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sounds mighty fine. it isn't 8/27/72, sure, but it is still GOGD. "lotta people dissing 'bout the 76 sound funny, but it's still Grateful Dead to me" send your unwanted copies my way, naysayers.

hahahaha. never. too much of everything is just enough, y'all.

Some people have been commenting that we are at the saturation point for good Dead releases. I got it, but I think it has more to do with each individual than anything. Personally, I just got on the bus last year and I have been floored by everything that's come out. Now I definitely don't like the 80s and I've never seen these guys live, but as a music lover I find the dead to be absolutely a one-of-a-kind incredible experience. I think because I have such limited exposure to them everything I hear still sounds fresh and new. Unsaturated. Considering this show has not come out yet, and considering there have only been 3 picks from the 1976 year so far, and considering it's been 10 releases since we've had a 1976 show, I can't find saturated as an apt description of where things stand. The nature of this Beast is that we are going to get a lot of the same years in a short time span. That's the game. Some would argue that there should be more 80s and 90s, but there's absolutely no evidence whatsoever that there's anything in the vault that is even close to the quality of Dave's Picks Volume 8 from November 30th 1980. If there were a bunch of shows like that left, there's no doubt we be hearing them. But clearly the 80s are spent. By and large, the Boise show was not well received. It sounds like there may be some late 80s stuff that sounds good still from a tape quality standpoint. Maybe we'll see some of those. But the 90 shows seem to be lacking as a whole, so maybe a road trips type treatment for those shows would be better rather than the complete show. And the audio quality of the early to mid eighties is not good. So it seems to me the path this Series has been down will continue the same, love it or leave it. I'm lucky to have not been around for the tape trading days or even Dick's Picks or road trips. It's all good to me baby!

I'd call the He's Gone from 10-15-76 rather historic, or at least 'dead historic'...thanks for the link! P.S. edit Thanks to fellow patrons of the thread for coming through on the New Haven FLAC request. Dancing in the Street is another favorite from disc 4 Springfield but it's proven to be a polarizing track...

Some serious 76 action, to go along with the discussion here. Sure, October 76 was a different kind of feel, but it still has that easy-going, experimental vibe, and this show is particularly strong :) Set 1 cooks, but if you listen to nothing else, the Set 2 opening combo of Eyes>Music is stellar! Cool combo, and they are really rocking hard. The rest of the show is great too! https://archive.org/details/gd1976-10-15.sbd.miller.84260.sbeok.flac16 Oh, and the 10/15/84 show is a rocker too! DEEP and spacey Playin in set 2. Also, what I believe is the first Bucket>Sugaree opener. My buddy who saw a bunch of shows in the 80s said that combo wore out its welcome, but this one is great, particularly the Sugaree. Good stuff :) https://archive.org/details/gd84-10-15.senn.miller.22022.sbeok.shnf Have a great one, DeadLand! Peace EDIT: The Other One from the 76 show is a PHIL-MONSTER, winding down into a typically gorgeous 76 Comes a Time...

Thanks for a link to your thoughts about '76. Nice reading there. 5 stars. Not familiar with this show, but '76 has grown on me over the years, much like '78 has, but for different reasons. A band within a band indeed, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma, answered by a question no one asked.

Still need the track 11 file if anyone has it in FLAC. Better excuse than any to pop in the Scarlet>Fire with the cans. Love that one.

Well put Dave. Add a healthy dollop of respect and you have a thriving community..

...is not an issue for this particular show. Listening to the very fine Hunter Seamons matrix in anticipation. Very good renditions. Great tempo. Everyone is in the mix. I'm looking forward to the remastered soundboard.

Agreed: “...the best part about this band is that they are many bands in one band. All of the different nuances throughout all of their eras all the way to the end, they all appease different parts of our group and of our minds.”