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February 13, 2020 - 8:15am

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clayv

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76

Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson

Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman

Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

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April 4, 2020 - 4:28pm

#761

deadegad

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Lot's of great ideas for box sets. . ..

And I would buy all of them! Watkins Glen complete with the other bands and sound check would be, if, I had to pick only one, would be The One! Yet RFK 73 would be a runner up.

I still daydream about Radio City/Warfield tapes being rediscovered.
April 4, 2020 - 3:30pm

#762

Shadeyguy

Joined:
February 28, 2018

Requests

And since this seems to be request time, I'll throw my hat in the ring for san antonio 72. I think its 11-26? Fantastic dark star, playing, etc. Unfortunately the only version available sounds like hot garbage. Definitely needs an upgrade
April 4, 2020 - 3:20pm

#763

Shadeyguy

Joined:
February 28, 2018

Hello Deadland!

Hope everyone is doing well, I'm just hanging out digging on this box. It's a bit of slow process when no one in the house but me "gets it". "Theres 5 versions of the same song in 5 shows?" Haha. Also listening to some anniversary shows, love me some 4/2/73. And just to switch it up I've been listening to the island tour. I was lucky enough to hit the first 2. If u want some deep outer space, I highly recommend the twist from 4/2, man that version takes me places! Stay safe, and keep washing those hands!!
April 4, 2020 - 2:11pm

#764

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

Releases

Just give me the remaining Dark Star shows Plangentized ASAP. Give it its own series. Or make a big box set. Or periodic mini box sets. The rest will take care of itself.

I'm also on board with the Watkins Glen release that was mentioned. And the RFK '73 double dose. I'm also good with the April '71 box set idea - and make sure it's engineered to sound exactly like Ladies and Gentlemen. Might as well mention Port Chester '71 since the wish list is out.

At the moment I'm listening to Dave's Picks 17, Selland July '74. Keith sounds so good on Weather Report Suite. I've been a big fan of this show since it arrived on my doorstep. I wish Bertha wasn't fucked up. If I had my old easy CD Creator software, I'd be able to patch it by overdubbing the opening chords. Anyway....It's been a few months since I put this one on. Now I'm wondering if I like it better than the 1974 shows in the Pacific Northwest box set. I may need to do a side-by-side comparison. I'm also experiencing some runner's high at the moment, and that never hurts a show. I know it's not a popular choice but it just catches me the right way. I wonder why they didn't call "Jam" "Spanish Jam". Blah blah, blah blah blah blah.....

Ironically Carlo, it was a Sunshine Daydream sitting on a Barnes & Noble shelf that converted me from being a casual fan to holding a PhD in Europe '72. Ah yes, that fateful day in B & N. I've barely put another band on since April 2014. Something weird happened in January of this year and I started listening to the Best of INXS. But by February the spell had passed and I'm right back on the bus with Cowboy Neil at the wheel.
April 4, 2020 - 2:01pm

#765

carlo13

Joined:
April 26, 2017

Oro

I agree with you on what you are saying but general releases dont do well in brick and mortar stores. I have seen a sunshine daydream veneta at barnes and noble sit there for months with no buyers. Same with a few other that dont sell (Cornell and long strange trip vid.). Its weird.
April 4, 2020 - 1:52pm

#766

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

Greetings bob t, could you extrapolate on your remark?

"I wish but i don't have confidence on the June 10, 1973 show getting release."

I read way back that the GD and ABB had put together a box of the best from 6/9, 6/10, 7/27 and 7/28, but nixed it. Of course, it's harder to do those deals with two bands and sets of heirs. But why do you say this of 6/10?

Just curious. Have you read something about the tape or other issue?
April 4, 2020 - 1:29pm

#767

billy the kid

Joined:
December 3, 2019

Junior Brown / Party Lights

Great tune, check it out!
April 4, 2020 - 1:29pm

#768

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

The Futures here, we are it...

Great points all, and though I agree on saturation and absorption issues, I think they could step up production if they wanted to. Yes the production team are truly wizards, but at the same time it’s not rocket science. If they have the tapes and know their good to use, the rest is doable.
Personally, I think adding one or 2 more Dave’s a year, and doing say one “bigger” box i.e., June 76, and one smaller i.e., RFK 89 a year, if staggered properly, and marketed properly (like dont release 2 competing sets in a year?and price accordingly) could work.
Maybe not 2 “boxes” every year, maybe years like this with 2 50th anniversary albums you don’t do 2, but say years that don’t have a 50th release get another release/box/from the vault? Whatever....but something above and beyond say a Dave’s or Dicks type release.
Sure you might not be able to do 15 or 20K units, but you could make up for with the additional releases...
I mean I agree with all you have said, except at current pace they could run out of hardcore absolute buyers so that by 20 years they can’t even sell out a 5K box run? Just a thought.....
As far as the rest, I get what Jim’s saying about the quality and easy accessibility issues, but I think if they could figure out some kind of economy of scale to make it work, so that you could at least get out some of the later source shows, enough folks would want at least certain shows, say ones they were at, or those that were really stand outs.
So if they could find a way to digitize and improve quality enough, with added packaging/marketing, to be enough of a step up above the online stuff, while of course turning at least a fair profit, it might work?
I think there’s enough low tech geezers like me that would totally buy enough shows overall to do this. I’m not going to spend time I don’t have downloading tons of stuff via my horrible net service. But I would buy say a few dozen ala carte releases like a Road trips or even the download series quality, but on a disc. (I’m talking full or most of shows here, not chop jobs).
With everything digitized, using a low budget universal packaging system you could do say pre-sale order only.
Like “next month only, order your 7/13/84” ...you get your money up front, and you don’t have to guess about run numbers. You take your universal packaging, change the labeling slightly, and you sell however many so that at least it will pay for itself. Might not be huge money maker, but you repay the fans for 50 plus years of ridiculous spending, plus in some ways you keep those interested that aren’t hardcore, or all ready feel they have plenty of older shows.
Just look at how well the response was for the Giants box? No ones going to argue that any of this would compare or replace say FW69 or E72 leval stuff, but I would argue that there is potentially enough interest for late generation folks who aren’t going to drop $200 for a 1970 Beatty box, but who would definetly buy the 3 or 4 ala carte shows they were at from later years. 4 or 5 $30 purchases, along with added shipping profits, by 10s of thousands of buyers overall, could equal or surpass the high production limited profits of said $200 box.
Sorry, rambling, I guess I’m trying to say their ignoring a potentially large audience by only offering product they don’t want!
Obviously it means doing this somehow affordably/profitably, and I also think you have to do it sooner than later because I agree with Kid that someday it will all be upgraded and availabilie via download, but will there still be a economically viable market by then? Who knows, hell, no way I thought 30 years ago the Dead would still be this relevant now....
Anyway, just a thought, and interesting stuff for sure!

Thanks and R.I.P. Eliis and the Great Bill Withers...
May the four winds blow them safely home!
April 4, 2020 - 1:15pm

#769

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Black Mirror....

....some awesome stuff there. My favorite was the episode where everyone's life status was dependent on other peoples upvotes/down votes and that lady just gets wrecked.
"Science Fiction?"
edit. Found it. "Nosedive". Season 3. Ep 1. A must see imo.
The USS Callister is also 👌. Season 4. Ep 1.
April 4, 2020 - 12:14pm

#770

deadegad

Joined:
February 2, 2011

Europe Autumn 1990 Box?

Now I could go for that!

Dear Dave an N.Y.C. September 1979 @ MSG would make a great mini box set!!! Think about, please kind Sir.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

Still Waiting for June '76

June '76 has not arrived yet to my home.
Just listened to my tape-version of:
JAI-ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FL 6/23/74 - (Dave's Picks 34).
Very playful, tender and mellow. U.S. Blues is great.
Also waiting for DaP 33. Bummer!
When in the States, Sam Adams is one major brand beer I do like.
Take care

Dead Vikes / Road Trips 3.I

Dead Vikes, great pick , you hit a home run with this pick! The bonus material you mentioned is also great. The Minglewood Blues is the best version that I ever saw them do live. This run would have made a nice box set, fantastic recording quality!

Guiness- Angry Jack Straw

Angry Jack Straw,
we've visited the Guiness Brewery in Dublin some time ago.
I remember they said they were making 4 or 5 different types of Guiness.
Here in Germany there's only one type of Guiness around. Wonder why?
Of course, on tap all beers taste much much better than bottled beer.
Take care!

@HendrixFreak

Thanks for the offer and I will check out the official Jimi H webpage regarding those cds. My desktop computer is old and the cd/dvd burner is not working consistently so. . .. The guy who built it for me moved away so I am not sure what I'll do. I could buy and external one pending having a new desktop built. I'll let you know when as I build my official Jimi live release collection.

Does anyone remember The New Amsterdam beer Co.?

Sadly they are not around anymore but they made a great black and tan beer in a bottle. Guiness in a bottle is nasty the draught in a can is good. Guiness is better in Ireland; it does not travel well but is still good on tap elsewhere.

deadegad -Guiness

Deadegad,
excuse me,
I do not understand. What is the difference between a beer in a bottle and draught in a can?
Is can barrel/keg?

Guinness bottle vs. Can

The bottles of Guinness are just the stout. The cans come with a CO2 charge canister inside so that when you pop the top, the beer pours out more like a proper Guinness draught. I prefer the cans myself.

Peace

1976 box #5018

1976 box #5018 has arrived in Scotland after visiting customs. Paid on-line and they delivered today. Played the Boston shows today and enjoyed greatly. NY will be tomorrow’s treat.

Santa Fe September 10, 1983

Mark me down with it. 9/10,11/83 had to have been my two favorite Dead concerts of the 80s that I attended. V-guy remember the rain during China Cat/ I know You Rider with the rainbow arching down to Earth beyond the stage. It was fucking Wow!
Also New Years Eve 81 with Ken Kesey right before midnight and later a Dark Star peeled my face right offa my head.
Also this coming Saturday the Native American Music Awards will be having several Native musicians performing from their homes. Time; 5pm-9pm EST . http://www.facebook.com/NativeAwards
My relations Shelley Morningsong and Fabian Fontenelle from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico will perform from 4pm-5pm EST .
Please check this out if so moved.

Guinness cans

I think that the cartridge has nitrogen in it which gives the stout a creamier feel.

Gerd

We did the Guinness tour some time ago as well. I don’t recall how many different types of beer they brew. I’ve really only seen the traditional and the blonde. Guinness is such a unique beer that I only drink the traditional.

I do recall being disappointed by the tour (and Dublin in general). We should have just taken the elevator straight to the tasting room on top for our complimentary pint.

Re;Santa Fe Downs....

....i wasn't there strider. I was 15 and into metal. But I was in Northern New Mexico around that time visiting extended family with my immediate family. My moms side of the family was from Taos. Three aunts still live there. Didn't have a clue the boyz were playing in the area around that time.

@GratefulGerd

I just checked back in and I think the other members here have answered it. When drinking Guinness from a keg with tap in a pub/bar/ Kneipe the Guiness comes out very smooth. The bartender also deliberately opens the tap/vom Fass slowly and pauses the pouring of the Guiness to make it creamy. Guinness from a bottle tastes like bad wine or vinegar. Guiness Co. created a can with a type of gas cartridge inside to duplicate how creamy Guinness becomes when it comes out of a tap/ vom Fass. Guinness from a can is very good but from a bottle it is very bad. I wish we were hanging out together and I could demonstrate this to you then you would understand.

Stuff

Just catching up on these threads . . . Got dang there is a ton of official Hendrix live stuff out there I didn't know about. Some of us need to keep this economy afloat.

MP51 --- I have been enjoying some John Prine so far. I found a live set from 73 on the Wolfgangs Vault app. He's like Dylan's hillbilly cousin. His song 'Illegal Smile'. . . Wonder if the inspiration for that came from The Other One . . . "Busted me for smiling on a cloudy day." Its obviously about acid, or psychedelics generally.
Re: that list of songwriters. Townes Van Zandt is another guy I've heard about, but haven't really listened to. But all your others are some of my favs.

I'll see that list, and raise you a Warren Zevon.

Y'all got a major beer fetish

Jussayin

Last 5...

Traffic~Mr. Fantasy
The Stooges~The Stooges
Tweak Bird~Tweak Bird
Grateful Dead~ 6-30-74
John Prine~ ??-10-1986 Asheville,N.C.
Kellar Williams & String Cheese Incident~Breathe

get some and hang tough. Be Kind...

Guiness cans - Thanks for explaining

@deadegad
Guten Morgen
I didn't know about a cartridge in a Guiness can. Have to check that out.
Du sprichst deutsch?
Gerd

Gasssss....

The gas cartridge in beer cans is called a widget. This is not to be confused with the digital variety (think apps).

One for the road - double lockdown

They were wondering on the news this morning if alcohol use had gone up during the recent crisis. Can't see any evidence of it myself.

As if things weren't weird enough at the moment, my street has been cordoned off for the last 20 hours due to what the police have told me is a firearm incident. Gets more dangerous out there with every passing day.

Keep on Chooglin' Live Europe

Creedence Clearwater!!! When I was a kid the DJ at WMMS in Cleveland would end his all night shift every Saturday morning playing this song at 550 a.m. Worked on a greens crew so was driving to work at that time.... bob t

Guinness

The Guinness Extra Stout in a bottle is tough for me to drink. I'm not sure if regular Guinness comes in a bottle or not. Regular Guinness flows down nicely, but can be painful the next day. Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout is worth the hangover!!!!!

DSO Marathon Stream All Day

Wanted to share the below; for anyone interested in tuning in to some Dark Star Orchestra streams - they are doing a bunch of free stuff today starting momentarily if you need a Friday dead fix. Wait, what am I talking about...we ALL need our Friday Dead Fix:

https://fans.com/livestream/20200410-dark-star-orchestra/?utm_source=20…

Also have been the Guinness Storehouse & Brewery in Dublin. One of the coolest beer experiences ever. The self guided tour is amazing. And of course the Guinness pints you get at the end up atop the building with great views. I recall good times.

Be Well, Deadfreaks!
Sixtus

Wot widgit??

Major Beer Fetish Friday! Oh yeah.

Indeed, if you live in the States, you have to compromise with the pint cans of Guinness. Strangely, I also love Hamms -- it's weak stuff, but chilled properly (just above freezing) it's a very crisp, clean beer. THEN you switch to the Guinness pint with the wojgit, whippet, nitro thing-y and you feel like you've crossed the pond. Repeat and you're actually IN the pond. (Feel free to run with the nitrous allusion...)

Bein' silly, but I've got a shot of Jameson in my coffee this morning. Will be embarking on 6-15-76 this evening, the last of the five shows for me. So much great music. Very liquid-y. This box really turned my head around about '76, when I caught maybe five shows, if memory serves. For a single show & flow, I'm currently partial to 6-10-76 and may revisit that one after 6-15, perhaps on headphones. Listened on headphones last night for the first time to some recent studio recordings I made and man, you get great separation in the stereo image. So good, I missed the Denver Howl last night....

@GratefulGerd

Ja. Ich kan doch Deutsch! Aber ich habe viele vergessen. Aber es kommt gleich zurück wann ich Deutsch lese und spreche. Ubung macht den Meister!

I lived in Heidelberg for several years a long time ago. I was an exchange student. I actually moved from the southside of Dublin, Ireland to Heidelberg. Although I am from New York, my family emigrated from Ireland and I have family all over that country but my fathers vor verwandte emigrated from Scotland to Ireland after the English Civil War -- a long time ago. Germany is a beautiful country! I love it.

Take care everyone and be well. This storm will pass. The Wake of the Flood: We will get back to normal lives.

Irish Spirits

Hendrix you mentioned both places I visited in Ireland - Jameson Distillery and the Guinness Storehouse (which ironically is located at "St. James Gate". That was a fun trip. I still have a sealed bottle of Redbreast 12 year. One day....

@IceCreamKid

Yes, I believe you are correct, nitro, not CO2... my mistake.

Hope everyone is doing well today! I spun set 1 and most of set 2 of 9/10/83 Santa Fe last evening (I couldn't wait for VGuy's official listening party...) and that China>Rider is so fine! EDIT: And, that Playin>China Doll... sublime!

Happy Friday, DeadLand

Peace

The box has landed in lovely sunny New Brighton.

Schweeeeeeet !. Picked up my box from the local post office yesterday morning....£28.23 in charges to pay but it is what it is. I'm just grateful that Royal Mail (my employer as i'm a postie) handled the delivery here in the U.K. and not those worthless buffoons UPS whom i've had major run-ins with in the past !.

Everything in the box is pristine and the limited edition number is 5303.

Hendrixfreak....check your PM's !.

Credence

Bob T, I love Credence Clearwater Revival, that Bayou Country album in particular - the track Born on the Bayou just works for me as does Bootleg, and who doesn't like Proud Mary? Giving it a spin now after seeing your Keep on Chooglin' reference.

Santa Fe 9/10

One day Dave's picks will drop this one on us its worthy of a release sounds great and it has a decent Esau a song Dave really likes.

Credence C. R. talk and @Deadboss

Funny that there is a all of this CCR talk because I had been watching some Youtube clips of CCR live at Woodstock and elsewhere. What a great band they were! I wish they had some more live (I have only one) releases because the Youtube videos show CCR in excellent form. CCR's cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine is epic. Something I did not know was that CCR followed The GD at The Woodstock Music Festival and we know The GD were unhappy with a below par performance on their part.

P.S. Oops, almost forgot, good news Deadboss that your 76 box has arrived. Although since you're employed by The Royal Mail you would think you could get an employee discount on the import tax!!!! Just sayin'! Professional courtesy. @#$&^%#g government!

9.10.83 Seamons Matrix....

https://archive.org/details/gd1983-09-10.139379.mtx.seamons.ht112.flac16

CCR at Woodstock.

This came up a while ago but no harm in bringing it up again. Their Woodstock performance finally got an official CD release last year after 50 years. Well worth checking out as it is great.

hey deadboss

Now YOU check yer pm.

Internet Archive

Hello all!

In case you were unaware, Internet Archive (that place all of us Dead Heads cherish so much,) is asking for donations to keep things up and running in these tough times. As a high school teacher, as well as a fan, I have found them to be an absolutely invaluable resource. If you can donate, that would be awesome!

Anyway, in the words of the immortal Jimbo, back to your regularly scheduled Drums>Space.

Peace

CCR

They were my first "big" concert, May 1970 @ MSG. Booker T and the MGs opened! What a great show it was.

John Fogerty has long blamed the Dead for putting everyone to sleep before CCR hit the stage in the middle of the night at Woodstock! Even though these two bands were very friendly, both being from San Fran, John also tells a story of seeing the GD one night, and the boys were so drugged out, that it turned him and CCR off to drugs forever.

Rock on

HahaHAAA!!....

....now you people didn't think I could crank 9.10.83 to 11 without piggybacking 9.11.83.
https://archive.org/details/gd1983-09-11.131805.mtx.remix.dusborne.flac…

Fogerty

I'll just say this: CCR was a great band. Fogerty wrote some great tunes. But I caught Fogerty last year at Red Rocks and he did a 50th Woodstock-y thing for that tour, including his whiny voiced story about the Dead at Woodstock and it disgusted me. Like it's a big shared joke, how lame the Grateful Dead were. Being in the 10th row, I yelled out loud and clear. "Hey, this is a Grateful Dead town. Fuck you!" A lot of people around me cheered and laughed. I don't think Fogerty heard me. I did the exact same thing around 1981 at the tiny Rainbow Music Hall when Dave Mason tried a lame joke about Jerry and I was in the 3rd row. I said loud and clear in a slightly menacing tone: "Hey, this is a Dead crowd." I did not curse him, it was a quiet small theater and starting something with the performer did not seem wise. But Mason visibly winced at my words and moved on. In retrospect, I should have walked to the front of the stage, delivered the one-finger salute, told him off and walked out. Both Fogerty and Mason continue to tour but neither ever achieved the artistic level, audience embrace or financial success of the Grateful Dead.

Fogerty put on a great show and I'm glad I went. But I will not put another dollar in his pockeet. I just don't go for trite put-downs from inferior musicians when it comes to the GD.

Okay, rant over. Only two hours to cold beer and guitaring.

CCR was a great band....

....that lasted what. Five years? Hmm. Maybe they should have tried getting along instead of being dicks to each other and bashing others. Money. Its a gas. Oh well. Down On The Corner.

lyrics for our times

Well I'm about to get upset
From watchin' my TV
Been checkin' out the news
Until my eyeballs fail to see
I mean to say that every day
Is just another rotten mess
And when it's gonna change, my friends
Is anybody's guess
So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Fogerty, Allman, Simmons bashing GD

When you are inferior and know it, you criticize the one you are jealous of in order to try and make yourself feel superior.

to some folks in Idaho

"it can't happen here
it can't happen here
I'm telling you my dear
that it caaaan't happen here"

dissing the Dead?

fukum

CCR is awesome
ABB is ok
KISS sucks

but

Grateful Dead

is life

At least we can all agree....

....that the Grateful Fucking Dead are king of the hill. No question. Everyone else is just talking points. That's why we're here, right?
This current climate needs more Jerry, Phil, Bobby, Mickey, Brent, Keith, Bill, Ron, Donna, Vince, Bruce, Tom. Facts man. Facts.

Dead on film

Incredible rocking finale to the first set at Copenhagen 4/17/72. The whole set is good, but the last two songs of the set, Big Railroad Blues and Truckin' blow the roof off. Best savoured on that unofficial dvd that came out a while back. Shame the whole show wasn't filmed.
The armed police have finally drifted away from my front door after keeping guard for 30 hours. Quite pleasant people, as it goes, but it makes me wonder what has been going on out there.

11-3-91

Fogerty sounds good because of the band that is backing him.

Hey Daverock....

....what did your window panes tell you?? Looking out there.? What happened?
Good to know the armed police are polite. Imo, they don't want to be there either. Crazy times.
11.3.91. I don't need to look that date up cone kid, because I recognize it. And yes.
MSM told me last week we would see 3,000 US deaths per day this week. Hmm.

All we r saying

Is give KISS a chance.

Stoltzfus KISS has about 5 total vinil LPs of music that is on par with some of the best hard rock recorded (along the lines of AC-DC, Van Halen, and Aerosmith. Unfortunately that all occurred between 1975 and 1978. But you're right they have sucked since then with the exception of the reunion tour with Ace Frehley in the 90s.

There is currently a cover band called KISS that has two original members in it, two of the greediest most unappreciative bastards you've ever met in your life who would stab their mothers in the back for a nickel, but they can't be confused with the real deal from the 70s. Now those were some good concerts but nothing like the Dead of course. Just good old-fashioned hard rock chords in 3 minute songs. Fun rock.

I forgot to listen to Spring 73

I completely missed out on all of the Spring 1973 anniversary shows. Now I have to cram them in between Europe 72 shows. I just got in the two Dark Stars and the surrounding second set magic from one of the DP 28 shows and Scooby Doo House.

I think I'm on to Recommendations from the Dead next, morbidly titled because Dick Latvala said it was some of the best jamming ev-er. I'm talking about the April 2nd show (or thereabouts) from Boston, Dave's Picks with the two skeletons that look like Keith and Donna laying in the flowers.

Then I have to get the Spectrum show in. This ain't going to be easy.

Oh! Kick in the gut Stoltzie, they had a couple of good records when Ace was in the band.

Never really listened to CCR. Maybe I should. Who's going to try and get the Duane era Allman Brothers in first.

Songs Come Out Of The Air...

...and quite possibly so does everything else. Angels and Devils. Not enough time to get into all that here. However, relative to John Fogerty/CCR and KISS, there appears to be a very fertile window when all those apples are cut from the tree. Maybe a two, three album period where most of the gold comes, then a gentle trailing off. Or an abrupt halt - how many genius songs are out there from "one hit wonders."

Occasionally a band can somehow find their way back (Jefferson Starplane). Or Blue Oyster Cult. But mostly, there's a peak period with every artist both commercially and artistically, then an endless mining of the hits live with slight interjection of "new material" that no one wants to hear.

CCR had a fantastic run - Run Through The Jungle alone is enough to cement a legacy. And whatever anyone thinks about KISS, Gene Simmons' bass lines were very Paul McCartney-esque, melodic and inventful, and those guys were incredible power pop songrwriters in the Cheap Trick vein. And very good rock singers, Paul and Gene, Gene to this day.

For those about to rock, I salute you.

"Rock and roll guitars!!" - April Wine

\m/

Still no box in Sweden

Am I alone in Sweden( or indeed continental Europe) not to have yet received the box?
Tracking stopped 31 march, since when nothing, and the local post office( post nord) doesnt recognise either of the tracking numbers. Of course the Covid can have caused extra delay...

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