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    Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

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  • #1281
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    Music is the best means we have of digesting time......

    ROCKTHING.............

    Check your PMs...........

    Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend........

    Rock on,

    Doc
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    Hey rockers!!!

    Pick Of The Day: Austin, Texas February 23, 1970

    I reluctantly discussed this at the end of last year. Here I am again. It appears that I’m stuck in a time warp. The galactic rock and roll union. I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious…..

    It appears that the currently circulated recording of this show is the only surviving audio document from the Dead’s four show excursion through Texas in February 1970. It’s tough coming right after the wonderful, brilliant Fillmore West/Fillmore East shows earlier that month, and perhaps it’s not unexpected that the intensity level might come down a bit. That being said, this is still interesting, enjoyable, and worthy…..

    The band is in 1970 electric/acoustic/electric mode. The circulating recording appears to be missing part of the first electric set, coming in during Know You Rider. For fans of acoustic Dead, this set is nice---Monkey And The Engineer-Little Sadie-Me And My Uncle-Black Peter-Seasons Of My Heart-Uncle John's Band. The festivities are completed with a jammy NFA and Mason’s Children.

    The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity……

    Did Bear travel to Texas, and did he record? Banana boxes, reveal thy mysteries…..

    Rock on,

    Doc
    Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods……

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    >daverock>

    The vocal dropouts are not evident in the audience tape, so that must have happened on the way to the board tape.

    That said, the recording is slightly overpowered by Jerry and Bob's guitars from the taper's vantage point, but a little time with a simple Equalizer was enough to bring more Phil and better presence to the vocals. I do recall a few lyric flubs with the new material, but in the overall mix it didn't really jump out at me. Probably much more obvious in the official release/soundboard recording.

    2/22/69>
    Oh, my. I can see this is gonna send me on a primal quest. I have all these fall '69 and fall '68 shows that I've never listened to, but I don't have much from the spring of those years. I love this gentle psychedelia. It's really these delicate type of sounds that really trigger the senses. I'm only up to Dark Star at this point, but what a beautiful way to start a show.... oops, "The transitive diamonds?" Haha. I'd probably have trouble remembering my name if I were there, so whatever.

    It's such a shame that we're restricted to streaming this show. Imho, if the official release isn't so significantly better sounding than one of these circulating boards that it isn't a no-brainer to buy it, then what's with the classism, eh? I know the boys need a retirement plan... but... --mini rant off--

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    Rockthing - good notes on this show - cheers! I'm going through it very slowly, but it's the L.P. I am listening to. Although it has the famous vocal drop outs, the sound and balance of the instruments sounds fine throughout to me. I have just played the side with Loose Lucy and Money Money on. A short side. The lyrics are a bit naff on both of them - but I like the music, and they were both played so rarely that when they do crop up, it's a welcome surprise to me.
    I presume the version you have listened to has the earlier vocal dropouts too.

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    Wrote these notes on Monday morning while drinking my coffee and getting ready to do some work from home. After a while I was mostly distracted by the show.

    I'll get to that Feb. 22 '69 show if I can, but I don't have that one handy. Hafta stream it.

    The ETree identifier of this source is 115876, btw. I don't have the box set, so these are my first impressions.

    It Must Have Been The Roses: Ok. /Now/ I'm awake. Possible tape change? There is suddenly a big improvement in sound quality for this hauntingly sensitive rendition. Jerry's voice is now clear above the guitars. Everything, save Phil, is suddenly much clearer and the sound field feels wider. Up to this point the tape had sounded like the tape the biker is listening to at the beginning of the Dead Movie. Nice harmony work during the refrain, blended well in the house mix.

    Loose Lucy: Gettin' in the funk. Jerry's just perfectly behind the beat to make it nice and nasty. If the syncopation isn't just right, this tune can completely lose all form really quickly. Loose Lucy must be a pretty new song at this point. I have no idea when this tune debuted. They didn't do this in concert much, as far as I know. I was lucky enough to see'em do it once, but the performance I saw was almost unrecognizable. Something was wrong with the timing, so it sounded all backwards. I was embarrassed to not even recognize it until Jerry started singing. This is a nice treat.

    I Know You Rider? Something seems to be wrong here. The info text says Money Money should be next followed by China/Rider, but we're just dropped into IKYR. Looks like some minor surgery might be needed on the meta data.

    Money Money: Ok. Someone's just mislabelled these files. Man, this has always been one of my least favourite songs in the Dead's catalogue. I rarely skip songs on albums, but being the album closer on Mars Hotel makes it easy. I don't think I've ever heard a live version of it, so this is kind of a treat, in its own sort of way. Having not heard it in such a long time, I guess it's not such a bad song. The negativity of the lyric just sems to strike such a contrast to most of the other stuff in the repertoire. John Lennon, for example, has a lot of negativity in his lyrics, but when I listen to him, I expect that.

    China Rider: Yeah. They're keepin' that funky groove going that was working so well during Loose Lucy. The transition jam seems to go almost immediately to an I Know You Rider feel. The guitar tone is very unusual here. It almost sounds like Bobby's Gibson 335 tone. He's playing lots of double-stops, where he plays two notes at a time even while soloing… wait… maybe that /was/ Bobby!? Some very cool interplay between Bobby and Phil before a guitar sound that is unmistakably Jerry joins in just ahead of the trademark unison bit before I Know You Rider. What is now clearly Jerry's tone keeps it going after the unison part, and now there's a Feelin' Groovy jam. I can almost see the smiling faces and twirling homemade sun dresses with flowers in the hair right now. Big, big ovation from the crowd as they settle into the Rider vamp before going into the first verse. They know what they've just heard. That was sweet, breezy, and smooth as can be. I'm guessing Jerry had some sort of equipment or other issue causing him to stop playing for a bit at the beginning of the transition. Oh, yeah, Jer, dig into that "On a north bound train" line. This and the out-of-place IKYR are going to get merged into one track when I get a chance.

    Set II:
    Promised Land: Yeah. Everybody's definitely up off their blankets now.

    Bertha: Got a little "Yee Haw" from someone nearby for "All night pouring, but not a drop on me." It's quite amazing how inobtrusive the audience is, considering this was recorded with a handheld mic by someone just hanging out in crowd.

    Greatest Story: Nice wah wah Jerry licks. Jerry's wah is so bubbly and has a rich swell, like the sound of a wave on the ocean. Using the rocking motion of the foot pedal definitely puts the player physically off balance, so I can understand why he seemed to abandon it later in favor of the Mutron "auto-wah" tone filter. Sounds so good here, though. Jerry's volume sounds cranked, though, totally drowning everything out. I ain't complaining. Oh, yeah. A little jam in GSET? They seem to have gone into something altogether different. I'm not sure if this is a set piece, but it feels unfamiliar to me. I know that I've heard occasional jams in Greatest Story, but they seem rare. This is definitely no longer the Greatest Story chord progression, but I don't know what it is, and then Wamp, Wamp-Wamp, right back into it. Now I'm gonna hafta start checking out Spring 1974 Greatest Stories. That was hot and adventurous, like maybe something went wrong and they fought through it… but maybe there was just a jam in this song back then.

    Ship of Fools: Giving the manic dancers their first break of the second set. The taper is stopping the tape between songs, though, so who knows how long they spent tuning in between. Very nice harmony work from Bobby and Donna.

    Weather Report: Seems a bit tentative in the earlier segments, but the Let It Grow jam is developing interestingly. The whole band just seems sort of in a gentle mood this night. Everything is soft and malleable, and most of all, creative, when they go off into improvised sections. The straight tunes are tight and, well, straightforward, but I'm hearing all sorts of novel ideas coming through during the instrumental segments. There seems to be a completely different confidence at work during this jazzy work out. You can hear Billy getting back to his swing roots and playing off Keith. This is fantastic. Such subtle interplay. Normally when I hear the full suite performed I wonder why they didn't continue to use the first parts, but in this case I didn't feel that way.

    Peggy-O: Jerry's picking is quite aggressive, and his tone is very chimey, even behind his vocal. Relaxed tempo, even by Peggy-O standards. In this recording it sounds almost like Billy and Jerry doing a duet, but Keith adds some accents here and there.

    ??: What is this? A playful little jam and some quiet noodling where the audience's shouts and requests become more prominent. Bobby announces technical difficulties.

    Truckin': Nice buildup, but not the major bomb drop I'm used to, and from there things start to get really weird. It's not spacy weird, just, "Whoa, what the heck is this?" weird. Some of the early 70s Truckin's could get totally abstract, so this is just the way they rolled back then. Great stuff. Gettin' that funky groove goin' from the first set again, even as the changes take on some jazzy influences. Bobby is very clear in the mix, and my oh, my it's gettin' Weir'ed. Jerry busts in with a burst of guitar feedback which seems to shock everyone for a moment, but they're still groovin'. This is the gold I look for in any show. It's funny because Mind Left Body actually sounds a lot like Loose Lucy. Billy and Phil getting' into a little funky-drummer exchange. Finally Phil breaks through in the mix with some space for him to hit that Bootsy one. In the info text "Jam" and "Mind Left Body Jam" had been listed separately, but they're actually all included in the Truckin' track, which is my preference. Cousinit made a real mess of this file set, but I can fix it. Rarely are there such glaring mistakes on the Archive, but this one has definitely been put together somewhat carelessly.

    NFA: This interesting because I've been listening to a lot of Alligator era NFA's or Bean era NFA's, and that gives a nice context to compare to this Wolf tone… of course, there is a LOT of recording tech affecting the sound here, but even though there's a nice honk, everything seems so nice and round and gently muted. Hey. What's this breakdown in NFA. Pretty sure I've never heard that before… and GTRFB. THAT, was an interesting transition.

    GTRFB: Nothing to worry about here. The old standby. Billy's hi-hat figure during the breakdown is, again, getting really funky with a swinging 16th note feel, or something. Very cool.

    US Blues: Mars Hotel weighted setlist. What month did that come out? Good, tight version.

    Johnny B. Goode: Full colosseum clap along for a high energy reading that does justice to the Check Berry original. Sometimes this can get a bit too languid. This one is rockin' hard.

    On repeated listen, I've messed with the EQ some. First of all I bumped up the EQ preamp level, I dunno, about 10db, I guess. I then added a further 12db of 64Hz, and 125Hz on the 10 band EQ to bring Phil nicely into the mix, but also lowered almost everything else about 6db on frequencies that had been flat to make the bass frequency differential greater. The bass still isn't terribly defined, but it at least brings Phil into play. He was completely inaudible without EQ. Got just a touch more vocal by giving the 1KHz and 2KHz about 1db. The tape has a sort of nostalgic cheap car speaker sound, so I actually wanna preserve a bit of that… not that I could really get rid of it. There's quite a nice venue ambiance, especially when there is more space in the arrangements, like during the Mind Left Body Jam.

    The vocal drop-outs others have mentioned were not audible to the audience.

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    That is a great show. According to the cd notes it was recorded, along with shows in late January and the Feb-March shows, for possible inclusion on Live Dead. It probably won't happen - the song lists are obviously very similar, but it would make a great box set to release all the shows recorded.
    The shows from 1967-1971 inclusive are the main ones for me in 30 Trips.

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    Mornin’, rockers!!!

    Pick Of The Day: Dream Bowl February 22, 1969

    Relatively speaking, the yang to the yin of February 21, 1969. True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist…..

    I have the space, you have the time, let’s revisit. Officially released in October 2015 as part of Thirty Trips Around The Sun, one almost never hears about this show, possibly because it gets overshadowed by the blazing white hot glare of the Fillmore West Shows of February 27th to March 2nd. This is very much “of a kind” with those shows, featuring the typically sweet Mountains Of The Moon (always loved that song!), a long exploratory Dark Star, a fierce, crunchy Other One, a deathly Death Don’t, a fine Eleven, and a greasy Lovelight that clocks in at a mere 21+ minutes.

    Great music, great sound quality, I suggest you find the time…..

    The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once…..

    Rock on,

    Doc
    There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there…..

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    That's good to read - they opened with Mississippi Half Step - Franklins Tower the first time I saw them 3/24/81. A great start to the show for sure.

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    In my experience, any show that starts off with Mississippi half-step uptown toodleloo is usually a great one and 5-19-74 is no exception. That pacific northwest box grows on ya, for sure.

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    I haven't played it this year yet, but it has become one of my most played shows from this year - mainly because I bought it on vinyl. But it is really good, too. To me, it's better than its song list suggests - the songs leading up to the Truckin' jam are well played and forward moving, and that final jam is superb. It has been castigated in some quarters for the vocal drop outs. A price worth paying, in my opinion. All three 1974 shows in the box it was culled from are top notch.

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Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:06

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Wasn't it like $99 and you get the bonus disc or something?

Imagine, $85 free shipping and you get the bonus disc. Now that would be a thanksgiving to remember. ...or how about that jaw dropping asking price of $450 for the E72 trunk? So that would be $382.50. If we could only be king for a day....

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:26

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I bought two copies when it came out in 2005, one for me and one for my brother. I hope they release it so everybody who wants it can have it.. If I didn't have it I would drop $1000. 00 dollars for an unopened copy with the bonus disc, I think it's that good.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:29

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Vinyl only so far, 27th and 28th.

The thing is, they have been Plangentized and remastered.

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Submitted by bob t on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 13:51

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I can hear Bob on Shakedown and World to Give... So i have been listening to 5/21/71 Garcia and Saunders new CD... I love The Wall Song!!!! Any other versions out there that I should hear.... Can't believe I've never heard him do this song before.. It is so good!!

P.S. Heading over to Denver Coliseum 11/20/73

Funny I woke up this AM wondering what tune we'd get today for 30 DOTD and thinking I might actually get 30 for 30 this year, something I've kinda wanted to do, but also something I wasn't opposed to not doing, because that would mean we'd get something unknown.

Well.. today's pick is a bit of the unknown.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.
Or in this case... guess, guess, guess.

Interesting little outtake. Location I'm guessing isn't listed and the Date is a speculation.
Dang Dave.. You Got Me!

Man, it must be kinda fun picking these out. Looking at last year we got a few unknown bits and the streak was broken early on the 9th day with an uncirculated studio outtake.

I guess 20 for 20 ain't bad.

BTW: After yet another far out voyage through 11/20/78, I had to go back and check out more November '72. Is this the best month for Playing In The Band? Sick sick stuff. 11/12/72 is a great show, sad the recording is jacked, but man what a smoker. The PITB on 11/13 is sooo good too, and Bear's Audience tape is incredible for '73. 11/14 is a really good show, but surrounded by Giants. And 11/22! Gotta hear it.

Alright, I'll tell you what's going on here.
Lay it on me.
I'm stalling... I don't want to break my streak.

"Steppin' free she places her feet where they fell before" - Bob Weir (Studio Demo of Weather Report Suite)

Hi-Ya Kids!

Not to keep flogging the same horse, but since there's not a pick slated for today and I've been digging into the stories around November 1972, I thought I'd share the following notes from Dick Latvala on 11/22/72 and see if anybody wants to listen to it today?

Here's what Dick was saying about it on 9/7/97 at 12:28am (he was probably really baked, but that's impressive because he still writes really well!)
The 2nd set jam from 11/22-Austin, is tremendous.
It goes like this: "He's Gone->Truckin->jam->drum solo->The Other One->jam->bass solo->The Other One->Stella Blue".
This version of "He's Gone" is one of the top 10 attempts ever. It is long and drawn out, and there is a nice long space before "Truckin", that consists of pleasing variations on the "He's Gone" theme.
This version of "Truckin" is exceptional in that it has a lengthy section at the end that relentlessly builds and builds till there seems to be no recourse but "The Other One". Instead, they opt for a "drum solo", which comes to a complete stop, and then Phil takes over and off we go into a long and treat-filled exploration of "The Other One" (The first verses don't start until after about 30 min.)
There are more highlights to this show. The versions of "Black-throated Wind", "China Cat->Rider", "Bird Song", "Playing in the Band", "Greatest Story", "Big River", "Ramble on Rose", "Sugar Magnolia", and "Saturday Night" each are notable and help define what an exciting show we have here.

I know this will be a surprise, but.. he's right you know!?!
It's an awesome show, and I think I'm going to listen to it again today.

Also, since this is long already and most have skip past it now, I'll keep going because...
I found some other cool stuff in relation to this November run of shows that I hadn't put together yet.

I was reading Parish's book last night and got to the chapter where he talks about wrecking the GD Truck driving between shows in Wichita and Texas late '72 and I thought to myself... self he's talking about those shows you've been tripping out on! And sure enough, he is. Steve and Sparky got into an accident hauling the gear between that 11/17/72 Wichita show and the 11/18/72 Hofheinz shows.

A news clipping about the 11/18 show states “The show started three hours late because one of the trucks carrying the band’s equipment overturned ‘on the only bend in the straight highway between here and Wichita Falls’.”

The Allman Brothers Band were supposed to play as well, but cancelled after the death of bass player Berry Oakley on 11/13.

Trippy serendipitous connections there.

Anyhow, to further drive my current hypothesis that the November '72 Playing In The Band jams are the most killer I've listened to all week and possibly ever.
Here's what Dick said in 1997 -
The last 5 shows in Texas, are each worth getting. The quality is not
so hot, but the playing is ferocious. On 11/18, in Houston, there is a
major, top 10 of all-time, version of "Playing in the Band". (I am
starting to think that this period has possibly the most intense versions
ever for this defining piece of music.)
LATVALA!

Good stuff.

Enjoyed 11/21/73 yesterday, and am not surprised at all by how great it is.

And finally, yesterday's DOTD was not from Uniondale, NY and I guessed the date right :)

Alright, be well all, enjoy some tunes and if you read all this and desire, follow your bliss, head on over to 11/22/72.

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Submitted by Gollum on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 10:02

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Nice post GOGD! I'm not too familiar with this show so a good listen is overdue. Nothing gets me more excited to hear a show than praise from Latvala! The sound quality seems very good too! (much better than whomperjawed 11/18)

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 10:12

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I really like the Denver show from 11/21/73. There is also a bonus cd from this release, Cleveland 12/4/73, which is sweet.

So last night my wife tells me there is a box of CDs upstairs and some of them are Grateful Dead CDs. I of course went to check it out. A lot of the studio releases I had acquired over the years. Also, in the stash was the Mars Hotel reissue from I believe 2006. I always loved this release and popped it in this morning. So great, sound is fantastic. Unbroken Chain is so great and Pride of Cucamonga is awesome. I really wish they broke out UBC before 1994.
It includes bonus tracks from 73 and 74. Scarlet Begonias from Winterland 74, Money Money from PNE, Wave that Flag from Dap #16, Let it Rock from Dap #34 and some studio outtakes. Great stuff. I love finding these hidden treasures.

I was thinking about the 15% sale they are running with free shipping.
Sounds great, however, when you go through the site, besides the remaining box sets, there really isn't much product for sale. Too bad, they really need to get more product on this site. I would love to take advantage of sales like this. And of course if you buy something, there is a chance it might not ever come. So sad.

Alright 11/22/72, I will check that out GOGD.
Stay well folks.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 10:23

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Saw several things I was missing in the morning and got all excited!
By the time Santa checked it out that afternoon most of it was gone : (

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Submitted by bob t on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 11:48

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The other day I was listening to 11/20/73 Denver Coliseum, and the tuning before the Uncle John's encore, I swore they were going to play You Win Again!!! Especially Keith.... anyone ever hear this???? Austin is playing as I type... Thanks all... Bob t

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Submitted by Strider 808808 on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 14:21

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Been listening today. I love Fall 72 Grateful Dead.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 18:00

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I didn't have this show loaded on any devices.. but I had it. I have been getting more picky lately about tagging and listening to the best version and my 11/22 wasn't the best, which meant grabbing the best, converting it from SHN to Wav, then alac and flac, then loading this into my device.. etc.

I was sloppy when I built my digital library all those years ago. I didn't keep great notes and documentation, so I am trying to improve upon this and keep lossless copies of wavs, flacs and alacs. I have visions of pulling down the best version of every show in a modern (not SHN) lossless format, but apparently I am a slacker.

So this is my tomorrow's listen.

First world problems, I know..

But I am completely absorbed by the hype, I am all in on this one.

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Submitted by bob t on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 06:51

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In keeping with our Texas theme.... El Paso County Coliseum for today? No tape available back in the day... Deadbase VI only had a few songs listed..... but it has been around for a while now. Bob t

$5 would get you in to see the Grateful Dead at El Paso County Coliseum 47 years ago today!
(around $29.32 today.. about the cost of a Dave's Picks!)

I'm hip Bob T.
I like November's in Texas.
(sung to the tune of "I Love Paris" ala Screamin' Jay Hawkins, if you haven't heard that do yourself a favor!)

Thanks all who took the Trip back to 11/22/72 yesterday, hope you had a good one in the "November to Remember". (lil take on "No Bummer Summer", coffee's working or maybe it's just Dad joke syndrome.)

I listened to multiple parts, multiple times and really really dig that show.
(BTW the above description is a wonderful example of late 1980s midwest high school writing class and what I got out of it. Oh well, I guess I was too busy thinking about going to see Grateful Dead shows. I literally never imagined trying to write about them on a virtual platform called the "internet" oh... let's say, 33 years later with a bunch of cool heads that are stuck at home in a pandemic.)

Wow, maybe I'm tripping.. is this the fabled flashback?!?!

PS - Last night I came across the following tale. According to Steve Parish on 2/7/79 Jerry randomly snatched a handful (4?) of Valiums out of Scully's hand and gulped them before the show to the surprise of Kidd, Parish & Rock. If you listen to Set 1, it sounds like this indeed happened. In the classic words of Johnny Carson, I did not know that.
Random, but I thought I'd share.

Have it going now Bob t and it is sounding really good. Only two songs in, but my god, sound quality is A+ so far. These shows from Relisten via the archive are so hit or miss. Some sound great and some sound terrible. I am too old to listen to the terrible ones anymore.

Good stuff GOGD, and you can definitely hear some uneven performances over the years and I am sure the drugs had a lot to do with it.

Be well folks.

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 08:21

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I'm in. I have a big work project to do today so I should be able to give this one a nice uninterrupted listen.

Got a soft machine

I hear the Playing In The Band on 11/24/72 is another must listen version from Texas.

Actually it's the 5 star rating I gave it in iTunes at some point, but you get the drift.

And today's DOTD pick may be the true streak buster, I just don't know the day of the month on that one.
But cool, maybe I'll learn something new about it!

Great show. It is November 73. Really good He's Gone, Truckin into The Other One. And what is the deal with that noodling at the end of the Other One? Interesting. Solid Eyes, GDTRFB, Casey Jones. Really good.

Will have to come up with a pick for tomorrow. Might be time to mix it up a little.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 18:35

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How does 4/2/1990 grab you all? A little Spring 1990. Hopefully this perks a few ears out there.

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Submitted by bob t on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 04:48

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Pickers of the Day!! I really enjoyed the 72-73 November run...Just ran a quick errand and Dave had Feyline Field playing for today in GD history.... Have a good time with whatever you are doing over this weekend. Bob t

And good call Rogue for the Jamaica show!!! The Scarlet>Fire is really cool....

Vguy, we did 4/1/1990 already, but there have been a lot of repeats since March, which to me is okay, lots of great shows out there.

Enjoy The Thanksgiving Holiday all!

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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 06:45

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Hi folks!

I actually have a chance to listen today, and based on the suggestions, I think I'm going to take a tour of the 80s! Rogue's Jamaica 82 show, followed by VGuy's 85 Red Rocks, finished with DeadVikes 90 Omni show! Looks like a good day of some Brent-era jams!

Happy early Turkey day! I hope you all are safe, warm, and happy!

Peace

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Submitted by The Good Ole G… on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 06:59

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Echo Bob T here, I really enjoyed the November '72-73 run relisten. I focused in on the '72 stuff in a different light than I had in the past and am just blown away with how epic that run is! I'm making note of it in my brain as a hot spot in this 30 year archive. Thanks for all who took the trip, hope you enjoyed the ride as much as I did.

Early '80s Dead sounds good. Literally ;)

I haven't done Jamaica '82 in a long time. Is that when they played at like 4am? I noticed the date in DeadBase Jr as 11/26 assuming that's due to time played.

Yesterday broke my 30 Days streak I went 23 for 23 until them old rehearsal tape blues got me again.
Ain't bad, this has been my best year for guessing by far. I had the month, year and location for the rehearsal yesterday, but was thinking early March rehearsal verses late March rehearsal. Should've known the GD would play a couple of shows and think, yeah maybe we should rehearse before tour. Plus that April '82 shit is hot, and rehearsal really did pay off for this band.

I would've gotten that damn Crazy Fingers date if it wouldn't of been for those meddling kids and their damn dog! Scoooby!!

Wonder where 3/26/82 date came from and if we'll hear anymore from that? So far there's the Crazy Fingers and 2 Jam tracks in circulation from old Taper's section. Tell us more Dave.

Alright, sounds like we're all due for an Era change and I like the '80s.

Be Well All.

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 07:00

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Must be Montego Bay! Thanks RogueDeadGuy – I was only aware of the versions of this show listed on the Archive as "11/26/82". This Miller transfer dated 11/25 looks like a definite upgrade. Thanks for the link!

Not sure I’ve heard any of this? Certainly not the whole show...
Going with 9/24/82 first. Lots to do today so need a double header.
Dug that 81 back? A week or so, not so much that 11/20/78?
Most of the 73 was dope...haven’t had time for all the 72...
Onward!

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Submitted by Strider 808808 on Thu, 11/26/2020 - 09:48

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“When the pilgrims came we made them a plate”. A native friend Darlene said on thanksgiving a few years ago.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 11/26/2020 - 10:06

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I am digging this show RDG. Thanks for the pick. Can you imagine seeing the Dead in Jamaica? At the Bob Marley house? So cool. Sound quality is really good so far.

4/2/1990 is a great show, check it out if you haven't listened in a while and you get a Death Don't Have No Mercy. I love the Foolish Heart in this show. Stay well out there and enjoy the day.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 07:25

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The last DDHNM in fact.. so sad, what I great tune. Happy that I caught one, I mark it as every bit as great as my first Dark Star in the same show.

I am doing Jamaica too.. because, well, why the hell wouldn't I?

Happy belt loosening day all.. May the four winds blow your waste safely home to it's pre-thanksgiving girth.

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Submitted by Strider 808808 on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 13:02

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I used to have the cassette tape for Austin. Listened to it a lot while living in southern Mexico. Have had the hofheinz , Houston CD since it was released. Never listened to the whole Texas segment of the tour before. I started with Wichita. Amazing run of Grateful Dead.
Will also check Mo Bay, Jamaica later. Finishing San Antonio today.
Stay safe , be well.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 19:35

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I made it through three of these shows but feel the need to revisit in order. There is a there there for this run. A great period in GD history.

Thanks to whoever put us on this tangent and to those that supported and contributed. I finally got 11/17..

Hi-Ya!

Hope you all are having a good Thanksgiving weekend.
Thankful for all the sweet shows we've been able to jam to together, discuss and breakdown during this year.
Cheers to all!

Glad so many enjoyed that Texas '72 trip, that is a real highlight for me and can't get over how well they played those shows.
Bob T - how would you rate October '72 to the November '72 Texas trip?
I feel like I could spend a lot of time in September, October and November '72 and never stop being amazed.

Good stuff.

Been enjoying the 30 DOTD, anybody else over here playing?
27-28 with 2 more to go.

Yesterdays trip into 1991 had me going to Vegas for the rest of the show. Good one.

Speaking of tripping...

Anybody want to dust off Dick's Picks Vol 3?
1977-05-22 - Pembroke Pines

Doesn't look like we've had that as a POD.

A new transfer of that show showed up the other day and put it on my radar. Boy is that a good show!
That set 2 is etched into my brain.
I listened to DiP yesterday but want to listen to the transfer today and check out the tracks that were left off.
But while I was listening I felt a little guilty that it wasn't the Pick Of The Day, because it's so good!!

Anyhow, I thought about you all and figured some of you would enjoy giving it a spin.

Alright, be well all.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 08:47

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I am for sure in on 5/22/77, thanks GOGD. I will also check out the full release. Hopefully, there will be an upgrade on the recording.

Yesterday, I watched Classic albums, The making of Dark Side of the Moon on Amazon Prime. This was really cool. What a release. I think this was the first CD I purchased in maybe 1985. When this ended, guess what pops up, classic albums The making of Anthem of the Sun and American Beauty. I have never seen this before. This was really cool. Came out in maybe 1997. Really great old footage. The most Hunter interviews I have ever seen. Produced by David Gans. Gans makes the comment that The Dead were about self determination. Amen! I think that is something that has always drawn me to the band.

Anyway, check this out if you have never seen it.

Stay well.

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Submitted by The Good Ole G… on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 09:04

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Love that video, it's amazing and prior to LST it was my go to Dead documentary video.
VH1 Legends from 1996 is a good one too if you come across it.
But Anthem To Beauty is great.

Funny, I was revisiting LST last night :)

Great Stuff!

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Submitted by Oroborous on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 12:56

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Yeah, haven’t gone there in forever...
Anthem to Beauty is awesome! Fortunate to have scored that on DVD back when...
That VHS doc also is good fo shore!

DV, too funny, you said Dark Side was one of your first CDs, it was probably the second album I bought after Framptom Comes Alive! On vinyl of course as that would of been mid seventies lol.
It’s so cool how this great music has stood the test of time and still very interesting to these younger generations.
I read about a record store guy in Jersey I think who said most of the young teenage male shoppers that come in have the same Zeppelin tee shirts, or Hendrix, or Dead and buy all the same albums we did. If they do go with something else, it’s a Greta Van Fleet or something very similar, next gen? or what not....pretty cool and a testament to how remarkable it all was and that we’re hopefully not JUST some old nostalgia duffers stuck in the glory days.
I guess thinking minds are thinking minds and no matter what the generation they can tell the difference between market driven, path of least resistance, machine like “creation” and something genuine and unique....ya know, like a band we all know and love!
Long Live Rock & Roll

EDIT: interestingly, the first CDs I bought when I bought my first player in 1986 were Blood Sweat and Tears Child is Father to the Man and Sgt. Peppers. Interesting because of how being a dead head for almost 10 years at that point had influenced my precious decision to get the weirdest, most psychedelic things I could find (didn’t get Dead cause I had all that on vinyl and wanted to expand my collection rather than replace it, yet here we are all these years later still doing both every chance we can! ; )

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Submitted by bob t on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 17:42

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Both are awesome!!!! Same feel and level of play, for me at least!!! Good call on the Sportatorium for today!!! By the way, Boston Music Hall anniversary from 1973 is right around the corner!!! Don't forget 12/1/73 hasn't been released yet!!!! 11/30 &12/2/73 got the 4 disc treatment on Dick's Picks!! I am going to pack my bags for another virtual tour... First stop Tremont Street starting Monday.... Bobt

Just spent 2 days painting the living room (including sanding and wiping down the walls for prep).
Tomorrow will shampoo the carpet (rake leaves while the carpet dries), then hang TV on wall (drilled the mount holes before painting), move the furniture back in, and reconnect CD/stereo and BluRay/theater systems.

I hooked up the stereo in an adjacent room for tunes while working.
On Thanksgiving I moved a bunch of shows from a torrent HD to a music player (shows I haven’t heard and upgrades of shows I know and love).

The playlist so far (in reverse order):
9-30-72 8184.sbd.Clugston (playing now)
9-24-91 138150.dsbd.GEMS
6-10-73 89730.sbd.miller
5-26-73 83535.sbd.miller.patched
9-21-91 138148.dsbd.GEMS
7-27-73 27779.sbd.miller
10-21-72 Set2% 94409.sbd.miller

As you can see, a fine helping of 72/73 with a couple of Bruce palate cleansers.
Groovin’ with GOGD is the only way to paint.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 19:31

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The full show is tight. This is another 77 barn burner. This Miller transfer sounds fantastic. That second set is something. That Estimated-Eyes-Wharf Rat-Terrapn minus the lady with a Fan, into Morning Dew is crazy good. Thanks for the pick GOGD!

Here is an idea for Rhino, go back and release this full epic show and other chop jobs. Call it Dick's reloaded, put out 10,000 copies. People would eat it up.....

So great Oroborous, is there a better release than Dark Side, not too many.

Frampton Comes Alive. I still play this and within the last ten years picked up a DVD Audio copy. And it sounds unbelievably good in Multi Channel. And you get Bill G!

It is good to keep this great music rolling!