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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press
And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!
Dave's Picks Volume 27 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.
*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.
Are you kidding me???
WTF?? Couldn't you just have posted the link instead of the whole thing?
Well, well, well, indeed.
Nothing like a little public self-therapy at the expense of others to build up an illusion of validity and relevance in otherwise pathetic, meaningless lives. So sorry for you brother(s). . .
If only
If only I could block Terrapin moon and shitderp. That's the real solution here, put a preference section that allows you to input usernames of people who's posts you don't want to see.
JimInMD - f*** Terrapin Moon he IS shitderp.
Correct me if I'm wrong dreading, but were you just shoving shitderps stupid video links to the bottom of the page? I noticed shitderp posted a couple this morning. Yesterday was nice when the f*** wad thought he was going to lose his account here and didn't post anything.
Now back to your regular programming
This has been a public service message from Democracy Now.......Hopefully we can get back on course,I ignore EVERY troll. and just wait for the majority of folks who post fun, funny, interesting, demented, Etc. things.
I'm pretty sure the government is not involved in the selection or release of ANY GD stuff.
Peace......"Music is the Best"--FZ
Phish
Not my scene, but it's hard not to feel bad for all involved in the Curveball fiasco. A lot of folks were really looking forward to that, and I have to say that if I, like so many folks, was already onsite waiting when the plug got pulled, AAAAGH! I'm sure something good will come of it all long term, if only in stories about where one was when the show got cancelled, but in the meantime, condolences to the Phish folks.
it was 25 years ago today
8/22/93
8/21 and 22/93 was a whole lotta fun.
I had "needed no rest" (wink wink, nudge nudge) the night of the 21st. In that state, I listened to Nirvana's Nevermind ("I'm on a plane, I can't complain", indeed), Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, and other things, including Dead Set, which worked in that set and setting.
the 22 started with a long Jack Straw due to Bobby's guitar malfunction during the tune. They vamped for quite a while. Help Slip Frank in set 2...yummy.
a bit of nostalgia for the old folks (FZ)
saw a Netflix thing on TV last evening, a show with Steve Martin and Martin Short. very good entertainment.
as I sat there, though, I realized my daughter must have thought we were like grandparents watching Lawrence Welk.
my source tells me there is a new version of 9/20/70
unfortunately, Caution is still skeevy.
that is truly unfortunate, for it is a classic GD show.
I purchased a deodorant stick today....
....instructions said "Remove cap and push up bottom." I can hardly walk but the room smells lovely when I fart.
Constitution of the United States
I found it far easier to scroll past one of shirdeeps videos than I did that. We got it twice too.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Showitime has an EXCELLENT doc running now, If I Leave Here Tomorrow, about the history of the band
HIGHLY recommended, even if you are not a big fan of theirs. These guys made some great music and were pretty down to earth. ALL they knew was music and they are not ashamed to admit it.
Rock on
DaP 27 reviews
For those arriving late, here's a quick summary of all forum members' opinions of Dave's Picks Volume 27.
@Vguy72
Good thing you didn't buy Odorono:
https://www.eides.com/store6/LP-WHO-SELLoutUK-Poster-4.JPG
Plangent Processed Betty Boards subscription series.
Don't let this gem become a Dave's, it needs the Plangent processing to fully bring out that Betty goodness.
https://archive.org/details/gd1977-02-26.sbd.cantor.deibert.83283.flac16
Grateful Dead Live at Swing Auditorium on 1977-02-26
Set 1
Terrapin Station 1st ever
New Minglewood Blues
They Love Each Other
Estimated Prophet 1st Ever
Sugaree
Mama Tried
Deal
Playing In The Band ->
The Wheel ->
Playing In The Band
Set 2
Samson And Delilah
Tennessee Jed
The Music Never Stopped
Help On The Way ->
Slipknot! ->
Franklin's Tower
The Promised Land
Eyes Of The World ->
Jam ->
Dancing In The Street ->
Around And Around
Encore
U.S. Blues
Identifier gd1977-02-26.sbd.cantor.deibert.83283.flac16
Lineage 7" Betty Board Reel @ 7 1/2 ips > PCM501ES > DBX Type 1 decoder > PCM501ES analog out > Fostex D5 @ 48kHz > Fostex D5 optical S/PDIF out (Jace's tape) > disk (Tim Deibert)
Location San Bernardino, CA
Source Betty Soundboard
Taped by Betty Cantor
Transferred by Jace and Tim Diebert
Daverock and the Constitution
This is not meant as a personal attack but maybe you should have read it and even acted on it. We, the US, got our ideas of the rights of man from the English but we went one step further and wrote it down. The British who have a long and proud history of a liberal constitution but with 2 major flaws. The Primacy of Parliament which givesthem the right to do anything. And a bill of rights that is ephemeral you can't see it therefor the official secrets act. That all said, on this side of the pond there are far too many people including judges willing to ignore Ben Franklin's warning. "Those who would trade liberty for security, deserve neither and will loose both. Me thinks we both need to study up on liberty we're losing it fast
Liberty
Not that grate of a song....But it sure got played a lot.
They should have dropped Liberty and brought back Day Job.
Seems Shirdipshit is trying to prove he’s the coolest kid on the playground.
As a general rule of thumb, if you have to try that hard to prove how cool you are, you’re probably pretty much a douche.
I heard Day Job today on 10/15/83
I actually like that song.
"Ring that bell for whatever it's worth
When Monday comes, don't forget about work
By now you know that face on your dollar
Got a thumb to its nose and a hand on your collar"
those last two lines are so true
All Things Must Pass...
And so too, will this odd skirmish that's been going on around here lately.
I would suggest, no one any longer antagonize anyone publicly, and, like a child, not getting the attention they crave they will just fade away.
It's definitely not cool to hijack and spam these boards. How about, we offer amnesty, and you stop deliberately trying to hi-jack the page and annoy everyone.
There must be a reason you were here in the first place - an interest in the Grateful Dead.
So you do have some redeeming value as a human being. Why not revisit that, and give us some more classic, rare Jer photos. Something of value.
Take my advice, and all is forgiven.
\m/
2.27.77....
....I would be on board 100% for that show. Plagent or not. Record it on Mayan stones. Just do it. Remember the days when we bantered about Jims time traveling John Deere? I do. I miss that lawn mower. I also recall sharing recipes. Because of food....because it was a beneficial topic.
I really enjoyed...
...the joyful namechecking of so many Paisley Underground/80s Americana bands. Thin White Rope, Mazzy Star/Opal, etc. Even in this internet/FB age, I don't read much recognition of my personal favorite bands (except the team we all gather here in shared adulation of...).
Amidst the ugliness that has dominated these parts this week, another great band was brought up. I have been interested in posting a link to a mindblowing version of "Preaching The Blues". I couldn't find the recording as a YT vid, so I didn't. The band performing is is The Gun Club and their album Miami was linked to here recently.I HEARTILY endorse The Gun Club! Miami is their second album and far from their finest hour. Their first album, Fire Of Love is stunning and their later works are powerful records by a maturing singer/guitarist/songwriter (Jeffrey Lee Pierce) living a maverick life that killed him young. Great starting points are the live albums Dans Kalinda Boom (featuring the band's second major line up with Kid Congo/Congo Powers on the other guitar) or Live in Europe (featuring the band's main 90s line-up and a great song selection).
and Daverock/Dogon/Simonrob: Julian Cope, quite good, eh? Favorite: Peggy Suicide or Interpreter? Or a different album?
I don't normally bother with minor pleasantries here, but the times seem to call for them, so: Welcome back Dave Duryea and Doc. May Jfr's sabbatical be shorter than either of yours!
Mazzy Star....
....doh! Forgot about them. Seth knocked his knuckles on the side of my head and reminded me of them. So much music, so little time. And we ALL come here for the music. Psychotics besides....been on a female lead voice thing for a few days now. Fits like a glove. The fifty year olds of us appreciate the 80's. Chaffing the wheat. Big hair, coke, spandex and synth. I need Jim's mower.
Mazzy reminds me of the Cowboy Junkies....
....good call. Stuff like that is why I revisit. Riptides be damned. 'tis but ripples.
Get Off My Lawn
(is it too soon to say)
"Get Off My Lawn You Damned Hippies"
Fire of Love-Seth
I agree-a brilliant album. I got this when it came out, and it seemed a really refreshing take on the blues. Most white blues bands I had heard up to that point seemed to rely on the virtuosity of lead guitarists-but The Gun Club adopted an irreverent punk attitude which emphasised speed and drama. The whole album is like a catalogue of short sharp shocks. Unfortunately, Miami was a massive let down, and I only heard one after that-The Las Vegas Story. By then they seemed like just another ordinary band. Maybe I got that wrong, and they returned to form later on.
It was also through reading interviews with Jeffrey Lee Pierce that I came across the names of Son House and Charley Patton-who I still listen to. And lest it be forgot - Kid Congo/Congo Powers played with The Cramps on their Psychedelic Jungle album.
Also a thumbs up for mentioning Julian Cope. But again it tends to be the earlier stuff he cut that I have heard-with The Teardrop Explodes. Their two albums are well worth hearing-Kilimanjaro and Wilder are both great - especially Kilimanjaro. Of the solo albums, the only one I remember hearing is one called "Fried"-which I liked at the time, but haven't heard since about 1989.
There were a few good bands in Britain in the 1980s. Echo and the Bunnymen were alright - lead singer Ian McCulloch was in the same band with Julian Cope initially -"Ocean" may be their best album.But the absolute classic from that era, for me, is "Underwater Moonlight" by The Soft Boys. A tremendous Syd Barret inspired album. Leader Robyn Hitchcock went on to develop a solo career inspired by Barret-but the best thing he ever did that I have heard was "Underwater Moonlight".
Yet another great album is "Chips off the Chocolate Fireball" by The Dukes of Stratosphere. Its a compilation featuring all of their brilliant EP and all their slightly less brilliant album. They were actually another band-XTC-who pretended to be a group called The Dukes..in order to make a psychedelic album. It works on every level.
Pressing charges
Having just read the posts on the other board about pressing charges, I wondered about the images which are shown down below on this board. Taken out of context, as the images are, they are a clear portrayal of child abuse. Which moves the whole debate into another, more serious area, in terms of breaking the law and the possible consequences of having done so.
Jack Baller
Check your PMs
Then your email
"This message will self-destruct in *seven* days"
What happened...?
What happened to this musical messaage board?I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore Toto or is it the other way around :(
23rd August 1968-Two from The Vaults
I'm not really one for anniversaries-but 50 years ago today has come to my attention. Incidentally, I got my copy of Two From The Vaults back when it first came out, in the early 1990s. I've only just noticed that it was re-released, with the bonus tracks originally served up as extras on the earlier version of Anthem, added.
So-is this upgrade of Two From The Vaults much better than the original version? It probably is, but I'd be interested in finding out for sure.
...An expanded edition of the
...hope this helps you Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan (vocals, harmonica, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, bass); Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart (percussion).
Engineers: Jeffery Norman, Don Pearson.
Recorded live at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on August 23, 1968. Includes liner notes by Harper Barnes, "Maestro" Dan Healy and "Dr." Don Pearson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
You want prime early Dead, you got it. The August '68 Shrine Auditorium concert captured on TWO FROM THE VAULT is the sort of gloriously extended jam-a-thon for which the Grateful Dead became famous. Multi-part pieces like "That's It for the Other One" are like miniature symphonies, with Garcia's guitar building devilish musical spirals around Phil Lesh's thunderous bass and the two-headed drum team's galloping poly-rhythms.
The set's highlight, though, is when Ron "Pigpen" McKernan steps out front for easily the finest "Lovelight" the band's archives have officially released. Strutting like a jive-talking dandy, trading hollers with Bob Weir, and conducting the band's groove as though they were the JB's on acid, Pig demonstrates how he really was the Dead's original captain. As an encore to such raucous behaviour, the hall's custodians turn off the power just as the band starts hitting warp speed on "Morning Dew."
Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan (vocals, harmonica, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, bass); Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart (percussion).
Engineers: Jeffery Norman, Don Pearson.
Recorded live at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on August 23, 1968. Includes liner notes by Harper Barnes, "Maestro" Dan Healy and "Dr." Don Pearson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
You want prime early Dead, you got it. The August '68 Shrine Auditorium concert captured on TWO FROM THE VAULT is the sort of gloriously extended jam-a-thon for which the Grateful Dead became famous. Multi-part pieces like "That's It for the Other One" are like miniature symphonies, with Garcia's guitar building devilish musical spirals around Phil Lesh's thunderous bass and the two-headed drum team's galloping poly-rhythms.
The set's highlight, though, is when Ron "Pigpen" McKernan steps out front for easily the finest "Lovelight" the band's archives have officially released. Strutting like a jive-talking dandy, trading hollers with Bob Weir, and conducting the band's groove as though they were the JB's on acid, Pig demonstrates how he really was the Dead's original captain. As an encore to such raucous behaviour, the hall's custodians turn off the power just as the band starts hitting warp speed on "Morning Dew."
...An expanded edition of the album, with a third CD, was released in 2007 featuring the three songs (from August 23, 1968) previously released as bonus tracks on the 2003 reissue of ‘Anthem of the Sun’
Two from the Vault was released by Light in the Attic Records as a four-disc vinyl LP on December 9, 2014
..,I enjoy the 2007 CD mix very much. I would recommend this release to any Grateful Dead fan! Smile smile smile :)
..,same goes for the vinyl release...
Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan (vocals, harmonica, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, bass); Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart (percussion).
Engineers: Jeffery Norman, Don Pearson.
Recorded live at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on August 23, 1968. Includes liner notes by Harper Barnes, "Maestro" Dan Healy and "Dr." Don Pearson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
You want prime early Dead, you got it. The August '68 Shrine Auditorium concert captured on TWO FROM THE VAULT is the sort of gloriously extended jam-a-thon for which the Grateful Dead became famous. Multi-part pieces like "That's It for the Other One" are like miniature symphonies, with Garcia's guitar building devilish musical spirals around Phil Lesh's thunderous bass and the two-headed drum team's galloping poly-rhythms.
The set's highlight, though, is when Ron "Pigpen" McKernan steps out front for easily the finest "Lovelight" the band's archives have officially released. Strutting like a jive-talking dandy, trading hollers with Bob Weir, and conducting the band's groove as though they were the JB's on acid, Pig demonstrates how he really was the Dead's original captain. As an encore to such raucous behaviour, the hall's custodians turn off the power just as the band starts hitting warp speed on "Morning Dew."
keep calm, and don't feed the trolls
today's first listening: 10/21/83
Dave's 28 / Spectrum 1980
I had a dream last night that Dave's 28 was 12/5/79 Uptown Theater, and we FINALLY got a Shakedown Street in the series (I know, broken record... :)
However, in the clear light of day, I now see that Dave's 28 will be Avalon Ballroom, 4/5/69, with all or the majority of 4/6/69 as bonus material in a wonderfully cleaned-up, pristine remastering.
Finally, these past few days, my GD buddy and band-mate has encouraged me to jump ahead a little in This Day in GD History and play the 8/29 and 8/30/80 Philly Spectrum shows... Holy Frijoles, Batman! These shows are fantastic, and the SBDs available on LMA are great! I would love to see these taken, remastered, then released as a mini-box, a la RFK 89.
8/29/80 - https://archive.org/details/gd1980-08-29.sbd.miller.91694.flac16
(Great playing from all, a ton of passion! Rare 2nd set Let it Grow, great He's Gone>TOO>Drums>Space>Wharf Rat,... Check out Candyman, if nothing else...)
8/30/80 - https://archive.org/details/gd1980-08-30.sbd.munder.tetzeli.fix-8875-15…
(Killer show top to bottom! One of the most rocking Cold Rains, Estimated jam is off the chain, and the post Space NFA>Black Peter, while commonplace, is exceptional! Jerry is on absolute FIRE!)
If anyone is interested, PM me your email address and I can send one, or both, your way!
Peace
Sometimes, it seems....
....like all this life, was just a dream.
Two From The Vaults
I'll pay more attention to that Lovelight tonight. I've always thought of New Potato Caboose as being the highlight of this show. But its all good.
Dos from da vault
One was great, especially for its individual and historic natureThree is good, but not one off my favorite releases, but
DOS has always rocked my boat!
The songs, how they were played, sounds good, and yaasss, great Lovelight.
But I’m with Daverock about that whole New Potatoe etc, still just blows me away. Phil on lead bass, phew, gives me chills just talkin bout it!
I don’t have the rerelease. Is it worth the upgrade?
Happy B-Day Keith Moon
My other favorite Keith. The clip from 5:40 to 6:00 playing Christmas live is the darndest thing I've ever seen from a drummer.
Happy B-Day Keith Moon
He'd be a mere 72.The best professional Keith Moon type drummer there ever was.
I liked Moonie's drumming on Pinball Wizard and the rest of the Tommy "rock opera." I was a Who fan before the Grateful Dead rammed their Truckin' single in my ears. The only time I saw The Who with Moon was at The Spectrum in December 1975.
Keith Moon
I really appreciate the shout out to Moonie. What a nutter. Read a Keith Moon bio the next time you're bored. What an inspiration.
I mean, what a damaged wasted life/amazing drummer rock legend. Reminds me of this great refrigerator magnet we have of like an early 1960s broad tossing her hair back, "I hate being bipolar. It's awesome!"
I'm revisiting Steal Your Face. For all the shit thrown on it, I still hold it as one of the Grateful Dead's great performances. I'm not kidding, it's charming warts and overdubs and all. The backstory of how they had to throw this piece of shit together is great.
Seriously, I love Steal Your Face. Beats the hell out of anything coming out from new bands today.
Steal Your Face
I gotta stick up for Steal Your Face, too. The first car I drove in high school just had an 8-track player and I only ever had 4 tapes for it: "Steal Your Face", Hunter's "Tiger Rose", "Cats Under the Stars", and Jefferson Airplane's "Bark". Those tapes were my driving soundtrack for a couple of years. I LOVED "Steal Your Face". It was the first I ever heard the mellow live sound of 74. The first I ever heard "Black Throated Wind" and "Sugaree". My first live "Stella Blue" and "Ship of Fools". It was the only live Dead I had from 73-74 and for me it was pure gold. "Steal Your Face", "Tiger Rose", and "Cats Under the Stars" all got heavy rotation, but "Bark", not so much, except for "Third Week in the Chelsea"- what a gem of a tune!
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