Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I know the Grateful Dead turned their vault into an on going money maker but first they had to create a vault.  They had that shit every where, people's house, barns, all over the place.  It's still coming in.

What condition do you think GNR have all that stuff?  Well documented, cataloged, stored properly for preservation with security, lay your finger tips on whatever you need?  (Somebody in camp would probably either laugh or cry at that question.  :hihi:)  Or are we talking Axl's garage the last time we saw it or Zutaut's storage locker?  Mountains of shit in boxes, who knows what's in those piles or their condition.  Key pieces missing that nobody knows where they are.

I think the evidence lies in what we think we know they have like miles of footage, soundboard recording, etc.  Gilby said he went through a bunch of tape when he put together the live CD.  And what they put out, or rather lack of, and when.  Maybe all those anniversary sets put out were late for the reason they had to find all that stuff.  Maybe we didn't get what fans think would be a better release because they can't find it, didn't know they had it or it's damaged.  Or they didn't think to keep  it.  They did borrow from a fan's collection.

I'm thinking it's not all that great.  I'm thinking they had nobody on archiving for a very long time.  It might have gotten better since they have been in that mystical vault in the last couple years.  But I'm thinking anybody who goes into the vault is looking at a nightmare.

The Used To Love Her clip from Werchter 1993 that was put up when Lori died is a good sign that they have alot of stuff in good order and decent quality.
For example that video is not dvd/bluray level but audio is very good. I could see them release more stuff at some point.

Let me tell you the Dead are making bucks on that stuff.  They release it all the time.  It's a side business from the band performances.

They call it the vault but I'm thinking it's more like the home of a hoarder.   :hihi:

Slash mentioned in his book that they filmed tons of backstage footage et al during the Use Your Illusion tour.  I'd LOVE to see all of that released,

The Stones are doing a great job with those also. Ive bought all of them so there you go.
Theres been a couple in Werchter 93 quality to be fair.

State of....GRACE ....yes, finally....

Oh my....OK...my bad... "State of the vault" it says.

Those are not my thing and I haven't bought any of them but they do sell.  What a massive undertaking that must be to put those together. 

The guy who died in the Grateful Dead had wanted to stop touring but felt he had to keep everybody employed.  After he died this is what they did and hey they had jobs.  Got more jobs with their Sirius radio station.  Lesson there, people will carry on without you, you are not the center of the universe.  :hihi:  Okay, yeah, I'm still pissed he didn't take better care of himself.