• 2,842 replies
    marye
    Joined:
    New year, new update. Tell us of your musical adventures in real time!

Comments

sort by
Recent
Reset
  • TN John
    Joined:
    4-7-78

    Sportatorium

    Just got back from my walk. Approaching the end of the first set.

  • bluecrow
    Joined:
    6/14/94 - Seattle Memorial Coliseum

    TN John - very cool! (a bc bday show not that I was there.) my FOTDs box set is crossing the Great Basin right now (i think) based on tracking. Hopefully by Tuesday next week.

    6/14/94 - iwt and got here listening today via a circuitous route of JOTM (from 3/11/93 Rosemont) drive home last night which has a late period Masterpiece and this morning (gestures wildly) somehow saw the set list here and thinking "wow" I saw a Masterpiece in 94. And from there Set I etc. Very unusual set list Set II and a really fun and fine well played show. Posting now because Set II leads off with 45 second structured drumz intro to Victim and it caught my ears as something I had "never" heard (despite being there!) Victim into Lazy River Road. And then the second Samba In The Rain, which I will unabashedly say sounded great that night, totally new to me, and strong cool memory of Phil/Bob/Jerry/Vince singing the chorus and it rocked. Samba > Trucking > and a super chill That Would Be Something into drumz. Those late era shows in Seattle Memorial Coliseum kicked it.

  • TN John
    Joined:
    4-6-78

    Curtis Hixon Hall

    Here we go. Headed out for my walk with the first show from the box..

  • proudfoot
    Joined:
    Jeffrey Norman is a benevolent Walter White

    Keep on cookin', JN!!!!

  • TN John
    Joined:
    5-8-77

    Barton Hall

    I've heard this show many times on the lots and in the years since at home. I was rolling through this box set while waiting for the new one, so what the hell. This is a great show, but I still think Buffalo and Hartford are better May '77 shows.

  • daverock
    Joined:
    September 1970

    I agree with Obeah - I think it would be great if these shows were officially released, even if they are incomplete and in less than optimum sound quality. It would be a pity if great music from the past was overlooked simply because it doesn't meet modern recording standards. I have some great live recordings by other bands and artists that are audience recordings. Not great for first time buyers - but that isn't the market here anyway.

  • Obeah
    Joined:
    September 1970 - or: Proudfoot and Doc, hear them!

    If I had a time machine I'd go back to July 1970 and offer to substitute for Bear. What a time for him to have his bail revoked! So much amazing music was about to break over the scene.

    God bless all the tapers who captured what they did... not to mention the house crew at the Fillmore East, who got those board/PA feed recordings from the 18th and 19th. I mean, maybe they got they other two nights taped as well, but if so those recordings don't seem to have survived. As it is, what circulates isn't complete, and those in the know suspect the masters are long gone, too. What remains would be 1st gen reels at best. If those reels ever get into Norman's hands for release, the product will have to have one of those disclaimers like we used to get with the early "from the Vault" and Dick's Picks releases.

    To which I say: fine by me! Please make it happen Dave and Rhino. We ain't getting any younger out here... and it's been 54 years. You could make this next year's box set, double the run to 20,000 copies, and it would still sell out FAST. (Side note: I'd love to see what Jeffrey Norman could do to fix the flanging on Caution, which I am listening to as I type this ramble.)

  • proudfoot
    Joined:
    9 20 70

    It and 9 19 70

    A nice pair THAT SHOULD GET RELEASED!!!

    I truly feel that if those are in the vault they would have been released by now

    C'est la vie

  • proudfoot
    Joined:
    Last coupla

    8 16 91
    First two discs ok with some treats, but no real wood inducement
    Third disc some great stuff while i made chocolate chip cookie bars

    Now disc 3 of 8 17 89
    First two discs ok
    Third disc has an interesting Space > Wheel intro > Space > Wheel

    What a band

  • Forensicdoceleven
    Joined:
    Everything that happens to me is very cosmic.....

    Hey rockers!!!

    Well, today IS September 20, so you can imagine what I'm listening to. Simply put, one of the greatest Dead shows ever!!!

    Is time our invention, or is time a real thing... I realize we're measuring it, but in the cosmic scheme of things, is there really time?

    Rock on!

    Doc
    Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.......

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
New year, new update. Tell us of your musical adventures in real time!
user picture

Member for

11 years 3 months

In reply to by proudfoot

Permalink

Kiel Auditorium

user picture

Member for

9 years 1 month

In reply to by TN John

Permalink

Just finished Hooteroll?, now started Side Trips - Garcia,Wales,Kahn,Vitt.

Roll away the dew

There is a glitch in the first few minutes of Franklin's

Itll be interesting to see how they patch that in the box set

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

First time checking out the whoke shows from this run.
Of course I’ll need to fire up Go To Nassau later, haven’t heard that in too long!

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Mighty tasty

It has indeed been a long time since I heard GTN

user picture

Member for

8 years

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Love go to Nassau.

Man, we are due for some 1980 to be released. Will it ever happen again?

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by proudfoot

Permalink

Part of the soundtrack of my younger days with his 80s hits

"No one here gets out alive"

Indeed

user picture

Member for

11 years 3 months

In reply to by TN John

Permalink

Family Dog

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by TN John

Permalink

Immediately makes me think of the first show “that got away”
Crotchfester 9/1/79. Greg Kihn and the Goodrats opened.

I was still only 16 so the rents were not gonna let me go “all the way to Rochester” (that’d have to wait a year) to do anything, let alone go with a bunch of known “drug addicts” lol But I did hear all about it from said DAs, including how the GoodRats gave out these little toy Rats (think Florida Panthers) as a promotion, which of course the unruly east coast Dead Heads, who had had enough warm up noise and wanted the Dead, began pelting the band with the Rats, literally forcing them off the stage!
“When you go down to deep Elem…the DH will put you on the rocks”
Now on one hand I’m sure it was hilarious, if you were there, but on the other hand kinda embarrassing. But that was unfortunately often the case when promoters picked poorly. As kind as DH mostly were, we weren’t always polite to openers. Another ugly one I recall was poor Joan Jet opening up for Bobby and the Midnights: booed her off…

Anyway, 4 winds Greg Khin

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

5/16/80 of course!

Dammit PF, we went and checked out some GK tunes to refresh our old synapses, and now TOO and myself can’t get that GD ear crack from the Breakup song outta our heads ; ) lol

Why earcrack you say? Because its almost as addictive and damaging as crack!
Ok, Jerry’s 5/16 High Time might just erase it lol

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

.

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Waiting at Kidd Valley Burgers for my order

On the PA

Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love Theme

What a fantastic production

That wahwah pedal....

Feeling like a kid again

:)))

user picture

Member for

1 year 1 month
Permalink

...was wandering...

and all of a sudden; oh, yes 1974-05-25 UCSB outdoorstadium is where it's at

...like the wild geese in the west

Peace for All!
uncle_tripel

on a side note:
finished this weekend's reading assignment
"BEAR: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III"
highly recommended for even the casual HEAD,
and perhaps less of the embellishments than Mr. Scully's book

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by uncle_tripel

Permalink

You should follow that up with “Owsley and Me”

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by proudfoot

Permalink

8/19/80

a show that is truly release-worthy

44 years ago

wow

user picture

Member for

15 years 2 months
Permalink

Just played this Neil Young album. It and ‘Tonight’s the night’ alternate as my favourite NY studio album. Just to be tangentially political, I noticed the Democratic convention is in Chicago and it reminded me of someone I worked with many years ago. He flew into Chicago in 1968 to begin postdoctoral studies and was amazed/horrified to see so many heavily armed people about. Then he got to where he was staying and saw what was happening via the television. An interesting start to his time there.

user picture

Member for

10 years 7 months
Permalink

Jerry garcia's recording of Cigarettes and Coffee right now and more 90s JGB today, taking it easy.

user picture

Member for

12 years

In reply to by uncle_tripel

Permalink

Again money out the window because of his whole-hearted, over-the-top recommendation of "BEAR: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III by Mr T, sorry meant uncle.

I'm an audio book man, so I got the audio book. Cost 15,000 bucks!! But apparently read by Owsley. Anyone know his voice and can verify when I get!

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Dennis

Permalink

Haven’t heard this sweetness in fo ev er!

It’s good Dennis…not sure it’s $15k good lol.

8/19/80: thanks for the tip PF. That show is on my current to do list, prolly in the next day or so. Look forward to it!

Good lord Colin, nothing like a good first impression!

Earcrack: got another dose today via some Macca hits.
Guys an Earcrack machine! Lol it started with TOO waking up with the outro to ‘Listen To What The Man Said’ the Wonder of it All part…out of nowhere, hasn’t heard it recently etc, bizarre, just woke up with that part loudly in her head?

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

as always, I recommend you don't look at the set list ahead of time.

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

In reply to by proudfoot

Permalink

9 19 90

Wow

Another great show

A second MSG box, please

user picture

Member for

1 year 1 month
Permalink

...get me day started with a little...you just gotta poke around...
1983-10-22 Carrier Dome Syracuse NY

...don't tell me this town ain't got no heart

Peace for All!
uncle_tripel

user picture

Member for

2 years 3 months

In reply to by uncle_tripel

Permalink

9/8/90

Sorry teach about the poor spelling, I missed school that day…cause I was peakin ; )

Edit: hey Joey, what’d ya think of those Richfields?

Dbl Edit: Aaaaa, Carrier dome shows, good shows, fun trips, awesome fully stocked rented bus first two years, unfortunately a terrible venue…

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Previously enjoyed 8/16 via GOBC, so onto 8/17…

user picture

Member for

12 years
Permalink

Has anyone been to Hulaween in Live Oak, Florida?

Comments?

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Yes PF, 8/19/80 is mos def a fine 1980 offering!
Not the best recording, not the worst, but a fun show and great set list, thank goodness, these 1980 sets are very repetitive so getting burnt and thus really enjoyed this show for that alone! Really dug the post drumz sequence especially that sweet CAT, and Phil on the jam after, Foe Git a bout it!
In fact, Phil’s been killing it a lot this tour…go figure ; )

user picture

Member for

1 year 1 month
Permalink

1972...1st time listen on the archive; it's #139581...Berkeley Community Theater...
with Mr. Bill Graham intro and a Dark Star,
so without further delay,
I'm OFF...

Peace for All!
uncle_tripel

user picture

Member for

2 years 3 months

In reply to by uncle_tripel

Permalink

1977-06-04 Menke. Inglewood CA

Its good. :)

Edit: kind of like a one off show, even just looking at the setlist it seems like they really went all out for these people.

Great show - early on had Set II from a very fine audience source that seemed to have a bootleg lp 1st(?) generation in the lineage. Not sure what the original pull may be on the archive (been 15+ years since last listened to the cassette) but seemed to be from the balcony. Should a could a been at this run. Two friends chose better and experienced it. The night after (8/22) I think was Venetian Night - illuminated boats and much partying on the lake. Chris was raving about the run and I remember him recounting the beauty of that somewhat odd third night Set II. So the next day we were headed to Alpine for the first GD show at that unknown (to us) but eventually legendary venue in beautiful southern Wisconsin. My 4th show. Picked up our tics that morning at a small ticketmaster outlet in the northwest suburbs and away we went. Those were the days.

Right now listening to the Mason Taylor aud (131445), Set II - Rooster > China Cat Rider > I Know You Rider. I loved this sequence from the get go and right now it is every bit as crazy good as i remembered. An all time bluecrow favorite. Love that Bobby breaks out the return of Rooster for the Chicago audience. Excellent version. And a note perfect segue into a ripping China Cat > Rider. Those first notes of China Cat and the audience going crazy. Whole second set smokes - on the jam out of Estimated now. If the vault soundboard quality is there I would love to see this show released!!

edit - did not realize the Mason Taylor source is cut at Comes Time - gotta jump to another source.

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

In reply to by bluecrow

Permalink

Chi CA go, Chi Ca go, so far so good, first set.
Perhaps a step back from the 19th?
Looks like I’ll have to switch to an Aud for part do…

user picture

Member for

11 years 3 months

In reply to by Oroborous

Permalink

Hartford Civic Center