Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at SweetWater 420 Festival Sunday 5/1/22

[@leonard_maz]

Set 1: 7:00 Intro Jam 11:11 Feel Like a Stranger 19:16 St. Stephen 30:27 Sitting on Top of the World 34:25 Cats Under the Stars 44:54 Cumberland Blues Big River Set 2: 1:22:50 Dancing in the Street 1:40:10 They Love Each Other 1:50:05 Reuben and Cherise 2:00:56 Throwing Stones 2:17:35 Terrapin Station

[@harlan_emil]

Here is a quote from Jon Shaw, the substitute bass payer: "I wanted to not try and play like Phil or Dave, two guys who are just absolutely incredible and very different. It didn’t make sense for me to try and replicate either of those things because I don’t think that would have worked out well and it’s not necessarily what people wanted to hear. I think I probably split the difference in terms of Dave and Phil’s style, so it was maybe pulling a bit from each, at least in terms of playing Grateful Dead stuff."

[@billandresen2338]

He sounds great

[@patrickhite3026]

He did a great job but Dave is the bass player in this band..LOL

[@brandundunitall]

This was my first JRAD experience. I’ll never forget the feeling. We’re in-front of the guy with a inflatable carrot, to the right and in between the sound tent and stage(he shows up eventually he’s not there at first) THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE

[@notoriousrjg]

Dude at 39:28 is being guided through the cosmos with a blanket as his raft and JRAD as his guide.

[@slave2thetrafficlitefornow76]

you guys never cease to amaze me...even your warm-up intro jam energy can be felt but I'm biased due to my love of a Stranger opener. haha Thanks for sharing this and kudos on the audio & video quality being top notch.

[@davis4218]

Much love JRAD. More than unbelievable musicianship (which y'all clearly have) y'all do a fantastic job of making the tunes wiggle

[@jalekianpriest6854]

Somehow, they keep getting better. God bless em.

[@samiam7342]

You just can't beat a good Cumberland Blues!!!!!!!!🌹🌹🌹

[@ronschaffer5959]

I never thought I'd see the day when Dead cover bands were more interesting and jammed harder than the original members. But alas, so it is.

[@milracing73]

The audio on this is outstanding.

[@djtoolhead]

The best Dead act period. So gooooood!

[@shanedavis9718]

Yes!!!

[@Throplife]

That’s long time obvi

[@D3adHead]

Their good...but u can't forget about dark star orchestra...but to each their own

[@djtoolhead]

@@D3adHead never seen em in person, but yeah they're good. They seem to go the more "sound as much like the original as possible" route and they are damn good at that, but I like the spirit of freshness and experimentation JRAD brings to it. This was my first JRAD show, and I was up front in a 'hypersensitive state' as Hunter would call it, so... left quite an impression. :D

[@D3adHead]

@@djtoolhead haven't seen jrad in person yet but I'll will be very soon

[@Gerry_Jarcia]

Here bc I left set 2 for Snarky Puppy. If Dave had been playing I probably wouldn't have but to each their own right? I just love Michael very much.

[@willmonckton6957]

Second time seeing Jrad and can’t wait for the third, hell of a show

[@johnstallings4049]

Fantastic! Happy 420 2023! Thanks ❄ 🌎❄

[@joedeambrose4115]

Jon played great!!

[@YimmyYames513]

Member the duo we’ve come along way Joe is da man

[@floepiejane]

And G.R.A.B.

[@ofoghladha2110]

the duo at the late nite jams

[@tabathastaples7884]

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!

[@ryanblackmon7051]

One of the better sets I've ever seen. Sound was perfection all the way through.

[@tridentextra]

it was definitely a highlight of the weekend for me - though i did not have the same experience with the sound quality. could barely hear Tom. I was 10 ft from the sound booth.

[@cosmiccharly1]

JRAD has the true Dead Vibe....great job Joe you just keep Truckin'

[@crawfordcockers]

throwing stones was beyond ridiculous..in a great way

[@Kupe241]

OMG I was there and it was transcendent! Listening over and again to 2:09:35 through 2:16:25. Wow!!!!!!

[@daniw5186]

It was INCREDIBLE! It’s my favorite song they do and they DID NOT disappoint. As usual. These guys are just so damn good

[@eray9934]

Who's singing in the very high pitch on Dancin in the Street? It sounds like Donna. Is it some kind of sample they're playing or is someone singing that high?

[@foundatlanta]

That's joe lol

[@patrickhite3026]

Good bass player but i want my dude & his Gibson EBO back...Where is he? & get him back or i quit..

[@chrisdher]

Jerry looks like he has been hitting the treadmill

[@homecookinmusicAZ]

Sweet !

[@nidog]

Sittin on Top of World 30:28. Love it

[@brianselavka9662]

literally what i came back to listen to thank you 💜

[@TheEdu0920]

Fluff on the kit?

[@billywe331a]

Metzger Rules!

[@michaelkaufman1622]

wow

[@p9paul9p]

Rippin’ it

[@mikearringtonbf52]

Bussel in a Hedgerow playing dead

[@Throplife]

Dave d? :(

[@martypeterson6747]

On tour with Ween, I'm guessing. He's always said that Ween takes precedent.

[@Throplife]

@@martypeterson6747 ok good to know. TY. 🙏🏼. He’s the groove.

[@martypeterson6747]

@@Throplife agreed!

[@franklee6301]

Joe's not bad but I agree, Dave's got the bounce and I love his tone as well.

[@skylarmany2648]

Jon Shaw is no slouch, he is a good friend of Scott's who plays in other bands with him and Joe.

[@sibsibs83]

As impressive as this manifestation of dead idolatry is, it begs the question as to how long they will stand upon the shoulders of giants until they are embarrassed into offering something wholly original?

[@foundatlanta]

All of these members have multiple fantastic projects of their own and have for decades haha.

[@bumblebootwiddletoes5185]

That's not the point bro. And I agree with the dude above. The point is to give Dead fans a chance to experience the songbook live again - in JRAD's style (which is fucking amazing). They easily beat all the other bands doing the same thing. Honorable mention to Grateful Shred because they sometimes have extremely psychedelic, proggy versions of the songs. You won't hear that from them much, which is sad. I think they should do it several times a show.

[@BarnacleButtock]

no guitar, all piano mix