Grateful Dead

Came up a short while back. Someone else said they had the album also. Well I instantly found the album in my collection, but, since posting pictures on this site is odd to say the least it's just been sitting here. But what I did do is rip the album in (kind of).Here for your edification is the album in mp3 format. I don't remember who had this album also, but I'm posting a dropbox link to it. Don't EVERYONE jump on this or they will shut off the link because of volume, but WHOEVER had it and would like a copy, have at it, just let me know when gotten so I can reclaim the space. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zraynk4fqu8dntf/AACz25GHnIwxp_qOU9c8bwk1a?dl…

I attended one of the two shows, 9/7 or 9/8. I clearly recall 'Truckin',' but alas they played it both nights and I'm not positive which show I attended, although I clearly remember getting busted back home after the show (smoking herb in a parked vehicle at 2am) and a trip to the pokey. I kinda think it was the second night, cuz I recall being sad that I missed one, but damn that's a long time ago. Twas a freshly minted 16 year old after a summer of shows: RFK (1 show), Watkins (2), Roosevelt (2). But I'd been to the pokey as a 15-year-old (beer in park), so no biggie.

since I've jumped on board here... I always enjoy reading the different perspectives- some more logical and coherent than others- but almost all are entertaining and bring a new attention to shows/songs. I appreciate it. I missed out on FW Box, but the generosity of the fine members of this community have gotten the music to me and I am sure to others who were seeking it. If I can help anyone get the music, I am more than happy to help. I'm about two days behind the anniversaries, so it's 2/28 for me today- that's a damn fine show. King Bee just did it for me on my way to work today. I would like to have the box, but it's not necessary, and I hope that TPTB don't re-release it. A man is only as good as his word. I truly believe that and it's something I am trying to instill in my sons although they are young. My oldest started Pre-k this fall and one of the questions they asked on a little survey before they started classes was "What is your favorite song?" Without hesitation, he said "Tennessee Jed." Haha! Love that kid and that song. I really like DaP 25 and am looking forward to more '71. Doc turned me on full force to '71, and I am forever grateful. Sorry to ramble. Happy Friday! Bring on Summer of '73 Box!

I don't know it well, but I've always dug the Eyes of the World bonus track from the Wake of the Flood reissue - 9/7/73 at Nassau Coliseum. The sound is crisp and clear, and Jerry's playing exceptionally well. Has been in my top 5 Eyes for some time now.

Thanks for the heads up on Miles The Complete Jack Johnson sessions. Did not have this one in my collection, it's coming from the library as I type. Thanks.

March 2, 1969http://gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-02-1969 Fillmore West San Francisco, California Here we have another outstanding night - the last - from the four-night run at the Fillmore West. The boys go strong right from the start with a Dark Star> Stephen> Eleven. Then they transition into a Lovelight with, of course, Pig wailing to close out the first set. The second set has another incredible Other One suite and then a really long, bluesy, and totally awesome Alligator> Drums> Caution. Like the other three, this show is not to be missed.

I always (half jokingly) say when people mention Kenny G and "jazz", that Kenny is "Jazzy", not "jazz". :-)

So a few weeks back when this group was discussing who still had their cassette tapes from back in the day, it got me thinking pretty deeply about some tapes I had at one point but have since been lost to the ravages of time. One such tape I was severely thinking on to try to recall where it ended up, was this one portion of a recording I had pulled off of Grateful Dead hour during my sophomore year in college. All i remembered was that it was this really good Truckin' that went into this crazy Other One. I had it written up as: 'Truckin' > Jam > The Other One > Jam' I thought and thought really hard on this but could not determine what happened to that tape, nor did i recall the show from which it had been pulled - I only remember it was likely in the '72-'73 range as it was just Billy in there. Recall, again, that I had not heard this segment in probably 25 years. So, fast forward to this morning. I am driving into work and listening to a newly acquired 'Denver '73' Roads Trips from Real Gone. I put on disc 3, and head to the portion of the shows I hadn't listened to yet. The second Truckin' on disc 3 is moving along nicely, through some very nice crescendos after the lyrics, and into a sweet duel with Phil and Billy. Then The Other One starts, and almost immediately I start to hear things that I know I've heard before. All of a sudden it then takes a turn into utter jazzy territory and I am like: Holy SHIT! THIS IS THAT SEGMENT! I was totally blown away as it further unfolded to my ears, and somehow I was fully aware of what was coming next. All of this after having been lost to oblivion for a quarter century...only to come right back to me all in that moment. A very cool epiphany to be sure...a jazzy one at that....and the luck of the find. Here it is for anyone looking to be moved: https://archive.org/details/gd73-11-20.sbd.hollister.1234.sbeok.shnf/gd… It made for a perfect start to this Nor'easter up here today! Happy Friday Deadfreaks. Sixtus P.S. Jimmy your recollection on that Boston Garden run in '91 is keen, but slightly off. I was actually at the first Friday night show 9/20 but not for any others. But man, I'd love to see that entire run get the full treatment.

Truckin through end of show is very good. Also listen for Phil during Truckin say, "Howard Cosell said that!!"""

It never ceases to amaze me how many Deadheads are either not into jazz or just not particularly aware of jazz's massive influence on Jerry and the boys. I recommend the following jazz albums without reservation: Coltrane - Love Supreme (deluxe edition) Coltrane - Meditations and/or First Meditations Coltrane - Live Trane -The European Tours box set Coltrane - Sun Ship And, really, any other live Trane from 1961-1966! Also, Miles Bitches' Brew, In a Silent Way, and The Complete Jack Johnson sessions. Here's some of the many quotes direct from the Dead on Trane: Weir: "We felt at that time, when we were listening to Coltrane, that we were hardly fit to grovel at his feet. But still, we were trying to get there - our aims were the same." Lesh: "We never heard Coltrane live after the band started, so it was the recordings we would lean on. Mainly it was Africa/Brass. Bill Kreutzmann really got off on Elvin's drum solo on 'Africa'; of the other guys, it was pretty much the whole composition and the way it all developed, the use of the horns and stuff like that. And then just for the quality of Trane's playing, 'Blues Minor' is one of my favorites." [from the book the House That Trane Built] As for Garcia: "I've been influenced a lot by Coltrane, but I never copped his licks or sat down, listened to records and tried to play his stuff. I've been impressed with that thing of flow, and of making statements that to my ears sound like paragraphs - he'll play along stylistically with a certain kind of tone...for X amount of time - then he'll change the subject, then play along with this other personality coming out, which really impresses me." Lesh says in his book, "I urged the other band members to listen closely to the music of John Coltrane, especially his classic quartet, in which the band would take fairly simple structures ('My Favorite Things', for example) and extend them far beyond their original length with fantastical variations, frequently based on only one chord."