End of Tour for Dead&Co.

[SYFROYH]

I saw the Grateful Dead as much as I could between 1984-1992 and loved every show.

I started seeing Dead&Co in 2017 and few times on this Final Tour. It’s funny because it was the free previews of set opening songs on Nugs via Facebook that drew me in just like the free tapes of shows hooked me on the Grateful Dead in the early 1980s.

It’s different without Jerry and Brent, but this year they turned up the tempo and really leaned into the new guys’ strengths.

I watched the last three shows in SFCA on Nugs and it was worth it. I will miss this iteration.

Anyone else fall for DeadCo?

[MontanaMama]

1. Me.

Hook, line and sinker. I got into them because of my teenage son who is an old soul in all things musical and it gave us something in common when things get a little weird between parents and teens during high school. I’m insanely grateful we got to attend the show together at The Gorge Amphitheater. Not gonna lie, part of the attraction for me the past few years was John Mayer. I know that he rubs some folks the wrong way but damn…his mad guitar skills can’t be denied. I respect the way Mayer immersed himself in the vast library of the Dead and most likely made it new and fresh for millions of people. And yeah…Nugs made it easy. I’m sad this morning that this iteration is over.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Speaking of John Mayer, this is a really cool video of he and the band creating the song In Repair

from Continuum, collaborating in the studio. They wrote and recorded the entire thing in about 6 hours.

8-string bassist Charlie Hunter is a local PHX legend, and my GF's brother has known him for years and jammed with him.

It's pretty fascinating and shows just how talented a songwriter he is, being able to come up with a song this good basically 'on the spot', basically just inspired by a cool tone he came up with playing with a particular set of effects pedals.

[MontanaMama]

3. I've not seen this and

In Repair is a song I never tire of. We’re all in repair, after all. My kiddo will be interested in this.

John Mayer is an incredibly talented lyricist. He’s the package deal, for sure.

Thanks Hugh.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. It's a great friggin song, blows me away to think it was created from nothingness in 6 hours

It'll always remind me of getting clean and sober back in the day, lyrics work just as well for that situation as they do for like a 'relationship rebound' as it seems he intended it. It still can bring a tear to my eye if I listen when in a certain mood, like it did back in the 'raw emotion' days of early recovery.

[SYFROYH]

5. One of my few complaints about DeadCo was not building new songs together.

Just a few would have been nice. The GD were making new songs, some great (Days Between) and others duds, but they were expanding their repertoire.

There could have been some great novel songwriting synergy with Bobby, John, Oteil, and Jeff.

[MontanaMama]

6. I wondered about that too.

Could that be a future iteration? I did hear Bob Weir speak briefly about new projects…but maybe I’m just hoping.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Bob Weir & Wolf Bros are going strong

However they seems to be mostly performing Dead material in a softer setting

Off and on, Bob has been using Mikaela Davis' harp to great effect. And Boy howdy she has a great voice, too; she's totally dialed in to the music

[MontanaMama]

10. Gorgeous.

That's got to be some kind of fun for him.

[quaint]

7. Dead & Company Prove Their Love Will Not Fade Away At San Francisco Farewell [Videos/Audio]

https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dead-company-san-francisco-final-show-7-16-23/

Once announced as their final tour, fans snatched up tickets, eyeing this last weekend as the Holy Grail. Sky-high post-market prices tempted those with the means to pay while those with no such option who missed out prayed for a miracle opportunity to be there.

As Dead & Company quickly took the stage and grabbed up their various instruments we got our first look at the final iteration of Oteil Burbridge’s wonderful face painting for the evening: a full Jerry Garcia handprint matching the one the Grateful Dead icon left on the collective soul of humanity. A slight bit of preparatory noodling quickly gelled into coherence and one last “Bertha” opened the set to massive cheers.

Guitarist John Mayer, at one time thought to be a quirky choice for the hardest vacancy to fill, delivered another blues-fueled, pitch-perfect lead guitar take on the track with vocals to match. Mind you, Mayer had a tiny bit of assistance from the entire baseball stadium in the vocals department.

Dead and Co’s other guitarist Bob Weir took over the vocal baton for a rollicking take on The Rascals‘ classic “Good Lovin’” and kept it through a heartfelt “Loser” that featured some delicately beautiful piano work from keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. The relay race continued with former Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge (Let Oteil sing!) taking control for a “High Time” that featured some lovely passionate fretboard work from an on-fire Mayer.

Much more at link

[SYFROYH]

9. That's a valid summary of the night.