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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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  • proudfoot
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    Slade

    I found a video of them pre-glam in 1969 outfitted in skinhead garb performing Martha My Dear. With a violin, no less.

    Truly bizarre.

    I of course know Cum On Feel The Noize from Quiet Riot's cover in 1984. I've heard of Slade mostly in passing and as an influence on punk's creation.

    Thank you for the insights, gentlemen.

    PS crapcha images have begun showing up again. Please, NO!

  • dmcvt
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    Been away in Maine for the last ten days, holy smokes 15 pages of posts to catch up. Fishing, light hiking, nearly off the grid, no television, music from WERU Blue Hill and WMEB UMaine Bangor student station, eclectic mix to say the least. At Lobster Boat Races off Long Island Casco Bay, top speed was 63 mph, that's fast for a lobster boat. A very good friend had offered me lawn tickets to Phish SPAC, but that was a show too far. Did listen to the Friday night on the drive back, the noon Serious day after show, really nice version of Velvet Sea. Back just in time for a reggae concert last night, so Vermont, about 100 people dancing on the grass outside an old barn mountainside with a 5 piece band and local brewery, Thai buffet. LIve street music in Hanover today, Della Mae outdoor show Wednesday. Live music is the best! Hope everyone is having a great end of summer.

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    DaveRock- I have a retired firefighter neighbour that is crazy about Slade, one of his all time favourites. He plays guitar, even has a small studio in his home, and has everything Slade ever released legally, illegally, or in between. Except for the early 70s when I was in high school, I have never heard anyone ever mention them.

  • daverock
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    Not often you see those two names together. Still. It must have been great to see John C. with whatever band he was a part of - I never knew about that gig with Nick Gravenites. It was probably before I started travelling to London. The closest I ever got to seeing him live would have been that tour he did with Man, around 1975. It was over before I knew about it.

    PF - when I first started getting Dead tapes, around 1987,the guy who used to do them for me was also into The Dinosaurs, and he did a few good tapes of their shows for me. Robert Hunter also performed with them sometimes.
    Much later - 2004 in fact, I have it here, a double cd of The Dinosaurs came out - "Friends of Extinction" - one cd live, one studio.

    As for Slade...the first rock n' roll record I ever got, in Fall 1971 was their single "Get Down And Get With It". There is a version of that on the 1972 album "Slade Alive!" that has to be heard to be believed. It has possibly the greatest rock singing I have ever heard from anyone from any era. Incredible tonsils that man must have had. My Dad thought it was hilarious.
    They were desperately uncool at the time though. They started misspelling titles of their songs, and started to seem almost like a comedy act after a while. I still liked them, but I didn't go on about it. If anyone asked me who I liked, I said Gong.

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    You know who was most pumped about Derek joining the boys? Yours truly. He and Jimmy Herring have been my top living guitarists for 25 years, and I was fortunate enough to catch Derek when he last sat in 7-7-99 in Charlotte. Caught him four days later at the same Blockbuster Pavilion with the Allman Brothers, on his first tour after Warren Haynes and Allen Woody left in March of 1997, Derek was wanted then, but was too young, so they had Jack Pearson for a year and a half before Derek got the job in '99, and held for 15 years. He blew me away that first time seeing him, but Dickey Betts was just as monstrous a player beside him, and pushed Derek as much as he got pushed. No matter what they say about Dickey's last year in the Allmans, all four shows I saw him play '98-'99, he was every bit as good if not better than Jack Pearson or Derek, still sharp, no signs of drinking, or being overly loud. Anyway, Derek shows up to jam with Phish was like a dream come true back in '99 at my second Phish show. They did Funky Bitch and Possum, the first a Son Seals blues tune, the second a Phish original that was tonight's encore, a nice easy blues rocker with tension and release. I already dug the show, but him on the encore was delicious cream cheese frosting on top (hate cherries). Five years later, I got to see him guest with String Cheese at the Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash, and it was just as exhilirating. They did a rocking, Allman-esque original into Wayne Shorter/Miles Davis tune Footprints, where Derek really lets loose. The String Cheese guitarist, Billy Nershi, makes a typical sarcastic remark as Derek leaves, that "He'd be good if he practiced more, jeez", which I recall the crowd didn't take as intended. Luckily, Derek didn't seem to mind, as he came back for the encore (after Cheese debuted Deal) of Way Back Home> On the Road, an African-prog tune that went into a middle eastern jam with Derek into another Allmans-esque song (Southbound).

    Tonight's sit in with Phish was the last hour of the show. They could've whipped out a Derek and the Dominoes tune, an Allmans tune, hell, Joe Cocker. In the first set in Twist, I think (after they did a pronounced The Wheel Jam), Trey teased With a Little Help From My Friends, the Cocker version, just the Jimmy Page opening riff. Nice serendipity there. But the whole first set was quite good, from the rocking, classic Free opener to funky Wolfman's to solid Maze, the newer tunes were good, Pillow Jets sounds like a Who song and Sigma Oasis sounds a lot like Runaway Jim at the beginning. But Tube was nice and funky, a little spacey jam with Page on clavinet, then the Twist with Wheel Jam into the Hood I wanted. And I mean that, as it was a delightful Hood all the way through. Second set started nice and deep jam in Down with Disease (my personal first in 20 years, just 11 shows since then), but a smooth as silk segue to Ghost then led right to a major key switch a few minutes in, and thought they were gonna do Sweet Jane, nice jam into 2001, which basically served as an Elvis-like intro to Derek freaking Trucks.

    He came out, they did Golden Age, a TV on the Radio cover, they killed that, then they did the newer Phish song Everything's Right, and had a raging guitargument onstage. It was glorious! A Life Beyond the Dream featured more measured fills by Derek on slide and standard. He was quite interchangeable. Most improbably after he handled two, obviously rehearsed newer Phish songs, they came to the end of the set for a raucous finish with First Tube. Never in a million years would I have guessed this one. They do the first "verse" of this funky, endlessly grooving instrumental with Derek accentuating, they get to "verse 2", and he plays harmony, and the crowd flips out. The encore break after the Jedi Trey feedback and general cacaphony of that crescendo had my ears ringin' somethin'awful in the long, quiet encore break. A lot of people were leaving to beat the traffic, but it seemed as if people were stunned silent. Anyway, they come back, and luckily, Derek is in tow again, and they launch into Possum, which was a fitting capper to an awesome night.

    I stopped seeing Phish in 2003 after a terrible couple of shows in a row. Their breakup in 2004 didn't change that, but I did go to Knoxville 2009, it was great, Trey was sober, and they had obviously rehearsed and practiced the crazy difficult songs, so saw them basically annually when they came to NC. When I moved north a few years ago, thought I'd see tons of shows, but just two. And these are my only shows since COVID started. But since 2009, I've only seen one bad show, and one mediocre show, the rest have been good to excellent to legendary (for Phish). Those legendary would be 8-26-12 and 6-21-19, missing out on 6-17-11 by a Maxwell Smart that much. Just hope it doesn't take more devastation to get more shows.

    By the way search the interwebs for tonight's show, the video may stay up on the youtoobs, last night is still playing, so tonight should be up permanently one would hope, especially since people might still give to the benefit linqs. Check it out, some awesome music tonight. At least, I thought so.

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    Derek Trucks sat in with that band from Vermont....

    ....outstanding and epic. Golden Age.

  • proudfoot
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    Yo British people on this site

    Slade

    Big in the UK back in the day?

    I just flashed on them and am looking up stuff about them. Apparently they were quite a big deal.

    I know just a few tracks at the moment.

  • proudfoot
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    I was lucky enough to see John C...

    in 1987 methinks when he played as part of the Dinosaurs. North of Seattle, a place called Parker's.

    He, Barry Melton, Country Joe McDonald, and several others. Maybe Merl Saunders and Peter Albin.

    I'm very glad I went to that show.

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    Great John Cipollina Documentary called Recoil, check it out. What a great guitar player!

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    bout due for another binge, dug the 89 stuff I’ve seen so far!

    Need to learn more about ole Batman, another great, and great band that I’m way behind the curve!

    Bob Barker. Ever since I saw Happy Gilmore, I’ll never think of him otherwise again, which is nice!

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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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What would yo mama think
Pretty Peggy-O

Acid Mothers Temple

"Pink Lady Lemonade"

I discovered this walking Green Lake yesterday after a snack

Veeeeerrry nice

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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...............

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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...

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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...

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

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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....)

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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.

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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 !!!

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… 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??!

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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.

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....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.

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Where's forensicdoc when you need him?

Doc??

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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

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

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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

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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.....

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.

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

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Billy's getting enough love and playing enough incredible stuff that we kinda thought he deserved his own thread.
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I'll see what's up with that...
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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!
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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

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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?

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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.

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...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.

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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)

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.

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.

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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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