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  • FiveBranch
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    The Palladium on 1977-05-04

    What an incredible second set.

    Best of the DaP bonus discs? Gets my vote.

  • proudfoot
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    11 17 72

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  • bluecrow
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    Set II - 8/20/87 Park City

    Great show and there is an excellent Healy Ultramatrix source mastered by Charlie Miller. Sweet spot mix to my ears - Phil loud and clear. Crowd just bit there, more of a hint then feeling like you're actually in the audience (except during Drumz where it feels a bit more out in the crowd but still just about exactly perfect.) I've said it before and I'll say it again - this should be released.

  • strat-wolf-bean
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    Fallout From the Phil Zone ...

    In Celebration -
    Because today would have been/is Phil's 85th Birthday.

    (4.27.85 crowd)
    We want Phil! ... WE WANT PHIL!

    "Hey, we all want Phil ...
    (elicits several chuckles)

    Mickey, I think: "Well you can't have him - He's ours!!"

    ... Jerry: "We're gonna hang onto him for a while. "
    We love you, Phil

  • proudfoot
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    Did somebody say AARHUS?

    Aarhus
    Is a very very very fine hus

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  • bluecrow
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    5/14/78

    Providence, RI - another show from the 30 Trips Porch Crusher. The night before at the Spectrum is part of the 60 Years Box.

    Very very fine Let It Grow to close Set I. Unusual jammed out intro into Samson to start Set II - cool beans! Edit - a seriously fun Set II!! Wowza!! Edit 2 - had so much fun last night I'm circling back at dawn to Disc 2 with Set II through Rhythm Devils. The boys are lit - a firing-on-all-cylinders show. Jerry had an extra couple of sips of root beer. The delicate Jerry outro for Eyes > Rhythm Devils is very cool and I dig this early iteration of "Drumz".

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    Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen 04.14.72

    Great sound and performance, from the start to the finish - as are all three of the DK shows from this tour.

    Note: I was fortunate enough to visit this venue, albeit briefly, some 9 years on from this show - along with the amusement park around it more extensively, while on an exchange program. I stayed with the family (of Lars) Rasmussen, and a man of that name eventually became the prime minister of Denmark (!) ... But visually he bears just a passing resemblance to the young man I knew there. It's a common name; I guess it's possible that it is/was him.

    I recall it was an amazingly happy and calm, free and safe place. Many folks welcomed me into their home and took gracious care for my good experience/s. We two teenagers could ride the train into Copenhagen and explore really - anywhere - at that time. He showed me all the standard tourist spots of course, along with the less heralded (cool) locales. We went to Aarhus and out to Odense by bus as well. And so, I will always have a fondness for most everything/everyone Danish, and all the good things they bring to the world.

    I like to think that a bunch of their fine spirit shines through (channeled by the GD) greatly in both this show and in Aarhus, along with the 3rd date that features the television broadcast.

    Prost!

  • Oroborous
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    5/20&21/95

    More of the same: it’s not fall 73, but mostly pretty dern good and JG has been consistent and more energetic than some previous from the year!
    So far, only the atlanta shows would have been a disappoint.

    Will do Joey. Though it may be a bit as I may switch gears for while and do the final death tour later…chever way, I’ll try to report back asap!

    “Joey, Joey, what made them come and blow you away”
    Unfortunately there can be some tribalism within our culture just like elsewhere. And I’m sure you can understand some of this just from hanging out on dnet. etc…it’s cool folks dig what they dig, but some seem obsessed with proving what THEY like is best! I don’t compare apples to oranges so I find good sheet everywhere, I mean it is the dang nam GD!
    Don’t let anybody influence what you dig! My advice is always to not read online crap until after I listen, if at all, “if you get confused just listen to the music play”, not the “noise”!
    Ok, onto 5/21…

    DaP 16, CD 3…most definitely in my top ten single best discs of all time!

  • JoeyMC
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    Dave's 16 disc 3

    :) that's what I got right now.

    Oro,
    Can you give us a rundown of your favorites of '95 when you are done?
    I only got to see the Grateful Dead in '94 and '95, I have always thought that the tapes aren't all that bad and a lot of people never bothered to listen to them, some of it is quite nice.
    There was a time when a few older heads would be down right mean to me about it, telling me "you didn't see the Grateful Dead"

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    2 Meter Sessions & 5/16/81

    A couple weeks ago friend linked 2 meter Sessions #461 with JJ Cale - good stuff!! Will have to take a deeper dive in what's available.

    Listening to 5/16/81 (Disc 1 - Barton Hall from Porch Crusher #1). Edit - fun listen - had forgotten that SBD source ends after the Nobody's Jam and its an audience from Stella Blue through the UJB encore.

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Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet is sublime

Sunshine Daydream is sublime

The rest just doesn't do it for me

Especially after 7 7 89's glory

You had to be there I guess

I haven't given 7 17 a full, focused listening in a long time, nor 7 19

Full and focused is like when you can listen to the whole thing at high volume and NO interruptions of any kind

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Madison Square Garden

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1993-03-17

The singing man is at his song...

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...could not caution all, I still might warn a few...1978-04-14 in blacksburg , VA
don't lend your hand to raise
no flag atop no ship of fools

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1993-03-18

I was at this one. Not Fade Away, house lights come on? Deputies looking around the side stage(clock on the wall says its time to go) band keeps playing on...MG signing for the Deaf Section right next to me, great seats thank you Calico (Irish says hi, the mighty Quinn, P.) encore: I Fought The Law, and the law won....

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Bob Dylan

Blonde on Blonde

for the first time in a long stretch

Wow.

From March 65 through June 66 he released

Bringing it all back home
Highway 61 revisited
Blonde on blonde

Amazing

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Beacon Theatre

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Elko (disc 2) np Seven Story Mountain

Yeah PF - truly amazing that trio of albums Dylan released in a little more than a year.

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...to the Fox on 1978-04-10, so let's just continue this '78 thang...

3/18/1993 yup made that thursday pm show, finished work in DC, checked-in to hotel, couple of beers at hotel bar, couple more beers in shakedown street, few more inside CAP center, but damn, don't remember too much outside of the >>HIAB, Broken Arrow, Loose Lucy, TMNS but not the 2nd set...
oh well, I remember beating the Friday traffic on 95 northbound abit hung lol!

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Been working on these last couple daze…
11 is ok, but after all the previous fireworks, perhaps a bit flat or subdued?
12: ditto, like the 11 better though.
14: more like it. First set perhaps takes some settling, but by the big set finale, the band we’ve become used to over summer of 89 is back!
And the second set is thus another beauty eh!

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Good, but I think 14 is better.
But they all bow down at the feet of the master 10/16/89, which I finished also and am still digging in my mind this AM!

Onward to Philly! Cause ya just gotta poke around…

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on 10/15/89 - have spun following night (Nightfall of Diamonds) several times last few weeks.

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Newcastle City Hall

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...an enormously (is that a word?) long-time since I've pulled this one out to actively listen,
and what is this the X-factor you speak about Dave...?
@ Duke on April 12, 1978
[internet archive identifier 149531 (addeddate 2020-04-15)]

WOW!!!

hey now, maybe just maybe, when you release a BOXSET,
maybe you could consider releasing TWO separate shows instead
of ALWAYS just ONE show.
After all, it is an 8 show box release...

I'll be passing on the BOXSET, but will pick-up this X-factor...
...and keep up the good work!

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As part of my side trip into Bob Dylan's big three plus a compilation, I am listening to Postcards again the first time in a while.

Such great songs.

Tragically, the title (and some of the lyrics) refers to an episode of evil in our nation's history. Ugh.

Bob Dylan: a titan in the world of music and culture.

Luckily I got to attend three of his performances

1986 (not with GD)
1987 with GD
2000 at the Gorge when he opened for Phil Lesh and Friends

That show in 2000 was really good

Also worth checking out is the 1966 Live Recordings by Bob Dylan. 36 cds for your coin. It might be worth checking the set lists before buying first though - they don't vary much.

Alternatively, you could go for the Bootleg Series Volume 4, titled "The Royal Albert Hall" concert named after a real bootleg, but actually featuring the show in Manchester 5/17/66 - the famous "Judas!" show. But if you get the box, you do get the great real Albert Hall shows from later in the month -including much slurry talk from Bob onstage. Great shows.

what a run around from amazon jeff's india help this morning.

Order the Joni, both, from Amazon because of free shipping.

Some odd things come up about being called for the delivery and special instructions of getting ready for it's delivery, like padding on the floor, clearing the passage ways.

I dig a little deeper and they have both of these items (records and cd's) weighing 1100 lbs each!

So I used chat to inform them of the error on page and to verify stuff would be coming regular mail and no one was going to show up with an 18 wheeler, handing me a box of cd's.

Over an hour and 10-12 transfers to "people who handle that", not one seem to understand the simple fact that the records and cds did NOT weigh a TON! And all I wanted was assurances the stuff was coming as it should.

No warm fuzzy feeling, may have to cancel and reorder from Joni. (then I get the "free" print,,,,,while supplies last)

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Dennis,
Yes, the UK Amazon site tells me that an adult has to be present for the delivery! Where will I find one of those?

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And I was driving by the Santa Barbara Mission on my way to the carwash as Mission in the Rain played. Whatever metaphor one may assign to the word "Mission", the coincidence made me smile, smile, smile. And on this day of days.

Daverock, I recently saw Cat Power perform the 5/7/66 show in a small theater. Highly recommended to all who have the chance.

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10/18/89: good
10/19/89: better
10/20/89 best ???
We shall see sports fans as after a long fly ball to right center the kid might be looking at a ITPH leading to a DHB…
Onward!

EDIT: weellll? 10/20/89 was working hard to best the 19, but the flubbed Fire perhaps holds this one back?

This run was weird? Sometimes brilliance on par with any else this year, otger times inconsistent? I’m not sure what they should do with these?
Don’t think they merit stand alone mini box, which is good because at only one a year we’re probably down to less than 20 remaining!! One or two might work as Dave’s but don’t think he’s used multitracks just for DaP yet?
One or two could fit in a 89 fall tour box with say 9/29, 2 from Jersey, 2 from Philly, 2 from Charlotte, and remaining Miami. Yes that’s eight, but some are probably short enough to fit on 2 discs.
I’ll consider mote of that after I finish the tour.
So, onto Charlotte!

I have the 5-CD Movie Soundtrack in folders by date on my music player.
Started last night and am going through it in order.

Watched The GD Movie and bonus DVD last weekend.

Unfortunate that Dave/Rhino did not (so far) choose the honor the 50th anniversary of the glorious year of 1974 Grateful Dead with a Plangentized/Normanized Winterland October 1974 “The Last Ones” Box of complete audio and video.

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BigBrownie I have only heard one track by Catpower - a cover of "Satisfaction" on a cheapo compilation of Stones covers. Slowed down, and played with just an acoustic guitar, it's one of the best covers of their songs I've ever heard. So, yes, I'll look out for that Dylan show she has done - cheers.

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University Of Montana

Happy wake and bake y'all!

Peace

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...the radar...the 1978-04-08 show @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL...
...right out of the chute with a sweet sounding 1st set
check it out on the: archive/identifier 150560 (addeddate 2020-09-10)

everyone enjoy your weekend!

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Pittsburgh Civic Arena [2nd Set]

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last night on the anniversary of Jerry's death, we attended a Graham Nash show where he was storytelling all night on each tune's origin. Nash discussed how CSNY were stuck on who to play lead on their new tune, when David Crosby offered the Dead were in the next studio. CSNY asked Jerry to play pedal on 'Teach your Children.'

Garcia ripped his classic pedal steal solo in one take, to the delight of everyone. Nash paid Jerry with a fender guitar he had purchased in Arizona, which Garcia promptly placed an alligator sticker on. And the rest is history. A great night of music and stories in Omaha from Graham Nash last night.

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."

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Wow, Oroboros. What a setlist! Must have been a great show. If I read that right there were 3 encores with 4 songs. And the Alligator story too. Bonus.
Cheers

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It was a fantastic night.

And Graham brought that up about the anniversary of Jerry's death and spoke of Garcia's genius and generosity as he told the tale. Paid homage to the Dead as well and the crowd roared. Several stories of Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, the Hollies, Neil Young, and more as he explained the circumstances surrounding writing songs and the process. Fun stuff for us gray heads.

Addendum, Graham's excellent four piece band included two young multi-instrumentalists switching off and adding color, power, swell, and nuance to the show. Wonderful evening.

"Chance favors the prepared mind." - Phil Lesh

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Don’t recall this one standing out?
Let’s find out…

Nice tale Oro other!
Sounds like an awesome show.

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"The Alabama Box : 1950's and 1960s Oddball Labels". 8 cds of grassroots, primitive rock n' roll from Bear Family. One of a series of regionally based box sets of obscure rockabilly, rock n' roll etc. Sound quality wise it makes "Elvis At Sun" sound like "Dark Side of The Moon". No need to get hung up on that though - put some dirt in your eye.

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Madison Square Garden

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Best of Brubeck
Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson Trio
C McB & Inside strait Live at VV
Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue

Now, Jazz for a mellow morning

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‘Music is the healing force of the universe’ - Albert Ayler. I’m streaming this, but I must go and dig out the ‘Holy Ghost’ box by him on John Fahey’s Revenant label. It’s hiding upstairs somewhere.

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The Singles double cd by Sun Ra. As it's 10 years ago this week since I saw them - the Marshall Allen led band - at Ronnie Scotts, I thought I would revisit the cds and records I have by them over the next 7 days.

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...back from 1978 today; it's oakland 1976-10-09 set 2, just need a little change from '78 [archive/identifier 12519]

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10/14/94
In between my repeated listens of 51.

I like Vince probably a little more than most, but Samba in the Rain is not my favorite song....
:)

I am going to listen to each of the September 90 MSGs in sequence.

I am very glad 9/16/90 was released as a Dickus Pickus. I am really looking forward to hearing that again.

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Did both Charlotte shows yesterday.
Like much of this tour: really good except there seems to be one tune, every show, that has issues? And being that there getting more comfortable with the midi, they occasionally go for it and not quite hit it.
Brent had some ruff songs in Charlotte, but sounds good now on Little Light.
Ok, let’s see how this one shakes down, and then hopefully I can finish with the 25…
Onward!

Edit: best way PF. Lol, I can’t seem to just listen to a show now, it’s like I have to hear the whole tour. Hey, it’s an obsession but it’s pleasing ; )

DBL Edit: 24th more like previous tour consistency, except somehow they FU return to PITB? And the 25th, oh yeah!
After doing this tour again, it’s easy to see why Dave picked what he has SO FAR! And yeah, this tour ain’t always clean and shiny supermodel dead, but personally I dig the looseness and overall psychedelic vibes.
Yeah I know the midi isn’t for everyone, but if they had it back in 69 you can bet they’d have been into it. And yes this tour isn’t quite as tight, on all fronts, as spring 90, or even much of summer tour, but that’s why it stands out to me, in a good way.
Oh, and lest you get turned off by the vocal centric arc mixes…MULTITRACK!
These can be significantly cleaned up!
Listen to how good Nightfall and Miami sound…

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Fox Theatre
St. Louis