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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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    2112 side one

    IS SO FREAKING AWESOME!

    I have it on during planning time at work

    I STILL get goosebumps when the "we have assumed control" part comes on.

    MAN. what a masterpiece of rock.

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    Oroborous
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    Stop Making Sense

    Considered by many as THE concert movie of all time?
    Not sure I’d go that far but it does kick Ass!
    Tina Weymouth is awesome!
    I have it on Blu-ray and it sounds fantastic via Auro 3D!
    If I wasn’t so far behind on my Dead, I’d fire it up lol
    Who knows, maybe we’ll break it out this WE…

    EDIT: while we’re killing time…what concert movie would you consider the goat? (Besides the GD Movie etc)
    Or, if you feel that or other dead concert video is tops, list it and what ever mere mortal outing you consider second…just for shits and giggles

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    Gary Farseer
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    Talking Heads

    Were on CBS Sunday Morning 5 days ago. It was an interesting interview with the band and things like why they broke up and why/how the movie is back in theaters. Was/Is definitely worth the watch. They were yet another interesting band that brought tremendous change to the musical landscape. Once I saw the video for "Once In A Lifetime," I knew things were getting weird and changing rapidly. For me, it started with the Police. They were just so interesting as to their approach to music. Wonder why GD never tried a Police-type song. Probably because they couldn't pull it off. Was fortunate to see the Police twice, basically February 1982 and January 1984. Somewhere in there. Never say Talking Heads, wish they would have come around here.

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    proudfoot
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    Stop making sense

    I saw that baaaaack in the day

    I'd love to see it again

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    Re/ProudFoot 8/19/80

    I concur , primo performance and great for a Dave’s pick!
    Setlist
    Mississippi Half-Step
    Franklin's Tower
    New Minglewood Blues
    Dire Wolf
    Cassidy
    Row Jimmy
    Me and My Uncle
    Big River
    Althea
    Easy to Love You
    Feel Like a Stranger

    Little Red Rooster
    China Cat Sunflower
    I Know You Rider
    Estimated Prophet
    Eyes of the World
    drums
    Playin' in the Band
    Comes a Time
    Playin' in the Band
    Around and Around
    Alabama Getaway

    Johnny B. Goode

    *** Miller sound board on you tube! It went up a month ago!
    … love it, definitely best of the three night run, on my younger brothers birthday no doubt! I got him on on the bus in highscool & college. Brought him to 50% of the concerts in our area close to home being the meadowlands, giants stadium, MSG , capital theater, Philly, basically the whole eastern coast line ! I took him to his first and last show when he moved on in to his Jethro Tull affection! He loves the band & Ian Anderson. I took him to all the beacon runs across the years! Always had a great time. Ian is a Shoman in the highest order! I loved their first album. Enjoy the rest of their catalog but never really made me a hardcore collector like Dead! There’s nothing like a grateful dead concert!

  • #276
    Vguy72
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    Stop Making Sense....

    ....is in theaters. Oh shit.

  • #277
    Vguy72
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    I just relistened to the Golden Gate Park '75 show....

    ....from Boxilla. Didn't realize it was the anniversary of the show until I put the discs away. True story. Whoa.
    Cobo's anniversary is a week away. Vguy paying attention.
    Magical Mystery Tour on tap. When I was young, the helicopter sounds were mind blowing.
    In fact. They still are.
    Hello, Goodbye.
    Those lads from Liverpool were....life changing.

  • #278
    proudfoot
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    8/19/80

    THAT is a tremendous show from that run

    Hiiiiighly recommended

  • #279
    Vguy72
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    The only Beatle I caught live....

    ....was Ringo & His All Starr Band around 4 or 5 years ago. Wife and I did not leave disappointed.

  • #280
    Lovemygirl
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    Re/ Daily Dose 8-21-80

    Listen’n to 8-2180. Killer set list opens with “ cold rain and snow” always a sign for a special evening is bout to be had! The first set is solid , jerry sounds beautiful on ‘Peggy-o, it’s all over now! One two punch pretty cool at the time! I love it! The second set is what “dreams are made of”! Uncles John band , trucking into The Other Ones, drums, the wheel back into UJB & finally sugar magnolia in all her glory; encore with “Alabama Getta Away!”One of my favorite tracks of ‘Go To Heaven ‘One of my favorite studio albums from the band, the Dead I mean! They had the best of the best , putting on tape is a whole different cup of tea than playing live. another magic in their Music always intoxicated me with musical mystic hymns of unbound joy & freedom! Love! . 8-21-80 would make a grateful Dave’s pick one day! Any other fans of this performance, especially their second set is primo Dead especially for the band in summer & fall of 1980 tour in the dead’s playing. I love this show!

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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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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:23

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If you see this, wanted to update you. Last years "Undertaking" turned out to be awesome. Getting ready for the second trip through the Series. Last year, by watching them in quick succession, I really harvested much knowledge on the overall story line.

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 10:31

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I say, well done! Going through a second time with the knowledge of the first pass can only enhance!!
Thanks for checking in.

Be Well My Friend!
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Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 19:08

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The filler on disc 3 from 12/4/79 is stunning! Stella Blue in particular is an all-timer to these ears!

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Submitted by uncle_tripel on Sun, 01/21/2024 - 07:13

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1979-12-04? could it be the filler you're looking for?
it would certainly round out that daP 51 very nicely, right?
1970-10-24, well, you know Dave won't be that predictable lol or...?
Peace All!
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