Grateful Dead

Keithfan,

Dave's 18 is a good release and so far for me I believe this release, 28, has been the best sounding 76 yet. I would have to disagree with you on Dick's 20, I love this release, Cosmic Charlie, can't beat it,
and Dick's's 33 offers another two great sounding performances. Of course RT4.5 is also sellar. It is hard for me to think of too many bad 76 releases. You mention the 30 Trips 76 release, yes, might not be the best, but I still like.
And speaking of 30 Trips, I don't own the box but I have acquired 10 shows from the box and most of them have been disappointing from a sound perspective. Really not sure what they were thinking with a lot of these shows. Contrast that to the other mega box, E72, which is just top notch sound and of course performances.

We should be seeing an announcement soon!

Happy New Year everyone. I always knew that the China Rider from DP 13 and Road Trips WOS were hot, but I fail to realize that these are just symptomatic of 1974 in general. All the China Riders seem this good to me. I guess I should say the China Cats at least. I was enjoying Dave's Picks 13 this weekend, and it dawned on me that this China Rider is right up there with the other two that I mentioned. Started going through my library, and realized that all the China cats are in the 8 to 9 minute range. 1972 used to be my go to year for this beloved combo, but tight though they are, the 1974 renditions trade in Precision for exploration. That's okay with me.

Gus West, just curious, what will you do to get your new fix of Dead music without the Dave's Picks subscription? I haven't had any problems myself, and I have also purchased hundreds of shows these guys.

I have noticed that.. someone in that band must really like the UK. No tour dates announced here in the states.. I've been trying to catch them.

Kind of ironic, but in a good way. It's good to see better access across the pond. I'd go if they were playing local and I had the chance, what's one have to lose?

I notice Live Dead 69 are coming back to England soon-reprising the Dead's set at Woodstock, too. I still haven't caught this band, although they seem to come over here quite often, and are the last remnants, as far as I know, of Dead culture to be seen on these shores. Not counting cover bands.
Hey, maybe The Stones should get together, and reprise their set from Altamont. Don't push any bikes over, if they do...

The Terrapins left the Station on January 1, with my discs strapped to their shells. They have yet to arrive. Facing winter currents down around the edge of Patagonia, perhaps.

Pretty sure this year's DaP series is my last purchase with Rhino and Warner. Wilco Tango Foxtrot, WMG?

I'd forgotten about this one. This is the release that turned me from '76 skeptic to enthusiast. One of the hangups I'd had was that several releases from '76 had poor to mediocre sound quality (for example, Dave's 4 and 30 Trips, poor; Dick's 20 and 33 mediocre). But yeah, I really enjoy the mix here on DaP 18 (Road Trips '76 too). The Cow Palace show of course hails from a multi-track, and with the exception of unusually high tape hiss toward the beginning, is pretty solid. Anyway, blabbering on here. The point is, this show is great, so is DaP 28, and there is a case to be made for Scarlet Begonias in 1976. The jams in the 2nd half of the song are fantastic. As best I recall, the '77 / '78 versions that precede FOTM don't have as good a 2nd half jam. Since I primarily listen on digital copies ripped from CD to lossless to phone, I took the liberty of throwing in the Help => Slipknot! => Franklin's Tower from 7/12 (opening night at that Orpheum run), which, let's face it, should have been used as bonus material before all the repeats we got from 7/16 :-D

Scrappy Lambert sounds more fun than Phish!

I have bought a few live Elvis shows on cd or dvd over the last few years, and it is not always a pleasant experience. It should be...in James Burton he had one of the best telecaster players of all time, but, especially in the context of the times, he is never given space to play. Tantalisingly brief glimpses, where he does his legendary banjo runs, but then we are back to the king, and more schmaltz. I am not keen on the big ballads he did at that time- modern pop songs of the day- things like Something or Bridge Over Troubled Water. A terrible waste. The best cds I got were the 1969 In Person and 1970 On Stage-both at Las Vegas

Mind you, compared to the Taking Care of Business Band, fronted by James Burton and featuring a Nordic looking Elvis impersonator, that I saw last year-the Elvis of 1972 was like Motorhead.

I started to download your file Dennis.. using my dialup connection, it looks like it will take just under 32 years to finish. So I won't be able to use my phone for 32 years, give or take. I can live with that.

Thinking about all the other things and how interconnected each post is to the next reply, etc... I take full responsibility for the downturn in collective vibe. So in the hopes to move things a long, I am setting the wayback machine to yesterday.. if I say Macs are way better, that should fix things..

I apologize for the mess I inadvertently created. In the future I promise to steer clear of controversial and unhealthy opinions and topics.

On a separate note, thinking of switching religions. Which one is the absolute best?
Onward.

So at the gym this morning listening to music on shuffle and Going Down the Road Feeling Bad pops up from the Missoula MT show, Dave's Picks something..... wow smoking hot to the point after the jam and before Weir gets hit with a cup, Weir even gives a shout...... maybe because i listened to it without the NFA intro (also which is good) but I never associate GDTRFB with a killer jam... (my fault).... be good bob t

Dennis, that post had me cracking up. Hopefully MDJim and Daverock will let us all know their thoughts after giving the 5000 GB Phish download a listen.

My recent listening has been pretty spread out, but recent listens include the DaP 28 show, which I like in every way except for the skips, and the Dreambowl show from 2/22/69, one of my favorites from the 30 Trips box. Next to 2/27/69, the 2/22/69 Darkstar is probably my favorite at this point, or at least until I listen to another one. Recent listens also include Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes, new deluxe edition with an extra disc of performances from the Johnny Cash TV Show and other locales. Good stuff, never listened to the entire album before, but it smokes. Also listened to some Yardbirds lately, and Soul Station by Hank Mobley, Stop Making Sense (expanded edition) by Talking Heads and Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, something that I haven't listened to in a while.