OT. Dead & Company are on Fire.

[fishwater99]

This tour is making anyone who went to the Fare the Well shows pissed off.
Tickets are reasonably priced too.
Oh, and Mayer > Trey.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mayer is hella underrated in general. Some of his guitar stuff, especially the acoustic material, is pretty thick.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Probably so but I'm just glad I got to see the Fare Thee Well shows in Santa Clara. That stated, I halfway considered going to the St. Louis show.

 

[hatfieldms]

Mayer>Trey?

To each his own

 

[birdawg]

Yep. Mayer is one of the best of my generation (mid 30's). We don't have a SRV, Hendrix type player in our generation and those guys are in a league of their own, but Mayer's one of the best of the newer players without a doubt. And I agree his acoustic stuff is more challenging than electric. (i.e. Message In A Bottle cover, Why GA etc)

 

[fishwater99]

For playing and singing with the Dead...

nm

 

[hatfieldms]

I will definitely check it out

I was just speaking on their styles in general, but you aren't the first person I have seen with this opinion

 

[ATL Reb]

Went to the three Chicago shows and going to the ATL show now. Will report back

on the sound and scene. I agree the sound appears to be better, but I am not sure the vibe will be any better than Chicago. I think the rest of the guys are playing tighter from a lot more practice.

 

[Drewbowski]

jambase has a write-up + audio and a few vids from last night

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/126899/Opening-Night-Dead-and-Company-Kick-Off-Tour-In-Albany

I've been talking to a buddy and we're talking about hitting the Nashville date.