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Poster:	robthewordsmith	Date:	Jan 11, 2010 3:25pm
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best post-Jerry lineup???

Bill, I think Jackie Greene (and I've said this elsewhere hereabouts) is one of the finest interpreters of Grateful Dead songs around at the moment. The guy just OWNS New Speedway when he sings it. If you haven't before (and even if you have) take a look at Phil and Jackie playing Brokedown Palace together and tell me what you think. I think its beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4DHKgteJs

And here's Jackie doing New Speedway:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwSelzaH-8

(check Phil and Jackie teasing Bird Song halfway through)

To answer your other point - I don't honestly believe Phil is in search of some Holy Grail Garcia replacement, I think he's just really being revitalised and having a whole lot of fun playing with different people. Jimmy Herring is another fine Dead interpreter (you've listened to Jazz is dead?) but I think Warren Haynes, much though I like him, finds it hard to leave the Allmans out of the mix.

And that opening jam? Could just be a way of warming everybody up.

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Poster:	bluedevil	Date:	Jan 12, 2010 7:45pm
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best post-Jerry lineup??? JG (no, not that one)

http://jackiegreene.com/grateful_ep/index.html

Jackie's free download of his versions of Sugaree, New Speedway and Brokedown