With a varied mixture of some of the best performing musicians in the live music universe, Phil has kept his musical journey fresh by constantly and consistently putting together bands featuring dynamic, exciting musicians and singers working together toward keeping the music of the Grateful Dead moving forward into the future. Phil began playing under the moniker Phil Lesh and Friends in 1998, after he’d returned to performing following the death of his friend and bandmate Jerry Garcia in 1995. Phil Lesh turned 75 on March 15th and "is entering his 15th year of playing with a rotating mix of Friends, both old and new. He also has his band which is known as "Phil Lesh & Friends". His two biggest projects are "The Dead" which is the surviving memebers of the Grateful Dead. Since the death of Jerry Garcia he has performed with numerous different artist, and worked on many projects. Phil began playing under the moniker Phil Lesh and Friends in 1998 Read Full Bio Phil Lesh was the bass player for the Grateful Dead. Stephen.Phil Lesh was the bass player for the Grateful Dead. I would say this is my second favorite song on the album, behind St. Seuss-ish in the way they sound and the “doodooodeladoos”. Its actually hilarious if you listen to the lyrics. It is about a kid who gets stuck in a permanent trip. It is interesting to listen a couple times, but its like too far out.Ĭosmic Charlie is the 8th and final song. It sounds like u r in a monastery and there is someone humming/singing while you are meditating. It is out there when it comes to psychedelic songs. When Jerry sings that feeling goes away and a feeling of psychedelic rock takes over. It is a very positive song and the organs in the background with a chorus give it like a churchy feel. It is a good song and the one 27 minute live version i found of it is my favorite. This song always gave me a feeling of like knights and old-timer fairs. This song is done in a tasteful way and doesn’t come away as a pro-drug (or even a drug) song. This song is about huffing ether and how a lot of people are doing it. The vocals in this song are actually quiet so you have to really pay attention to here them. It tells an interesting story and is actually very enjoyable if you want a relaxing chill song. It is pretty psychedelic with Jerry’s voice having the effect of sounding like its underwater. It’s actually pretty funny if you listen to it. It also says women only care about gold and Diamonds, not actually the man. It’s about how a man will do anything to have sex with a girl, in this story he robs a bank and gets sentenced to death. It talks about typical gender roles through a funny story. The next song is Dupree’s Diamonds Blues. But what would be the answer to the answer man?”. “Fortune comes a crawlin’, calliope woman, spinnin’ that curious sense of your own.Ĭan you answer? Yes I can. Stephen, reference to Stephen Gaskin, a hippie in the 60’s that started his own commune called “the farm” in Tennessee. The lyrics are very metaphorical, but tell a story of St. This creates a feeling of jumping into the music and is a great way to start the album off. It starts with a relaxing solo guitar playing, but then switches over to a much higher intensity with drums and vocals immediately mixed in. The way in which Grateful Dead is written on the front can also be read “We Ate the Acid”. This album has a hidden joke on the cover. It saw a reduction of the long psychedelic inspired winding lyrics of “Anthem of the Sun”, but retained a certain cosmic feel to many of the songs. The third Grateful Dead studio album is titles Auxomoxoa.
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