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  • Colin Gould
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    Right now

    Despite the seemingly endless stream of box sets coming into the house I am actually listening to ‘Absolute Elsewhere’ by Blood Incantation. They’re described as death metal in the review in the latest issue of The Wire magazine, but I won’t hold that against them. The reviewer calls it a goddamn masterpiece. I’ll need to listen a few times to see if I agree but it is certainly interesting and I like to hear new things.

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    Duke video

    Finally checked it last night, wow.
    Puts a whole new spin on things!
    These shows just got even better…

    Definitely overheads, but that doesn’t surprise as it’s the first 2 or three shows that sound different.

  • icecrmcnkd
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    Drums and microphones

    Check the 4-12-78 video, maybe there’s a good shot of the drum setup.

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    4/14/78

    See how this one stands up..
    Curious about the sound stage and recording consistency?

    EDIT: this one mos def moved up a notch from the one previous time I heard it.
    Really sweet show, perhaps most well played consistent of all so far?
    Perhaps same with the mix/audio…definitely cymbals now, and everyone is in their proper soundstage position etc, good sheet Mon!
    Overall, Maybe not some of the previous fireworks but very few lows. Only Ooops, and a small one, I can think of was in the otherwise delightful Dancing! It’s like their coalescing or morphing into a cohesive beast, but one with patience and finesse, and having a fine time doing so!
    Eager to see how the 15 resonates after this one?
    Mañana…

    Overhead mics: yeah, I’m well aware what they are/for, i was trying to imply that “if” she hadn’t used them at some of the shows, then that might explain less prevalent cymbals…or maybe they were used but turned down…
    since the pictures aren’t dated it’s hard to determine. In fact the pic on the last page shows Bob playing an Ibanez Musician Series guitar, which from the pictures I’ve seen (if dated correctly) he used from 5/5/78 until Egypt. So is that picture not from this tour, or did he use it at some point on the tour?
    I’ve seen pics of Jerry trying one out also, but no idea when?

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    4/15 Dap sounds better?

    Rolling into the 15th hot! After second set from the 14th.

    B.E. is all over the place. Funny at times! LIG cooks!!

  • fourwindsblow
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    Drum mic's

    Among others they would have a mic over each drummer either hanging or on stands four feet above each drum kit since sound rises from the drums, cymbals.

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    4 11 78

    Finished 10 8 89 and 4 14 78 earlier today

    Scarlet Fire

    GBtGD

  • Oroborous
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    4/12/78

    Hmmmm?
    Another quirky good but inconsistent show?
    Definitely a creeper. Starts a bit off (technically and otherwise) but by mid set they start settling in and syncing up. Second set, like much of this tour may not be flawless, but their is some fine playing and highlights!. And I’ll have to find that video cause wondering WTH was up with JG at the end etc? Wow?
    These shows are hard to pin down, interesting run.
    14 mañana…

  • Oroborous
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    True dat

    Absolutely no noise reduction ON THE RECORDING, but that doesn’t mean some kind of processing on the final release, and, it seemed like 4/12 sounded much different, especially in the frequency spectrum we’ve been discussing.
    There are other ways in mastering to treat noise beyond basic noise reduction, like, not your 80s tape deck Dolby…
    I’ve been looking at pics and some don’t seem to have overhead drum mics where others certainly do. But haven’t dug deep so don’t know dates that correspond to pics etc. Just wonder if that was something Betty was messing with as she’s known for her mic placement perhaps above all else…
    Also noticed JG moved into the center, and Bob to the left, (as per their stage orientation at the time) of the soundstage on maybe the 10th? Before that they were switched, and the 12 all kinds of things going on lol,
    Always fun to try and dissect things!

  • fourwindsblow
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    Noise redution?

    No where in the notes does it state any noise reduction was used in the reel recording of any of the shows in the box.

    Will be doing the 15th tomorrow!

    Going to have to listen to the 11th again as I thought they were a little out of sync...

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currently streaming dead & company's second show at MSG which i was at last week.. absolutely unforgettable and I will NEVER miss another local event again!! currently "Not Fade Away" <3 which gave me chills til the end
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Currently rewatching Couch Tour of the Austin show. Charlotte, Austin, how lucky you were!! Some great shows this tour. Never was in a position to follow the band thru tours. Had to pick my shows. The couch Tour is pretty great, especially for an old guy. Hope this isn’t wrong. Not trying to promote or advertise them, but thrilled to see every show of a tour, so conveniently.
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Gonna take some time to get used to this and learn how everything works!

Edit: I have no idea why this got posted here. That was not my intention! Gonna take time...

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gonna take some time to get used to the new look.

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God Bless the Grateful Dead

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Just arrived today. Sounds great. Great sound. Excellent set list. Top five version of Help>Slipnot>Franklin’s IMO. Lots of other stand outs. Love the Dave’s Picks Series!

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How about last 5 listens?

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers
Elvis Costello - Look Now
John Hiatt - The Eclipse Sessions
Them - The Angry Young Them
Roxy Music - Country Life

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Again

Sounds awesome

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Greensky Bluegrass !!

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7/14/90

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Corn Dance songs and Cochiti drum.

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AOXOMOXOA 50th anniversary disc 1- 1969 original mix

This entire production is first class, from the 3D cover (a la rolling stones satanic majesty) which I certainly would have appreciated staring at back in the day, it is truly wonderous.
The sound is perfect, the live stuff sounds better than ever, but really should use the original shows complete, in the order that the Dead created them. Thank You for doing such a good job with this,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof

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1. Hank Wilson's Back Volume 1. Leon Russel and J.J. Cale, Billy Byrd
2. The Great Fatsby. Leslie West, Mick Jagger, Dana Valery
3. Mapache. Self titled debut LP. Mapache (if you haven't seen these guys live yet your missing out)
4. Rusty Wier. Stoned, Slow, Rugged. Rusty wier, Chris Hillman, Floyd Guilbeau, Herb Pederson
5. The Souther Hillman Furay Band. Trouble in Paradise. J.D. Souther, Richie Furay, Chris Hillman

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Listening to Good morning little schoolgirl by the Dead and comparing it to Ten Year After version...well, what to say, as much as I dig Alvin Lee (RIP), I MUST say that Jerry's version has more soul to it. Great cover by the Dead (off their debut album!).