Hi,
SO with Dead and Co and Phil and the myriad of other post '95 reunions playing LOTS of stuff in ways we craved with Jerry; Was it Jerry that was holding back???
While we can point Jerry's long slope down it really started back in the late 70's. We'd get s couple new tunes and maybe one old gem mixed in each year/tour.
I recall Garcia griping about Bob's limited choices of cowboy songs suggesting a VAST catalog to chose from so he must of had some interest in expanding the repertoire.....
Heck at least the shuffle of the 1st 2nd sets like we see now and previously. El Paso or Me and My Uncle out of a scary space was always so cool as opposed to Wheel, Other One etc...
Combine this with the fact Victim, Corrina, Samba, Wave et al while were tricky tunes that took a lot of practice for meager returns....They were practicing! They were learning!
Heck take ANY of the recent Dead and Co sets lists and add Jerry and they would be all time epic shows. Legends!
I burned out on the scene late 80's but would still catch a couple shows a year till '93 and couldn't take it no more!
I guess the answer lies with the "horse".......
Az. Tex.
SO with Dead and Co and Phil and the myriad of other post '95 reunions playing LOTS of stuff in ways we craved with Jerry; Was it Jerry that was holding back???
While we can point Jerry's long slope down it really started back in the late 70's. We'd get s couple new tunes and maybe one old gem mixed in each year/tour.
I recall Garcia griping about Bob's limited choices of cowboy songs suggesting a VAST catalog to chose from so he must of had some interest in expanding the repertoire.....
Heck at least the shuffle of the 1st 2nd sets like we see now and previously. El Paso or Me and My Uncle out of a scary space was always so cool as opposed to Wheel, Other One etc...
Combine this with the fact Victim, Corrina, Samba, Wave et al while were tricky tunes that took a lot of practice for meager returns....They were practicing! They were learning!
Heck take ANY of the recent Dead and Co sets lists and add Jerry and they would be all time epic shows. Legends!
I burned out on the scene late 80's but would still catch a couple shows a year till '93 and couldn't take it no more!
I guess the answer lies with the "horse".......
Az. Tex.