Who is althea grateful dead

Thank you, that's beautiful and useful Thank you so much. Everything you put makes complete sense. I have been having a similar struggle as the song for the past few years and just love it when another can sum up my thoughts and feelings and put them into words I'm not the strongest at expressing myself correctly. ShivaX - you sort of forgot all about Ophelia there ShivaX Wow. Who are you? I want to know you.. Can I find you on FB or something?

Love your insight and wisdom. Man you really hit the nail on the head with this one.. Adam atomlewis42 on May 01, ShivaX - I think your analysis and feelings here are on point. Thanks for your insight. Now perhaps more than ever the world needs more empathy, insight, understanding, acceptance and love.

General Comment how does an amazing dead song like this only have 3 comments when 50 cent's candyshop has Think about the classic bell-curve that describes norms. Everything about him was sculpted to appeal to as many people as possible, "the norm", "the masses".

Just like those with genius IQs, the further you move to the higher end of the scale, the fewer people there are. It takes an advanced ear to appreciate the music of the Grateful Dead and an advanced mind to appreciate Hunter's lyrics. They are at the genius level of the curve - so, obviously there will be far less people that "get it". These days, I take a bit of pride in the fact that, for almost 25 years, my musical tastes have been so selective that most people have never heard of the bands I like.

I remember recently, 50 cent bought a Mcmansion near me in ct It was meant to be tasted and best understood through the passing of time. And on top of it, most of the people is thinking about less and less. These sites, and conversations, and intense seekers of truth and enlightenment via investigation of every line of every song has been going on non stop since about Nobody from 50 cent or whatever his name is, has that kind of following Not Even Close.

Rest easy gdawg We don't want 50 cents' followers paying attention to our band nor what we are doing. If they find their way over here by their path's own design, we will welcome them. Nobody will remember him or his temporary followers in the near future. Look how long people remember our band Just saw them play last night and the night before that!!

I imagine my experience of the music is a fairly common one, but I still do enjoy the analyses of the lyrics as well. I'm really glad they haven't attempted in their interviews to nail down the meanings of the lyrics to them!

Strong overall rendition of it and great show, though- and once again- " Jerry f-ups I was always amused by how often Jerry would mess up the line before "If you get confused listen to the music play Give me more.

This blog is fun to read every week, but what it needs are a lot more performance notes. These are ususally all about the lyrics and their possible meaning. I'm not a lyrics guy. You sing 'em, I hear 'em.

So, give us more on the many performances and versions of the songs. Like on that Mason's Children entry, I've wondered why they switched between two rhythms. Or why they stopped playing Friend of the Devil with a fast pace. We love it. Give it to us. We want more! This one spoke to me in a dark time I had neglected a long time love by refusing to make plans for the future when we were in our early to mid 20s.

We had been co-habitating for some five years by that time and she left. I tormented myself for two years trying "to catch her". A close friend pulled me aside on one particularly dim self-pitiful day and said "nobody is messing with you but you" and it truly hit home with me. I began to pull out of it and see the promise ahead instead of the mistakes that were behind me.

It wasn't much longer after that shift in outlook for me that my "Althea" and I reconnected and eventually married and have three children now having been together for 22 years minus those two years spent putting it all in perspective. This song speaks loudly to those in need of a good lecture! Bravo Mr. Hey Blair Good to see you on these pages again, hope all is well with you and yours. Always loved this song, and the music so went with the lyrics, which I agree should be discussed a bit more than it is now.

The lyrics make you think, but the music makes you feel it. One reason why I love this band, they make me feel, and that's what I want my music to do. Thanks Mr. Hunter and of course, good old Jerry. As Bill leaves the room he says "Althea Later". I love this song. My first thought at that time was , the Grateful Dead still have the good magic.

It makes perfect sense that Althea means "to heal". Good music can heal on all levels much like laughter. Althea later Sugaree. Some very interesting stuff here. There is not much I can say because everyone else is so spot on. And thank you Blair for posting your interview by the way, Im currently reading Garcia, great stuff The mood of the song always hits me first.

I love a song with good lyrics but it always takes me so long to fully grasp what is going on in a song, and I say "going on" because I don't want to say I know what any song is about, let alone one with lyrics by Robert Hunter. I'm not the brightest crayon in the box and I've never read any Shakespeare and I know very little about Greek mythology. I even majored in psychology and I completely missed the "Jungian" reference which is pretty funny but I never felt that I've been missing out on anything with the song.

The mood is still there and there is enough context for me to form my own connection to the song. Althea If I had to be pinned down and answer "my favorite Grateful Dead song is Althea definitely makes my collection of favorites. I named my Motorcycle Althea, and the more I stare into the flames of a campfire and contemplate the depth of Robert Hunter Lyrics, the more it makes sense to me..

Probably Me Only, but hey Thanks all!! Althea, healer or serpent? A long time favourite from my rolling list of favourites depending on emotion or mood, Althea with it's jaunty riff and melancholy spirit reminded me of a past love or two in many ways whilst always lifting the spirits whenever I heard it. Favourite version from Maine State Fairgrounds One of the best discussions yet! Wow--well, I knew my little attempt at writing about "Althea" was modest. Modest to the point of recklessness, I think now I wonder sometimes what exactly this series of blog posts has been about, or what it is becoming, and really, I think it is becoming exactly what I was hoping it would become--what I had hoped for the annotated lyrics site, and what I had hoped for the WELL "deadsongs" conference.

I'd like to be able to write more about performance practice--that's a good idea. And to include more about all of the references. Should I start by pasting in the annotated lyrics piece about each song before I start my little essays? I don't think that's necessary, somehow. What I envision becoming of all these short essays is, perhaps, someday, a little book to accompany the Annotated Lyrics book, which would include polished-up versions of these essays with all the mistakes removed!!

So far, we've discussed about 82 songs over the course of the 85 entries in the series. There's a ways to go, and I'm happy to keep chugging along, but it won't magically become anything very different than what I've been up to so far. So, if you want the other stuff, feel free--add it into the comments, and then it's there for everyone to read! Thanks, everyone, for the great discussion of this song. I'm always blown away. Certainly the most emotional ballad Plus the intro is a perfect example of Garcia's playing ability at its best -- sweetly affectionate but utterly haunting.

Althea is a nearly perfect synthesis of lyrics and music. In my mind, I can replay the ending from the Without A Net version over and over for hours. That simple yet lush Garcia riff, Bobby sliding away with reckless determination, Phil wandering around lost in his own thoughts, Brent off-handedly playing the actual outro solo, Billy and Mickey raising and re-raising and re-re-raising the stakes. Then why not use the button below, to add us to your favorite bookmarking service?

Continue to Favorite Versions of Althea. Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. All written material except lyrics copyright Live Grateful Dead Music. Meaning Of Althea Lyrics On the surface the Althea lyrics appear to be a deep conversation between two lovers.

Appeared On Road Trips Vol. Each issue contains an in-depth review of a different show as well as Dead related news and recent additions to the site. Some Googling will show you that there's been a lot written about the lyrics to "Althea", including one lengthy essay that I found to be completely misguided, IMO.

So how about your thoughts on "Althea"? I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny my back might need protection I told Althea that treachery was tearin me limb from limb Althea told me: now cool down boy - settle back easy Jim You may be Saturday's child all grown moving with a pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground or just another pretty face You may be the fate of Ophelia sleeping and perchance to dream - honest to the point of recklessness self centered to the extreme Ain't nobody messin with you but you your friends are getting most concerned - loose with the truth maybe it's your fire but baby RayS , Jun 17, DmitriKaramazov , adamos , Goggen and 7 others like this.

Jerry sang a different lyric: Honest to the point of innocence , self-centered to the extreme Althea is a very 'autobiographical' tune, which is somewhat odd since Robert Hunter wrote the lyric, yet it fits Jerry to a 'T. One question we can consider: who is Althea? Is she a disguised Mountain Girl? US Blues , Jun 17, Location: Monterey, CA. Great song and often brings out a great solo either by the GD or whoever is covering it.

Also the best song, to me, on go to heaven. TerpStation , Jun 17, Stone Turntable , Jun 17,