Dave's Picks Vol. 46: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 9/9/72

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Golden era Grateful Dead in the most golden city in the Golden State? Yes, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 46 features the complete unreleased show from the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 9/9/72. Loosen that tie, this ain't a red carpet rodeo - it's the after party that legends are made of. Consistently excellent from start to finish, this West Coast groove showcases tracks that would soon debut on EUROPE '72, solo material from both Jerry and Bob, a riveting iteration of "China>Rider," a couple of Chuck Berry doozies, a bonkers 35-plus "Other One" that hits all the psychedelic highs, and wraps up with a "Casey Jones"/"Sugar Magnolia"/"One More Saturday Night" finale that'll have you wondering why you wore a tie in the first place. Hooray for Hollywood, indeed.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Owsley Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Oh, and it ships next week so you'll wanna grab a copy while you can.

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June 7, 2023 - 10:37am

#351

1stshow70878

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GFR, Foreigner

I had that album with We're An American Band in high school. Sold off a ton of albums in college as trade ins at a great record store in Ft. Collins. I imagine that's where that one went. I think it came with a giant sticker? Crow's comments reminded me of watching Foreigner on some PBS begging show recently. Never followed them other than recognizing that about everything they played was some huge commercial hit. Tons of them. Listening to that stuff now I was watching the lead guitarist and going, meh. The other striking thing was how the new lead singer, Kelly Hansen who is very good, sounds exactly like the original guy, Lou Gramm(?). I think they even had some of the old band members on that show too. We've talked about such reissued bands here to some degree. The We're Near Death Now Tour types too. What do they do, sell the rights to the name of the band when there are no longer any original members? Still keeping royalties for their families? The hits just keep on rolling, in wheelchairs.
Cheers
June 7, 2023 - 10:22am

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That Mike

Joined:
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(I Know) I’m Forgetting You

Boy, Rare Earth - a great band that slipped my memory. I remember buying their Motown records singles, they were quite popular on AM radio in the late 60s. I also owned Grand Funk’s “We’re An American Band” on gold vinyl, which I thought was pretty hot stuff at the time.

Last 5
Phish - Bittersweet Motel (DVD)
Frisell - Disfarmer (DVD)
Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower (great summer jazz, and a first rate band)
Dylan - Shadow Kingdom (Bob in great voice)
Nils Lofgren - Nils Sings Neil (better than you might expect for an album of covers)
June 7, 2023 - 10:08am

#353

Crow Told Me

Joined:
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Dunkin' on the Funk

Grand Funk is another example of that Thing some of us was talking about a little while back, ie how the rock critics of the early ‘70s despised a lot of bands that were really popular among “the kids.” Grand Funk was HUMONGOUS at my junior high school. I think somebody gave me E Pluribus Funk at my 13th birthday party. If you just wanted to boogie, well, they boogied. They had #1 hit singles. They sold out Shea Stadium (and unlike those wimpy Beatles, only took a couple days to do it.) They were Homer Simpson’s favorite band of all time. They were comin to your town, they were gonna help you party it down. They were an American band.

A pretty shitty one, though, with benefit of hindsight and no longer being 13 years old. Some of the early ‘70s Bands That Kids Liked But Critics Hated have stood the test of time surprisingly well, most notably Sabbath and Zeppelin. Some have earned a grudging respect, like Kiss and Alice Cooper. But the critical disdain for Grand Funk has never wavered. Which is kind of surprising, given that even disco (mindless boogie music if ever there was) has gone through a popular revival or two and gets a fair amount of respect these days. You’d think some contrarian critic out there would make the case for them as a great band, but no. Maybe because … they weren’t?

Anyway, we know Phil Lesh didn’t like ‘em. On one of the shows in the St Louis box, I forget which, Phil calls out the Funk. I can’t remember what he says exactly but IIRC Bobby is going on with one of his “take a step back”" raps and Phil butts in to say something to the effect that if everybody doesn’t behave the Dead won’t be able to play there anymore “and you’ll have to listen to Grand Funk Railroad.” I think I remember that, anyway. These days I remember a lot of things that didn’t actually happen.

Anybody else out there listen to the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast? At the end of the current ‘season’ of episodes about the shows in the HCS box, Jesse Jarnow says something about lingering for a moment in the spring of ’73 before moving on to the summer. Is that a hint that they’re about to (finally!) release Watkins Glen? Does the fact that the HCS box includes a jam with some Allman Bros indicate they may have worked out the legal difficulties that may have held up a release in the past? Did Jesse Jarnow even say that, or am I remembering another thing that never happened? Is anyone still reading this?

Last five:
Lee Morgan: Lee Way
ABB: Nassau Coliseum ‘73
Captain Beefheart: Lick My Decals Off Baby
Little Feat: Valentines Day Massacre
Jimmy Smith: House Party
June 7, 2023 - 6:15am

#354

Forensicdoceleven

Joined:
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Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.....

Grand Funk Railroad was a great band? LMAO...............

Off to morgue, I think I heard the corpses laughing a bit as well...............

Doc
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.......
June 7, 2023 - 4:42am

#355

Mr. Ones

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Hands Across The Water

The Groundhogs are a perfect example of a band that didn’t make the leap from U.K. to US.
A great guitarist, and a great band. I only knew a small handful of people who knew/liked the band. But only because of a lack of exposure. And that goes west to east also. These bands just didn’t quite make it in a ‘world’ context. The only album I owned was “Split”, and I loved it.
I would put Family, Taste, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band & many, many others in this category.
Going west to east, Grand Funk Railroad, Rare Earth, Molly Hatchet and hundreds of others.
This even is the case just going from one country to another.

I guess my point is that we miss out on a LOT of music just because of where we are born.
Now this crowd I say is MUCH more aware than your average music listener, but we still miss out on a lot from one side of the Atlantic to the other. I’m always going to lack exposure to a LOT of great bands, but it doesn’t mean I HAVE to. I just gotta poke around.

After all, Music IS the Best!!
June 7, 2023 - 12:54am

#356

daverock

Joined:
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RIP Tony McPhee

Very sorry to read about Tony McPhee. Split was my favourite album of theirs by some distance. Curiously I felt like playing it last night - I didn't, but I'll put it on later today. The Groundhogs were great live, too. I was amazed the first time I saw them that Tony could play all those extraordinary guitar sounds heard on Split on stage. He was also more earthed in the blues than most of his more celebrated contemporaries, backing John Lee Hooker, with The Groundhogs, in the mid 60's. A great and underrated musician.
I don't like it as much as"Split" but "Thank Christ For The Bomb" has always been one of my favourite album titles.
June 6, 2023 - 9:47pm

#357

Nick1234

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RIP Tony McPhee

I love Split
June 6, 2023 - 7:40pm

#358

1stshow70878

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I'd go to that church

Billy has it spot on.
Cheers
June 6, 2023 - 6:00pm

#359

That Mike

Joined:
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When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Everyone OUTSIDE of Toronto up here hates the Leafs (and Toronto) passionately, so that hazy smoky sky we are experiencing is from anywhere but here.
June 6, 2023 - 5:21pm

#360

Angry Jack Straw

Joined:
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Mike

Are you guys up there burning Leafs jerseys again? Please cease and desist. We don’t need any more smoke.

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Golden era Grateful Dead in the most golden city in the Golden State? Yes, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 46 features the complete unreleased show from the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 9/9/72. Loosen that tie, this ain't a red carpet rodeo - it's the after party that legends are made of. Consistently excellent from start to finish, this West Coast groove showcases tracks that would soon debut on EUROPE '72, solo material from both Jerry and Bob, a riveting iteration of "China>Rider," a couple of Chuck Berry doozies, a bonkers 35-plus "Other One" that hits all the psychedelic highs, and wraps up with a "Casey Jones"/"Sugar Magnolia"/"One More Saturday Night" finale that'll have you wondering why you wore a tie in the first place. Hooray for Hollywood, indeed.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Owsley Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Oh, and it ships next week so you'll wanna grab a copy while you can.

SLC....Salt Lake City....

....and they did play Dark Star there in '73. I had to double check myself to be sure I didn't dream it.
Here Comes Sunshine box in hand.
Ohhh boy.

BFD

It is a big fucking deal....

....speaking of BFD's, I just stumbled on a band called Tropical Fuck Storm.
TFS.
Australia 🇦🇺 making plays!
Last Five material.

SLC - a paradise for lizards

Vguy -You dreamed it - no '73 SLC Dark Star. And, if its the Dark Star on DiP28 you're thinking of, that is from Lincoln, NE. Like Drpryan said, the Dark Star - the full show - from 4/12/69 at the Student Union Ballroom, U of U is a real good un.

Dead performed the song Salt Lake City once, 2/21/95. Strider was there. Show released in the 30 Trips box. Beautiful Foolish Heart and first Visions of Johanna since the pair in '86.

3 31 73

Check it out. Great show.

Synchronicity:

"The Race Is On" played while I crawled through traffic in Portland OR. The thing is, I was right by Portland Meadows, a horse racing track.

That was cool.

News story today

about Great Salt Lake drying up

I've heard before about that but...timely given recent SLC mentions

I Live In Utah

The Great Salt Lake drying up has been an issue for some years now.

Your welcome

I'm still protesting over Garcia (50th Anniversary Edition) being released only on vinyl as I have no vinyl setup.

Lakes drying up....

....Hola from the southwest! 👋
In other news, my Phish Farmhouse LP is shipped and the latest archival release was announced today. 6.16.00 Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵. Comes out Friday.

Yes, "heard before about that"

You're welcome

Thanks Nitecat

Looking forward to Healy interviews 2 and 3.

I wonder....

....if Dave Lemieux and Kevin Shapiro hang out and share notes.
The archivists of my top 2 bands. Pumping out righteous tunes.
Currently watching Evil Dead Rise.
Give me your best shot. I can take it. Dogs and son are out.

Evil Dead Rise....

....I love me some horror. And this one fed my fix.
Bravo!!

IceCreamKid

Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed the Healy interview. That was shot in a balcony storage area. The Hunter interview, Constanten interview and Cipollina interviews have been very popular also.

You might also enjoy the Dead Head TV Ice Cream Kids.

DreamsWeDreamed dot com.

Nitecat

“I want my Dead TV”.

I’ve watched everything you mentioned.
Good stuff! Thanks again.
And a late-80’s flashback of clothing, cars, hair cuts…..

Deadtv

Yeah the “culture” time capsule is one of my favorite parts!
Looking forward to a another binge soon!
Keep ‘em coming brother…

Whelp, it finally happened....

....after owning a smartphone since 2011, I'm finally a member of the cracked screen club. Fell literally two feet off my end table, and yes. It has a case. Booooo!

Then yay!!!....

....Mickey released an ATMOS mix of Workingmans.

hey VGUY....

re: your HBD wishes.... I've been a-Head since my first show in '82 (can't get enough) ... but re: Phish, I've seen them at Jazzfest, and was just listening to my only Phish CD, a live one. Love alot of it ... if you're in the know, what other Phish releases would you recommend ... no pressure, just looking for some advice ...I think I have a DVD of a show they did back east as well. thx man!.....tcc

Phish?

Hampton Comes Alive

That and A Live One are the extent of my Phish collection

HCA...nice stuff, I must say

Those dudes from Vermont?....

....New Years '95 and Vegas '96. Clifford Ball. And, of course Hampton.
Anything between 1994 and 1999 gets my blood pumping.
If you want a good laugh, watch Phish shreds IT on you toob.

Hey "That Mike," if you see this, And Phish

You mentioned a couple of weeks back that you had watched Phish's Live in Brooklyn DVD. Wanted to post that is a huge part of my yearly rotation. Listen to it 2-3/year. Just an awesome performance, just one of many I had a chance to see but was too busy at work to go. The last time I was in the Hampton Coliseum was for the recording of Hampton Comes Alive. Think, from memory, it was Cincy, Murfreesboro, and Hampton. A fun little jaunt. All three were wild. Saw Phish first time in November of 1995. A Live One also a great recording. Hard to believe but 2023 marks their 40th anniversary as a band. Happy anniversary Phish!!! Love you guys, get a couple of shows in next few weeks, and then maybe Nashville. Fall dates announced.

What did Mike Tyson say to Bob Wier?....

....Althea later!

IceCreamKid -Dead Head TV

Other fun videos on DTV:
Merle Saunders
Frost 1988
Kaiser 1988
Hunter Music Video "Bone Alley"
Greeks 1988
Laguna Seca 1988
Gambling themes in lyrics
American Pastimes: Baseball and the Dead
Walking Tour of Haight Ashbury
Dead Head Profiles

DH TV

I've been enjoying these, Scott. Thanks so much for going through the trouble to clean these up and get them out there.

Evokes some great memories.. in the days before internet (at least as we know it now), social media and cell phones.. when Duprees Diamond News was how a lot of us figured out what was going on during the shows we could not attend, this looks like it was put together about this time. I have never seen any of it before.

Thanks again.

Jiminmd - dead head tv

Glad to hear you are enjoying it. When I was producing and directing the show, I tried to make a show I would like to watch, an intelligent comment on the scene, show highlights, tour highlights, what a venue that I could not attend was like. I'd be interested in interviews with people involved in the Dead sphere, and with deadheads themselves, because they seemed to be interesting people. That's why we did "Deadhead Profiles". I felt like the straight media at the time was missing how cool the scene and the deadheads were, and as a professional journalist I could tell the story better, at least from a informed deadhead's perspective. What was amazing is it took off like a rocket, and we soon had all sorts of deadhead friends contributing to the show.

8 6 74

:)))

Non-GD discovery

a whole lotta FZ guitar solos on U toob.

Fan
Ta
Stick

stuff

I just discovered....

....this band called Dirty Honey. You know the LA sound when you hear it.

3 28 73

:)))

3/28/73

Indeed!

Scooby roooooooo!

thanks all ...

for the Phish recs ... I'm going for the Hampton Comes Alive !!! but as the 73 box set arrives tomorrow (in theory), it may just have to wait a bit longer! Thank again all .......tcc

Hampton....

....Get Jiggy With It!

Top Cat & Fish

check your pm's

Althea Later

Nice!

5 14 74

:)))

5/14/74

Damn PF, yer hitting all my faces : )

Indigo Girls at zoo tonight

I have the good fortune of living close enough to hear it all pretty well

Anyone else at Eugene 93 when IG opened?

:)))

Faces?

Autocorrect...

6/27 & 28/69

These two shows released together would make a great stand alone release.

Favs

Not faces, Damn auto correct, lol
But no error on the calendar cause it’s Fry Yea
Woo hoo

6 27 69 & 6 28 69

Love 'em

They could also be part of a

GD 1969 BOX SET!!!

Whaddya say, PTB?

GarciaLive, shipped....

....Phish Farmhouse vinyl, shipped. Dog treats and chews, shipped. (Oops. You probably don't care about that). Vegas hit a record yesterday. 293 consecutive days without reaching 100 degrees. That ends today. 110 by Sunday. Yay!!

On deck

5 11 72
7 29 74
2 14 68
June 76 discs
The new box set (when it arrives...I am so wooded for that box...probably will arrive Monday...patience, PF. Patience.)