Grateful Dead - So Many Roads - 7/9/95

Grateful Dead - So Many Roads - 7/9/95 @ Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. From the last Grateful Dead show. This is maybe the most soulful "So Many Roads" Jerry ever sang.
*UPDATE 2/2/2017* I have seen many comments regarding the editing of this video with the license plates, maps etc... This is the straight feed as what was shown on the video monitors in Soldier Field July 9, 1995. I am only conveying that video to you, the viewers. I did not edit this video in anyway.

[@taste4phree]

drive.google.com/file/d/1Ft-OhpJD3sCj4-0QPqKH6rQ-SYz5DZuU/view?usp=sharing Just want to make this perfectly “transparent” to all out there. I only host this video. The music is owned by Warner Music Group. They are the ones that have MONETIZED this video and have placed lovely ads in it. In Fact, there have been times when this video was down for over a year until they figured out how to get the max money. I'm not even signed up to Google Partner Program to have ever tried making money from a video. The ads suck and are completely offensive in the middle of one of Jerry's last solos. Please click on link above for "proof" and use the Brave browser or an Ad-Blocker

[@chaim5397]

You’re good bro, thanks for keeping it up

[@ch0wned]

Putting ad's on this is a war crime. I'll say it.

[@JamesConley1234]

Could you provide a download link plz?

[@tomtheplummer7322]

We used to Greatful Dead for free.

[@jakejohansen1889]

Yes, the ads suck. Warner Group can suck it.

[@pigbreath56]

The only time I met Jerry, I told him I played in a band that played Grateful Dead music, and he replied, in mock surprise, "Oh yeah? So do we!"

[@alborrelli1604]

Classic jerry.

[@davorinflis3825]

Yeah, great humour!

[@nizzurtmontalgizzert3337]

🤣🤣

[@GetToughOrDie]

Sounds about right!

[@staggerleee1053]

Omg I just laughed and cried at the same time! I can totally picture that…yeah that’s him.

[@zachmundy4063]

Who’s here 28yrs later ! Rip jerr ❤️🥀

[@etabmc]

Every year. And many times in between when I feel the call.

[@timharper4246]

Yup. I didn't even realize the date until I hopped on the internet.

[@goldenstateantifascist4886]

We’re all still here 🐻🌈🌹💀

[@actionman4205]

💛

[@SeanGoodwin-qd3bc]

My first show was in la 1989 and still listening to them every day

[@robertmonk5707]

I'm 80 now, prostate cancer, heart problems, I miss my precious little dog, and I miss Jerry so much. Thank you, JPK, for the introduction. They're with God. I hope to be there with them when my time runs out. Thank you for the love.

[@chromeplatedcowboy1303]

May God bless you.

[@stephenhenion8304]

He man... stay safe.... use the music for therapy and comfort...jus knowing how it used to be... the fun, the magic. The scene of all those shows...good luck rolls with you!!@ remember that..🌈🌾🌈

[@sheafuller7234]

Prayers for quality days from here on out filled with great tunes and lots of love

[@johnhimz3832]

Bobby Baby!! Hang in there brother! There’s plenty of time to kick the bucket. For now , put on some dead , crank up the volume and remember there’s a lot of us enjoying the same music. We’ re with you in spirit!!!

[@davidhastie764]

Not a big religious person but I would think the closest thing for me is Jerry . I'm too young was 3 in 95 ... but the dead is church

[@DB-mb2oh]

Jerry died exactly 1 month after this show. thanks for all the songs I will carry with me til my day comes. love all my deadhead friends out there ✌️

[@918_brad_smith3]

much love brother

[@sparkles455]

I kicked IT just days after Jerrys passing.This version is why mostly.Been clean just about 20 years now and realizing all that I've missed during those years.Thank you Jerry Garcia! A special kind of love!

[@mindlessdribble3128]

Cheers to you fam A true inspiration for us all light and love to you

[@johnlampman353]

Gerry Graves probably the best version of the song I've heard it has healing powers

[@TTGN]

ease your soul brother...

[@johnlampman353]

Tim Niedzwiec so many roads always eases my soul no matter the mood im in

[@sparkles455]

Yer right John Lampman! I saw Jerry and the boys play this song in Hamilton,Ontario in 1990. Cannot believe he's been gone 22 yrs now. There's 20,000 deadheads wandering around aimlessly looking for another Captain Tripps that'll never be again!

[@kathyhamilton2704]

Playing this for my mom on her phone while she's fading away on hospice care, she told me she wished she could go to one more show. Like the poem says " When I die and they bury me dead, put some headphones on my head, keep on playing that Grateful Dead" I love you Mom

[@stevegraham3907]

God Bless our Mothers

[@streetvan1997]

I hope my son does the same for me. I’m only 39 but I for sure hope someone is as thoughtful to play some beautiful Jerry to me on my final days

[@jeep1070]

I hope my children have those same memories of Me and Wife... Blessings upon you. The music will live forever. Mexico just proved that to us two weeks ago. Our 25th wedding anniversary was celebrated with the best soundtrack ever. Missing Jerry. Loving John. Grateful for Bobby.

[@dickhedd8490]

May God Bless & Comfort You & Your Mother!! My Mother is 89 and has dementia. But in the last year or so I've realized The Grateful Dead have been playing in the background All My Life!! She's not doing well- I'm giving her meds to her & cooking to try n get her to eat. Its a very sad time! But The Grateful Dead gives me doo much comfort!! I Feel Yu!! Just remember we all have that day coming. I'm soo glad you have taken time to be with her & respect her!! You Will Be Rewarded!! God Bless!! 1 Love

[@bunnybeckman8029]

Kathy Hamilton I’m so sorry about your mom I lost my mom & oldest brother to cancer cigarettes killed them 3 days apart ,my mom came to me in a dream & told me she couldnt get into heaven because my brother was waiting to go to the land of the Vikings ,vahala so I had to tell him he had to go with mom 1 st to get there so go with mom u r dead do what I say ,so I guess he did the dream was over & I saw my mom one time standing there by my bed ,that was that,they can stay earth bound if they r to scared to go to the lite my dad saw it & was not a believer ,I changed his mind after he asked me what that beautiful lite was for u I said to him it’s for u ,he saw his father & son at the foot of his bed ,I told my brother get everyone out dads going & cant with us holding on so he closed the door 10 minutes later he was gone ,it seems like I’m the only one who sees this god has his chosen people & angels ,I know I’m one ,what do u feel ? Gods in us all I believe the aliens r the angels they have been looking out for us since the beginning,I believe the goverment had to admit it now that the retired pilots r out they r talking

[@tonytone4332]

My mom died last night and this is the first time I've cried. I listen to this song because I knew it would pull the tears out of me. I hope she meets Jerry in heaven. Rip mom

[@sniperdaddyz4229]

🕉I’m so sorry for your loss, don’t worry your mom is listening to Jerry rock out in heaven☯️

[@DoorofPerception60]

Tony, I'm so sorry you lost your mom, man. That's absolutely heartbreaking. Music, along with time, will heal all wounds and get you back on that next road. We don't know each other, but I love you, and I wish you all the best. Hang in there, my old buddy.

[@tonytone4332]

Thank you💚

[@marvinpetty731]

Im soo sorry for your loss tony

[@EmilioBellomo]

much love brother

[@suzyoasis910]

I was at this show. When the show ended and everything was being put away, it felt like this giant magical dragon was being put back into a tiny box and closed. It was palpable.

[@suzyoasis910]

At the time I got my tickets last minute somehow, it was magical that some were released last minute…meant to be. My family had a huge reunion that weekend and I had to tell them I couldn’t come cuz I was going to a Dead show (only deadhead in the family). I told them at the time it was the last shows of the Grateful Dead…I knew somehow and got the miracle tickets from the universe. Shocked my cousins later when that is what came to pass. I have so much love and gratitude for Jerry and all the Dead.

[@suzyoasis910]

The last lulluby

[@ronvandam6013]

😂😢🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@BBQMAN81]

Heavy heart, hard to get through this, the words and Jerry's notes are beautiful..excuse me something in my eye

[@zacharythomas3700]

Fuck that I am crying I ain't scared much love bud

[@dickhedd8490]

Very well said sir;

[@breeavlogs1612]

I cry every time I put this on I wish I was a little older in Pittsburgh 95 I would have hit my knees an had the most spiritual experience of my whole life during the rain. But this I think I would have gone to my maker an been ok with that mom don't you cry wifee Iove you it's been real hard but we are all in this together here or there.

[@dickhedd8490]

@Melinda Shriver The one to take "whining boy" home.

[@gregallion3427]

Don’t be sad. It’s sooo beautiful!!! Even his mistakes are perfect. Fantastic human.

[@jaymoore9522]

Can’t watch this without crying. This will always be Jerry’s personal farewell to all of us.

[@dirtyparamedic9124]

It's true I was there

[@hahacharadeyouare789]

Big facts brother ! I have always shared the same sentiments about this particular So Many Roads. It is also the only one worth listening to once you’ve heard it there is no going back to the other times it was sang. This is the one and only.

[@josephgrumet]

Well said

[@chynnadawl9022]

Same.~

[@jkboro]

wow man really feel that

[@chucklesm2391]

Jerry played more music in 30 Years than 10 people could play in a lifetime. He gave all.

[@duketommy8315]

Not Bob Weir

[@thejamnasium6447]

I never knew the man, but he was a good friend of mine.

[@stevenbenson5241]

I picked up my things and went outside A man that I loved up and died I couldn't believe that after all of this time I never knew the man but he was a good friend of mine So long, i'll see you down that long dark river Floating on that lining in the sky I'm lucky, lucky enough to have heard you play your song So long, Jerry, so long Always be together Rolling down the track Always and forever Never lookin' back I got my guitar and went to the river Saw alot of people just dancin' around I took off my shirt and jumped in the water You always flew so high, now you've finally left the ground So long, i'll see you down that long dark river Floating on that lining in the sky I'm lucky, lucky enough to have heard you sing your song So long, Jerry, so long So long, Jerry, so long Ween!

[@Wompzalot]

its one of those drunk nights when no one is their to console you other then jerry. R.I.P

[@SoFloPatriot]

I feel that ...

[@teeyoungblood7627]

I hear that bro!! ✌

[@anthonypellico2235]

I feel for you my friend. If you need to talk I’m here

[@wedamammynuns]

Hit me up any time man

[@roseborden8445]

One of those days when it just started.

[@andrewflorio1371]

this band literally changed my life

[@4tunt3on3]

Me too! ✌❤

[@davidturner4914]

I have lost my hearing in one ear,lost part of my colon,had more surgeries than 5 people should have to have. I am old now and broken. There are so many roads in this life and each one test us. Jerry was a great Inspiration until his death. He still Inspires us but from the vaults of music he played in his life. Thank you Jerry and what a long stramge trip it was.

[@jimmeyer9116]

Still listening in 2021!

[@vmeglis70]

Forever will listen my friend!!...miss Jerry and Brent, every. single. day!...take care brother...✌🏻💀💨🎸🐅🎶

[@loveisallyouneed3572]

💙💜

[@thujtothek]

Same!

[@Anteug]

My kids will be commenting on this video as I am in 30 years lol drunken nights fucking aye right🥲

[@SpringOffensiveCat]

Even in his last days when his body was already half dead he'd still reach all the notes, sing with the voice of an Angel, and play his guitar like a flowing River, what a great musician Jerry Garcia was.

[@dickhedd8490]

What a Blessing He Is In these times! 1 Love

[@johnveitch7410]

Hullo Eva. He was much more than a musician and we were all lucky to have shared a part, however slight, of his wonderful, sad, journey. Peace to you and yours during these dark days from North Yorkshire. X

[@robduszynski3517]

Wow

[@DaveFrank]

The Lion's Last Roar..rest in peace friend to all, you did GREAT!

[@tonydanis1480]

+Dave Frank What an incredible way to put it. Aside from Dylan's immortal epitaph to Garcia, I think this is the finest farewell statement to Garcia I've ever read.

[@matthewmageean4505]

Thanks Dave Frank

[@williamstammis59]

❤

[@nickclutter6315]

💕

[@dubthing181]

I think sometimes I come here just to cry... I miss Jerry ❤😢

[@joel46n2_]

Me too

[@crizmo1426]

Amen

[@trevortreasure4896]

All these years later I think Jerry (who always super positive) is really singing about himself, as a cry for help. It makes sad the older I get. The monster he created in the end couldn't be controlled and destroyed him. There will never be another Jerry Garcia.

[@captainmillenium_II]

This has been on KZbin for almost 10 years and people are still commenting on it. As long as it stays posted, people will continue to come here, listen and leave their thoughts and feelings for others to connect with. This only shows what this band meant to those who understood.

[@brianmcglade8164]

They were prophetic in a mythological and biblical way. A part of a voice that will be forever.

[@vitoarchitetto5026]

As a long haul truck driver, I play this often. It has special meaning... so beautiful.

[@jamessharpe6699]

I believe he knew where he was headed to when he sang this for us... Thank you Jerry will love you forever

[@jtwisco9080]

A month later he met his maker. This literally brings a tear to my eye. He looked so tired and yet his guitar was crisp. SO MANY ROADS TO EASE HIS SOUL.

[@ronpump5406]

Well said family

[@ryanfink1029]

this is jerry giving his own eulogy

[@christinedarge7732]

Heartbreaking and true.

[@casseyeaton4497]

truths

[@thujtothek]

Amen to that. I still miss him.

[@DSWL_]

🥺😔

[@RobertBeerbohm]

After our friend Rick Griffin was accidently killed Aug 18 1991 Jerry told me he was losing his sense of direction. Jerry used to buy comic books from me out my then Haight half a block from Ashbury Best Comics comic book & concert poster store 1976-1992. So did Robin Williams from when I first opened up. Robin once called me his "comic book psychiatrist" which now that I have turned 64 has me pondering the same paths figuring it all out. Are we there yet? Every one who posted positive vibes I thank you back. Having had a comic book and concert poster store in the Haight Ashbury for so many years I welcomed many a soul in its environs. Never went "fan boy" on any of them. It's interior can be seen in the 1995 CRUMB! bio-movie Terry Zwigoff directed. The scenes where Robert Crumb is talking with Don Donahue were filmed in my store. Also when Oliver Stone was filming The Doors and Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison was cruising the Haight those camera were set up literally right outside my front door. And yes Oliver Stone also bought and talked comics with me.

[@IntScout3]

That's unbelievable, it's crazy you knew Jerry.

[@JoshLuke864]

Respect to you my friend

[@kylekhaos9941]

cant get there from here

[@ponderingdesertrat6895]

liar

[@nemoarageed1643]

Robert Beerbohm Thank you for sharing this.

[@robertpeacock6440]

😭😭😭 Was at this show....makes me cry every time I think about this being Jerry's last....so soulful and haunting...RIP Jerry...you are missed!

[@parkergrosman]

God this hurts so damn much. Nobody will ever play as well as Jerry. R.I.P to a legend

[@johnhoving]

A tear comes to my eye for someone who tried to do the right thing in the end. I miss the sweet notes he continued to play so effortlessly even when he was falling apart inside. His legacy lives on forever!

[@nedrobinson7490]

Beautifully said

[@kkrdrunnerz9675]

never saw you Jerry but I fuckin love you, may your soul rest in peace

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

KKRdRunner z I started going to the shows in 1978, and those times will remain in my memory as some of the best of my life. Words often don't work adequately and me saying that Garcia was an extraordinarily gifted artist doesn't remotely come close to expressing what that man was. The shows were absolutely a religious experience for me. Changed me forever from the first 30 seconds of Jack Straw on 9/2/78, many times there after.The joy, energy and pure fun in that place was completely unique, never to be experienced like that again. A Church so beautiful. A book of memories and feelings could never do it justice. Miss those days until my last breath.

[@kkrdrunnerz9675]

Mark Ganter Thanks for sharing man ! youre a very lucky guy, wouldve loved to have been there with you

[@finaldelay18]

same here, im from argentina, jerry saved my life

[@kkrdrunnerz9675]

seems like i always end up here, cheers planet earth and an extra one for Argentina! keep truckin

[@sammyboy7163]

KKRdRunner z I fucking love comments like these

[@scotttully8572]

The only time I met Jerry, I told him I was coming to the show the next night. "I hope it's a good one!", I said. "So do I", he replied, laughing. Such humility!

[@firstname7330]

When I die and go to heaven, I am headed straight to the Grateful Dead endless concert at Pearly Gates Stadium.

[@Acolis]

☝️ I need a miracle

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

I can't imagine this amazing soul going anywhere else. 🥰🙏

[@mkarcherr]

I hope the grill cheese sandwiches are just as good up there ♥️⚡️💙

[@firstname7330]

The last show. A show that wasn't really all that sharp. And then.....Jerry stepped in and saved it all. I am so fortunate to have lived during the time of Jerry Garcia and had the opportunity to see the Grateful Dead play.

[@dougstevenson5470]

Millions of years and we were lucky enough, by some strange chance, to exist at the same time as all of these guys. Pretty amazing. Thanks for quite literally everything fellas.

[@scottlambert3878]

I agree wholeheartedly GOD BLESS JERRY GARCIA

[@kellyclark7517]

YOU ARE! Make no mistake✌🏼I was not as fortunate....

[@myresourcenet]

never gets easier to watch, but watch I do.

[@gordondavenport4019]

I’m 75. Vietnam vet. TGD saved my life.

[@ras124]

How they saved your life?

[@jamestyson57]

Thank You for your Service, The Grateful Dead has probably saved my life more than once in my life, Love the Dead so much I got a red , white and blue Steal your Face on my arm, never heard a bad Dead song ever , peace ✌️ and positive vibrations for y'all tonight, Jah bless us and protect us all Amen 💖🙏🙌 ONELOVE is an ACTION

[@martinfoster280]

Thank you for your time and sacrifice!

[@kylekhaos9941]

I dont listen to this song often,i know were its goin to take me,i usually reserve it for when im alone, most people i know just dont understand

[@youtubelicksmytaint7482]

👍

[@kriddaz]

Miss you old buddy

[@TheMosesrocha]

all of our lives have changed since he has been gone..........someday we will see him again...in heaven if were all that lucky..........I have been good and I will see him in heaven across the campfire....

[@michaelfeldman3454]

moses rocha Of course of course every day and I will try to remember. I had the limited chance to experience The Grateful Dead.

[@lee6548]

My heart breaks every time I hear it. Miss you Jerry....

[@37HD]

Still brings a tear. I was section A at soldier field. Remember thinking there was something different when Jerry sang this. He didn't look good at all.

[@SeanGoodwin-qd3bc]

Who's here listening 2024

[@crizmo1426]

I am, and will be until the next chapter begins.

[@SeanGoodwin-qd3bc]

@@crizmo1426 see you in the next chapter brother

[@CabinEntrance]

I will always listen❤ this music ages like fine wine

[@SeanGoodwin-qd3bc]

@@CabinEntrance rite on my man

[@kellyrafferty2214]

Once a fan always a fan❤

[@slayme3]

If you're not crying during this, there's something wrong with you. Thank you Jerry.

[@marcelobossan4285]

thats right dude! If you don't cry, you've got no soul!

[@petropetty]

Too this day when I hear or see this song played it hurts, it makes me happy, it makes feel, it makes me sad , but most of all it makes me remember. Remember that night sitting off side stage nearly crying during this song. I remember my first show & the GD firstv in that same staduim. I remember all the beautiful kind brothers & sisters I met or already knew. Yet most of all I remember Jerry & the light he & the boys brought me & then the love & finally how much I miss the fat man. Love & miss ya Jerry & thank you Bobby Phil Billy Mickey Brent/Bruce /Vince.

[@FebruaryMang]

Now these guys were a fucking band. Through ups and downs, drugs, decadence and decades they sure kicked a lot of ass and blew a whole lot of minds. Grateful Dead, Forever ❤️🌞🙏🏼📿🐚🙏🏼🌱🍄

[@mikedibartolomeo6058]

It is Aug 9, 2022 and I remember this day back in '95 like it was yesterday. Believe it or not, it still sting. Thank you for you, Jerry, for your words, your music, and the memories. May you continue to rest in peace.

[@robertcarey2253]

So many roads I was sitting with Bill back stage Jerry was 15 feet away signing a few autographs he said to Me do you want one I said no I would get one again and he's said yes you will so many roads that was last time I saw him up close Lord I've been walking down this road so many roads to ease my soul

[@Frontmanfrg]

25 years on down the road, and the music has never stopped. Thank you Jerry. You may be gone, but you will never be forgotten.

[@delsyid9182]

thats the truth

[@thujtothek]

Amen brother. Amen.

[@DropD1123]

Here for Robert tonight too. Seeing the other comments today, I'm glad we can all find somewhere to share our grief at his passing and our joy at the music that he left for us. RIP Hunter.

[@AJ_Deadshow]

Hunter passed away while I was in rehab. I would have been here three months ago if it wasn't for that. Rest easy, Devil Friend.

[@thujtothek]

Amen

[@elifebasics5377]

Msg halloween tribute to hunter /garcia play list omg was in 😭

[@LilyGmaj]

Im here, missing Jerry😢 29 yrs and it still hurts like hell

[@cl2984]

This is the most spiritually moving and spiritually significant piece of music ever recorded.

[@hermenutic]

I get tears in my eyes and sorrow in my heart knowing Jerry and the Boys are never going to play together again. This song gives me goosebumps. Miss you Jerry. Shine on brother.

[@brucemacfarlane9137]

A have a night his combine and gave t shirt.sorry missed but will never be forgotten.I treasure the t shirt.Bless Him.

[@brucemacfarlane9137]

Dorothy Lin..my mate will never sell the combie. And is a capital used car sales man.yep that's luv.

[@ConestogaCreek]

I agree

[@colesmith9378]

He died exactly 1 month later. 8/9/95 RIP. I like to think he found his road.

[@Kgotso25]

Rest in peace Bill Walton 😢☮ ♥

[@anti-rehabrelapse5996]

God it kills me to see jerry look this way. This was his goodbye to all of us

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

ill still stick around with ya to close out the "set"...i guess we will walk the roads until last call...

[@DingusTheGenius]

So true! And such an obvious eulogy. As much of an outlaw persona that Jerry was able to live most o his years by, he went out as a Dad and a Leo who went to work with his lunchbox and his hard hat on to provide for his "Family"... both immediate and biological as well as for the rest of us orphans from the emotional shallows of our families of origin.

[@anti-rehabrelapse5996]

That’s beautifully worded and true

[@scottrasmussen6465]

@@DingusTheGenius its called getting close to getting off the train.I born in 1953 am running g out of track

[@cincysurfer]

@@scottrasmussen6465 Hey brother just checking to see if you're still on the train? 🚂✌️⚡💀🌞🎶

[@LoloYodel]

Jerry Garcia was a blessing ! Thanks You Sir Jerome !

[@robertmalden593]

Hard not to shed a tear. Was too young to see Jerry, but these moments resonate with my soul deeply. Thank you Jerry.

[@josephgrumet]

Son to see jerry live is was and will forever be the greatest joy of my life an honest brilliant cool guy that had millions hanging on every word every note and still today and forever what a life what a legacy....

[@robertmalden593]

@@josephgrumet Goosebumps reading that. Thank you for sharing man, truly.

[@altarofkubrickfloyd]

I read somewhere that even the roadies stopped and watched Jerry, he really gave it all he had left on this.

[@Musicmaker2100]

I was at this show. My first Dead show, and Jerry's last 😢

[@Ggggggyhg]

1 more than I ever got to. You’re extremely fortunate:)

[@claytonwheatley103]

Everyone's saying how rough Jerry looked, and it's true . But he made this beautiful music because of who he was and he got high because of who he was and at the end he didn't want to stop or couldn't stop because of who he was . Being a human being is a package deal. Listen to his interviews , he knew he was living fast. I'm sure he knew he wouldn't live to a ripe old age and he lived more in 53 years than most people would in 53 life times . We are so lucky that almost all of his music has been preserved for us . I had my first intense spiritual experience at a Dead show and I met a lot of wonderful people on tour . Met the mother of my children at a show even though we are from different countries . My boys wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Jerry and the Dead . Love you and miss you Jerry .

[@neilnoble1771]

Clayton Wheatley. How big a star was Jerry in the US ? Was he as popular/ well known as, say, Hendrix or Joplin ? Can I ask how does in rank the guitar world ? Alongside Clapton or Richard Thompson ? We're his live performances inconsistent? I've watched a good few videos and I'm getting that impression.

[@hypsygypsyakjfrasier1558]

Thankyou for your beautiful words ,attributed to Jerry,very well said ....

[@hypsygypsyakjfrasier1558]

Thankyou for your beautiful words ,attributed to Jerry,very well said ....

[@patsimitchell2332]

clayton wheatley ❤️

[@dylandogfirebird1]

Gotta agree well said. After being married to an alcoholic it gets a little more personal. Wonderful people in the grip of something bigger than them but like you say it's part of what makes them what they are too...

[@mickeywhitlock162]

To those of us that love Jerry, it is particularly difficult to watch this. Beautiful song and so prophetic. And a month later TO THE DAY Jerry would be gone. May the music and spirit of Jerry Garcia live on through all eternity.

[@willosk]

Every time I watch it. 25-years ago today. Damn. Jerry.

[@michaelpessolano6458]

Very well said thank you

[@loveisallyouneed3572]

I remember this day he was having such a hard time this night ... It was hard to watch but the love we had for him at soldier Field was strong 💙 miss ya Jerry !

[@thujtothek]

So true. Sad to watch but so beautiful.

[@firstname7330]

I will ask that this 7-9-1995 version be played at my funeral.

[@DB-mb2oh]

Jerry's beautiful journey here left us exactly 1 month after this concert. August 9,1995. Look into his face and see the pain pouring out of his soul, still trying to heal us and love us through. To his end with all that he had. soul to soul, my friend, I miss you

[@bluevon5021]

I see the pain in his face from drug abuse.

[@KimonSheri]

Hayward Cali. In a valley

[@balerjohnson3099]

When all the kids get older and wiser they will come to understand whats being said now and what has been said by Jerry and the dead.Understanding truth/art/music requires a "perspective" much of the time.....Took me a while to get to where I could see....Now I have this great gift..RIP Jerry.

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

Very true. My first and last show was at Giants stadium (9/2/78 and 6/19/95) and that last show I was walking away and little did I know... Those 17 or so years of seeing the Dead whenever I could were such a precious time in my life, I knew during that time that someday they would be gone, and I look back now that they are, and miss those amazing fun absolutely priceless times beyond any words. Its strange how time, is so permanent when its passed by, yet so taken for granted before it does. Anyway in those amazing tones and rhythms, and Hunters timeless lyrics I still to this day hear new light shining through.

[@vincefunk6842]

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[@dickhedd8490]

@@Sleepy_Alligator And Jerrys Fat Licks on that Ax!! Exquisite!!

[@elifebasics5377]

Wow. Well spoken.

[@quartzimaging]

This performance makes me cry every time. Heart wrenching. Gut wrenching. Mind wrenching. Every kind of wrenching. RIP Jerry Garcia. You will always be loved.

[@DJL-ms5xl]

I hear you ... to think he would be gone one month later .. very sad .... RIP Gerry !!!

[@raphaeldesantos1779]

A beautiful version. Jerry's voice is strong, almost a goodbye letter to us all

[@hq8971]

It's so heart breaking you can hear Jerry cry out for life but he's so weak man it hurts. Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice Jerry, I love you man ❤

[@YosimetySam]

I was there at these last shows,the gate crashers,the a@#holes who didn't care,heartbreaking indeed.

[@dharmagraphics-architects7363]

He could make that guitar speak better than most of us can talk. Long live gratefully dead.

[@josephnoviello751]

Original Rebel, even now. He was not afraid. He always tried. He is everywhere in

[@dannyclarke1482]

Welp I’m cryin in the car again. Thanks Jerr.

[@owenwilberforce6138]

I believe he passed at 53 which is my age now. He seemed to cram 100 years of musical experience in his lifetime. Whatever he did to shorten his life, he really gave so much life to so many during his own. They were the life of the party for 30 years, and maybe that was a harder gig than any of us could really imagine.

[@rustyshackleford1114]

This is the very last song that Jerry Garcia sang. He died a month later. And you can tell that he knew his time in the light was short. He looked terrible. He started using again. I know that some people here may make light of his passing and call him a "junkie" or a "loser", but Jerry spent his life "Chasing the Dragon" until he finally caught the Dragon and that very same Dragon consumed him. I know the feeling. I have been there before. I pour too much of my energies out into my work and career because it is all I know and as such I have to take a pill in the morning to get me going and a pill at night to bring me down. Walk a mile in someone's shoes before you think yourself to be sinless, because there is none without sin, no....not even one.

[@JamesFinnegan-zh1je]

I knew he was going on that journey at RFK shows. I was 18 and had to borrow $50 from my mother to get tickets for those nights. Best $50 I ever borrowed, and repaid.

[@ReelAZMatt]

Black Muddy River was his last song.

[@pearlybakerbest]

Box of rain was encode technically last song from this show

[@pearlybakerbest]

It may not have been very last song he played..but imho it was his swan song..fwiw IMHO of all songs from this last show this was by far the most ahhmayzing...jer was as on point and most soulful rendition of this song and imho the only song he seemed to be present and singing from that magical place. Did he flub lines ..yes but so tf what...he seems most present in this song...and was sung w/utmost perfection...it couldn't be more perfect it was the ultimate testimony to where he seemed to be in life...and the most present..the emotions in this song..I can't listen to this video or on the archives website with dry eyes. The remastered version or remixed or whatever it is on the album so many roads seems so sped up and is missing several parts *most noticeable for me when he flubs lyrics or by the expression on his face when he is being overly critical of himself** but the best is that sly grin near end...he nailed this..thus FWIW imho his and the boys swan song...idk much more could be said I an sure we could analyze all of the last performance of every song til it is broken down to small fragments and loses so much of what made it special ..I love this show all of it *even unbroken chain and have heard so many friends critique it unfairly** was it technically the best? But at the point in their long Strange trip that was a very ambitious song to play..guess they all knew it was it on a collective consciousness level ..was now or never. Wherever and whatever form jerry is may he RIP (rock in perpetuity) I hear songs they never even composed playing in my dreams att.. esp when in a hypnogic state I wake up and it's gone....idk If I believe the Dr saying that js simply hallucinations I prefer to believe it is my unconscious hearing playing from the great beyond whatever dimension Awaits us..a glimpse of a pure paradise..bliss..OK sorry sooo long...tldr...but had to write this. If even for myself but I hope someone anyone at least 1 other person can relate...wouldnbe validating rather comforting

[@user-sg6ni3wd3v]

​@@ReelAZMatt In Phil Lesh's Book 'Searching For the Sound' you are technically right but Phil was very upset for him to end on 12:08 that song and happily Jerry came out for an encore of Dire Wolf in humerous response to the Death Threat placed against him for the first time in his life,😢 that last tour, SADLY!!!!!😢❤

[@harmonicpatternsOfficial]

I was there, 30th row, ENTRANCED! Beautiful. Tragic. Different. Outside the stadium was a riot-filled atmosphere. Cops on horses crackn' skulls. Heads. Somehow I knew that '85-'95 phase was over. The stare of Jer was distant and elsewhere. The band knew it. The crowd was mostly oblivious, caught in the drugged-fueled distraction like an EDM rave is to Ecstasy. I could only hope the crowds that violated Shakedown on that tour would wise-up but the band knew it was outta control. The rest we know. Very happy to see the iterations reassemble, reinterpret and reclaim the peace and harmony of those early experiences that embraced my young spirit to realize a larger dimension that is our universal connection. Forever Grateful.

[@doctorrockter]

Right on Brutha.

[@dalmirogerardogarro3636]

Thanks, your words move me.

[@jessygarseeya]

very well said HarmonicTrading. I believe it started after spring tour 1985. There was a great moment 10/89 to 7/90.

[@debraogdin4288]

HarmonicTrading ditto😢... I felt the same way, at the last concert.

[@deadtimber]

Sadly, after seeing them for 25 years, I felt the same about Jerry's performance at the last one I attended at Shoreline in Mtn View Calif the week before this one. He seemed like a skeleton of his former self. Something felt wrong. From the time he first started doing Standing on the Moon, I felt like he was telling us Goodbye.

[@captainflops474]

I’m sorry we pushed you so hard Jer. I’m sorry you had to play 80 shows a year. I’m forever Grateful for the music you put on this Earth, and I hope that if there is an afterlife, you’re standing on the moon.

[@adriennebeardsley9384]

well said

[@adambrownmusic5392]

I was barely alive and im sorry too

[@mikecurtis389]

Jerry did what he loved...

[@captainflops474]

Mike Curtis i agree

[@barbarawilliams5746]

I,.

[@debbiestacy216]

Still celebrating the life of the legendary Jerry Garcia today , August 9th,2023.Jerry was an extordinary talent and yet his sweet sole remained humble,kind and respectful!!! Thank you for sharing all your God given talents ,you were blessed with so many!!! I pray you are resting peacefully!!!

[@ReelAZMatt]

Jerry sung this like he knew it was his final encore. RIP

[@ryanmartin8339]

Wasn’t the encore But yes. He put everything into this one

[@TheMewoff]

This seems to be the quintessential autobiographical Dead song. It just seems to encompass the whole damn thing. I'm very happy I was able to be a part of the whole damn thing.

[@ericchapdelaine886]

Jerry’s last song he gave to us you can hear his soul at the end trying to teach us “So many roads I know, All I want is one to take me home, From the high road to the low.” Amazing spiritual song makes me cry every time.

[@bradpowers8226]

Yeah especially when he says ain't that a shame and give you a minute to think about so many roads. And so many roads tease my soul! Last words I got to hear him say,to this day he's right as rain!

[@jazzmanchgo]

Actually, the last one he ever sang in concert was "Black Muddy River." But this is just as appropriate to think of in that way . . .

[@firstname7330]

This is the exact song I want played at my funeral. Then lift a few Guinness and celebrate.

[@mikepassero7304]

He checked into rehab after this and died a week later and it makes me so sad. He wasn't perfect, but he knew what he had to do. Give music to those who need to feel and heal, for he didn't know how to heal himself. Thank you Jerry

[@lumpyheadcarini7553]

Every year on this day I force myself to listen to this...I miss Jerry, sure, but the older I get I think what I miss more is the times I had back then..in my 20s..summer tours..biggest worry was tickets and gas money..man to go back just for a short while........

[@jasonspeth1865]

Well said my friend...so many memories...So Many Roads.

[@lokispeicher8103]

My wife, soulmate, and best friend of 10 years suddenly passed 3/12/19...somehow I stumbled across this video...and she is with me once again... ...to ease my soul... Thank you

[@dogfase515]

Music for me is a big part of grieving ,play buddy millers in memory of my heart,God bless you

[@TC-dw6wg]

I am truly sorry for your loss. I hope you are surrounded by love. Peace

[@dogfase515]

@@TC-dw6wg very kind TC but I sent a reply also,you want to send it to loki instead of jimbo,peace

[@sethstine4698]

I'm so sorry. She will always be with you. Always

[@artthorsen8774]

Summer hasn’t been the same since he left. 🥲

[@georgecorbett9832]

I always cry along with this tune. I lived my life on the road for way too many years. But I’m now 70 plus years and still listening and always learning. Last ride I got from hitching was outside of OK town with a dude carrying nitro, lightning all around us, daylite after each strike and the whole country was lit up. 150 miles later he dropped me off in Fort Worth. That was my last ride .

[@bofkaycee1970]

Long strange trip

[@johnoflong]

25 years ago today. We all miss you jer

[@stubaker2574]

Robert Hunter RIP 9-23-19 so few roads left to us all

[@carolwestern178]

Coast to coast trucker , he got me through alot of long nights. RIP Jerry

[@thegaygameguy1221]

I miss you so fucking much Hannah. It’s almost like you’re still here when I listen to this. God I wish you didn’t have to leave this world

[@brodybowen9334]

❤

[@beaulyons1977]

❤️‍🩹

[@toddcuster3557]

Thank you mr. Garcia for all those moments I had the privilege to listen to sweet melodies and harmonies. Your singing still calms my soul. Your voice makes me feel like I belong in this world. All blessings from my heart to you sir. I shall never forget the love that came from your instruments and your mouth and your soul. May you rest in peace

[@headholio]

Makes me cry. The only artist who can make me feel more during the guitar solo than with the lyrics.

[@ganymeade5151]

It is a sacrilege to interrupt this immortal, soulful masterpiece with an ad.

[@stevenbenson5241]

Adblockers are great

[@OneMoreCupOf]

"If you don't who else will?" What a Masterpiece.

[@rubenmendez2529]

What a soulful performance by Jerry Garcia at the end of his life. When I joined the Army at age 18 I hadn't listen to any music of the Grateful Dead before. While in basic training one of my Army buddies was telling me everyday about the Greatful Dead, this awesome band he loved and about how great Jerry Garcia was. Then a few days later while we were sitting next to each other in the mess hall eating breakfast and hearing the radio overhead the news came on that Jerry had died. Thanks to that old Army buddy of mine for introducing me to the Grateful Dead, one of my favorite bands of all time now and a great source of inspiration in my life. I hope he is doing well these days, 25 years later!

[@drewster420]

The imperfectness of this version is what makes it so perfect!

[@jeancarpenter5283]

Indeed!!!

[@Memphis.Strangler]

Real men cry to So Many Roads

[@ganymeade5151]

Real tough women also.

[@TheMagic_Bus]

This is where I come for a good cry, life’s tough man.

[@ggalvin1882]

Hang in there Colin.. Your family needs you to be strong!

[@tennesseejed884]

Sure is brother, but so are you. We will survive

[@hayyoraeyo662]

I just wanna hug him.... he knew..he knew.. RIP Jer Bear, we love you more than words can tell

[@TTGN]

Haylee Young he knew... most definitely he knew.✌❤🐹🐼🐾

[@MrSerf45]

yes he did, and when the time came he went where the four winds blow

[@glennminasian4011]

TEARS EVERY TIME I WATCH

[@DaZeDmerlin]

He did know it, when his driver came to pick him up Jerry was looking tired and weak the driver said “Oh, come on, you’ll outlive us all,” Jerry replied, "I won't see the end of the year". Also, 30 years earlier this date came up and announced that day as a finale of something. The whole band was also puzzled by the emotion Jerry had put into this song, as if they all knew it, thus the double encore they ended this show with.

[@keysersoze3433]

That show, with the two song encore, then the fireworks; it was almost prophetic

[@thoraarizona5634]

All gave some, Jerry gave all. Beautiful soul.

[@anti-rehabrelapse5996]

tears every time. only jerry garcia could ever project such emotion. Hope you found that road home Jerry, but we'll always miss you

[@thrtyrs]

My last show was a few weeks before at RFK. Jerry had to be brought to the side of the stage by a small golf cart. Getting out, it seemed it took an eternity for him to climb the stairs to access the stage. Yet, when the show began, he glowed. It was clear then to me, being about 20 or so feet from the stage, that something wasn't very good. I talked with folks at the soundboard after the show, about the upcoming Fall tour, and was told, "We'll see." Each of those who followed the GD has memories, and the truth is that none of us is here longer than we are to be. Jer gave it "all"...even with his personal demons, he gave us nothing less than "all".

[@dondon747x]

The last 'So Many Roads". Really rips my heart out to hear it.

[@kenmackenzie3690]

"No place left to go, ain't that a shame..." Thank you Jerry, for a lifetime of music to ease my soul.