FIRST TIME HEARING Grateful Dead - Ripple (official music video)

[@desperateambrose5373]

"They're not the best at what they do, they're the ONLY ONES who do what they do." ~ Bill Graham

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

The dead are hard to categorize, this song is at their folkiest. Jerry Garcia who sang this song is also lead guitarist who could improvise beautiful melodic lead guitar during live performances. The other big component was Robert Hunters lyrics which multi faceted and intriguing. The Dead’s studio albums usually provide a concise rendering of the songs and the live recordings are where it really gets musically interesting. For more song like this one try “Uncle John’s Band” or “Box of Rain”. They are basically a mixture of traditional American styles through a psychedelic lens. Maybe try their song “Eyes of the World” or “unbroken Chain” both from Mars Hotel. Album. Or go back to the sixties with “St. Stephen”. Or go with the funky pop of “Shakedown Street”. The dead did a lot of different stuff ranging from folk to acid rock to Prog and Frisian. Always sweet warm and alluring.

[@shemanic1]

Ripple is one of my all time top tunes & American Beauty one of my most loved albums.

[@Erfedwe]

Ripple is a huge fan favorite, but was a song that they played a lot earlier in the touring career, but had all but disappeared from their live shows. The Dead played it during a run of shows in 1980 and shelved it again. They performed it one final time on September 3, 1988. Not only was it 8 years since they had last played it, it was the first time in 17 years that they played an electric version of it. By extraordinary luck, this was my first ever Dead show. When they came back out with Ripple for the encore, the crowd went nuts. Here is the setlist from that night. Not a bad lineup for your first show! SET 1 Good Times Feel Like a Stranger Franklin's Tower Little Red Rooster Peggy-O Me and My Uncle Big River Bird Song SET 2 Box of Rain Victim or the Crime Foolish Heart Man Smart, Woman Smarter Eyes of the World Drums Space Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad I Need a Miracle Morning Dew ENCORE One More Saturday Night Ripple

[@jaytroyer8590]

Always a pleasure to see and hear someone exposed to the music of the Grateful Dead, especially Ripple, the most beloved song in the Dead's repertoire.

[@DavidGarcia-kw4sf]

A good general introduction to the Dead would be their classic live "Europe 72" album.

[@luvdylanstar]

♡♡♡♡♡

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

From their album “American Beauty.” I grew up with The Dead in the Bay Area. Legends. Lyricist Robert Hunter was brilliant. Ultimate jam band.

[@davidgross990]

I grew up in Burlingame and saw them close out Winterland.

[@luvdylanstar]

I have followed the dead since the mid 60's and I can't even begin to tell people what they are, you just have to dive in and experience the music. Every song is different and will move you in its own way by what you take from it. Live is probably better than studio, at least that's what most people say. The American Beauty album is a classic starter and recommend, after that just dive in and if you don't feel it, move on to the next, because they will do it different somewhere down the line and you will love it.

[@jeffmartin1026]

The Grateful Dead were born out of the Acid Tests and the Haight-Ashberry in San Fransisco. So yes, peace and love and all that stuff. It is the flame that they carried and nurtured for oh so many years. No boundaries, just music for the joy of it.

[@thannaske5371]

"That's It For The Other One," "Terrapin Station," "Throwing Stones," "Cosmic Charlie," "Black Muddy River," so many CLASSIC songs - too many to list here!

[@garciagrower124]

So I’m a big deadhead and the more live dead you listen to the better every show is different and every song is different from night to night. One of the best shows that you should listen too is the 1977 Cornell show! All the songs are fantastic!!! My favorite is Morning Dew it’s probably Jerry Garcia best guitar work!! The other great song is They love each other. Check it out!!

[@marylandria]

This song probably saves lives. So lovely.

[@jdscottphd]

This song has saved my life more than once.

[@steveullrich7737]

The Dead have so many different songs over their long career. They are very original and unique sound and you cannot predict what you'll hear. Another great song with great lyrics and music is "Box of Rain" and many from the album "American Beauty" and the chill song "Uncle John's Band".

[@SuperSparrowcat]

Yes!! Thank You so much!! I enjoy your channel !! More Grateful Dead and check out Jerry Garcia's music as well.. ..please and Thank You!! 💪😁🇺🇸

[@peteralba5674]

They have a huge catalog. They evolved over many decades I've seen them 8 times , they never played this. Top albums for me Mars Hotel, Teripen Station, Blues for Allah.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

On the album Ripple goes straight into “Brokedown Palace” maybe try that one. Another mellow folky song with great lyrics.

[@luvdylanstar]

I always expect it to flow right into it and it leaves me hanging when it abruptly stops. Those two songs are like peanut butter and jelly, they belong together. -♡

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@luvdylanstar same here, two sides of the same coin.

[@Wendy-fd4lj]

Really enjoyed this song. Glad to see and hear a variety of things on your site.

[@georgekraft1401]

One of my favorite songs by the Dead is "Brown Eyed Women". Pure Americana.

[@illadrobici]

It's "The Grateful Dead". And that's a young Jerry Garcia on the lead vocals. Do "Cosmic Charlie".

[@tao4mike]

This song has had a special place in my heart for a long time now :)

[@jaytroyer8590]

That was a choir at the end, consisting of friends and family and crew, and it's beautiful. For the campfire vibe, go to their song Uncle John's Band

[@snerdterguson]

Find a live China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider. The transitions they do from one song to the next are often spectacular.

[@shortstuff7959]

The Grateful Dead pool of songs is deep and wide. They are a genre of their own. Best known for their live events, and they were events, much, much more than a mere concert. Put on your headset turn on one of their live concerts on YT and kick back and enjoy. Your mind will thank you.

[@scottbrownstein1405]

Their studio recordings are hit or miss. Check out Terrapin Station from 1977. It’s a 16 minute long epic and is kind of like the Dead version of Zeppelin’s In the Light. Box of Rain is also a solid studio recording.

[@SuperSparrowcat]

How about 👁👁Eyes of the Worl👀

[@patriciawoodhead6205]

Jerry

[@jeffshore2241]

I have heard people say the song is about choosing your own path in life. I think the song is about death

[@donnagonatas3155]

Been a Deadhead since i first saw them in 1977!!!!! First tattoo was a dancing teady bear. Miss Jerry soooo much.😪

[@kevinkuschel2457]

Ripple is fantastic, the album is fantastic. They have so many styles. Enjoy the journey.

[@ODUBlue]

Your mellow vibe from just the intro had me thinking you'd enjoy this one and more. "Reach out your hand if your cup be empty; if your cup is full, may it be again." Hope you keep truckin' through the catalog and enjoy your stay✌🏻

[@MalamuteX]

What is this music called? It's their own category,.. its the grateful dead! ;-) But in general, rock, folk rock, jam band gets you in the zone. Enjoy the Journey. Maybe hit a couple of their bigger hits then journey on down the rabbit hole. Songs: China Cat Sunflower, Cosmic Charlie, Casey Jones, Touch of Grey, Alabama Getaway would hit a handful of their more recognizable songs. Then go onto like Uncle Johns band and a hundred other songs. Seen em live over a hundred times. It's a culture. Peace.

[@stellarsjay1773]

A review in 1971 said: “they groove serenely”. That still stands.

[@patriciawoodhead6205]

Breaks my heart,love Jerry so much. Crying my heart out. Every loss hurts so badly.

[@ivyjlayman5568]

Didn't get into them when I was a teenager in the 70s but now I'm definitely a deadhead. Listen to broke down palace. We played it at my son's funeral.

[@Stephen-nd1sx]

Grateful Dead is like liquorice. You either love it or hate it. J.G.

[@lakecrazy]

most Dead Heads would agree.. Love Ripple. The Dead cover every kind of music, they cover covers too. Each decade and parts of decades are different. Never played a song the same way. Can't pick one or 10 fav songs, studio or live.. if liven then which year or the date.. You have to listen to them and find YOUR favorite. As far a "slow" songs, Attics of my life, Stella Blue, Brokedown palace, Crazy Fingers are a few.

[@edprzydatek8398]

Some have said that this song has lyrics that are based on the Bible and/or the Koran and also has some Hyku in it. In any case it is a beautiful and spiritual song that gives you something to think about. For something completely different from them try their song "One More Saturday Night". I would also recommend "Tennessee Jed" or "Brokedown Palace". Nice reaction.

[@cascadecommunitywatch5181]

Finest Band in the Land. You’ve opened up a HUGE rabbit hole friend. Check out Shakedown Street for a disco/funk vibe, Hell in a Bucket for straight ahead rock vibe, Help on the way>Slipknot! For a Prog vibe, Easy to love you for a yacht rock vibe, Little Red Rooster for a Blues Vibe, Eyes of the World for a Jazz vibe, Terrapin Station (studio version) for a Symphony vibe and Dark Star for pure, entropic psychedelia…. They defy genre as they encompass all genres and thus are a genre unto themselves.

[@ZionForman]

I have a love/hate relationship with the Grateful Dead, growing up all my friends liked them, I liked them sometimes. The band came to my city often and my friends went and so I went, sometimes I liked it and sometimes I left early.

[@trappedindc8678]

The end was friends, wives and children gathered as a choir

[@tuckerprice342]

you have to check out “hard to handle” from 8/6/71. it’s a completely different sound, very much bluesy it also features one of the very best jerry garcia guitar solos. apparently during the peak of his solo he feel to his knees from badassness of it. the singer is Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, who was a founder and member of the band until his death in 1973. here’s a link to it : m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/n32ZYp-Ifbp5i5I

[@shakypuddin9857]

A large hole. Every album is different. They were the top grossing band in the 80,s and 90,s. Check out blues for allah for something completely different. I’ve seen them over 40 times each show was always different. The grandfathers of what was later termed “jam band “.

[@radarsmilin1179]

Welcome to the club. All genres, over 2000 live shows, half a century, amazing musicianship and even better jamming. Go with a live song next. Maybe help on the way>slipknot>franklin's tower. Three song procession, you'll dig it. Good vibes. American music, good ole grateful dead :)

[@michaelosy462]

Man I wish Jerry grew up to read book to us adults

[@tennesseejed42]

Jerry Garcia did read the Stephen King short story "My Pretty Pony" . You can find it on KZbin.

[@spindletopcenter]

At this point in their lives, Phil, Bob and Jerry had lost their parents. Their lyricist, being a smart, decent person, crafted these lyricis and Jerry made some music. The result is just casual. It's like, "Hey. Stuff happens."

[@bobot1981]

Welcome! You have just been introduced, and now you are in! You're gonna want to do live versions of Dead songs, that's first. I say jump right in: Help On The Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower. (Live!) Peace, and welcome in!

[@jdscottphd]

Box of Rain.

[@theresastuppiello9589]

If you loved Ripple you will love "Rubin and Cherise", "Mission in the Rain" or "Lady with a Fan/Terrapin Station" (2 songs in 1). Master story tellers, Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Too many songs to count, so many. One of the best bands ever. Bob Weir still going strong touring under "The Dead" band name.

[@millsmansion9704]

Jerry Garcia Sugaree Listen to Sugaree on Jerry Garcia's solo album Garcia.

[@rhlang11]

their genre was their's alone.

[@dianegardner7210]

I was a Dead head in college in the seventies so kind of started at the beginning with American Beauty-the Skull and Roses album-Europe 72-so many good songs -I used to love Me and My Uncle-Jackstraw-Brown Eyed Women and Wharf Rat especially if Pig pen was singing too many songs to name

[@buddydean6637]

Welcome to the bus, it will take you places you didn't know you wanted to go. 30 year span with 400+ songs and 3000 shows. Check out Morning Dew from Winterland in 74. or So Many Roads or Stella Blue or Althea or They Love Each Other or, or, or, etc. peace my friend.

[@garyphelps9123]

an anthem

[@tao4mike]

I call it "groovy music". If you want to feel groovy, there are tons of options. One I would put at the top of the list is "Get Together" by the Youngbloods :) and almost anything by the Grateful Dead of course

[@darrylhinko5568]

You can't pigeon hole them into any category, each album has it's own style. I found the Dead in 85 first show in 87 and saw them over 100 times. The choir was a sit in on this song. Later they do have a female singer. If you want a complete opposite of this song listen to The Other One, not mellow. LOL anyway this might not make sense i am typing during your outro and answering things as you ask. The rest of this album American Beauty is mostly like this song. Enjoy your journey.

[@eugenedukeman8141]

Look around your town and see how many Dead, Garcia related bands there are. I'm a big fan of Scarlet Bagonias.

[@davidschwartz563]

Jerry was an amazing “story teller”. I strongly recommend you listen to Terrapin Station

[@otisshredding868]

You can listen to The Kinks "See My Friend"

[@jonhanson6507]

Best party band ever

[@crazyfingers19]

I would add Cassidy, Weather Report Suite, HelpOn The Way/Slipknot/Franklin’s Tower

[@billwince7907]

They switched around but that's Jerry Garcia and hes gone, Singing duties

[@davidmuma3235]

Their followers were called DeadHeads.

[@garyphelps9123]

weather report suite try it youll like it

[@melissakhalar1842]

The American Beauty album had an influence on who I am.

[@jmcc199]

The Deads sound was made of so many "genres" Actually EVERY genre !!! you just gotta know where to look - and do not discount the studio albums - the end product was what the band wanted to put out. Quite good production values IMO I will say though - that I cannot listen to Jerry sing after maybe '81 - he voice was so shot. Play yes, sing no. The cigs finally caught up - he was sadly a serious smoker. I followed the Dead in my youth and saw them too many times to remember - free outdoors, small venues, colleges (they were the best shows) After Englishtown, the huge stadium is where as a concertgoer they lost me. The crowds changed - I guess just got too big..... oh but the Music Never Stopped

[@matthewatwood8641]

I mean gosh, what could I suggest? Dire Wolf? China Cat Sunflower? Morning Dew? Tennessee Jed? Shakedown? Wtf? All about the live shit.

[@reverendbarker650]

This is by no means representative of most of the Dead's output, my wife digs the Dead's sing along songs, but she gets bored stiff by their long improvisations , which can become VERY far out, and descend into electronic freak outs or just as likely become mellow and transcendent. Check out the album Blues for Allah , apart from the title track, its a really interesting album of music they worked out in the studio which is totally different to this acoustic number , there really is no equivalent to the Dead , they are what they are, every show was different and they changed quite a lot over their lifetime, going from blues to psychedelic to folk to country and improvising with jazzmen like Ornette Coleman and Branford Marsalis . They had one hit album which has the single Touch of Grey on it, but their later studio albums after Terrapin station were generally below par. They could be great live, when they were on they were like no other band around, , but they also could be terribly sloppy if they were having a bad night. They really defy easy compartmentalization and you probably either love them or loath them .

[@donnasmith3520]

Try Katmandu and Turn The Page.

[@douglondoner7360]

just keep listening to them, at some point you,,,,,,,,,,

[@shortstuff7959]

So when are you going to react to another Grateful Dead song?

[@donaldcarey114]

The artwork was heavily influenced by Tarot cards. If you don't know what the Hanged Man symbolized you will miss a good chunk of the message.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Do React to "Fragile" by Yes!!! You will not be Disappointed!!!!

[@SalvoG]

coming up soon!

[@matthewatwood8641]

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!

[@christineschutte2737]

I’m shocked that you haven’t heard the Grateful Dead? Listen to iko iko

[@Tijuanabill]

This is starter Dead like Free to Be You and Me is starter Communism.

[@DannyD714]

this is my favorite grateful dead song. the video was cool but distracting from the songs meaning. listen again with just the lyrics. they are sheer poetry.

[@krypticalenvelopment]

try Sugar Magnolia - same record but "real dead" kzbin.info/www/bejne/boeuZnmobNqtoaMsi=AbwMqU5qHHBwj0WD&t=7198

[@tommeats]

you don't deserve to listen to the greatest band ever!!! stop now!!

[@mikelind8607]

If you choose to react to another song choose LIVE!!! not from an album.

[@deadphishcheesespread]

The Dead is the biggest most important band in musical history. Based on facts and stats. Check out their disco hit Shakedown Street. Or Unbroken chain. A song they released in 1974 but didn't play live for over 20 years March 19, 1995 in Philly.