Grateful Dead - Opening Sequence / U.S. Blues (Winterland 10/74)

“In Jerry Garcia’s original nearly five hour edit of the Grateful Dead Movie, he had the film opening with Uncle John’s Band. A wonderful track, with a terrific performance filmed during the five night run (and later released as Bonus Track on the DVD in 2004), but it didn’t have the weight of movie’s opening sequence that Jerry wanted. In a typically inspired moment of brilliance, Jerry came up with the idea of opening the Grateful Dead Movie with a cartoon, just as films had been presented with cartoons going back to the Golden Age of Cinema. Gary Gutierrez was hired to create what, to this day, is one of the wildest, most visually stunning pieces of animation ever paired with music (heck, it’s spectacular on its own!). To my eyes and ears, the Grateful Dead Movie is perfect, and part if its excellence is the opening sequence. When the crew breaks out of jail and lands themselves in Winterland to dance to the tune of U.S. Blues, it is a perfect cinematic, and Grateful Dead, moment.“ - David Lemieux Subscribe! Take a trip with our playlists.... The Grateful Dead Fundamentals Legendary Live Cuts The Dead: Covered Scintillating Bust Outs Stay connected with The Dead on... Facebook Instagram Twitter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will you come with me? Won’t you come with me? There’s no better place to take a long strange trip with the Grateful Dead than right here. We’ve got music from every single studio album and a bevy of live albums, to boot. There are celebrated live performances from the 70s and 80s and official videos with more skeletons than you can shake your bones at, an exclusive seaside series on what’s to come from the band’s rich catalog and details on meet-ups all across the promised land. If it’s community you’re after, try your hand at our yearly DEAD COVERS PROJECT competition and connect with fellow Dead Heads around the world. Heck, keep your eyes peeled you might even catch a glimpse of Pigpen on keys, Jerry in a GROOVE, Bobby tellin’ tales, Mickey talkin’ space, Phil and friends, Bill on the beach, or anyone from our extended family. It’s all happenin’ right here. Subscribe and you won’t miss a thing. #GratefulDead #AllTheYearsLive #USBlues