Word: garcias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Christopher Garcia '95 was policy director of the club in 1992 and supported the original name change to include "Radcliffe...
With Grateful Dead tours being about as consistent as the seasons, it's easy to forget about the fact that they're getting old. One look at them, however, and it's easy to see-Garcia and Kreutzman are both silver on top, and Weir's hair is pretty thin for the "young guy" of the band...
...show got off to a slow start as Garcia seemed to be having trouble getting comfortable. Throughout both "Feel Like a Stranger" and "They Love Each Other," he would start off on a solo only to stop, adjust a knob, step on a pedal, etc. Not until the third song, "Minglewood Blues," did the band settle down and start to rock. People often forget that, among other things, the Greatful Dead are a great rock 'n' roll band. "Minglewood" was followed by "So Many Roads," a slow ballad that ended with some rousing and soulful singing by Garcia. After switching...
...followed by two new tunes "Long Way to Go Home" and "Corrina" which are not quite as painful as "Easy Answers," but have not yet found their way into anyone's top-10 list. Toward the end of "Corrina," as the drummers began to try to take over, Garcia cut into the ever-pleasant "Uncle John's Band...
...band returned for "Space," and after some fiddling with various MIDI sounds, the music resumed with a tight and rocking "All Along the Watchtower." The "Standing on the Moon" that followed turned out to be the highlight of the show. Like "So Many Roads," "Standing" ended with Garcia repeating the chorus ("I'd rather be here with you" in this case) into a thrilling crescendo that brought the whole band to a boil and the crowd to a roar...