[LazyLightnin]

26 Vince was great. some of the help/slip's had some ill-advised "Rush" sounding affects, but 90% of the time Vince sat well. i also disliked Hornsby's accordian experiments. Brents is the one with the "toy piano" sounds in the eighties. he didnt always use it though.

[groovemongrel]

26 Vince was great. some of the help/slip's had some ill-advised "Rush" sounding affects, but 90% of the time Vince sat well. i also disliked Hornsby's accordian experiments. Brents is the one with the "toy piano" sounds in the eighties. he didnt always use it though.

Vince couldn't hold Brents jock when it came to the keys.

[tigerstrat]

Sting was in 93... 94 it was Traffic which was some powerful weather magic...

Whoa! Traffic opened for the boys???? Fucking fantastic! What a killer show! Is that how Steve Winwood became associated with them or was he involved with them from an earlier time? I mean, I'm sure they met back in the 60's or 70's, but did they ever play together/open up for one-another/play at the same festival, etc.?

Traffic was incredible. They closed with "Rainmaker" just as a huge cloud bore down on the field. At the exact moment that they took a group bow and cleared the stage, the rain just exploded in fury!! It poured a monsoon right through the break and through the Dead's opener "Rain" and you could see water drops streaming all over the guitars!

Traffic & Grateful Dead 11/23/70 Anderson Theater, NY, NY!! I believe this may have been the gig where they met Candace, as she had the house lighting gig at the Anderson at that time.

What other association does Winwood have with the Boys? I wasn't aware of him guesting with them.... however he and most of the members of Traffic sat in with Hendrix with some frequency. Obviously "Voodoo Chile" from Electric Ladyland is a prime example of that...

[groovemongrel]

Our tents were ravaged.

[shakedown_04092]

Sting was in 93... 94 it was Traffic which was some powerful weather magic...

Whoa! Traffic opened for the boys???? Fucking fantastic! What a killer show! Is that how Steve Winwood became associated with them or was he involved with them from an earlier time? I mean, I'm sure they met back in the 60's or 70's, but did they ever play together/open up for one-another/play at the same festival, etc.?

Traffic was incredible. They closed with "Rainmaker" just as a huge cloud bore down on the field. At the exact moment that they took a group bow and cleared the stage, the rain just exploded in fury!! It poured a monsoon right through the break and through the Dead's opener "Rain" and you could see water drops streaming all over the guitars!

Traffic & Grateful Dead 11/23/70 Anderson Theater, NY, NY!! I believe this may have been the gig where they met Candace, as she had the house lighting gig at the Anderson at that time.

What other association does Winwood have with the Boys? I wasn't aware of him guesting with them.... however he and most of the members of Traffic sat in with Hendrix with some frequency. Obviously "Voodoo Chile" from Electric Ladyland is a prime example of that...

Winwood played with either The Dead or The Other Ones, I forget which, for a summer tour a few years back....that's the only time I've seen him live, and it was great. They covered Low Spark during that show, which I beleive was either @ Hartford or Great Woods, can't remember. Good times.

[b weird]

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[LazyLightnin]

im not sure that Vince was trying to emulate Brents style. what show are you talking about with cheesy casio keyboards? i'm not saying that it didnt happen , cuz ive heard it before, but for the most part he played with a clean piano sound...quite frankly Brent's "Springsteinesque" vocals ruined many more moments than Vince was ever a part of. Vince was almost always fundamentally sound in an era of Dead where a certain member of the band wasn't.

I personally prefer Keith, and woulda really liked to see Bruce fill his seat when the Godchaux's split. technically Brent was a better keyboard player, but the band sounded better when he was away from the mic. Mydland shoulda stuck with a piano and organ setup.

[myoung6923]

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[myoung6923]

First Dead show was in the fall of 83 - Hartford Civic Center - 2 nights. 2nd night they broke out St. Stephen! I was hooked thereafter.

[tigerstrat]

the band sounded better when he was away from the mic.

when Brent was away from the mic? So you mean you don't much care for the band having the tightest and sweetest trio vocals they ever had?

I wouldn't place either Keith or Brent above the other in technical ability; they just had different styles - Keith more traditional with a lot of pre-60's feels and influences; Brent more progressive and with more 60's-70's influences. Each had their own substance demons that eventually intruded on their stage work: Keith the powders, and Brent primarily the booze... each was a true brother.

[ebick]

Brent's lead vocals, and his songs in general will always be a topic for discussion here, but as a back up vocalist, he was outstanding.

[myoung6923]

I'm a huge Brent fan - his vocals were freakin' awesome as was his playing.

[groovemongrel]

Brent had a fantastic and unique voice. He was still able to hit the harmonies that only Donna could.

[shakedown_04092]

I love the "Never Trust A Woman" from the Dozin' at the Knick shows. Great character, he had. I always laugh when I think about the fact that Brent had no time nor regard for worrying about kiddies at the show, sputting out swear words during "NTAW". Love it.

[BigJilm]

I dont like Brents vocals at all, and i think his originals are, for the most part, really bad. I always skip "Tons of Steel" and "I Will Take You Home" and shit like that, blow away is okay, but even it isnt great, i just thought his vocals didnt match the band, but he was probly the best keyboardist the dead ever had, even though hes rele not my favorite