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    Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

    Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

    Subject: setting me on fire

    left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

    yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

    Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of  5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire,"  "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. 

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  • dmcvt
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    51 announcement is up

    Comments and seaside do not seem to be enabled yet... yes, indeed 3/24 an interesting show, Thanks Doc for the DS/TOO April recap, noticed same thing, them being on hiatus. Turn out we do get another TOO, from Pittsburg.

  • fourwindsblow
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    I was just going to post about this one..

    Give it a listen... Good show! Has a different feel...

  • Forensicdoceleven
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    I think we could jam a bit more in our coffins than we do.....

    Well, not the sort of jam we were referring to, but kind of in my sphere of expertise.....

    There were a handful of April 71 shows that had no Dark Star or Other One---if memory serves me well, that included April 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 17, 18, 22, 25, and 26. So maybe not so unusual for that month. Often times, Good Lovin' was the "jammy tune" of the evening. All, of course, leading up to the penultimate Good Lovin' of April 26, 1971, which was about the crankinest jammyest Good Lovin' known to humankind. Now that one is definitely worth a listen!!!

    March 24. Oh yeah. Highly rated here. "We brought Pigpen, but we forgot an organ". And Bobby with the Code Seminole mishigas. Too funny. Now this one does have an Other One and it's pretty good. Healthy doses of Pigpen. Would make a nice official release some day. Like maybe next year LOL.............

    Paperwork day. No bodies to cut up. I'm jonesing................

    Rock on,

    Doc
    Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.......

  • DeadVikes
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    Five 71 Dave's Picks through #51.

    Seems odd to me that he has not touched many other years much or at all. Definitely a proponent of variety, but we will take what we can get.

    I think we would have all thought we would get a 91 released by now, but now I don't see it happening any time soon. At least they gave us a great 91 show for last year's MUATM. Wish they would release it on video and CD.

  • dmcvt
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    While we wait for Scranton

    No DS or TOO?? But a nice H2H. Been listening to Winterland, three weeks earlier, March 24th H2H, that's a very hot one. 1971, next best thing to primal.

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    St Louie

    Not much of this show left too release.

  • Forensicdoceleven
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    What I forgot about Scranton..........

    .........raucous Sugar Mags to end the first set. Very unusual..........
    .........how badly they screwed up Truckin'. Then they made up for it. We always forgave the Dead their foibles and pratfalls, this is no different...........
    .........good Good Lovin'..........

    Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.......

    Rock on,

    Doc
    Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.....

  • RyXs
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    Pig Show & St. Louis Xtras?

    This would seem to be as expected from what Dave said about the 2024 schedule of releases. Next I would imagine would be the oft anticipated Vince & Bruce era pick, 1991? Heck! As soon as I'm done with this post I am picking up the left over 2019 Box Set single show disc, 6/17~1991, lucky for me it's still there! Anyways I forsee a possibility of 2025 with Frost 1982 (2) shows. Maybe 1978, 12/22 with a bonus disc of 12/17 "From the Heart of Me" onward. Cross your fingers for Aug. 4th, 1976, and maybe 10/25/73 to finish off the year. Or! Sept. 11, 1973 with BirdSong & Sunshine bonus filler from 9/12? Then for 2026 plug in another Bruce & Vince show and either a Pig or Brent era to go with 7/25/74 & 4/23/77. I KNOW!!!!! Damn! 1977 again!

  • Vguy72
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    Cage The Elephant....

    ....holy shit. Who and what is this band?
    Fixin to find out.
    Thank you the Spectrum XM channel.
    Phish's Tiny Desk is up and running.
    Conekid got a turntable?
    Tell me more.

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    Love the comments and banter

    Good to see thin' return and doc's analysis is spot on.

    I find a little irony in the tele comments. As I recall thin is not a fan of tele skiing. (a little joke, no hard feelings whatsoever). I guess thin likes tele more than he would admit.

    Full disclosure, I tele ski. Poorly in my old age. But at least I'm enjoyin' the ride.

    As for the 70's debate which seems to never end. I find myself agreeing with everything written here lately. I have listened to this show (#51) at least twice but it isn't in my long term memory.

    I think the emphasis on 70's vs. other is somewhat artificial as there have been many 80's cassette mastered shows released recently which might suggest the trend has shifted. But there is no doubt things have been 70's centric since Dick's Picks ended with a few honorable mentions in the road trips series. I honestly believe the reason for this is not the quality of the shows but the quality of the recordings and the lack of vocal flubs in the earlier years compared to 80ish shows. Plus in general they could for the most part sing better in their youth. They are trying to mine gold as best they can with what they have. When viewed in that context '71 makes sense right now, especially a good recording like what we are about to hear all cleaned up by Dr. Norman.

    Just my two cents, I could be wrong.

    As you were folks. Enjoy your ride and be considerate to those you encounter.

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Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

Subject: setting me on fire

left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of  5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire,"  "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. 

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Thx Icecrmcnkd, that WAS an LP, not a CD. I nabbed a sealed copy.

Maybe I need to get a turntable now.... I can see the domino effect cascading and becoming a vinyl slut.

Oh well, HF

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In case you haven't heard, Real Gone is going to issue a vinyl version of Dicks 12. Which is a killer diller, some of jammiest jams ever. It's a run of only 3000, goes on sale Thursday. You've been warned.

Also, I've been trying (trying and trying) to post something to say how grateful I am to everyone who helped sort out my problem with the defective disc. Thanks Doc, Mary, and everybody else!

And also to thank everyone who sent kind words and good karma after I posted about my mom's dementia the other day. There's some very nice humans around here.

Hope this doesn't get Hey Now'd. To the best of my recollection, I am not now nor have I ever been a robot.

....this slut already spent his allotted record $ this month. Thanks Crow, I guess.
Then again, my birthday is next week.
So I have an excuse teacher.
Just listened to 12 a couple of weeks ago. Stays in semi-regular rotation, as it should be in all of our homes.
BTW, this is what I bought at the record store Sunday after seeing my mom. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana. Phish - Fuego. My Morning Jacket - Z.
I got a little high last night and was totally absorbed in that Gizzard record. Good stuff.
Careful HF. It's a helluva drug my man.
Edit. Good excuse to get 12 Joey. It's for sale on Real Gone. CD that is if you're not the slutty type.
Edit again because hey nows aren't effecting me yet. My father passed from Alzheimers Crow. It's a rough road that one. Peace.

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Vguy.. sorry to hear about your dad.. think you said he was from Denmark.. my dad died from Alzheimers 8 years ago - maybe it is in the genes here in the North E.U. ? BW to you and familie.. Danehead..

....my step-dad got alzheimers. Married mom when I was five. My real dad was Danish and died in a car accident when I was one. However, good memory danehead. Impressive.
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I had was working with old folks with Alzheimers and other dementia types

Nasty thing, Alzheimers

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... and at all three of the Greek 83 shows ... some of the best times ever. As I sit here today, I STILL recall the Friday Let It Grow ... I was only a year into the Dead and this particular live rendition was just so over the top ... it kept building and building. IMO, it holds up after all these years .... tcc

Thank you Vguy, yeah cd for me or sometimes digital, no vinyl; I need that like a hole in the head. Man, these reissues are expensive, either way I'm looking for one. There are a few Dicks I never got, mostly the compilation types...

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JOEYMC check your pm's....................

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.

Rock on,

Doc
Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water.....

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Problem is, Vguy, I'm already a CD slut, a concert slut, and a just plain slut.

That's the upside....

Cheers, HF in Slutland (should be a board game...)

P.S. Anyone here heading to Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Rocks, June 1?

P.P.S. My dad went out two years ago with dementia. Anyone suffering from it or being a caregiver has my complete support and best wishes. Truly.

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But many refer to it as the S L U T south lake union trolley

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Really hoping to get this one, trying to be ready precisely at zero hour. Missed DiP 1 by that much. I think 11 minutes, and they were gone like Keyser Soze. But as much as I love that Here Comes Sunshine, I love the China Cat from 6/26/74 more. And my favorite Eyes. Phil's solo is as good as either of Jerry's solos in it that night, and as an encore, it was super tight. Then Phil suddenly at the mic with a hearty, "Good night folks, see ya on Friday!" And that Friday is just a monster. Well the Weather Report Suite - Jams - US Blues, is the real monster. Dark Star hints, Mind Left Body Jam morphs into a proto-Music Never Stopped Jam, and so many peaks and valleys until US Blues meanders out of the ashes. Too bad the most recent DaP vinyl was #2, #34 6/23/74 would have made a killer companion. When that one comes out on vinyl, I will be all over it. Oh, and the etched last side? Wow!

Now, fingers crossed I am able to go into a room and no wifi issues strike, and I am able to get this motha tomorrow at 1pm, EST. And good wishes to all those joining me in the online queue.

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Alvar-there speaks my mind. Slut is a shoddy word, no doubt about that, either.

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is on Amazon currently for 134. I dont know if thats good...

Edit: its actually less on ebay.

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Yesterday was Wavy Gravy's 88th birthday, Happy Birthday anniversary to the pied piper of phun.

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Gave up on a couple posts due to Hey Now, hope it's fixed soon, THANKS MaryE for letting us know. Looking forward to Jims report on JRAD, have tickets to their show August 1, Jerry's birthday in Burlington. Alzheimers, ALS, my heart goes out to those whose families affected, have lost friends and family to both. To say it sucks does not begin to express the devastating effects which many of us know too well.

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134 is a little less than what I ended up paying up paying from a record store online. That's not bad. It's worse right when they're released, then things seem to calm down, until they've been sold out a few years, then they jump above 200. Or so it seems. I saw the Talking Heads RSD release has stabilized and I could probably get it now more reasonably than on RSD almost a month ago. So, I'll wait a little more on that one.

Did anybody pick up Nightfall of Diamonds?

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....I got it. Sounds excellent. I will also be in cue for DiP 12 at 10 AM my time.
Dead & Co start their Sphere residency tonight.

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Let's try this. A certain band about to start a major residency at a particular location has added a VIP perk.
"We will be screening an iconic live ____show...runs for 3 hours." Inside scoop, anyone?

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Ordered.

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.....secured. I feel slutty now. Need a shower.
I'm going June 8th. $250. 300 section.

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Refreshed at 2 minutes to 1and able to add to the cart and check out in a minute. Funny enough, my notification emails came in 2 minutes later. Good luck to everyone else, and I look forward to RGM's usual quick turnaround. I love how they drop the announcement when they're ready to sell and ship. That helps because they will have done quality checks when they have product in hand. They delayed release on one of the DiPs a couple years ago due to a bad pressing, if I recall correctly. And I love they get Mr. Norman to mix and master from the original tapes, unlike the Brookvale releases, which were cut from the digital files. Can't wait to hear that China Cat in full vinyl glory.

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Yup, I've ordered it too. Costs an arm and a leg with shipping costs, but it's one of my favourite Dicks Picks - so it's worth it. No one outside this forum I know would think so, but hey ho.

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I may be $170 poorer, and the records might not sound much, if any, better than the CDs I already own, but by god I am going to thoroughly enjoy listening to that China Rider on vinyl. Along with the rest of it.

Last five!

Sly Stone: Stand
TTB: Best of the Beacon
Sonny Rollins: A Night at the Vanguard*
Ty Segall: Three Bells
Aaron Copland: Symphony #3

*All you vinyl sluts out there might like to know that Blue Note's "Tone Poet" reissue of Rollins' Vanguard material offers a substantial improvement in audio quality over previous issues. Well worth investing in, even if you already own this music. Hey, it's only money, right?

Round and round and round and round, don't take much to get me on the ground

I say yeah yeah yeah

And I thank you for a real good time.

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Getting around to the 5-4 material and bonus. Love the jazz dead intro to Comes a Time. Clearly a highlight in this solid release.
As HF stated elsewhere, a nice box would include the Red Rocks/McNichols 1979 shows. Early Brent kills it!
Cheers

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....Go To Nassau.
That Jack Straw is the most metal sounding I've ever heard Jerry. He shreds it I say!

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Ordered this morning at and checked my email shortly after noon and the shipping notice has already been sent out.

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The movie playing in Vegas during the residency will be Dead and Company: Barton Hall 5/8/23. I might just take that in. I've already paid for it.

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Still available.
Guess not as hot a commodity as DP1.

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....but rather be safe than sorry.
Jam -> US Blues will be here Monday.

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Was surprised and going to post that as well. I literally got shut out of DiP 1 minutes after the onsale, so I'm baffled. Looking at discogs page on Dick's vinyls, the only RGM one I'll be missing is 24 3/23/74 Cow Palace Wall of Sound test. I have none of the Brookvales, but only sad about missing 8 5/2/70 and 4 2/13-14/70. They've chosen some really good ones to put out.

11/10/67 mmmmm, ahhhhhhh in my best Homer Simpson drool.

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