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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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  • Vguy72
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    On a BOC tangent...

    ....par for the course re me.
    I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep which is on their debut was rearranged for Tyranny And Mutation record and renamed as The Red & Black.
    Pretty neat. I enjoy both.
    Ran into a client today who was sporting a Blue Oyster Cult tee.
    We had a very metal conversation. He even recognized the Soft White Underbelly reference I tossed out.
    Don't Google it. Gotta dive deep to discover that that was their original name.
    Don't fear the reaper. He may just be around the corner. He just needs more cowbell and he'll be good to go.
    New BOC release is on the horizon btw.
    They say it's their last.
    All good things come to an end. Unless they pull a KISS/Eagles thing.
    The Eagles are booked for The Sphere btw. Lol.
    I see that Secret Treaties 180g vinyl that on the horizon. Yummy.

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    Gary and ABB

    check messages

  • Gary Farseer
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    I went ahead and ordered 3 of that ABB run; wish I could order the 2009 whole year but kinda out of my budget reach right now. I ordered the two Clapton shows and March 17th with Sheryl Crow; and Tommy Talton and Scott Boyer of Cowboy. First saw Cowboy with Pure Prairie League back in 1977.

    Makes me reminisce about the possabilities of Hour Glass, the Allman Joys, and there connection with Clapton and Bonnie Bramlet, etc. Probably be a while b4 I can actually listen to them, lots going on. Hopefully in the next few weeks.

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    Ha

    I chortled my beer out my nostrils when I read the last line of Nitecat's post. The quote of the day.

    and to think it only took four tries and six revisions to get this post through.

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    phil 84 and ABB Beacon

    Saw two shows for Phil 84th ....the 4th and 15th both great Birthday show had more energy with the younger players

    DMCVT Check your PM

    Gary Farseer.....the two Beacon shows are very cool. I missed them live and I am going to order them too

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    Umphreys was good, although I was a little disappointed. Last I saw them several years ago, the two guitarist would trade doing leads which made it interesting, like the Radiators. This time one did all the leads and the other just rhythm. Also their music was a little too cerebral for me, not a lot of groove. The crowd really liked them, however. I probably wasn't on the right drugs!

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    heynowhell.

    Listened yesterday to the 15th anniversary of Eric Clapton playing with the Allman Brothers Band at the NYC Beacon. Very interesting show, plan on ordering the cd's.

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    We created it..

    Lets take it over.
    Right on, Crow!

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    The Voice of Dume

    Just wanted to make sure all you vinyl freaks out there heard about Dume from Uncle Neil. It's a two record set that is basically Zuma plus outtakes, but this is, IMO, one of the rare cases where the outtakes really add to the whole experience.

    First of all, Zuma is possibly the Greatest Neil Young Album Ever. But it always felt kind of short. About 35 minutes total, which is pretty average for that era, but ... I wanted more! Adding versions of Ride My Llama, Too Far Gone, Pocohantas and a couple other songs from the same seasons really fills it out in a satisfying way. And it's pressed on very good quality vinyl.

    Just thought you might like to know. That is all.

    Oh, except: I hear you, Daverock! Go Rimbaud, and do the Watusi!

    Patti changed my life. Hey Now!

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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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Had to look that up.
The spoken part between:
Redemption funds,
Stocks and bonds.
Scruggs, the master of the three finger rolling style. Changed everything.
Cheers

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For a real good time!
Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 10 YEARS for some 85 love!

Well 49 old friend, it’s been a gas but I guess it’s happy trails for awhile.
Tanks for the memories

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Yes, good to see at least this one sell out. Such a great release. Just revisited this last week. Shows the depth of the vault if you like most eras, which I do.

Can't believe the others are still available. Might have to revisit #46 tomorrow.

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Smoking 🚬

How about a big announcement tomorrow?

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...hmm, how's about wave that flag day june 14th, great day for smokin' OUT a new box...read the signs, connect the lines, pay your fines, read the rhyme

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...how that 49 resurfaced...

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I am just wondering, since all of the early brent shows have the keyboards way too loud, is this the same? I can't listen to any of them, I have to go to audience recordings. Can't hear Weir enough, which is not the Dead as far as I am concerned. After Betty left, the soundboards are useless unless it was mult-tracked...and most are not. I was at these shows and they were very good!

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