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

Post reply Log in to post comments

October 3, 2017 - 1:24pm

2,395 replies

heatherlew

Joined:
October 12, 2016

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.

Comments

sort by

Recent

Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A

Reset

June 5, 2018 - 5:08pm

#351

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

I think Sara said he did not, in fact, witness the death

But it became lore. Like the story that aliens snatched off part of his finger... you heard that one, right? Jer wasn't intrinsically a tragic figure. As a rock star, he had access to things that weren't good for him. He got bored with the GD, tired of the iconic status he earned ("Playing like every night is New Years Eve gets to be a bit much," he once said after the GD became popular), and said he'd rather play with his own band. He actively disregarded his health and took the lazy path of feeling good through drugs alone, with the heaviness that heroin brings to one's existence, he dealt himself a very unhealthy hand. Add smoking, free-basing, coke/smack, a pitifully unhealthy diet, diabetes and constant touring with over-adulating fans and I can see that whole train wreck unfolding like the story of Casey Jones.
June 5, 2018 - 4:48pm

#352

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

Jerry and His Amazing Foibles

I have read that he witnessed his father drowning. maybe that somewhat influenced his later choices. well anyway, Jerry's been deceased for nigh on 23 years.
June 5, 2018 - 4:37pm

#353

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

the box set wait may soon be over

The new GD e-newsletter states that the Aug. 1 MUATM will "reveal an exclusive look at the Dead's soon-to-be-announced 2018 boxed set." This implies that the announcement will come before Aug. 1 and they'll just add a little video hype for MUATM-goers. I'm rootin' for Summer '73, as you know, but as always, I'm ready for anything. Not to mention being sooooo ready for the fall '67, 1st red'd Mickey show. That's when the six-headed beast really began to stir.
June 5, 2018 - 4:01pm

#354

shirdeep

Joined:
September 5, 2017

(No subject)
June 5, 2018 - 3:56pm

#355

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Palate cleanse

Hard Working AmericansWe’re All In This Together A very fine live album. Haven’t seen HWA without Neil. Hopefully it’s just as good.
June 5, 2018 - 3:52pm

#356

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Fat heroin addict

Isn’t that an oxymoron? Haven’t spent any time with heroin addicts so what I see on tv is my only exposure. They generally look thin and scraggly. The fact that Jerry was fat confirms what others are saying about his other contributions to his poor health. But let’s not attack the fat man that we all love. He carried a heavy burden with all the expectations that the fans placed on him. And every 10 years or so a keyboardist dies. That can’t help.
June 5, 2018 - 2:52pm

#357

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

It was the ice cream-Thin

Well, I wasn't stating that it was exclusively his diet/smoking/lack of exercise that killed Jerry, just that this was a major contributory factor. The fact that he suffered from diabetes meant that he needed to take better care of his health-which of course he didn't do. If you have diabetes and smoke and over eat a lot of sugary food you are placing your life at risk-whether you take heroin or not. There are degrees of everything, too. Not everyone who takes heroin looks like Jerry. Not everyone who follows a poor diet and smokes looks like Jerry. We all look different! If someone takes heroin, every negative thing that happens to themselves, their families and their communities can be laid at their door. This is often the result of prejudice rather than knowledge.
June 5, 2018 - 2:50pm

#358

direwulf

Joined:
October 15, 2007

MUATM2018

Show will be July 7, 1989. Already released as Crimson, White and Indigo but the MUATM version is going to be newly remastered? That was already high quality video and audio. I wonder what else they were able to pull out of it? Great show for sure but I wonder what if it's any indication that the new box will be a summer 89 showcase of some kind? I hope they aren't using the promise of new box info as means to sell tickets to something I can already watch at home and this presentation is truly an upgrade of some kind.
June 5, 2018 - 1:47pm

#359

danc

Joined:
September 11, 2007

Money and drugs....

...change people as nothing else can. Together? Whoa, potent. Since I now can't stomach much of any GD post-1980, I make the lazy, obnoxious, yet confident assumption that money and drugs tragically and eventually killed Jerry and gradually extinguished great Grateful Dead music along the way to 1995. Big scenes, stoned/buzzed band, Mickey's narcoleptic shuffle beat, witless new tunes (e.g. Standing On The Moon), rare rehearsals... these seem to add up to uninspiring arena rock-cheese that most definitely did not age well. Pre-1979? Almost all good: Vintage Dead
June 5, 2018 - 1:33pm

#360

Thin

Joined:
June 21, 2013

daverock/oxford88

daverock - you wrote: "I was under the impression that it was more diet, smoking, obesity and a range of health problems that eventually killed Jerry, rather than his heroin use" Oh really??? What's your source on THAT datapoint? Lots of people have a poor diet and smoke and they don't wind up looking like Jerry did in the mid-80's. All his vices certainly played a role, but once someone is on heroin they just don't give a f___ about anything else, leading to a runaway train of smoking/poor diet/health neglect. To say "it wasn't the heroin but his diet" is like saying "alcohol didn't kill the drunk driver - it was the tree he hit!." Just say No to trees, kids! And as for Jer's smile being the barometer for "how happy he was", I agree. But I'd say it's more a of a reflection of whether he was using heroin. Chin down and uncommunicative was his tell for heroin usage. He was happy and gregarious when clean, "grumpy cat" when using.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

Forums

Dead Store Products

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

cover

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

via GIPHY

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

on the 5:15

dahdahdahdahdah

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.

Box Set Announcement!!

The wait is finally over! Announcing a spectacular new box set in all its fully-Normanized glory: "The Grateful Dead Sings About The Weather" - 10 CDs featuring every known version of these classics: Looks Like Rain Here Comes Sunshine Weather Report Suite Black Throated Wind Wave To The Wind Sunshine Daydream Sunrise Box Of Rain Looks Like Rain Cold Rain And Snow Smokestack Lightning Early Morning Rain Shelter From The Storm Easy Wind Samba In The Rain Lazy Lightnin' Rainy Day Woman Rain Mission In The Rain Morning Dew The Flood The Frozen Logger PLUS bonus selections including other song favorites that mention rain, snow, sleet, sunshine, hail (up to and including golf ball-sized), hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, rainbows, wind (gusty and otherwise), monsoons, cyclones, heat, cold, ice, black ice, frost, icicles, sunburn, drought, storm, breezes, fog, frozen tundra (Green Bay especially), drizzle, mist, smog, haze, permafrost, dew and/or dew point, temperature (°F and °C only), thunder and barometric pressure. BUT WAIT!!! The first 10,000 buyers also get the SUPER bonus box set featuring songs about trains, rivers and gambling. And a bunch of songs with colors in the title that start with "B" - black, blue, brown, burnt umber... Watch the announcement video here: Get 'em while they last!!

081227931605