Grateful Dead

They’re at the start of Drums too.
Maybe a microphone by the drums?

We had it so much easier Charlie3. House parties that spilled out into the suburban street and even if the cops came all they did was tell the host to turn it down and keep them in the backyard, not the front yard. And we seldom if ever got pulled over. Yesterday saw a scary report on fake Oxy saying 99% of what's on the street is fake and likely have deadly amounts of Fentinol (sp?). Literally one pill can kill. These kids have no chance against that. The profit motive as those cheap Chinese chemicals make it to Mexico and have taken over the fake pharmaceuticals. All we had to worry about was taking too much or mixing the wrong ones in stupid quantities. I'd like to think we were smarter but it's more likely we had safer choices and were simply more experienced. They just want to have fun.
Cheers

Edit: Back from the mail and 7798/25000 is here. Sounds like it's time for a safe and sane house party.

I don't think I would sleep until she was about 25 if I had a daughter.

>>>>> I mean, how many perfect sounding versions of Promised Land does one need anyway?

2317 :-)

Yes, I agree with what you say as well. I am not really influenced by others opinions on things, although I find others views interesting. It's always fun to read the views of someone who goes against the grain in any field.

While all shows are different, there is a similar tone in certain years, surely. It's not just 1977, either. I have been listening to the February 1973 shows I have this year. Then I pulled out 2 Daves Picks, 32 and 16. 16 is 3/24 and 32 is 3/28. After listening to 3/24, I decided to leave the next one for a while....try something different and go back to it later. The jams in this year may be unique, but there is a similarity in the way they played many of the shorter songs.

I'm not fussed about this audience patch that has been mentioned.

Got a midnight phone call this evening from my 17 year old daughter who was ostensibly sleeping over at a friend's house. "Hi dad...I didn't do anything wrong...but... my friend had a party and the sheriff wants me to take a breath test...should I?" I told her no, you should politely decline and say that you don't consent. And then I went and picked her up from her friend's house, along with what looked like a dozen other parents doing the same thing with their own teenagers, while a few sheriff deputies sat on scene helpfully directing parents to the right house. Honestly, I'm more amused than annoyed, but that's ok, because it seems like my wife is way more annoyed than amused. With the stuff I did at 17 I'd feel like a pretty big hypocrite getting too worked up about the situation.

Spot on Mr. Ones. I was just thinking after my previous reads of comments and then listening to 10/1 Estimated /Eyes, this is a moment in time that we get to revisit-what a gift. The sound quality is Super. Like really Super! And what a fun juxtaposition to have the two opening songs to give us an experience of what came before soundboards. It’s like a test to extract the energy from those songs…and then we’re in sonic bliss before the second song ends. So good.
Hats off to Bob Menke the taper!

This is a great pair of shows. I'd rank it above average for sure. Samson rocks. Thanks to Betty+Dave. Those crash cymbals towards the end of Samson.

I agree that each show regardless of your and year are unique events and a big part of the enjoyment of collecting these. Overall I think both shows are cool. Within the context of the '77 Fall tour it's interesting to see how they evolve and experiment over the course of weeks. There has been a lot of '77 shows released and there's plenty of nuance to be found given the time to absorb after a couple of spins through.

There's a case to be made that 45 is the best Dave's Picks release in several years. Let that sink in. And while you're at it, contribute to the cause. This pick needs to sell out yesterday. Or the day before that. Make that the week before last. If you don't already own these shows, you're either spending too much time on the archive, you're cashless and have no credit, or you just don't give enough of a damn to turn your attention away from a silly internet forum to give yourself the gift of great music. There are no other options; full stop.