tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post2719404606254872440..comments2024-03-15T18:58:45.318-06:00Comments on Jerry Garcia's Middle Finger: Jerry Garcia Band ElectricFate Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-71544430137371600232011-12-14T19:15:35.120-07:002011-12-14T19:15:35.120-07:00I agree totally about the JGAB vs. JGJK. I was jus...I agree totally about the JGAB vs. JGJK. I was just wondering if this reflects a more rigid acoustic-electric distinction than had been common. My sense is that many ads from the '84 and even '86 Garcia/Kahn tours in John Scher territory just said "Jerry Garcia", while electric ads would usually say "Jerry Garcia Band". I guess the serious folks knew the difference, but it's not that obvious.<br /><br />Anyway, I think this is a pretty small deal in the big picture. It was probably, as I say and as you affirm, that folks found the acoustic sets less worthwhile and so it behooved the promoters to differentiate from that.<br /><br />But I do like the idea that Graham's acoustic-electric setup for late '87 may have found earliest expression here, just because it deviates a little bit from the usual narrative of JGAB as a spontaneous flash from Bill Graham on 3/18/87.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-3432619005936726042011-12-14T18:41:21.452-07:002011-12-14T18:41:21.452-07:00By this point, Garcia and Kahn were performing pre...By this point, Garcia and Kahn were performing pretty frequently as a duo, and I think the seasoned consumer (as opposed to someone who would go see Jerry no matter what) might have wised up to the somewhat spartan and abbreviated nature of the duo shows. The Beverly gig was not an anomaly, and it was common in the day for both early and late shows of an acoustic gig to fit on a single 90 M cassette with space for filler. Actually, the number of songs might not differ significantly from an electric vs. acoustic gig, nor even the amount of singing, but the song lengths were by nature almost always significantly shorter in the unplugged context. Despite that, it was hard not to feel cheated when a show ended after 30-40 minutes during that era. By almost any measure, the JGAB was a big musical step up from the 83-86 JG/JK duo shows.cryptdevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944617292210813801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-90790450907711590672011-12-13T07:19:13.833-07:002011-12-13T07:19:13.833-07:00Never mind. The bottom of the 5/24/86 poster indee...Never mind. The bottom of the 5/24/86 poster indeed says "Under the Direction of Bill Graham Presents".Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-41255716684622533362011-12-13T07:18:10.642-07:002011-12-13T07:18:10.642-07:00What are you talking about re 5/18/79?
Also, look...What are you talking about re 5/18/79?<br /><br />Also, looking at the Billboard table, I am doubting my own premise ... was this even a BGP show? Looks like it by the handbills and stuff, but the table says the SD show was put on by Fahn & Silva Presents.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-60177045641842529322011-12-12T19:19:30.768-07:002011-12-12T19:19:30.768-07:00I find this a pretty persuasive hypothesis. The mo...I find this a pretty persuasive hypothesis. The most interesting part is the failure to communicate about the double shows in 1985. Was there an opening act for those shows? I'm wondering what BGP might have assumed about the concerts beforehand, or whether Jerry just wasn't feeling it and played a short opener.<br /><br />I can recall some nightclub situations where Garcia was "misinformed" about the schedule (eg Reconstruction May 18 '79) but those were in a nightclub setting and were recoverable. In a seated theater, it would lead to serious problems.<br /><br />I agree that this billing is not at all casual.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com