Author Topic: Warren H. is great but come on The Dead? (Read 5526 times)

leith · « **on:** January 21, 2004, 03:06:35 am »

Anyone else annoyed that The Dead have decided to ax Rob and Joan and add a third guitar in Warren Haynes ?

Just when I thought these guys had gotten some sense into their collective head they pull this. Underuse a great JG vocalist in Rob and get rid of the best singer in the band in Joan ?

This band could not even play Wheel OR Truckin\' @ NYE. Now adding another rogue guitarist is gonna fix things?

I THINK NOT. This is the Dead not the ABB or PL&F. Sure Jimmy and Warren play well together but Bob will be lost in this mess (anyone remember Bob w/ Phish and that was just Trey) OMG LOL. I like PL&F but it always ends up reminding me of what ABB sounds like playing GD songs. I can not see how this will be any different. I will be interested in what comes of this since this seems to be the line-up for Summer tour.
Well I guess I don\'t have to save up for Summer Tour unless PB decides to rock the Nation!!!

tiedyetoga · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2004, 07:55:41 am »

Is this Offical now?

leith · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2004, 12:54:34 pm »

Well they have only "announced" a summer tour. Good sources in SF inform me that this is the expected Summer line-up unless something big happens to change it. Look for Dead/ABB tour for a few shows this is being discussed.

dogpatch · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2004, 01:15:36 pm »

I agree. I was upset at the rumour and was hoping it wasn\'t true then I heard the announcement. Hope for the best; remember the earlier incarnation of The Other Ones had three guitarists: Kimock, Karan, and Weir. But I think for the Dead, who\'s summer sound was beautifully clear, three guitarists will clutter it up greatly. Now, maybe the Warfield gig will sound so bad they will dump Warren for the summer tour. Poor Rob.

aJwvof · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:38:33 am »

they never used rob\'s voice or playing to its full potential having rotating keyboard players i thought was kinda dumb. they also never let rob sing. i bet he knows all the words and doesn\'t flub em like bobby did in hartford last summer. joan i can understand getting rid of. but rob is a bad move for more southern rock of warren. how many freaking bands does this guy have to play with?

also do you think this will be bad for Phil and Friends w. rob having some ill will towards phil?!

kindm's · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:57:40 am »

Just thinking about his after reading aj\'s post.

Do you suppose that Warren was added to help attendance ?

I might not be remembering correctly but weren\'t only a few of the Dead\'s East coast dates sellouts?

I remember hearing that they weren\'t selling out shows

leith · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2004, 12:17:42 pm »

This band could not sell out NYE in their backyard. From what I hear Rob was dissatisfied over his lack of contribution. This mainly came from Bobby as he likes singing JG\'s songs. Phil knows what he has in Rob so I do not think this will affect PL&F as a matter of fact Rob has said he\'s available for PL&F. I do not think this was done as an attendence thing. They just need a guitar player who will take charge. Warren is known for this Jimmy not so much, but the boyz are cognizant of the fan\'s desires for stability so Jimmy is staying.

Wolfman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2004, 01:47:04 pm »

They should all just retire and be happy. None of this Bob Dylan/George Forman shoulda-hung-it-up-long-ago stuff. They should make guest appearances with bands like PB and Umphrey\'s to help these bands get some hype.

realisthis · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2004, 07:05:09 pm »

I refuse to see the Dead with Warren...I though for once I can go see a band that actually sounds like the dead.

realisthis · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2004, 07:06:35 pm »

Back to the real rumor....Is the Dead touring with Yes this summer???

freddiewaht · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2004, 12:59:15 am »

nope.abb

leith · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2004, 02:06:52 am »

Yep that is the big one right there. I have heard they are planning @ least 10 dates Dead/ABB and is a big reason Warren is w/ The Dead right now.
Dead/YES would be quite hilarious though. There would not be enough psychedelics for such a show.

freddiewaht · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2004, 02:36:22 pm »

leith,i think you meant Dead/No

rustyD · « **Reply #13 on:** January 26, 2004, 11:11:31 am »

Goddam that is just too much guitar... three of them: WHAT?

Warren is getting to be a little much nowadays. He\'s everywhere. It\'s like ENOUGH already. The guy is amazing but too much is sometimes too much.

Talk about a scenester....

This makes me want to see NO dead at all, but that\'s no different than before.

origen · « **Reply #14 on:** January 26, 2004, 11:35:39 am »

I like Warren H., but the Dead needed a singer, not another guitarist. When I saw them in Atlanta, Mickey Hart RAPPED Fire on the Mountain, and suddenly I was really wishing Jerry was there - I would rather hear Jerry stumble through the lyrics of Fire on the Mountain, forgetting half the verses like he usually did, than hear Mickey rap the freaking lyrics. The Dead needs a male lead singer who can sound like Jerry, or they need to let Rob actually sing, like you guys were suggesting. And no, they did not sell out the Atlanta show. But I will still come out to see them this summer anyway. We may criticise them, but I know most of us are loyal Dead fans who will at least see them when they come to our home towns.

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Author Topic: Warren H. is great but come on The Dead? (Read 5526 times)

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