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Befuddled December 17, 2012, 17:59:49

Uhhhhhmmm….A massive compilation of just the pre-song tunings? Is that what this is? Or am I missing something? I love the Dead. Really. I do. And I’m all about 1977, let alone any new re-release project. But can someone, anyone tell me why anyone would WANT this, let alone DO this? Holy cow this seems like a colossal waste of time. What’s next, a compilation of Phil’s “Donor Raps” over the years?

MarZaPhiGar December 17, 2012, 18:30:18

Personally I found the tunings on Spring Tour’81 to be marginally superior.

ditto December 17, 2012, 18:30:33

yeah, not sure about this. I’m either too baked or not enough, because this is absurd

Befuddled December 17, 2012, 18:40:53

It’s gotta be a joke. Gotta be. And shame on me, I like to think I have a sense of humor, but I guess it missed me on this one…I thought this was real!

geoffrey December 17, 2012, 18:48:27

hah! readicculous! whats next? a compilation of all spaces

aaron bell December 17, 2012, 20:04:58

@geoffrey – wasn’t infrared roses an album of dark star ‘space’ jams mixed together for 2 cds? i know i have it somewhere, but haven’t listened in close to 15 years.

Dead head Fred December 17, 2012, 20:17:19

What’s next? An album of Jerry’s cheeseburger farts! Hahahahha

Ultimatelywhogivesafuck December 17, 2012, 21:23:04

2 Cds of Bobby goin “we“ll be right back” would be so good

IZ December 17, 2012, 22:55:44

Donor Rap Mixtape would be EPIC. Or a loop of all Donna “Playin’ in the Band” yelps.

cliff December 18, 2012, 08:41:41

How bout a mix of all of 77’s “Take a Step Back” rants?

Blooby December 18, 2012, 08:51:53

All your comments have put me in a good mood. I hope they keep coming. This comment by MarZaPhiGar cracked me up the most: “Personally I found the tunings on Spring Tour’81 to be marginally superior.”

Marz December 18, 2012, 08:54:52

Why stop there? Take it out to the lot- a double CD of ‘cash for your extra’ and ‘who’s got my yay work?’

Ryan December 18, 2012, 09:52:47

I must be over the top. I have always said I love the band so much I could sit and just listen to them tune up. I like it as background. Ha

C Hopper December 18, 2012, 09:54:41

IZ gets the nod for hilarity. A compilation of donna’s “ whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah. Hah hah. Yelps.

Chucky cheese string December 18, 2012, 10:05:56

Unemployment in America makes people do some crazy things!!! I mean…I have to assume he is unemployed. No one would ever do this in their “free time” from their 9-5 job.

Spree December 18, 2012, 11:00:23

Wait, I swear I heard a tuning tease is there. When was the last time they played tuning?

tour rat December 18, 2012, 11:48:35

I’m waiting for the follow up, “Setbreak ’77” a recording of all the setbreaks in 1977 strung end to end. A 6- CD box set

jazzfester December 18, 2012, 12:08:47

Tunin’...tunin’ in the band. I tried listening. It gets really good around the 87:50 mark in the first compilation.

Befuddled December 18, 2012, 14:48:33

Ahahaha! These comments get better and better…“Is that a tuning tease?” and the set-break compilation idea, both made me laugh out loud. Great stuff gang!

JP76 December 18, 2012, 15:13:43

I actually think Dark Star’s ’77 tunings are better than the originals…

Daver December 18, 2012, 16:22:52

“Ha” all the Ha’s Bobby ever sung from 77-95

Gime December 18, 2012, 16:27:13

I didn’t realize they ever tuned up.

DaveyBoy December 18, 2012, 16:27:43

How about a comiplation of Weir at set break :
‘We’re going to take a short break, and you can too”...

aaron bell December 18, 2012, 19:34:17

if we’re lucky, maybe they’ll release all of the jokes that were told on stage. ‘i say phil, my dog has no nose …’

js December 18, 2012, 21:44:05

“I’d like to take this opportunity to hip y’all to George Washintgon’s false teeth” or any other bobby, set to a remix

JBH December 19, 2012, 15:37:18

If you play all the tunings together at 10 times speed you will find a message. This message details more if you lower the tunings an octave. This is the project of all projects.

Bekemp December 19, 2012, 18:48:08

It ends with someone saying “I’m very small” or “I buried Paul.” I can’t tell which. Hmmmmm.

Missemeveryday December 19, 2012, 18:57:07

Donna Jean’s wo-o-wos yeah-e-yeahs looped w Weir’s “just repeast the last three words” raps. Nonstop for 90 minutes. What a treat!

Ron December 20, 2012, 04:28:37

For whoever did this, kudos on the effort.
It’s a pretty interesting study and surely was a whole lot of work to complete.
Cheers! I feel like this is academic in nature.
Like something I’d study in a statistic or specific bio class.
Very cool.

dk70 December 20, 2012, 14:59:20

You can actually tell the difference between the Schallers and Grovers.

dk70 December 22, 2012, 14:37:33

How about a mix of Mickey Hart isolated drums? You could have a contest to guess which song he is actually playing. “Floor tom on 2 and 4 for 10 minutes must be …..“Hell in a Bucket”. Pointless cowbell triplets for 8 minutes = Scarlet Begonias