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Jerry Garcia & David Grisman — The Thrill is Gone
Album: Grateful Dawg
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Released: 2000
Length: 4:39
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The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday

The thrill is gone
It's gone away from me
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away from me
Although, I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be

The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
The thrill is gone baby
It's gone away for good
Someday I know I'll be open armed baby
Just like I know a good man should

You know I'm free, free now baby
I'm free from your spell
Oh I'm free, free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's all over
All I can do is wish you well
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Hot song! Great musicians, including Jim Kerwin on bass.
Wouldn't be great if you hit PSD and it took you to the B. B. King version?
Pretty cool stuff... never heard this before..
 DrLex wrote:
Enjoyable, but cannot hold a candle to the original.

 
Not that it is remotely trying to, of course.
This is good,  The picking is obviously great.  But the mood and feeling that BB and Lucille project ....well them be some big shoes to fill.
Enjoyable, but cannot hold a candle to the original.
Very nice. I'm old, but I'd never heard this. Made me smile, then I checked to see who it was and it really made me smile.
Battle of the beards.
Play this more often! Love the tune and love the guitar picking!
 Utopia_Bold wrote:
The thrill has been gone for a long time and if I hear this tune again I will barf.

 
Betta getta bucket
Are you kidding me with this tune? Really? {#Frustrated}
I heart the Dead ....always{#Hearteyes}{#Heartkiss}!!!!!
So, which one of these guys sounds so much like Paul MacCartney..?
 acrolect wrote:
Bernie Sanders new theme

 
LOL!  Great comment!
Bernie Sanders new theme
The thrill has been gone for a long time and if I hear this tune again I will barf.
Jerry ain't B.B. 
Next... 
Fine with me. 

Good choice. 
No thanks.....awful
 idiot_wind wrote:
They call this "Dawg music" and did some nice albums together.  

 
And they should keep it in the house with the dawgs.
Way to trivialize and undermine the heartfelt, soulful mood and meaning of the original.
I think their beards used their brains as fertilizer.
These guys called this "dawg music" and it goes back to the "Old and In the Way" album 
Nice.  Heading to Dead on the Creek (https://www.deadonthecreek.com/) next weekend, so this is more than apropos!


Nice version...nice voice.....nice guitar...
 
They call this "Dawg music" and did some nice albums together.  
BB

B.B. no like. 
 vandal wrote:
They certainly must have wrung every thrill out of this version before they recorded it, because this release is absolutely melancholic and hopeless. . .

GSWH
 
Biting commentary.  I disagree, but can I borrow that smiley gif?

None better. They made magical music together. I'm a very Grateful Dawg.

{#Motor}
 fredriley wrote:
 Nice gittar (or is that a ukulele?) pickin', too. 
 
Mandolin

They certainly must have wrung every thrill out of this version before they recorded it, because this release is absolutely melancholic and hopeless. . .




Boring music AND depressing lyrics. A winning combination.
 drews wrote:
I'm glad that BB King is still alive and kicking, otherwise he'd be turning in his grave...

...and if you know how big he is, that would be like a mini earthquake

 
{#Roflol} Yep, this isn't a patch on BB's version (was it his song, or did he cover it too?). Still, it's acceptable, and better Grateful Dawg than Grateful Dead. At least Garcia's not stoned out of his gourd and is singing in tune and coherently. Nice gittar (or is that a ukulele?) pickin', too.


 BudRogers wrote:
Can never get enough of Garcia and Grisman.
 
agreed...

Can never get enough of Garcia and Grisman.
The thrill was never there for me.  I guess I missed out on that party.  Bummer.  I wish it would get over already.  Mute.
 boober wrote:
Do you think they thought long and hard what to wear at the photo shoot for the album cover?
What are you going to wear Jerry?
I dunno...what about you Dave?
how about plain ol black shirts?
Cool with me
 
If I recall correctly, a plain black T-shirt paired with blue jeans was pretty much Jerry's standard uniform - at least it was at nearly every Dead show I ever attended.


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 boober wrote:
Do you think they thought long and hard what to wear at the photo shoot for the album cover?
What are you going to wear Jerry?
I dunno...what about you Dave?
how about plain ol black shirts?
Cool with me
 

The black t's set off their grey hair.
There's a guy who sings like this at our local farmer's market.
Do you think they thought long and hard what to wear at the photo shoot for the album cover?
What are you going to wear Jerry?
I dunno...what about you Dave?
how about plain ol black shirts?
Cool with me
Is that Ben & Jerry?
I love this version of the song, and this whole album is really excellent.
 jhorton wrote:
Blech!

More of Bill's extensive collection of music for old people. 
 
Well, I love it, so I guess I must be old.  Don't trust anyone under thirty.

I'm not nearly high enough to make this a good song.
 jhorton wrote:
Blech!

More of Bill's extensive collection of music for old people. 
  
  {#Lol}   Old people need music too!

 bachbeet wrote:
I like their take on this song.  Not as good as BB's but still good.
 

Agreed.
I always wondered what became of Grizzly Adams.
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I'm glad that BB King is still alive and kicking, otherwise he'd be turning in his grave...

...and if you know how big he is, that would be like a mini earthquake

 djholechek wrote:
"The thrill is Gone" with this song! Over and over, other artists cover, over & over!

{#Snooty}
 
Damn you djholechcek! that's what I was going to say!
By the way, who's hole are you checking? :) 
The song is as good as the album art.
I like their take on this song.  Not as good as BB's but still good.
"The thrill is Gone" with this song! Over and over, other artists cover, over & over!

{#Snooty}
The Garcia and Grisman album that this song came from was one of my favourites back in university.
Everyone that I played it for became an instant fan.

I have never met anyone in "real life" that didn't like it.

I guess the interweb is a whole different story.

Jelani wrote:

So, you're what, a hundred -something years old?


HEY, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!! {#Arghhh}
.
Only a mother could love or even tolerate.  

Blech!

More of Bill's extensive collection of music for old people. 
Nice!
The Garcia/Grisman album is one of favourites to relax with.
Though I haven't listened to this soundtrack... but this tune is on the G/G record they put out.


d0ti5 wrote:
Come on, man - they are having fun. I love the song, and can totally see them singing in speakeasies in the '30's. I think some of you in here need to go back to your Britney Spears CD's or something.


So, you're what, a hundred -something years old?

You know, the playing is pretty good.
Garcia's voice has always been wrong.
Why not take a bad song and try to make it good, rather than take a good song and make it bad.
 Pyro wrote:
I love Grisman, and the instrumental part is quite likeable.  Reserving my comment(s) on Garcia, cuz I know there are a lot of Deadheads at RP....no sense in riling folks up....
 

Thank You!
I love Grisman, and the instrumental part is quite likeable.  Reserving my comment(s) on Garcia, cuz I know there are a lot of Deadheads at RP....no sense in riling folks up....
 d0ti5 wrote:
Come on, man - they are having fun.   I love the song, and can totally see them singing in speakeasies in the '30's.   I think some of you in here need to go back to your Britney Spears CD's or something.

 
Or Hitler .
The Thrill is On !

Mean People Suck!  {#Good-vibes}
Maybe not exactly the tune I'd have chosen from this great album, but what the heck. {#Cowboy}
Deadwing wrote:
No offense to the great Jerry Garcia but this sounds like a zither falling down the stairs...
 

{#High-five}
Come on, man - they are having fun.  I love the song, and can totally see them singing in speakeasies in the '30's.  I think some of you in here need to go back to your Britney Spears CD's or something.

 Jelani wrote:
Couldn't Jerry just destroy this tune in the privacy of his own garage rather than subject the public to it?
 
Yeah!

Let's dig him up, prop him up against the wall of the lobby in a movie theater, and have him arrested for loitering!

...Then we'll bail him out and kick his ass for this!

(Or I guess you could just hit the mute button.)


With a song like this, you have to delivery the lyrics believably. Like a good actor. And from what I'm hearing I just don't believe that he believes what he's singing. So low marks for that.
Two days 'til Springfest in beautiful Live Oak, Florida - Nirvana!! {#Sunny}
This would be a lot better without the singing.
No offense to the great Jerry Garcia but this sounds like a zither falling down the stairs...
Jelani wrote:
Couldn't Jerry just destroy this tune in the privacy of his own garage rather than subject the public to it?

My witty and appropriate image response keeps being resized, so you can just look at it here.

 

excelent version of this blues-song released and written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins in 1951; but i confess that only heard it the first time, when this song was popularized in 1969 for B. B. King; also was very well gotten the version of this song in duet for B. B. King & Tracy Chapman

** 9 **




I just love the stuff that Garcia and Grisman did.  If you can get your hands on some of the live recordings (they might be available at archive.org) check them out.  Fantastic stuff.

Good stuff.
 Jelani wrote:
Couldn't Jerry just destroy this tune in the privacy of his own garage rather than subject the public to it?
 
Excelsior! Is that you? Where ya been? 
Mugro wrote:
LOVE IT!!

This is a complete re-interpretation of the old blues standard and it works perfectly!! A complete success under the terms of the Mugro Doctrine of Covers.

Thank you Jerry and David for bringing forward so many tunes from the roots of American music!!

I totally agree, love this interpretation, Grisman is a machinegun on mandolin and Garcia shows his accoustic prowess. This in no way takes anything from the man MR BB KING am sure he appreciates the flattery of them covering his great song

LOVE IT!!

This is a complete re-interpretation of the old blues standard and it works perfectly!! A complete success under the terms of the Mugro Doctrine of Covers.

Thank you Jerry and David for bringing forward so many tunes from the roots of American music!!
oldman wrote:
I guess from the comments that people are missing the point of most bluegrass music or in this case Dawg music.
They take the song and make it their own.........otherwise it's a rehash of the original. It's not bluesy anymore for one thing and the instrumental work (a large part of the music, more so that the original) is great. Solid 9


No one's missing anything.
My "Dawg" made his breakfast "his own" this morning - it's called VOMIT.
He also made last nights dinner "his own" -  we call that s**t.
Couldn't Jerry just destroy this tune in the privacy of his own garage rather than subject the public to it?
I like Jerry Garcia's music a lot, with few exceptions.  This is one of them.
oh hell yeah!  {#Cowboy}
I don't think the thrill was ever really here in this one.
{#Guitarist}
More DAWG music !!!!!!!!!!!!
{#Bananajam}
Love folky, bluegrass stuff. A+{#Clap}
I respectfully disagree.  The thrill ain't gone.  Still lovin' it.
Refreshing! Thanks. {#Bananapiano}
Two of my favorite guys in the whole wide world!! Now that's Paradise. Dawg ON!!!!!{#Cowboy}
Listen to that DAWG!
oldman wrote:
I guess from the comments that people are missing the point of most bluegrass music or in this case Dawg music. They take the song and make it their own.........otherwise it's a rehash of the original. It's not bluesy anymore for one thing and the instrumental work (a large part of the music, more so that the original) is great. Solid 9
We haven't "missed the point" we just don't like what they did with the song. It may be "their own" now, but I wished they had not shared it! Also when someone gets old and loses their voice, they should stop singing.
this doesn't work but i'll tell ya what does check out their version of Wild Horses. brilliant.
I guess from the comments that people are missing the point of most bluegrass music or in this case Dawg music. They take the song and make it their own.........otherwise it's a rehash of the original. It's not bluesy anymore for one thing and the instrumental work (a large part of the music, more so that the original) is great. Solid 9
Hey! Now we're talking. They made a video to this. Jerry's all decked out in a suit and a tie!
fades by comparision to the original.
There was never more aptly named song. . .
Like painting a beard on the Mona Lisa. Clearly no thrill here
badean wrote:
mooooost excellent! saw grisman once at the Mishawaka ampitheatre, Mishawaka, Colorado.
Me too! 2001 perhaps?
What's the point playing such a horrible remake?
This song has a 6.7 rating, which isn't bad at all. I just checked to see the rating for B. B. King's version. There is some justice in this world. It has 9.2 rating with 55% of the votes giving it a 10. This version just can't stand up next to the original. I'm not saying it's bad... oh hell I am. It's bad.
This doesn't do it for me.
d00kie wrote:
Is that why you have this? 10 - Grateful Dead - Ripple (live)
I've tried to like that song but can't because I've been exposed to so much unlistenable crap from the Dead I just curl up into a mental ball and shut my ears. I can listen to "Ripple" and acknowledge it has a pleasant melody(and even that through some technological miracle the instruments are almost in the same key) but once that terrible voice starts squeaking it's all over.
I love the Dead, and I love this song, but this version really sucks. It just doesn't fit - like Stairway to Heaven played on the kazoo or Smoke on the Water played on the harpsicord. Oftentimes different arrangements give a song a fresh feeling...but not this time.
jadewahoo wrote:
JG & DG bring the thrill back to this song!
You're kidding, right? If you like this or not (I think it's shockingly dull), you have it admit the BB King version is much more "thrilling".
Love the dead but not this...
Ulises wrote:
Now I understand why people have asked for a 0 rating. Please no more Garcia or Grateful Dead
If you plant ice you're gonna harvest wind... I could go for some Shady Grove!
Unnecessary. 3.
slartibart_O wrote:
Mort de rire !
An object lesson in how to extract all the unnecessary emotion from a song -quite an outstanding achievement with a song such as this... How DO they do it?
mooooost excellent! saw grisman once at the Mishawaka ampitheatre, Mishawaka, Colorado.
How odd... I just had some Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream. How'd you see that, Bill? *hides behind the desk*
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
Im with the one guy that voted this a 1. I usually don't even take the time to listen to crap if it is from hippies.
d00kie wrote:
Is that why you have this? 10 - Grateful Dead - Ripple (live)
GOOD point dOOkie!
Love Grisman, and of course Jerry man.
Now I understand why people have asked for a 0 rating. Please no more Garcia or Grateful Dead
PAINFUL!!!!!! and it goes forever..... Time for the mute button........
yaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnn .... zzzzzzzzz
I love garcia but this version doesn't quite make the cut.
Ooooh...that was brutal. That version should have been called "The Emotion is Gone".