Eternity
Wow, it feels like I just reviewed Easy Answers and that was hard enough. Now, this. I wish I could skip Eternity (like I always do on my iPOD).
As soon as Eternity starts you're just so disappointed - it just starts on a horrible chord. I don't even feel like figuring out what chord - I don't want to know. Eternity made it's debut right around the time I started seeing shows (1993) and then was played very frequently thereafter. I definitely got an earful of this song.
Eternity is a total "miss" by Wasserman and Weir. It's scary that Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics, I don't even know what to think of that. Just like Neil Young's "involvement" on Easy Answers, I'm guessing Eternity is one that Willie Dixon would just as soon forget.
I defy anyone to make an argument that Eternity is a good song (I'm all ears).
Eternity's presence really detracts from some great shows in my favorite era of The Dead. It is one of the list of embarrassing late era Grateful Dead songs like:
- Wave to the Wind
- Samba in the Rain
- If the Shoe Fits
- Childhood's End
- Wave to the Wind
- Samba in the Rain
- If the Shoe Fits
- Childhood's End
I'm going to point out again that at this late stage in the band's career, Jerry was busting out killer new songs and covers, like:
- Lazy River Road
- Days Between
- So Many Roads (thanks for the reminder Sundar)
- Visions of Johanna
- I Just Want to Make Love to YOu
So when you hear someone tell you that the band was running on empty in the 1990s because of Jerry's health issues, just remember that he was still bringing the wood a lot of the time and having to pick up the energy of a show that was horribly marred by songs like Eternity.
Eternity Song Rating on a Scale of 1-10: 0.0
Disclaimer: This is part of my blog that reviews all things Grateful Dead for fun. Music is a beautiful thing because it is so personal and subjective, so keep in mind that this is one man's opinion.
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