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etherteeth

Slow and spacey version of The Other One?

Quite some time ago I heard a version of The Other One on the SiriusXM Grateful Dead station which was a lot slower and spacier than usual. I want to say Bobby had a lot of effects like reverb and echo on his vocals. Does anyone know what show this is from? I want to say sometime in the mid 80s.

I've been reading lately about drama involving Dan Healy, which is what brought this jam back to my mind. Supposedly Healy didn't like the "Rockstar Bobby" of the 80s so he would always fuck with his sound, turning down his guitar and adding weird effects to his vocals. Does anyone know any kind of back story for this jam? Maybe Healy maliciously added the effects to Bobby's vocal feed and the band caught on and just decided to roll with it. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it and they just wanted to do something different that night.

Posted Mar 30, 2018, 9:44 PM UTC

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koosies•

Not sure. But it sounds interesting

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meegwell01•

it wasn't until later 80's that they brought back the dominant Phil leading other one I believe_ and before that was bobby in is daisy dukes starting the song as a whisper ghostly thing...

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GratefulFloyd1977Playin' in the band•

The one from frost amp! i forget the date but its The other one space > The other one it’s in the 80s and super trippy and mellow. lots of voice altering, it’s cool:) hopefully someone can comment the date

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etherteethOPMake your duck a grateful duck•

I think I found it! I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but the show at Frost on 5/7/89 lists "The Other One Space > The Other One (Healy 'chipmunk' vocals)" which sounds promising. I'll follow up later when I have a chance to listen!

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etherteethOPMake your duck a grateful duck•

Just listened--honestly I can't tell if that's it or not! It was probably 3 years ago that I heard it on SiriusXM so my memory is fuzzy, but I'm remembering the vocal effects being slightly different as well as Bobby's vocal delivery. But it's close enough to my memory, and my memory is fuzzy enough, that it could be the one! Awesome jam regardless though--the "Other One Space" section reminds me of the insanity they got into in Miami later that year, which I'm a big fan of.

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Calvinshobb•

Bob used that echo effect on a bunch of shows, he used it on Throwing Stones sometimes as well, and I am remembering some shows around 85 where its used a lot, maybe on Garcia as well.

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etherteethOPMake your duck a grateful duck•

Thanks for the info! '85 was sticking out in my mind for the year, so that definitely helps.

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Calvinshobb•

I was positive 6/30/85 but i gave it a quick listen and did not hear it, ill try to find one though.

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herbibotusing . as date separator prevents my replying. have a nice day.•

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6/30/1985 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD |
Set 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, See See Rider, Brown-Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Mexicali Blues, Keep On Growing, Big Railroad Blues, Looks Like Rain, Don't Ease Me In | Set 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah, Gimme Some Lovin', He's Gone, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around and Around, Sugar Magnolia | Encore: U.S. Blues

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