GRATEFUL DEAD | Saint Stephen/The Eleven | Live (Reaction)

#gratefuldead #theeleven #perksrecap
These two Grateful Dead songs were often played together, as was the case on the Live Dead album. This was suggested after a donation and I was told this version was even better than the Live Dead album.
Be sure to Like, Subscribe, and hit that notification bell
If you leave a comment or get in touch with me on social media I will definitely respond
Twitter: @ChannelRecap
Facebook: Channel Recap
Email: [e-mail]
Venmo: PERK’S reCAP
PayPal: [e-mail]
Here is the link to the original video I reacted to:
• One More Saturday Nigh...
My other Grateful Dead reactions:
Viola Lee Blues: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Viola ...
China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider: • GRATEFUL DEAD | China ...
Ripple: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Ripple...
Not Fade Away: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Not Fa...
Bird Song: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Bird S...
Terrapin station: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Terrap...
Cumberland Blues: • GRATEFUL DEAD in studi...
Althea: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Althea...
Help on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin’s Tower:
• GRATEFUL DEAD | Help o...
Shakedown Street: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Shaked...
New Minglewood Blues: • GRATEFUL DEAD (reactio...
Dark Star: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Dark S...
That’s It For The Other One: • GRATEFUL DEAD | That’s...
Death Don’t Have No Mercy: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Death ...
Eyes of the World: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Eyes o...
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo: • GRATEFUL DEAD| Mississ...
Throwing Stones: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Throwi...
Playing in the Band: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Playin...
One More Saturday Night: • GRATEFUL DEAD | One Mo...
Hard to Handle: • GRATEFUL DEAD | Hard t...
I do not own the rights to this song. No copyright infringement was intended in my reaction video.

[@genosiegelli5237]

Well, everyone has their favorites but, for me, the Live/Dead versions of Dark Star/St Stephen/The Eleven/Turn On Your Lovelight are the quintessential versions. These were the very first Grateful Dead tunes I heard, way back in 1971, and they still, to this day, cause a physiological reaction that I can’t explain. Fantastic❤

[@rhlang11]

The sound of JGs guitar is something else.

[@mustardtiger9615]

Bummer I really don’t know why people suggest lower quality dead recordings when they have so many amazingly clear ones available it really makes a difference when listening I think

[@musiquefantastique7127]

it didn't for the decades we listened through the hiss of 5th generation tapes. LOL

[@owconundrum9928]

The Playing makes up for it imo, and this one is good as far as poor Recordings go.

[@brianboye8025]

Thanks so much! I really needed that.

[@rhintas]

The Eleven is called that simply because it is in the time signature of 11/8. apparently it is very difficult to get your head around and that's why Jerry didn't like playing it.

[@otherstar1]

That, and with such a structure it took a LOT of practice for them to play it correctly, and that practice took away the spontaneity and ability to really "jam" on the song. St. Stephen is complex, but not as inflexible as The Eleven when it comes to jamming, which is why it was never fully retired. Oddly, Dead and Company (and I think Phil and Friends) both play St. Stephen>The Eleven and sometimes toss in the William Tell Bridge just for kicks.

[@Montuckz]

if god exists god has the eleven on repeat always. infinite loop melting faces for all time.

[@thomasrohr3130]

And it’s up to us to determine if it’s heaven or hell

[@messiahmoose]

The Eleven is in an “11” time signature (1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2) and they had to practice just this song to get it up to standards. Not something a bunch of stoners high on acid in the 60s wanted to keep up with! No one’s done a 77 Sugaree yet, get on it!

[@michaelbrantl5543]

And st stephen fillmore 77

[@bobschenkel7921]

BTW: The line "What would be the answer to the answer man?" is the last line from "St. Stephen", after that, it is all "The Eleven".

[@waltermarkham8437]

Technically: St Stephen..William Tell overture..The Eleven

[@pango-y8j]

Saint Stephen. William Tell, the Eleven. Eleven/eight time🍄🌜⚡🌛🍄💦🍄🌊🍄🌍🐟🍄🌁🌁🌁🍄

[@michaelbrantl5543]

Try viola Lee blues

[@PERKSreCAP]

Already did it a while ago. Ch3eck it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4W7ZIyIramnqacsi=BL9kW8ZZ8QIcTeKM

[@pango-y8j]

I mailed it in da Air!🍄🌁🌁🌁🌁🍄

[@P1Looper]

If I’m having a rough day… I listen to this very version of The Eleven… something about that “difficult” timing that allows me to let it go. 🤘❤️🙇

[@peterreist2882]

🙂

[@NeutronDance]

Primal Dead

[@alpetrocelli4465]

You’re hitting some great ones. Keep it up!✌️❤️🎶

[@lgindoffchannel]

Let it be the "Soundtrack of your day," Nice reaction. That's why you play yourself whole shows., or at least whole sets. For instance, the Eleven didn't end abruptly, it was just going into another set of golden nuggets. Thanks again.

[@zackparmertor4757]

Please listen to other versions of these songs on your own time. I’d feel like your missing out on something if you didn’t. This is not the best recording or performance of these songs

[@samblethen]

I have this version in my collection along with a few dozen other versions. Love them all. Saw them a number of times in the 60's. Great stuff after dropping some Orange Sunshine ☮ Here is the song list for disc 2. One long jam all the way through - 06/14/69: Disc 2: Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Lovelight > Drums > Turn On Your Lovelight

[@thb53]

With all due respect to Bill - music enjoyment is, after all, largely subjective - I think the version on the Live Dead album is far superior. The sound on Live Dead is clearer, and Jerry's guitar doesn't sound as rushed or speedy, and the vocals are more together. Plus at the end they fade straight into an amazing Turn On Your Love Light. There seems to be a feeling among many Deadheads that anything from a label released album is inferior to live soundboard or audience tapes. That gives short shrift to some remarkable "official" live tracks, and to some truly beautiful studio magic. I urge you to listen to the Live/Dead version of these songs followed by the Live/Dead version of Turn On Your Love Light. I also urge you to go listen to the album version of some of the other Grateful Dead songs you have reacted to. Though The Dead were, by the end of the 70s known as a live band, and derived great energy from their audience, sometimes the musicianship sounds tighter on the album versions of songs.

[@JackCerro]

Jerry has some fun on this Eleven.

[@melvinroebuck1160]

Soundtrack of my days that’s right!

[@MatthewB4L8]

Whoever recommended this poor version of one of the Grateful Dead's most beautiful songs should be embarrassed.

[@Bear78420]

Next you should do Turn on your Lovelite ☺️ Another staple song of this early dead era

[@waltermarkham8437]

It's actually: Saint Stephen...into William Tell overture..into The Eleven. The classic trilogy from that era and still broken out to this day once in a while with Dead n Co.

[@rmhanseniii]

Another cut I wouldn’t recommend…..a SBD of Comes A Time would be good

[@williamborne7992]

So you would recommend "Comes A Time" to someone who says his favorite music genres are Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Grunge?

[@rmhanseniii]

@@williamborne7992 … definitely he’s just about there anyway, I believe he did Ripple and Mission in the Rain. If not that how about a late 80s version of Box of Rain or anything on Without a Net. Victim or The Crime on that is sick

[@radarsmilin1179]

The elusive st. Stephen... Always puts a smile on my face. I'll admit some people don't like early dead material because it can sound like a mix of psychedelics and meth. Can't go wrong with some good ole GD anyway you slice it IMO :)

[@Bear78420]

I’m the opposite. Early dead is my favorite!! Jerry’s guitar in the early days was extra electrified 🥰

[@radarsmilin1179]

@@Bear78420 I like all the eras personally. Like the pigpen stuff a lot. But I lean more towards the laid back Jerry driven tunes... Jack straw, lady with a fan, help on the way, etc. Best part of their songbook to me is the variety :)

[@Bear78420]

@@radarsmilin1179 yea, I like all the eras too, of course 😂 But before the heroin, during the acid tests, Jerry was just extra special to me. He had an energy only the young have. Oppositely, as he aged, in the 90’s, his voice had just started taking on this grandfatherly quality I particularly love. Especially with JGB. He had different eras of himself and they were all interesting but I have my favorites, with no shame 😉

[@radarsmilin1179]

@@Bear78420 I hear ya. The grandfatherly jer bear is probably most revered and iconic. I love the legion of Mary stuff personally but the later stuff has its special place for me too. In 2000 I sent two suitcases of my old tapes I used to trade to a prison for this guy I was a pen pal with. He got busted for a couple of bibles and wrote that the guards kept them for him in a rec room and he started a library system where prisoners could check out the different shows. Must have been 500 cassettes from the dead to phish to Santana, etc. Hearing this version of st. Stephen always brings back memories to the tapes and I hope I spread the love to some people and maybe turned some on to the dead. Kinda wish I still had them though lol. 🌹💀⚡🎸

[@JB-Deadskins]

@radarsmilin1179 There's a couple of free apps, Deadhead Archives for Android and Relisten for iOS that have all the shows available for streaming. Multiple versions of each show too. I used to have a duffle bag of tapes that I hauled around in my car. I'd reach in a fish out one at random. Those days are gone, but the app is a pretty sweet alternative.

[@michaelosy462]

Make it good, make it Minglewood!

[@j.frankparnell]

Not too sure about him not liking those songs. I know he said about st Stephen that they played it so much that if you didn't see it live too bad, they were over it. Thats a lot different than never liking it. Someone is reading too many unauthorized biographies imo!

[@williamborne7992]

Jerry talks about his discontentment with the bridge in a live interview.

[@j.frankparnell]

@@williamborne7992 thank you, i will have to look for that. Don't think I've seen that!

[@ExecutiveChefLance]

They get over their "Tempo Bridge" thing with St. Stephen with Jack Straw IMO which has same structure but opposite Slow then Faster. Then they go back and Produce a Masterpiece like St~NFA~St~Morning Dew from 5.8.77. The 2 min section after NFA at Cornell is so good. Unbelievably good. Bobby's chords remind me of Playing In The Band Reprise and Jams into The Wheel. The tension at end of jam. Jerry not even playing for first 15 seconds Bobby and Phil so fricken good in this show.

[@jamiedimond9419]

2/28/69 is wayyyyy better

[@bobschenkel7921]

Love the songs, but not the best possible recording. Lots of wow and flutter on this one. Saint Stephen, according to the man who wrote the lyrics for the song, Robert Hunter, is not about any specific Saint Stephen, just A Saint Stephen. "The Eleven" is a reference to the confusing time signature, music scholars will know, but I believe it is an 11/12 beat. Whatever that means.

[@roygoad2870]

Can recommend you hear Jerry Garcia’s Band, live versions of The Beatles song from the white album of Dear Prudence, lots of choices on You Tube they are all glorious 😎. Also Two From The Vault of Eleven from 1968 is vastly superior to this version imo! Oh and October 12th 1968 at the Avalon, the Jimi Hendrix jam that never happened, oh and the recording quality is just amazing for the time, especially the drums imo!

[@Ivanexecutive]

Yeah Boi... not the best recording but you are doing a reaction to LIVE DEAD music. If i see one more studio version reaction i will puke. This band was known for their live music. The studio versions are cookie cutter compared to their live versions. Thanks bud

[@stevehanham9266]

Sorry Bill, but I have to be honest here, I didn't like this one little bit! Even the half decent guitar didn't redeem it. I guess that you had to be there eh? But as I constantly say...each to his own. Cheers anyway and regards as always. 😊😎🎸🇺🇦

[@williamborne7992]

Tell me a few of your favorite bands and genres of music and I will try to send you a couple of links to Grateful Dead songs that you may enjoy.

[@ExecutiveChefLance]

@@williamborne7992 Ha ha that is something I say to people sometimes.

[@stevehanham9266]

@@williamborne7992 Hi Bill, Well I suppose that it's Blues/Rock/Progressive Rock. Band wise Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Colosseum, Free, Taste, Black Sabbath, Cream, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Joe Bonamassa...really the list goes on and on. There was a lot of great music around in the late 60's early 70's. GD were often played at parties that I went too, where we would sit down and contemplate the world (if you know what I mean?). I know that I borrowed a couple of early GD albums back in those days, but I just couldn't get into them. Too countryish for my taste. I'm a big guitar fan. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years now and was a guitar teacher for 40 years. Also spent many years as a semi professional musician. Unfortunately, J.G's playing does not really do anything for me. Yes, some of it is quite good, but nothing that special. If you can think of any GD tracks that might make me think differently, please let me know. I'm more than willing to check them out. I have quite liked a few that reCAP has played, but not liked enough to listen to them again. Cheers and regards. Steve.

[@williamborne7992]

@@stevehanham9266 Hi Steve, I think the closest thing the Dead have to Progressive Rock might be "Terrapin Station". Recap has done a reaction to the studio version. You might like it. Here is a link to the Dead covering Howling Wolf's Smokestack Lightning on 6/6/69 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5uYkKaurcppapo, I think it's a really good version, I hope you like it.

[@radarsmilin1179]

@@stevehanham9266 sounds like phish is more your cup of tea. Have you checked out umphrey's mcgee, more modern sounding melding of genres. The two guitarists were heavily influenced by rock and metal and often tease some of the classics in their jams.