Grateful Dead

Hey MDJim, definitely agree that each show in that Winterland box has something unique. I think it is a testament to how much great stuff has been released since that box came out that I haven't listened to it in a while. I really dug hearing 11/9/73 again, but I seem to recall that each night was better than the night before in that box. Pretty sure I will be spinning the other shows in that box soon. This evening I jumped over to the Hartford show from the Spring '90 TOO box to mix it up a bit, interesting to hear the two years back to back. Releases with a Shakedown are few and far between, which is what led me to the 3/18/90 Hartford show. I saw most of the shows the Dead did in Hartford in '86, '87 and '88, so I have a fondness for Hartford. I recall enjoying some really great green gels and some goony birds blotter at the '86 shows.

Hearing about that amount of shoveling is making my back hurt.. Honestly, I wish we had some of your snow.. you know, share the burden. Here in the East.. we have had like five dud winters in a row. Not complaining though, getting in some great winter boating, which is fun too.

Good luck with it and be safe.

Also.. good to hear talk of psychedelics and music in the same conversation.. Perhaps I have a bias, it's good to see society taking a second, more productive look at the topic. It's not the same as pounding beers. someone here posted an article on micro-dosing a few months ago. Interesting read. :D

Love the Winterland 73 box.. those Lay Me Down's are sweet and every night has something unique to offer. Perhaps a bit under-rated?

I revisited the Winterland '73 box yesterday and today, gave the 11/9/73 show a spin. It's been too long since the last time that I opened that box, those are all some great shows. That 11/9 show has a cool Here Comes Sunshine, and one of those nice slow Eyes. Everything from '73 just seems to hit the spot for me, both GD and solo Jerry stuff. I went with the Winterland box because winter has been on my mind, currently in day 3 of a blizzard, watching the last visible piece of my picnic table slip beneath the surface of the snow. When I finished shoveling the 2 feet or so yesterday I though I was done for a while, but apparently not.

Agree with Charlie.. plus reading it reminds me that today is the 50th anniversary of the 4 show run that became Live Dead, including perhaps one of the most beautiful Dark Stars ever performed.

How cool is that?

Thanks all.

Has your '70s prog rock binge included Quatermass, T2, Jody Grind and High Tide. All well worthy of attention. There were so many great bands in the early '70s - too many to list here.

Sixtus, that was an interesting article, kind of weird to see a NY Times opinion piece on Dark Star and the performances thereof. No doubt that when I listened to the 2/27/69 Dark Star from Live Dead the first time it was different than anything I had heard before, and meshed perfectly with the regular tripping I was doing at the time. There is still something magic about hearing those first notes from the 2/27/69 Dark Star come wafting out of the speakers, inviting some subtle alteration in perspective, conjuring echoes of days gone by and flaming youth.

They were always something of a cult band. I saw them live a couple of times at the beginning of the '70s at festivals. Their sound could best be described as basic.

...a New York Times article I came across today....cool. Not sure if everyone can access it as I sometimes have issues with this online paper, but worth a read if so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/opinion/grateful-dead-dark-star-anni…

Be well, people.
Sixtus

I'm not stalking you...but more great musical references from Dave. There is a brilliant box set of Mott The Hoople's first 4 albums, the ones that connoisseurs regard as their finest, featuring lots of bonus tracks. There is also a cd in this box featuring two of their live concerts, including the legendary 13th September 1970 show in Croydon-up there with The Who's Live at Leeds. Its that good. Mental Train is the name of this box-great stuff.

As for the Pink Fairies....yes, they surely built the template on which Motorhead were based. In fact, in Larry Wallis they shared a lead guitarist during 1976, and Motorhead even went so far as to record the Fairies City Kids for the B side of the single Motorhead. They often jammed with Hawkwind, until the latter band had a hit with Silver Machine in 1972. The first two Fairies album are the ones to get-Neverneverland and What A Bunch of Sweeties, after which their guitarist Paul Rudolph left and their sound changed slightly. Mandies and Mescaline is probably the best album of their live shows, although the live in Finland one is pretty good, too. I wouldn't touch the recently released Rare Live Recordings and Radio Broadcasts 1970-71 with a barge pole though. Well...I would...but I wouldn't recommend that you do-terrible sound.

Today is a good day! The Santa Barbara 77 show that is represented on DaP29 with the Dew, Sugar Mags, and JBG - as mentioned here a few weeks ago, that one is a killer show, and the AUDs available on the Archive are totally worth a good listen!

VGuy's 94 Oakland show - a good one for those who would like to step out of the comfort zone. I'm going to check that out later today! Thanks for the suggestion!

Also, shows from 69 (The Live/Dead Dark Star>St.Stephen show!), 70 (at the Family Dog, with an Easy Wind, and a 35min NFA>Lovelight!), the middle show of the 81 Uptown run (could that be a tasty 3-show box set? According to Bob's previous comment, perhaps :) and a 90 show leading up to the classic Spring of 90 we all know and love! That's a WIDE span of Dead! Something for everyone!

I would provide links, but I am at work, and often get kicked out of the Dead.net system by our web-blocker, especially when I try to post links. That being said, I have found that just typing 2/27/year into Google usually takes me to the right spot! Happy listening, DeadLand!

Peace