{"id":3312,"date":"2017-09-27T22:13:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T21:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gratefulted.co.uk\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2017-09-27T22:13:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T21:13:47","slug":"cosmic-charlies-fidlers-elbow-19-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alemtec.com\/gratefulted\/cosmic-charlies-fidlers-elbow-19-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic Charlies – Fidler’s Elbow – 19 August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>First up my thanks to the Cosmic Charlies<\/a> for posting the set list for the gig. This is the first time I have had to do research to find out what a Dead tribute band have been playing.<\/p>\n

To be honest the first set was a bit of a ‘damp squib’, not eclectic exactly, and not many crowd pleasers. ‘It ain’t no use<\/em>‘ ( from Cats Under The Stars) was beautifully bluesy and there was a fine version of ‘Tangled Up In Blue<\/em>‘. That was about it really, as an OK ‘Deal<\/em>‘ sees us into the break.<\/p>\n

A solid ‘Truckin<\/em>‘ kicks off the second set and a couple of relative rarities follow. ‘Smokestack Lightning’<\/em> and ‘Easy Wind’<\/em> (the least played song from Workingman’s<\/em>) both of which are well played. ‘Alabama Getaway’<\/em> has pace and energy and some nice guitar and this leads us into AC\/DC’s Bag<\/em>. It turns out that this is by Phish and the Dead connection is presumably Troy Anastasio. The premise of the work this song is taken from, seems pretentious and not a little naive. I don’t think I will be delving any deeper and this song is best forgotten.<\/p>\n

For the next hour or so I am in one of my favourite musical places, primal Grateful Dead<\/strong> from 1969. ‘St Stephen<\/em>‘ and ‘NFA<\/em>‘ lead into ‘Fleche D’or<\/em>‘ (by Django Reinhardt). The original isn’t my cup of tea but as a jam\/intro to ‘The Eleven<\/em>‘ it works superbly. ‘Lovelight<\/em>‘ is a great set closer and I was so annoyed to miss the Mountain Jam teases because I was so busy dancing (well, I call it dancing). The encore is ‘Dancing <\/em>in the Street<\/em>‘ and it’s time to get my feet moving again.<\/p>\n

I emerge into a balmy August night happy as a sandboy and ready for the 2 (that evenyually turned into 4+) hour journey home. Yes! Over 4 bloody hours to get to Reigate (up yours Southern Rail). The things we have to do to worship at the church of the Grateful Dead<\/strong>. The journey was broken up somewhat by talking to a bunch of girls on the train who had been to see Bros. Not exactly a meeting of minds. I mean Bros (ffs) ????<\/p>\n

Incidentally, hats off to the Fiddlers Elbow for having Proper Job on tap. A lovely little beer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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