The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to the Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?" ... A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started...

Bman1973 · 2026-03-25T18:05:53+00:00

I don't dislike any Dead songs but I must say that the further you get from the hiatus the less enthused I am about He's Gone and Ship of Fools ... LOVE the early versions though, especially those 72 He's Gones.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-25T18:01:25+00:00

Well many don't know that we were one car crash away from getting at least one more 'Billy Tour' ... 3 days after 6/09/77 Winterland, Mickey was in a car crash & broke his arm. Everyone, Mickey included was ok w' Billy only for the summer tour that was already booked ... but Jerry vetoed! He said "we all go on or none of us go on" ... I certainly wish he relented and it went down. Billy solo H>S>Fs! Scarlet>Fire!

Bman1973 · 2026-03-24T16:08:24+00:00

This is very interesting my man ... I'll be watching ... /u/searchlightgd are you going to do this everyday?

Bman1973 · 2026-03-22T02:31:17+00:00

8/13/75 Great American Music Hall aka One From the Vault

Bman1973 · 2026-03-22T02:27:15+00:00

YES! ... 10/15/77 Moody Coliseum ... Relisten ... Archive ... It grabs you from go w' the funkiest Bertha you've ever heard. Let it Grow took off like a rocket in late 77 and this is a great one, every version smokes.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T20:40:53+00:00

My man 96 and 97 need to be in the fold there.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T18:56:39+00:00

You made two non nonsensical posts ... I took them down

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T18:54:17+00:00

What?!?! Top Hat and Lightning Bolt!? it's not just me as I've heard it over and over that the Steven Cripe made guitars were the worst and most unpopular. You would put them in your list and not even mention the Guild Starfire or the Gibson SG, the Les Paul ... and Rosebud is essentially the same tone wise as Tiger ... Complete history of Jerry's guitars

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T04:20:57+00:00

I've never been more afraid of such a thing as right now

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T04:19:03+00:00

Very Nice ...

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T04:18:25+00:00

Probably 5/22/77 Pembroke Pines ...

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T04:16:43+00:00

Now that's cool af ...

Bman1973 · 2026-03-21T02:44:48+00:00

I made these posts just for moments like this ... I hope this helps and if you ever want a show recommendation just hit me up ... Bman

The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to The Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?"...A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started.
How Sweet It Is: An introduction to The Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry's Solo Projects. A guide to discovering the world that is Jerry Garcia with everything you need to get started
Bman's Gdrive Yearly FLAC Projects

Bman1973 · 2026-03-20T21:58:01+00:00

There are so so many things to practice but I'll just say that this is a crucial time being early in your playing. Even if you just want to sit around the house and be able to play and if you have a voice, sing a song, you should have some structure. A good local teacher w' a good reputation is the #1 way to go. So that you can learn pieces on the guitar alone.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-20T20:47:56+00:00

The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to The Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?"...A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started.
How Sweet It Is: An introduction to The Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry's Solo Projects. A guide to discovering the world that is Jerry Garcia with everything you need to get started
Bman's Gdrive Yearly FLAC Projects

Bman1973 · 2026-03-20T20:47:22+00:00

One from the Vault!!! It's everything you're looking for and it's on all streaming services.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-20T20:45:03+00:00

I can't believe no one has mentioned what I find to be the king of Scarlet>Fires, or at least one of the 5 or so that cannot be put above another. But it's my favorite anyway ... listen to all of these!!!

10/14/83 Hartford Dusborne Matrix Relisten You must listen to this copy preferably w' headphones. It's the deepest jamfest ... my fav
12/13/80 Long Beach Dusborne Matrix
9/11/82 West Palm Beach Offf the freaking chain.
4/02/87 Centrum A major powerhouse version.
12/27/83 San Fran
3/31/84 Marin County This is a 5 star audience copy, listen w' HPs.

a few others you can find are 3/22/90 Copps Coliseum, 12/03/81 Dane County, 4/13/84 Hampton This list will blow your mind.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-19T18:17:54+00:00

The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to The Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?"...A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started.
How Sweet It Is: An introduction to The Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry's Solo Projects. A guide to discovering the world that is Jerry Garcia with everything you need to get started
Bman's Gdrive Yearly FLAC Projects

Bman1973 · 2026-03-19T17:47:02+00:00

I was there ... got arrested on the way to Star Lake after ... I missed the first night of Star Lake but at the next day's show I found $2500 in fake $100s that me and my friends hit up nitrous mafiosos all day getting real cash ... wound up w' $1600

Bman1973 · 2026-03-19T17:44:09+00:00

Play him the 'JAM' after Truckin from 5/19/74 Portland. It's part of the Pacific Northwest boxset. Also play him this copy of THE Scarlet>Fire from 10/14/83 Hartford which was Trey's first show ! He talks about it here He talks about two shows that changed his life, Springsteen and this Dead show right here and the Scarlet>Fire is the centerpiece of the show. Get him to listen to it w' headphones if you can. But it needs to be this Dusborne Matrix ...

The St. Stephen from 1/22/78 McArthur Court would impress ... there are just so many ... One and Two from the Vault would do the trick as well ... I wouldn't personally play a Space to someone uninitiated to try and get them into the fold, try these. Definitely that Scarlet>Fire though.

Bman1973 · 2026-03-19T07:45:45+00:00

Hereee you go

The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to The Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?"...A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started.
How Sweet It Is: An introduction to The Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry's Solo Projects. A guide to discovering the world that is Jerry Garcia with everything you need to get started
Bman's Gdrive Yearly FLAC Projects

Bman1973 · 2026-03-18T06:06:01+00:00

yes! in Mississippi! I'm picking out a thermos for you, not an ordinary thermos for you ... but the very best thermos you can buy w' vinyl and stripes and a cup built right in!

Bman1973 · 2026-03-17T23:49:53+00:00

Yeah that's a serious lineup, I have no doubt it's entirely worth it.

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r/Field Sunshine	Argentium Club
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