Train Wrecks!
What was the WORST Grateful Dead show (or song) you ever saw, and why?
Is it on YouTube or Archive? Would be great to check it out, see if it is as bad as your memory sez…
I think it is so subjective – but there are some obvious standouts! Let’s explore the train wrecks today!
Not meaning to be negative here… just everyone talks about these HORRIBLE shows. Let’s have fun with it, take a little trip down bad memory lane. It’s good to not take any of it too seriously. Let’s have a laugh or two! Share your stories please!
The worst moment I ever witnessed was Bobby’s Nokia meltdown (El Doso?) on 7.28.2010. Wow! Check out the video, there is no question he lost it there! Not hating on Bob, by any means, and I saw him kick ass two days later at Gathering of the Vibes. And as of late, the Bob is on fire! I do hope he can see this and laugh too. (Interestingly, it is the most viewed Furthur video on YouTube.)
Just to be fair – here is Bob solo a year later doing just fine with the song!
So what’s your favorite Train Wreck? Please share in the comments section!!!
at Stanford they were coming out of drums and space and headed into The Other One and Brent on his own trip just trumped and insisted on his song, i can’t remember which one-bobby and jerry were so upset they just put their guitars down and walked off stage –
broke down palace telluride 2nd day. uh ’87. jerry “uh that’s all fucked up, let’s try that again”
couldn’t find it on youtube but that’s my best recollection this of course after hitting the chorus and three different singers all singing different parts of the tune. i’d really love to hear or see it if anyone knows where
I am pretty sure that was at Red Rox…
Nope, you are right! I just listened to it – Telluride 8/16/87
dude, is it posted somewhere? i’d love to hear it.
Crazy Fingers, Hartford 4/3/88 hands down
Deer Creek ’95. GATE CRASHERS SUCK! They ruined a beautiful Desolation Row.
Seeing Bob steer the band into Easy Answers out of space at the Palace in 95. Jerry made it right with an Attics…….
My last show. The last night of Charlotte 1995 was the worst major concert I ever attended
Alabama getaway- boreal ridge Aug 87
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon on 1993-08-22, definitely not the worst, the best in some ways. Opened with Jack Straw. Bob kept having equipment issues and kept futzing with his panels, then the guitar, then the panels .. etc ..It got to the point of “Might as well been me” and he walks behind an amp as Jerry plays and smashes his guitar on the ground repeatedly ala Pete Townshend and stomps backstage. Jerry keeps so; doing the same 8 bar structure repeatedly turning it into a much bigger solo that would normally live there. I remember after about 6-7 mins of this Jerry glancing over his shoulder 5-6 times like, :is that guy coming back?”. They couldn’t really wind it because they still had to do “Jack Starw from Witchita cut his buddy down” etc… Finally Bob comes back with another guitar, plugs in, rapidly tunes and they finish the song.
But hey, 23 minute Jack straw if I remember correctly, longest version ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z88CXzxOib0 Wave To The Wind… nuff said. Not hatin Phil, but egad…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cArAXRO7oq0 a muffed attics beginning
Not a worst show but close. I fell asleep at a show! 4th Night of going to Felt Forum and I just was Dead ( sorry ) tired.
Not Sure What Year.. ( It all rolls into one… ) But Jerry started Brokedown singing the 2nd chorus, Brent laughed out loud, Jerry said, I think we’ll try this one more time.. I believe it was MSG, late 80’s, early 90’s???? Actually, I thought it was pretty funny… That was the period when Jer was having those cocaine memory lapses….