from DSO than not hear it at all.
>Hopefully they inspire other musicians to experience
>the music, LET IT GROW, and keep the adventure alive.
>
>May I suggest we keep our criticisms kind in spirit,
>constructive in content and free from profanity and
>unnecessary emotionalism. That is what good criticism
>is! And keep it coming, right Cam! Bootsy tried to
>ellicit a response and raise some hackles. He
>achieved this goal. He is entitled to his opinion,
>though it could have been expressed with far better
>taste and intelligence. He actually encourages
>everyone to be even better Starheads! No problem and
>it will be lots of fun!!
>
>Peace to all, prayers to our friends in the Gulf, and
>see you soon. It is ALL about fun after all, isn't
>it?!?!
>christophoria :-)> it's growing on me too CAM!
>
>>Bob, Nicely Said!!! Thank you.
>>
>>I totally agree with you about how tight DSO is. So
>>tight that they make fans that the Dead never could.
>>After a certain point (early 80's) the Dead's music
>>became more and more inaccessible to the untrained
>>ear. My friends would say : it just sounds so
>>scratchy and off key or
>>is it supposed to sound that way?'
>>
>>Not my opinion, theirs. I stopped trying to turn
>>others onto the Dead with any music after the mid
>>80's. The only thing I could get friends to listen to
>>was the crisp 70's stuff, if at all.........which is
>>what DSO delivers, no matter what year/era they are
>>interpreting.
>>
>>ONe friend of mine went from battling me for air time
>>between Dead and DSO to listening only to DSO. He
>>used to fidget with his huge 80's Dead collection (he
>>went to tons of shows) while DSO played, waiting for
>>his turn. Now we battle over what DSO to play!
>>
>>Then came the night he said something I couldn't
>>believe because his Deadication is above reproach. I
>>said DSO does is as good as the Dead ever were on
>>their best nights. He replied (and my jaw dropped)
>>"They are better than the Dead, as far as what I want
>>to hear. They just play it more consistently and
>>better". I stepped away waiting for the lightning to
>>strike him. It didn't. He still loves the Dead. Now
>>he only listens to DSO.
>>
>>At some point you have to realize the book is closed
>>on the Grateful Dead. It has been for over 10 years
>>now. There will be no more shows. No more new
>>recordings.
>>
>>Whether they are better than the DEad or not. Whether
>>you like them or not, there is something to be said
>>for reinvention and hearing it a new way, in a new
>>place, with new friends. I rarely listened to the
>>Grateful Dead as much as I used to, after a certain
>>point a few years ago. Not because I didn't still
>>love it. There was just nothing new to discover. DSO
>>has made me want to listen to the Dead again, too.
>>It's like having a new member of the family you get to
>>hang out with and have fun, since you can only talk on
>>the phone with the favorite family member moved away.
>>
>>WIth DSO you discover new things about and in the
>>music. That's enough for me. Thanks DSO for making
>>me fall back in love with the Grateful Dead!
Very beautifully put Christoph. Thank You.
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