Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (Anaheim, CA 7/26/87) [Official Live Video] |REACTION

[@fcorso1313]

I wrote Robert Hunter an email about 20 years ago...I started by saying you don’t know me but I want to thank you for all of your songs as like countless others they mean a great deal to our lives, etc. he just replied back with “you’re welcome...and I know exactly who you are.”

[@mbaker9721]

That's beautiful

[@JustinRettig1990]

Wow... I bet that was a powerful moment reading that!

[@MarolaChanel]

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[@paulinwoburn9680]

How cool isthat!

[@amyanderson6904]

I'm not crying you're crying!!!! 🥺😭

[@marksherrick]

Robert Hunter was not only a sensi, he was a gift from god. The man was connected to the universe and let it be known in the most amazing ways.

[@billperron2]

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[@billperron2]

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[@vmeglis70]

Jerry AND Mr Hunter were BOTH gifts from God..only he called Jerry home way too soon..miss Jerry every day..much love, good health, and happiness to all my fellow Dead fam..Happy New Year all! ❤⚡💙

We are all connected to exactly what the band and Hunter and Barlow etc were all connected to. No single body on this earth is separate from that same thing. We are all it friend, I know you and you know me, we all simply reflect each other and ultimately we reflect the entirety of our universe. We are here, on this earth, ultimately due to light, without it we were never destined to be here. Warmth and light gave birth to everything on this earth, you and I included. We aren't separate from anything at all actually, from a distance the earth will appear as any other planet in our universe appears, a closer look reveals us though, conscious beings that know we are on earth and know we are part of the universe, what a trip. We are the literal embodiment of what we might call, the universe experiencing itself. We aren't anything but that too, all our little hang ups and trips and issues on this earth in our lives, it's all part of the same thing happening anywhere at any given time. It hurts, or it doesn't hurt. It's difficult or it's simple. It's unworthy but it's worthy. It isn't but it is. Our lives are fleeting and the ability to experience authentic and not manufactured joy, that's our single greatest attribute.

[@mscommerce]

Anybody who says "Brother Robert Hunter" is a friend of mine.

[@radiodead745]

I’m loving to see you get swept away into the dead universe! It must have been what it looked like when I started listening back in the 80’s. My first show was 9/22/91 at the Boston Garden and it still hasn’t ended!!!

[@garycoderre889]

So is a friend of the devil tho

[@jackstraw4129]

@@billperron2 You should be ashamed. Everyone ignore this link. He has post it all over this thread corrupting what Jamel has in mind. Ignore Bill.

[@mikedeuce13]

My brother

[@mikedeuce13]

The road goes on forever.❤️✌🏼

[@jtrush]

I feel like this is really the one where Jamal graduates to full-on deadhead. He's learned enough now to understand the interplay of the different elements he's hearing, and to know what to listen *for*, and he's more fully appreciating the relationship between Hunter's lyrics, the music, the fans and the band. Fun to watch this evolution happening in real time!

[@jtrush]

Or Jamel that is, sorry!

[@scottnipper7334]

I 100% agree. Great fun to see the transformation!

[@johnveitch7410]

Yes, he's on the bus. Wonderful, Gerry would love it. Peace bro.

[@brucegrossman3531]

I loved takin the train into NYC for shows. The conductor would refer to Penn Station as Terrapin station.

[@Jeff-S]

Been there. Live on Long Island. The train was one long party from start to end.

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@Jeff-S I went to college on Long Island. Totally understand.

[@buttfingerblaster]

The stealy in prudential rock is looking sad these days

[@squidslice8384]

lirr!!those there so fun

[@squidslice8384]

@@Jeff-S joints on the train haha

[@jmpecore]

As a freshman in college ran out of toothpaste. The super senior down the hall had his door open. Asked if I could borrow some since I was getting ready for my afternoon classes. "Sure man, take the tube in my closet." Bring it back to him 5 minutes later and had this playing. "Sit down for a minute brother." Never made it to my classes that afternoon. True learning experience.

[@mle1ravens1]

I would like very much to have been a fly on the wall that day...any chance of you regurgitating some of that knowledge to the rest of us fools?

[@jmpecore]

@@mle1ravens1 what do you mean by regurgitating.

[@firestarten]

Hunter is like a gateway drug to poetry.

[@Mattyoung44]

That's beautiful.

[@eclecticNhectic]

Or might be the DMT of poetry.

[@bentzkirby5016]

Dude, right on! Although Bob Lind and Bob Dylan got me started. But Robert finished me off!

[@ericgerber9751]

I would highly recommend listening to a whole show, start to finish. Take the time, allow yourself the space to dance, close your eyes and go on the journey. You won’t regret it. I don’t have time now, but later on, I’ll find some good ones to check out.

[@willmerwin2226]

hell yeah, recommended this to anyone, but make sure you are in the right head space, and have the time, drink something or smoke something and just go with it

[@scottbegonias313]

Cornell 77 is 🔥

[@GarlTsagan]

@@scottbegonias313 Solid starting point

[@ericgerber9751]

I’d try something a little riskier than Cornell ‘77. I mean, it’s an amazing show, but it’s a really tight show with less exploration than other shows. I just listened to this Houston show from ‘72 that’s pretty fantastic. You need at least 4 hours, though. When the band takes and intermission, take an intermission yourself. I could be mistaken, but I believe I read in other comments that Jamel doesn’t partake of herb. While cannabis lovers and lovers of psychedelics certainly certainly have some great experiences with the Dead, the way Jamel obviously gets the music, he doesn’t need it to enjoy a whole show. It’s a journey from start to finish with rock n roll, blues, country, psychedelia, and jazz exploring all the depths of human emotions. There’s love, loss, lust, you name it. Anyway, try this show on for size: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6akiZx-mZ10p5Y

[@MarolaChanel]

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[@augustwest5273]

This is my church, my true north. No matter what’s going on in my life , this will always lift my spirits.

[@billacikalin8108]

It makes me soooo happy that you do Grateful Dead reactions. And it makes me even more happy that you are genuinely finding your own appreciation for them. Keep up the reactions.

[@Montuckz]

"Robert Hunter knows how to get the people and the band knows how to keep the people." well put my friend

[@maureensercu1343]

Love that you're exploring the Dead❤️⚡

[@dustylense]

Yes! This is a song you need to listen to 100’s of times to find your “personal “ meaning. Brings a tear to my eye watching you on the journey you’ve uncovered. Go back and listen again with the lyric sheet. Also, that’s just half the song. The studio version is twice as long. But remember this as it’s one of my favorite Dead lyric. “Storyteller makes no choice, soon you will not hear is voice. His job is to shed light, not to master”. .....

[@PaulDeFelice]

It is hard to completely appreciate the majesty that is Terrapin Station in one listening

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

@@PaulDeFelice too much mushrooms kinda helped me! Not the plan, just the way it worked out, lol.

[@maryellenazack4466]

❤❤❤🐢

[@opalightorro375]

RIP Tony Rice who recorded the "Pizza Tapes" with Garcia and Grisman

[@marcalexander9075]

It's more like Garcia Recorded with Tony Rice.

[@kevinhennessey3189]

Hadn't heard that very sad news. His solo work and recording with Grisman Quintet were great.

[@doodahman2995]

Damn

[@scottbegonias313]

I love when Garcia says that was smoking.. I felt we had some hot ones there and Tony and Gris say we used to be called the gasoline Brothers!

[@MicahFoxxMusic]

Jamel aka Jamal: It’s hard to listen to Grateful Dead with my eyes open Great quote

[@rodciferri9626]

True. It seems the better the music, the less relevance there is to anything that can be seen.

[@BuddyJackstraw]

Had to close mine because the video he's watching isn't synced 😅

[@mikehannon1412]

@@rodciferri9626 Bent my ear to hear the tune And closed my eyes to see

[@MarolaChanel]

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[@lisarainbow9703]

That's why I was happy to dance in the hallways at GD shows---- I really didn't care what the band looked like, it was all about chasing that sound....

[@michaelpdawson]

The first part of this song retells the story of an old English folk ballad, "The Lady of Carlisle." A woman is courted by both a soldier and a sailor, and she decides between them by throwing her fan into a lion's den, to see which one is willing to get it back for her.

[@zak-a-roo264]

Thanks for that, didn't know.

[@bjenkin100]

Thanks my man thats an awesome puzzle piece

[@wishfoolthinkin]

I was going to comment this very tidbit!. The english folk band the Pentangle recorded a version of the Lady from Carlisle

[@youllis]

"HERE WE GO" I love how Jamal knows so well what it means when Jerry plays - open mind, eyes optional. Love sharing this with you Jamal. thanks for sharing with us all!

[@danielbrtalik8562]

If you're in the Northeast US your first dead show is on me dude

[@idiotbox1981]

You're about 25 years too late

[@jackstraw262]

TV Freak anywhere 2 or more deadheads gather to jam, jerry is there

[@geoffreyyoste45]

The music never stops!!!! 😎✌️

[@Flynn062]

@@idiotbox1981 dead and co man

[@zak-a-roo264]

NH hear ,I'll pay for gas!!

[@rhlang11]

the thing w the Dead was that they could play Terrapin Station go into Not Fade Away, into Bertha, into Black Peter into the Wheel. It was so much of an adventure, up down, inside out, etc etc.

[@rottenhippie8151]

"Some rise, some fall, some climb to get to Terrapin." Robert Hunter bring us all in and makes us equal.

[@stephanlarsen8169]

The winds just phreeze I phace. Jah Herb Jah love Jah Jerry Jah rastafari praises blessings respectfully Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters 🚆

[@tcanfield]

Jerry and Robert Hunter were really tight friends since before the band formed, and for a while were so poor that they slept in an old sedan. That famous 4- finger hand once waved at me through his limo sun roof when I was hitchhiking on the Pacific Coast Hwy. When he saw my tie-dye he knew I was probably a fan, and he was right.

[@mumbles215]

He should have picked your ass up. Jerry always said there’s got to be room for the “funky people”

[@tcanfield]

@@mumbles215 The closest I came to that was riding with Neil Young’s road manager once. One time I started to converse by complaining about how hard it was getting a ride that day. The guy let me have it - saying “Nobody owes you anything”. That hit home and helped me out alot in my next decade of hitchhiking.

[@darikmatters8866]

Love the thousands of live dead shows available for all to see.... This is one of the few dead songs you need to hear the studio version...

[@johnnygreavu9974]

You are the best thing of 2020. NFA. 💗

[@mikecurtis9485]

i was born on 7/25/51 and got tickets to this concert for my BD and was there, you can imagine how incredible it was. thank you for bring this back to me.....

[@glenndespres5317]

Now that you have arrived at Terrapin Station, you HAVE to do Estimated Prophet! Ya just gots to! And for sure, just for your listening pleasure check the studio version of both songs.

[@dougmcvean884]

There's a version from Philly, March 31, 1987 www.dead.net/show/march-31-1987 Estimated Prophet > Terrapin Station

[@nathanieltoby6936]

Studio of these two songs are amazing.

[@mikecurtis9485]

@@dougmcvean884 wrong i was there

[@koryhouser4915]

The compass always points to Terrapin.

[@gerizkid]

Ah you beat me to it!

[@ibrake4butterflies]

Always and forever

[@tompoynton]

God Brent’s playing on this is spectacular

[@dingbat1966able]

Miss him so much.

[@briancullen9575]

I was struck by the same thought.

[@kperry1969]

The Dead effectively died when Brent did. The rest of 1990 esp. MSG was pretty sweet, but after that it fell off a cliff. Brent was the man.

[@tacowizard5912]

bobbys short shorts were pretty spectacular

[@mumbles215]

His tone always sucked tho. Cheesy piano sounds. Keith had the baby grand and made it sing.. Brent has more toys but I didn’t mind just piano. With pigpen on organ and Keith on piano, that was my fav lineup. Short lived. One drummer too. 72 Europe. Billy can really dig in his jazz style with just the one drummer. Plus pig pens numbers.

[@ericwoundedarrow5700]

Terrapin is the greatest song ever made. So beautiful

[@meghanryan6707]

Terrapin is one of my favorite pieces to just get absorbed into and drift away to that magical land!

[@davidjacuk4286]

The deeply philosophical bent of Hunters lyrics is so timeless !

[@scottorado]

"Robert Hunter knows how to get the people, the band knows how to keep the people"- very nice and well said!👏🏻 love it brah. Peace and Love

[@henryescudero863]

I was at this show. I was 17. Thanks so much for doing these reviews Jamel. Love you man.

[@jimgood1949]

I love how they intentionally sang off key. The Grateful Dead were a once in a lifetime treat from the universe, nobody else before or after could match them.

[@lynette.]

Truely Unique vibe.

[@briancullen9575]

Brokedown Palace and/or Stella Blue will blow your mind, Jamel.

[@hemdogg2170]

please please please if you do brokedown palace, please do the Dead Set live album version

[@nathanieltoby6936]

Yes

[@lakecrazy]

Attics too

[@shawnminnich7273]

I can't hear Brokedown Palace without thinking of my dad and breaking down...got to go to FTW in Chicago, 6 months later, he passed 4 days before my 40th birthday

[@sgrmagnolia78]

@@shawnminnich7273 I was at that incredible show, too. Sorry to hear about your dad. How wonderful to have shared that memory, together.

[@bigm8785]

Terrapin. 😁. Nice shirt. By the way nothing wrong with closing your eyes. I've been to a hundred live shows and bet my eyes have been closed at least 30% of the time

[@rhondamoglejones6015]

I've been listening to and loving the Grateful Dead for 30 years and I love seeing you light up and really feeling it!!! Puts a smile on my face!

[@gargoyle790]

It's so gratifying to witness a newbie not only "getting" the Dead, but digging them as well. This tune isn't one I would necessarily recommend for starting out, but your open mind and heart really embraced it. I'd love to see your reaction to "Deal" from Alpine Valley 1989. A classic version of an old rocker that is guaranteed to bring joy!

[@janeschmalfeld4307]

1989 was a terrific year for the band. I was at the Alpine Shows, too. They were so together as a band and, Jerry was looking so healthy and playing so true. ❤⚡️💙

[@jmont8943]

I've always felt that Terrapin Station was always the Dead's studio masterpiece. So many parts flowing together, all the ups and downs that were rarely captured in the live performances, IMHO. That said, I still loved to hear them play it live, it just had a special feel to it for me. Jamal, so glad you can appreciate the Grateful Dead as much as the rest of us do. Late is better than never, and sadly for some people, it will may be never, unless you or I can make that difference.

[@SilversteinRescue]

I was thinking of typing the same kind of comment. This song was an amazing treat to get live, and for a die hard fan that already knew the magic of it you were lucky to see it. But I do think for a first listen the studio version is the way to go. It’s just such a long, complicated song that was hard to capture all the nuances live perfectly. But unlike other songs of theirs it doesn’t really benefit from extra jamming live, they mostly just played the track, maybe some extra playing in the solos but iirc (and I could be blanking) they didn’t usually take this song that out there beyond the usual structure live.

[@Futt.Buckerson]

The version from Closing Winterland is one of the best IMO....

[@tylersmyth8861]

That's my favorite as well

[@scottbegonias313]

Yeah that was pretty sweet.. the children dancing on the stage.. nothing like '70s Dead ⚡

[@MarolaChanel]

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[@Preston_McKnight]

Dicks picks 29 fox theater easy

[@marksc011]

Seeing you being touched by the Dead and hearing your wonderful and insightful comments bring me to tears. Thank you for doing this channel.

[@danlong82]

"Spiral light of venus rising first and shining best" I know what you thought you heard, but he said Venus. It always appears before sunrise. Other things, only sometimes in the morning.

[@SD_Marc]

I went to this show, two days before my 21st birthday, Good on you, Jamel.

[@chrisnewton5126]

fun fact : Terrapin Crossroads is Phil Lesh's club in San Rafael, Ca.

[@chinarider2778]

When there is a twinkle in Jerry's eye, look out!

[@scottbegonias313]

When he looks over those shades ..it's on 🔥🕶️

[@NebulizerChi]

Recommended quick read: the Wikipedia entry for the Terrapin Station album --in particular the part where they quote Hunter on how he and Garcia basically wrote the words and music to this simultaneously and found out the next day...

[@StowellMyShoes]

Man I'm only 30 years old but have been on the Dead train for life and Terrapin has always spoken to me the most. Stoked to see you react to this one.

[@mattj1783]

I’ll lose my shit when I see you at a show, Jamal! You gotta big ass hug coming man! Can’t wait bro!

[@doodahman2995]

You've got such a Beautiful Energy my brother!! Keep Shining On!!

[@jypziiatthecrossroads9047]

After playing with Dead & Co for a couple years, they finally allowed John Maher to play the guitar that Jerry played in this clip. They aren't The Grateful Dead but they put on a great show, with 4 generations of fans gathered together. After this curse has been lifted I'm sure they'll be touring again.

[@mumbles215]

The curse isn’t going anywhere.

[@scottnipper7334]

Jemel, I saw an incredible transformation in you. I started watching your Reaction videos and loved how you reacted to classic rock songs you apparently had never heard, like Boston, Rare Earth, lots and lots of songs and bands. I thought at one point, I wonder if ever Reacts to a Grateful Dead song (I have a Grateful Dead tribute band). And then I saw Ripple. I was really taken by your reaction. Frankly, it wasn't the reaction I thought you'd have. And I was pleased. And then I saw that you had a Terrapin Station Reaction video and I thought, I've GOT to see his Reaction to that. And then I clicked on the video - BAM you're background was completely changed! Suddenly, you're in a room with Grateful Dead all over the place and wearing a Workingman's Dead t-shirt and Terrapin hat! You were completely transformed! You get the Dead. Most people do when they give them a chance. I'm blown away by your transformation. Welcome, brother, to the world of the Dead.

[@AZcatnip]

If Jer was still alive, Jamel would be a lobby dancer by now 😂 welcome my dear 🤗

[@oakeysmokey]

holy shit . this was my first Dead show as a high school sophmore great memories man

[@deechatterton5828]

Jerry's voice was in rough shape for this. It would be a good idea for you to listen to the studio version where not only is his voice in better shape but the song is played with an orchestra backing. This version is not the complete song. The part that follows contains the fastest riffs I have ever heard on record with the possible exception of Jimi Hendrix. It's is the moat grandiose track the Dead ever did and well worth a listen. And you nailed it. "Robert Hunter would get the people, the band would keep the people." I've been a Deadhead for 55 years and I've never heard it said better. Anyone with clarity of understanding is officially crowned a DEADHEAD for life. Thank you, Jamel. You honor us.

[@trevorbraden5448]

Yeah man I agree Jerry was a little off on that night......... but the road is rough...... when you play back to back shows not taking many breaks in between you are bound to have a couple bad nights........ but the party kept on rollin✌

[@darrellhiatt6500]

I was at this show- doubled with Dylan that year I belive

[@dixiechatty958]

I missed this tour. I was out of the country for most of it. Damn...

[@darrylbaker273]

You gotta listen to a show from start to finish. There are so many gems I can't even begin to pick one for you. There were so many time periods where their style changed. Terrapin was always a gem. I've gotten goosebumps many times listening to this song. This was a few years after I started listening to the Dead live. I was late to the game due to age, but...oh the good times I had. This is how I remember them and always will. I truly miss this ensemble, sittin' in the Phil zone with a good buzz and enjoying the entire vibe between crowd and band . Thanks AGAIN for listening to them and sharing. Happy New Year.

[@patrick-po2lx]

Jerry Garcia once said that only two songs of his just flowed in relative entirety from a moment of inspiration (and a set of hunter’s lyrics), and they were “terrapin station” and “wharf rat.”

[@lisaholl6825]

Yes Jamel...this is a long story. Glad you enjoyed. Newest member of our tribe. Yes !

[@TheGodfather4200]

Crickets and cicadas sing a rare and different tune

[@AlexWilliams-lt4eh]

My brother has a terrapin station tattoo. I'm glad you finally got around to listening to the song!

[@mikehutton3187]

These 3 songs are a great little Trilogy of Words by Hunter. Brent was on his game!! Great to see you enjoying, what so many have figured out. It’s hard to have a bad day, if you can come home to this music.

[@andrewptob]

'87 was a great year for the Dead. It's my favorite year for them from the 80s. Thanks for sharing your Dead journey with us, Jamal. I love how invested you've become with the band, taking care to read all the lyrics and getting the Dead swag etc etc. Stay well!

[@andrewptob]

Oh, and related to that, you should check out any of the performances from 7-24-87. Amazing show! Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step, Friend of the Devil, My Brother Esau, Bertha, Sugar Magnolia, and Dear Mr. Fantasy are all top-notch performances from that show.

[@aileenburke4667]

Bobby in his short shorts! Damn, I miss those days. So fun.

[@remyremy6808]

Dude, not sure how I've missed this for 3 months, but this song is a major gem for the Dead. It's sacred & revered. Lyrical/storytelling MASTERY. I mean the instrumental sections.... Well, you know. Welcome to the family, brother! Best video yet IMO.

[@Islander2112]

"The spiral light of Venus Rising first and shining best"

[@jordamos1]

yea but now I can't unhear it

[@kenp3615]

I haven't taken the time lately to tell you how much I appreciate. You are bringing such wonderful music to a younger crowd. I feel that asking you for a request would be redundant. You have already given me happiness with so many of your insights. Keep on keepin' on

[@nagesha1111]

'The way Jerry was looking, I don't know if he was thinking, "man those are some really short shorts"...haha

[@lizg6515]

We were all thinking that.

[@jonhultman2338]

If you followed the Dead in the late 80s, Bobby's short shorts were a familiar sight.

[@shanegrooms5307]

I love how you have became such a fan. You went from never hearing the dead to a true fan. Good for you brother. My favorite band of all time.

[@nickwade443]

lots of love to ya jamel.your reactions makes happy as hell there is always a new ear.

[@cassiesmith6812]

The music never stopped is my favorite Dead song.

[@messiahmoose]

Lots of places you could go from here. Lovelight... St Stephen->Eleven... Sugaree... Help On the Way/Slipknot/Franklin’s Tower... Wharf Rat. It’s endless! And then you hear the same song a different way and it starts again!

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

St. Stephen! St. Stephen! Oh, that's right down Jamel's alley.

[@dingbat1966able]

No two shows ever the same.

[@jessesnyder5426]

Jamal. You truly are a beautiful man. Watching you get it, after all these decades later, brings happiness and tears in my eyes .

[@alanpeterson4939]

Grateful Dead - Me and My Uncle

[@codywilliams8192]

Finally,i asked for his months ago. Glad you found it! Much love from sw new mexico.peace and love for eternity

[@lakai475]

You’d love Morning dew!! 5/8/77

[@doublea5589]

Yes please!

[@MrPooch1967]

Lots of great Dew's out there, but 5/8/77 @ Cornell stands out as the best IMHO.

[@kra147durham]

4/28/71--perfection

[@jeriolsen336]

I was there! And now this song makes me cry. The people I was in love with are all lost to me now. Jamel, your smile brightens my day!

[@JackCerro]

Word is... during a thunderstorm in San Francisco, Jerry was driving across one of those bridges and the music just struck him. He went straight home, During the same storm, Robert Hunter was inspired to write the lyrics. Something new is waiting to be born.

[@issiahgacina7766]

I’ve been a huge Dead Head since I was 12 went to my first show in 1992 quit school & never looked back.... your interpretation of the Band is pretty much what brought me to love them.... they have a way of making u relate the lyrics to what’s going on in your life well said like your videos

[@mrlocalcrew]

And then on a single day, each one separately found themselves with their grandest creation alive in their heads. Watching a lightning storm across the San Francisco bay, Hunter begins with an invocation of the Muse: Let my inspiration flow In token rhyme suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me Till my tale is told and done While the firelight's aglow Strange shadows from the flames will grow 'till things we've never seen Will seem familiar . . . Hunter calls to the creative goddess and she hears him, delivering him the words and even tapping his partner on the shoulder too! At that very moment Garcia was driving across the Richmond-San Rafael bridge and heard the melody. He turned around and went home to get it on tape. The next day they met up and handed the song to each other. “I showed him the words and he said, 'I've got the music.' They dovetailed perfectly and Terrapin edged into this dimension.”

[@darthvegan435]

As I heard Bobby say, they don't create the songs, the songs exist, they just find them and bring them into our world.. The music plays the band..

[@tfyqa27]

I just want to point out how exciting it is to watch you discover this music. You're right on the cusp of a life long unlimited devotion! I can't wait for you to experience your first live show!! The magick in the air is unlike anything you've ever felt. You'll be a celebrity in the dead lot by the time next tour comes around! Glad to see all the heads supporting you on your journey! Much love to you and yours 🖤

[@johnl7710]

Terrapin Station was always one of my favourite GD tracks. I still think the recorded version is better but hey this is good. Try Walkin In The Wind by Traffic early Steve Winward. Youre doing a great job of bringing all this good music to a new generation I grew up with this so its great to hear again.

[@wesleysabin4078]

WALKING IN THE WIND is one of my favorite TRAFFIC tunes too!

[@bobcorbin3294]

Dream Gerrard is also a good one from that album

[@willieluncheonette5843]

YES! Closed eyes is the best way to listen to ANY music.

[@aileenburke4667]

I highly recommend Reuben and Cherish by the Jerry Garcia band next.

[@scottbegonias313]

And.. Cats under the Stars 🔥

[@ashleymassett610]

This is one of those that in addition to a live version of single songs he should really listen to the whole album in a sitting and consume it as a singular artwork. Fantastic vinyl rip here for doing that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jperqZKEZbJonq8

[@scottnipper7334]

He could spend the rest of his career doing just Hunter/Garcia songs.

[@cynthiysparks6133]

Have you listened to Black Peter? Really deep...one of Jerry's best in my humble opinion.

[@cynthiysparks6133]

His job is to shed light not to master. 😜

[@jackstraw8145]

Needed a little terrapin in my life today! Thanks.

[@drhambone1598]

Such a great tune.. The deeper you get into the dead & Hunter's lyrics the more you begin to see a connection with mythology and religion. Just a personal observation I've made after 30 years of listening to the Dead

[@jeffshield6088]

Hello brother, thank you for the love you show the Grateful Dead Community. It’s known, felt and appreciated and I wanted you to know that. Happy Née Year❤️⚡️💙

[@hooper4581]

Going to a show was equivalent to going to church. Make no mistake dead and co is not GD. But Jamal must go to a show when this covid nonsense is over. Peace love and microdot ✌️

[@mikerider6519]

C all me crazy but musically, Dark Star Orchestra is much closer to a Grateful Dead experience IMO. dead and Co just play everything too slow for me

[@darthvegan435]

@@mikerider6519 JRAD is great too... Here around my neck of the woods we have a local band called Hyryder that we also think is pretty dayum good..

[@H33t3Speaks]

If I see this man at a show, or a fest(!!) it’s all on the house... 🙌🏻🤙🏻✊🏻

[@alexanderednie1205]

I haven’t kept my eyes open at a show in many years The music and lyrics are more vivid than anything you’ll see on a screen

[@Meyzen76]

"Stella Blue" 5/13/1977 "He's Gone" 1989 Foxboro

[@scottbegonias313]

Buffalo..89 .. entire show ⚡

[@johnsaporta4633]

Sir, you just ordered the Guinness Stout of Grateful Dead songs. I am loving watching you on your journey to Terrapin. "Music unites us" how true, brother.

[@ianobrien3248]

Such a great tune

[@micahleeleventhal4267]

Inspiration move me brightly! Thanks jamel for doing what you do..being you! Helping me through a tough era..

[@mrheem44]

our man could use some Dead/Hunter gospel. "Brokedown Palace with lyrics it is

[@garygill6841]

My all time favorite Grateful Dead song. Loved seeing them play this!

[@V8trickshot]

Not only was Jerry missing a finger he had a stroke a year before this and had to re-learn to play the guitar

[@lisarainbow9703]

That's when they cancelled the Ventura shows, he went into a diabetic coma from an infected tooth. We drove all the way from Illinois, and arrived to see the cancellation notice on the marquis. We ended up with a group of hippies in the woods in the nearest national forest, doing a huge prayer circle for Jerry.

[@one-eyedmanisking5828]

It was a Diabetic coma, not a stroke. But yeah, had to re-learn how to play.

[@jcramerjr]

Coma

[@V8trickshot]

@@jcramerjr shut up dork

[@ArienDH11]

@@V8trickshot grow up man

[@JettRink-b8k]

Thank you Jamal for presenting the very best version.

[@haroldjacobs3679]

hey Jamel, just for your info, to make a mental note and come back to later: My wife had heard Terrapin Station many times but one time, I played the song from the original album, Terrapin Station. Just letting you know the album version has an extra part that they don't play in concert at the end of the song, what is it an extra minute or two but it's there. Deadheads know what I'm talking about and it's really nothing spectacular but I just wanted you to know that the album version is the complete original recording. Of course in concert it's awesome.

[@neonpark1874]

I disagree. This is one Dead tune where the album version is superior (most of the time) to the live versions. They never (almost never?) do the entire song in concert. The part(s) that is/are left out are some of the best parts of the song. The sound quality of the original recording is spectacular (including excellent vocals). To put it more simply, it's just tight and jams. That said, I'm happy to hear it when at a show - but for Jamel, he neads to hear the original.

[@paullevine5294]

@@neonpark1874 Agreed 1000%

[@haroldjacobs3679]

@@neonpark1874 I agree with you. The album is great. I wasn't trying to say that one was better than the other. Only that the album contains that extra piece.

[@MrsDrGonzo1971]

Thank you so much for this, I close my eyes when I listen to the Grateful Dead too. And I don't know another band where fans can bring their babies to shows. Little ones have always been a part of a Grateful Dead audience. 🙂

[@Bonzo_B]

Awesome!!!! Check out the studio version, it is truly epic!!!!!

[@marksherrick]

It truly is. With the orchestral backing, and the sections that were never performed live until well after, etc.

[@dawnshetzer8869]

Same dude, we all close our eyes then have to remind ourselves to open them from time to time to see the band, the people, the colors, the love

[@rodciferri9626]

"Y'all must have been listening to Kool And The Gang!" Me too - but, only because I couldn't get to the Grateful Dead show!

[@scottbegonias313]

I seen Kool and the gang open up for Van Halen 🔥

[@peterfemia5962]

So glad to see you listen to this music and enjoy it