Dave's Picks Vol. 47: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO 12/9/79

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Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.

By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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September 30, 2023 - 1:12am

#261

daverock

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Crazyness

Gary - I think it works sometimes. I can still remember sitting in a mates house listening to The Other One - Me and My Uncle- The Other One from 6/8/71 for the first time ( since memorialised on Dicks Picks 35). Jaw dropping.

I also like that T.A.M.I. show - the one with James Brown and The Stones on.
My favourite Hendrix on film has always been Woodstock. I like the whole set, but that final 30 minutes is incredible.
Speaking of which, I noticed the other day that another live Hendrix show is being officially released soon, from August 1967.
September 29, 2023 - 8:12pm

#262

Vguy72

Joined:
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The Sphere opens tonight with U2....

....event parking prices were released. A hundred bucks. Disgusting.
September 29, 2023 - 3:26pm

#263

Gary Farseer

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Mr. Ones & DR

T.A.M.I was an incredible production and always worth a watch. DR -I have always enjoy the Les Paul Tributes. He still doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Oh Yeah, as far as the Magic Bus and Magical Mystery Tour, complete influence from Kesey, thru SF mid-late 60's. Not to throw fire bombs...but where di dark side of the moon come from? Dark Star! I assume everyone has watched the 1964 trip to the World's fair, "Magic Trip." It was really great to see them finish that project.

Some might not know of Jerry's bus tour in either 63 or 64. He came down south looking for the True Grass. He recorded the radio shows, and some television too. Now me reading that is from the 80's. He spent a week in my state. Weird thing 10 years after, I was taping off the radio and television.
September 29, 2023 - 2:56pm

#264

Gary Farseer

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Crazyness

Now I remember in the mid eighties The talk from older than me heads was discussions of the Wildness of DS>El Paso or maybe Me and My Uncle, so a lot seems to be perspective. All I know/presume is that the majority of heads know what its like when they are just hitting a peak and then quickly changing directions. It's like OMG, and then it vanishes, the ride stops short. Great for ticket sales (need to finish that thought). Like for me a Stranger>DS (with drums/space)> DS>Stranger. Last for an hour and 20, would be nice. Some of that is kidding. Shakedown could replace Stranger.

Bob was interviewed a few year back and he described it in an awesome way. Basically, each tour we get the opportunity to bring forth songs and jams, each one allowing to create new music but also to go back to other jams which have been left unfinished.

Again, to prolong the musical conversation over decades is interesting to ponder. I should have seen some of the GD bands, besides Ratdog and Phil&F's.

Is a movie a concert with other interactions or does a straight concert on film allowed.

Like those discussed and yes for me it is The Band. But as far as straight concert I really like Jimi Hendrix's Blue Wild Angel and the Who's what is it like 1970 at Isle of Wight's performance. I guess my favorite concert recording would be the Who's 1989 PPV. The DVD is fantastic but still have video tape of the PPV, now why would I do that?

Edit: not including GD
September 29, 2023 - 12:56pm

#265

Oroborous

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DS>>El Paso

It wasn’t so much the El Paso, as they tended to like the completely different psychedelic Segway/juxtapositions, it was that Garcia was clearly gonna go Dew…talk about Maximus pleasuris interruptus lol. Fuggin Bob lol

OBEAH: sounds like you need to take a deep dive into fall 91…the last truly good consistent tour?
Fall 1991, make a great box…David?…o David?
9/6/91
9/8/91
9/16/91*
9/22/91
9/24/91
9/26/91*
10/31/91*

Favorite/must haves*
7 Shows
66 one time songs: really good selection!
16 Repeats
6 Threepeats
(Not including D&S)

The three peats are: Dar Star, Attics, Let It Grow, Saint, Stranger, and Good Lovin’

The repeats are: Spoonful, Dark Star Jam, Wang Dang, Candyman, Maggie’s, Standing on Moon, Last Time, Stella, Samson, Eyes, TOO, Bertha, All Over Now, Heaven’s Door, Minglewood, and A&A. Hey, no matter how you slice em, Bobs ALWAYS gonna have repeats!

9/17 and other Oakland and Richfield are probably worthy, but then you start getting into more repeats and perhaps too big a box?
September 29, 2023 - 12:15pm

#266

proudfoot

Joined:
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another random

I see The Last Waltz mentioned by Senor Unos

If you remember SCTV and the Schmengi Brothers...they had a sketch called "The Last Polka"

good silliness

DaveRock has doubts about Dark Star into El Paso...the reviewer in Dupree's Diamond News back the 90s wrote it is "f^cking brilliant!"

one person's brown acid is another person's Monterey Purple, I tell ya
September 29, 2023 - 12:07pm

#267

itsburnsy

Joined:
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Talking Heads

I used to tell my kids, "there was only ONE good band in the 80's, the Talking Heads" An obvious exaggeration, but maybe not that much of one. Looking forward to the movie, were the punk, were they psychedelic, who cares, their music is good and weird
September 29, 2023 - 11:41am

#268

Mr. Ones

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Concert Movies

Just off the top of my head, it seems to me that The T.A.M.I Show (yes this was a Television Broadcast first), The Last Waltz and Stop Making Sense usually show up near the top of the 'experts/critics' lists. I would add Neil Young Heart Of Gold from approximately 18 years ago, Woodstock (C'mon Man!!), and just a personal favorite, Monterey Pop.

My Wake of the Flood is "out for delivery"!! Damn, I can't WAIT to put it on the 'box'!!

Music is the Best!!
September 29, 2023 - 11:39am

#269

Obeah

Joined:
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Simple! + DaP48

Thanks VGUY I will most certainly check out that recommendation today - I'm stuck at work, and Spotify is my chief source of diversion when I'm here, so I appreciate that heads up and the guidance for getting to the money shot :) All this talk about Simple has def fired me up to want to have a good listen. And any time I hear "Harry Hood" in the same sentence... well, you had me at "Weekapaug"

As to Dave's 48, hmmm! As I've noted, it's been a Keith-heavy year for official releases, with TWO shows from Vol 45; another from 46; and then five more with the HCS box set. (And there's WotF, too.) Now, the last two "season finale" Dave's releases - Vols. 40 and 44 - have both been Summer 1990 picks. We last had a Pigpen/TC-era release with Vol 43, but before that we have to go back to Vol 30, a gap of 13 picks, so it feels too soon for another one. That would seem to indicate that for this year's "season finale", Vol 48, conditions are ripe for either another Brent release, or maybe it's finally time for Dave's to enter the Vince/Bruce era.

If the former, it's worth pointing out that there are no Dave's Picks at all from '82, '85, '86, '88 or '89 (ofc '89 does have lots of official releases, unlike those earlier 80s years.) But for the latter, I always wonder about sales. With Dave's 45 (a double release) taking months to sell out, and 46 not sold out at this writing, does Rhino want to bankroll and produce 25,000 copies of a show from '93 or '94? My own guess is "no". Fall 1990 already has some official releases, and so does June 1991. But there are some good Shoreline shows from 1991 including the August stand. The Oakland run in Feb 1991 was notable (NSB breakout on 2/19; long show with Olatunde on 2/20; CNY show with the final post-space Eyes on 2/21, a night where Garcia was clearly 'on'.) And there's also the Halloween run that year - both 10/27 and 10/31 are excellent. So my own feeling is, if Dave's is going to enter the Vince/Bruce era with Vol 48, then we'll see a release from 1991.
September 29, 2023 - 10:46am

#270

daverock

Joined:
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Stop Making Sense

I thought that was great, too. I played it for various visitors back in the 80's but it didn't really rub off.

If you had been lucky enough to see The Police on their first British tour, you would have seen The Cramps. Lord have mercy. There was a life changing band.

Off the cuff, 5 music films I have watched a fair few times over the years have been, in no particular order
Rock N' Roll Party Honouring Les Paul...........Jeff Beck and guests
Elvis '56.........................................................a collection of T.V. appearances
Going Back Home.....................................Dr Feelgood
Rumble in Brixton Stray Cats - or Live in Japan- Brian Setzer Orchestra
Ladies and Gentlemen.............................The Rolling Stones live U.S. 1972

I watched Sunshine Daydream a few weeks ago. I had come to think this show was a bit overrated, but there is some fantastic music cherry picked for this release. China Cat/Rider and Dark Star - Sing Me Back Home are stunning. I'm not so sure about Bob's move into El Paso - that sticks out like a sore thumb. There just to show nobodies perfect, perhaps.

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Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.

By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

October 8

1989

6/10/73

:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Yo mama

What would yo mama think
Pretty Peggy-O

Maybe return to Managua?

Yo Mama

Good walking music

Acid Mothers Temple

"Pink Lady Lemonade"

I discovered this walking Green Lake yesterday after a snack

Veeeeerrry nice

10-9-76 & 10-9-82

Did I beat BTK to the punch with this one?
Two great shows I was lucky to attend. 76 was just exactly perfect. 1982 is the last year I really enjoyed, just couldn't take Jerry's voice, health and appearance going downhill after that.

Last 5(all vinyl):
Caravan: For Girls who Grow Plump in the Night
Misfits: 12 Hits From Hell
Jefferson Airplane: 9-30-66 boot
GD: 10/9/76
Motown Chartbusters Vol 4

DP33 Vinyl

Good choice Cousin! I forgot that had been issued. RGM?
10-9-76 set 2 with a 10 song jam. And what a jam.
Cheers

"Capturing" the JotW / Felt Forum redux

It is indeed possible (and quite quick 'n easy) to download the JotW @ForensicDocEleven

However, I cannot seem to post instructions, nor even DM it to you; I tried my level best, removed all l1nks etc but it just kept saying that the site won't allow embeds or lnks and it even flagged me when I tried to send you my emial addr (misspellings deliberate). UPDATE: I finally got a DM sent w/ my contact info

Oro - what a great tape to get practicing on! I love to hear how 12/5/71 has stirred people, their hearts and minds or their souls or their ears or their hands. Or all of it. There's just some powerful magic radiating from that night's efforts. God Bless the Good ol' Grateful Dead

Dead net broken?

Seems to be stuck.

Edit: seems ok now.

If you go to the Hammacher Schlemmer website....

....they offer a 5' animated dancing skeleton for your yard.

Anniversary show 10/9/82. Frost Ampitheatre

41 years ago today I was up at the Frost to see the Dead put on a fantastic show. This was the first time the Dead played at the Frost and it might have been my favorite. This one is a must release, if they ever release any shows from the Frost.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination......

Mornin', rockers!!!

I was able to capture that 1/21/71, anybody who needs/wants, you know where to find me.............

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man................

Rock on!!!

Doc
Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters...............

Last Five

10.22.83: Carrier Dome

Chet Atkins: Almost Alone

11.23.73: El Paso

Howlin' Wolf: The London Sessions

10.23.73: Bloomington, MN

...leave nothing but footprints; yet in a digital world, one man gathers what another man spills...

Last Five

10.22.83: Carrier Dome

Chet Atkins: Almost Alone

11.23.73: El Paso

Howlin' Wolf: The London Sessions

10.23.73: Bloomington, MN

...leave nothing but footprints; yet in a digital world, one man gathers what another man spills...

DaP 48 Rumor

Per Reddit, Dave's Picks 48 is 11/20/71.

11/20/71

I'll withhold judgement until I hear it in full processed form.

I listened to 11/17/71 over the past few days...it was OK, but no wood.

I hope 11/20/71 remedies that.

(I love ya Dave....1968....1968....1968....1968....1968....)

Dap #48 Rumour

Alan I haven’t rechecked but looking at my subscription order a few days ago the date you mention was shown as DaP #48. Unless this is a cunning plot by deaddotnet to throw us off the scent it would seem that it is more than a rumour.

Anniversary shows 10/9 & 10/80 Warfield Theatre

43 Years ago today, 2 rocking Grateful Dead shows! Casey Jones encore on 10/9, these 2 shows burned! I'm really glad that the acoustic sets for these 2 shows were released, hopefully we will see all these shows put out in one BIG BOX SET. Fun times !!!

*Re/ Listing too , NEW vinyl Boxset - 3/9/81

… received my Grateful Dead vinyl box set,
Over 5 Lp’s recording of the Madison square garden concert from 3/9/81 and it sounds awesome! Great job on this first pressing. Really nice performance & audio quality is primo! Any one else purchase a Boxset??!

Last 5

The Doors Matrix ‘67
3 CD’s

Wake of the Flood 50th and bonus
2 CD’s

Vguy

Enjoy hoisting the banner.

Connor Bedard initial thoughts. Young and skilled, but smaller than I expected.

Thoughts and prayers go out to Barry Melrose. Tough news. I wish him well.

AJS....

....the pre-game was extra over the top. Hey! It's Vegas!
Melrose. Ugh.
Not good news regarding Mary Lou Retton either. But I guess that's on her.

Anniversary show 10/10/82 Frost

41 years ago today it was high times at the Frost. Fun times!

Frosting on the Greek

No release from either locale

Why?

Not in vault?

11-20-71?

Where's forensicdoc when you need him?

Doc??

7 Pages Back HF

Around comment 62 or so when it first leaked.
Not a full review but it'll do.
We said his name 3 times fast and he appeared.
Good health to the Doc & wife.
Cheers

Oteil doing Jerry

Anyone else order this disc? Was supposed to release over a week ago,,,, I've had no word, see no tracking on order receipt.

New Pick, Burly

The 4th pick of the year is generally good but not grate, seems this year is no exception.

In Burlington, VT visiting my daughter for her 21st and leaf peeping, she's at UVM. Was at Nectar's last night for "Dead Night." It rocked, I was one of the oldest guys there, mostly 20's and 30's. Also, this town is FULL of Dead stuff, Phish music, flags, images, nowhere to be found. Cracking me up

Say his name three times...

Looks like our go fund me page to make bail for HF achieved it's goal.

Welcome back old friend.

Tomorrow lurks in us-the latency to be all that was not achieved

Good morning to HF and all you other rockers!!!

I am here, but in serious lurker mode. One only has to ask............

IF 11/20/71 is the next Dave's, I think people will enjoy it. I'm guessing it's a returned tapes type of deal, if it's an upgrade I'm thinking of quality comparable to Albuquerque/Ann Arbor. Solid show, especially the second set. The question is, what to put on the third CD? Maybe the recently exhibited 1/21/71? Ah, one can only hope.........

Don't really wanna get into details about health issues just yet, but here's a clue.......H/O.............and I don't mean trains..........

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.......

Rock on!

Doc
There's something about shadows because you make your own mind up about what's lurking in them.....

10/12/68 Avalon Ballroom Official Release Please.

55 years ago today The Dead really tore it up at the Avalon Ballroom. Dave, this needs to be an official release.

official releases

Maybe it would be as well to ignore the Keith era for the next couple of years. Unless something truly different can be found, like the Fall 73 shows with horns. Otherwise there's a risk we could be getting slightly inferior versions of shows we've already got.
And 10/12/68 would be brilliant way to start. No Dave's Picks released so far is remotely like it.

*\Re/ future Dave’s Picks

… on the subject of future Dave’s picks , how about the performance at Tacoma Dome 10//20/85 ?!

LMG - 1985-10-26 - Sun Dome - Tampa, FL

I see no tacoma dome,,,, but there is this. Nice recording

Billy Strings sat in with TOOL in SLC....

....nice.

Billy Strings, slight heads up

Billy's getting enough love and playing enough incredible stuff that we kinda thought he deserved his own thread.

BMFS gets his own thread?....

....well deserved. Thanks Marye!
Tried to post there. Unable to. Error message.

argh!

I'll see what's up with that...

OK, I was just able to post there

but hey, I'm a mod, so if you and/or others continue to have this difficulty I will pass it up the line. Sorry for the trouble! And if you have problems, describe the error messages you're getting and anything else that seems to be going on...thanks!

Working now....

....👍

Mods and rockers

Couldn't resist

Danish GD

10 8 81

From my Craig collection

Worth a listen

Also, another reason why I don't look at setlists: 9 25 81

A few nice surprises in that show

I've been listening to a lot…

I've been listening to a lot of October 83 and now I have Day Job stuck in my head... :(

Why hasn't 10/15/83 ever come out? Maybe Dave doesn't bother if there are already good boards around?

10-26-85

I was at this show, lots of fun, th4e sun dome is a great place with a floating dome, place sucked you in and spat you out. Second set here is awesome, with a great Drums>Space into Jerry doing a great reading of "Comes a Time". Gimme some loving too, First time hearing the band doing that one. Good times had by all.

Remember When...

...30 seemed so old.

Just reflecting back over the last few weeks and posts I had not been able to post.

Someone posted about Hampton 1988, specifically 1988-03-27. I went to the Atlanta and then Hampton shows. They were all very good, but the March 27th shows was spectacular. It had the first Space to open a set since 1985-10-31. That one was space>Werewolves of London. Know everyone around here knows that but just thought I would post just in case.

Then was discussed the 1988 Cap. Center shows. We did that run, so I was extremely happy to see the Ripple. One of my favorite songs. Although, it was sad why they played that Ripple. Did those shows, then hit Miami, Tampa-St. Pete, and New Orleans.

Someone posted about Eric Clapton 24 nights. I have the dvd and cd's. Watched the dvd a couple of weeks back. It is very good but has its flaws also.

Seems like there was one more but it slips me.

I also in the last few weeks listened to Chicago's first 2 albums remastered on cd, both are great. The first album is still my favorite.

Oh well, enough for now.

I didn't know that

I didn't know they had ever opened a set with space.

The opening Spaces....

are relatively brief. But fun.

Ripple....they played that in 88 immediately after the two blechy shows in the Northwest, Tacoma (actually, kind of OK with Touch of Grey out of Space) and Eugene (still annoyed by that show in 2023)

Set Opening Space

I like the idea of it. I am half way through Paris 9/18/74, so I will be having my brain drilled by Seastones later tonight. That opens set 2, as it did for a few other 74 shows, so maybe that was a sort of precedent for the set opening Spaces.

Deadbase moment

Too busy lately, whats happened to our daylight. Thank goodness for GOGD. Have been trying to review much of E72, including the couple shows never heard before like Newcastle and loving every minute. As much as I have banged on the primal drum and would love to have more 1968, 71-73 is such peak period too, E72 monumental. Just had the extra fun and unlikely experience of running into John Scott of Deadbase fame a few minutes ago in a place so close to my home as to be almost next door. John is a friend of a friend but we had never met, a student at Dartmouth, where I later worked. Quickly traded stories, both at the 1980 Lewiston concert, recent music etc. Am certain I made him late for something. This crazy world can be such a small place, we must keep love friendship and peace in our hearts, madness and hatred out.

so...

I just received my email about Vol 48, on sale next Tuesday the 17th...it is 11/20/71 at Pauley Pavilion as we all knew...faintly remember it...they had two lines...one for the floor and one for the upper level seats...some fun...

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