Grateful Dead

Nothing left to do but smile, smile smile :) To quote another of my favorite bands, "It doesn't matter - overrated." Happy Thirsty Thursday, DeadLand! Peace

Thanks Dave

fuck yes shirdeep!! poptones...poptones...poptones….poptones...poptones

Mine arrived here in sunny Lowestoft on Wednesday. Hopefully yours will arrive any day now.

it's "inner Doors freak" because they are much better than the Who ;)

Where we disagreed was I think DaP 7 is I took issue with the idea that 4/24 is better than most '78 shows. Granted, my knowledge of '78 is limited to the official releases and I had a couple of decent non-officials (3 of which are now officially released in 1/22, 7/7-8) back when I was collecting as much as I could get, and still physically trading tapes and cds. But I will take DaP 15, DaP 23, DP 25's 2 shows (one Bear one Betty), July box (esp 7/1 and 7/8), and the 30 Trips (the show before or after DP 25) over DaP 7 any day of the week. I like the Rupp Arena show that would have been the third of the mini-box before they put DaP 7 out over Normal, too. That was the bottom of my DaP personal rankings before 20 and 27. Also, I was really joking about the disagreement line, mainly because Space and I rarely seem to see eye to eye on releases, and you and I are usually more on the same page. Probably the inner Who freak. And I add 4 in there, too not for performnce necessarily, but because it just does nothing for me. I've listened to the full show probably 3 times, and Playing> Supplication> Playing a couple other times, and it doesn't move me. (I know that wasn't your question KF, but I saw it as I was catching up on the conversation, so thought I'd answer why that one is lowly ranked in my own case.) It's not an anti-'76 thing, either, I really like some of the '76 stuff, it has more space to it, more groove than other years. That particular show, and the DP from the night after would not be put on my stereo by my choice if I wanted '76. RT 4.5 would be my go to, DaP 18 next for officials, 8/4/76 for just a '76 show. To That's Otis, it's very funny that you bemoan the toxicity of the debate and seeming unwillingness of others to compromise/hear each other out, then you literally say "Discussion over." Was that irony? I just don't think someone has to have an ax to grind not to like a particular show. Sure, it probably sours other people to read a really damning review, but we can only hear things with our own ears and not somebody else's. I wish I could hear DaP 27 the same way Space does, but the fact I can't doesn't harm your enjoyment, nor his, and this seems to be the appropriate forum for that discussion. If you were being ironic, my apologies for taking it seriously.

this whole release is a major experiment like the "what color is the dress" and "what does the voice say".

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