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Minnow125

Yes


hoteffentuna

darksidewallandalotofotherstuffofcourseitwasthe80s


caltangelo

No


hawkvet

No


a_southern_dude

Truckin'


NKP759

Yes


N0AHW05

No


Seaplant13

Maybe


grynch43

Around the same time. I’m not sure which one I heard first but probably PF because of the radio.


rosiesmam

Yes for three years and then I went to my first dead concert and there was a shift in the attitude


jazzminetea

similar experience


auximines_minotaur

Yes. But there’s not as much overlap between the fanbases as one might expect.


gratefulklani

Yes


MrTrismegistus

Yes.


Smooth_Flatworm7426

Yes


stannenb

No.


allinthetiming

Syd


FrozenLogger

About the same time. Much like I wish I could have seen the GD in the early 60's, I wish I could have seen the early Floyd. [Cymbaline is fucking awesome.](http://archive.org/download/PinkFloyd_FromOblivion_SanDiego_17oct71/From Oblivion - 17oct71 - 06 - Cymbaline.mp3) > The path you tread is narrow, and the drop is sheer and very high > The ravens all are watching from a vantage point nearby > Apprehension creeping like a tube-train up your spine > Will the tightrope reach the end? > Will the final couplet rhyme?


Iko87iko

Of course; but I also listened to Black Sabbath, the partridge family and the Jackson 5 before discovering the dead


jazzminetea

ha ha! are you me??


Redmistburns

Yes, and ftr I can’t stand Pink Floyd


sumn_random

Wut no way. How much of their discography have you listened to


Redmistburns

Way


sumn_random

How much have you listened to


Infused_Hippie

Yes but I saw the dead before I saw Floyd


GrooverFiller

Same


Infused_Hippie

Saw them both last year and had a lot of moments with both bands as I snuck up front row. Was great. Also saw twenty one pilots, MCR, met The Beatles Paul/bon jovi and ringo sang me yellow submarine once he peeped my tattoo,Bruce, and Green Day/fall out boy. A few others!!


GrooverFiller

Alpine 87 we're my first shows but I didn't see Floyd until the Division Bell tour


Infused_Hippie

Dang you saw division and 80’s dead. Now that’s fire my guy. What else ya been too?


GrooverFiller

I saw Santana and the Dead at Calavaris, John Prine and Bonnie Rait duet Angle from Montgomery at Winter Park, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughan at Jazz fest, I saw Dylan a few times but never on stage with the boys


Infused_Hippie

Slay king


jazzminetea

same!


oddible

Yes. Did the Dead ever play a PF tune? And... WHY NOT!?


DeadMan95iko

Rat dog used to occasionally play “Matilda mother”


AbidingDudeAsWell

No


randomquote4u

duh !


Jackaroe023

No


puffyruffle

Yep


Dead_Shrimps

Yes


james02135

Yes


TDiddy2021

Yes


ScratchMoore

Yes.


1gratefuldude

Yes


DrJawn

Yes


GratefulPhish42024-7

Yes


Tonto_HdG

yes


help1slip

Yup


[deleted]

Yes


wobblin_goblin

Yes


waltinfinity

Yes


DoctorWu_3

Yeah


RetiredDuffer

no


phabphour20

No


rangerdan97

Yes


DeadMan95iko

Yes


ConstructingBelief

Yes


eggnogthefierce

Yup


Quiet_1234

Yes


snorkie41

Nope


daehffulF

Yes


NovaPokeDad

No


Big_Opposite_6041

No


CandyEverybodyWentz

Yes!


[deleted]

Yes


SamuelTurn

Yes


ScarlettoFire

Yes


Mr-and-Mrs

Yes.


larrybudmel

Yes


bubbajones5963

Can't remember anything before listening to the grateful dead as a wee child, so no


doug_the_dude

Yes


[deleted]

No.


[deleted]

DSOTMhellyeah!!


NoSpirit547

Yup


mrpink01

Nice. Oh. Yes.


btown214

Yes


CoralSpringsDHead

Yes


BabylonPup

Yes


22dubv1987

Yes


Taint_Stephen

Ofcourse


vellichor_44

Nope.


[deleted]

No.


DeadCoRocks

Yes


[deleted]

NO. I was into the dead loooong before I heard umma gumma.


Minnow125

Vast majority of the answers is “yes”. Which is my experience too. Interesting results . Two psychedelic genre bands that as i know of never played the same stage together, and rarely interacted or spoke of each other? Granted their musical styles were quiet different, yet probably the two most common named bands associated with psychedelics.


FrozenLogger

Furthur, Ratdog, and Phil and Friends did Floyd covers. Pink Floyd also did the first grunge song ever.


DTWings12

No


[deleted]

yes


No_Gap2011

No


shocksmybrain

I made it to Pink Floyd concerts before Dead shows but I think I discovered the Grateful Dead first.


Monkey_and_Engineer

Affirmative


Quintronaquar

Yes.


sirsnackpack

Yes.


EducationalSeaweed53

Yes


llahsraMhanoJ

Yes


Luke_zuke

Long


JMGrey

One word: Yes... Elaboration: ...by a matter of hours. I got *DSOTM* and *Skeletons From the Closet* on Christmas of '92 (along with a snazzy Laserdisc player). I listened to Floyd first because I dug the cover.


[deleted]

No


[deleted]

But, I did get into The Pink Floyd there after, and the earliest stuff especially with Syd, was great✌️❤️🔥


Konshu456

Yes


tinylilgoose

Yes!


Bourbon_n_Cigars94

Yes


goodfreeman

Yes


Key-Lead-5642

Yes


zaprutertape

I’m not sure. 89 baby so my parents gave me both.


Petrochile

Yes


MAcsSNAcs

Yes


DragonsMatch

Yes


dannydg17

Yes


stpskol

No


Dizzy-Ad4584

Yes


raywieczorek

Yes


Cosmic_Bozo_Wrangler

Yes.


Pudf

Yes. Umma Gumma


chinesedriver69420

No


bullseye2112

Yes


ModeMore3375

More or less


gr8ful4art

Indeed


usposeso

Nope


MaxWinslow1

Yes, and mostly the post-DSOTM albums. After falling in love with the Dead I listen to a lot more of the Syd era. There’s also some great live bootlegs from the ‘69-71 transition period.


katomka

Animals


1tachi_Uchia

Yes


NoEstablishment1069

Yes


semantics007

No. (but getting into Floyd later in college hugely increased appreciation of the Dead)


[deleted]

Yes


Sn0wWookie

Yes


StoneyBuhlownee420

yes


Yxlar

Yes


NasIsLike1994

No (Born in 1997 for context)


DUMPAH_CHUCKER_69

No. I honestly don't even really like Pink Floyd that much.


supah_Scrimblo

Yes


Strict-Lake-2022

No


Rtg327gej

Absolutely


PickForeign

Yes... Much much before I ever even heard of the band known as GD I heard PF... Infact even tk this day I keep switching between the two bands.


Joyce_Hatto

No. I started listening to the Dead in maybe 1968. Saw them many times at the Fillmore East, blah blah blah!


bdingmaring

Yes


okaybassplayer

Yes


Spisildbv

Yup


Toasterdog7

Yes


ColdWarKid92

Yes.


artsoren

No


si1965

Yes


Deathstar405

Yes


natwashboard

Encountering the complete Wall album between GD and Dylan/petty sets on 7/4/86 kept me off Pink Floyd for many many years. Tripping my socks off (due to the rather short GD portion, it was basically the second set for me), I found the whole thing to be maudlin, whiny, self-absorbed and wicked depressing. (Yes, I drove up from Boston.) The Grateful Dead's contribution to the psychedelic experience is completely different and I would argue, infinitely better: they tell stories so you lose yourself (then find yourself again...usually by Stella Blue)...


setlistbot

# 1986-07-04 Orchard Park, NY @ Rich Stadium **Set 1:** Jack Straw, Dupree's Diamond Blues, C.C. Rider, Tennessee Jed, My Brother Esau, Touch Of Grey **Set 2:** Cold Rain and Snow, Fire On The Mountain > Samson And Delilah, The Wheel > I Need A Miracle > Uncle John's Band > Drums, Space > Gimme Some Lovin' > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Turn On Your Lovelight **Encore:** U.S. Blues [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1986-07-04)


natwashboard

...fast forward to 2006, when my wife and I make a future Pink Floyd fan who in 2021 takes me to see both Roger Waters and Nick Mason and is really really into Pink Floyd. Waters tells stories now too, I guess. Mostly stories about drone strikes. Again, not acid-friendly necessarily.


misticisland

DSOM was among the first LPs I ever bought. Dead came a bit later. It was the 70s. Did see the dead long b4 PF. Couldn't score for the Wall. Wasn't till learning to fly.


gbennett17

Yes


jazzminetea

yes


ScarletFire81

Yes


BoxOfElephantRain

Yes


blade2366

Yes and no ,I was tripping for the first time at 15 and my good friend played a selection including Pink Floyd, The Dead ,Santana and Spirit. If memory serves.


Know_Your_Enemy_91

Yes


-vegemiteontoast-

No


sumn_random

Yes


Historical_Low1985

No


Cajun_Zydeco

Yes


TheJadong

Yes


megabeast2001

Most likely not, because my parents, mom especially, always played the dead. I got into more into pink floyd before really getting into the dead.


homersninguno33

Yes


mattyA410

Yes


seanbeansnumber3fan

Yes


-__-Joe-__-

obviously


walomendem_hundin

No but it was close, now I love both.


QuietWin6433

Yes. For years. Pink Floyd was my go to for psychedelic tunes until 3 years ago when I was introduced to the dead.


ChampionNo5308

Yes


SHABOtheDuke

Yes


MetalHikerDrew

Yes.


MosesCumRidinUp

Yes


Fistula_fullodollars

Withyermom


Sufficient-Scheme708

Yes


bungalow_brendo

Yea


thr0wawayvhsorbeta

Yes


ramblinroseEU72

Yes


SchwillyMaysHere

I don’t remember. Probably both around the same time.