Love Will See You Through

I really like this group with Jorma on guitar. Broken Arrow is destined to be a classic.

I bought this CD when it first came out, and I probably would have given it three stars. I listened to it a few times, and put it away. For some reason, I pulled it out this weekend and gave it a whirl. And wondered why I didn't like it more when it came out. Now, four, maybe four and a half stars. Why not five? Too much star inflation sometimes... But anyway, the CD has definitely grown on me the more I listen to it.On one hand, I like the fact that he didn't just give the expected setlist, "Unbroken Chain," "Box of Rain," and other, Phil penned songs. But on the other hand, write more! More originals! Don't just keep retreading the same ground. That being said, he does some good things with some older songs, especially ones that haven't been done live in awhile. The jamming is fresh and goes in unexpected places. The 17 minute Franklin's just flied by. Phil wisely lets others sing lead on most of the songs. I don't mind Phil's voice, but a little Phil goes a long way. And, I like the fact he spotlights the other members, so it is not just all Dead and Dead related songs.I think it's a worthwhile purchase. Maybe not the best of the Phil and Friends line-ups, but darn entertaining.

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VERY nice indeed....LOVE the 2 CD set!! :D

In the end, this is not a post Jerry GD version or a Phil thing, this is an amazing band formes by some amazing musicians playing some Dead songs here and there. Kimock and Kaukones are two gigantic player with distintive styles, and Jorma songs a lot too, Prairie Prince a fabulous and versatile drummer, Pete Sears a fantastic piano (and just piano!) player, and Phil is....Phil. Plus two soulful backup and sometimes lead singers. Top level playing, one of the best post 1995 released from an amazing line-up that lasted for a too shirt amount of time. Too much underrated, amd still the best Phil release under his name so far in any case.

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I would obviously have a strong interest in any recording that Jorma is represented.The music is enjoyable and I wish it never stopped. Love Will See You Through should not be compared to the Grateful Dead or Jerry but rated as what transpired when Phil and Jorma played together. The results gave us the diversity from "Dancing In The Street" to "Big Boss Man", and "Good Shepherd" to "St. Stephen." Speaking of "Good Shepherd" you get to hear a different arrangement of the tune. Jorma has made it a calling card since the Airplane days and now somebody else (Phil) got to pick the construction of the tune.Often when you look at a double CD you get the feeling there will be fill and it could easily have been a single disc. Phil & Friends created a new problem. You'll look at it and wish it were a triple! The music is that fine.Be well always,Craig FentonAuthor of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Take a twirl with this surprisingly good collection of Grateful Dead classics and a few "bonus" Airplane/Hot Tuna tunes done in a truly interpretative style. With Jorma Kaukonen's (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) basic blues voice filling in for our man Jerry; it's a bit of a stretch sometimes, but Jorma's soaring guitar licks counterpoint the strong guitar work of Jerry-understudy Steve Kimock (Other Ones). Phil, the six string bass guru and the two back-up female singers - Zoe Ellis and Caitlin Cornwell provide a very able and tantalizing vocal harmony mix on all other Dead material. Pete Sears weaves his usual keyboard magic/ solid fill along with the steady rhythm work of Prairie Prince on drums. Pete and Phil definitely "clicked" here; just listen to the spiraling lines in "Dancin' in the Street" Wow! Great music! And there's lots of it on this two CD set. Fourteen songs in all; from a rousing bluesy "Big Boss Man" to a sensitive interpretation of "Good Shepherd" all the way to a very spirited "Franklin's Tower" with Phil leading a virtual vocal "charge" right into a dueling guitar solo interchange between Jorma and Steve. And you have to check out "St. Stephen's" for a nice long instrumental ride that will put a smile on your face!While this CD recorded live in various Bay area venues lacks some of the electricity and chops of the "now on the road version of Phil & Friends" , touring along with Bob Dylan, it more than makes up with a great collection of GD songs reflecting close to a twenty year stretch of that jam band we all loved. Definitely worthwhile.Sidenote: Phil & Friends recently dropped into Champaign IL (just down the road from Peoria) and featured John Molo (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Other Ones) rather than Prairie Prince on drums and Bill Payne (Little Feat keyboardist and Hammond B3 artist extraordinaire) instead of Pete Sears (Hot Tuna). We can only hope Phil puts together Vol. 2 soon based off this current touring band configuration, as they put together one of the hottest sets I've heard in a bit! (We - however - still miss you Jerry!)