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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

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March 18, 2017 - 12:07pm

#3181

icecrmcnkd

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rgergelis

Google it.It has gotten good reviews. The X5 takes dual cards.
March 18, 2017 - 12:04pm

#3182

_

Joined:
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@ice cream cone kid

quick question, what is a Fiio player, and how come no one told me about it?:-)
March 18, 2017 - 11:53am

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icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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iTunes, music files

I have a 60 GB iPod classic and use iTunes to manage the iPod. But the music on the iPod is 256 k AAC which gives 128k per channel, so it still sounds pretty good. The iPod is really only for traveling, such as an airplane (before iPods I used a Sony Walkman CD player and carried around 20-25 CD's). At 256k I can fit all my commercial GD CD's at this time, but will need to delete some to put the May '77 TOO Box on it. So when traveling I have a lot to choose from.I don't store any music on my phone, and don't stream. I am going to buy a Fiio in the future, but not until there's a model that takes dual 512 GB cards. iTunes should never be used as the main storage method of your digital music, that should be done on HD's with multiple backups. Copies of those files can then be imported into iTunes or another media player. I still burn CD-R's of all the torrent FLAC/SHN files I process (this is an ongoing multi year effort to have all available GD SBD's) and listen to the CD-R on my stereo and use this to confirm that the AIFF file on the HD does not have any flaws. In addition to the AIFF file and the CD-R optical storage copy, I make FLAC, ALAC, and AAC copies, each on a separate HD and with backups on other HD's, and in the future I'm going to burn the data files to bluray data discs (25 GB) for added security (a large music collection can make one appear paranoid and odd to the outside observer). This also explains Jim's issue with HD's multiplying like rabbits. I have a similar situation. Can't afford to lose anything, it will take too long to replace. I have always used Macs for processing music files and burning CD's/DVD's/blurays and the Macs have never let me down. Toast software does everything I need except decode SHN files (xACT will do that). There are still SHN files on the torrent sites but most files are now FLAC. I decode the FLAC/SHN files to AIFF, change the file names to my system, and store those as the masters. I then make CD-R's and FLAC, ALAC, and AAC copies. I figure that those should serve me well in the future, especially when I have a car with a FLAC or ALAC player and a hard drive built into the dash board. And my future Fiio player will be loaded with 512 x 2 GB of GOGD. In my current car I have 600 CD-R copies of my collection, but new cars often don't come with CD players, so I'm planning ahead.
March 18, 2017 - 11:16am

#3184

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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Road Trips '73

There's a stretch that goes: Here Cones Sunshine Big River Broke down Palace Weather Report Suite Mississippi Half-Step Playing in the Band El Paso Playing in the Band, Pt.II Wharf Rat Playing in the Band, Pt.III Morning Dew This is some of the best 73 stuff out there. Playing II sounds like Dark Star. And then you have Disc 3 Truckin' Nobody's Fault Going Down The Road One More Saturday Uncle John's Band Then come bonus tracks from the previous night, and this is not to be overlooked. My buddy UG recommended this next trio, and he knows his Dead: Truckin' The Other One Stella Blue (which is no slouch) I can see what the hoopla is all about. And then there's the bonus disc - totally sick: Greatest Story China Rider Dark Star (40+ min) Eyes of the World (14 min) What a release. But really catch that Triple Playing with the Wharf Rat.
March 18, 2017 - 11:01am

#3185

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@Audio quality and sound snobbery

Agree with all said. I too started with LP, 8 track, cassette, CD, SACD, Blu ray audio, then went digital to MP3, ALAC, FLAC and now am hooked on DSD. Very expensive hobby, takes up a lot hard drive space, but with the proper equipment, speakers and a decent DAC, I feel like I did back in the day with good vinyl. This searching for the sound obsession isn't cheap, I am now on my second 5 TB USB3 external drive. If you have the chance to hear Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue in HD DSD, do so....I can't go back....I'm hooked.
March 18, 2017 - 10:49am

#3186

DP36

Joined:
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Sound quality / formats....MP3, CD, 180g, 192/24

I understand people’s gripes with Apple, sort of. I live in the Apple ecosystem: Mac, iphone, apple watch, apple TV, etc. The weather is quite nice in here. However, I do not use Itunes anymore. The one part of the ecosystem that grabbed me and pulled me in, I no longer use. A little more than a decade ago a buddy set me up with a 30k song music collection to get me started. Multiple genres assembled from napster and a few people ripping cds into MP3s. Soon I was able to add heaps of soundboard MP3s right from the archive. Can’t anymore. I missed out of downloading the higher (CD)quality soundboards by about a year, but I was happy with the MP3s. Ecstatic to be honest. I too snapped up a 160g Ipod and loaded it up. Life was great. But my ear was developing a more sophisticated understanding and thirst for better sound quality. CD’s sound better compared to MP3s all things equal. Overtime I moved to CDs. Life was great, plenty of GD releases, and some catching up to do. Fun, fun, fun, until Daddy saw what people were asking for GD CDs on ebays. Then a bombed dropped on me. The TOO box set released a high res version for download. CD’s are compressed to 44/16, with exception SACD etc. The high res download was 192/24, and not cheap. I took the plunge. I even upgraded my interweb connection to download the large files. I ran the pepsi challenge with the physical CD from the marvelous box set side by side with the high res download. Done. And done. CD’s sound fantastic. I will continue to enjoy and build my collection. But the high res downloads absolutely melt me. It’s a skull F, especially with a decent pair of cans on. Though, the 180g Normanized vinyl is super buttery smooth, warm and can give the high res download a run for its money. Here I was moving away from digital music, and now I moving back, with the exception of LPs. This time around I am not using itunes. I prefer a VLC player. I use a pono player for on the go. Workouts get the iphone streaming music, but with thirty dollar sennheiser ear buds. The white headphones that come with ipods, iphones aren’t worth the cheap material they are made out of. Way side note: I know it’s been talked about here previously regarding a Grateful Dead March Maddness style bracket. All of the ideas are wonderful, and there are tons of ways to set it up. I think it can also be set up as sweet 16 bracket and use shows from colleges and universities. William and Mary, CAL, Princeton, Duke, come to mind, and I know there are more shows out there. Anywho, have a great weekend all! Cheers!
March 18, 2017 - 10:42am

#3187

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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GD 6-25-92 w/ James Cotton

https://youtu.be/qbCB61mcLDs I was there, Here's set 2. https://youtu.be/U-FEbiKNHyw
March 18, 2017 - 10:11am

#3188

guit30

Joined:
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Amy in New York

I have a set of open backed Sennheiser headphones too. I love them, They are great in my laptop or stereo. I had Grados before, but wore out Grados before these, they have an awesome sound though. They were the cheapest Grados, the IGrados, which are only $49.95, but the sound is awesome.
March 18, 2017 - 10:04am

#3189

JimInMD

Joined:
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RIP James Cotton

Why I hate Bing... Bing search James Cotton and you get nothing but hits on some football player. Google James Cotton and the top hit is the blues harp king. Bing sucks..
March 18, 2017 - 8:48am

#3190

MidwayKid

Joined:
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Check and Call Rhino

I checked again today and rhino is advertising the get shown the light box for sale. do not take my word for it double check with a phone call to rhino and understand there could be some risk. but the way it looks rhino is selling the remaining boxes. no purple banner that says all music edition. question for those who got AME what does you order say. does it say all music edition or get shown the light. the orders that are getting limited box says get shown the light on the order. That is what is says on the rhino site today. anyway. "take it if you need it or leave it if you dare."

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

Opening tour night for phish!

Opening tour night for phish! wooooo! i'm not going to any of it but...wooooo! lol

And they're marching

to Bastille Day If Alain reads this, Freedom! Cheers

If you are going to drive demand for Dave's Picks 2018

Subscriptions, what Betty Board would you announce as the first one of the year??? Swing Auditorium from 02-26-77 ?? Just curious... Have a good weekend.

Don't Mean A Thing..

If it ain't got The Swing. Couldn't agree more, Bob. But I suspect The Swing might be worth more as a chip to be cashed in at a later date. There are so many great shows in the cache.. you could almost throw a dart at the stack, call it Dave's Picks 23 and that would be enough to keep our interest. There is such a density of great shows and recordings in what was returned. Happy days.

Mean old Levee taught me to weep and moan

I store my Grateful Dead in multiple places on multiple mediums. First, my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, with 32 GB internal memory and 128 GB SD card. I put the officially released shows in chronological order, so 30 Trips Around The Sun 1965 is first in line; then 30 Trips 1967, Road Trips '68 and so on. I end at The Closing of Winterland. Next come the soundboards, also listed in chronological order. I have around 80 from 1969 - 1978. On my old cell phone, I store the 80s and 90s. Same deal, chronological order. I listen to my CDs a lot too. They're placed in generic white CD sleeves, because this is the only way to prevent scratches. I store them in 30 Trips Around The Sun boxes (5 in all). In one box I have E72 with other '72 stuff: Rockin' The Rhein, Hundred Year Hall, Steppin' Out, Sunshine Daydream, and Houston 11-18-1972, along with Fillmore West Complete and Fillmore East 2-11-69; Dick's Picks gets its own box; Winterland 1973, Winterland June 1977, May 1977, May 1977 TOO, and July 1978 get their own box; Road Trips and 30 Trips Around The Sun get a box mixed with the first half of the official multi-track shows (Live Dead, Skull F@#k, Ladies & Gentlemen, Cow Palace, Movie Soundtrack, Closing Of Winterland, etc); and Dave's Picks gets its own box, along with the remaining multi-track official releases. I keep the empty CD covers stored on the shelves of the entertainment center, along with the 30 Trips crates (each with a different side facing out, so you catch all of the artwork and everyone's name). All of the box sets are there as well, including the Europe '72 Steamer trunk with dual Fillmore West bookends. It seems a bit excessive now that I've written it all down....

Well said JiminMD

I would keep 06/22/73 PNE also saved in that same pile!!! I will be happy whatever Dave's 23 and 24 are!!

Betty's

3/24/73 (philly)6/14/76 (beacon) I'd love to see either (or both) released one of these days...

80sfan 6/14/76 Beacon Theatre

What a great High Time and Cosmic Charlie on that show along with everything else... I remember getting the tape back in 88!!! The whole show is great as well as the sound quality!!! Good call..

3/24/73

3/24/73 is no slouch either.. one of the highlights of the Spring tour. I wish I had Dave's job.

Opening night for the Phish tour....

....yea Kyle. I'm not going to any either (too far), but I'll be paying attention. Dead.net should take note on how Phish's online business model is set up. Sleek and smooth. Never read or heard of a phishhead complaining of the product they put out there. Me included....

a 1973 box set with Universal Amphitheatre shows

coming soon lol toss in 6.26.73 too "Playing in the Band" !!!!!

Stimulate 2018 subscription demand

Announce that the bonus disc will be CD4 of 6-10-73 to go with the other 3 CD's that will be DaP26. And yes, DaP 25 will be 6-14-76. DaP 23 is going to be 10-31-91....

Icecrmcnkd I hope you are right!!

What a great release that would be!!!

Aaaand DaP 24....

....will be Eugene 1.22.78. Jump in! The waters fine!....(or not). Release the hounds, and I'll tame them....an '89 show would be nice too. Cal Expo? Forum? Greek? I'll take them all....

Phish

Vguy the only complaint I have had was that the recent multi track digital only releases have distortion on em on due to maybe over mastering them. I bought the 96 and 99 archival shows and both suffer from it. the 96 show sounded ok when I burned a cd and put it in the car but when I listen to em on my earbuds they are kinda booming loud with distortion. we need Paul Languedoc back I miss him so much.

Question.....

Why didn't the DEAD ever play Japan?Seems like all their peers plus everybody & their friends played Japan through the years. I've always been curious.....

Re: Japan

"Why didn't the DEAD ever play Japan?" Japanese Customs (officials).

Re: Japan

Wish someone would have given Paul McCartney the heads up... “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me." http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-tokyo-bust/ What's with the idiot spammers? Brazen little bastards..

WTF is...

Smiling on a Cloudy Day? Rhino rerelease of early Dead remastered...just saw on iTunes, no mention here though? Any insight hippies?

McCartney in Japan

Did he really need a 1/2 pound?

Jim, spammers

It's Count Vlad's operatives, they're still trying to get back the rescued Betty's.

Yes..

They never give up.

Greek Theater Box Set???

I would like to see a Greek Theater box set. Mr. Pete--------> aging hippie

Dave's Picks

All of the Dave's Picks I have Heard are very good sound quality. I guess that some of that is due to new technology. I am glad that they keep releasing new old stock material. I wouldn't mind a new 1976 release like 6/24/76. I was at 6/22/76, and I got seats for the third row plus some orange blotter, a soda they used to make in Philly. The Tower Theater is a great place for a show, The Dead only played there once. They played 4 nights in a row. Just being able to see them so close was awesome. Sure, I would like 6/22 but 6/24 seems to be more popular. Have a Grate weekend!!

McCartney

I did not know McCartney was into pot that far along in his career. I am happy to hear he likes it. For some reason I got the impression he wasn't crazy about it after his experience with the Beatles. Download Seris 76 is great.

Smiling on a Cloudy Day

It's a Rhino compilation, 10 tracks from the first 3 LPs.

Paulie the pothead

When Heather Mills was taking lots of his cash in divorce she stated in court all Paul likes to do is smoke reefer at home. He has been a huge fan since Dylan first turned the Fabs on back in '65 or so. Dylan thought the refrain in I Want to Hold your Hand was "I get High!" The lyric is "I can't hide!"He's been in trouble for it many many times, but being Paul, it never is too big a deal.

CD storage

Thanks for all the comments on the CD storage! Lot of good ideas out there!Some of them are making me re-think my procedure.

Ween

Ween just tore through my state, headlining Red Rocks last Weds then tearing up the grand old Ogden Theater Thurs and Fri. I was second row, basically right behind my friend who was pressed against the stage, directly in front of Dean Ween the lead guitarist, for the first Ogden show. Not only was this concert a total blast, it showed how far they have come from a couple of idiots in their apartment making four-tracks to becoming a world-class five piece ensemble. If you're on here yakking about shit like how you store your cd's (no offense, I like to keep mine on the floor of my car) you've got some time on your hands. Get on youtube and check out some of the following: Piss Up a Rope Ocean Man Monique the Freak Gabrielle Bananas and Blow If they don't make you laugh, they'll make you smile. ;-p

Ween....

....you don't need to tell me. Finally saw them for the first time in Feb. Will go back....Voodoo Lady baby!!

One of my relatives lived off a rural road outside Tucson

Said McCartney owned a house further down the road for awhile. I suppose he used it to escape the dreary winters in England at times. Makes you wonder about the line - JoJo left his home in Tucson Arizona, for some California grass...

I heard McCartney's winter home....

....was half a mile from Tucson by the morning light....

LedDed

You couldn't be more correct about WEEN. They have indeed grown into themselves through the years and are fantastic fun.Get some... If you enjoy Zappa,it might be worth your time to check into Ween...just sayin'. :)

Daves 23

I myself could have sworn I heard Dave said he was wanting to start releasing the recently returned betty boards as well. I looked through that list last nite. I saw only one 79 show on the list. so cross your fingers '79 fans this might be your year.

Vguy

This one's for you... :)

Dave's job

That would be a great gig. We haven't heard from Dave in awhile. Dick Latvala probably did well too,He loved the Dead. I read an interview with Dick that a lot of the soundboards are on cassettes. Have a good day, everyone.

Morning Rockers!

Someone has to do it. I went with Dick's Picks 23 this morning. Just fabulous - never gets old. I'd forgotten how prominent Keith's piano is on this release. He's so fluid on Playing in the Band during this period. Trying to recall if all of the two-tracks from the latter half of '72 are like this. Europe '72 is real hit or miss with his presence in the mix. Not sure how that happened, given the fact that they're all sourced from multi-track masters, but it did. By '73 he's largely into the Fender Rhodes, which is also fantastic, but quite a different sensation than the grand piano. Perhaps I'll go on a 2nd half '72 binge. I wasn't heavy into the Dead when any of them were released, so I haven't studied any particular show from this period too heavily (like one would do when, say, there's a new Dave's Picks release; there's also the "don't wear out the novelty of these shows" aspect to it). As it's looking like a Summer / Fall box set isn't imminent, I should really just go mad with DP 11, 23, 36, DaP 11, and Sunshine Daydream. Plus some good soundboards. I could, in effect extend my PhD from Europe '72 to the entire year.

Voodoo lady....

....shaking that stick and driving me crazy. Awesome jrf. Thanks. Deaner shreds it....

Dween

Deaner sure as hell does shred it! Man, has he gotten to be a solid rock guitarist. He still plays that modded red Strat he's played forever. His amp is a no-name half stack with at least two channels. I think it might be a Van Halen 5150 head; I can't be sure, because whatever it is, he's had the nameplate removed. But it is an amazing rock tone, quite a bit of gain but not oversaturated and remarkably quiet and clean, unless he pushes it. When those guys started they were crap. They had all the wit and attitude but no chops; boy, has that changed. Aaron, er, Gene is one hell of a singer. He pulls off all those different voices live. Really, really good... Dean still looks the same. Gene looks 60. He's gained back a ton of weight (which, unlike Jerry, means he's sober) and his hair is completely white and nearly gone. He smoked a couple cigarettes on stage and though he did sip from a red Solo cup he didn't appear intoxicated. Dean constantly lit one Marlboro after another and smoked the shit out them between every song, leaving them burn in a big white ashtray atop his amp. He kept chugging from two red Solo cups that he wisely kept on the rug. I'm sure somebody, maybe him, once shorted out his amp head from a spilled drink. Fellas don't put liquids on your amp. Dean just reeked of rock-star cool. He looked like Keith Richards used to like he'd been up an extra day or two. He didn't talk much except to bark stuff at the audience once in awhile. The other thing was, most bands play on a nice big, cool-looking Persian rug. Ween played on a shitty piece of brown carpet that looked like it was torn out of a college apartment, all stained with bong water and beer. And most of them were barefoot on that nasty thing. How appropriate.

I freaking love YouTube sometimes....

....stumbled across this. https://youtu.be/Bp_LbYql79I ....enjoy. I sure as hell did....

6/28/76 Happiness is Drumming

How can you listen to this without smiling in amazement. Only time ever done and Fire on the Mountain genesis!!! About to listen to it again coming out of Eyes of the World!! I love the whole month of June 1976 just so unique!!! 6/29/76 my favorite especially the Mission in the Rain!!

If I Had the World To Give:

If I Had the World To Give: one under played song

palate cleanser...

get some... ;)

some for the time being....

Found this Bob Weir Campfire tour recording on the archive, official release from Nugs.tv. https://archive.org/details/bweir2016-10-16.bweir2016-10-16

Thanks for the link Vguy!

Great stuff, and Jerry looked good playing that 335!

The Mars Volta

Several years back a friend of mine introduced me to "Francis The Mute" for the first time and that album just blew my mind. Immediately hooked. Wish they would tour again. Palette cleanser indeed.

While we play the waiting game....

....those guys from Vermont broke out an epic 27 minute Simple in Chicago. https://youtu.be/KlcHi4c_22w ....if you're not interested, move along. If you are, check that sick shit out.... . . Terms and conditions. If I post something that another individual decides to spend money on, I am not liable to reimburse said purchase. Believe me. I know. My brother-in-law is a lawyer. Angry spouses need not apply....;)

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