RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

:rip:

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Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

Oh no. Really enjoyed my Dead & Co shows at the Sphere.
Not really Dead & Co without him.

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

This one hurts a lot. I was a huge deadhead when I was young, they changed my life.

Rest in peace Bobby

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Found another cool Sphere Bob image on my phone

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

RIP

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Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

Who's left now? Just the two drummers?

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

Two members in less than two years. I wasn’t the biggest Grateful Dead fan but that’s a shame. RIP.

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Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

Yes... Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.

One of my favorite Bobby tunes...

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

Does Bruce Hornsby count? He played like 100 shows and is still alive.

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

RIP

He was a huge 49ers fan too

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

I have no idea how I am not heavy into the Dead, as they are one of the few enduring bands from that era I don't listen to. I have tremendous respect for the band and its culture, and its impact on the music scene. Sad to see another one gone.

Re: RIP - Bob Weir at 78 (Grateful Dead)
 

The Dead have been widely praised for their impact on the culture, the music scene. But one of the most under-appreciated things about the Dead is their influence on rock music, period. They were always so "niche" that most people don't see it, but the way they played, the idea of improvisation through the entirety of a song and not just "the solo", was extremely unique in rock (jazz, of course, but not rock). And Bobby? The most unconventional rhythm guitarist ever. A rhythm guitarist is supposed to play, well, rhythm, but he didn't. He always said he wanted to play like McCoy Tyner played piano. I mean, listen to this, Bobby's isolated guitar for a whole concert:


There are parts of that, in the "meat" of a song where the rhythm guitarist should be playing straightforward rhythm, and he isn't. But the whole thing works. His musical impact is so underrated because he wasn't "Jerry".