Grateful Dead - Althea (Live 03-28-81)

[@arjohnson1980]

I was named after this song!

[@realvsmith]

Althea, The Healer. That’s a powerful name💖

[@napoleonbonerfart278]

Awesome! Beautiful song and name!

[@hbehler]

Great!

[@1yohomie]

Great name 😄

[@noahhudelson2447]

That’s awesome!

[@nakissoperalta2841]

this is literally one of the the greatest jam songs to ever exist

[@WellseeTheend]

Nakisso. I love it.

[@AA-rd4dz]

Yeah it is I tell my kids let me play the song of my people And blast this song

[@ryansohlich3589]

I totally agree. I listened to this song exactly 6 months ago lol. Something about the time we are in and this song and the way it all gels and comes together.

[@johnkilbride4674]

@@ryansohlich3589 I hear you. Here we are 40 years after this performance and 26 years after Jerry left us, and this soul music shakes you like nothing else can. Perfect.

[@martinbarnes4548]

Amen girl!!!!

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

80s dead is my jam. This is quintessential dead!

[@DarrellMirkin-zg8hf]

Love this band. I don't regret the years I devoted my life to seeing them repeatedly as much as possible.

[@legaldead]

I sure hope not...how could you?

[@josephrosas3554]

The biggest regrets in life are the things you didn’t have the guts to do…total blessing for you!

[@stevetrivago]

I regret not getting hooked until recently… I’m 53 😢

[@stevetrivago]

@@josephrosas3554 truth

[@user-kcrpine]

Took off with a van full of then-unknown heads at the ripe old age of 14 and never looked back…

[@BDB78]

There are no words for Jerry’s playing. It’s like I’m hearing the most perfect sound at the most perfect time, every time. I’ll never forgive myself for not seeing him live. Never.

[@jeanhartely]

Yup! My brother had a ticket for me to see the Dead at the Knick, but I said No, because I didn't want to spend that much time with my brother. Now both my brother and Jerry are gone.

[@jamesgallagher7687]

I was 14 when he died I guess born too young to see him in his prime and really comprehend what I would’ve seen anyway but man knowing what I know about how hard it is to play a guitar with grace, his fingers dance fluidly throughout the beautiful Doug Irwin fretboard as a ballerina would dance at Julliard

[@sunshinenblues]

We all live "in the moment" and I lived with these guys for one weekend back in 1969. But, I will never forget my life story, and The Grateful Dead are a huge part of it....

[@RoepernRuppMcRitter]

Lets go Brandon

[@killerdrums2010]

I listen to this and think damn if he was sober he coulda really hit the sweet notes in those solos on this one much better...those high notes pierce the composition perfectly! And he missed em!!! Fucking dope addicts

[@jpmaximus]

Possibly the best version ever..Jerry was feeling it! 1981 Magic!! HOLY!

[@billbryson3808]

Al Franken may not be wrong kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpCVapSEjK6Lm9E

[@teresasparks9194]

I miss music. the feeling you get hearing the Dead is not put into words. the point got lost along the way, and people took this for granted. music is religion, and should be treated as such. i really miss being in the moment, surrounded by the energy and movement of music.....great Althea, this was a good year.

[@starkelectric5080]

Probably the truest thing I've read in a comment section!

[@adamdavidoff1500]

music's not dead. just gotta poke around. check out Phish!

[@TheCrimsonRoom]

it’s still out there, you just have to know how to find it

[@ilikepie1123]

@@adamdavidoff1500 i loved phish until i went to one of their shows. sorry but phans are the WORST PEOPLE EVER

[@jonmorris4034]

I pray to Boognish....

[@Ulnvtcydr]

To my sheer embarrassment I've never gave the Grateful Dead a proper listen but man that's absolutely about to change. Ive just read up a bit about them and the Merry Pranksters and feel it might be a beautiful rabbit hole I'm about to dive into. Wish me luck dead heads!

[@j.pederzane9692]

Never too late. Welcome. Have fun!

[@Homeinmygardenwithmydog]

Always remember, “if you get confused, listen to the music play”.😉

[@kalaskrille]

Not sure how deep you've dived so far, but Super Session by Bloomfield, Kooper & Stills is unbelivable. I think Althea is one of the greatest songs to exist, but the Dead are not really mu cup of tea. If you listen to Super Session, hopefully Albert's Shuffle (the first song) will knock you off your feet and then His Holy Modal Majesty will scoop you up again. And of course after that you will discover each individual act from Super Session, and get in to CSN (if you haven't already), etc. It's a journey my friend, and I was mos def born decades too late...

[@ashleythomas6469]

How exciting !! Enjoy glad you've made it ❤️⚡️💙

[@philcarmichael6090]

Dive in with abandon...you wont be sorry win or lose.

[@robertvien5693]

As of May 20th? 2023, this 61-year-old man is becoming obsessed with this song.

[@WellseeTheend]

The tone to Jerry’s guitar is as sweet as honey.

[@bigbertampsly1775]

just some clean guitar through a solid state, Class D pre amp. there aint nothin' to it

[@troy8420]

@@bigbertampsly1775 Well besides it being a beautiful custom guitar

[@youtlubesuxxxxxxxok]

I was 8. Can’t believe my mom was taking me to these shows, growing up in the Bay Area and all!

[@jeriolsen336]

My son was 8 when he saw his first show, too, in '86

[@Thadmotor1044]

my mom dropped me off at the Forum to see Deep Purple and the Cream . 1st Dead show at Hollywood Palladium 71

[@1N2themystic]

You had a cool mom.

[@Evolvingwithin777]

Lucky 🍀 ass!

[@nicolaslacoste2368]

I was -7 I am jealous

[@justanolddeadhead3622]

One of things that make them so great is that as magnificent as they were, Jerry and the guys made it look easy. No histrionics, no one running from edge of the stage to the other……no gimmicks, just crazy good music. They always left me with the impression that it was never about them. It was about their audience, and the family just having a good f’ing time for three or four hours.

[@GarlTsagan]

It's about the connection. Music is a direct connection. It's all about connection with other people. They knew. the audience knew. These boys were obsessed with it. Thankfully

[@justanolddeadhead3622]

@@GarlTsagan Kudos

[@petesashlyn]

This should have millions of likes. Absolutely love this song and Garcia's playing in this version.

[@victorgallagher6312]

This is my favorite Dead song! I blast it when I wake up at 4am. It is by far my neighbors favorite song. 💀💀💀💀

[@BlueHaze7024]

This sure is a unique performance with a totally different vibe than the studio version. Jerry seems tormented here playing with intensity and emotion. This is why I keep coming back to it.

[@erikslusarczyk2455]

Same👍

[@aalokjoshi6839]

Spot on. There’s pain and raw emotion in this rendition that isn’t conveyed in the studio version. It feels like a completely different song - in the best way tbh.

[@liamdavis4723]

If I ever have a daughter in the future 😥😭 she shall be named Althea in honor of this song. The name is gorgeous!!

[@arjohnson1980]

I’m an Althea!!! Best name EVER👍🏾

[@marcspardello1254]

@@arjohnson1980 yes it is...I saw a license plate here in Las Vegas with the name Althea and I thought of this song. Great name

[@andyw8178]

This is the greatest rendition of the greatest song ever made

[@rdkeiffner]

Respectfully disagree. Without A Net version is tasty.

[@maxwelledison03]

​@@rdkeiffnerMeh. I prefer the double bridge in this. Without a Net is overrated. Imo.

[@aalokjoshi6839]

@@rdkeiffnerI’m not aware of that version. Which version is that. Would love to listen. Feel like every rendition of this song conveys a unique emotion that can’t be copied.

[@WIT-OMNI]

althea our first dog, My faather named her after this song in 2000,. RIP Ian Blackburn 1972-2019. i love you dad.

[@jordy0700701]

Stay strong!

[@adammyatt3499]

RIP

[@nancyg1673]

only Jerry can make a guitar sing like that. Amazing

[@lizlalove6171]

Thanks for the high-quality video on what I believe is one of the best Altheas.

[@jesperlarsson4793]

What a band! The Dead will live forever!

[@andrewbalcom7418]

Seen them in Michigan in 2009 mind blowing experience

[@gattifan609]

Phil's bass is promenant on this one. My all time GD song. No guitar was ever tuned to sound like Jerry's it's just mesmerizing.

[@FlyGuy2000]

I was heading towards the stage on the floor of Autzen Statium as they started up this song, and Phil's melodies were as waves of velvet enveloping the entire space we were all gathered in. It was like a beckoning of the most soothing sound you have ever heard, calling and surrounding in the most heavenly way possible, verging on being visible. It was one of the most vivid experiences I have ever had, and whenever I hear this song and close my eyes it's like I am there again.

[@scotttam7491]

Phil sound is amazing on this one really one of the best bassist he gets over looked cause he not a slapper but he everything a bass player should be i love listening to this one in my buddies car cause he got subs Lol

[@eduardofernandez9799]

Phil was so underated he was always there. His bass was not to be denied. There was only one bass player that I'd call his superior and that was the other worldly Late John Entwhistle. The only bass that could play that thing line a lead. He was unbelievable IMHO. But Phil was a musical virtuoso and played competently 7 other classical concert quality instruments. He was a true musicians musician. He could have been on tour with an orchestra playing the Cello or any other number of instruments he was a master of. Yet he decided his love was with the Dead .

[@cosmicrocks138]

Was thinking.. Mam! Phil is ON ONE TONIGHT BABY ! Phil just going full fire fingers. Love it love it! Btw.. anyone else think ....that its Phil is on the LP cover of Terrapin‽ no doubt! + the restaurant Get me?

[@maxwelledison03]

RIP Phil😢

[@kimberleyroy4459]

My mom is Althea...what a long strange trip it's been...❤

[@enricope3502]

A big hug to your mother Althea and to all the Altheas named because of this wonderful song

[@dagnrl215]

The best Althea ever completely tight playin by the boys, Jerry plays amazing here the last solo specifically. No one could touch him. SRV AND jimi were considered the greatest but no one could make the guitar sign so beautifully as Jerry man.

[@MidwestOutlaw86]

This song got me hooked.

[@chethewitt9011]

My all time favorite grateful dead song!

[@dickhedd8490]

Zoo Cool to be Yu!!

[@jenspinkernell]

Absolutely incredible and soulful guitar playing, singing, etc. what a beautiful song. Jerry was amazing.😢

[@maryvlockman]

So effortless for Jerry to bring it over and over, many try to follow but no one is Jerry, with such ease he is in a class all his own, effortless to be the best, with a band his equal, young and strong. Makes it look so easy and smooth, just like good dancers, master of all at these darn tunes. How happy we would all be if someone could really fill Jerry's shoes, but alas the Grateful Dead were a phenomena that is no more, and what we have now is sure good stuff, just not the Grateful Dead, my heart is broken forever. Happy there is something going on to carry on, but it will never be the dead, gosh they were just so well there are no words to describe the years we had them, I bet the stones fans are feeling this too right now. I am glad they have not had to feel it for a long time.

[@alexdelacotte9031]

No words... this is some version!!

[@drcorsetti]

So ahead of their time. You could release this today and it would resonate.

[@Shpoonky007]

That’s the best solo I’ve ever heard.

[@ashby7166]

Fouad great solo, but you must’ve never heard Duane on statesboro blues

[@seravt258]

Always

[@WellseeTheend]

Like I said. The tone is as sweet as honey.

[@przybyla420]

You and anyone else that’s heard it

[@cosmicrocks138]

Yes it is. Yes it is. Just thought the very same thing listening to the record today.. easily one of JGs best.. Also... um.. idk if I've ever heard a JG solo that wasn't.. just...*tasty*

[@TheJoergenDK]

This is the best song in the world sometimes.

[@Tahiti50001]

Great version of an amazing song. It's so nice to hear a version where Garcia's voice is healthy and where Brent's keyboards don't drown out the rest of the mix.

[@jtaustinmusic]

that riff never fails to make me smile

[@AustinVivid]

Damn lucky and glad to have seen Jerry play live many times. Genius.

[@boujiatexas1870]

This is incredible . Thank god this exists ya know .

[@rsohlich1]

Jerry looks like he feels heavenly

[@WellseeTheend]

Agree

[@flaviagoncalves8215]

Just wonderful. 🥹🥰

[@robertlamb759]

They played Althea at my first dead show ever in Boulder 1980.

[@acrowley121]

That was so good he is my all time favorite guitarist

[@philipfarley6680]

Saw them in Hampton VA on going to heaven tour.79 .l was like 16. Then when he played althea l was hooked.l. saw them at least 100 times..

[@jonhendren8111]

Just saw Lesh and Friends a few weeks ago. Even 41 years later he's still slapping the hell out of that bass!

[@FindYourVoice1]

All time favorite performance of any song I have ever heard. Love it!

[@tomharris2079]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again this the best Althea and possibly the most premiere playing moment of the dead.

[@DCvideos-gu6qg]

It's my favorite Althea as well, I've listened to the Hampton and Nassau Altheas and while those are great, I think this one has them beat.

[@robwoodworth1092]

I've got this on heavy rotation every time I hear it it reminds me of why we kept going because every once in a while you were there that night what a freaking gem and I agree commercial in the middle rude!!!!!!

[@maryberon4193]

Oh well, it's worth it!

[@gretchenhoffman1590]

Best song in my entire life💝💝🎼 oh my💝👊🏽💪🏾🫵🏽🎼

[@joanschansberg677]

One of my faves!!!❤❤❤❤ great version!!❤ we still miss you, 😢 😔 ❤ 😪 💔 😌 😢 Jerry!!!!5❤❤❤❤❤

[@phleef]

Althea - the quintessential Dead anthem . Goose bumps literally every time it graces my ears. Thank you for this .

[@johnheselton411]

Excellent music human beings pure genius

[@stevecoleman4270]

Beautiful song, beautiful production, thank you!

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

This is my second-favorite Dead song to experience live. I’m too young to have experienced the real deal (born in ‘85 to non-Deadheads), but I think The Dead, Further, and Dead & Company have more than fairly represented the OG for me.

[@tombomb1101]

The fact that Jerry still destroys the solos while nodding off during the vocals is why the there will never be anything that compares to what the dead did. These guys are the epitome of unbelievable music and good times. My only regret is I didn’t find them sooner!✌🏻

[@franhammond1848]

“There are things you can replace, and others you cannot. The time has come to weigh those things. This space is getting hot”. You know, this space is getting real hot! We will never have another GD or Jerry. We gotta pass it on. Don’t push, just pass. Some will get it, others will not. But for Christ’s sakes, hopefully, some will get it and keep it going.

[@Greg-go8ep]

If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand....

[@WellseeTheend]

Amen. I’m 51 and I’ve heard the music before. This last three weeks has been an awakening. I can’t get enough. It’s like you hear about God and how he’s great your whole life but you don’t follow him. Then all of the sudden you make a spiritual connection. I’ve been born again. I’m born into the dead religion. AMEN?

[@isaacbishop1729]

@@WellseeTheend amen brother

[@loke3176]

@@WellseeTheend best explonation i have heard hahaha

[@AlexNesic]

@@WellseeTheend Amen, bro!

[@funfun_2001]

this version is my all time fav!

[@scottbegonias313]

This Althea is as good as Jerry's Buzz! Best slow Althea ever!

[@WellseeTheend]

Pretty Damn Good. I’ve really just been born again into this music. Love everything about it. It’s actually helping me kick opioids.

[@jamatoneblue]

@@WellseeTheend That's fantastic. May the four winds blow you safely home.

[@AlexNesic]

@@WellseeTheend Same here bro! Clean and green for 2 and a half yrs now

[@markdejohn]

Jerry & crew takin us on yet another cosmic ride... what a show, thanks for sharin my brother 😎🚀🌌

[@dickhedd8490]

@@WellseeTheend You Got This Brother!! 1 Love

[@LeasaAnn]

Happy Birthday JG 2022

[@DavidLarsen-Odoshi]

God Bless you Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Greatest of my life, RIP.

[@1N2themystic]

How can ya put an ad right in the middle of Althea? C'mon man. By the way, I still really miss Jerry. My heart hurts when I think too much about it. Jerry visited me in a dream a while after he left us. It was like I was at a show but in the wilderness. We ran into each other and I said hi. He was really cool and he gave me a gift worth more than gold. A multi colored crystal that I can only assume represented my musical motivation. He made me promise to never loose it and he showed me all the colors it had. So surreal...

[@jimiwelshans1139]

YOU WHAT, OH HELLL NO IM SUING

[@headlinevideo5544]

PUTTING AN AD IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG IS AN ACT OF INSANITY. IT MAKES NO SENSE.

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

I hated the grateful dead. Then I saw long strange trip and the Bob wier story. And fell I love with them. I'm very happy. My manager was also a huge deadhead so that helped too.

[@patrickmullins4552]

Curt Epps why did you hate ? The stereotypes ?

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

@@patrickmullins4552 definitely not because of stereotypes. It was boring to me. I always wanted to like the grateful dead. I was a huge pot head I loved bands like pink floyd, jefferson aeroplanes, cream and so on. But the dead didnt donit for me. But somtimes when I see doc on bands and I see there loves and personalities it makes me listen differently. And bob weir made me change. Then as a guitar player I heard Jerry's solos and just fell in love. Then the whole band are just monster musicians.

[@patrickmullins4552]

Curt Epps glad to have you aboard!

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

@@patrickmullins4552 thanks it's such an honor to be inducted into the deadheads 😀. I'd like to thank gawd

[@patrickmullins4552]

Curt Epps you were always on the bus.

[@domcrotty5784]

Ahhhhh! Firing on all cylinders! Magnificent.

[@itwontcomeout5678]

This song makes my brain flange out in all directions and just chill out and rock back in a chair for awhile That guitar speaks in a twangy soft spoken voice that says all it needs to say

[@stevetrivago]

I can’t not subscribe to a dead fan.. 👌🏼🔥

[@buckyplayz1919]

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!! So many memories

[@nathelm]

Great close-ups of Garcia's guitar playing.

[@crackedgames7566]

My little sister was named after this song

[@odemu2074]

My number one favorite band!!!

[@juliehobbs7938]

Duh

[@justinsmith2489]

The goat of all Althea’s

[@elifrancisco9318]

Pouquíssimas bandas no mundo possuem uma genialidade que o Dead possui. Eu sou tão grato por ter conhecido essa banda. Muito obrigado por compartilhar, isso é fantástico.

[@lisal9829]

How we need them now...

[@stephenlippmann7514]

Those solos. Wow.

[@natalieviggiano2442]

At the "Fare thee Well" shows in Chicago, second set, don't remember the night, they opened with Althea.... it was mind-blowing - sheer Joy

[@dipjyotisarkar5443]

I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny That my back might need protection I told Althea that treachery Was tearing me limb from limb Althea told me, now cool down boy Settle back easy, Jim You may be Saturday's child all grown Moving with a pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face You may be the fate of Ophelia Sleeping and perchance to dream Honest to the point of recklessness Self-centred to the extreme Ain't nobody messin' with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth, maybe its your fire Baby I hope you don't get burned When the smoke has cleared, she said That's what she said to me You're gonna want a bed to lay your head And a little sympathy There are things you can replace And others you cannot The time has come to weigh those things This space is gettin' hot You know this space is gettin' hot I told Althea, I'm a roving sign That I was born to be a bachelor Althea told me, OK that's fine So now I'm trying to catch her Can't talk to you without talking to me We're guilty of the same old things Thinking a lot about less and less And forgetting the love we bring

[@metrowireless3381]

Ain't nobody messing with you but you, One of the 👍 greats... I told Althea...

[@lawrencehall2607]

IT's been a head turner and hard to imagine the feelings given by this song alone

[@Evolvingwithin777]

Such a good live version of this awesome song 🎶

[@heathkitchen4315]

G.O.A.T.

[@sgent]

amazing video!! didn't know this existed

[@roseannemiller6004]

I named my daughter Allison Timothea.After her dad n uncle. SO that her name beginning n ending Althea due 2 this song

[@dagnrl215]

Jerry’s last solo in this is fucking amazing, this is the best Althea the boys ever played

[@jonathanlindberg2488]

The March date reminds me of one of the three concerts I went to in March to see them over the years buti n 17 shows

[@buckybob1]

Sooooooooo good

[@themarvelous691]

Gerry thank you 🙏♥️🎸

[@joeano]

People who complain about dead and co being too slow should refer to this 😂

[@billbryson3808]

Believe it or not they slow it down

[@BrendaPacheco-w4c]

Beautiful ❤

[@sethlockard816]

I love that opening shot with a can of Finger Ease front and center. Ive got one on my desk :)

[@windingroad9678]

Nothing like it, that guitar in the air at an outside show

[@benleonard3960]

Pure jam

[@PaulCurleyBC]

Timeless…

[@pierre-mariechapon4712]

pour endormir ma toute nouvelle petite nièce Althéa

[@MH-bt6de]

Perfection

[@patrickramey5870]

Jerry is a Goddamn warlock

[@WoodyStickman]

Perhaps the greatest live performance ever... and I say this as a Pearl Jam fan, that saw them live at the Gorge.

[@ar568]

I mean he's a pretty awful singer

[@cactaceous]

Pearl Jam has not been remotely good since Yield. That was 25 years ago.

[@WoodyStickman]

@@cactaceous thank you for sharing your subjective opinion. In reality, millions of people and sold out arenas around the world disagree with you.

[@cactaceous]

@@WoodyStickman Justin Bieber sells out arenas and millions of albums… so what?

[@WoodyStickman]

@@cactaceous Justin Bieber retired like 5 or 6 years ago because he was strung out on drugs. He doesn't do anything anymore.

[@petesashlyn]

This performance is amazing enough, and then this happens at 8:57. I put this on years ago not knowing what to expect and when this part hit I just stared at the screen.

[@rtothes936]

*I was two weeks old at the time of this show.*

[@jvaish]

Had to come over here and listen to this after watching Mayer bland it all up at the most recent Dead and CO show.

[@przybyla420]

Glad to hear of survivors!

[@stephengroskritz502]

I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny My back might need protection I told Althea that treachery Was tearing me limb from limb Althea told me: now cool down boy Settle back easy Jim You may be Saturday's child all grown Moving with a pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face You may be the fate of Ophelia Sleeping and perchance to dream Honest to the point of recklessness Self centered to the extreme Ain't nobody messing with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth Maybe it's your fire But baby...don't get burned When the smoke has cleared, she said That's what she said to me You're going to want a bed to lay your head And a little sympathy There are things you can replace And others you cannot The time has come to weigh those things This space is getting hot You know this space is getting hot I told Althea I'm a roving sign That I was born to be a bachelor Althea told me: Ok that's fine So now I'm out trying to catch her Can't talk to you without talking to me We're guilty of the same old thing Talking a lot about less and less And forgetting the love we bring

[@maryberon4193]

These lyrics pop into my head so often. Music of my life.

[@robertthompson3941]

Magnificen song!

[@claudiareginahalles9500]

Isso que é música! Fantástico, irretocável!!

[@drcorsetti]

This was recorded in 1981 but doesn't sound like it. Could pass for 90's or beyond.

[@AlexNesic]

'twas w. Germany's national TV broadcast, Rockpalast venue, bro. That's the reason why it sounded pretty good, I believe

[@bobfoote4606]

Sounds great to me. The camera work on Jerry’s solo was awesome. Thx.

[@maiafitzpatrick7829]

Favorite ever

[@AlexNesic]

This one's also great kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGirn6x7jpucnMk