Grateful Dead - Forever Young 11-3-91

[sandrastein]

I was there, and it was tragic and fabulous at the same time. For those of you who want a pretty mix, go buy something on Itunes! This was a real concert of friends and family coming together to send on someone we knew and loved. Its a beloved moment in time.

The rest of you. . . shine it on!

Wish someone had Robin Williams routine. I loved his line about Bill being in heaven and telling god how to adjust the colors of the sunset. "NO! you gotta turn up the magenta on that!"

[GodAloneExists]

Wow, I'm a a big Neil Young fan but he just plain sucked here. It also seemed like Jerry wasn't really digging him either, but I don't know about that.

[Blueflesh4]

This was such a great show.. So many great musicians.. I ended up here only because I got popped for a drunk in public that night.. friend of mine came up and said.. "Dude, we need to go see a show I just heard about". I said cool.. So we headed to SF Polo fields. It amazed me how many performers Bill Graham represented, that performed that day. Awesome day.

[dillonwolf85]

This song would have been better without Neil Young cutting off Jerry's Solo, or if without neil young at all. He sucks.

[blearey]

how is this gay exactly?

[scottyg354]

Greatness!!! I just hate Vince Welnick

[ralphdesmond]

I was lucky enough to be there for this -- not the best performance ever, but WAY COOL just to see Neil play with the Dead. I saw Neil do the same song TWICE the night before at the Bridge Benefit at Shoreline. One of them was with Nicolette Larson :)

[TheHaggz]

R U Kind?

[fluffyfluffyhead157]

I remember going to this

[nyrichiek]

Jerry sounded so good.



[MrZacharacamyison]

Fake and gay

[fluffyfluffyhead157]

@MrZacharacamyison You STUPID, IGNORANT mindless child!!! You have no idea of what it is tour are saying, SHUT THE FUCK UP CHILD!!!!!

[dlyncherful]

@MrZacharacamyison Awesome comment!!!!! This video IS fake and gay- the cuts to the crowd are fucking twisted. It scares me.

[ServoDecepto]

My parents took my to this concert when i was 2.

[efrokos]

Hey Neil, how about picking a key in which you can sing. I think Jerry would have been able to follow.

[NocturnalCucumber]

holy shit! Jerry neil and dylan.  Hell yes. happy birthday jerry you are my hero

[MrEasethesoul]

goodness bless the world.

[millers44]

I was there in the crowd somewhere. 

[kidzcrazy8]

@millers44 coolstorybro

[jmccullough]

A fitting tribute to the great Bill Graham.

[thismessedupyouth]

damn 20 years ago.. time flies :/

[HughManification]

i wuz there dude! awesome!



[xyfb]

now that.. is bloody brilliant

[smartalek1]

It's so beautiful to hear (and see) this

But at the same time, it's near to heartbreaking to hear a song that Bob Dylan wrote as a blessing for his young children used as a valedictory for a life cut short

[yahrasta]

it should be illegal not to teach art and culture like this in school. what a better world

[cmfishburn]

They must have gotten a lill toasty and thought "Lets play Forever Y-o-u-n-g" "Get it Neil? Like your last name!" "We will blow some minds with this one"

[GodStarRevisited69]

the are not the best at what they do, they are the ONLY one that do, what they do. There is only one Grateful Dead. ox forever and neil is a god.

[vr4runner]

wow this was 20 years ago...where does the time go?

[lunacb]

wish ? hell I was there

[masteroreality]

I just came

[sulik682]

not liking the drummer (s) on this song- rhythm doesnt fit well with the rest of the instrumentation.

[miahman94]

i was there

[2WiseOwl]

look at that cool crowd! dont you wish you could be there, on that day, to hear that music? folks, it doesnt get any better . . .

[PATOMMM]

Happy birthday, Harry. We miss you.

[charfman84]

this brings a huge smile to my face. It has a weird sad/happy element to it.

[rpiquette]

I have never seen so many people in one place at once. It was pretty impressive. It was a great day of music that I'll never forget.

[ride395]

thanks for posting this! it was a fantastic time. will never forget.

[NoOneYouKnowNow]

I was at this show and whoever is ragging about the 'rough spots' must not have been. Crosby,Stills,Nash,AND Young got together, Credence was there, or at least John Fogerty. Even bands like journey got back together for it, Tracey Chapmen was there, and tony mcalpine , and many more i dont recall right now. Even Robin Williams made a couple jokes.The dead show was great with not only Neil coming out but also Fogerty to play 4 CCR songs with the Dead anda very lucky John Popper on the harmonica.

[BusinessButterfly]

this song brings to many memories how 10 years pass by GOD... I have kept something hidden for so long now that even at my worst of times still hold that piece of my past intact so much that one day when I die it will be in the will and it will be given still to his children... because I know how much a heart weights so thanks GOD For ever YOUNG!

[wharfrat67]

...while Jerry never really gets his groove on (perhaps chasing the dragon this night), this was still very sweet. Much mutual respect between Neil and Jer. Gone are the days :(

[myhungryhippo]

why neil! why not jerry?

[quartzimaging]

A note to any/all who are ragging on the rough spots in the 11/3/91 recordings: this free show in Golden Gate Park was organized on very short notice to pay tribute to Bill Graham, who had died suddenly in a helicopter crash. Nobody has rehearsed!! The event was special because it was an extended community coming together spontaneously for purely human needs, not show biz.

[SeaTown556]

@quartzimaging Good to know, I was just thinking how disconnected this song ended up, but still amazing in its own right.

[myhungryhippo]

@quartzimaging neil only uses 2 chords

[heypaulz]

Neil and the Dead. This must be what heaven is like.

[deadhead0626]

@younwhosarmy people can do what they want and look up to whom ever they want, no one is to say that being a "junkie" is not the correct path in life, no one is to say that being "normal" is really normal. Anyone who has the balls to choose their own way of life is a damn good person in my opinion.

[GodStarRevisited69]

@deadhead0626 you said it well, friend. a freind of the devil, is a freind , of mine.

[borntrippin]

Whatever they say I will go to the grave saying Jerry's playing was simple, brilliant and beautiful!!

[retsinred]

Sorry folks, Neil Young's singing here bites. He can barely hold the tune.

Jerry's guitar is, as always, awesome.

[tpo1956]

@retsinred Thank you! Note smn9ac psycho message comparing dislike rating to Hitler. I love Neil Young. I love the Dead. Probably I should not have rated this video at all. Still, Neil's performance is below his fabulously high standards.

Agree with LedZeppelin362 that Neil and Jerry don't seem on same wavelength. But LedZ, why did you think the Hitler stuff was "so true"?

[mase5701]

@retsinred Jerry's guitar is only awesome only because it always is no matter what. Its a little too weak in sporadic in my opinion, but its still sweet to hear Neil Young singing my favorite JGB song ever!

[LedZeppelin362]

may i say that Neil Young is amazing but he is kinda an ass because look at him. he is gettin all in jerrys face when he is tryng to play.

[smn9ac]

Can you believe that there is someone on this planet who pushed the "dislike" button? He must be related to Hitler.

[LedZeppelin362]

@smn9ac hahahaha so true

[doodahman1970]

World Class!

[tpo1956]

OK, a great great song. But I'm not stoned or drunk enough to think this performance is anything other than as mediocre as it is.

[laxskater49]

@tpo1956 ?? you dont have to be stoned or drunk to appreciate this music... sure it helps but this song is farrrr from mediocre

[mase5701]

@tpo1956 Jerry's not exactly on here. Neil Sounds okay, its a nice change to hear the Grateful Dead playing with Neil singing.

[tpo1956]

@mase5701 Agree. I should not have hit dislike. Who can "dislike" these geniuses on stage together? Still, I do "not like" (there is a difference) this video of them doing much less than their best. Sorry about that.

[Jenscool]

Phil really held the music so tight with his loud bass!

[dubnut420]

I had always heard this was filmed, but somehow never released. I was there and would love to have a copy of this memorable afternoon.

[Chazrobodean1]

I was driving up the I-5 from San Deigo as this concert took place, heading home to the Bay. There were 7 RAINBOWS one over another , over the whole San Jouquin Valley that day.............thanks for posting these videos, so I can see what I didn't get to see !

[danwiderspan]

Lots of great music that day celebrating the life of Bill Graham. I remember being in the crowd listening to the music from the stage and the simulcast which I am pretty sure was on KFog. I hope that is still a rock and roll station.

[sleepdep]

you can tell Neil brought out the cute croud

[WeakEndProductions]

I was there that day. I looked overhead and there was a plane with "Otis Spunkmeyer" (cookies) written on the underside of the wings. As I looked up, I saw objects raining down. I thought, " They can't be dropping cookies out of the plane!" They weren't. Coming down, seemingly in slow motion, were what must have been thousands of clipped red carnation flowers. All just floating down. I think that it was about the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

[AmanitaInWonderland]

That's so beautiful! I wish I could've been there! But I was born the year Garcia Died. RIP!

[silentdreemz85]

Neil was a bit rude in this video to Jerry.

[Toppersbazaar]

@silentdreemz85 he doesn't deserve to tie jerrys shoes let alone scold his volume...the guy is an angry canook....yeah he wrights great songs lots of assholes have rip jerry

[silentdreemz85]

@Toppersbazaar you couldnt be more right. I have a feeling that neil young never respected or cared for the dead whatsoever.....hes just another person to laugh at in my eyes....he was jelous of the fanbase jerry had, something he will never have.

[dosed1dosed1000]

brent was the man on key borad see the way him and jerry looked at each othe i know vince is in the band now miss them both now that the singer is gone who do we turn to for songs let there b music to fill the air

[cheesysongs]

Wow, I've never seen Neil playin a tele or anything of that nature. This is crazy.

[kennykins420]

@cheesysongs looks like the one Robbie Robertson used in The Last Waltz, i love fender :)

[rogerd777]

Neil and the Dead together, singing one of my favorite Dylan songs, what could be better?

[Giantcrabb]

ditto

[notrealy180217]

neil young is amazing. the dead is amazing. this vid is orgasmic lol

[loonh2o]

It was an epic show. Vid of the whole thing still circulates from time to time via dime, etc.

[rmaxinmass]

Had a bootleg of the Dead w/ John Fogerty from this show, but haven't seen this before. Thanx for posting this historic performance!

[coloradojohnsons]

what a perfect song :) ~ to be honest they could have just stood there on the stage together and it still would have been a life shifting moment (: .. MISS YA JERRY BEAR!!!!!

[VoodooDangerbird]

some people said they saw Jerry @ Rothbury last Saturday

[charfman84]

Yeah they took the brown acid too

[VoodooDangerbird]

I couldn't see what color it was in the twilight of the second set, whatever colors it was it was wicked awesome

[witpen007]

the top

[redrabbit1000]

very nice

[zpike3]

Awesome--a great show it was...

[Hysteriabelle70]

Never Gonna Die

[mountaincheftb]

Woo Hoo

[porkfrieddylan]

Bobs a talented songwriter and its great when musicians more talented than him play his songs. its really amazing

[BRICOlagessss]

wow neil and jerry

[rlawton002]

If there were another band besides The Band that could be a backing band to Dylan it would(was in 87 )be The Grateful Dead.

[3chrds]

indeed, and if someone had to fill in for Bob, it would be Neil Young!!

[420merryjane420]

4 ever we are

[zzuna420]

this sent chills up and down my spine

[janegva]

so great ...thanx splaif

[juiceman1965]

perhaps one of the most touching songs ever written....ever want to song these words to your newborn??? THX Bob,Neil, Jerry and the Boys

[zoltanroolz]

Totally amazing

[greateststory72]

i love the faces in the crowd

[spagNsc]

great singing, playin, song!

[CRACKtakular]

neil and the dead !!!! wish i seen that

[Jenscool]

Just did.(some of it)

[rainbowpagun]

sad day man

[kmbcooks]

tear jerker

[anwest]

Oh my god, what a WONDERFUL version of this Dylan song! Young´s voice and Garcia's guitar playing, what a symbiosis!

[Jenscool]

Gr8 song and all, thx for posting .

[spagNsc]

Thanks for this treat!

[frat64]

WOW!! That was NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Thanks for posting!!!!

[badtpyist]

May your heart always be joyful

May your song always be sung

May you Stay Forever Young

[mase5701]

where do these concert videos come from.I would love to get my hands on a few id pay a nice price

[barcelonaterry]

Thankyou, i`ve had it on audio only, great to see it performed live, Neil`s a God!

[robroger]

If possible, please post "Truckin" and "Sunshine Daydream" from this show. Big thanks for getting this great concert posted again.

[splaif]

soon come

[robroger]

Bless you! Unbelievable to see this concert again.

[mase5701]

Do you know what the live music archive is???? Its archive dot org..... then search "Grateful Dead 1991-11-03" you will find this entire show......Happy hunting!

[badtpyist]

May you always do for others and let others do for you.

[davidaron]

beautiful. thank you =|;-)

[Hitotsuba]

remeber that like it was yesterday.great concert in Golden Gate Park

[07erw]

you are AWESOME for posting this...i'd seen the Dead maybe 20 times by then and have had this Bill Graham tribute on tape for years, but haven't seen it until now. thanks so much!