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A Friend of a Friend ReviewReasons this is a 5 star album---tracks 1, 4 and 9; great vocal harmonies (to be expected from Gillian and David); David's guitar playing (of course); and the overall Rawlings-style production that makes the music sound so effortless.
One thing that leaves me slightly disappointed is the limited new material (tracks 2 and 3 have been released on other albums and tracks 4 and 8 are covers). I've been told that one could also argue that track 5 is a semi-cover since the melody was taken from an old blues song, but since I was not familiar with that song, it was new to me. So out of 9 songs only 5 of them were "new". To be fair though, the Oberst/Young cover is so fantastic, it kind of has a life all its own. It's just been so long since their last album, I really wanted MORE.
The main thing that I am not crazy about is the heavy-handed Old Crow Medicine Show bleed into the Gillian and David sound. I know this is simply a matter of taste--I like OCMS and own a couple of their albums--but I would prefer that their influence be more subtle. Tracks 6-8 could easily appear on an Old Crow album with guest vocalists David and Gillian. I'm not a purist who despises the idea of them straying from their usual two guitar/two vocals routine. I just don't love the idea of Gillian and David sounding like guests on their own album.
But if you're a fan, you're going to buy this album and you're going to like it. It's nice to see David Rawlings get the accolades he deserves and I'm excited to add this to my collection.
A Friend of a Friend OverviewHighly anticipated 2009 debut album from Gillian Welch's secret weapon: Dave Rawlings. A Friend Of A Friend includes appearances from Ketch Secor, Willie Watson, Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig, Benmont Tench, Nathaniel Walcott, Karl Himmel and, of course, Gillian Welch.

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Europe 72 Review

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Europe 72 ReviewThere are three seminal, essential live Grateful Dead albums, each a bit different, but each containing all the elements orf improvisation, multiple musical styles, and ensemble tightness that made the Dead so unique. These are Live Dead, Grateful Dead (Skull and Roses) and Europe 72. It is impossible to pick one over the other as *the best* of the officially released live Dead albums, and if I had to, I could live with no Dead albums other than these three, but I could not give up any one of them.

Europe 72 contains both some of the tightest compact versions of several Dead tunes, as well as some of the most ethereal extended jams. For those interested in the magic of what used to happen when everything just jelled exactly right, listen to Weir's unique idiosyncratic rhythm-lead solo between China Cat and I know you rider (yup - That's Bobby playing the lead). There are lots of examples of this jam on other live Dead recordings, but nowhere does the playing of all band members synergize in the segue as well as on this cut. Trucking-Prologue-Epilogue Morning Dew is basically one long piece of music. Epilogue gets really nice and jazzy and stretches things out like only the Dead could. Prologue merges into a Morning Dew that has a Bobby-Keith rhythm guitar/piano section that is so tight that even after listening to it for more than 30 years there are still parts where I can't tell if I am hearing Bobby or Keith. Jerry's vocals and lead are are stronger and more emotional on this than on any other Morning Dew available anywere. Europe 72 also features a wider range of styles from Jerry and the boys than either Live Dead or Skull and Roses, ranging from very countrified on Cumberland Blues to rock on One More Saturday Night to good old trademark Greatful Dead style everything but the kitchen sink on the long jams.
This is a great album. The new tracks are a nice feature, but not one of them is as strong as any of the originals (But Jerry's pedal steel on Looks' Like Rain is a nice touch). Still, this is one (of 3) Dead albums that is an absolute must for DeadHeads of all ages.Europe 72 OverviewBonus tracks: The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion); Looks Like Rain ; two versions of Good Lovin' ; two versions of Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) , and Who Do You Love .

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Nate LaPointe: Learn to Play the Songs of Bob Dylan Review

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Nate LaPointe: Learn to Play the Songs of Bob Dylan ReviewThis DVD has a good selection of Dylan's different guitar styles, and the instructor does a good job of breaking them down and walking you through them step by step. My only complaint is that he goes a little too fast sometimes, and there is no guitar tab displayed on the screen, which a lot of other guitar instruction DVDs have.Nate LaPointe: Learn to Play the Songs of Bob Dylan Overview

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Legendary Licks Guitar: Grateful Dead, Classic Songs - Featuring Nate LaPointe Review

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Legendary Licks Guitar: Grateful Dead, Classic Songs - Featuring Nate LaPointe ReviewNate LaPointe is a great player and instructor. He has an easy going style and clearly walks you though each step on how to play these songs.
One of the best things about the Grateful Dead is the dual structures to the songs they play. Nate shows exactly how Jerry played his portions as well as Bobby's side. He also has a background track so you can clearly hear how the two segments blend together,
Bottom line is that if you like the Dead and want to know how to play each song correctly, then this DVD is an excellent resource. Hopefully you will have a good friend who is also willing to sit through each song so that you have someone to play with!Legendary Licks Guitar: Grateful Dead, Classic Songs - Featuring Nate LaPointe Overview

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Grateful Dead: A Step-by-step Breakdown of Grateful Dead's Guitar Styles and Techniques (2004) Review

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Grateful Dead: A Step-by-step Breakdown of Grateful Dead's Guitar Styles and Techniques (2004) ReviewNot sure how the other reviewers were mislead but this was very clearly a guitar tutorial DVD taught by a great teacher. In just one day, i was playing Uncle John's Band and Casey Jones exactly how the Dead play them. Both Jerry and Bob guitar parts are broken down and clearly explained in both close-ups on the fretboard as well as a picture-in-picture of the right hand strumming. i wish all video tutorials were this good.Grateful Dead: A Step-by-step Breakdown of Grateful Dead's Guitar Styles and Techniques (2004) Overview

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