Dead & Company / Dave Matthews - All Along The Watch Tower (REACTION)

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[@shannonbrigante5764]

This is the ‘dave Matthews band’ version of watchtower.. Central Park is my personal fav.. I was there.. 120k people in the middle of New York City.. that memory is part of my soul..

[@ManuduBruxale]

Agreed 👍 👍 the best

[@EasyX12x]

DMB been covering this song since the very beginning. Always an incredible jam when you saw them live. Was lucky enough to see them perform it with Neil Young. So many great versions of this, hard to pick a favorite.

[@cliveklg7739]

Definitely my favorite of their cover. Nearly 20 minutes or so of just fantastic music.

[@gs8191]

Dead and Company actually formed in 2015 after the Grateful Dead farewell concerts. John Mayer and Bob Weir bonded after performing Althea together on TV. Dead and Company has three original Dead members, Weir and the two drummers, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann and added Mayer on lead guitar and vocals, Oteil Burbidge on bass and Jeff Chimenti on keyboards. I saw them each year from 2015-2019 and it was a blast each time. Weir did lead vocals on his songs and Mayer sang the Jerry songs.

[@DarkStars445]

Dead and Company started in 2015 after Bob Weir and John Mayer played together on a tv show. The band consists of three original Grateful Dead members (Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman) along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, bass, (who also played in Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks) and Jeff Chimenti (keys) who has played with Bob Weir since 1995. They have sold out 30 shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas this summer.

[@spiritwalker497]

Yes ! 100 percent correct info . Hopefully you'll do more D&C. ❤ Your channel.

[@barbarascotto3873]

Not Bill Kreutzmann anymore, and he wasn't here this evening. This is from Boulder last year, I was at this show!!

[@elwood4939]

Jay Lane on drums with Mickey in this video. Some of us know Oteil from the Aquarium Rescue Unit before he joined ABB.

[@barbarascotto3873]

I love Jay. I was at this show last year. Ratdog is my favorite post Jerry band, so Jay and Jeff have been on my radar for almost 30 years. They are both hugely underrated.

[@doriwiljt]

Wish I could do at least one of the sphere shows. Been checking it out on KZbin.

[@jaquestraw1]

John Mayer on electric guitar and of course Bob Weir rhythm guitar

[@jahineverybody]

I was at this one. The whole show was beyond dope. It was perfect. It was the last night (of 3) dead company shows here in Boulder, on what was advertised as their last tour. Vibes were amazing the whole time. Dave sitting in went so hard. I used to go on tour, so I seen so many shows, this one was special. Bless up/rip I love the pic of nip in the background

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

Love It! Just a great song, thank you Bob Dylan, so many great covers, Jeff Healey live in London, Dave Mason (played on Jimi's), Bryan Ferry are just a few, they each bring something unique to make it their own

[@rubroken]

You left out Hendrix, the most iconic cover of this song. There are the rare songs that can't be covered and not be great. This is one of them. I just reread your comment and did see Jimi mentioned. Sorry

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

@@rubroken ya, jimi's #1

[@waynefurrow845]

Dave Matthews Band Live in Central Park was an excellent version, because his band has a violinist, organist, and sax player who all soloed during the song, and his Bass payer killed it throughout on that version.

[@jaquestraw1]

Bass player is Oteil Burbridge

[@brandonboucher7090]

All I knew of John Mayer when I was in high school was that breathy song “I Wanna Run Through the Halls of my Highschool” song and the “Your Body is a Wonderland”…and then sometime shortly after I discovered what a force he was on guitar…and gollleeee! Jeeeez!!

[@Cheshirecat-nx9zn]

Dave Mason of Traffic does a great version of All along the watch tower. It is awesome.

[@sooty951]

He played on the Hendrix version

[@tenjed4224]

After Jerry Garcia passed, in 95, the Dead went through many different waves, with several different artists. Phil lesh, who played with the Original Dead band, worked with members of the Dead on Further, then struck out on a solo career away from the Dead. Bill Kreutzmann played drums for the original Grateful dead and was a part of several spin offs, until he went solo. Mickey Hart, who started with the Dead 2 years after they began, became a stalwart in music beyond the Dead (working midi implementation). He and Bill also performed the Rythm Devils. Hart has been a mainstay for the Dead and its offshoots after returning in 75. And Bobby Weir has been the mainstay of all mainstays beginning the Grateful Dead with Jerry, Phil, Billy and Keyboardist/singer Ron Pigpen McKernan. He has marched through more than 55 years of good vibes as the Dead continue at the Sphere in vegas.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

"Dead & Company" are (in short): the "re-formed" Grateful Dead, after the death of primary lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia. Dead & Co. used tons of guest players, as well (fans of The Dead and, simply, friends and dedicated musicians, as well) ...but they employed (although, rarely, at the same time) the surviving members of The Grateful Dead: Guitarist/Vocalist: Bob Weir; Bassist: Phil Lesh; Drummers: Bill Kreutzmann [pronunciation: "kroitz-muhnn"] and Mickey Hart. ----It, also, seems that: you did not notice that: the organ/keys player (I don't have any idea who that is, myself, either. ---which is an EXTREME oddity, for me!), mimics Hendrix's guitar solo, on organ! Perfectly!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Actually, they reformed as "The Dead" in 2004. Dead & Co. came much later.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

@@mr.knowitall6440 Ah! My apologies. I wasn't aware of those details (and SHOULD have been!)! Thanks!

[@tenjed4224]

All along the watchtower was written and sung by Dylan. The most popular take on the song was from Jimi Hendrix. When the Dead and Dylan did their summer tour together a couple of Dead members played Watchtower with Dylan's band, before the Dead did their sets (or after, depending on the show). The Dave Matthews band is considered a jam band along the lines of the Grateful Dead. To have Dave and members of the original Dead together doing a Dylan song is something.

[@paulprendergast3184]

Dead and Company is comprised of three original members of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir (rhythm guitar and vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (drums) and Mickey Hart (drums, percussion), together with Jeff Chimenti on keys, John Mayer on lead guitar and vocals and Oteil Burbridge on bass. Kreutzmann left the band on their last tour and was replaced by Bobby's drummer, Jay Lane. Some Deadheads are highly critical of this band. Not me! I think they have kept the fun and the spirit of the Grateful Dead music/shows alive for younger generations. Mayer is a genius guitar player and Oteil has played with the last lineup of the Allman Brothers Bnad and Tedeschi Trucks Band in their earlier days. Original bass player, Phil Lesh, is over 80 and still tours on occasion with Phil Lesh and Friends.

[@treydog317]

I saw Dave Matthews open for Phish in Winston Salem NC in 1994 and for Phish’s encore, DMB joined them and played this song.

[@gregschwartz1842]

Was also at that show!

[@user-ct8cw1cx3p]

Dave and Mayer cooking the hell out of their guitars DMB is the band I’ve seen the most by far. Always and I mean always put a Boston area venue on their tour going back to the early 90s. Seen Phish 17x. No idea how many times I saw Dave.

[@anthonydawson8080]

I swear it sounds like John Mayer was going into the Stairway solo for a while there

[@ricksloop1075]

Glad I’m not the only one that heard that!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

I saw DMB at The Hollywood Bowl, I think it was 2018. Tim Reynolds went totally into the Stairway solo, and the whole band finished Stairway from there. TOTAL BANGER!! 🤙🔥😎 I had been doing that mashup for many years (without the awesome solos), but had never heard anyone else do it...

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Hollywood Bowl 2018... They even have an LP box set of the show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3TMdGScg7-YbMksi=kt2bNxaeWh7zCMRv

[@scottNNJ]

The DMB version of this song, often performed live, is great. His band with the violin and sax adds a lot. This is an interesting mashup with a Dead sound. Did I hear a bit of “Stairway to Heaven” in the instrumental break before the last chorus?

[@ltrane81]

DMB & his band wit the violin does a bangin job on this song

[@RossMac-kp5zq]

Jimi's version of Dylan's song, especially the studio version, is the best IMO. For energy and emotion Neil Young's live versions I prefer. Neil Young with Pearl Jam, N.Y. with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young with Dave Matthews (acoustic), Neil Young with Booker T & The MG's, N.Y. with Willie Nelson, N.Y. with...you get the idea!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Just before Jerry Garcia died in 1995, the Grateful Dead played three shows in Las Vegas, and had an "unknown" band open for them. They had played Vegas the previous four years, and had legendary artists open for them... Santana, Steve Miller Band, Sting, and Traffic. So in 95, everyone was saying "Who is Dave Matthews?". Everyone was doing the Dead parking lot thing, and we went into the venue toward the end of DMB's set. The stadium was almost empty... They broke into Watchtower, and I was bummed, because I loved hearing the Dead play this song, and I knew then that they wouldn't be playing it. However, by the time DMB was finished, we said "Hey, these guys are pretty good! Who are they?" So this video is sort of a return to Dave's "big break"... 🤙😎

[@barbarascotto3873]

Please do more Dead and Co!

[@NoTreadingOnMe]

You gotta do a reaction to Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds performing Bartender live at Radio City Music Hall. Super Tasty.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

I saw DMB at The Hollywood Bowl, I think it was 2018. Tim Reynolds went totally into the Stairway solo, and the whole band finished Stairway from there. TOTAL BANGER!! 🤙🔥😎 I had been doing that mashup for many years (without the awesome solo), but had never heard anyone else do it...

[@mr.knowitall6440]

For anyone that isn't aware, the chord progressions in this song are the same as during and after the solo in Stairway. I personally think that was Jimmy Page's homage to Hendrix, who had died the previous year. 🤔

[@mr.knowitall6440]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3TMdGScg7-YbMksi=kt2bNxaeWh7zCMRv

[@barbarascotto3873]

Bob Weir is God Almighty to me (and many others). That's Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, and he is playing Brent Mydland's original organ.

[@tjmasson1013]

John Mayers” POP” status should not be mistaken. Dudes a monster on the guitar

[@mr.knowitall6440]

He is a doppelganger

[@indexer69]

Sounded like Stairway to Heaven at the end

[@ET-nw9gn]

I think that tease started in the keyboard solo and then mayer picked it up and then finally dave mathews too at the end

[@EasyX12x]

Such an incredible song from Dylan to Hendrix to Dave Matthews Band…. and DMB has so many different epic version over the last 20 years. You could probably pick another DMB version and get another great / unique reaction to it.

[@North-Woods]

That bass player is Oteil Burbridge. He is one of the best

[@willinghamsctt]

So Dead and Co is what is left of the Greatful Dead. Only Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart left up there, but they are great and have been selling out every stadium tour since 2015 and are now at the Sphere in Vegas (go check out thos videos they're nuts) Dave Matthews only came up for this one song, and its cool, but like you said it just sounds like a Dave Matthews song lol.

[@yerkidnme]

Not sure if anyone mentioned, but sure they have.but ya'll need to hear Dave Mason from Traffic. His version , it is also spectacular, my favorite actually. Jeff Healey also does a great version. Also need to dive into Masters of war from Bob dylan. Many takes on that song also. Eddie veder from Pearl Jam does a cover and ozzy and Leslie west colab also all are great

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

Bear MccReary also did another version of All Along the Watchtower for Battlestar Galactica.

[@judynorman9497]

Love DMB

[@user-yj7iq6um8g]

Sounds so amazing love this all around greatness. Thanks guys.

[@user-ki1yw5ul8y]

Never heard this version. Love this song. You guys dig deep. Great reaction.

[@SM-ri2df]

FOR THE FEW WHO DON'T KNOW ... JOHN MAYER JOINED THE REMAINDER OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND HE PLAYS ALL OF JERRY GARCIA PARTS AND SINGS THE JERRY SONGS .. THEY CALL THEMSELVES DEAD AND CO. WITH OTEIL FROM ALLMAN BROS ON BASS . MAYER HAS BEEN WITH DEAD FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW .. THEY JUST FINISHED A RESIDENCEY IN VEGAS AT THE SPHERE..

[@jonm7888]

Dave Mathews band does this version every concert.

[@davespear6662]

Holy shit! Thank you for this! Never seen this. Love DM and Dead.

[@reedwilson64GTO]

That was excellence! East coast sound = "DC SOUND ATTACK" by CLUTCH

[@j.j.upright4010]

✳️✨You Guys have played A lot of different Versions of "Along The Watchtower" And now It's Time (In my Opinion) to play the Best Version and it's by a Guy who once played wit Hendrix and his name is "DAVE MASON" so please play his Version from his Studio Album which is a Stone Cold Rocker and Banger! 🎸🥁

[@arkusrymer]

Great choice! Dead & Co. is the latest vehicle for original band members Bob Weir (Rhythm guitar / vocals) and Mickey Hart (Drums / Percussion) to carry on the tradition of the Live - Grateful Dead musical experience. John Mayer playing the Lead guitar (Jerry Garcia) part. Oteil Burbridge is incredible on Bass (Phil Lesh's part) and came from the last incarnation of the Allman Bros. band and also Jeff Chimenti (keyboards). The Dead's original drummer, Bill Kreutzman left the band last year and was replaced by that younger dude you saw, Jay Lane, who's been touring with weir as Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers. The Grateful Dead do a great rendition of this Dylan song as well and you should check that out one day.

[@ML-un1oi]

Great song! Excellent reaction, fellas 👏 ❤😊

[@tommathews3964]

Dead and Company is Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead with John Mayer on guitar and Oteil Burbridge on bass, Jeff Chimenti on keys and Jay Laine on the other drum kit. You mentioned the bass work and Oteil is responsible for that fine work! Oteil played the last 15 years or so with The Allman Brothers Band with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks on guitars. I HIGHLY recommend checking out some of that late ABB with that lineup!! Anything from about 99-2014 will be that group. Dead and Company is in the midst of a residency at The Sphere in Vegas. Check out some of that stuff, the visuals are out of this world!

[@davidc8122]

You fellas need to react to the Hendrix live version.

[@VincentAgostino-gy6hr]

As long as you’re listening to all the versions, here’s John Mayer’s live version kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHvPnJ6Iqsdpg7csi=-cRnjs1IKfyQ0YAM

[@VincentAgostino-gy6hr]

Nothing will replace the Hendrix version.. and yes, Bob Dylan wrote it…

[@324cmac]

Exactly how I feel. Yet some people keep trying to find someone they can say is better or even as good.

[@krypticalenvelopment]

nice job - for a little context - here is a video of Grateful Dead being the backing band for Bob Dylan doing Dylan's song All Along the Watchtower - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZOppouHftyWZ6Msi=ijFMnGZ0M4XY3VVk&t=4035 -- Bobby Weir usually plays/sings this and has done so since backing Dylan in 1987 - here is a video of Bobby Band also playing All Along the Watchtower - and you can see how the music evolves over time as played by Weir in 2006 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2XHdWaheZWVercsi=AcGRgraI19o-8ZS7&t=694

[@krypticalenvelopment]

further to above - the piano player, and one of the drummers in Dead & Co were part of Bobby's band in the 2006 clip music/time is a wonderful thing to listen to

[@jimmyjohn2815]

👍

[@ajmackin]

Elton John - Have Mercy on the Criminal

[@morganmcintosh7859]

Wow what a combination Dave Matthews and John Mayer... Similar genres and super talented both of them

[@brandonboucher7090]

Good to see some Dave Matthew’s on the channel!!

[@burnoutbilly]

Stairway to heaven and Watch Tower. Mix. Y’all didn’t get it.

[@324cmac]

No one does this song better than Jimi.

[@g-my-t2199]

You neeeeeeed to watch the central park version of All Along the Watch Tower with the Dave Matthews Band. It's the GOAT version.

[@robertkilby6210]

The great John Mayer on lead guitar!!

[@monochromedout]

React to Dave Matthews Band - '#41' w/ John Mayer from 2008ish. Its incredible.

[@perryolsen1370]

I hope you realize this was written by Bob Dylan and not Jimi Hendrix.

[@paulschuyler2320]

Wife here. Sorry but 2:13 Nobody touched Hendrix on this one .

[@stuffthings1417]

you've heard ants, crash, and watchtower. dmb fans would not approve. they're like radio songs. two are, actually and the other is a cover. dive in to the underground. enjoy.

[@PriestessOfNothing]

Dave's versions at Central Park and Piedmont Park are so much better! This is good, but his band's version is so much more powerful!

[@doriwiljt]

Love Dead and Co. not a fan of Matthew's. This was good tho, I liked him here.

[@jameshutton5979]

Dramatic Bullshit

[@dRTAdave]

Just a Grateful Dead version would have been better. They played this song regularly. I’ve never liked Dave Matthew’s nor do I care for the Company. Once Jerry died I never felt their music again. Regardless, better this than Supertramp or Little River Band reactions.

[@AirplayBeats]

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