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Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

7/12/87 (24-track masters)

7/9/89 (24-track masters)

7/10/89 (24-track masters)

6/16/91 (48-track masters)

6/17/91 (48-track masters)

Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

"The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli - the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

Prefer your boxed set byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

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October 9, 2019 - 6:56am

#361

KeithFan2112

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Morning Rockers!

Trainwreck I gave you a flip remark last night because I was in the car and couldn't really respond. Let me preface my comment by saying I listen to the Pacific Northwest box set often and as dead Vikes said it gets better all the time, those 73 shows. In my humble opinion the 1974 shows from that box set sound better then any other 1974 release. I'll say that with a caveat that there are a few that are just as good. Skeleton Skaters from Winterland is one such example. 30 Trips '74 is another. Obviously the movie soundtrack doesn't count because it's a multi-track and of course it sounds great. But yeah, the 73 shows from Pacific Northwest are at the lower Echelon of sound quality for the officially released 1973 shows at least to my ears. To your point the first show that has Bird Song on it is a notch better. But hey, I also find when I listen to one of those shows for a long duration I get used to the sound quality. Your ears get this sort of audio desensitization. Kind of like when you walk into a room with a bad smell but then it doesn't seem so bothersome after 15 minutes.

So I went on this insane quest last night after the announcement of Dave's Picks 32 to list all of the Spectrum shows I saw. I had to use a couple of websites to nail down the dates, and some of these we're at the new Arena that they built in the mid-90s which has had a lot of different names. But most of the shows we're at the original Spectrum. I had the privilege of seeing the last event at both JFK stadium in Philly and the Spectrum. JFK of course was the Grateful Dead with Crimson White and Indigo, and the Spectrum was Pearl Jam the night before Halloween.

I have to say I am shocked at how many shows I saw just at this one venue. This doesn't count any other venue in that Broad Street complex or the Greater Philadelphia area or shows I've seen all over New Jersey New York and even as far south Baltimore. This may only be 30% of my total concert goings. Could put a kid through college. For occasions where the band played multiple nights on a visit to town, I put all the nights on one line. So the list is even worse than it appears but... It's all right.

80sFan you must have been at at least a couple of these I would think. It got late and I did not get passed 2009 comma but I thought it was appropriate to just stop at Pearl Jam since that was the last show at the actual Spectrum.

Pearl Jam 10/30/09
The Who 10/26/08
Rush 6/14/08
Genesis 9/19/07
The Who 11/25/06
The Who 9/12/06
Pearl Jam 4/28/03
Rush 10/27/02
KISS Pycho Circus 11/21/98
Van Halen 5/24/98
Jane's Addiction 11/10/97
Motley Crue 10/24/97 (did not go in; balloons in parking lot only)
The Who 11/17/96
AC/DC 9/6/96
AC/DC 3/14/96
KISS 10/8, 10/9, & 10/11 - 1996
Rod Stewart 2/16/96
Page & Plant 10/24/95
Page & Plant 4/3/95 (Sr year college; too hungover next day to drive to college in MD to take exam; dickhead professor gave me a zero; no makeup exam allowed - almost didn't walk in June)
Yes 8/26/94 ( Chris Squire and Trevor Rabin were at the WMMR Studio the day of the show. I called the station to see if I could say hello to them comma not really thinking that anyone would pick up the phone while there were high-profile guests in the studio, but they picked up one one ring. I said hello can I speak to Chris squire? They said sure and two seconds later the familiar voice was on the other end of my phone. I was so unprepared for the spur of the moment incident that I didn't quite know what to say so I blurted out that I loved his solo album Fish Out of Water. I had recently acquired it on vinyl as it had long been out of print. He was thrilled, and let me tell you I couldn't get the guy off the phone! The call ended with me telling him I would be in attendance that night from the fourth row. He said wear something sexy. Everybody laughed on the air oh, it was a killer moment)
Rush 4/29 & 4/30 - 1994
Rush 12/1 & 12/3 - 1991 ( my brother worked for Spectacor and those days, which was a merchandising company of some sort that was located at the Spectrum. That man he could get into the Spectrum whenever he wanted and so we went to see one of the sound checks. We kept to the side so they wouldn't see us because we didn't want to get booted out. We got to see them do a couple of songs and then we went to the section right above the entrance behind the stage to the dressing room and waited for them to walk a couple feet below us. We missed meal because we didn't get there quickly enough but we said hello to Geddy and Alex. They came a minute apart or so and Alex waved and said hello and smiled and kept going. When Geddy came by my brother said hey we're big fans, I risked my job to come say hello. Now Geddy didn't seem too pleased that we were there. He said oh well hi then and kept going.)
Yes 7/12 & 7/13 - 1991
Yes 4/16/91
Paul Simon 3/27/91
Rush 4/24 & 4/27 - 1990
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 3/19/90
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 8/3/89
Bon Jovi 6/20/89
Yes 2/7/88
Rush 12/13 & 12/14 - 1987
Yes 11/29/87
Van Halen 8/5/86
Rush 4/14/86
KISS 9/7/79
October 9, 2019 - 4:07am

#362

KRIYAS

Joined:
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F dead.net

Put in my dispute on my CC this morning. No response from CS about my order. Might wait on early dead but not this. Its impossible to believe that dead.net can't get one, not even one, of the releases to go out without problems.
October 8, 2019 - 10:54pm

#363

bcboot

Joined:
January 3, 2009

OH Man, better charge up the iPod

Almost forgot that I have the Giants Box set on my iPod, just have to charge up the bugger before midnight.

800,000 northern California PG&E customers will be without the juice!
Many heads out here. hope it don't last too long.
wish i had more flash lights.
October 8, 2019 - 10:45pm

#364

bcboot

Joined:
January 3, 2009

Out Go the Lights!

PG&E is shutting down the power grid all over the Northern California tonight! for at least 36 hours or more...
I won't be able to listen to my sweet ass Giants Stadium Box for a few days. And I won't be able to lurk on Dead.net either.
ah damn, first world problems again.
October 8, 2019 - 9:15pm

#365

Vguy72

Joined:
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Prior to the AM Dew on this '87 Giants Box....

....Bobby tells the crown to "take a step back like Walking Like An Egyptian". I paraphrased that, but to this day, I still do that dance when I hear it. Because it's a good song and I like The Bangles. Win. Win.
They even played with them in The Big Easy in '88.
Rough around the edges, but solid. Hey Now!
https://youtu.be/8UtRTzkLeGU
It's all about the ENERGY! And it is presently spilling over on my phone.
October 8, 2019 - 8:50pm

#366

DeadVikes

Joined:
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Trainwrecked/PNW

Trainwrecked, I think we never know for sure how the sound quality will end up being with the early 70s shows. You know how it goes, some are top notch, others not so much. Just imagine if they recorded 73 like they recorded E72 with the remote truck. Mind blowing. I know what you are saying about PNW. I think the 73 shows after the first song, are awesome. They get better after they have been put away and brought back out again. 74 and wall of sound shows are always a different animal, especially in two track. Not an expert but I think it had to do with the two microphone set up and how that ends up sounding on recordings. For sure sounded great live but has a different sound to it on these releases. Certainly not bad, just different. I even think 73 sounds better than 74 with most of the releases.

On to the Spectrum, can't wait!
October 8, 2019 - 7:22pm

#367

snafu

Joined:
April 23, 2008

80's fan

Got to agree with toy. I saw a bunch of shows there in my 80's alway big fun the Spectrum was a great place for shows
October 8, 2019 - 7:01pm

#368

carlo13

Joined:
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Dap 32

Wow!! I would say wow.!Like wow. This pick is a grea...... WOW!!
October 8, 2019 - 5:51pm

#369

80sfan

Joined:
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Wow

This has always been one of my favorite shows from 1973. We are blessed.

As an aside, the spectrum was my home arena for shows! 1973 was before my time but I’m super excited for another spectrum release. Believe we’ve already gotten a few: 1982 road trips, 2 fall1979 downloads, and the monster dicks picks from fall 72!
October 8, 2019 - 5:49pm

#370

Exile On Main St.

Joined:
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a real buzzkill

Is one someone who didn't even have a problem complains. I feel for those who had issues but some people make it sound like this occurs on every other order. I'll bet the total number of actual problems equals a very small percentage of the total sales. Probably no worse than Amazon or whatever. I guess that's what happens when you give people a soapbox to stand on. Like that guy the other day encouraging people to make false credit card reports by saying they did not receive their merchandise when they did and then canceling their payment. Really get a life.

Philly 73 wooooooo!

See look how bob t does it.

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Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

7/12/87 (24-track masters)

7/9/89 (24-track masters)

7/10/89 (24-track masters)

6/16/91 (48-track masters)

6/17/91 (48-track masters)

Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

"The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli - the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

Prefer your boxed set byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

Top trips tips

Thanks for handy posts highlighting shows in TTATS that have been off the radar for me-1982, 1984 and 1987 are now on my to do list.
I agree with ICECRMCNKD that the 1967 show sounds incredible on vinyl-this edition is partly why it has become the stand out show for me in the box, and far and away the one I play most often.

I think someone posted a clip of Billy Strings on here earlier in the year. I have come across him online, anyway, and he is like nothing I have ever heard before. I keep going back to watch video clips of him - incredible guitarist.

Billy Strings

That was myself, extolling the virtues of Billy Strings on here over the years, since he came up again, I'll post some my favorites again. Its great to see his name finally starting to pop up more on here.

I am going with a large group of people to see him at Brooklyn Bowl this November. 20$ a ticket is too little too pass up for something so special. To say I've become a fan in the last two years is an understatement.

If you like this recommendation, please do yourself a favor and check out, Vulfpeck, Fearless Flyers, and Kruangbin.

But especially TOOL, the only band that's ever been as good as the Dead in my brain, and I dont say that lightly. Totally different but so much in the same vein of the universe its scary. All other bands are just that, bands, but TOOL is f-ing cosmic quality psychedelia to the highest order. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Billy and His Dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPKt2-9P7U&app=desktop

Billy and Don Julin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7eNVlOcu8&app=desktop

Turmoil and Tinfoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJmzS_Redh8&app=desktop

NPR Logging Road Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub-naDJbKFY&app=desktop

Live at Grand Ole Opry - "Dust in a Baggie"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6CyQftidOw&app=desktop

Just because I'm bored this morning...

While I have your attention and if you're interested, I'll save some footwork but this is barely the surface of these bands outputs. Sooo much great music out there being made, just gotta poke around.

Kruangbin - Pitchfork Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xKvHANqjk&t=189s&app=desktop

Kruangbin- Live at KEXP studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyWhFB9ijzA&t=963s&app=desktop

Vulfpeck (these guys and their side projects put out constant music of a very high caliber)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAZCUbKvOaY&app=desktop

Vulfpeck and Cory Wong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWBUnr0F3Zo&app=desktop

Fearless Flyers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72_zXigcOrA&app=desktop

New music

Direwulf-thanks for the video clips. I am off out myself now, but I'll enjoy having a graze later on - I'll check TOOL out later, too.

TOOL

DW...very interesting that you bring them up. I was just speaking with my cousin about them yesterday. Was there visiting and he asked if I had heard the new TOOL song from the new Album that will be released later this month (August 30th maybe). He played it and explained that the new album would be only 7 songs but 85 minutes long. I said, 85 minutes eh? Sounds like another band I know, the GOGD!

I’ve never really been into Tool much but they were very popular with my group of friends when I was in college. Never really thought of them as Psychadelia (more heavy metal to me) but my cousin brought that up again last night and said the new album is supposed to be more melodic and super jammed out, so maybe I will give it a shot.

The old albums were much to heavy for my taste, so if they are also psychedelic? I could never fight my way through the sound enough to enjoy it. I did see Tool in concert once in the late 90s. What I remember most is Maynard coming out dressed somewhat like the gimp. I didn’t really enjoy the show.....no offense and more power to em, but the “heavy metal” crowd is not my scene. That being said, I love Rage Against The Machine (great concert), and even more so 311, which Inwould consider progressive rock or a mix between hip hop and rock with some occasional heavy overtones, especially in their earlier stuff. I just ordered 311 Grassroots on vinyl which is being repressed for 25th anniversary. 311 Music is also fantastic!

DaveRock...will be interested to hear your take on Tool....

Also Billy Strings sounds like its right up my alley....going to check that out today!

Thanks
KCJ

I'm a complete TOOL loser.

Awesome that you are diving in head first with a friend. You are spot on with your first observations about them and GOGD. Ive seen TOOL over 20 times since 1998 and been listening to them from before. They've been psychedelic since the first album and Al Jorgensen (Ministry) apparently dosed them during a 1991 Lollapalooza tour stop. Al was living with Tim Leary in an apartment at the time and would give him liquid to take on tours. Well, Al would put some in Jack Daniel's before every tour stop and would drink it before and during a show, one day he passed the bottle off to the next young man walking on stage, after a congratulatory "great show!". He forget he had dosed the bottle and the rest is history. TOOL while heavy and not your typical "tripping" music, but is more akin to the feeling some might get smoking large amounts of DMT or being blasted apart in fractalized white light at the heart of a galaxy. Heavy? Yes. Psychedelic? Oh most certainly but only for the most intrepid of travelers. I mean Third Eye came out in 1998, and if that's not psychedelic, I quit life. Once anyone starts down the TOOL rabbit hole, listen to the lyrics (they make tongue in cheek references to the GD), understand how they put their music together (Lateralus is nice example), and check out their art ya know it's nothing but from the divine. Maybe not so much the Ken Kesey crowd vibe, more so the Tim Leary vein, but both are cut from the same "cloth." One of their songs that mentions the GD though in a somewhat sarcastic and possibly mocking tone is called "Lost Keys(Blame Hoffman)"->"Rosetta Stoned". Not that they mock the GOGD just the prevalence of "Estimated Prophets" that Bobby has already warned of :)

Anyone who starts collaborating with Alex Grey to start do their artwork has been off the deep end more than once. :)

In case its not obvious I'm obsessed with TOOL, and they are carrying the torch of psychedelic expansion, personal evolution, and disruption of perception of established social norms more than any "band" around right now. And like most hard trips, it's not really acceptable for many, if most jamband music is akin to mushrooms, TOOL is like a shaman mainlining ayahuasca into your cerebral cortex.

It's all finally on streaming platforms after all these years so check it out. Aenema is arguably the single greatest rock album ever made, though that's a hard sell when all their albums are THAT good.

I could make more comments but feel like I've said too much, like someone's first experiences with psychedelics it should develop naturally without too much input from some one else. "Just start climbing that spiral up and out, and watch out for your brother (and sisters)."

Are You Lonely

Another great song. Only available on Dick's Picks 30. Unless you get into the Jerry Garcia Band. Donna sounds great. Can't hear Keith.

Right on DW

Great information as well. I had no idea the bands were linked as such, and would have never thought it, but just goes to show........

Think I will wait for this next one on vinyl....maybe turn it up to 11 after a veggie pizza and see what happens....what could go wrong? I will check out Aenema again as well. This is one reason I hang out here, and truth is I listen to music totally different then I did back then...my GD listening habits probably being the best example of that.

Side note: my cousin told me that the new CD has a miniature chargeable speaker in it and also a USB drive or something similar...sounds gimmicky but might be fun to check out...wonder if the vinyl will have that or something similar?

re: Light

....Just a Little Light was a great tune IMHO - there are some good ones on the Spring 90 boxes, one of which (I can't recall the exact show) that was played late in the tour was exceptionally good - sort of an extended intro between Jerry and Brent; then when they get into it, there is a pretty spacey/drawn out jam where Jerry sort of goes off on a walk around the block, wah-wah included. I always loved when Jer would fire up the wah-wah pedal and I feel like this tune had some fantastic potential to really open up on that - using the aforementioned example as a reference/starting point.

Had no idea there was a video - MTV's gems uncovered....well done VGuy

Sixtus

Billy Strings

I'm going to see him on Saturday at a festival outside of Baltimore called Hot August Music Fest (formerly Hot August Blues.) On the same bill is JGB with Melvin and the ladies. No idea whose else is playing with them, but it will be nice to see Melvin. A local jam band Pigeons Playing Pingpong is also playing, and while they are not my usual cup of tea, what I've heard sounds like it will be fun :)

I've also had a chance to see Billy at a local brewery here in town, and he is a damn fine musician, (and does a killer Deal!)

Peace

Light

Have seen, but forgot about that video, sooooo mtv, love the leather jackets and hairdos ; )
Think that was my favorite Brent tune. Thanks for that Vguy. Can’t remeber if there were more? Rember TOG obviously, and the Bucket video with the duck, this one and???
That back lighting totally reminds me of the first time Lee Esdee and I hung at a show. It was the first time I saw the new vari lights and at a “certain” point where I was convinced I’d died and gone to heaven, Candace had the lights all white behind the band, and being in the front row they were sort of blinding to my aaaaa, “affected” vision, eventually as I could start to focus again I came to the realization that I may have died, but it was alright cause the dead was playing in front of the light at the end of the tunnel 😃

Edit: have only seen videos but yaaassss that Billy Strings does look awesome!

New Tool

That new Tool song is fantastic! Rolling Stone has a link to it. I can't believe how great the production is - the percussion alone is among the finest things I've ever heard. Can't wait for the album to drop. \m/

8-13-75 anniversary

That one sounds pretty nice on vinyl too.

Led and any curious parties...

Yup, that percussion is none other than Danny Carey, the man who had a drum kit made of melted down Paiste drum cymbals, yes you read that right, and one were the drum bodies are made from a sustainably harvested tree that produces the vines used in ayahuasca brews. He is probably the single most amazing drummer I have ever come across and dare I say a step beyond, Moon, Bonham, Mason, Baker, and the Rhythm devils. Not so much better, just picking up where they left off and blasting into f-ing space with it. Literally one of the most humble but intensely interesting people you can find out and talk to, especially in music. Check out his side project Volto! for some nasty jazz fusion where he really gets into some nasty technique. He is also a student of Aloke Dutta and explores numerous different cultures explorations of rhythm and time.

Here is a sample for any others just wondering what all the fuss is about and you get glimpse of his melted cymbal drum kit.

If you enjoy hearing phenomenal musicians explain themselves, their technique, and equipment checkout the first clip in the list, it's a 1of 3 part interview.

Artist spotlight and TOOL from Boston, MA. Part 1 of 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t1lt99CWnA

Lateralus Drums:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqftunIOqe0

Random Fake Mustache Drum Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4WeTxbYeQw

Drum Clinics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3z__10bhg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjsGPMIhxc

VOLTO! Grip it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_D_Ds6pWTg

VOLTO! Tocino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIChFldH6Y0

Sorry for the long posts, but it should be obvious that TOOL makes me too excited, gives me verbal diarrhea, and its embarrassing.

Submitted for your approval:

2/11/89

My name's Kansas

Zappa freaks will prolly get that one

Do you know what DNA stands for?....

....the national dyslexia association.

Re: DNA

!aH

A Little Light Video

Not bad, thanks for posting it vguy. I much prefer Brent in a produced studio atmosphere. Blow Away is cool live, but honestly, I can't handle his backing vocals most of the time. He is the reason I won't be buying the box set. His voice sounds strained and lacks harmonic cohesion with the rest of the band on backing vocals. It's not like that on Go To Nassau, which I enjoy. I guess the RnR environment ravaged him quickly.

But like a few others have mentioned, I'm going to go for the '91 single show.

30 Trips Faves?

Late chiming in on this for RobbZ, but if number of plays are any indication it's the 76, 77 and 78 shows for me.

We Welcome You on behalf of the group...... 8/13/75

The SHow that started it all for Vault releases!!! Even have my original, "Make Believe Ballroom" cassette still!!! This show is what got my hooked!! Love the Help>Slipknot>Franklins....... Eyes of the World... Music... Crazy Fingers......Sage and Spirit, and Blues for Allah.... I played side one every day it seemed like in 1985!! bob t

If u r into branching out...

Do check out 2 10, 11, 12 89

A solid run of shows

2 loses

It can't happen here

30 Trips top 4

1967 is a given, so I'm kind of making it a top four list.

1969 for sure. On the surface it looks like just a two track version of The Fillmore West 69 shows. Why would you go there right? You can just go to Fillmore West 69 and get it in all its multitrack glory x 4.

But it really is a very different and exceptional show. They play the same songs, but they shuffle up the order to get the pacing of the show as good as you can get. and they play them exceptionally well at the Dream Bowl show. I picture myself at the show thinking, yeah, Dupree's Diamond Blues is a fantastic opener for that period, followed by what feels like a coda to Dupree, with Mountains of the Moon. Perfect start to a show.

Then it's Dark Star time. In my mind 1969 has two kinds of Dark Stars - the average kind in the exceptional kind - I find this one to be exceptional (vocal flub and all); then they're right into Crypticals and The Other One (no drum solo, which I always feel kills the momentum).

Death Don't Have No Mercy is perfect - Jerry and TC and Phil just work great together on this, and it's not too long, which the song can sometimes be for me.

Next we're up to Doing That Rag, which to me is the third song and a triplet that includes Dupree and Mountains. This version has a real nice mid-tempo exit Jam that's mellow and all inclusive (even Pig Pen sounds like he's getting some tambourine action in there).

I think it works as a nice change of pace that they have broken up the Dark Star, St. Stephen, Eleven trilogy; they simply pick up with it here. We get a great William Tell section, with extra loud snare drum rolls, and then into The Eleven, which is superb here.

Pig Pen gets his fill and ends the show with LoveLight. It's not a half hour so that's good. It has the doot doot doo section, which is essential for any version of Love Light that I'm going to enjoy ( the only exceptions are 4/26 and 5/7 from the E72 tour).

30 Trips 1969 at the Dream Bowl. High marks IMHO.

We'll have to get back to you on the other two. I just wrote this having breakfast in the McDonald's parking lot. Half hour late for work now. Please somebody tell me by next week that I turned them on to this show.

Im telling you my dear

That it caaant happen heeerrre.

69 Dream Bowl

You are absolutely correct KEITHFAN. That is one of my most listened to shows of boxzilla. Such a great Bear recording!

30 Trips Box Set

ALL...thanks for sharing your opinion of your fav shows, provides me a road map to attack this beast! ....for the record I'm partial to 75, 77, 84, and 87. Seems I have a lot of work to do as there are 10-12 of these shows I've never heard...specifically the early shows: 67, 68, and 69, which I'm starting with today.....on a side not, the "music only" version of the box is still for sale on this site......uggggghhhhhh.....and I'm interested.

30 Trips Box Set

I will add this to the list of shows people have been throwing around because it was an unexpected one for at least me. 3/27/1993. This has been one of my most listened to shows outside of my normal years of 66 - 70

30 Trips Shows

Maybe I missed it, but i didn't see anyone mention the 1991 show, Sept 10th at MSG. The whole show is with Branford Marsalis. Its my go to 1991 show, at least until this new box hits.

Pet Sounds Beach Boys 1966

I am amazed by this Album!!! Mono... Stereo... etc.. CD.... God Only Knows... Wouldn't it Be Nice.. You Still Believe in Me.. Sloop John B.... I have read the influence on the Beatles for Sgt. Peppers, and Paul's favorite song is God Only Knows... But I have to listen every so often just for the Pureness of it... Sorry I think Brian Wilson is amazing... Bob t

Pet Sounds

Right on BobT, that album is a gem from start to finish and is proof positive that Brian Wilson is a genius. Songs Pet Sounds and Caroline, no are pure magic, and Hang On To Your Ego on the reissue is another gem. Beach Boys have some great stuff, I think Don't Worry Baby would probably be my favorite single song of theirs, find I play that one loud.

The Boxer....

https://youtu.be/TozEe9HaBso

Pet Sounds

A classic. I just got into about 15 years ago.. I think when one of the reissues came out. Before that it escaped me. I guess some of their previous albums didn't do much for me so I never opened my ears until 'somewhat' recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI

Abby Road came to me later too, I have no reason why.

Edit: I saw that Boxer earlier myself. Interesting.. I hear Bob is going to sit in with Steel Pulse at Lockin'. Go get it Bob!

Woodstock doc....

https://www.netflix.com/title/81135868?s=a&trkid=13747225&t=cp
....how do they clean up that video from grainy to 4K? Amazing.
I spun Abbey Road a couple of days ago on it's anniversary. She's So Heavy.
Love Pet Sounds. I recall playing it in the car as I drove the family through Jarbidge Nevada en route to Idaho. Played it twice I believe. Too good to listen to only once.
Dammit. Now I need to listen to the Beach Boys. My wife actually likes the segue. All good.

Abbey Road

I see that there is a series of 50th Anniversary releases of Abbey Road coming out, remixed using the original tapes, sounds kind of like what they did with the remix of Sgt. Peppers for the 50th Anniversary editions. Actually just spun Abbey Road pretty recently. Also been listening to some Flaming Lips that just came out or that I had passed on - The Kings Mouth, The Terror and Oczy Mlody. Dig their sound sometimes, especially Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a great album from start to finish. Found them when I saw the Polyphonic Spree doing Do You Realize? on a late night TV show at some point and I was like what was that? Saw that Do You Realize? was a Flaming Lips tune and discovered a cool, psychedelic sounding band. I recall a reference to Miles and his buddy listening to some Flaming Lips on their drive to wine country in the book Sideways, a book that made me laugh out loud. But I digress...

You had me at....

....THE FLAMING LIPS!!!
Good call. Great band. I recall playing The Soft Bulletin while driving to LA. But I also digress.
Oczy Mlody was a recent pleasant surprise. The Terror was scary. Guessing that was the point??

Steel Pulse

Great stuff, dig the albums Handsworth Revolution and Earth Crisis. Same guy that turned me on to the Dead turned me on to the album Earth Crisis back when it came out. Something about that album still reminds me of that time period, maybe '83 or '84. I think Handsworth Revolution is my favorite Steel Pulse album though.

Flaming Lips

VGuy, have you checked out the new Flaming Lips album Kings Mouth yet? Kind of a storytime album vibe, with some narration by Mick Jones of the Clash. Delightfully weird stuff with kind of a cool vibe to the whole thing.

There's a new Lips album?!?....

....I can't keep up. Searching now. Wayne Coyne is an underrated genius, but I digress also.
Mick Jones..... I was on a Clash bender a couple of weeks ago. Very cool.

Robbz, 30 trips

If you're thinking about it you might as well go for it, tons of great music to be had. I'm a Godchaux era guy but the show that really knocked my socks off was '70. An untitled Soul Sacrifice jam! kick ass show here. The love for the 75 show is well documented. I'm partial to Cobo Hall '76 but not everyone agrees. The '78 show impressed me, as did the '84 show. 9-18-87 speaks for itself and I also loved the Miami '89 show.
If you get it would be great to hear what stands out to you.

Woodstock Netflix doc....

....lookit all those beautiful people. I was one year old, and shitting my diapers.
Was anyone here, there?
Simply amazing. Chills and thrills actually.
I've also noticed that everyone was so thin. Digressing again. Sorry.

New Box set visuals

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Woodstock Netflix doc

Watched it last night. It was actually an episode of PBS's American Experience that premiered in the last week, because I DVR'd it, and then saw they put it on Netflix and watched it there before getting to the DVR. Agree with Vguy in amazement of how good that footage looks, but I imagine it's just some of the many thousands of feet of film they had leftover from shooting the documentary in 70mm. I'm glad the film crew got so much of the behind the scenes stuff such as building the stage and the festival goers arriving days before. They skip a ton of acts, but it's more about the experience of the attendees. One of the coolest moments for me was finding out the Hog Farm had their own small stage and it looks like Carlos Santana joined in the jam down there. Highly recommend this doc, though be warned there is no real Dead content other than a bit of Viola Lee at the Human Be In and a Crosby mention, but the band probably wouldn't care as they thought they played terribly. I predict this doc will be one that they show during future pledge drives, PBS knocked it out of the park yet again.

re: PBS

...I also caught that Woodstock doc on PBS, which apparently is now on Netflix. It was awesome as others have pointed out. As noted it gives a great background on the event and really focuses on the logistics of pulling it off. amazing that everyone just rolled with it too. I had the impression it was a total shit show, mud pit for 3 days. That didn't happen until the last night it seems, and even then it didn't seem totally horrible. it gave me a good feeling watching it - and I can totally get how it became what it was in terms of Legend.

Another observation is this: whatever that vibe was, there, back on those days in '69 - the GD have definitely managed to bring that with them, and now it's been handed off to Dead & Co for keeping that scene alive. Just the feeling of being among your brothers and sisters of the same ilk, same purpose, same focus, and just to have a good time. I felt that same feeling watching the documentary, with a sense that I've felt it too in person, for real - at least to some degree with the scene - and this made me happy.

Sixtus

Vguy, Paul and Bob

I like the second comment on that video

Weir has an unfailing ability to look like he might not know where he is.

premature anniversary listening

I listened to disc one of Jimi's Woodstock performance (best Monday morning EVER!) yesterday. HOT.

thin people: yes. we have become a chunk nation. (I include myself in that description.) Tim's Sea Salt and Vinegar potato chips...ooooohhhh yeah. and the wholiest of wholey foods...pizza.

Abbey Road: I have heard it so many times in my time I have a hard time hearing any tracks from it because...I have heard it so many times.

Flaming Lips: never heard 'em.

I am still not a robot.

but, live erup si noitartsinimda qnvsu eht.

the Wheel from 4/28/89

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the entire show is wonderful.

Keithfan

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Thanks Dennis

I never remember to check my PM inbox. Will check it out - I have a feeling I'm going to like it.

Been having a hard time keeping up with the posts. Been buzzy.

Woodstock @ the movies tonite

Anybody going tonite? I can't wait! I have this Director's Cut on dvd but there is nothing like seeing it on the big screen in all its glory.

I did not go, but a good friend of mine went and he is actually in the movie! Watch for the scene where they are talking to people by the phone booths. They ask him who he is going to call and he says "My mother". Then they ask him what he is going to say and he says "Hello"!! Lol. He was not TOO high!

Rock on

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