My attitude has always been if Jerry’s not there, I won’t be there, either.
I still listen to the old stuff, and in fact you MUST check out this guy’s vids on Youtube. Very high quality stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lolddawg
But the point is, Jerry refused to do the political thing, and in fact their only anti-war song is Morning Dew.
I know they let Greenpeace and Save the Rainforest have tables at their shows and all that, but Jerry never sold his soul to partisan politics.
The Dead are just as good w/o Jerry now. The new guitarist is hot, and not addicted to heroin....
I've got tickets for some of the shows coming up in the next couple months.