Grateful Dead

I've had a subscription for a few years now but I've always grabbed an extra on the sale date to gift one of my many knucklehead friends with for a birthday present...this Vol I have to let slide by unfortunately...Next week I have to go the "Big City" and I plan on hitting all the record shops there for Record Day Remnants and such...oh well, my Wife will be impressed...

Holy $hit man, you just pulled at my heart strings with that one. What a story!! And what a memory.
Very cool, very awesome.

About to jump into 4/17/72 myself since I'm working from home; its convenient that a lot of these shows have a day in between, so there's a little more breathing room to not get left behind. I'm also totally enjoying the ongoing collective upkeep with this historical listening task. Bravo!

Sixtus

I made my Aoxo purchase:) I look forward to the live bonus tracks.

I listened to 4/17/72 yesterday. Vguy I'm surprised you've never listened to this one! Pretty Dark Star. To Keithfans point, Pigpen makes a nice bridge into Sug Mags.

Sixtus I took your advice and listened to Jerry's guitar solo on Peggy O. Wowzers!

Lovemygirl I never paid too much attention to the Dream Bowl show because I thought it would just be a lesser sounding Fillmore West. I will do diligence.

...good morning everyone, wishing everyone a ‘Grateful’ Day! 🙏❤️😎
I also always loved the Grateful Deads song,”Clementine”, I’m quite happy there’s going to be another live recording version released along side the version/track that was included in the ‘ So Many Roads’ box-Set. I really still enjoy this boxset, im still exploring all its hidden treasures in varied depths after all these years, it’s like a Mini “30 Trips Around the Sun.” Great Box Set, if you don’t already have a copy, it’s something you should put on your “wanted list”.
Speaking of the “Big Box/30TATS, I’ve been listening to the Dead’s performance in February 22nd 1969, ‘Dream Bowl’, Vallejo CA.
In February of 1969 the Dead had a run of shows at the ‘Fillmore West, four primo shows were recorded by Bear to make the ‘Live/Dead’ album, also the end of shows in January at the ‘Avalon Ballroom ‘ were Recorded... ;)
A week before the ‘Fillmore’ shows, the Grateful Dead performed in ‘Vallejo, CA in the North Bay Area called the ‘Dream Bowl’. This release includes some material from back then, the bands new album “AOXOMOXOA” songs like, ‘Dupree’s Diamond Blues’, ‘Mountains of the Moon’, ‘Doin’ That Rag’ and ‘ St. Stephen’. Also a great take of Pigpens ‘Love Light’!!! This show is just pure high energy exceptional musicianship from the entire band!
After listening to the ‘Dream Bowl’ show this late this morning I decided to take a step back to get a better point of view and decided to play the 1968 selection in ‘30TATS’ boxset. October 20th 1968, ay the famous ‘Greek Theater’, Berkeley CA! It’s not a long performance because they shared the bill with other bands participating in the festive but it makes no difference because the band brings all their raw primitive psychedelic rock to pristine heights in their collective consciousness to this particular show! Long live the first frontman , my man, Pigpen! Love it!!! Rock on my fellow travelers and midnight tokers 😉 lol 🙏❤️🤠 ...it’s almost the Eleven, then I have 3/19/90, ‘Civic Center’, Hartford CT, Spring Tour “Live and Electric”
waiting in the wings...😎
...I just had to experience this again! 🙏
Ps. Man, I really wish the multi-tracks were used for the Fist ‘SPRING 1990’ boxset like on the ‘SPRING TOO’ boxset...Still MUCH LOVE for these two Box’s. There as important to me as the ‘Fillmore West 1969’ boxset Release ! Just my liking. 🙏❤️😎

https://youtu.be/AYYjgYea51w

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Got in Tivoli 4-17. What a fun one. Even watched the Big RxR Blues vid. Awesome stuff.
Seeing as it's now 4-18 where I am, I'm listening to 4-18-70. Really good acoustic Dead. I'm thinking it was a RSD thingy too. Another acoustic Dead RSD release...
...songs 12 thru 17 is Pig un-plugged...great stuff.

....to be honest, I don't recall hearing this show. I could be wrong 🤔

I've noticed some talking about '83 shows lately. I know there has been some controversy in the past about pro and con on 80's shows. Don't wish to rile anyone up but I sure wouldn't mind a box of 5 or 6 83 shows. I know there are plenty of better shows especially '70's I was at a bunch of them. For whatever reason possibly because '83 was one of my biggest years,think I saw 36, if they weren't the best that year at least for me was big time fun.

Good catch Dennis. I was wondering if anyone would notice. Failed attempt to put the Rush 2112 logo and star on the cup. I say failed because the resolution went to shit as soon as I clicked save. Always loved that album.

Sixtus, great write up on that 4/16 show. I have to revisit it now and check out all of the parts you mentioned.

I've done 4/17 some justice today. Keith is around a little bit on this one. I've always liked Pigpen's participation on this Dark Star, in the way of sustained Hammond chords providing a little bit of atmosphere during the quiet parts.

..also a favorite of mine, but Morgantown is the closest city to me so it's almost home (almost heaven?).

It's a cool venue.. looks like a mini-Hampton Coliseum nestled on the top of one of many foothills in Morgantown.
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Hartwerger, thanks for the correction on the Baby Blue encore. I tried to remember as much as I could from that night.. and the encore wasn't on the page I was listening to from Archive.org to try and refresh my memories.

I am a little unclear on when it started raining so hard and when it wasn't in the firsts set. By the second set, the torrent from above was relentless..

Oh.. and for the record, I like your story much more than mine. How cool, what an ending. Serendipitous.