Let the Grateful Dead Live Music Archive Stand
Grateful Dead music inspires in its fans an extraordinary passion, hence this news of pulling the archive is breaking the heart of thousands of people today. We see the Grateful Dead historically as a... continue reading »
""Once we are done with it, you can have it.""
"When I first discovered the wealth on Archive I was amazed!! FINALLY! I could replace (and update in many cases) my Nth Generation cassette sources to new lossless digital sources. Like many, Soundboards were what I collected most of. After many many mont"
"Amen"
"Restore all shows. even the released ones.They were posted by Heads not the band. I still buy from GDP/M After supporting the band for 35 years I sure don't have the time energy or money to start trading agin. Hell I've been trying for damn near a year to"
"No need to be greedy, share the SBD version of shows. The CD's will be purchased even if the show is available on the archive before moving to CD. Get your lives on track and don't take it out on the fans. Give us back our music."
"Being much younger than most of the Dead community, Archives gave me my first Dead experience. Since then (not all that long ago) I've spent every last penny on Dead DVDs, CDs, and PLF concert tickets (I'll see you on New Year's Eve if I have to sleep in "
"GD has become another capatilist pig!"
"please get sbds back"
"please release the recordings"
"personally sharing and buying the music for 21 years!"
"I'd like the archive back the way it was please!"
"Please don't forget all we have given to you all."
"free the music to share"
"leave the exisiting sbd library free and available"
"Sorry, but this SBD recall is still an insult to my intelligence."
"The spirit of The Dead has been compromised with this move and I will support any effort to restore "our" music to the archive."
"Please consider how much negative vibes this decision has made."
"This compromise is a sham, not being able to burn soundboards is a joke., that's what I and most all users want the most. Allow burning of baords."
"Happy Holidays !!"
"Great to have back some of what we lost. Please return the rest."
"Despite previous public availability via LMA & other sources, I've bought thousands of dollars of official GD merchandise over many years. The nature of the LMA is such that it appeals most to serious collectors, those who are most likely to support t"
"Sad news to hear. What happened to the "We're done with it; its yours" attitude? This decision goes completely against the faith your group built over the years."
"the availability of concert recordings has always separated the grateful dead from everyone else. with the advent of the internet, it was the high quality soundboards that kept it that way. please don't change that."
"We appreciate your consideration."
"Bring back the SBDs"