Grateful Dead

Off to join the never-ending Dark Star. What a legend of music.

Happy Friday, rockers!!!

Attention Crow Told Me, along with any ravens, ospreys, or other loony birds...........

Yes, a tremendous amount of live material has been released, but there's still lots more gooey Grateful Dead goodness in the vault. So fear not!!! There's even enough for a 1970 box set!! Hint hint........

One issue, which TPTB will eventually have to deal with, is that a lot of the early recordings----1967-1969----while release worthy, are either short, fragmentary, or have cuts edits etc that can't really be fixed. Now if HF would just behave, maybe we could see some officially released some time soon lol....................

Not sure what I would trade my first show (12/1/73) for. Maybe a September 72 or December 71 Boston Music Hall show? But I wouldn't trade my second show (6/26/74) for anything, that's when I got on the bus!!!!

Rock on,

Doc
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.......

Thanks brother! you are too kind. I should have been more specific. I got my subscription in last year, just missed the early bird. Had to pay full price. Not the end of the world.

Proudfoot,
Try turning off your ad blocker while checking out at the store. I was having the same problem as you, and that worked for me.

Pretty sweet Cousins and second day in the US to boot.

I will trade you my first show at the Metrodome in 86 for that 76 show. Man, so fun for you.

what kinda shi'theads run this site?

I have tried GIVING YOU MY MONEY several times now. I click on "buy now" after putting in all the necessary info. nothing happens and then the "buy now" button just shows a red line circle.

Sheesh. Annoying AF.

who do you have to blow to get this figured out?

Jerry's gonna smack you up...

(no pun intended, but there it is.)

DeadVikes, that's right 10/9 was my first show, on my 2nd day in the US, just pure luck! I agree with Dave, the vinyl issue is stellar.

I'm in. Again. It's just such a good deal. Four shows, plus bonuses, for $92 (with discount code), shipping and tax included? What's that work out to, like $7 a disc?

I do think that now, after 36 Dicks (which now that I think about should be the name of my new ska punk cover jam band), 50+ Daves, all the Road Trips, and box sets from '69, '72, '73 (twice), '76, '77 (twice), '78 (twice), '90, Circles Round the Sun, and probably a bunch more I'm not remembering right now, it's probably fair to say that most of the best of the best stuff has been issued.

I say "probably" because so many people here are so much more knowledgeable about unreleased shows, and I'm sure there are some A+++ gigs that I'm unfamiliar with. But just given the sheer volume of what's been put out, it stands to reason that we're moving beyond the period where we're getting legendary iconic hall of fame shows (your Harpers and your Venetas and whatnot) and getting into more pretty darned good shows that are well worth hearing and depending on how much you like a given period maybe even pretty great but not earth shattering.

I like '76. I doubt if it's anybody's favorite year--it's so dialed back in comparison with the pre-hiatus years, and not as dynamic as the well-loved '77--but it's pretty darned good. The drummers were getting along well. The voices were still in great shape. Looking forward to this one. But like everybody else, I have my white whale(s). I keep waiting for the '69 Ark shows. And some Berkeley Greeks from the '80s. Any time you're ready, Dave.

Meanwhile, should be another fun year. If the whole damn country doesn't collapse.

So many of you dig the releases, every time I listen to them they're like not doing it for me...

I probably have Dick's 20 in mind when I say that...
I think Dave's 4 sounds really nice but I didn't l love it..
Hmmm

Yes the two shows from 10/9 and 10/10 are upper echelon shows for sure. Recordings and performances are A+. These shows were recorded by Betty. The Cobo show and and September shows were recorded by Healy.
I believe Cousins was at these shows. That would have been something.

I have never really gelled with that Cobo show, don't know why. Really like Dicks #20 and Dave's 4.

I will have to try the Cobo show again. Still working my way through the new box, so much music to listen to, so little time some days.

Good to hear you got your subscription TN John. If ever run into a situation like that again, let me know. I will gift you one.

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This worked for me.