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To: JakeStraw who wrote (25230)	2/13/2001 4:19:55 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

right, there's practically no such thing as a sold out GA show AND the people who attend GA shows tend to be a little wilder and wilder people tend to drink more.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (25230)	2/13/2001 8:40:47 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Bassist and Friends jam their way through Grateful Dead's classics denverpost.com By Candace Horgan Special to The Denver Post Feb. 13 , 2001 - Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh brought his band, the Friends, and an all-star cast to the Fillmore Auditorium over the weekend for a great show of mostly Grateful Dead tunes. The lineup included former Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes, for mer Aquarium Rescue Unit guitarist Jimmy Herring, keyboardist Rob Barraco, and drummer John Molo. Haynes and Herring are both outstanding guitarists, and their playing added an extra bite to Friday's show, the first of two at the Colfax Avenue ballroom. The band started the first set with a long meandering jam, as if they were feeling each other out. The jam lacked direction, and went on too long before winding into the country-tinged "Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo." The band hit its stride in the second half of the song, as Herring and Haynes soloed and Lesh added some jazzy bass lines. "Smokestack Lighting" and "Shakedown Street" both highlighted the differences between Lesh's band and the Dead. Herring and Haynes are exceptional guitarists, and their playing has a crunchy, distorted edge that added to the Dead songs. "Smokestack" had Haynes singing the verses and alternating solos with Herring, while on "Shakedown" Barraco took the vocals. While Lesh is an excellent bassist, singing has never been his forte. He refused to sing with the Grateful Dead for 12 years, despite providing the vocals on recorded Dead classics like "Box of Rain." Though he is no Van Morrison, his vocals have improved tremendously. On a cover of Robbie Rob ertson's "Broken Arrow," Lesh, Haynes and Barraco harmonized beautifully, while the vocals on the first set closer "Cold Rain and Snow" excelled. Herring and Haynes soloed as the song wound to an crashing crescendo. Jazz great John Coltrane once said something to the effect of for every five minutes of jamming, you find one minute of something great. Lesh's second set proved this axiom true. The group came out and started with an uninteresting, free-form jam, Herring and Haynes alternating solos and Lesh providing the anchor. The jam finally wound into "Help on the Way." Herring, who used to play in the Jazz is Dead combo, put his experience from that session to good use, playing jazzy, distorted solos to great effect while Haynes was content to provide support. The band then explored the jazzy instrumental terrain of "Slipknot!'', in which they finally caught fire in a jam. Both Haynes and Herring took strong solos to start, experimenting with different themes. Though the jam got spacy, the band managed to keep the playing tight on this excellent rendition. The troika concluded with a blistering version of 'Franklin's Tower.' Herring's opening guitar solo rang out through the Fillmore, and when Lesh sang 'When you get confused, listen to the music play,' the crowd roared its approval. An extended version of Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away' alternated between the supercharged main riff and extended jazzy improvisations. This really didn't work; 'Not Fade Away' is a pure rock anthem, and the song lost its edge during the spacy jam. The jam finally wound into a reggae-ish cover of the Allmans' "Soulshine," which Haynes sang passionately. Herring, who used to play a Paul Reed Smith guitar, has switched to a Fender Stratocaster for the Friends' shows to differentiate himself from Haynes in the mix. On the closing solo of 'Soulshine', Haynes would play a line and Herring would echo it perfectly. Her ring's bright, punchy Stratocaster sound provided a nice contrast to the singing tone of Haynes' Gibson SG. Lesh and company closed the second set with 'Morning Dew,' a song that was always a showcase for Jerry Garcia when the Dead played it. Such is the song's aura amongst fans that when Lesh started, most in the audience fell silent and listened in appreciation. Though Lesh's rough voice is no match for Garcia's heartfelt singing, Lesh acquitted himself well on the vocals. Judging by this show, Lesh has become the torchbearer of the Grateful Dead legacy. Lesh's former bandmate, Bob Weir, is slated to bring his band Ratdog to the Paramount Theatre in mid-April; tickets are not yet on sale.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (25230)	2/13/2001 10:06:49 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

LES PAUL HONORED FOR INVENTIONS The Grammy people are honoring Les Paul for a lifetime of inventions. Were it not for guitarist-inventor Les Paul, two generations of rock artists likely would have been limited to small clubs with acoustic instruments. But Paul invented the solid-body electric guitar and over-dubbing, the eight-track recording technique, reverb effects and recording techniques we take for granted today. Paul and the technology firm DigiDesign are getting a technical Grammy. The honor celebrates Paul's achievements over the years and his continuing work with cutting-edge digital technology.