68 and Loud
I completely agree.
On occasion and if I'm not careful volume gets the best of me. One day I might live to regret this. Thankfully, that day was not today.
A new one for me. Some sound weirdness especially in and around banter, but what the hey.
I don't know what it is, but I have soft spot for The Eleven, Born Cross-Eyed and especially New Potatoe Caboose. Good show with some vintage grease to end the night with me feeling a little dirtier than I did when I woke up.
If there's no pick for tomorrow, I suggest the next in line. It's a partial, starts with a rare Clementine. 1/20/68 Euraka Municipal Auditorium. I think we should set up a go fund me to find all the missing reels, there's a couple missing from this show. It would be something for them to be found.
4/30/88 at the Frost
Hey Jim, I know you have had a lot on you plate this year. Thanks for checking this one out. Yes, the recording is decent, not great. Like a lot of 88 recordings out there. Still think they have some good ones in the Vault.
I liked the show, anytime I see a Hey Pocky Way, I am in. Nice Shakedown to open the second set. Love the triple Encore with China Rider OMSN.
It is good to get out of the comfort zone once in a while Doc.
Carousel Ballroom 68, okay Jim, Ok will have to que it up this morning.
Enjoy the weekend out there.
Edit. Oh and after the carousel ballroom I will be moving on the 12/9/79, Dave's Picks #47. Love this one and I need some 79. If I had the keys, I would be putting out a big 79 Box.
Lewiston, for your consideration
44 years ago today, there when Roy Buchanan along with Levon and His All Stars opened for the Dead. My last in person show, on the bus since their first album, however things had changed so much.... Doc was there, a wild late summer scene, part of my farewell to Maine.
All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.....
Hey rockers!!
Yes, we were there and had a blast. Beautiful day and tremendous music. A very fine show by the Dead, one of my all-timefavorite in-person Dead experiences.
Would make a solide offical release. It is worthy......
Doc
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.....
All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.....
Hey rockers!!
Yes, we were there and had a blast. Beautiful day and tremendous music. A very fine show by the Dead, one of my all-time favorite in-person Dead experiences.
Would make a solid official release. It is worthy......
Doc
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.....
9/6/80 Lewiston
I'm in - hopefully sometime this weekend I can transport my mind and spirit into late summer beautiful day/evening Maine. Sounds like a dream show and setting. Very cool that a couple of you guys got to be there. Didn't realize this was the last show before the Warfield run. Long and heartfelt write up on grateful seconds (he was there). Comment at the end from a guy who was 8 at the time and lived a "bike trail" away from the fairgrounds. Listened to part of the show from his clubhouse. Rode his bike over and snuck in. Totally dug the Drums. Made major bank (for a kid) collecting cans and bottles for deposit afterwards (which is exactly what 8 yr old me would have done.) Think I might travel John Deere with the Jim Wise FOB.
Been Gone
But back this week. I can do Lewiston again.
As I recall there is not a good soundboard that circulates, right? And the one that does is first set only and it sure does sound like an audience (or ultramatrix on steroids at least).
High energy though.. like Gainesville, there must have been something in the water.
You have to wonder if this was recorded and if so where the hell are the master tapes? I think someone (Parrish??) tossed out the language that some of the master reels were left on the seat and when the truck pulled away they must have flown out the window or something.
I'd love to see more reels (and cassettes) returned.
Anyway, Lewiston Me for me tomorrow.
Edit: Started tonight - why not? Gave up on the "soundboard" and settled on the Jim Wise same as Bluecrow. Good news, Bluecrow.. The John Deere Broke down and was sitting in the yard for the last half of the week. I got it working today. Had to replace the solenoid. Damned electronics are always interfering with time travel. Just imagine if this broke back in time before Jebediah Solenoid created the first working model for riding mowers.. we would have been screwed.. I mean, nothing wrong with being stuck in 1980 but why not go back another 10 to 15 years...
High energy is right. Pretty good audience.
More 1980
Ah, yes, more 1980. You don't have to twist my arm. A shorter show for the time period, but still really good. Will get it going after I finish up Dicks #36, which was mentioned on some other threads. Such a great show, but apparently didn't sell well at the time. No idea why.
My Favorite Non-Multi-Track 1980 Release
Random Musing - 1980
My favorite non-multi-track 1980 release has got to be Dave's # 8, 11/30/80 Fox Theater. Love how that Matrix worked out. If anyone remembers the seaside chat, he was spot on.
Crowd noise was not as big an issue in 1980 as they could play in some pretty intimate venues. Also, as the age of the cassette master replaced the lovely Ms. Cantor Jackson, a lot of those early soundboards are a bit sterile sounding without the crystalline highs and the booming lows. Blending those early 80's soundboards with one of those near perfect audience masters works. When they aged out of the smaller, cooler venues (thinking after Jerry's coma and In The Dark) audience tapes had to compete with hundreds of the guy next to you screaming "JERRY!!" at 95 decibels, this was no longer possible.
That SBD/Dr. Bob matrix is almost exactly perfect (or as good we are going to get for the time).
On the opposite side of the same coin, I think some of the Ultra Matrix's have a bit too much of the guy yelling JERRY! then I sometimes want to hear. Thinking a lot of 87 suffers from this, and by then the audience tapes were no better.
Anyway, if Mr. Norman can pull of similar wizardry I wish they would do more like DaP#8.
Being that it’s the anniversary
9-16-90 playing now.
Wonder what the Black Friday RSD release will be.
Music comes from a place we don't know...........
Mornin', rockers!!!
Pick of the day? September 24, 1972. Because..............Dark Star!
Minor rain storm headed my way................
The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils......
Rock on!
Doc
Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water......
Why Not
It's an early audience, but contains one of the few Seven's that were recorded.
09/29/69 Cafe au Go-Go - New York City, NY
It's no betty board, but an interesting inflection point in GD history, so maybe worthy of our time. Primal GD on the heels of WMD Americana GD.
Despite the recording quality, it's pretty good for a 1969 audience. Worth the trip for the Seven alone. Plus, it's pretty short. Something different, something quick, and well, it's really something.
So why not mix it up with a shortie from the fall of 1969.
Hope everyone had a good summer
Been a while, just wanted to say hello. Watching the Dark Star from 10/18/74, cool to see video of Ned on stage, as well as see Jerry interact with the head nod. Enjoyed the April 78 release. With the 50th anniversary of the Winterland shows a few weeks away, doesn't look like anything is happening. Be good everyone. Bob t
Bob T
Hey Bob T, how have you been man? Hope all is well.
Yes, love that bonus footage from the GDM soundtrack. Might be one of my favorite UJB.
I have been traveling for work this week so still haven't made a dent in the new box, but loving it so.far.
Good thing there is no rush at this point.
Conekid
Nice Conekid, must be esp.
Enjoyed the show again, nice Shakedown Bertha, Sailor Saint. Show ends with that audience patch.
Enjoy the last few Octoberfests. Still have a couple six packs to get through. Would buy a few more but the self life of this beer is only 3 months and it goes bad fast.
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal…..
Good morning fellow rockers!!!
October 19, 1971
The second great seismic shift of 1971. The Yang to the Yin of February 18. Similar, yet different. Old, yet new. A vision of the new era. Change can be for good if you combine audacity with safety………
An old friend missing, a new guy who seems to fit in right away. Six new songs. The return of the complete CE/TOO/CE suite. The unusual occurrence of back-to-back Garcia songs twice in the first set. The first of the Fall 1971 FM broadcasts. One of only two 1971 shows that featured both Black Peter and Brokedown Palace. There ain’t no grease, but there’s plenty of Bakersfield left, as well as big jams.
Not without its rough edges, yet somehow it hangs together oh so well. Absolutely historic and worthy of a serious listen……
Rock on!!
Doc
He who rejects change is the architect of decay, the only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery………
Some may never live, but the crazy never die.....
Morning, rockers!!
This is for AJS. He'll know what I'm talking about...........
October 20, 1984, Carrier Dome. The last show we saw on that tour, maybe not Augusta level but very enjoyable. We had a great time. Maybe it was the liquid 25, courtesy of Deadhead Fred, a little drop'll do ya!!
Or maybe it was the music. Worth a listen!!!
If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago.....
Rock on,
Doc
No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys......
Doc & Angry Jack
10-20-84 - Syracuse
I was there also, think I met doc in the bathroom during drums,,, he was wearing a tie-dye :-)
My records show we rated Jack Straw at end of set one, a plus 2. Also second set opener of Shakedown got a plus 2 rating from our crew. We have the Black Peter that night at a plus 1.
Thing I remember was the air pressure blowing you out of the exit doors,,, deadheads LOVED this,,, kept going back in just to be blown out!
My wife went to Syracuse (both her parents also!)
Carrier Dome
Love the energy of this show. I'm pretty sure I tossed this out for a pick of the day a few years ago. I was not there, but hey.. we make it to the shows we can and hope for magic and a lightning strike or two.
Still, an enjoyable show and how about that Jack Straw. Another one where I wish I was there.
10-20-84 playing now
Just finished set 1.
It’s a Miller, but the file on my music player doesn’t have an ID number.
Vocals are pretty weak in some places. The playing seems to be trying to make up for it.
Shakedown poking around now…..
Edit:
I would have had fun had I been there.
Drums/Space was good.
I’ll listen to it again.
Most jokes state a bitter truth…..
November 7, 1971
Harding Theater, San Francisco, California
Deadicated to bolo24, because I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail……
Great and classic show and a long-time personal favorite. It has pretty much everything you could ask of the Dead in this era. Rockers, Cowboy songs, hot jams, the unusual coupling of Dark Star and The Other One, an unbelievably smoking NFA transition jam (maybe the best ever?), plus even the often-expected equipment difficulties, AND jokes from the audience! The circulating broadcast copies are excellent quality and highly recommended. The band sounds loose, and the crowd sounds juiced. OK yes there’s no Pigpen, but still highly highly recommended, a classic of the first rank!!
Rock on!!
Doc
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes
I guess I missed it....
I didn't see the notice about the next Bear's Journal, John Hammond.
If you missed too, it's available on Amazon and Bear's site.
I can do 10/19
Might take me more than a day though, but I'm in.
10/19/72
Thanks Jim.
Another fantastic show from the Fox!
There is something about these shows. Might be the Birdsong that adds to the overall enjoyment.
Can you imagine if they played Birdsong in Europe that year?
Taking my time with the new box, so it is fun to jump around, which is so fun with all this incredible music.
Can we add a fifth release in December? Call it For the Faithful Volume 1.
We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings.....
Mornin' rockers! And happy Friday!
Fell asleep yesterday so forgot all about TCU. But I did remember it's an underrated show..........
Austin, Texas, November 15, 1971. Brings back fond memories of my tape trading days, when I had an unbelievably good copy of the FM broadcast. Starts high with strong Truckin', throw in a sweet first set Dark Star, a fiery NFA transition jam, and the usual country/western/new material suspects, and there you have it!! Really fine, very enjoyable show that is worthy of its official release status.
Of course, November 15 1972 will also do nicely...............
We're on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions. LIke, what's for lunch?
Rock on!
Doc
On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise......
More Picks
If you didn't get a chance to listen to 11/14/73, I would strongly recommend it.
What a great show. Love shows that start off with a Big Railroad Blues. HCS, Cumberland!
The second set Truckin-TOO-Big River-TOO-Eyes-TOO-Wharf rat is a hell of a ride.
Queuing up 3/28/73 today. Dave's #16, Scooby Doo House.
Getting ready for that Maples Pavilion announcement next month.
National Felt Forum Day
Mornin', rockers!! Couldn't resist......came out of hibernation for this.......because.......well............
Where's your will to be weird?
Felt Forum December 5 1971
A new member of the family, a vote for male chauvinism, the youngest old timer, the erudite strong backbone of the organization, a very very youthful, ebullient and a very very dirty softball player, and the godfather of rock and roll play a show for the ages……
Set 1: 15 songs. Opener: Bertha. Closer: One More Saturday Night. 7 Garcia, 5 Weir, 3 Pigpen.
Substantial, top notch first set. Perhaps the greatest one-off ever, revealing Garcia’s old soul. Muddy Water sounds so well rehearsed, as if it had been in the repertoire forever. Garcia’s picking is so so sweet. Solid Weir and Pigpen material. Excellent first set.
Set 2: 15 songs, plus one ‘loose jam”. Opener: Truckin’. Closer: NFA reprise. 5 Weir, 7 Garcia, 1 Pigpen, 2 “group” (NFA, NFA reprise). Encore: Johnny B Goode. Big jam: Dark Star.
A Truckin’ for the ages. A nonverbal—but certainly not silent---version of their signature psychedelic opus. Fine jamming in the NFA suite. Really fine second set.
We should revel in the gooey exotic weirdness of the Felt Forum show. Twists and turns, peaks and valleys, Pigpen and Bakersfield, rock and roll, Grateful Dead. In December 1971, did it get any better than this???
Overall rating: classic of the first rank.
Who was Uncle Sal????
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.....
Rock on!
Doc
Music is the medicine of the mind.....
Time to say
Why wasn't this show released? 12 6 and 7 ok but this is the one that SHOULD have been.
Grumpy Grumpkins at your service
Great Question on the Felt Forum
Yes, great question. Maybe Doc knows?
I wouldn't think he would save it for a later release, so there must be another reason?
And yet ...
Almost all the ones they have released are still d*mn good too! 😁: Albuquerque, St.Louis, Austin, Ann Arbor bonus disc & the NYC material (what is not duplicative between the two dates) ... Only the UCLA show - which is decent, and likely was rush-released as Bill Walton descended - is a cut below the others ...
All of which could mean they're saving the other greatness, lately listed by several folks here, for a Big Box. That said, I would not be surprised if it didn't appear for purchase for another several years. Nice to think about it though!
No worries, Daverock!
I appreciated the sly twist of sardonic humor there, per usual ... Cheers
Sandbagging
No offense to good ole Mr Dave (L not Rock lol), but I think there’s gotta be some kinda list or outline perhaps better word, not a set in stone list, but some kind of general listing of certain shows that should/will be released in time, just not any kind of planned out schedule. Which would be very GD like lol.
He deny it categorically, but I mean to have a long term business plan you’d have to space out the top chestnuts. I can understand how this irritates some folks, fortunately, so far, not myself. But the next couple years will be interesting…
I’m not sure I always get some of his individual picks, but he often knows what tours to harvest from, and I think it’s interesting to get turned on to shows, near or around the big dogs, that you’d perhaps not normally discover.
And most of “those” have been good picks, just not “the” pick many desire.
Personally I love em all, except when sonically inappropriate (51) as it’s opened my horizons significantly, but that’s just me and I totally get the sandbagging POV.
Oh, AND, some of these shows have been significantly circulated over the years, so maybe that plays in?