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    The unexpected return of the masters of the Grateful Dead's triumphant show at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, November 17, 1971, yields great rewards. The Dead came in HOT for their first New Mexico show. Aided by clarity and precision and abetted by confidence and focus, they finessed old standards with definitive takes. With Keith now blending in seamlessly on keys, the first set offered up a triple shot of electric Blues, an exceptional "You Win Again," and a stellar "One More Saturday Night" to wrap things up. And the second set, well, it might just be unlike any you've ever heard. Archivist David Lemieux urges you to turn it up and do it loudly. We won't dare spoil all the surprises, but pay special attention to the rippin' "Sugar Magnolia," the aggressively monstrous "The Other One," and the highly-danceable "Not Fade>GDTRFB>Not Fade." Rounding out the 3CDs, you'll find selections from Pigpen's return tour at Ann Arbor, MI, 12/14/71. Subscribers will get nearly all of the complete show as this year's bonus disc.

    As always, Dave's Picks Volume 26 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the original analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • Sixtus_
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    Been a bit of a lurker the past few weeks as work is in a fast frenzy at the moment, kids and wifey have been a little ill, and took a long weekend getaway to Portland Maine last weekend (we had never been - I definitely ate and drank my way across the realm) but have been keeping tabs on all things related to this little corner of the universe in the meantime. Noting that The Who and The Doors discussion appears to be "not quite dead yet", my offering is thus: back in the day, say prolly around 7th or 8th grade, a confluence of events began to shape my current musical appreciation in the basic elements and building blocks of classic rock. This included friends' older brothers who passed along musical ideas in our presence, it included girlfriends who started to make me my very fist "mix tapes", and it included me beginning to tune into radio stations within the classic rock format (even though back then I don't believe it was actually referred to that). My parents didn't really listen to much music so I was left to go seeking out those sounds which enticed my ears. First among them were The Who, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, and of course The Dead. This all sort of fell into my lap at more or less the same point in time so I was left to distill, prioritize, and learn. I thoroughly enjoyed everything i was hearing, but of course at some point The GD sort of took over front and center. But I will say, ALL of these bands formulated a general opinion of "I like this kind of music" but the real juice was unleashed once I got my hands on Live Dead, Shakedown Street and Europe '72. The rest is history, My Friends. As I have been on a bit of a '71 kick lately, DaP 26 should be a welcome listen as I've never heard it before. Echoing others' enthusiasm for a purported similarity to the Austin Road Trips show and hope I am as pleasantly surprised. Today in Boston: Cold Rain and Snow. WTF. Sixtus
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    You can get Deadbase 50 on Amazon, that might help with shipping, duties, tariffs, etc. DB50 contains a copy of DBX (or whatever the last version was) plus everything since. It’s a lot thicker than DBX.
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    Seems close to perfect in my opinion. No disruptions from the wind or birds or other things. This is one of Dave's favorite shows, and he got his wish and is sharing this show via dead.net.
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    The only copy of Deadbase that I got was number 10, which came out just after Jerry died. I would like to get the 50th edition, but the shipping to England would be astronomical. I look at those three "Tapers Compendium" books more than my copy of Deadbase. In fact, they are the books on the Dead that I have looked at most over the years-I have probably looked at one of them every couple of days or so since they first came out. I used to read everything I could find on the band. The first book I read was that terrible one by Hank Harrison, the first one he wrote, which I got back in 1975. Far better was "The Music Never Stopped" by Blair Jackson, which I got in the early 1980s. It has a great opening, describing a Dead show at Ventura, in, I think, 1982. The book chronicles the history of the band, which was quite new to me at the time-but the other great thing about it is the review of tapes of shows at the end of the book. I can remember reading these, and wondering how on earth I could ever find them for myself. Incredible, how things have progressed in terms of the accessibility of the bands music since those days. In fact, the bands music is more accessible to me now, and, thanks to this website, more easily discussed, than it was when they were actually still functioning.
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    Late 80's and 90's is great Dead music
    I really like the late 80's and 90's. Wish we saw more from that era. Can't get enough of it! Please and thank you.
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    The nice thing about the edition that came out for the 50th in 2015 is that in addition to the Grateful Deads updated setlists are lists for Jerry solo, Bob solo, Phil solo, The other Ones, The dead, Furthur all the way up to the 50th anniversary shows. Dead & Company started after the book came out. There's a ton of statistical information and even select show reviews. Between 1988 and 1993 they released the yearly supplimental editions with full analysis and reviews for every show in those years (the '94 and '95 supplimental editions were included with Deadbase IX and Deadbase X). Deadbase XI was updated through the first "The Other Ones" tour in '98, including reviews of those shows. For hardcore tape collectors, they came in handy, though now much of the info can be found online. Still well worth having a hardcopy (supplimental hardcopies for those who want to explore/study '88-'95 in depth). I always liked the "Dark Star" maps that would do deeper analysis of the popular versions. Of course the three "Tapers Compendium" books are useful.
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    Deadbase is not a book you read from front cover to back cover, although you could. It’s for reference, you open it and read the page that has the info you need at that moment.And it has a lot of info...... And you can usually access that info faster than going to the internets.
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    ....one could call it that. Every team had to release a player prior to the start of this season. That's thirty players. You almost have a team right there. I put full credit on the front office and coaching. It trickles down from there. Our mishmash team had a point to prove. Castaways. Vegas Golden Knights gelled into a powerhouse before my eyes, and it is addicting. Funny that looking back when our team was first named, the internet blew up with Golden Shower jokes. Where are you now? Vegasborn I am. I've always loved this city and am enamored by the Knights. Oh. I also like They Love Each Other a lot. My wedding song....
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    Now seems like a Galaxy far, far away with the bonus disc/no cover songs news. If it happens, it will prolly be a 4CD one off retail box set like the 10/74 Grateful Dead Movie box set. I'm sure there are legal and/or estate and/or song publishing issues to iron out first.
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The unexpected return of the masters of the Grateful Dead's triumphant show at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, November 17, 1971, yields great rewards. The Dead came in HOT for their first New Mexico show. Aided by clarity and precision and abetted by confidence and focus, they finessed old standards with definitive takes. With Keith now blending in seamlessly on keys, the first set offered up a triple shot of electric Blues, an exceptional "You Win Again," and a stellar "One More Saturday Night" to wrap things up. And the second set, well, it might just be unlike any you've ever heard. Archivist David Lemieux urges you to turn it up and do it loudly. We won't dare spoil all the surprises, but pay special attention to the rippin' "Sugar Magnolia," the aggressively monstrous "The Other One," and the highly-danceable "Not Fade>GDTRFB>Not Fade." Rounding out the 3CDs, you'll find selections from Pigpen's return tour at Ann Arbor, MI, 12/14/71. Subscribers will get nearly all of the complete show as this year's bonus disc.

As always, Dave's Picks Volume 26 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the original analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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80s fan that is indeed a great Peggy-o. If you haven't heard the one on 6-19-80 try that, it's like no other version. Best in the AUD version. Which reminds me... Alaska, closer to Korea than other places the Dead played... let's have it this June, "Grateful Dead in the Land of the Midnight Sun" Alaska 1980, June 19, 20, 21. Including the swingingest Peggy-o ever, the sweetest Brokedown, an intense Sugaree... all matrix like DaP 8.
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Were you actually driving when you wrote that long-ass post about 5/10/72? Because if you were, I don't know whether to be impressed or horrified.
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He's a doctor.. I'm sure he was talking to his phone (not that we shouldn't be afraid). I have never met a Peggy-O I wouldn't Marry-O. From 73 through 95, Jerry found ways to make that song his own.. Incorporating traditional songs into the mix is one of the more rewarding aspects to their music. Wikipedia traces the roots of the song back possibly as far is 1644 in Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Lass_o%27_Fyvie It's been covered by countless people both before and after the GD. Songs like Peggy-O, I Know You Rider, Viola Lee Blues, and countless other borrowed gems really makes for a rich tapestry of songs they had to pull from. What a great little tune.
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Great little folklore ditty-Os. Been more into the nice looping groove of Jack-a-Roe lately, but they both bring it home.
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6/14/916/22/91 9/26/91 5/27/93 (includes Wave to the Wind) 8/21/93 8/22/93 6/17/94 6/19/94 5/26/95
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add to stoltzfus’ great list....especially would like to hear that 9-26.....only recently purchased 6-14-91 love that show! 6-9-91 6-20-91 3-21/22-92 6-22/23-92 6-25-92 7-1-92 7-31+8/1-94 6-30-95 These are the ones that stand out in my minds eye, have not heard tapes of most... I’m not a “taper” so I’m not up on all that, but I recall these shows being enjoyable and some with interesting sets...3 Rivers with the rain set was pretty wild....the 94 shows, especially his Bday, Jerry was in good form, 7-1-92 was fun, got to work production, load unload/be on stage etc, ate in the crew tent with Steve M.,
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Nice, think I like em better acoustic like that...
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Give 10/19/94 a listen, Oro. I posted about this show before. My last Jerry show, and the Dead's last show at the Garden. Charlie Miller has a stellar soundboard remaster on Archive. The energy that night was electric and consistently high (no pun intended) throughout the show. One of the best before the end, imho.
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Shut up Beavis - that's two L's, no E! I've actually been tripping out on making tapes again - that's right, cassettes! I have a real nostalgic spot for filling out j-cards! Anyhow, I just taped 10-27-79 on two TDK-SAX 100s and have this to submit to the group: What filler for Side B of the first set tape (which has Sailor>Saint>Deal on it and a little over 30 minutes of space left): 1) Half Step > Franklin's from the next night, 10-28-79 Or 2) Scarlet > Fire from a couple of nights later, 11-1-79 *All write in candidates will be considered, but the electoral college is leaning to one of these two selections.
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Started working through Before the Dead last night and some this morning, pretty cool set. You can hear his bluegrass skills (including the rest of the band) progress through the various iterations, and some great song selections. So far, I particularly like the set with just him and Hunter (solo acoustic Trouble in Mind), as well as the one with him and his wife, Sara. He does several songs acapella as well..Wagoner's Lad which is one of my favorite from the Anthology of American Folk Music, and Dylan's late 80s acoustic versions. He also does an acapella Man of Constant Sorrow. He had a legit bluegrass yarn to his voice, moreso than I realized. Weird that the dude who was doing acapella Wagoner's Lad was jamming on Dark Star maybe ~6-7 years later. Catching up on some comments, saw those on 5/2/70 awhile back. I haven't been able to get into this one like many it seems..obviously it's very good, but something about the sound doesn't hook me in like others. I do like the acoustic set, that was my primary introduction to their few appearances of acoustic sets. Watched most of the second night of Mexico that re-aired last night, looking forward to D&C to get back on the road. I caught some of 4/16/89 Milwaukee on XM today, sounded like a good show! As much as the Full Norman releases are award worthy, it's kind of nice to listen to less polished sources occasionally. Highlights different things and kind of has some of that bootleg excitement to it. Started a mini Who kick here recently, just started a biography on them and been listening to the new Fillmore East '68 release. I know very little of the Doors so as such, definitely take the Who there. Might be an interesting topic to discuss.. Finally listened to the bonus disc of Rockin' the Cradle for the first time (Dennis is the man). That Eyes from 9/15 has the weirdest vibe.. My harmonica's got a busted reed My lips are chapped and about to bleed She says, that's nothing, when she was a kid She danced with the Dead at the pyramids
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Sitting in Rethymno, Kreta drinking homemade raki. Don't get much better than this. Normal service will be resumed shortly.
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Good to hear you are enjoying your time in Greece, Simon. Life is grand..
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What a great place to watch from! Soak it up. . . . . . Do we get t-shirts?
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....i had to google raki. Sounds delish. i also street viewed Rethymno, Kreta. Was surprised that a lot of the signs are in English.
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Vguy I'm pullin' fo' ya'!!! I'm a St; Louis Blues diehard. In each of their first three seasons they made the finals, but were swept first by the Habs and then Boston - you know, the only thing the Blues are famous for; the foto of Noel Picard sending Bobby Orr flying after he's scored the game-winning goal. It's been all over but the cryin' ever since - go Knights!!!
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Yeah I was driving but like Jim said, I was talking into my phone. You know on the cellphones how you have the the Google voice translator thingy. That's actually gotten much better and more accurate, so I can go totally hands-free. But you should be horrified because I didn't always have this Google voice translator and that didn't stop me.
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I have 3 framed , but I can unframe them if you wish. :)—Three 11″ x 17″ previously unpublished archival giclee prints were produced in San Francisco under Stanley’s supervision directly from his original oil paintings and incorporated into an edition of 0nly 225. Hand signed and numbered by Stanley Mouse himself! A very rare number for a Stanley mouse artwork, usually 500 units are printered at least. Very limited!!! Hoping to find them a good home, I need to take care of some medical bills. They are very beautiful in every way. I have photos for All to see. Any more questions please feel free to contact me /message me... :) ...everyone have a grateful day, and to all the Deadhead mothers out there/here “Happy Mothers Day”!
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Make up for all your suckiness when you were in ATL
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4/4/71 another post-Brent gem: 6/17/91
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It's a party cause. Everybody's dancin' in a ring around the sun Nobody's finished, we ain't even begun. So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat. Try on your wings and find our where it's at. Hey hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day.
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I'm on the post Brent binge boat blaring Branford beautifully from MSG 9-10-91. Smoking show.
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HOT show, indeed! An all time favorite. The band isn't fucking around and neither is Branford. Everytime they play with him, magic happens. I got to see Furthur play with him at Red Rocks and it is one of my favorite concert experiences EVER.
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1st time listening to this: fuck-ing awesome! damn why do people hate '80's Dead? must be released and I'm not even done. up to Spoonful.
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Jerry3-17-1978 Cream Magazine interview Bad recording...however... Put some decent headphones on and turn it up.You can totally hear people snorting(Jerry too) & coughing.All sorts of topics.Great stuff. Fly on the wall stuff...nice to hear his voice. oh yeah...MidnightCafe 11..."Mickey & Kruetzman language"???? 17..."not if I see ya comin',butthole"
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9/26 is a personal favorite from that year. 4/1/91 is up there too. I would be remiss not to mention 10/31/91. I attended a few in '91: 6/19 & 20/91 Pine Knob - Very good shows. There was a lot of nice music from this run not included on the Download Series Volume 11 release. A really nice first set from the first night. 6/22/91 Soldier Field - An epic show. Would love to see this one released as a CD/DVD set, or at least a CD/Meet Up At The Movies type program, like RFK '89 from last year (theatrical showing and CD box set release). 9/4-6/91 Richfield - Three almost perfectly performed and executed shows with many big moments to kick off what may have been the last truly great and consistant tour. At this point, Bruce and Vince were complimentary of each other and the Dead's music. They each found their space together. Some highlights include a Jack Straw where Phils drops a bomb that could blow out some speakers. Scarlet > Fire from the 1st show is a must hear. The Birdsong from the 3rd show just builds and builds into a raging beast. The 2nd set from the 3rd show picks up where Birdsong left off and just blows the roof off. A nice precurser to what was to come at MSG and Boston. 11/22/91 Rosemont Horizon JGB - First of two times catching JGB. 11/23/91 Bradley Center JGB - Second of two times seeing JGB. It was a real treat to experience this with what at the time felt like Grateful Dead church for the faithful. If a Grateful Dead show was Rivendell, a JGB show was Lothlorian (sorry for the Lord of the Rings analogy and reference). It really blew my mind that this was chosen for release, and every bit worthy. Rosemont was just as good. 12/31/91 Oakland - Wasn't there in person but listened to the nationally broadcast simulcast with a bunch of taper friends at a party, with many decks recording. The Bela Fleck and the Flecktones opening set was my first exposure to that band and have been a huge fan ever since. The Dead performed a nice show, even if not quite as epic as the previous NYE with Branford. Very worthwhile show though. Also saw the "In Concert" broadcast of the highlights from 6/16-17/91 Giants Stadium, including "Eye's of the World", "St. of Circumstance" and "Miracle". ...so yeah, that's how I spent part of my '91... '91 is a treasure trove with a surface that has been barely scratched as far as official releases go. While RFK 6/14/91 VFTV 2 is itself epic, and 9/25/91 Boston DP 17 and Download Series Volume 11 - 6/20/91 are great, there are plenty of other equally as great shows from this year. Would still love to see that 4/28/91 show released. That Birdsong with Santana sitting in needs to be released. I'm sure Carlos would approve. Lot of great shows from Europe and December '90 that are up there as well. Compton Terrace and Denver are a nice couple of runs. I could go on and on about the merits of post-Brent '90 and later. 7/31 & 8/1/94 were mentioned. I was there. I thought they were pretty good shows and haven't listened to them in a while.
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Cal ExpoChina->Rider...just silly. :o)
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“9/4-6/91 Richfield - Three almost perfectly performed and executed shows with many big moments to kick off what may have been the last truly great and consistant tour. At this point, Bruce and Vince were complimentary of each other and the Dead's music. They each found their space together. Some highlights include a Jack Straw where Phils drops a bomb that could blow out some speakers. Scarlet > Fire from the 1st show is a must hear. The Birdsong from the 3rd show just builds and builds into a raging beast. The 2nd set from the 3rd show picks up where Birdsong left off and just blows the roof off. A nice precurser to what was to come at MSG and Boston.” ...great post, and I would gratefuly welcome/love an official release of the Deads ‘Richfield 91’ all 3 complete shows in a mini boxset... ;)
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Good to read the reviews of shows from 1991, which I haven't listened to much over the last year or so. Maybe time to re-investigate. As Cosmicdavid, said, one of the great things about listening to The Dead is that you can dip in and out of different eras and listen to very different types of music. I have been heading backwards, myself. I listened to my old albums, Vintage and Historic Dead recently, which are from September 1966, I believe. There are some great cover versions on these albums-notably Same Thing and Midnight Hour. I then got the vinyl July 29th and 30th 1966, which sounds great-although the stereo separation is a bit basic. Cream Puff War is the standout track for me here. But the most interesting of these early artefacts may be a dvd I got a few years ago called The Acid Test. It looks a bit like a bootleg, although it was produced by Key-Z Productions. It seems to be a film of the Fillmore Acid Test from 8th January 1966. It features The Dead extensively, playing King Bee, Caution, Death Don't Have No Mercy-with lots of clips of the Pranksters dancing about to the music. The sound and picture are both really good. The actual music is primitive, with the bass and drums being very rudimentary. Jerrys guitar is bright and clear, with no sustain at all, and Pigpen is right on the money. It doesn't compare to the music they would go on to make when Mickey joined, but Its fascinating to watch them right at the beginning of their career, at one of the legendary acid tests. I would like to see more releases like this one, myself.
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Good to read the reviews of shows from 1991, which I haven't listened to much over the last year or so. Maybe time to re-investigate. As Cosmicdavid, said, one of the great things about listening to The Dead is that you can dip in and out of different eras and listen to very different types of music. I have been heading backwards, myself. I listened to my old albums, Vintage and Historic Dead recently, which are from September 1966, I believe. Their are some great cover versions on these albums-notably Same Thing and Midnight Hour. I then got the vinyl July 29th and 30th 1966, which sounds great-although the stereo separation is a bit basic. Cream Puff War is the standout track for me. But the most interesting of these early artefacts may be a dvd I got a few years ago called The Acid Test. It looks a bit like a bootleg, although it was produced by Key-Z Productions. It seems to be a film of the Fillmore Acid Test from 8th January 1966. It features The Dead extensively, playing King Bee, Caution, Death Don't Have No Mercy-with lots of clips of the Pranksters dancing about to the music. The sound and picture are both really good. The actual music is primitive, with the bass and drums being very rudimentary. Jerrys guitar is bright and clear, with no sustain at all, and Pigpen is right on the money. It doesn't compare to the music they would go on to make when Mickey joined, but Its fascinating to watch them right at the beginning of their career, at one of the legendary acid tests. It ends with then dismantling the gear, and Jerry can be seen sweeping up with a broom. I would like to see more releases like this one, myself.
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(they did 7/7/89 a few years ago...) a repeat? ok, I'm in.
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I thought I was the only one who street view shit! The area did look very nice and I too was surprised by the English signs.
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I believe this one has recordings from December 1966. Historic Dead is from September.
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a dream: remastered and re-released. :)))
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can I get an amen, brothers (and occasional sister)? the mighty mighty Grateful Dead. Acid Month (April 71). THAT would be a great release.
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....Atom Heart Mother. Back to Albuquerque. That Other One is one for the ages. Sheer power. My jaw drops every time I play it. My jaw drops a lot....the 2:10 mark of TOO part two, they seem to tease Caution and Sitting On Top Of The World at the same time. It least, that's what I hear. Every listen bring more to the table. Incredible....
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Haha. That first May '77 is the first Dead set I bought, randomly, having only heard the popular stuff to that point (Skeletons, Europe '72, etc). '77 was a strange place to start...took me awhile and still not my favorite set, but there are some strong shows in there. I had 5/12 on in the car a few weeks back..love that one, might be my favorite from that set. I went with 5/13/83 for today's show, from a run at the Greek. Near the end now..I've enjoyed it. First Hell in a Bucket I understand?
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