Grateful Dead

....I'm just happy these shows were cleaned up and released.
My entire tape of 10.1 sounds like the first song and a half here.
I mean, how many perfect sounding versions of Promised Land does one need anyway?

Mr. VGuy!!!!

I gotta listen for that talking yall mentioned

Aye, Mr. Ones. Slay!

There are no bad shows
Only bad listeners

Good post Mr. Ones, I had some similar thoughts. I've only listened to the 10/1 show so far, and there were some sonic imperfections in the mix at times, but I found it to be a pretty hot show. I'm not expecting perfection from 46 year old recordings that were never meant for commercial release in the first place. I look at these releases as much as a historic audio snapshot of the Dead at a particular show without the expectation of sonic perfection, so that surely affects my perspective and expectations. Even imperfect shows can add some interesting context to the evolution of the sound of songs and song sequences over time. I'm looking forward to listening to 10/2 sometime soon.

As far as the audience patch, having a patch for two songs out of a two full show release doesn't bother me, but I'm easy to please. They did give subscribers an extra disc essentially for free, so there's that too. On the other hand, people like what they like, so no harm to me if someone else finds it to be a drag, and it seems hard to argue that someone is wrong when they tell you what they don't like. I know I've bitched about it when there are out of sequence songs on releases due to the inclusion of bonus material, 'cause I don't like that, and felt like I was a heretic based on some of the responses to my preferences. Like the song says, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself. So far, I find this release pretty pleasing.

Yes! I just heard it too. There is definitely a male voice speaking in the background of CD 2 Track 7 @ 6:44

Listen closely, do you hear someone talking?

I think someone mentioned this several days ago (if my memory serves men correctly), but I didn’t check it then.
Just heard it, then backed up and confirmed it.

I'm surprised they are still in stock at this point? Normally anything "1977" flies off the shelf just because of the year...

Come all sorts of mystifying things. And not all positive. I just feel compelled to say this about that.
Stating that one is tired of hearing’77 shows (or any other year for that matter) is simply ridiculous to me. And I’ll tell you why. EVERY Dead show is an individual event. Does every show from the the same year sound exactly the same?? Why of course not. Are they similar in some aspects?? Certainly. But I am here to state that in my opinion, the boys were FEELING IT these 2 nights. I don’t care about 2 songs from an audience tape, don’t even really care about set lists so much (though these are great set lists).
I just care about performance. And I’m not talking about flubs or mistakes. I’m talking about pure adrenalized performance.
These shows are HOT, and if you disagree, I’m perfectly okay with that. However, I cannot understand how an open mind could not hear the juice flowing here. So DAVEROCK, have a listen (once you get them) and let us know what YOU think. Anyone else??
I guess it’s just me, but I don’t hear anything to complain about. And so guess what?? I’m going to play all 4 discs again, 2 tonight, and 2 tomorrow. And I guarantee you I will enjoy the HELL out of them.

Music is the Best!!
Rant over!!

Exercise, diet, relaxtion -which rules out online activity and watching a screen before bed time - are often cited as activities conducive to getting a good nights sleep. Oh, and no alcohol ( sorry Crow). It's much easier doing these things when you are retired, I admit. Meditation might not sound very exciting, but it's benefits are increasingly being recognised for all sorts of conditions. Worth checking out, I would say.

No Dave's Picks yet - sounds good, overall, going off reviews. I'm wondering if I will find myself agreeing with 72Live Dead, though, that they are both a bit humdrum if you already have a gazillion 77 shows. Time will tell, I guess.

Damn it: big old skip all through Passenger on disc 1. Brand new, first time played. Truly sucks. Deadchief at hotmail.

Pony Express dropped off 4749 this morning in Red Rock country! Just down the street, numberwise, from VGuy.

Having the new Dave's Picks in your PO Box is like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, like a touch of Christmas in February, an icy cold beer on a hot desert day, the smile of a pretty girl.

Happy,happy,happy.

Oroboros - thanks for sharing that story again! I forgot that you met Jerry after 2/3/78. That was my first show. There's a Miller upload of the complete SBD in case anybody wants the rest of the story. And that sublime Eyes of the World includes a ~20 sec audience patch of fine Jerry soloing between verses 2 and 3 that was missing in the release. Me? I want to hear that!