Dave's Picks Volume 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, NM 11/17/71

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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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May 15, 2018 - 9:24pm

#1031

Vguy72

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The more you know....

....the more you understand. fourwindsblow bringing the groove. High five.
May 15, 2018 - 9:21pm

#1032

Vguy72

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Today I Learned.....

....there is a burg in Pennsylvania named Jim Thorpe. I don't know about bolo, but I'm enjoying it. Kimock....
May 15, 2018 - 7:05pm

#1033

fourwindsblow

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Bolo I think you'll like this...

https://archive.org/details/mhb2008-07-11.jwmod.akg.463.v2.722.suraci.s…
May 15, 2018 - 6:58pm

#1034

Vguy72

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Dr. Steve Brule....

....he owns fifty skrateboards. Blown away that he showed up here. Really funny stuff. Grate call. YouTube him. Jerry Garcia's Before The Dead arrived today. My late father in law would have loved this. Day late....cranking it for Joe.
May 15, 2018 - 5:51pm

#1035

icecrmcnkd

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And speaking of Boreal

Listened to 8-24-85 in the car over the last two days.Wasn’t the train wreck I was expecting based on how this show is derided. Yeah, there were technical difficulties in the first set, but the overall performance didn’t seem bad. In fact it was quite good compared to Deer Creek 95. Now that was a train wreck. I was just minding my business dancing on the lawn with a bunch of other heads and we all got tear gassed because a bunch of ticketless idiots felt that they were entitled to be inside. And then the show pretty much fell apart. So next time you want to criticize Boreal 85, just remember Deer Creek 95. Is K-Tel brand bacon made in Gainesville?
May 15, 2018 - 5:41pm

#1036

Terrapin Moon

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May 15, 2018 - 4:57pm

#1037

Thin

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The Dead, the Weather and silly Love songs

Bolo - Ya know it's funny, the Dead are pretty low key when it comes to love songs. Weather? YES!! Love? Not so much! Sure the Dead have their share of love songs (Looks Like Rain is weather AND love!), but not a lot. Their songs are more about mysticism, adventure, cowboy tales/imagery, community, psychedelia, liberal activism, death/nostalgia, rebirth, enlightenment, and the OCCASIONAL love song. And the songs that ARE about love usually aren't gushy at all! Heck, they barely show a hint of being emotionally involved. Sugaree is about a prostitute and Jerry pleading her not to rat on him, and Peggy-O, Terrapin, and Samson are more like a Chaucer tale/Biblical passages in the 3rd person rather than gushy 1st-person missives. TLEO is THEY love each other (3rd person). Often they're just about "getting' in on!" Good Lovin, Sugar Mag, Easy Wind (ballin the shiny steel jack hammer - a ref to Pig's black girlfriend at the time - how romantic!), Not Fade Away's "I'm gonna tell how its gonna be" romance, Loose Lucy's "She'd come running and wed ball all night!" (note, SHE's running to HIM), Lovelight with the overweight $1.25 hookers that make Pig wanna "jump in the saddle and ride!", It's A Man's World, Cumberland with "ya keep me up just one more night... till 4:00" (yah, I hate nymphomaniacs, too....), Dupree's where the judge knows your baby well, Friend of the Devil's multiple wives. In Rider, Jerry sings about how SHE is gonna miss HIM while he's off shining his headlight somewhere else! Jack Straw where they're sharing the women with same indifference as sharing cheap wine. Ha! SO romantic!!! "Sing me the song about fu@king a fat hooker, Babe!" she purred... And I haven't even mentioned Brent's mysogynistic onstage rants at his "F'ing BITCH" ex-wife, and "never trust a woman", "I Just Wanna Make Love to You", etc etc. Oy. Let's not go there. I Will Take You Home IS sweet and tender and heartfelt... because it's to his daughter. Sure Bobby has some love songs, and Jerry sings a few Dylan love songs, but gushy songs like "If I Had the World to Give" are rare and seem out of place - better for JGB. I think the most tender/romantic moment I can think of in a Dead song (off the top of my head) is Brown Eyed Women where Delilah Jones meets her God and "the old man never was the same again." That's about as emotionally involved as they get - and it's sung in the third person about someone who is... Dead.
May 15, 2018 - 4:49pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Bolo Box announcement

Stupid website crashed on me as usual. I put one in the cart and clicked ‘checkout’, then got a message saying that my cart was empty. Why does this always happen? I’ve been calling for this Box for years, and now I can’t even order one. They’re already on eBay for 10x the price. Damn scalpers. And is K-Tel a brand of bacon? Because I’m not making the connection between a 7 lb box of bacon and this release.
May 15, 2018 - 4:44pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Love songs

“She got her leg up against the wall”Pigpen style of love song
May 15, 2018 - 4:22pm

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Stomping in jack o' lantern weather

Dylan covers, you say? One of the first I was aware of was the Baby Blue from 12/3/81, it was used in Dylan's film Masked & Anonymous and I believe is the one on Postcards of the Hanging. I think that song (not necessarily that version) is my favorite Dead on Dylan. The Bobby ones are all good fun, I have a soft spot for Queen Jane as well. I think it and Baby Blue are the ones where the arrangements themselves are inspired. Thin Man, Desolation Row, are fun but not quite there for me. Tough time with Phil on Tom Thumb. Memphis Blues is pretty fun, and reminds me of that time.....so Bob Weir forgets the words. And Bob Dylan has to step up..at the critical point, and throw in the one liner to close the deal. And people, just get uglier, and I have no sense of time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OBNnGQ4jmM That is still my favorite video on Youtube. You've got the equation wrong. That's how good it's gotten. Also, Miles M - Right On, I don't know much Ray Wylie yet but love that song. I know it first from Hayes Carll who has played alot with Ray. Great song, I couldn't believe Hayes omitted that verse when I finally heard Ray's. And weather box? I'm in. Things are tough all over When the thunder storms start Increasing over the southeast And south central portions Of my apartment, I get upset And a line of thunderstorms was Developing in the early morning Ahead of a slow moving cold front Cold blooded With tornado watches issued shortly Before noon Sunday, for the areas Including, the western region Of my mental health

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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.

Ray

Just wanted to give muleskinner a nod for his Ray Wylie Hubbard post. Haven’t listened to that in a few years and forgot how much I loved this song. It’s very simple with great storytelling quality. This is my favorite Ray album. I got some pots and pans, I got some pots and pans, I got some pots and pans gonna hit em with some sticks.

GarciaLive

Anyone gotten into these releases? If this has been gone over already I apologize for the redundancy. I have been HOOKED since Vol. 1 *3-1-80 JGB* and their most recent delivery of Hilo Civic Center 5-20-90 with JGB *Vol. 10 now!* is absolutely outstanding. The whole show has this glowing quality to it; not a sleeper in the set. Even some of the songs that had a tendency to drag on *Like a Road, Forever Young* have a feeling to them that must have been activated by the geography. Absolutely astounding show from top to bottom. A good JGB show is just a note worthy, albeit in totally different ways, as a good Dead set. Talk about two different bands both achieving musical transcendence!! That said, April 71 was a stunning month of shows. Did anyone else remember to take Doc up on his outstanding offerings? I am enjoying the 28th and 29th so very, very much. Thanks again, Doc! I have built a playlist for work that lasts for quite a few days in its total hours so I can just let it roll day to day, shift to shift, taking as many pauses as needed and all that, but I keep starting it over and going back to our latest ABQ release and it's accompanying Ann Arbor release as well as that Fillmore April run and GarciaLive Vol. 10 from Hilo Civic. Between the Garcialive and Dave's releases this year so far alone, I couldn't be more GRATEFUL!

GarciaLive,etc.

Tend to only buy 70's & 80's Jerry Band sets so far. Finally on board with 90's GoGD after holding out for years....so there is hope. But 90's JGB always makes me restless/anxious for some reason. Adore the Garcia/Grisman stuff though! Looking forward to the next 70's or 80's release. Hopefully, GarciaLive11 will be one of those.

the desert

The more I listen to DaP 26, the more I realise that they couldn't have given birth to The Other One anywhere but the desert. Throughout the entire suite, they're perpetually looking out over the horizon, hoping to catch a glance of something - water, refuge, a sign of life. It's harsh and throbbing and goddamned hot. But suddenly, unannounced, MAMU emerges from the heat like a desert rose. They press on over the hot sand until they finally reach an oasis, where they find an old man down by the docks. Roll up your pants and get your feet wet.

Its all Greek to me...

Road traffic signs to larger places are normally in both the Greek alphabet and the Roman/Latin alphabet. Small villages, hamlets and places so small that they have to share their idiot are normally only in Greek. As almost all Greek islands are inundated with tourists, there are loads of hotels, restaurants and tourist-related shops whose signs are always in English. Other shops and companies, factories etc. typically have Greek-only signs. Sadly I am now back in gray, temperate Holland which just goes to show that heaven is ephemeral (but I did bring a bottle of that homemade raki home, along with a large bottle of Metaxa *****). Haven't ventured onto the scales yet, but I expect bad news there after eating far too much, though octopussies and squiddlies aren't fattening (I hope). Went with wife, daughter and her boyfriend - possibly the last whole-family holiday?. What a hoot!

I'll tell you what I like

Deal from the 11/17 show. Jerry's guitar intro sounds so crunchy and "distorted" in a good way.

re: GarciaLive

I love a few of these releases, but the Series pales in comparison to the epic PureJerry shows from about a decade ago. That's the problem with picking second, I suppose. Pure Jerry 4 (Garcia Saunders Band) might be the best non-GD show of all-time featuring Jerry. Pure Jerry 6 is my favorite Garcia Band show ever, and Pure Jerry 9 is a wonderful complilation from that same period. Good luck finding any of these for under 100 bucks (or under 200 for PJ9). Concerning Garcia Live, I think my favorites are 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9. Volume 8 is an especially hot '91 show.

Time For A New Top 10?

What are your 10 favorite cover songs by the GD? You can name just the song or a specific show/performance. Mine are below: 1. He Was A Friend Of Mine 2. Smokestack Lightnin' 3. Mama Tried (I love BW's cowboy covers) 4. Morning Dew 5. Cold Rain And Snow 6. Viola Lee Blues 7. Dark Hollow 8. Jack-A-Roe 9. The Race Is On 10. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water* *'Muddy Water' was only performed once at the 12/5/71 Felt Forum show. Why it was dropped from the set list is beyond me. Judging from the crowd's reaction it was a keeper IMHO. Your Top 10?

TOP 5

My Favourite covers with Pigpen 1 BIG BOSS MAN 2 HARD TO HANDLE 3 IT HURTS ME TOO 4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME 5 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING It's time we had another box of bacon.......

Pure jerry series for sale

I bought most of these from eBay three or so years ago, not trying to profit , just want to get my money back. Looking to get $600 if anyone is interested in getting all nine of the pure Jerrys in very good condition. I live in Central Ma. If any new englanders wanted them we could do it in person. Pm if interested. Peace

Top 5 (or 10) Covers

Omitting "traditional" songs (Rider, Samson, CR&S, etc)... 1. Morning Dew. More so than any other song in the Dead's repertoire, they made this one their own. 10/19/73, 10/18/74, 5/8/77, 5/22/77? Take your pick. 2. Not Fade Away- Indespensible. I prefer the 1971-1973 medleys with GDTRFB, but the jammed out ones from circa '77 are great too. After they started the call and response, it became less interesting, if more interactive. 3. Sing Me Back Home- 8/27/72's version is sublime beauty. If this was the only version they every played it would still be on the list. 4. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. This rarity had Jerry sing his heart out. One of the few songs that got better as his voice declined. 5. Turn On Your Lovelight- post-Pig, there's nothing of interest for me, but it's hard to imagine '69-'72 without this as a closer. Sure, some could go on for too long (12/20/69) but when everything clicked (2/13/70, 4/27/71, 8/6/71, 4/26/72, 5/24/72) 6. Death Don't Have No Mercy- 2/28/69 and 3/2/69 are favorites, but don't overlook 2/22/69 or the revivals from '89. Chills you like a gust of wind from a grave. 7. Dark Hollow- the only UNDERplayed Bobby Cowboy tune. 8. Good Lovin' - it became overplayed by Bobby after it's heyday in 1971 with Pigpen, but 5/2/70's version alone puts it on the list. 9. Viola Lee Blues- without it, maybe they never move beyond a garage band? 10. Big River. I have no interest in the versions after 1974, but those from Fall '73 are tight and ripping.

Revised Top 10

As you can see I did revise to a Top 10. Hope nobody minds but I did include traditional songs. I should have been more specific and stated non-GD written material/songs. Sorry 'bout that.

Best adapted scream plays

Best Covers (tie):Viola Lee Blues Morning Dew Not Fade Away Lovelight Best Traditional: I Know You Rider Best under-realized high potential: Werewolves of London

Re/what’s. In the box bro

...read the ‘Outsiders’ or watch the movie! Greasers all the way, stay golden! ;)“Do it for Johnny ! “ https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=y4J_WeVT0HE

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covers

Viola Lee BluesShe Belongs To Me Morning Dew Big RR Blues Me and My Uncle Sing Me Back Home He Was A Friend Of Mine The Same Thing Lindy (Harry had a dream about a submarine now...I asked her for a piece of banana, she said let me play blues on your pianah) Smokestack Lightning

Covers

I could do 10 just of Dylan. All in no particular order. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue She Belongs to Me Desolation Row Visions of Johanna Ballad Of A Thin Man Memphis Blues Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues Watchtower It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Queen Jane Quinn The Eskimo Other covers I really enjoy: Morning Dew Viola Lee Blues Big RR Blues Death Don't Have No Mercy Nobody's Fault by Mine Midnight Hour Dancin' in the Streets (circa 1970) Gimme Some Lovin' Dear Mr. Fantasy One Kind Favor Smokestack Lightning Katie May Traditionals: Peggy-O Balled of Casey Jones Dark Hollow Deep Elem I Know You Rider Jack-A-Roe A Voice from On High Cold Jordan Little Sadie Sittin' On Top Of The World He Was a Friend of Mine

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Queen Jane it never

Queen Jane it never disappoints me

an aside

around the 28-minute mark of Dark Star, 5/11/72, Phil starts to do a little something ... hadn't heard it before. Let me know what it is, if you please.

Love it!!!! ;)

https://youtu.be/MZWw87UgrwI

Favorite covers

Morning DewSecond That Emotion Paint My Masterpiece The Weight Maggie’s Farm Let the Good Times Roll Good Lovin’ Revolution Not Fade Away Mighty Quinn

Re: Never Dissapoints

I want that cat.. it has special powers.

re: an aside

Interesting, Deadicated. I think Phil wants to move on musically and this is a random thought that just came to his fingers that moment.

Re: An Aside/Deadicated/BCE'd

I love that Dark Star. In fact the whole show is stunning..

Best of five....

....the heat is on. Best cover? Marc Andre Fleury. He covers the entire net.

Best Five - Ok, I'll Bite

Favorite Five (as in shows). No wrong answers.. and keep in mind.. for me, that might simply mean the last five shows I have listened to. 2/14/68 11/8/69 2/28/69 6/18/74 (ok, I went there, I just really like it) I don't know what my favorite show is from E72.. Too hard to pick. I will revisit this slot. Shit.. that's five. Not really a spectator sports fan, hope a pivot is ok. Then again, I am not really a musician, so I guess this is my spectators sport. Edit: For most bands.. having five killer live albums would be a crowning achievement. For the GD, it's ridiculous to limit the list to five.

Fave Five Shows?

2/14/686/14/69 11/8/70 6/18/74 6/23/74

"Outer Bass"

That's what I call Phil's spotlight in the '72-73 shows. If I'm burning a D/Led show, I index "Outer Bass" as it's own track (i.e. 01 Dark Star (part 1) > 02 Drums > 03 Outer Bass > 04 Dark Star > 05 Sugar Magnolia). Those Outer Bass-es are awesome parts of the DS/O1/post-Eyes 72/73 jams! On a few in '73 I swear Phil is throwing down a succession of Entwhistle/Who bass quotes, but even on those "school is in session"!Managed to listen to the 5/11/72 DS this past 5/11. The pre-Drums section of DS on 5/11/72 is simultaneously majestic and casual, fluid and tensile; the Billy solo swings and thrums; and Outer Bass is huge and melts into a wonderous group improv before the DS outro. Late in my listen, it occurred to me that this DS might be the perfect "one song" Dead collection! And 5/11/72 might be the best show of E72 (a giant amongst giants).

JGB DVD

For whatever reason, I finally got around to a first viewing of my DVD of the 9/1/90 JGB show. Wow. Just wow.

JGB Shoreline

Dear Prudence.. wow.

UK

Has anyone in the UK got their copy of DaP 26 yet?

Smooth,Slick & Sick

-Jerry & Merle8-11-1974 Keystone Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got)

Favorite 5 (right now at least)

11/17/719/21/72 12/31/76 5/17/77 3/29/90

DaP 26

Just arrived in UK.

JGB Shoreline

That is one special show, for sure, first time I watched that I went through some major emotions. Supposed to be a dead concert and Jerry stepped up to fill the slot and it turned into a eulogy for the unexpected passing of a dear friend and playing partner only a month earlier. Too many emotions come out when I watch that one. The song selection and playing is just phenomenal but its like going to church and seeing Brent off to the ether, for me its too much to feel the intensity of the emotional dichotomy for casual viewing. I love it but can't watch that one too often!

DaP26

My copy arrived in the UK today, too, along with Quicksilvers Cowboy On The Run January 31st 1976. Going back to cover versions, I like the way the played Around and Around circa 1977, where they would speed up after about 4-5 minutes and seemingly go into an instrumental version of Johnny B. Goode. Speaking of which-the encore of Johnny is brilliant on New Year 1978-Jerry takes off on a short but perfect solo.

5/15/77

This day in Dead history. Estimated / Eyes linked together for the first time!

5/15/70

:)))

5/15/83

Greek

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Fast & bulbous

It has been said plenty. TOO suite from 11/17 is so good, even the drums sequence is fantastic. It’s rather spry and acrobatic

Arrived?

Anyboby got his DaP 26 in Germany yet?

DP26 in Northern Germany

Got #14560 incl. bonus discin my Mailbox yesterday. Everything looks fine. No additional taxes as usual. Gar-see-ya JJ

Favorite Covers...

... those that have been listed here are great, especially the Dylan tunes. How about "Iko Iko"?... 7/6/87 with the Neville Bros. is high energy and a ton of fun. Also, the "Bobby McGee" from this release (DaP26) may be the best I've ever heard. (Still LOVING this release!) Peace

Tom Wolfe

R.I.P.

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