Dave's Picks Vol. 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85 & 4/28/85)

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Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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February 3, 2024 - 8:51am

#901

proudfoot

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Rando

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Tasty

I think I will save the new release for a road trip later in Feb

We will see
February 3, 2024 - 7:21am

#902

JeffSmith

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Greed always trumps

So much for the annual pilgrimage to Boulder, Albuquerque, Austin and/or Dallas for Dead and Company. Ticket pricing, Vegas prices, and, well, VEGAS? Sorry. Thus the road ends for me. As John Lennon might say, "Clapping's optional – just rattle your jewelry." Onward.

Hooray! After a round of "Whack-A-Fire-Hydrant" 🤪, I was allowed to post!
February 3, 2024 - 7:03am

#903

dmcvt

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Wayne

Talk of Wayne takes me back to high school late 60s, listening to MC5's album Kick Out the Jams, friend Jim P and I would roll something and spin that one up at volume. Posting minimally because of HeighNow blockage. Just got 49, recording excellent, though post 1980 GD is not as much my thing as the first fifteen, Jerry's voice a bit rough but his guitar, outstanding. Holy Smokes, after two craptcha screens, it worked.
February 3, 2024 - 3:41am

#904

daverock

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Wayne Kramer

I've just found out that Wayne Kramer died yesterday morning. A truly great guitarist-I was lucky enough to see him 4 times over the last 25 years. The last time would have been in 2018 - incredible explosive energy, even at 70. My favourite album of the MC5 has always been "Back in The USA" which I first heard when I was 18. Crow mentioned the Live at Tartars Field live clip from 1970 on here recently - it's on youtube. You can't bottle lightning, but that comes close.
February 2, 2024 - 8:54pm

#905

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Make America Grateful Again....

....Taylor Swift's security detail needs to be on point from here on out.
And if you think I'm joking, I'm not.
Pains me to type that. For the record.
February 2, 2024 - 8:43pm

#906

ronmarley1

Joined:
October 24, 2008

Ugh…

DaP 49 kicked down the road from estimated delivery on Tuesday, 1/30 to Monday, 2/5. Super annoying. Departure scan my ass. I know it’s sitting in a truck until it’s filled to come to the USPS in CLE. 100 minutes from my house, for a week.
February 2, 2024 - 8:38pm

#907

Vguy72

Joined:
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Ledded....

....that Eagles reunion tour back then was the catalyst for the current concert climate.
The promoter wondered, "Will people pay outrageous amounts for it?"
And. They did.
He was right, to no fault to him.
And so the dung beetle ball started rolling.
The Eagles had at least three "final tours" since then.
KISS has since beat that in spades.
To be fair though, D&C said they would never "tour" again. A residency isn't a tour.
Orange bloob. Pretty much. And that's putting it nicely.
I could go on regarding how the makeup stops at his ears to where it's clownish, but I won't. Even though I think I just did lol.
February 2, 2024 - 8:14pm

#908

LedDed

Joined:
February 16, 2017

It's not about the money...

Well, it certainly is for some, like the orange bloob. As far as the upcoming D&C Sphere run, everything costs more these days - everything, except a hike outside with ol' Fido - get out there!

D&C is market price. We've all got to make a living - the entire production staff has to be paid, the venue rented, blah blah. I'm sure the shows are already in pre-production and you don't want second tier schlubs and interns running the graphics at these shows now do ya?

I remember the uproar started when the Eagle$ went back out on the road after getting back together. The nerve!

I paid like $420 to see Metallica at SoFi last fall. Was it worth it? How even to answer the question... can the value of the hang with friends, the memory, having been there vs not having done it be quantified?

Planning on rocking Sphere for a friend's actual, on the day birthday for one of these shows. It's money that could definitely be put to better use, but again... life is short.

Past five:

Stanley Turrentine - Don't Mess with Mister T.
Phish - Junta
AC/DC - Powerage
Grateful Dead - Nightfall of Diamonds
Grateful Dead - Postcards of the Hanging

\m/
February 2, 2024 - 6:20pm

#909

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Good day for mail....

....no bills for one. Frost #11840 and Phish's Round Room vinyl #02744.
I'm flipping a coin.
Well. The coin was round. Guess I should've known.
I tend to drive home a little bit faster when I get the package "delivered" notification.
Will be dusting off Predator tonight. For Dillon.
February 2, 2024 - 6:06pm

#910

proudfoot

Joined:
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Brother Wayne Kramer

RIP

John Perry Barlow

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Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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