The Grateful Dead-Shoreline Amphitheatre-Scarlett Begonias

[1704bayourob]

By all means Brent nailed it. So long as you,Look at it right. Those two feed off all night..

[skatezero1260]

my god bobby looks glorious hahaha

[TheFTC21]

I know someone else already aluded to this earlier, but I laugh every time I watch this and see Brent give Jerry that look of "how'd you like that?" at around 2:43.

[stonybfl]

My favorite place to see any show. Bless Bill Graham.rip.

[lostsailor8782]

I went to over 500 Dead shows and felt like I wanted my money back every time they had a horn sit in, I absolutely hate the hors, doesn't matter who is playing it. Some swinging horns in the rhythm section is one thing but one lone horn making a bunch of noise ruins it for me every time

[DizzyD9960]

RIP Clarence.....



[legion2k]

sigh.. I was there.. great times.. maybe the greatest times..

[coyote023]

This was one of the last great shows in grateful dead land i am not sure what was up on this night but the band was in fine spirits.Did you notice how jerry changed up the line in scarlet? As it turned out anytime that clarence sat in the music got looser whether it was garcia"s band or the dead. I thought it would have been cool to have a horn section in the band from the beginning, well a little to late for that now.

[russrnb]

With the big man, Clarence Clemons on the sax... sweet

[gradlegirl]

I was at this show!!! Such a great time!!! Shoreline was so much fun, especially on the lawn!! Thank you for such an awesome video and sound! Bobby had great legs!

[gradlegirl]

I was at this show!!! Such a great time!!! Shoreline was so much fun, especially on the lawn!! Thank you for such an awesome video and sound!

[MicMacGrass1]

How could there EVER be ANY 'dislikes', other than haters. And they Do Not Count anyhow - in any aspect of Life! Thanx for the post. I was at this show! One of the hundreds! hahahaha I am sharing a "whole show" on FB tonight! Again, thanx...

[ryanb113n]

This is from a video right?

I vaguely remember my dad playing this years ago.

[TheLaren55]

i agree with andy...I was at this show and had a great time!

[jeanhartely]

Oh Hell, what could someone dislike about this?

[andy23822]

@CaptainFantastik1  You are so right my friend............

[Delta5D]

Just saw a Dead tribute band last night. Although it wasn't the original group, the vibe and community that these shows gather is so great. I enjoyed the crowd and the people that attended just as much as the actual show. Peace & Love my friends.

[rahoyle]

Took my Mom and Dad to the show, Mom really dug it, she was so cool.....great memories---Peace and Love

[sarid5]

where's FIRE?

[jananbanana77]

i wuz there!!! YEAH BABY!!!

[deaddan112]

Love the connection between brent and jerry....just awesome

[RobcWheeler]

I am smiling now. Great tune

[thoth622]

Jerry and Brent!! I always love to watch their interactions.

[andy23822]

It's a good thing there are 0 dislikes. I would have to come to your house and banish you from this planet. :)

[CaptainFantastik1]

@andy23822 There should never be any dislikes on any Dead clip. Even on the band's off nights the world was a better place for it.

[magicmania011]

@andy23822 look at the dislikes now

[fensterchunster]

@andy23822 WOW ! UR my HERO, BRA !

[blang56]

jerry <3 love this badn adn this song, and everythign about them!

[thyblizz]

Jerry's on fire....Phil's bass sucks.....I can't stand those types of basses..he's still a bad ass..but, damn, that bass sucks.

[cbarrett34]

@thyblizz why does it suck? it's a 6 string, they are great

[thyblizz]

@cbarrett34 Just a personal preference...I can't stand "no-head" basses/guitars....just seems like half an instrument..maybe bc it just reminds me of the 80's..heh.

[cbarrett34]

@thyblizz they are great, and expensive, custom made

[WeCameAsTransformers]

thanks classic always puts me in a better mood

[muggepin]

good old Jerry nice to see him

[crawlinjohn]

By this time they had been playing this tune for over 15 years, yet it sounds as fresh and joyous as if it were brand new.

[zoraroyal]

One of my favorite quotes from "Uncle" Jerry was...it was a "60 Minutes" interview & all that encompassed The "Dead" @ near (if not the Soltice show) the tour of, I recall Ed Bradley asking Jerry moments pre-show time, "what is it about "The Grateful Dead" that attributes such a following & family-unit as it seems?" Jerry responds simply, "We see our fan base like black licorice, either you hate us or love us."

[jmccullough]

Once in a while you get shown the light

In the strangest of places if you look at it right.

[EvacuateTrailer]

reggae begonias! great beat from the boys in the back! thx,great show...great DSBDs out there too

[ledzep30490]

mydland is such a weirdo at 2:42-2:50....he always does that weird death stare...gotta love him though...jerry sure seems to get a kick out of it

3:28-3:33 again hahaha

[Lisica2008]

@ledzep30490 I know . . . it's creepy. Something else that's creepy is Mickey Hart at 4:22-4:27 on China Cat/I Know You Rider (70) posted by Beograund.

[qquark99]

i have a dumb question: why are two drummers needed? yes, i know its a dumb question but although I love the music I have very poor musicality so i am trying to learn. thanks!

[casualtySR]

@qquark99 power.. when the grateful dead were on fire it was like they were the engine driving some kinda stadium/arena spaceship.

[mdalterio23]

@casualtySR Yes, crazy I KNOW, but I often thought that the collective mind at those moments WOULD lift us all off this planet to a more civilized star system. How else to travel those long light years between stars?

[jkc67]

Phil is just owning this Scarlet... particularly the transition... he is just jamming... some of the best jams are when Phil leads and everyone else follows... Jerry used to say that he can have an off night and they can still sound good... but Phil has to be on for them to sound good... this is the proof.

[DemanProductions]

rip brent!

[jackstrawfrmwchta]

This is proof. You can show up for your job and do a good job. I have been saying for years. There is no problem with having a anal sex with the sex dummy platic rubber dickers. Sex on brain yes.

[MrSharkey11]

@jackstrawfrmwchta , Gotta say, you have such a elogant way of expressing yourself ! Are you deranged,or just fucked up in general? Or, maybe a little of each?

[deadhead507461]

Jerry why did you have to leave us. You died when I was 5. I am so thankful that my dad took me when I was 3 and I was in the child care center.. I might not remember it but I WAS near you.. RIP Jerry

[codygx123]

OMG 2:41 look at his face



[NeilFraudstrong]

One thing I have always loved about the Grateful Dead is how the sound comes from everywhere. It seems almost like every member is barely playing their instrument, yet the sound is so fluid and large.

[SaintDrizzly]

another peak year for the grateful dead. Jerry plays like a waterfall dancing down smooth stones and sparkling in the sunshine :)

[troncor68]

I was there.........beautiful

[FishLocal]

When Jerry smiles the sun shines again

[boylala100]

Grateful Dead. Scarlett Begonias. Garcias venlige guitar. Improvisatioens mestre.

Eneste rockband, der blev anmeldt i Downbeat Magazine. Altid med pile op.

[boylala100]

Grateful Dead. Scarlet Begonias. Garcias venlige guitar. Improvisatioens mestre.

Eneste rockband, der blev anmeldt i Downbeat Magazine. Altid med pile op.

[quartzimaging]

Who wears short shorts? Bobby wears short shorts ;)

[Cabinator]

I wish Brent and Jerry could be more connected -

[jeanhartely]

Boy, do I love it when Jerry's On. He's definitely On here. I giggle when I see him having fun while he's playing so well. When Jerry was On, no one could touch him-- one of the best, if not the best, rock guitarists of all time. There was no one like him. And I sure can't forget that this entire band is made by fantastic musicians. There will never be another band like the Grateful Dead. Even my friends who CAN'T STAND the Dead admit that. They were absolute originals. Thank you Jerry!

[Pitner]

one of the great serendipitous dead intros of all time. billy wanted to check all his toms, but jer heard it as a great little filll to start scarlet. love it. love these guys more than live itself.

[Crypsis1]

They made me so happy.

[gpilotgary1]

i am grateful I got to live this as a part of my life....it gives me chills....still

[jonathan13holland]

Great video, thanks for posting this. Jerry looks like he's having so much fun

[damonaugustus]

JG your memory will not fade away - we knew without asking you were into the blues. Play on brother.

[sparkomatic]

Jerry declined horribly between 89 and 95. It's amazing. He has so much energy left here. But by 95 he was an empty shell. He kept asking for a hiatus, but the rest of the band wouldn't do it. I can't believe they would perform with him in 95. He was so not capable at that point. Some rest woulda done him good. His best years came after hiatuses.

[silverhazey67]

at the beggining of this video you can jerry just smilling this is my favorite song by the dead and i can say i first heard the cover sublime did and went to find the original and ive been listening to it ever since

[rm267295]

I saw the Dead once, in '95, and it changed my life forever. I'm definitely a die-hard Phish fan, mostly since Jerry died so soon after I got into the scene, but I LOVE going back and listening to Dead shows from time to time. And god bless youtube for giving us the chance to see the band in action from the various phases of their long career.

Got to love the ponytail bobby was sporting during this era!!

[qquark99]

at 2:43 there is an exchange of glances between brent and jerry after brent does the falsetto part. something like brent saying 'ha i *told* you i could do it" !! jerry seems to smile acknowledgement. maybe before the show jerry was wondering whether brent could sing that high?!!

[Cabinator]

I have shared this before - it is imminently worth sharing again!!

[Pitner]

BRENT is on fire here! And what fine harmonies he provides to Jerry's soulful moan! Solstice is the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

[bacculus]

...Smokinest middle solo ever....I remember listening to this live (simulcast) that day and thinking the boys are in peak form here! 21 years later, still one of the hottest shows in my collection!

[ShuguProductions]

I swear to God, this band is the best part of my life. Brent singing Donna's part......YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tastyfish12]

I remember watching this @Derek's mom's house with beer bongs

[emptynet1]

:-)

[fofo69]

its the triangle approach or was it with a liquid bumper car effect with us all building up to a note struck by all at the same time that becomes a rock thrown into water with its rings thats color thats dragon chaseing his tail seeing wow one gets things done than my mind was pulled east the first place i felt family the first place i died and was reborn  lifeaum

[mikeyv1969]

good times!!!!

[junkyfungus]

Seen many Grateful Dead shows and met Jerry once in Oakland. Dennis McNally hooked me up for a magazine article I was writing. Had a huge mushroom cap that I gave Jerry and thanked him for his influence on my life. While that Oakland show might have been the crowning moment of an incredible experience as a fan, there was just nothing that compared to being at a shoreline show. Something about it that cascaded deep into ones soul. Jerry is sorely missed, but the music never stops...

[muggepin]

@junkyfungus shame im too young to have seen them, from the clip i can really feel the energy flowing from the stage...whats with him on the keyboard, always looking at Garcia in some strange way..anyway great song from a great band.

[NIGHEVE66]

I miss Brent just as much he and Jerry were thick as theives

[yenrab921]

"From the other direction, I was calling your eye" Sing it Jerry!

[c1h2e3s4t5e6r]

Brett is whacked out! Love that into it energy dude!

[GratefulJerrybear]

I'm so 'grateful' to have been at this concert. Jerry's smile will forever live in my heart. love & miss you Jerry!

[gramdamage]

There are many good versions with donna singing, but I think that brent does a much better job. I love Brent! Excellent version

[qquark99]

who is the bearded keyboard player?

[trestin]

Brent Mydland

[bobweir79]

Love Bobby's short shorts ! All he is missing is his Madonna t-shirt !!!

[MysticMoonGoddess67]

"there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves...with scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues"

the peaceful warrior walks with rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes.

[B34N]

LOL at the Jerry flub:

"From the other direction,

I was calling your eye"

[MrRGanja]

By the way he lifts his eyebrows and annunciates the line so clearly, it's pretty clear it's no flub but intentional. In fact he often changed up this line for a certain effect. Dig it!

[1ststeven]

Flub, I do doubt it. Jerry was and is musically on time - period. If you're into analyzing and trying to point out the 'flubs' you've already missed the bus! There is still time. I caught the bus at a Virginia Tech show on April 14, 1978 and the ride continues. There ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves, Scarlett Begonias and a touch of the Blues. Beyond description. . .

[dosed1dosed1000]

jerry and brent in key see the smiles and head shakes i only get to see those 2 in vids i started the long strange trip inthe summer of1990

[Issicra]

Me too...  I guess we were late to the party, but we had fun, eh?

[dosed1dosed1000]

awesome flat out grate jerry was really feeling this night

[mightylittle729]

The view from behind Jerry at 4:53 PRICELESS.......happiness

[fstdrvnjason]

this and that Hershey PA, 6-28-85, are two of the sickest shows I've heard in a min., buts it's not like they're all special in there own way!

[bobcock09]

what a f*cking awsome night that was. the music was alive, the sid was good, and the herb was intoxicating.

[RCbohemian]

Dude! Totally OFF THE HOOK!! I'm spinnin all over the house with tears in my eyes! I miss Jerry!

[coyote023]

This show was absolutely one of the last of the ''great nights''.those cat's dug deep and man did it pay off.clarence clemons played with them this night,i am pretty sure,and does it bring back some nice memories.because shortly after this was the 90's and we all know the music went down hill real,real,real fast.brent checked out on us and that was the day the music in deadville died.sorry but it is true.

[wildbnch69]

@coyote023

WORD'S WELL SPOKEN

[xXxGODSMACKxXx]

Touch of Grey is one of my favorite Greatful Dead songs but unfortunately it was never played well live.

[raremountainbear]

Thanks for posting this. It's nice to revisit some memories from my past. I think Jerry is one of the most talented, unique, and underrated guitarists of all time.

[raremountainbear]

I might add that I was at this show.

[raremountainbear]

Brent Mydland was horsed out here.

[drunkzx]

he loooks down in beginin but i love papa bear

[drunkzx]

he looks down in beginin but love papa bear

[drunkzx]

he did look down in beginin watch papa bears eyes

[almostgone33]

HEART-OF-GOLD-BAND

[smiths5000]

at 3:21 jerry starts is lead solo that covers several frets, bends, and lines in multiple scales. what's most incredible is that he does not look once, not even for a second at his guitar. he is playing with bobby and brent. difficult if not impossible unless you are in another world....or from one! Jerry played with Athena and the Gods as his companions!

[drunkzx]

he looks down at beginin

[smiths5000]

ok so he takes a peek but either way it's from the soul and he's not thinkin each move out. papa's playin from the heart!

strangers stopiing strangers.....

[Alfrunk]

Yes...you made you nonsensical comment 10 times. That's nice...now, go kill yourself. Thanks.

[thedollarshowcritics]

I have to come back every week and watch it again and again, its that fuckin good!

[mario4prez]

awesome energetic jerry, 89 and 90 were good years for him

[wagross7]

whats with the faggy shorts bobby wears during this period???

[99jadies1]

What are yo talking about??? Bobby's shorts are hot. You must just be jealous. Sorry.

[wartman5]

Don't know how you guys ever got your hands on this stuff ---but because of good people like you who post we will always have Jerry with us

[Byrontheone]

You have no idea how much we loved one another unconditionally. I want to come to Oregon for Thanksgiving, I am dying here and they want to throw me out of myown house. I mean this. This is not a joke. Nancy is all done. Laurence is n Paris, Your mother is dead, please communicate to me about the dog video I sent you. I am your lifeline and you are mine. Dad////

[cynistur]

Yeah, we all miss Jer but ya can't 4get the Pig

[liljonsp616]

oh man west coast 89 tour surprised i made it through!!

Brent & jerry RIP

[boxcarchris]

so pretty much 3 years or so after they started up then....

[hicks727]

Soon as jerry put down the SG I lost interest

[johnnywubba]

i know every note in this concert i must have watched this over a hundred times my video just turned 20 time to get it on dvd b 4 its to late

[thedollarshowcritics]

My god what a fuckin jam! Jerry and Brent giving each other the eye was funny to.

[johnnywubba]

you gotta watch jerry bop around during the lovelight closer plus him and brent duling solos fucking classic

[keg77105]

if i were granted one wish, it would be to see jerry jam live

[johnnywubba]

brother you dont know what you missed :(

[wbfree]

Whaadya know. I found it. Except, we didn't get to hear Bobby's exploding amp.

[HippieBuddah]

"They're not the best at what they do, they're the only one's who do what they do", Bill Graham

I miss Jerry sometimes so badly that it just aches deep inside, thank you for posting and sharing this.

[MrSharkey11]

@HippieBuddah ,Hey now! I remember when they had that posted on the Warfield theater when I lived out there! Being a kid from the east coast it was pure heaven to see those gigs there! I miss those times so bad that I could cry, and indeed I have sometimes when I'm really getting into their recordings! Peace!

[katew420]

this is an awesome jam! ty!

[muckstar23]

remember how it felt to melt?

[dumbdick74]

i am melting rt nw.......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­

[XDrums34]

killer clip man. Its the best when Jerry smiles, nothin better

[wildbnch69]

AWSOME

[Mcgrup420]

oh man this is how i like to see the dead. havin fun!

[gr8fultom17]

This was a pay-per-view broadcast on local cable companies throughout the country. I taped it on VHS that night!

[homann25]

wasn´t this one of the rare dead mtv performances???

once in a while... i could cry!!

[lolddawg]

The boys were so tight in '89 - amazing performance - thanks so much for posting in such great, crispy high quality! :-)