thegreeter

Does anyone have a link that explains his foot pedal

set up?

guilty as charged

i miss those days dearly

yup

original grateful dead keyboard player 67 -71

friday night in orlando

at the hard rock live

he'll be doing

Morning Dew

Dark Star

Mountains of the Moon

Cold Rain and Snow

Friend of the Devil

Lovelight

St. Stephen

the toronto show also promises some big surprises

we're honoured and humbled and blown away

lots of press and reviews to follow

can't wait

hope to see everyone there

peace and prosperity

craig

greetings everyone

it's good to be here

i produce the Classic Albums Live series

and this post is not to promote

but to explain just what it is we do

because there seems to be some real misconceptions about the shows

so

first off

i'm a real music lover

i've made a living as a musician for 25 years

i'm 43 now

when i came up with the idea of Classic Albums Live

i was very sure of what i wanted it to be;

great musicians faithfully recreating the greatest albums lof our time

the records we choose are the mozarts of our time

i wanted the performances to be completely about the music with no imitation or cheesy costumes

i wanted the shows to be recitals

and that's what they are

recitals

performed by amazing musicians who give their heart and soul to the project

most of them have original music carreers outside of what we do

over the past 2 years i've repeatedly employed over 100 musicians

that blows my mind and next to the shows i think it's what i'm most proud of

the musicians who take part in the shows walk away from the experience feeling great

they use the gig to network

lots and lots of original music and partnerships have come out of Classic Albums Live

the bands are usually around 10 piece

so there's lots of people to hook up with

i really encourage that

because our window is somewhat short lived

every month it's a new album

a new set of musicians

so

the dead show

first off the band is absolutely amazing

i was at rehearsal tonight and i couldn't stop smiling

these guys can play

and they love and understand the music

every christmas we do a greatest hits album

last year we did the fantastic bob marley's legend

everyone thought i was crazy picking a reggae album at christmas

but

1200 people showed up and danced

i expect the same at this years show

i choose the dead because i have a long history with them

it's always been happy music to me

and most of the albums we choose are hard to dance to - i want people to not be so cerebral at the christmas shows

well

that's about it

i hope i shed a bit of light on things

and i hope that some of you find your way to the show

and post your results here

until then

i wish you all

peace and prosperity

craig martin