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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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Knew there would be a box set announcement with clue from bolo soon, maybe its a bellweather day where she/he is... whether or not, weather is the clue meanwhile, while we CONTINUE to wait, hop aboard the magic mower for another geezer friendly trip... just a couple few years after Link Wray discovered guitar grunge in the late 50s (nothing against early Strat hero Buddy Holly), there was this clean cut genius from Baltimore.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MewcnFl_6Y
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Yet another release from the same era!!! I already saw three boxes on Ebay... Haha bob t By the way I still have that K-tel album!!
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That particular K-Tel platter was released in 1976. Since there's yet to be a '76 box, and since I believe the remaining Boston and Beacon shows (which both start with "B" a la Bolo) came back with the Betty's, I'll put my Monopoly money down on an official '76 Summer Box. Hey, I ain't often right but but I've never been wrong...
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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.
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Read many of his books - don't know how many times I've read Electric Kool Aid Acid Test. Shucks. Figured out the 28th minute snippet of the 5/11/72, Dark Star - Bird Song ... I've been listening critically to the Fillmore East, Apr. '71, run, and I sure hope that there's a box down the line that includes ALL the music - Jerry's steel is so cool w/ NRPS! And, of course, you get a taste of Duane and the Beach Boys are quite good. Love it!
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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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“She got her leg up against the wall”Pigpen style of love song
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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.
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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?
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....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.
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....there is a burg in Pennsylvania named Jim Thorpe. I don't know about bolo, but I'm enjoying it. Kimock....
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....the more you understand. fourwindsblow bringing the groove. High five.
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Vguy, Jim Thorpe is very nice small town not too far from me. I haven't been there in several years. It's original name was Mauch Chunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania Penn's Peak, a very nice concert venue where I've seen Dark Star Orchestra and other bands is in Jim Thorpe.
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Vguy, Jim Thorpe is very nice small town not too far from me. I haven't been there in several years. It's original name was Mauch Chunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania Penn's Peak, a very nice concert venue where I've seen Dark Star Orchestra and other bands is in Jim Thorpe.
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Favorite Covers, phewww, where to start? Check out this incomplete list and try and pick ONLY ten! *A&A, *All over Now, *Baba Orielly, *Boken Arrow, *Big Boss Man, *Big River, *Meet me at the Bottom, *it’s all over now Baby Blue, *C.C. Rider, *California Earthquake, *Close Encounters, *Dancin in the Street, Dark Hollow, Day Tripper, *Death Don’t, Deep Elem, *Desolation Row, *Do it in the Road, *Women are Smarter, Frozen Logger, *Let the good Times Roll, Good Night Irene, *Gimme Sum Lovin’, *Green Onions, Hard to Handle, Hey Bo Diddly, *Hey Jude, *Hey Pocky Way, *Iko Iko, *I fought the law, *Johnny B Goode, *Jack a Roe, Katie Mae, *Keep on growing, *Lil Red Rooster, *Last Time, Louie Louie, Love the one your with, *Lovelight, Lucy in Sky with Diamonds, La Bomba, *Maggie’s Farm, *Mama Tried, *M&M Uncle, *Memphis Blues, *Midnight Hour, *Mighty Quinn, *Morning Dew, got my Mojo Working, Muddy Water, Mr Charlie, *New Orleans, Next Time You See Me, Nobody’s Fault, *On the Road Again, *Peggy O, *Promised Land, *Queen Jane, Race is On, *Road Runner, Rockin Pneumonia, Sitting on Top of the World, Rosalie McFall, Run Rudolph Run, Little Sadie, *Same Thing, *Satisfaction, School Girl, *She Belongs to Me, Sing Me Back Home, *Smokestack of Lightnin, *So What, *Superstitious, The Rub, *Tom Thumbs Blues, *Thin Man, *Visions of Johanna, Viola Lee Blues, *Wang Dang Doodle, Werewolf’s of London, *Want to Tell, *Watchtower, *Walking Blues, *Walkin’ the Dog, *We Bid You Goodnight.... and that’s not comprehensive!!! How about if we break em down...in no particular order... * saw these live (. )= versions I really like Regular Rotation etc (they played most of these forever) *Peggy O (never get sick of this one) *Promised Land *Women are Smarter *Morning Dew (6-28-85); so many greats, but this one really moved me... *Johnny B Goode (Skull Fuck); this is the song that formally made me a deadhead! I liked the dead and older heads were working on me and feeding me tapes, but I still was really into Zep and Jimi. Knew it well from Jimi, and of course Jimi Killed this, but one sunny April day in 1978 at my friends house, that version just really hit me! I had heard it before, but that day it just resonated in a way I can’t to this day explain. Then, I finally saw them live and “that’s when it all began”... Semi-Regular/Regular during certain era etc., Hard to Handle *Let the Good Times Roll *Gimme Some Loving *All over Now *Wang Dang Doodle *Hey Pockey Way Dylan Tunes *Desolation Row *Queen Jane *Memphis Blues *Maggie’s Farm *She Belongs to Me Pigpen Tunes Smokestack Katie Mae Mr Charlie Run Rudolph Run The Rub Acoustic Tunes Little Sadie Race is on Deep Elem Dark Hollow Jack a Roe Novelties/Fun/One offs etc Day Tripper Werewolf’s of London *Do it in the Road (4-7-85) Frozen Logger Good Night Irene (12-31-83) Louie Louie Love The One Your With (4-17-83) *Keep on Growing *So What (3-27-88) *Green Onions (6-30 -88) *Walkin’ the Dog (4-8-85) *Close Encounters (7-17-89) Some Personal Favorites and/or Fun Ones I saw *Death Don’t Have no Mercy (10-9+19-89) Sing Me Back Home (so emotional and amazing) Viola Lee Blues; (like someone said, might of just been another bar band if it weren’t for this one! *Ballad of a Thin Man (3-27-88) 1st Weir Version, Badass. *Visions of Johanna (3-19-86) 1st time, yowsa! This, Box o, desolation, Road Runner, Hand Jive and final sailor. Spring 86 another that slides under the radar... *On the Road Again (9-26-81)Fun, rare electric * We Bid You Goodnight (7-17-89) first time, like many of the first timers was ecstasy! Wow, like Jim says, how many bands have such awesome and large lists. We have been truly blessed....and these are just the covers!
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Finally, my copy has arrived on a sunny and warm Scottish day. Sunshine and a new GD show, never before heard by me? Will wonders never cease? I'm at Deal,as I type. So far, what a show. Well done, Dave.
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Saw some of those too, whenever they played "last time" outta space, you knew you had just seen and heard something special. I always liked the Bobby Fuller 4 and when they broke out "I fought the Law", that was special, great tune and done well by the band. Visions was also a great cover that I saw Jerry perform, just wooonderful. Any Chuck Berry tune was covered well also. We are indeed blessed to have these top notch recordings to listen to so many years later. Raining hard here, kinda feels like a "Rainy day, dream away" day. Think I'll play some Jimi and "lay back and grove".
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Right on, perhaps my fav Jimi tune. Hard to pick between Axis and ELectric Ladyland for best album......the after hours Voodoo with Winwood and Jack Cassidy, AMAZING! Lay back and groove indeed my friend.
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I have an affinity for both those albums as well. I can say with absolute clarity.. I lost my shit as hard as I ever did at any dead show listening to side 4 of Electric Ladyland early one Saturday morning in the basement of my parents house when I was just cutting my teeth on adulthood. I had to leave the house for about a half hour and re-connect with all the synapses then were misbehaving before I could talk or be seen by anyone. What a great night that was.. ah, to be young and invincible with your whole life in front of you.. those were the days.
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Pretty much the original three Experience albums plus Band of Gypsies are essential. When I first discovered Jimi as a kid, my whole musical world opened right up.
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For what it's worth..here are the Avett Brothers doing Mission in the Rain at Red Rocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESu4bAXytIY Really love that song, I'm no expert for sure but the 3/22/78 one from GarciaLive 4 is what did me in. I was displaced, divorced, moved to Louisiana and GL4 was one of my car soundtracks the first few weeks..Love in the afternoon. Don't think that version by the Avetts is the best, but I love that it's at Red Rocks. Far as I go, I'm Dylan > Avett > Dead, they mean alot to me. The only time I've been to Red Rocks was Avetts and Old Crow Medicine Show, make me down a pallet on your floor. They ganged up to encore with that one..coincidentally, or not, that song was also on Before the Dead, Jerry and the Black Mountain Boys in the year of our lord, 1963. The Avetts also played with Bobby W, both at Red Rocks and otherwise. Some good videos out there. They did some Jerry tribute with Warren Haynes, hence the Mission cover and others. If you have any interest to check them out, my first show was New Years 2009/2010, this was the next night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQB1g_ezho My video from the Pageant, STL, in 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8NRbNiUoaM
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Ten years ago, I walked this street my dreams were riding tallTonight I would be thankful Lord, for any dream at all. Some folks would be happy just to have one dream come true But everything you gather is just more that you can lose. Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain, Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain, All the things I planned to do I only did half way Tomorrow will be Sunday born of rainy Saturday. There's some satisfaction in the San Francisco rain No matter what comes down the Mission always looks the same. Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YXqqMCVbts
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Oh, for Maria Muldaur, in the JGB at that time, some respect for her time in Greenwich Village, with the Kweskin Jug Band here (probably Maria D'Amato at the time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w6SewvJE1w I'm sure it's been posted here before, sorry to repeat. Of course Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions did that one on the Top of the Tangent release from 1964. Play Dead.
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the good stuff is great. the other stuff is meh. to me. BUT the good stuff makes the meh stuff good meh stuff. I do have a faaaaavorite T shirt of the Bold as Love album cover; black with the band/Indian images in purplish tones. I have heard purple haze so many times over the years I can barely stand it anymore. but...if you can just get your mind together... Electric Ladyland...yummy. 1983 (a merman) is so f cool.
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Thanks Ice Cream Cone Kid. Great renditions of a classic tune. Ice Cream Cone Kid (or ICCK as Bill The Cat would say).
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Glad to hear our friends from east of the pond are finally experiencing some relief.....Enjoy! RE: outer bass; 5-11-72, right? Now I still haven’t heard all the E72s, and I find “favorite” or best of, well, you know, but man this show, or at least the DS on, wooooeeeee!!!!!! duct; love the Frank vid, too funny, but also very interesting....wonder if he was turned unto similar “musical” influences as the boys? Don’t know too much about ol Zapster.... Tom Wolfe; perhaps the last great of that ridiculous generation of writers? Jim; your EL post made me smile so wide it hurt, then I started laughing my arse off! Mission in the Rain; another jewel, as a hormonal teen, living in a often dark if not rainy place, used to walk a lot.....so this one runs deep! Maria Muldar; sing your camel to bed! I’m sure all y’all know she wanted JG to play on that but he respectfully declined.... AB 1983; gulp...thanks icekd, whoaaaaa blossom! Oh, shit, how could I forget on my covers list California Earthquake (10-20-89) the response and energy for that was not unlike that of a “first/reintro”, at least by the time the chorus hit. Peace! Uncle Pedro is going to listen to ELectric Ladyland, and a, lay back and groove...
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Damn, wonder if I still have my BTC tee? One of my favorite shirts ever..
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I always had a deep respect for Taj Mahal. I have seen him several times most recently a few years back at the Brooklyn Bowl when I was in NY for work.. it was par excellente. Man.. he has aged a bit in a short period since then and gotten a bit wide in the mid section (as have I). This video cracked me up though, most unusual.. I didn't mind the slop so much but Sammy Hagar drinking what could very well be a club soda and lime (or quite possibly something else with lime) was a nice touch. Bob was all business but seemed to be differently tuned or found himself in the wrong guitar for the song or something. Then Guy Fieri bringing out a birthday cake, a wtf moment perhaps? ..and sitting in for the bow. too funny but not necessarily in a good way. Classic song though and a nice effort. I hope they raised a lot of money for healthcare for those in need. The cause erases the goofiness. A for effort and cause, C for performance and B+ for unintentional giggle.
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....my mindset has been diverted. Golden Knights win!! You Win Again. We're taking that Cup down The Strip. Just wait. Confidence is key. And Vegas has that in spades. Amazeballs....
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Vguy, I will admit that I have been very impressed by the Knights play. But, Fleury stole this one for you tonight.
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....my Garcia in net. Surreal as fuck.
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Weren't you guys vehemently complaining about this guy when he was a Penguin? Just kidding. :D
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I never said that I liked him. He just saved their ass tonight. I've be a diehard Jets fan for a month now.
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I have finally listened to this release enough to put it to shelf for a while. It took 2 1/2 weeks and more than three completely listens. For me, this is much quicker than normal, I had the time this time. It usually takes me at least a couple months for my thoughts to congeal.. Boxzilla took a year and a half to two years and some shows still have not gotten a second listen (working on that). My first elations have been balanced by comparative listens and time to reflect. Not much has changed since my first listen though. I really enjoyed both shows, despite the similar setlists and close proximity to one another. And you get a sans Pig show and a Pigpen show, and they are quite different, even the non-pig songs. The Other One Suites for both shows deliver the goods. It could have been released as a two show box set, "1971 - The Other Ones." Both are powerful, monstrous and worthy. Phil is vibrant and in his prime and it comes through on these songs. But the real joy is the mix and the recordings, especially considering 11/17 never really circulated in good quality. This allows the other songs to shine and make their own statement. Big RR Blues, Jack Straw, Playing in the Band, Cumberland Blues, and on and on. Also, be it positive or negative.. these shows come at a steep part of their learning curve and bridge the 70/71 sound to the 72 to pre-hiatus band that hopefully we all know and love. Both good and similar yet vastly different. Typical GD. A great release.. top 5 DaP, perhaps top 3. An instant classic. Ok.. it's now on the shelf. News on the Box Set? What are you all listening to? We have Munich and the Lyceum left in Europe.. I guess I might drift there for a spell.
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Thanks to you,my man I'm listening to 4-19-1982. The Raven show.More nitrous! Thanks Jim. :o)
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Thanks for asking. At this moment I'm listening to King Tuff, but after clicking on the Bob Weir/Taj Majal video I'm reminded of Eddie Money (because he's mentioned in the story) so now I have to find (probably on Google Music) "Two Tickets to Paradise" and listen to that. Because I love that song. Let's see...Eddie Money had some other hits too, didn't he? So Eddie Money is on the list. And if your question meant "what are you listening to lately?" - I got Wheels of Fire yesterday (never had it before) so I have Cream on the list too. And last evening was Garcia Live Volume 9...love that "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)", except what the hell's happening with Martin's sax during that song? Sounds like interference from some sort of audio transmission. Weird. Rock on.
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I'm still listening to DaP26, as it has only just arrived. I've also got some friends visiting, who aren't really into listening to music, so its taking me longer to get into this than would normally be the case. But I have listened to 11/17/71 once. DaP26 arrived as I was half way through listening to Bickershaw 1972, having just heard the two Paris 1972 shows-which was very bad planning on my behalf, as I couldn't help comparing the 71 show with those from 72. The first thing that struck me was the incredible sound and mix on the new release. I have mentioned before, that large set lists put me off a bit-but as was pointed out to me in the past, you cant judge a show by its set list-and despite the massive volume of songs, the playing on each track is superb-right from the opening Truckin'. I also thought Tennessee Jed was really well played. But the highlight for me is still when they stretch out-and The Other One is great. The lead into Me and My Uncle didn't sound quite as natural as it did during summer 1971 to me, when it seemed, and was, more spontaneous. Here it sounds more like a neat trick, which they had done before and had realised was a crowd pleaser. They must have stopped doing it shortly afterwards, as none of the Europe 72 Other Ones are punctuated by Me and My Uncle. It seems more concise than the Europe 1972 shows I have just heard, more rock and roll based, perhaps. But its a great release-I'll definitely be playing it again when I have more time to myself.
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I bought the vinyl copy of this last Christmas. Its an album I have always liked-Crossroads and White Room-great stuff. I have also always loved the cover by Martin Sharp-in fact it was the cover as much as the music-which I already have-that moved me to get the vinyl copy. Another great release I have been dipping into over the last week is the 4 cd box set Love is the Song We Sing-San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970. It is what it says on the tin-many tracks that are very well known-but also some very obscure gems. There is a great track by a band called Country Weather-Fly to New York. There seems to be a cd of their recorded works available, which I will no doubt be adding to my collection sometime soon.
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Just catching up- Muleskinnner...I'm also a big avett brothers fan. Believe they are going to be in NJ this summer. I'm going to try to check them out with one of my sons if I can. DaP 26...gets better with every listen. Sound is amazing, and as others have stated, both Other Ones are mind blowers. Favorite cover: I know you rider, most of bobby's cowboy songs, NFA. Least favorite: watchtower (just never did it for me) Top 5 shows...also an impossible task but will give it a shot. Subject to change: 2/28/69 5/11/72 8/6/74 2/3/78 10/10/82
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Great band, with Greg Douglass on guitar. Their CD is pretty fine too.
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Currently enjoying the 41st anniversary of the "quack" Fire On The Mountain, 5/17/77. I love that version and I love that show. It's probably my favorite from the May 1977 Box. Now back to lurk/check in quarterly mode... - Quod
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One of the best shows i've ever seen was Taj Mahal at The Ark in Ann Arbor, in January 2002. He played without his band - just him on piano, guitar, banjo, whatever he flet like playing. Just amazing. What a stage presence. We sat behind the piano for the opening act. Young dark haired piano player who had to sit on a big cushion to reach the keys , I guess because Taj was so much taller. She went on to be pretty famous I hear. Went by the name Nora Jones. In between DaP 26 i've been revisiting the '73 Winterland box. Three stellar shows.
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While hesitant on some level to introduce this (has anyone done so yet? If so, my bad), it was still a very interesting exercise to my ears and of course many of us who love to "listen" might get a kick out of it: First read/listen to this clip to get the jist of the ongoing "debate" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yanny-laurel-debate-explanation-re… Then, go to the actual, ORIGINAL source and listen: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/laurel This totally did the flip flop on me...AND I was JUST sitting here in my office with one of my colleagues, and we each heard something different from the same source. Aural Oddities Abound. Sixtus
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First a Jimi story... yes, geezer warning... September '67 high school buds/musician friends took me into a small studio in Bethesda MD with huge speakers the size of refrigerators ... age fifteen... played both vinyl sides of Are You Experienced for me at a fairly high volume. It totally changed my thinking on what was possible on an electric guitar, duh. I was listening to the the Dead, Airplane, Quicksilver, Beatles, Kinks, Stones, Yardbirds, Muddy Waters etc but Jimi, OMG. Then Axis was released, a concert tour was announced. My first "rock" show. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghostsofdc/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/27195159… Not old enough to drive so dear old dad took a few of us down to the Washington Hilton for the 8 pm. During Foxy Lady, someone in a chicken costume jumped on stage and tackled Hendrix, he did not miss a note. It seemed staged but later on the Washington Post ran the story behind it, a random prank. We were in the tenth row of folding seats, forty feet from the stage. I found a primitive bootleg of it on the web a few years ago, telephone audio quality, JHE was on for about 50 minutes, that's it. Fifty years ago... Blind Faith deluxe edition.... never heard these extra bits and jams before, fun Tony Rice Unit: Backwaters Dave Holland Quintet: Dream of the Elders Jaco Pastorius: Birthday Concert Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Left of Cool Bags and Trane Metheny/McBride/Sanchez: Day Trip Hutcherson: Oblique Fahey: Return of the Repressed Eric Johnson: Electromagnets Zappa: Complete Roxy GD: 5/9/77 Buffalo JHE: Axis, cause of all this Hendrix talk of course in the car, on rotation thanks to a kind soul, GD Complete FW69 house concert this Sunday over in New Hampster with Maeve Gilchrist & Friends, four musicians, 35 other friends by invitation, acoustic heaven close encounter as Maeve is incredible on Celtic harp http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com/about/
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