Dave's Picks Vol. 52: The Downs at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM (9/11/83)
I remember the venue almost like and old fort with roses everywhere. We came to the site and Wavy Gravy showed us where to camp. Ken Kesey was here as well as a couple other big figures of the counterculture. I think because of Mickey's 40th. During drums a double rainbow appeared. Every time it looked like rain the band would stop and then come back even stronger from their breaks. I saw more outdoor shows in 83 than all the years combined. I have goose bumps even typing this from the memories. - xxuncle johnxx, Dead.net
One of the best memories I have were these 2 shows. During the break there was a lightning storm behind the stage, followed by a rainbow and then an awesome 2nd set. Morning Dew with a Cold Rain, Phil singing encore. Most of my tour buddies went home after Red Rocks and I tortured them with the Santa Fe tapes. Nothing beats the magic of a great GD outdoor show. "It all bleeds into one." - grateful hawaiian, Dead.net
In between sets, I remember it rained... and early on in the second set, there was an amazing rainbow directly over the stage behind the band. I don't believe they saw it, but I'm sure they heard about it. "Let It Grow" was awesome! - Johnny_A, Dead.net
The pot at the end of this rainbow is mighty fine, indeed. Our final Dave's Picks release for 2024 features the complete unreleased show from The Downs at Santa Fe, Sante Fe, NM, 9/11/83 (fun fact, it was Mickey's 40th birthday) with just a squidge of 9/10/83 to round things out. A true trader's treat, this one is solid all around from the lively first set featuring soon-to-be minted 80s classics like "Hell In A Bucket" and "West L.A. Fadeaway" to the return of "Help>Slip>Franklin's," the incredible 2nd set surprise of "Let It Grow," and adventurous takes on "He's Gone,""Wang Dang Doodle," and "Morning Dew." It's all well played, my friend, well played.
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 52: SANTA FE, NM 9/11/83 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
The Bow Ski, Dave & The Zep
Ok, you made me pull out my Zep and I too have the 1/22/73 show (from somewhere), very nice recording.
Here's one for Zep-heads.
Years ago, I worked with a guy who stated he thought the GREATEST version of Stairway to Heaven was off the studio album, that Page never hit it that well again.
Opinions?
Yes it's not a dead thing :-)
Going All Mod Here
Posts with political sniping and similar antics will be unpublished. As will any other attempts to sow disharmony.
This is David Lemieux's thread. Dave is Canadian, so US partisanship of whatever type is out of place here and cordially invited to do its thing, civilly, in the current events thread. This thread is about the music, and taking off from there.
In my experience no two Deadheads and possibly no two humans are in full agreement about everything. This is good. Learning to find areas of common interest and go forward, also good.
It's safe to say that whatever your view of current events, there's a lot going on out there from the personal to the global, and probably a lot of Are You Kind? tests headed our way. With plenty of opportunities to look out for each other, much as we have these many decades now in some cases.
Keep it kind here. Thank you.
lebowski99
What you say makes sense - the trouble is that I am dependent on an impractical way of doing things. And that's not just in the way I get to hear music. They are quite inexpensive now, these dodgy live albums. And you do get the buzz of a new cd or record arriving at your house.
Dennis - I would say the official version of Stairway To Heaven is the best version I have heard too. It's not my favourite track of theirs by a long chalk.
really wanna get back to
10/24/71 and 10/23/71
kinda hard to do when you are being responsible at work
I think 10/23 has a Dark Star
I agree on the Michael Kiwanuka recommendation
'Hero' and 'Cold Little Heart' are two excellent tunes.
Likewise Leon Bridge's 'Texas Sun.' And check out his song 'River' as well.
'Medicine' by Rising Appalachia might also float your boat if you like the above.
Ray LaMontagne's 'New York City's Killing Me' as well.
I think I previously mentioned Satsang, 'I Am.' 'Remember Jah' is another great Satsang song.
And I'll mention Uncle Lucius again, 'Keep The Wolves Away.'
Just a few good ones I've run across in recent years.
DP3 vinyl has arrived
413/2000.
It was in the rain but only the shipping box was wet.
Sounds mighty fine.
Ordered Thursday, received Tuesday.
But they only have to ship 2000 copies.
Rhino has to ship 20,000+ DaPs 4x per year, as well as other releases and merch.
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
I am a big fan of Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, individually and together, and have picked up a few live releases from them in the last few years on the Cleopatra Blues label - Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Chicago Hustle '82, Live in Hiroshima 1975 (2CD), Live at Cotati Cabaret 1984 (2CD), and Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1968. Not sure if they are reissues or not, but if you dig Junior Wells and Buddy Guy they are well worth checking out. I think there are a couple others that I haven't picked up yet, but I suspect that I will remedy that soon.
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells
are one of my main go-to's for Blues.
'Drinkin' TNT and Smokin' Dynamite' is one of their most famous live albums. Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) and Pinetop Perkins join the lineup.
What a great album!
Streaming 'Live In Hiroshima' right now. Thanks for the heads-up!
Edit: Wow, great release. And very under the radar. I just gave it only the 16th thumbs up on YouTube music. Looks like it was only released in Japan back in 1975, 'Live Recording at Yuhbin-Chokin Halland' and re-released under this title, 'Live In Hiroshima' just in 2023. Gotta love the Japanese audiences. Always so enthusiastic, with Jazz too. Thanks again, Charlie.
Edit 2: I don't think I ever heard him use the whammy bar on 'Stone Crazy' like that before. Maybe I wasn't paying attention, but it seems different than all the other versions I've heard.
Edit 3: Wow, very cool. 'Fever' teases the Jazz standard, 'Work Song!' Still part of the same track, though.
Fever > Work Song. Did you catch that! The Japanese audience sure did, and cheered accordingly. They know their Jazz tunes. Love it.
Dawg's Back
Dawg’s Back: David Grisman Makes Rare Live Appearance at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern with Sam Grisman Project
11/17/2024
"Jerry Garcia’s trusted bluegrass partner, David Grisman, does not make many public appearances these days. Before Friday night’s arrival in Seattle, the artist hadn’t played in front of a live audience in nearly a year. Yet, the Dawg has been making a habit of annual sit-ins with his son, Sam Grisman, and the bassist’s self-titled project, which pays homage to his father and Garcia’s interconnected and independent songbooks."
Time for a DaP 53 page
Just got email from Dead Bulletin.
Cover for 53 looks nice.
Farther down they had a "fast" stream of the Dave's covers. A little too fast. But I at least forgot some of the artwork that has gone by,,, some really nice covers over the years.
PS - Love the kneecaps on the skeletons!
Buddy Guy
The first time I came across him was in a documentary shown on British T.V. in the mid 80' s called "Chicago Blues". I think it was recorded in 1972, and it features some wild guitar playing by Buddy Guy on "We're Ready" and " First Time I Met The Blues". A few other tracks by Buddy - including Junior Wells, then some Muddy Water backed by these two. It came out as a double album as well. if that's available now in any format, I highly recommend it. Plus J.B.Hutto and Koko Taylor. But the jewels in the crown are scene stealing performances by an unknown ( to me, any way) painter and decorator called Johnny Lewis. "When I'm gone, gone gone...."
wishful thinking for a future Dave's
but I know it won't happen for various reasons
11/20/70
oh for a complete soundboard of that show...
53 art preview in bulletin
So is the 54 announcement coming later? Likely in the email about the subscription period ending rather than this one announcing the end of the early bird period. 1976 is OK by me.
Cheers
#54 Announcement
If they stick to what they have done in the past, the announcement will come in December.
I am still going with Maples Pavilion. That was also my pick for #53, so that shows you what I know.
Could be something from the 69-70 era if you read between the tea leaves from Dave.
We will see. What else will they do to celebrate the big 60 Year Anniversary?
Buddy Guy
Hot and Cool is a stunning album, definitely my favourite of his. I think it's a compilation of 3 earlier records. Cracking rendition of ' Fever' . Think I'll play it now.
I saw Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at a club in Chicago in 1983 on my first trip to the USA. It was the day Muddy Waters died if my memory serves me well or certainly within a day or two. There was hardly anyone there. They did at lot of funk. I took a piss next to Junior Wells, I didn't say hello, I'm a bit reticent about talking to strange men in toilets 😀. I've met bigger stars but never one with their cock out before.
Blues Tangents
Thanks for the tip DaveRock, it looks like amazon has the DVD of the 1972 documentary Chicago Blues that you reference, but I can't find a CD version. Something to keep an eye out for I guess. Like to see the shout out for Koko Taylor, I discovered her through some compilations from Alligator Records, good samplers, and picked up a couple of her albums, kinda dig her stuff.
Also, yes, yes, yes to Drinkin' TNT and Smokin' Dynamite by Buddy and Junior, you are correct HCS, that album smokes. And can't mention Drinkin' TNT and smokin' dynamite without mentioning the great Muddy Waters track I'm Ready from the album of the same name. "I got an axe handle pistol on a graveyard frame, that shoot tombstone bullets wearin' balls and chain, I'm drinkin' TNT and smokin' dynamite, I hope some screwball start a fight." Also really dig the version of Mannish Boy by Muddy on Hard Again, the sounds of Johnny Winter cheering him on really add to the vibe on that one. Good stuff.
Nick, just curious what 3 Buddy Guy albums that Hot and Cold set includes - I ask because I have a 3 album Buddy Guy set titled The Complete Vanguard Recordings that includes the albums A Man and His Blues, This Is Buddy Guy (with Fever) and Hold That Plane. Pretty cool release, just idle curiosity if it is the same as the Hot and Cold release (which I can't find) by a different title.
#53 cover art....
....the bear in the boat looks like a pig. Just sayin'.
Pig bear, pig bear
Ha, ha, charade you are.
There’s been some bad renditions of the bears over the years.
I prefer the originals.
Firing up 10.10.76 second set....
....strapping in.
And 53 is from the week before? Nice.
Also, dipped into the James Mazza pool and thought I recognized his art. Some really cool stuff. I esp liked the 311 print.
Editorial - The Wheel going back into Playin' is the thing dreams are made of. 🍻
Baltimore 73
Right on WharfRat. The perfect pair to Dave's Picks 32, every bit as good maybe better.
They should pair similar shows like this into mini-boxes and do more than one per year in addition to the 4 Dave's Picks. Charm City and the City of Brotherly Love 1973. A perfect pair.
So say, in 2025 the pilot would be two 3 show mini boxes or three two show mini boxes plus the subscription. Then back to the originally scheduled programming. Just saying... Think outside the box (pun intended)
Little boxes
I like the idea of having these mini boxes. It would freshen things up a bit - we have had the same format for releases for some time now, and I'm not sure it's a still the best way of releasing shows.
Estimated Zoologist?
Funny thing, someone mentioned pigs and bears. At first glance the omnivores seem like maybe they're closely related on the animal kingdom family tree, but DNA says they're more distant than meets the eye. The snouts are about as close as they get, in terms of characteristics.
"Pig Bear"
is how SC jokingly described a bear pictograph in Collins Canyon.
Baltimore '73 is awesome - may it be released.