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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.

4-7-78

Sportatorium

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

6-14-76

Sounds grate on my new speakers and subwoofer.

Kid

Whadja get?
And what is powering them?
Cheers

Starting the box today.

Circular agreement society

At the risk of joining said society, I like the points you made, Daverock. I'm thinking of some live Quicksilver I had on cassette - absolutely ferocious playing, but the recording was not up to modern standards. Eminently listenable, though, and it broadened my mind to what that group was capable of. Or that Pink Floyd stuff from early '72, some early Doors stuff... that early '67 Thirteenth Floor Elevators concert (I think it later got released properly)...

So those Sept 1970 Fillmore recordings, what exists of them, should absolutely be made available to the public after Dr. Norman takes his best shot. "What's to lose / We're NOT confused/ You can call this set / The Fillmore East blues."

Klipsch upgrade

RP-500M II speakers
R-120SW subwoofer
12 gauge 99.9% copper speaker wire

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Live At The Roxy (Hollywood - 5/26/76)

Been thinking for a long while that I need to upgrade my system in certain key points. Slowly making my way to that move. Thanks for sharing ConeKid.

Subwoofer

The model I got is over 50% off because it has been replaced with a newer model.
12-inch sub is spectacular.
I highly recommend it as does Vguy.
Grab one while you can.

The speakers were also on sale. They are really nice. I would also recommend them, and they’re still on sale.

6 14 94

Nice at the time

Will listen again someday

I was so glad they were in Seattle (first time since 1983)...Tacoma 88 kinda counts....

Currently

8 18 89

Then 8 19 89
Warlocks 89
3 10 81
10 30 73
Europe 90

With April 78 sprinkled here and there

9/18/87 MSG

Before that was 5/2/70 and

February 13 &14, 1970 that I now have in my collection thanks to a kind and generous person! :)

Way After Midnight - JGB

The bonus disc that came out with After Midnight - JGB at Kean College 2/28/80.

Kick ass little disc, 4 songs from next night 2/29 (a leap year!) and 1 from 3/1. I got to thinking how "freaking good" this sounded compared to, say, some 1980 GD sbds and on an old Steve Hoffman forum thread heralding and dedicated to the After Midnight release it mentions that Kean is from 24 track tapes(!!) and I'm like what the heck is going on that a JGB show at Kean is being recorded with a 24 track rig?? And yes I'm very thankful that it was so beautifully recorded. The After Midnight > Eleanor Rigby > After MIdnight from Kean enters a musical space that is crazy beautiful and otherworldly and that pretty much has me with tears in my eyes every time.

Live recordings

They are a strange beast in a way. When I started going to concerts, back in 1972, the music was only part of the experience of going. All sorts of things happen when you go to a live gig - especially when you are young. Live recordings omit all that other stuff, and all you get is the music played, presented in isolation. I wonder if this is partly why late period Dead shows are popular - if you were there you can fill in the gaps. If you weren't, they might not sound as special because they lack that "x" factor of experience.

As opposed to 2/13/70, 2/14/70 and 5/2/70 - some of the best live shows of all time. You don't need to have been there to enjoy those recordings - you just need a pulse.

Do we like 2/28 or 3/1…

Do we like 2/28 or 3/1 better?

For some of the later GD shows, you can feel the energy of the room and those are the ones I like.
Maybe its just Healy's recordings but not always...

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September 17, 2024 - 9:59am

#31

Obeah

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January 14, 2017

Another vote for 5/19/77

Glad Bluecrow's post got others to play 5/19/77. To this day it remains a "desert island" tape for me. If I'm having a bad day I can just pop in Set I, and that Promised Land + Sugaree one-two will set me straight. And there is just something about the flow of Set II that really works for me.

There aren't that many shows from 1977 that I am always in the mood to hear *from start to end.* 2/26, 3/20, and 10/2 all come to mind. And of course 5/19... that 2nd night at the Fox just seems to have a special vibe. For me, anyway.
September 17, 2024 - 9:44am

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1stshow70878

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September 11, 2014

DiP 29

On BC's recommendation doing disc 3 of the 5-19-77 Fox Theater to get going on this rainy morning. Wife is out shopping and no one will complain if I turn it up a bit. Checkers the cat does twitch his ears sometimes when Donna does her Playin' thing.
Cheers
September 17, 2024 - 4:12am

#33

Colin Gould

Joined:
September 15, 2009

Blues

‘I Kept These Old Blues’ - Muireann Bradley. Saw this mentioned in an article in the latest Mojo magazine. As she says in the article you can hear her guitar playing improve as the album progresses. The album was released in late 2023 and had been recorded over the past three years, the tracks are in chronological order.
September 16, 2024 - 8:14pm

#34

proudfoot

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August 2, 2020

Finished 4 30 77

Good stuff
September 16, 2024 - 5:53pm

#35

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

9-16-90

It’s the anniversary.

DP 9, released in 1997.
Sounded great in 1997, but can’t compare to the sound quality we’re getting now.
And then Plangent makes it even better.
Looking forward to the April ‘78 Box.
September 15, 2024 - 9:36pm

#36

proudfoot

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August 2, 2020

Bumpersticker I saw on a parked car today

PITB>UJB>PITB

love it
September 15, 2024 - 4:31pm

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bluecrow

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September 21, 2015

5/19/77 Fox Theatre Atlanta

One of 2 shows in DiP 29 - a bounty of riches!!
First of four Wheel > China Doll and marks the return of China Doll post hiatus
oh yeah Disc 3 - Terrapin > Playing > Uncle John's > Drums > Wheel > China Doll > Playing
September 15, 2024 - 10:01am

#38

icecrmcnkd

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October 20, 2015

2-23-74

And a cup (2nd of the day) of super dark roast Columbian Supremo.
September 15, 2024 - 4:11am

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daverock

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September 1, 2014

Daves 4

9/24/76 for this puppy. Maybe not the best Fall 76 show out there, but still good stuff. The highlight here is the run of songs from Blues For Allah, leading up to Stella Blue in the second set. They sang pretty in 1976, and Slipknot features an nice jam - albeit cut up by drums.
September 14, 2024 - 9:44pm

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proudfoot

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