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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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  • #561
    Atron
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    Still pick-less in the maritimes.

    With three more weeks to wait until I can make a claim. maybe i'll receive 47 and 48 at the same time, could be fun. take care.

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    Chinacat, Visions and Little Richard etc.

    Chinacat Sunflower and Visions of Johanna are my two favorite nonsensical songs. Well, they must mean something to someone besides me and the people that wrote them.

    They had a great special on Little Richard a few days ago here in the States. A documentary of sorts. The two dead covers came to mind, Good Golly Ms. Molly and Long Tall Sally.

    Had a lengthy discussion with my father this morning about it and the transition from the folk days to Rock and Roll. A great musical conversation ensued. I credit Mr. Dylan for really jump starting the transition the day he went electric, but you cannot ignore other influences. Elvis, the Beatles, the blues greats, the evolution up highway 61 to Chicago, the invention of the electric guitar, etc. etc. etc. Funny.. my dad was not a fan of much past Ray Charles/Fats/Little Richard et. al when I was growing up but he is quite hip now. I took him to see New Riders of the Purple Sage 20 years or so at the Purple Fiddle in Thomas WV. He and I saw Santana, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Neville Brothers, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, the Radiators, Little Feat, Dave Brubeck, Los Lobos, WIllie Nelson and a bunch more share the same bill at I think the 1999 New Orleans Jazz Festival. He told me how he used to snak out of his room as a teenager in the mid 50's and head downtown (Baltimore), to the 'black clubs' frequently and see the legends as he called them. We saw a few that weekend (Fats and Ray Charles). Funny, I didn't tell him about my sneaking out escapades, I guess I was thinking there was still a small chance he would ground me.

    Anyway.. talk of Little Richard brought me down that memory lane, thanks for giving me somewhere to get it out.

    Music heals.

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    davz 48

    I say 10/12/68 and 10/13/68

    oh, yeah.......

  • #564
    dmcvt
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    Blue Ron

    Would add Smokestack & Hard to Handle to Pig's best.... his blues influence part of what got me started on the dead summer of love. Glad to hear Phil and Friends still doing Easy Wind.

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    Pig Pen's Birthday. 9/8/1945

    Pig Pen would have been 78 years old today.. The best years of the Grateful Dead was when Pig Pen was in the band. Alligator and Easy Wind, two favorite Pig Pen songs.

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    A wop bop a loo bop

    Little Richard set the bar pretty high with that one. But non sensical lyrics reached entertaining heights between about 1967 and 1974. A desire to appear profound and poetic, despite not actually having anything to say was quite popular. Also - more in the 60's - a wish to indicate that you had had a psychedelic experience, and that this was what your song was about. Even if you hadn't taken a drug in your life.

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    Enjoy it Bluecrow. Would be interested in hearing about it when you get back.

    Okay, LMG, you have me guessing. 91 does not ryme with 48, so .....…..

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    Go see Bob Dylan, Bobby and the wolf bros.

    Definitely, for sure go see Mr. Dylan, always a fun nite, if for nothing else trying to understand what he is singing. :) He always has the best, tightest band with him, always had a blast at his shows. I do believe I have seen him in 5 different decades.
    Bobby and the wolves, not impressed, slow, real slow. They did an acoustic version of ...Dark Star. Enough said.
    Starting to feel a little bit like fall here in the mountains, dig it.
    Tangerine Dream Monday coming up, can't wait, front row tickets. I won't recognize most of the songs so I don't think I will be able to produce a set list, but I will let ya all know what it was like. A 9/11 show, Mickey's birthday and of course the anniversary of...
    Silly lyrics? How about Blue Oyster Cult, She's as beautiful as a foot, Workshop of telescopes, I'm on the lamb but I ain't no sheep, all have some bizarre lyrics, funny too.
    Mush you huskies, Ride

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    re/ Dave’s Picks 48

    … rhymes with 48. So Here comes an 80’s era pick or is it the 60’s era, full blown Primal Dead. 90’s era choice to add from a past release waiting in the “Wings”! ;)
    Have a grateful weekend everyone, peace be with you all. “Nothing left to do but Smile Smile Smile”
    There’s Nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
    🙏❤️💀🌹

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    On the road again

    Off to see Bob and the Wolf Brothers this evening up in Park City. Never seen them before. Psyched. First show of tour and only one west of the Mississippi. Youngest brother is going to be there too which is a real treat.

    Hava a grate weekend friends and neighbors. Onward.

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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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