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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set
WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"
"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."
Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle
The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.
For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.
Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.
Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.
Get it while you can.
weir still truckin
Grateful Dead/Dead & Company guitarist Bob Weir will embark on a fall tour with bassist Don Was and drummer Jay Lane under the moniker Bob Weir and Wolf Bros. Weir, Was and Lane confirmed 19 dates spanning October 16 – November 18. The new band will explore songs of the Grateful Dead and more in a trio setting.
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros will kick off the tour at Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno on October 16. From there, the trio will visit Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Portland (Oregon), Seattle, Missoula, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Denver ahead of a Halloween show in at The Chicago Theatre in Chicago. The tour continues with stops in Nashville, Louisville and Syracuse along with a two-night stand at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
The three-piece will perform at Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theatre on November 12. Bob Weir & Wolf Bros conclude the run with stops in Philadelphia, Boston and New York City. A pre-sale will be held using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Registration has started here and will run through Monday, August 6 at 5 p.m. ET.
DATES:
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Tour Dates
October 16 Reno, NV—Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
October 18 Los Angeles, CA—The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 20 Santa Barbara, CA—Arlington Theatre
October 22 Portland, OR—Keller Auditorium
October 23 Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre
October 24 Missoula, MT—Wilma Theatre
October 26 Salt Lake City, UT—Eccles Theater
October 27 Albuquerque, NM—Kiva Auditorium
October 29 Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
October 31 Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
November 5 Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
November 6 Louisville, KY—Palace Theatre
November 8 Syracuse, NY—Landmark Theatre
November 9 Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre
November 10 Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre
November 12 Washington, DC—Warner Theatre
November 13 Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
November 16 Boston, MA—Boch Center Wang Theatre
November 18 New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
Read more: https://www.relix.com/news/detail/bob_weir_announces_fall_tour_with_wol…Weir Wolves of London!
Thanks for the heads up.
Just listening to Fink's upload of Lindley Meadows 75. Superb. Groovy, as they used to say. Have to get the 30 trips show.
Here's another way of looking
Here's another way of looking at what we're getting....uggghhh I can't wait for this thing to hit my door step.....
Around And Around 5:06
Around And Around 5:25
Beat It On Down The Line 3:41
Beat It On Down The Line 3:30
Beat It On Down The Line 3:28
Beat It On Down The Line 3:53
Beat It On Down The Line 3:47
Beat It On Down The Line 3:47
Bertha 6:30
Bertha 6:12
Bertha 5:56
Bertha> 6:08
Big Railroad Blues 3:56
Big Railroad Blues 4:20
Big Railroad Blues 3:57
Big River 4:47
Big River 4:58
Big River 5:01
Big River 5:22
Big River 5:36
Big River 5:24
Bird Song 14:29
Black Peter 9:18
Black Peter 9:23
Black-Throated Wind 7:08
Box Of Rain 5:30
Box Of Rain 5:47
Box Of Rain 5:35
Brown-Eyed Women 5:30
Brown-Eyed Women 5:47
Brown-Eyed Women 5:20
Casey Jones 7:31
Casey Jones> 6:01
China Cat Sunflower> 8:08
China Cat Sunflower> 8:39
China Cat Sunflower> 6:47
China Cat Sunflower> 8:20
China Cat Sunflower> 8:34
China Doll 6:01
China Doll 5:48
China Doll 6:38
Dark Star> 27:46
Deal 4:23
Deal 5:00
Deal 4:45
Deal 4:55
Dire Wolf 5:28
El Paso 4:35
El Paso 4:33
El Paso 4:28
El Paso 4:35
El Paso 4:56
Eyes Of The World> 15:40
Eyes Of The World> 13:19
Eyes Of The World> 13:52
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 6:59
Greatest Story Ever Told 5:33
Greatest Story Ever Told 5:27
Greatest Story Ever Told 6:10
Greatest Story Ever Told 5:00
Greatest Story Ever Told> 5:04
Here Comes Sunshine 11:58
Here Comes Sunshine 12:25
He's Gone> 11:24
He's Gone> 13:59
I Know You Rider 5:48
I Know You Rider 5:05
I Know You Rider 6:00
I Know You Rider 5:22
I Know You Rider 5:40
It Must Have Been The Roses 5:47
It Must Have Been The Roses 5:28
It Must Have Been The Roses 5:45
Jack Straw 5:02
Jack Straw 5:01
Jack Straw 5:04
Jack Straw 5:16
Jack Straw 5:23
Jam> 9:58
Johnny B. Goode 3:56
Johnny B. Goode 3:56
Johnny B. Goode 4:08
Looks Like Rain 7:34
Looks Like Rain 7:52
Loose Lucy 5:07
Loose Lucy 5:07
Loser 7:09
Loser 6:50
Me And Bobby Mcgee 6:02
Me And Bobby McGee> 5:25
Me And My Uncle 3:11
Me And My Uncle 3:17
Me And My Uncle 3:25
Mexicali Blues 3:53
Mexicali Blues 4:08
Mexicali Blues 3:58
Mexicali Blues 4:02
Mexicali Blues 3:48
Mexicali Blues 3:59
Missisippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 8:14
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 8:44
Money Money 4:45
Money Money 4:27
Money Money 5:01
Nobody’s Fault But Mine> 5:14
Not Fade Away> 6:58
One More Saturday Night 5:16
One More Saturday Night 5:36
Peggy-O 8:11
Playing In The Band 18:59
Playing In The Band 15:49
Playing In The Band 46:59
Playing In The Band 23:07
Promised Land 3:33
Promised Land 2:58
Promised Land 3:27
Promised Land 3:43
Promised Land> 3:37
Ramble On Rose 6:56
Row Jimmy 9:06
Row Jimmy 9:22
Row Jimmy 8:30
Row Jimmy 8:59
Row Jimmy 9:25
Scarlet Begonias 5:12
Scarlet Begonias 5:55
Ship Of Fools 6:27
Ship Of Fools 6:36
Ship Of Fools 6:18
Stella Blue 7:57
Stella Blue 8:40
Sugar Magnolia 10:03
Sugar Magnolia 9:21
Sugar Magnolia 10:03
Sugar Magnolia 9:57
Sugar Magnolia 9:40
Sugaree 8:18
Sugaree 7:31
Sugaree 8:05
Sugaree 7:24
Tennessee Jed 8:00
Tennessee Jed 8:27
The Other One 15:22
The Other One> 6:33
The Other One> 18:06
The Race Is On 3:27
The Race Is On 3:17
The Race Is On 3:34
The Race Is On 3:34
The Race Is On 3:34
They Love Each Other 5:48
They Love Each Other 5:46
Truckin’> 9:56
Truckin'> 10:55
Truckin'> 9:15
Truckin'> 26:06
U.S. Blues 5:37
U.S. Blues 6:09
U.S. Blues 5:47
Weather Report Suite> 17:58
Weather Report Suite> 17:22
Wharf Rat 8:05
Wharf Rat 10:49
Wharf Rat> 9:45
You Ain’t Woman Enough 3:42
You Ain't Woman Enough 3:47
KeithFan's timing list
This is very interesting.Also two BIODTL have the same 3:47 timings.
Twitchy. And Batty.
7K+ boxsets left. That China>Rider sounds pretty sweet.
Wish I could see the unboxing.
My trigger finger is starting to feel twitchy. Uh-oh.
Keith & Gus
Keithfan: once again a very interesting, informative analytical perspective.
Gus West; “don’t think about, just do it, lean over and kiss your radio, nobody will think poorly of you, just do it” and then order this sucker. After that psychedelic purple licorice, icecrmcnkd’s avater whirled above like a hologram and delivered a telepathic vision of floating like an eagle over the great Northwest while that 46 minute PITB somehow eerily seemed to rise up out of the great forest.......pheeewwww
“SOB, get me a drink”
WHERES WALDO, I mean Jim?
30 Trips All Music Edition?
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to post this, but I'm seeing what appears to be some 30 Trips All Music Edition sets in eBay. Just the 30 shows each shrink wrapped. The people selling them are different sellers in different states, but they're all using the same pictures. Anyone know anything about this? Happy Trails
DaP 18
I got into some Dave's 18 from the Orpheum '76. I guess it is a bit more mellow, but that doesn't bother me, I kind of like the change in pace. I did a play list and selected one of the medlies: Comes A Time / The Other One / Space / Eyes Of The World / Jam / The Other One, part II / GDTRFB. Then for the encore I tacked on the Help / Slip / Franklin from the opening night of that Orpheum run. The sound board audio is just about as good once the EQ is applied. It was as though Dave had provided the bonus tracks he should have :D
That's enough '76 for now, but I do need to visit the PITB medley from DaP 18 soon. Phil and Keith lay down some serious foundation for Jerry to play lead to on the two Playing segments, and there's a Spanish Jam, Cosmic Charlie, and Wheel in there. Probably my overall favorite '76 release, but if put to the test, I'd have to go with DP 33 and that legendary Help / Slip / Franklin with the S&D in the middle.
What's everyone else listening to?
Stoltzie I think this box set is going to sell like hot cakes once it's released. I will be surprised if it's not sold out by Christmas.
retrowax, I think the sealed 30 Trips CDs may have been sealed by the seller or some other secondary seller. I've never heard of Rhino factory sealing these.
30 Trips - Retrowax
My guess is, these sets must be the ones WarnerMarket put up on Amazon last week; they must have been slated for eventual replacements early on, and now are just overstock being sold as all music edition(although not mentioned on Amazon.
1976 releases and last 5
My favorite from '76 is 12/31/76. Fantastic sound on that, and really good show. The Good Lovin'> (Here Comes Sunshine) Jam> Samson and Delilah is my favorite part. I label it a HCS Jam, because it sounds like one to my ears, like they remembered after almost 3 years how awesome that progression was, and just before it should go into the chorus it instead slinks into Samson. If they put out 8/4/76 (42 years ago today) that will leap to the top of the heap for '76 for me. Don't know if it would fit as a Dave's, but if they trim the tuning it might. The youtube video is 4 hours.
Last 5
DaP 26 disc 2
String Cheese Incident 8/4/00 (my first SCI show)
Phil Lesh Quintet 8/4/01 (dig the St Stephen> Eleven> St Stephen> Terrapin Station> Golden Road with the Terrapin coming in on an Arabic Jam and missing Lady With a Fan, kinda like DP 3, excepting Arabic stylings of course; Jimmy Herring was on fire throughout this show for any Jimmy fans)
Gentle Giant Sight and Sound BBC 1978
DaP 27
Eta: https://archive.org/details/2001-08-04.paf.mg210-collins.hamilton.5159…
Waldo
Oborious, I saw you asking about Jim's whereabouts. It's a good question. Did you try asking the crowd, which is better, DaP 16 or DaP 21? Jim's been known to turn the car around on that discussion point. It's a question that's baffled many of us since DaP 21's ominous release back in early 2016, but none more than Jim. He once held up a plane full of paratroopers operating under deep cover to post a comment on that topic. Rumor has it, it was his turn to jump but he couldn't get an internet connection...made the pilot drop down to 2000 feet under heavy flak so he could get a cell signal - nasty business, but if you really need to speak to him.....
RE: Keith/Waldo
That’s our boy! Hee-hee, yas he’s probably hanging upside down, hand over hand, traversing on a rope high above some gorge, on the promise that across the gorge is enough bandwidth to properly stream GOGD.....
Also, have not heard from brother Daverock in a while either? Tap,tap,tap, testing, is thing on?
“Is there anybody out there?”
BOX: just think sports fans, some of us could be lookin* at less than a month until ecstasy!! Yee-ha!
Waldo
I suppose we could bait him.
Uh..gee.... I wonder which version is better, the Eyes of the World from Dave's Picks 16 (3/28/73, Springfield, MA), or the one from Dave's Picks 21, just five days later in Boston?? There are also two very nice Playing in the Bands....
Eyes?
6/18/74 with a close second to 10/19/74.
yes.. doing a little R&R in the Rockies this week and last. Was fly fishing in Idaho with some strange character named Olob, woke up a week later wearing nothing but my skivvies in the bushes of a five star hotel in Vail. After about a half hour mostly spent frantically running from hotel security.. I noticed a $20 bill duck taped to my ankle. Just enough to score a cheap pair of shorts and a t shirt, grabbed baseball hat from the hotel gift shop for good measure. Weird, but from what I recall I had a really good time.
Rainbow colored Old Faithful. So true!
30 Trips on Amazon
I think “cousins” is correct on the WarnerMarket amazon store selling these 30TATS all-music sets. They are selling them for $699 plus shipping. There isn’t any photos, but it makes sense they would be clearing out stock. Seems strange it wasn’t announced here on deadnet. Here is a link:30 Trips Around The Sun https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYS8P4T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rFZzBb9FE2C24
Maybe send a message to the seller to verify first? It is a much better price than the $1200+ people are paying on ebay!
Somewhere, high, in the Rockies
LOL, KF your a hell of a fisherman! That pulled em outta the Bush like flys on stink. Welcome back Mr Jimmy! You were missed.
Dam, we’re just down the street a few clicks. Of course that might of been gas on the proverbial fire. Hotel security would of been 5he least of our problems : - )
That shit happens in Vail. The rich are perhaps the most decadent and depraved animals of all!
But all is good if the right palms are greased....
Hell, is there a bad pre hiatus eyes?
One of the BEST things of 30TATS...
....is that my name is on it! Oh. And the Good Lovin' > Samson segue from the Cow Palace New Year's show is a top ten segue they ever birthed. My opinion of course. My opinion has been know to be correct 51% of the time. I don't recall hearing HCS in it though. I will focus on that during my next listen, which is going to be now.
holly bowling and song # 40
Ok, I missed it, but from what I read on that youtube page, there are 50 of these songs that celebrate 50 years of dead. Done by different people for jambase.
Were these ever officially released?
Are they only on youtube if you want them?
I'm starting my search, but if anyone knows, please tell.
Glad you had fun Jim.
EDIT - All songs found and downloaded.
Hey, Oroborous
Yup, I am still here-thanks for asking. I've been keeping a respectful distance, as I haven't got DAP27 yet-but I have been enjoying reading the reviews on the other board.
So I am a bit off topic at the moment, coming to the end of the Europe 72 box shows. Those final dates at the Lyceum sound as though they were the most enjoyable shows they ever played in England-everything about them is spot on-the set lists, playing and going off the sleeve notes-the venue, too.
Other than that, I have been listening to Ry Cooder, for a change-some of his solo albums, soundtracks-like the great "Performance" and "Paris Texas"-as well as his playing on other peoples albums, like "Safe As Milk" and the first Taj Mahal album. Truly one of the most tasteful slide guitarists I have ever heard.
I was getting worried
That the John Deere broke down whille passing through the Middle Ages and that the behavior of Waldo (he was dosed (allegedly) and on his way back from an event at Stonehenge) was mistaken for someone possessed by demons and that he was thrown into the dungeon.The John Deere was sold to some Italian family by the name of da Vinvci whose grandson worked out the mechanics of it and well, the rest is history......
Yola!
Daverock, glad your good. Lyceum shows smmoooooth, like butter! Think Homer “ummmmmm, beeeeeeerrrr”
Ry Cooder, yeah I need more of him. I only have Paradise and Lunch, but it’s a top fav.
I think that version of All Over Now IS my favorite version of that song, sorry Bob!
Edit:Simonrob got his copy (and posted the best review so far), so hopefully yours is close behind.
All This Waitin' Around
I can't wait another month for this box set. We storm the Rhino warehouse after Sundown.
I hope they sound as good as DaP 17 and 21, and 30 Trips '73 / '74.
God, would it have KILLED
God, would it have KILLED them to show the actual, you know, contents of the box?
Thanks for the link, Erik
It looks beautiful to me. However, it's sorta small, smaller than E'72 and 30 Trips boxes. I would guess it's about 8 inches in depth, - the short side wall and about 11 to 12 inches in length, and about 8 to 9 inches high.
The video shows a wooden component, a smaller wood box similar to the Warlocks box. I would guess that the exterior is cardboard with a printed paper cover. But then what Mr. Vickers was holding was probably just a mock-up, and not the finished product.
The only individual show artwork that has been revealed is the 5/19/74 Portland show. I would guess the same art for both the vinyl LP set as with the CD set.
We shall see the real thing in about a month.
mmm!
Born Cross Eyed
I am not sure but I believe the animated art they have sent in each of the emails announcing the listening party/seaside chat will be that shows artwork. It is all similar in look to the one that is being sold individually.
Cooder
Here is another vote for Ry Cooder, a man who has helped discover and redefine the so called American songbook as much if not more than our heroes. Virtually everything he has released is well worth a listen including movie soundtracks and there is a ton of stuff out there. He has been touring lately, missed a chance to see him because the ticket prices were hideous and far away, however remain a very long time fan. The Rolling Stones tried to draft him (see a fairly obscure album titled Jamming with Edward, also some absolutely killer slide playing on the tune, Memo from Turner, Jagger on vocals). When people talk about Bobby's slide playing, shall we say we love you Bob but there are some fantastic slide players out there, including Duane, Sonny Landreth, Ry, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Winter, Robert Johnson , including Jeff Beck who has such a great sense of pitch he needs no bottleneck and he plays perfectly way high up above the frets.... JiminMD will be with him in just a couple days. Me? Happy to have just scored a second row seat for Dweezil in a small nearby venue three months from now.
8/6/71 47th Anniversary
Love the audience recording and the Hard to Handle!!! It was even released on fallout from the Phil Zone!!! bob t
Nice looking box
The box looks like a nice one. I've always loved Northwest indigenous art. That being said, I'm going to order the Flacs. I need less stuff in my life. This set is what's going to get me through another Northeast winter.
Dave's Unveil of Box
That was cool. The best part is how good he says the tapes sound. If you put on something like DaP 9, and then put on DaP 2, or DP 7 or Dazp 2012 bonus, you can hear that Vol 9 sounds a whole lot better. It's louder and clearer, and has far less hiss. Do you all think that's because Vol 9 came out more recently? Meaning they got better at cleaning up the sound as the years went by? Or do you think it's more likely that the tapes for the older ones I mentioned just weren't as good to start with?
Maybe just me, but seaside interview, Dave sounded like he was saying the Dark Star isn't that good. Anybody else feel that way? Not to sound like a party pooper but I wish there was more than one Dark Star!
Ham On Ry... (clumsy Bukowski reference for dorks)
Seeing Ry Cooder at the Paramount in Denver some week later this year. What a career. Admirable, always tasty and never a sellout. This motherfucker never had a "hit," and that was by design.
Remember when Pearl Jam jettisoned half their audience? Also admirable.
The Dead never did that, and look what happened. I'm not throwing stones here, y'know. But once the masses glom onto something nothing good ever happens - no one can steer a ship that big and the whole thing ends up straight down into the crapper. Nickelback.
Seeing what passes for Electric Light Orchestra from the 3rd row in two nights. We'll see if we can pick out the shade of Jeff Lynne's Miss Clairol and if he's mildly coked. Yes, I like the Beatles.
God bless everyone.
\m/
Can I Get A Sunrise?
Monsieur Lemieux,
Sorry to go off topic, but we really need you to release "Sunrise" from Seneca College 11/02/77 in the next 30 Days of Dead in November.
Just trying to put that to bed.
"Best Truckin' everrr...."
Yeah, we noticed the back to back posts from LD and HC. Some sort of junior high school thing going on there.
KF: Grappling hooks are ready. I am prepared and eager to storm the castle. Literally cannot wait until September for this release.
holly bowling Freedom Hall Eyes
She has a version on disc 2 of her, Better Left Unsung release. Not sure on other artists.
Dark Star
I think that's just you. ;) I remember Dave mentioning it was a really nice one that was mellow with lots of space for everyone to do exactly what they need to be doing during a Dark Star of that style. Not sure if that's what was interpreted as "isn't that good."
I often prefer those Dark Stars that drift and have lots of music spaces, I guess Veneta would be another one. I'm hoping will be quite nice in the evenings on the screened in porch with the old yellow dog and a fire going on in the yard.
Oh well, maybe I'm just a sucker for mellow, drifting, and dynamic dark stars on humid summer evenings with friends and family by my side. Not sure it gets much better than that?!
DaP 2
Totally agree with you Hippychic - I rarely listen to DaP2 because of the hiss and the vocals being too "upfront" for me. I know its as a result of the WoS, hoping we don't have the same issue with these recordings (though the listening party(s) sound grate!)
Jack Baller
If you want the sunrise in soundboard quality, which is pretty good PM me with your email address. I actually assembled the entire show from the bonus tracks on Dave's Picks Volume 12 with the bonus tracks on Dick's Picks Volume 34, Plus the soundboard versions of the remainder. I almost can't tell the difference, since the sound boards from 1977 are so good.
Now, what to listen to... I think it should probably be in the 73 74 Zone, but I'm a put on this to from Dave's Picks 27 first... plus Wang Dang Doodle. No wait -DaP 7 is calling. Starts off with one of the best post-hiatus Promised Lands I know.
LedDed, I was one of those Pearl Jam fans they jettisoned, mostly because they failed to put out any good music their last couple of records. At least I didn't care for Backspace or Lightning Bolt. Maybe you can correct me if I'm wrong on that and point me to some good tracks, but I just felt like they dried up the song well. And I was pretty hardcore. The other thing that kept me from going back to see them after maybe half a dozen concerts is that they never played loud enough. When I go to a concert I want those guitars up in my face. At first I thought it was because I was seeing them outdoors and it's harder to get good amplification. But then I saw them at Madison Square Garden and the Spectrum and they still played so quietly you could hear people talking over the music. Annoying. Every single time.
Top O' The Mornin'
Hey Jack Baller. Looks like the Seneca College "Sunrise" (11/2/77) is already out there. It was released as the lead-off song for 2015's 30 Days of Dead.
Edit: What KF said.
Hong Kong Baller
Number 1 super guy.
Just laughed at your "some sort of high school thing going on comment". Pheromones in the air I guess. And not to be overly suggestive, but I would.
I always regarded the 11/2/77 Truckin' as the best until 11/6 came along a couple months ago. Now I'm stuck. Baller, you're still voting 11/2? I have take the back2back test.
A little off topic, but Pearl Jam jettisoning fans came up. Agree with Keith fan, the main issue I have with Pearl Jam is their last several albums have been extremely weak compared to the first half of their catalog. I also noticed they don't play that loud. I guess in their minds they want to protect people's ears but fuck that, I don't go to a rock concert to have my ears protected I go to have them blown out. Play that music loud and if I need to put cotton or earplugs in I'll do it. I admired Pearl Jam's fight against Ticketmaster, but it did make them difficult to see in the early days. My biggest complain is that stupid Eddie Vedder was too stupid to keep his stupid politics off stage. All bands have their politics but they don't all put them on stage. If Eddie Vedder had any sort of top shelf song writing ability, he would veil his politics like Pete Townsend dead in Won't Get Fooled Again and let's see action and many others. You cannot discern Townsend's political affiliation from his songs, but he clearly has plenty to say about politics. That's how you get it into a rock song, not by calling out politicians by name. Wearing masks and hanging effigies and all kinds of stupid shit like that. The worst part is he's another douche who doesn't bother to present an equal representation of each side. He takes what appeals to his emotion and runs with it. It's his right, but people find it tiring. Eddie can revel in his sycophantic relationship with Townsend and the Who, but he will never equal them. Unless he has some rocket sauce up his sleeve for the next 10 years, and for the sake of rock and roll I hope he does.
Hi-res album covers
I had a little computer glitch. Would someone be kind enough to re-post the link to the hi-res album covers for TTATS?
Thanks and rock on
Hi-res album covers
I got mine from this album
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/106465427611350658328/album/59784616…
30 Trips Covers
For higher res (1,600 x 1,600 pixels), color corrected covers:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a53dvtvg9pupvvg/AADDTZpqVCbZxP_n-nBn7hkea?dl…
Enjoy the trips!
Good Stuff
When should I pull the trigger on this? Is there a way to see how many are left?
Sticking to my guns
Dark Star-
Yes, I still have 11/2/77 Truckin as my favorite over 11/6. Guess it's a "first love" thing.
What's interesting about DaP 25 is that I wasn't excited about that release at all, I thought that I had my fill of 77 after GSTL came out.
But I find myself reaching for that show all the time now, I really dig it.
In Dave I trust.
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