Grateful Dead

~ 2.5.89 ~

That was great, had my younger siblings and their families over for dinner and played the first set on the stereo. Sat down and watched the glorious second set with my 5 year old after dinner. What a great show. It was easy to get on nugsnet this am, 16$ for the show. Also if any of you use facebook, look into the group "sunday night Dead show" It's pretty much the only reason I look at facebook; videoes and streams abound. Separately I love John Coltrane. A Love Supreme is a masterpiece. Got a reissue copy a few years ago that has the only known live performance of the suite as the bonus content. If I'm not mistaken it was lost recording that turned up in a French archive, maybe was royal archive, even. Need to dig that out.

What’s in the Box? 7 CDs 7-27-73 (3 CDs, with space for filler) 7-28-73 (4 CDs) or 7-27-73 (2 CDs) 7-28-73 (4 CDs) Bonus disc (1 CD) Released on 7-7

Is it time for me to buy a turn table?

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I'm not as conversant as many of you on musical subtlety, nuance and theory, but I know a lush, vibrant musical forest when I'm trekking thru one. And this particular forest's conjured by only 2 or 3 players. Yesterday I kept coming back to the first Bobby & Phil Duo Show for another listen – amazing playing and virtuoso musicianship. For once BOTH Phil and Bob are high in the mix! Nice background for dinner to be sure, but there're some unexpected side trips and explorations to be discovered from more contemplative vantages. This tour seems to be adding a fresh perspective to all the amazing GD (and post-GD dead permutations) we're so lucky to have. The stripped down craftsmanship and passion for the music make this trip sparkle. Couldn't stream, so still looking forward to hearing last night's B&P show (w/ Trey? Really?) later today (with "Replay" at the ready). Onward. Still miss Jerry. . .

Amazing last night on the webcast. Just want to bolster Jimbo's comment on how good Phil's bass sounded. This was much better than I expected - I hope they release this. I guess I didn't expect the long instrumental passages in an acoustic environment. Warm and smooth is how I would describe it. Admittedly, I only heard a few songs from the 2ND set (Playing in the Band, Dark Star, The Wheel). I was thinking it would be more akin to the 1970 acoustic sets where the arrangements were compact. Yeah sign me up for this. Truly a fresh approach, and different enough that I could sneak this on in the background during meals for a while, before anyone noticed. On a different note, Bird Song from Watkins Glen is fantastic. Lemieux ought to be issued a citation for not releasing a '73 Bird Song. The Mississippi Half Step is no slouch either, although there's a big hole in the coda (but there's some great piano throughout the main part). I've listened to the famous soundcheck jam that they released on So Many Roads a million times, but only recently tuned into the regular set.

Forgot: Yes, very sad loss with Lee and PC so early. Digging those baselines. Really cool album where he gets to really show them off- Bass on Top.

Nice with the Mul's info, David Duryea. Much obliged. And I agree with many others that your picture is genius. (What's that called? An "Avatar"?...bad movie. Other than Terminator 1/2 not a big Jim Cameron fan. Just watched Ridley Scott's Alien, brilliant, back-to-back with Jim Cameron's Aliens, mostly poop. . .) anyway . . . and thanks for the pass Jim!. Mr Heartbreak, couldn't agree with you more. Amazing album, amazing track. Maybe my favorite album of his. He's always great with Mr. Shorter. And how can you go wrong when you throw Grant Green in there! -PearlyBaker'sMul (6'2"...200+)

....and I dare you to disagree.