Grateful Dead - St. Stephen

[SoyJames]

@2:18

[Yajelyk]

and it turns blue!!! sharp and narrow! several seasons, one man gathers what another man spills, st stephen will remain all he lost he shall regain rock onintothefuturehappiness

[TNAisWWEv2]

Skellington smoking a nice fat joint.

[Simplybl00dy]

I would love to know what this song is about would any one explain to me please?!

[cincybmx420]

@Simplybl00dy St. Stephen was the first martyr for CHRIST in Acts after CHRIST'S RESURRECTION.

[ZeroSymbolic7188]

@Simplybl00dy 12-15-2004 Rated 0 This song may or may not be about Stephen Gaskin, a late sixties San Francisco counterculture figure who later moved (along with quite a few other hippies) to Tennessee where they founded the commune/intentional community called "The Farm" which still exists and where Stephen is still living.

[ledbasszeppelin]

i only clicked on this because my name is steven so i was like cool and i am so glad that i clicked on this because ths song is great

[mwfajano930]

whoa, didn't realize the trippy color affects... rock on baby

[Surcoenlinea]

M egusta son lo mejor

[TheBGZ187]

Oh man, trips of my youth comming back. Blissful days, now im getting older and starting to bald LOLOL!!! Just wait kiddies

[MrTheMsAble]

Under pressure haha.. Babababa Babababa ... Shittt.. Let me out...

[pyrovet]

Amazing how a little spectral manipulation and some great riffs can tap right into the spinal cord and release some damn good memories

[coryborgerding]

this song was the first of the grateful deads i listened to the first time i got stoned....and to this day this song takes me back

nothin like comin home from a hard days work and just kickin it to the best music ever made

[Charliedethklok7]

I want to get into this band, they're great.

Any albums on where to start? they seem to have lots of music.

[DefenseNSAlax22]

@Charliedethklok7 American Beauty, Then Working Man's Dead. After those you'll probably be able to figure them out for yourself. Start with their early stuff and work forward. In my opinion, their later stuff is more of an acquired taste, but that's just me.

[Bryksawguitar]

@Charliedethklok7 Aoxomoxoa

[benlorenc]

i got drunk on saturday, went to sleep at 7 am on sunday, was hungover, wrote an economics exam today bombed it, still hungover, got home, took a bong toke and listened to this song for the first time... i feel fine, i think...

[Robbi159]

@benlorenc hahah, Did you tell your friends on facebook too?

[benlorenc]

@Robbi159 yeah, i told that story but replaced the song with Drake-Over.

[demonmama]

0:49- YEEEEEAAAAAHOOOOOO!!!!

[shaunmazur]

darkness and drugs make the day go by. :)

[MrJas1991]

..::L::..::S::..::D::...

[JackLisin]

Just got into the dead, if ever there was love at first sight, this would be it!!!

[learrus]

My name is Stephen.

I approve this message.

[jamestlenahan]

My favorite Grateful Dead song!

[TheGoodgoddamn]

This song helped a shaking, small, living man make it through the early morning hours without giving up. Thank god for the Grateful Dead. Iife would be half the trip it might have been without them.

[shaunmazur]

thnx jerry

[shaunmazur]

talk about your baby talk about your ills one man gathers what another man spills

[idontknowshutup65]

@MidgetMelon Not cancer, or AIDS

[poeticreject]

Live Dead album had the best version of this song... listened to it the first time I did pot...and blow...and acid....my first prostitute.....and those eighteen tequila shots.... that was a crazy four and a half minutes I tell you what...

[marotheck]

@poeticreject i have that record, its so great

[statewideklinger]

It is well known, the Dead are not the best at what they do...they're the ONLY ones that do what they do!

[poeticreject]

@statewideklinger

there were thousands of psychedelic folk bands coming out of the sixties, but most couldnt even touch the Dead. The sound, power and passion of the dead is unparalleled. they were the best.....were the best

[spiralcosmosart]

This is their only Christian themed

song that I'm aware of.

[Bubblewrap34]

@spiralcosmosart who knows if its theyre only christian themed song they have so many haha

[spiralcosmosart]

@Bubblewrap34 Saint Stephen was real saint who was martyred. What could be more cool than a psychadelic song about him? I don't like a lot of things about the Grateful Dead and the crowd of pig costume peasant hippies they encouraged, but I love this song.

[MrDoubtfulguest]

@spiralcosmosart Lots of biblical imagery in their work, and Jerry's solo work as well. The old folk number, "Samson & Delilah" was a regular Sunday song in the 80's. None of them could remotely be identified as Christian believers, though. They (and Robert Hunter, of course, just dug the imagery, as well as such things as card games, freight trains, cats, etc. ( Donna became a Christian after her stint with The Dead, and some misfortune as well)

[jackwhyhte]

@Django5198 the same exact thing happened to me

[PikaJew1000]

i saw THE DEAD in 2004, is was my first "dead"type show and they played this song. Long live the Dead!! RIP Jerry, Pigpen, Brent, Keith, Vince.

[migbee]

@PikaJew1000 RIP ALL the keyboard players

whats with that

[PikaJew1000]

@migbee lol...im not sure i guess that seat was cursed, after brent died i wouldnt of even joined the band if u paid me a million dollars haha.

[seth56guitar]

woah is the picture changing colors or is this acid kicking in

[aliceirenekarl]

walking barefoot on the beach, no responsibilities, just friends and exchanging relaxing and mellow interludes.

Savor the perfect gift. Unimagined love.

[BA97000]

Great song, great guitar, brings back memories!

[HONORB0nd]

Listened to this yesterday on some amazing acid. I love the Dead.

[puppy525525]

Song made me space out lol I feel retarted

[smoke420allthetime]

"lady finger dipped in moonlight, writing what for across the morning sky?" <3

[JA7xXHDXx]

New Favorite Song!!

[vincentscotto081]

THE DEAD DONT DIE.

[ianblackwoodmusic]

anyone know why my version of the song is a half-step lower than this one?

[carrywet]

Frisco is the craziest place (by a good meaning) in the world.

[schwartzf1]

3 friends wanted to get in Guinness. The first wanted to be the fastest swimmer. the second wanted to be the best basketball player. and the third wanted to be the best musician. when the results came out the first person said, "Yes! im the fastest swimmer!" the second person yelled, "yes! im the best basketball player!" and the third person said, "who the fuck is the grateful dead?!!"

[Tom3620]

THE GRATEFUL DEAD FUCKING SUCK!!!!!

Good, Now i have all of your attention, i fucking love the grateful dead. I would kill santa clause just to chill with them. Rock on dead heads :

)

[ProZo17]

@Tom3620 I just about chucked my computer when I read the first part.

[becketite99]

@Tom3620 DUDE DONT EVEN JOKE ABOUT HATING THE DEAD

[MrGlenob]

@Tom3620 No you would not. Ever been to Northern Cal? You have not a clue. Not a fucking clue. I have you ever seen them live? Our the StarShip.

[tanooj2]

@Tom3620 What an attention whore :P

[protesterrr]

@Tom3620 i love their music, especially uncle john's band.

[DudefromEvanston]

Going through one of my Dead phases today, its 12:30pm in Rome and I'm already one bowl and 6 songs in....should be a great day

[WoWarenapro]

@DudefromEvanston Sounds like it man, sounds like it.

[komandant10]

whenever i feel upset/sad/down... all i have to do is listen to the dead or the allman bros and my mood changes instantly... long live the dead!!! RIP JERRY AND DUANE!!! they are both probably shredding up in heaven and creating rain!

[linoleumbreathmint]

a homeless woman sung this to me today.

[aznmetalmunkey]

Thats gotta be freddy mercury behind that woman.

[roseyredelectricblue]

7 dislikes? lol what? ...ship of fools

[FRANCECHILD]

ROSES

[555balloon]

how can you dislike this?

[itzj3nn09]

All I can ever think when I hear these guys is "thanks dad". He'll never see this, but I have the best father in the world with the best taste in music.

[SymbolicX5461]

even though i am a stephen(spelt the same way :D) i wish i had been named after this song. ive always wanted to be named after a great song! i shall name my son this but not because of my name... because of this song

[Ragingsinep]

greatest band ever :)

[voivodvlad1]

One of their best!!

[psyclops9]

so many dimensions hidden in the music like a quantum point always new

[Kostas4e]

I love the song intro!

[ieatgoodpizza]

@AlexGannonWBWI

nahh man look it looks like tv static or bacteria

[Inthezonie]

watch the trippy morphing skull

[luffomp]

I'm so strange... I love both this and black metal :D Grateful Dead it's so GOOD !

[fonikhkapota]

what a wonderfull song,what a wondrefull cd

[Django5198]

You wanna know why I love this song? It made me a better person. Before I discovered Grateful Dead I was this stressed trapped and selfish ass. I would make a big deal out of things that weren't neccesary. But after I heard this song I suddenly changed. I was being nice to people, I was feeling cheerful, I felt free, I started taking more notice of things that were important like poverty, war, and other problems.

Now I listen to this everyday to keep me feeling good. Thanks so much GD!!

[MorkaGraven]

@Django5198 No, I don't want to know why you love this song.

I am currently enjoying it because it is a series of sounds that my ears aren't complaining about as much as they would something I wasn't enjoying.

[fatmanrocks13]

@MorkaGraven You gotta be more clear man, you seem to be skirting around saying something, without saying it. Just get to the point.

[MorkaGraven]

@fatmanrocks13 I did get to the point. It's less aesthetically displeasing than something I would downright dislike.

[fatmanrocks13]

@MorkaGraven You sound like the people george carlin makes fun of.

[fatmanrocks13]

@MorkaGraven Or made fun of, rather.

[vinny62309]

@Django5198 same story here, its amazing isnt it?

[MadBull149]

@Django5198 i know exactly what you mean! the same thing happened to me! except with jefferson airplane, but it is still similar. without it, i wouldnt be anything like i am today. I used to be incredibly mean to people for no reason at all. but after i herd their songs, including some from the greatful dead, i dont want to do that anymore. the older music is so much better than a lot of what is out today..

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[kitthevideoman]

@Django5198 I am glad that this beautiful song changed your life. I don't quite understand all the poetic verses, but they kind of add up to a heightened sense of consciousness. As a teenage boy, I listened to Smiley Smile by the Beach Boys. Even though this was a stripped-down version of SMILE (now finally available) the music and arty lyrics took my spirit to a better place. I've seen both Jerry Garcia & Brian Wilson in concert. Both set a grand musical legacy.

[jackwhyhte]

@Django5198 the same exact thing happened to me. its funny how such a simple thing can change your life.

[TTxSilentHill]

@Django5198 music doesnt change a person. you did that on your own

[Django5198]

@TTxSilentHill Thanks for that! I suppose I kinda did it on my own, but when I'm in a bad mood, happy music really lifts me

[MTcaabsInc]

@TTxSilentHill lol, its good to know a fellow deadhead isnt braindead! thx for the advice btw. i know u were talkn to Django5198 but i happend to see ur comment and just had to reply

[jamesknox64]

@Django5198 My dad is a massive deadhead and kept a filing cabinet full of tapes of dead concerts. I would listen to them as a boy with those big headphones on when my parents were asleep. I'm like you I'm convinced listening to the gd has made me a better person. Keep on truckin mate

[seth56guitar]

@Django5198 you sure it wasnt because the lsd lol

[TheTreetop1988]

@Django5198 listen to it high man



[marotheck]

@Django5198 AMEN!

[alpengloww]

wtf..why is this the first time im listening to this band. ..what have i been doing all my life.

[NoRosesForMe]

@alpengloww Awww its okay. ♥ WELCOME ♥ and enjoy all the fruits of the Dead. Never too late brother. Never. xx ~"Jenny"

[stalepixel]

@alpengloww there is life before you find GD and life after

wellcome to the other side :)

[mynamepeezy]

one man gathers what another man spills...so beautiful truly the greatest music



[mynamepeezy]

Can you answer? Yes I can, But what would be the answer, to the answer man?

[Jesushippie101]

I was at a hippie festival this year, and had my first experience with shrooms. To say the least, i wasnt having the best time. There was a point where i completely forgot what music was when i was in my tent by the stage (no music was being played at this moment). It scared me because ive been playing guitar and writing music since i was ten. Then, this song came on over the sound system, and with a sigh of relief i said to myself, "This is music". Even since then, i play to this song everyday.

[Jungbluth01]

i dig this and dubstep equally, but iv sure been a deadhead longer hhah

[ObnoxiousTeens]

@ModWilson lol like it so he actually gets called

[ShredSurfSkateRepeat]

put in your own work handle your own shit

[kimmy2727]

RIP SPC



[JRACE27]

Mad season. Comment below

[1isaacmusic]

RIP Jerry.

[shroomer41]

A moment of silence please 16 years ago today R.I.P. Jerry 08/09/11

[TheMarilynmansonfan1]

My favorite band is the Grateful Dead, my second favorite is Insane Clown Posse. I respect all types of music.

[Binochy77]

@TheMarilynmansonfan1 magnets how do they work???????

[xilliga]

@Binochy77 haters why do they live

WHOOP WHOOP

[Binochy77]

@xilliga because faggots like you exist.

[xilliga]

@binochy77 dude you need to get off the computer and get some firiends

[cordfluidnevoie]

@TheMarilynmansonfan1 wake up young man is time to wake up

[nimrodremsa]

THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT OF 2015 IS UPON US SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN

[itzoverninethousand]

@nimrodremsa No. fucking. Way.

[BrokedDownPalace]

@nimrodremsa its already there you just gotta know where to look

[meshipeace11]

@BrokedDownPalace amen brotha

[mkatdd]

@nimrodremsa why wait till 2015 countercultural movement of tomarrow spread the word!!

[IRideLandYachtz69]

I love the cover... just sum bones smokin a bone<3

[allyouneedismmmm]

Peace OWT DEAD HEADS !

[grasshopperjunction]

FURTHER

[odanak100]

Hunter /Garcia tunes were built to last. Auricular medicine

[dogcplayers]

@odanak100 Phil Lesh  was credited as a co-writer on this tune .

[noajennylevy]

FANTASTIC



[oBL1TZKRIEGo]

Smoke On Man...

[wharfRat720]

this was the first dead song that I ever heard. we miss you Jerry :(

[Django5198]

I fuckin' love Grateful Dead

[kelli112687]

@Django5198 meeee tooooooooo

[787Dusty]

i wanna smoke weed and take a nap when i listen to grateful dead

[firemachima]

i prefer the velvet underground !

[erfling1]

@firemachima warlocks is warlocks

[BullCricket75]

This is my son Stephan's song! :)

[rocknroll501]

this is the best antidepressant......wellllll..­..theres other..substances...

[JazzyJonas]

Is this album cover moving and changing colors, or am I tripppin?

[Machiavelli03]

@JazzyJonas i think it is not sure tho i may be trppin to

[rocknroll501]

@JazzyJonas its changing colors lmfao

[JazzyJonas]

Is this album cover moving, or am I tripppin?

[chilliecheesecake]

Dude, everyone just chill. Quit being so hateful. It's all a matter of personal opinion. I can't look at the comments of any Grateful Dead song without seeing some sort of stupid debate about music.

Just enjoy the music.

[mbglch8783]

HEY IM SAINT STEPHEN AND MADE MY CHANCE TO KEYBOARD,,,I AINT BROKE SHIT YET,,,BUT GOTTAA WOW VISUALS.......................­.LIFE IS GREAT,,,BE GOOD TO YOUR NEIGHBOR AND I LET ME MAKE SUM MUSIC,,,WHOA MAN HE SAID TAKE .5 IM UP 3...DRINKIN ALL DAY WAS JUST 420 AND EVEN SUCKED ON THAT GLASS DICK..HE SAID HURRY....WHOA

[mrguitarmanguy12]

hahaha i LOVE the guy that screams at 0:49

[VacuousGun071683]

did it matter, does it now, I would answer if I only knew how

[7777Jah1]

This is sooo my jam!!! Jesus bless us all!!!!!!

[chilliecheesecake]

@7777Jah1 Right on! :)

[zvkkvz]

tnnnkkksss

[wallfootballplayer]

4 people dont have reason

[nagchampa651]

one man gathers what another man spills

[SouthernPoint52]

Cheap Thrills brought me here

[Django5198]

I've always felt that Grateful Dead were quite hit and miss. For example I really didn't like the later stuff. But when it's hit it's superb!!!!! This is hit!!!!!!!!

[shystr0518]

St Stephen shall remain. All he lost he shall regain...

[hidingwarior]

I haven't heard this song in a while...is it sped up here, or am I just always tripping my nuts off when I hear it?

[1brotz2]

man i miss goin to the valley for the dead

[nado991]

this is the first song i ever heard of the dead, just after smoking a joint in my room. i listened to it 14 times. i don't think my minds ever been blown so hard

[LP1294]

my old man made me promise him something. he said "hey when i'm dead, you HAVE to play this at my funeral." that was the first time i'd ever heard this song.

[NevadaPehala1]

Im only 15 and i seen Furthur 6 times and i think i earned the title at my school "The Dead Head"

[NevadaPehala1]

Bob's Scream is the best.

[battleblue3]

@souljaboy765 i thot tht 2 tht there will always be people who like older music. Its not the generation tho, its the music, the beautiful music in the 60s and 70s wasnt good cuz it was 60s and 70s obviously but it was cause it was perfect. Thats why people thousands of years in the future with come back to this stuff and ponder at its lyricism and its gracefulness. I hope u know what i mean.

And yes im 14.

[stockstyle91]

Thumbs up if you prefer this over lame-ass dubstep when you're in the clouds.

[rabbidrabbit27gmail]

@stockstyle91

I dunno what the fuk is dubstep but I miss the days With Skeletons as far as eye could see

[IamMrTempest]

@stockstyle91 Dude, there is good dubstep out there, check out benga.

[sangreturquesa]

@IamMrTempest lol

I think you are in the wrong place to talk 'bout dubstep,by the way DnB is better in my opinion

[IamMrTempest]

@sangreturquesa I in fact am a bigger fan of drum and bass than dubstep, I actually produce dnb, check out my stuff out my stuff on reverbnation, search Tempest dnb.

@IamMrTempest THANKS

I liked walkin' shoes and LIFES