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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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August 20, 2016 - 11:39am

#71

supe80

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Box Art Work

I hope someone hasn't asked this already. Does anyone know who did the artwork for the outside of the box?
August 16, 2016 - 12:41pm

#72

johnny361

Joined:
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hi gang

I spent the day with Cobo 1976. I really like these fall 76 shows with Dicks #20 being a personal favorite since it's release many years ago. This Cobo show is really growing on me with each listen. 30 Trips has been a monster to get through but I love the task! There are still shows I haven't spent time with.. but I will!
August 8, 2016 - 7:16am

#73

KYTrips

Joined:
August 25, 2012

1975

So... this is another show that's a bit tough to grade. It's relatively short for a Dead show (I think it was just one long set), and I'm guessing that they were part of a bill that included other bands at this free show in Golden Gate Park. Also, it's one of only 4 shows that they played in 1975, so I'm guess they were a bit rusty, though you wouldn't think so from the performance itself. It starts off with a really sold Help > Slipknot that sounds a bit strange without the third jewel of Franklin's Tower, but that comes later in the show. Then there's a long break as the band attempt to summons a doctor from the crowd because a woman is apparently having a baby somewhere near/behind the stage. This alone makes the show memorable. They then move into a really, really good Music Never Stopped, followed by They Love Each Other. Beat It On Down the Line is above-average, in my opinion and it's followed by a good Franklin's Tower. Big River is straightforward, and the first disc ends with a routine It Must Have Been the Roses. The second disc starts off with an above-average Truckin' followed by a good jam and Drums. That heads into an excellent Stronger Than Dirt/Milkin' the Turkey which eventually leads into 10+ minute Not Fade Away which is light on lyrics and strong on jamming. The show ends with Going Down the Road Feeling Bad and a very energetic One More Saturday Night. The highlight of this show for me is the Music Never Stopped, but there really are no off numbers in the entire show. It's a consistently good show from start to finish. Overall Grade: B
July 23, 2016 - 8:55am

#74

unkle sam

Joined:
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1990 1994

Just returned from a long road trip and listened to these two shows in their entirety during this trip. 1994 was the first listen. Show starts off with a nice Help>Slip>Franklins that is nice, Jerry in good form and everyone contributing their parts, not the best, but not bad. Then Walkin blues, not my favorite and Bobby's slide work is ok at best, then Atlhea, a good tune done well by Jer. Me and My Uncle, Big River and Just like Tom Thumb's Blues, no real Jerry in MAMU, BR just ok and JLTTB's has Phil taking lead vocals, enough said. An ok So Many Roads and Jerry sounds tired, voice a bit shaky and "old Jerry" sounding. Promised Land is good, with Bobby in fine voice, which ends the first set. Second set starts off with Scarlet>Fire, scarlet is ok but the Fire is grate, with Jerry getting his voice to perform about as good as it can get for these days. Way to go Home is next and I always liked this song, Vince in fine form throughout with Jerry adding some fine lead lines. Then into Saint of Circumstances, no Lost Sailor which I miss and wish they would not have dropped from the list, it's the better of the two tunes. A nice Terrapin with Jerry hitting all the notes and lyrics into a short but very trippy drums into an excellent space with Jerry showing us all that he can still blow heads away. Everytime there is "The last time" after a drums>space you know it was a great drums>space, like you know this could be the last time you ever hear that wonderful sound again. A good but short Stella with Jerry sounding tired in both voice and playing into a good OMSN. The encore is Liberty, a great tune that Jerry flubs the lyric on, but comes back and repeats it right. Thought the sound was ok, but a little boomy All in all a good show but....C+. 1990, good first set with a great Jack-a roe black throated wind ramble on rose and bird song, Jerry in fine voice and playing with bruce on the piano making it all sound nice. The second set here is very good, Chinacat, rider and saint all done well, very deliberate and a bit on the slower side, which is nice. At Crazy fingers and this is where it starts to get real good, the ending jam in Crazy Fingers has a bit of the x factor and was very nice then into Playing>drums>space>playing reprise, just awesome all of it, I highly recommend it. The stella is very nice into throwing stones into a great NFA with crowd chant into a fine one more Saturday nite. All in all a good show from France. The sound was ok, but had a bit of an echo in spots, not sure if it was the audience singing along or an echo, but was a bit distracting in places, a bit boomy in parts also, but all in all, not bad....a solid B. I haven't had time to get to all of them, but these two I took along just to give them a good listen, was not disappointed. For the 90's, both shows were ok, but not the same band we all fell in love with in the 60's and 70's.
July 19, 2016 - 2:12pm

#75

KYTrips

Joined:
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1974

I will go out on a limb here and officially declare the 1974 show as the first "miss" of this embarrassment of riches known as 30 Trips Around the Sun. First of all, there are a few sound-related issues that I had to overcome. The overall sound "quality" is very good, but I definitely thought that Jerry's guitar was too low in the mix (who does that... puts Jerry's guitar low in the mix?!!!?) and then there is the issue with the vocals for the first 2 songs of the second set ("Loose Lucy" and "Big River") which are missing. I mean... they're there, but they're apparently not being picked up by the mic intended to pick them up or they didn't make it to the recorder... Whatever's going on, they're not to be heard in these recordings, unless you lean into the speaker and hear them buried somewhere off in the distance. In any event, it annoys me, and I think it spoils what would have otherwise been a pretty decent "Loose Lucy" (one of my faves). In addition, this show contains a between sets "Seastones." Not my favorite in any case. So... this show was fighting an uphill battle for me. The show kinda begins with the boys being a bit sloppy. The "Uncle John's Band" opener is nice, but uneven. "Jack Straw", "Friend of the Devil" and "Black-Throated Wind" are all unremarkable. The standalone "Scarlet Begonias" is a notch up from the previous songs, but that tune was still really finding its legs in the Dead's repertoire in '74. The next 5 tunes are again, unremarkable. The first CD ends with a nice "To Lay Me Down." I have to admit, I'm partial to this song. I've always loved it and thought it was underrated as a Dead song. The first set ends with a 23+ minute Playing In the Band which is good, but again, nothing special for this era. Then we are faced with "Seastones" and the aural problems mentioned previously to start the second set. A good "Peggy O" and an unremarkable "Me and My Uncle" round out Disc 2. The meat of this show (and presumably, the reason it was included in 30 TATS) is in Disc 3. Things finally take off with a wonderful "Eyes of the World" and the rest of the show is pretty darn good. Highlights for me included the Truckin' > Drums > Caution Jam sequence, which is pretty hot. The "Drums" is particularly interesting in that in addition to Billy on drums, Phil is also participatory in the part of the show. "Ship of Fools" is really nice and smooth and the "Johnny B. Goode" to close the set is also pretty smokin'. "U.S. Blues" is a good encore and a nice way to round out the evening. I'll be brutally honest... I don't think this show would have ever merited release on it's own, so it was, in my opinion, thrown into this box set. I certainly hope it's not the best there is remaining in the vault from 1974. However, I'd be less than honest if I didn't acknowledge that the third disc of the show is pretty darn good. But it certainly was my least favorite show thus far in the box. Grade: C+
July 18, 2016 - 7:59am

#76

KYTrips

Joined:
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1973

It took me a little while longer to get to this review than I would have liked... Life's been busy with vacation and then I was in trial for a week (I'm an attorney... don't throw rocks), so my listening has been sporadic for the past few weeks. At any rate, let me start off by saying that this show is a total GEM!! Although I don't think it's the best of the box, so far, I do think it might be my favorite so far. It starts off again with a "Big Railroad Blues" which to me is a sign of good things to come (see my review from 1972). The next few songs (Jack Straw, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues) are all good, but nothing special. After all, it's just the first set. But then, this show morphs into a classic. "Here Comes Sunshine" is one of those songs that I absolutely love, and that I feel the band didn't play often enough. Accordingly, it was, in my opinion, a treat when it did show up in a setlist. Well... this one may be the best HCS EVER! It's so melodic and the playing so smooth, with a killer jam in the middle of it. It ebbs and flows nicely and you know from this point going forward that "tonight" is going to be "one of those nights." The other part about this show that is a bit different is that the first set is EPIC in length. It's actually longer than the second set, and the goodies start showing up much earlier than in a typical Dead show. I'm not going to go song-by-song, but the remaining highlights of the first set for me are: an appearance of "The Race Is On"; a very nice "Brown-Eyed Women"; "Tennessee Jed" and a late-first set China>Rider. The first set closes out (more than mid-way through Disc 2) with a hot "Around and Around."As good as the first set is, the second set is even better (although I still think the overall highlight of the show is still the "Here Comes Sunshine" in the first set). Due to timing issues, the second set actually starts on Disc 3, with the final three (3) songs on the set appearing at the end of Disc 2. I definitely recommend listening in the order in which the show was played. And let me tell you, Disc 3 is awesome!!! It is basically a non-stop, continuous 70+ minute jam which begins with an excellent "Truckin'" which then morphs into an unbelievable, three-part "The Other One" sandwich, which has "Big River" and "Eyes of the World" for the filling. It is hypnotic the way the boys weave in and out of "The Other One" throughout this portion of the show, never losing stride and hitting on all cylinders. Finally... the last portion of "The Other One" leads into a great "Wharf Rat", and they finally silence their instruments for a few fleeting moments. The show closes with three (3) stand-alones... "Me and My Uncle" (which seems strange to hear this late in a show), "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" and "One More Saturday Night". They're all good, but it's almost impossible to top that which just went down in the first 70+ minutes of this set. I definitely see myself coming back to this show over and over in the future. Show grade: "A- to A", depending upon my mood. Again... I don't think it's the best show, so far, but I do think it's my favorite!
May 24, 2016 - 11:10am

#77

KYTrips

Joined:
August 25, 2012

Ahhh.... 1972

If ever there was a more stellar year in GD history, I'm not sure what it would be (okay, okay... I realize this topic is up for debate, but I cast my lot with 1972). That being said, I had really high expectations for this show, as I do almost all '72 shows. This one didn't disappoint. However, I do think that this show will suffer a fate of being underplayed by many Heads, as it's so close in proximity to the DP 11 show from the Stanley Theater in Jersey City that took place 3 nights after this gem. I do think the Stanley Theater show is better, but this one is pretty great too. My only knock on this show... I think the sound is a bit spotty. There's one period in the show where the tape hiss is very audible and a bit distracting until you realize you're just gonna have to deal with it. The show opens with one of my personal faves... "Big Railroad Blues". You know a show is gonna be good when they open with this one. Everything in this show is filled with energy. Hell... I even liked "Mexicali Blues" which to me is usually a snoozer. "Loser" and "Black-Throated Wind" both deliver, while the band takes a bit of a breather in a subpar "Cumberland Blues" in my opinion. "Sugaree" is great (as per usual), and is followed by a consistent run of "El Paso", "Tennesse Jed" and BIODTL. In my opinion, this show REALLY gets rolling when they break into "Bird Song" later in the 1st Set. I've heard much better versions of "Big River", but the first set closes with an awesome "Brown-Eyed Women" and a MONSTER "Playing In the Band." Not bad... and that was just the 1st Set!!!The 2nd Set kills! The boys keep raising the pot (no pun intended) with each subsequent song, starting with "Greatest Story Ever Told" and continuing through "Bertha", "Promised Land", a beautiful "Fried of the Devil" and "Jack Straw". Things fall off a bit when they play "Tomorrow is Forever", a short-lived song in the Dead repertoire for good reason in my opinion. Then they ease back into things with MAMU before they head into "Dark Star" which is sandwiched around a nice little drum solo by Billy. Out of "Dark Star"?... Why yes, I do believe I will take a China Cat>Rider. And it's a good one. The show closes with the Bobby one-two.... "Sugar Magnolia" and "One More Saturday Night". All in all, a great show. Grade: A-
May 23, 2016 - 6:56am

#78

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
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1971??

I have not gone through the 2nd set of 1971...and yes, I listed 1985 twice, my mistake.
May 23, 2016 - 2:58am

#79

One Man

Joined:
May 17, 2011

1971?

I don't see 1971 on your list. And is something listed twice?
May 16, 2016 - 12:19pm

#80

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
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1984!

I'm usually partial to the 60's and 70s, however this show is tremendous! short but impeccable first set, from beginning to end; second set is quite adventurous, with a long UJB, a standalone Playin' reprise and a killer Morning Dew. My favorite 80's Trip so far. Revising my rankings... 1970 1967 1973 1975 1974 1972 1976 1968 1984 1969 1977 1983 1991 1979 1980 1981 1982 1978 1990 1993 1992 1966 1985 1986 1994 1985 1995 1987 1989 1988

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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

Kris

Speaking of singer-songwriters, deeply penetrating lyrics, oodles of people covering your songs, and country rock ~ check out Kris Kristofferson's debut album if you never have. Desert island disc.

Dylan concerts...

If you get a chance to see him..go for it. I haven't seen him in a couple years, but saw him 12 times from 2007-2013 and all the shows were awesome. He's still got a very good band behind him.

Response to Tony is Dead

Tony - I dont think its foolish to break up the set... My purpose is two-fold...1) to give those heads who cant afford the whole box or dont want all years - to select the shows they want and 2) to probably make about 200 bucks profit all up to cover the poor aussie exchange rate and shipping cost. I bought two sets - so i could be of service.... Also just bought the 18cd dylan box and selling the high-rez download card - so any offers - let me know - im keeping the box but NO need for downloads......

re: Hackett - I'm in!

November's going to be a big music month for me... Full immersion into 30 trips & DaP16. Seeing three live shows: Dead & Co, DSO, Steve Hackett Also got tix to see Disney in Concert in February - time to get my three year old seeing some live music!

white space between streaming tracks - could that be box issue?

I use Chrome on PC and Safari on iphone and hear the white space between songs. Is that the nature of those browser or could that be what the production issue that caused the delay? Maybe when the QC'd the final product they noticed the space between tracks and had to redo them for both versions of the 30 Trips??? I can't imagine they left off Vince from the box, but had Bruce. Since we got the pdf of the book, it's not the book... That would explain why the compilation was not delayed - a different song from each year. Either way getting psyched for the big delivery!!!

@chastason - 30 trips spoiler visual (and Kate too)

How can we get that gif of all of the covers and make an app for a smart phone? Wouldn't it be cool if a text message, phone call or email came in and your phone would start flashing that album cover gif??? Here it is if you missed it: http://imgur.com/SyLZIe2

Kris

the debut kristofferson album is a stonkin' classic. i got turned on to him, tripping, close range at the 1970 IOW festival, him and band performing those now classic tunes, rowdy french freaks to the immediate right of me throwing drink cans at the stage, kristofferson gallantly soldiering on but then beating a retreat - 'the natives are getting restless!' - all captured on audio, probably still available at archive.org (maybe?). the band got invited back two days later and played a peaceful sun drenched afternoon set. first time i ever saw american country music, and one of the best times i ever experienced it.

pre-order

What do you do with high resolution download? I mean do you burn it CDR or do you play it off of your computer or ipad if you have one? the debut kris Kristofferson album is pure classic not a bad song on the whole thing and the album is cohesive...you might want to get either the follow up or the one before title "silver tongued devil" not as good as the other one but decently close to it.

Dylan posts

Just want to say how much I've enjoyed all the posts on Dylan here--some really great stuff, just a ton of outstanding posts. Gary, I hope you'll let us know which Dylan album(s) you end up buying and what you think. Personally, Blood on the Tracks hits me on a level beyond anything else he's done but I can certainly understand why many consider some of his earlier albums as his best, especially Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61. Muleskinner, yes I have Tell Tale Signs, it's absolute gold and I agree that anyone who likes Bob should check it out. It looks like no one has mentioned Biograph so I'll just add that it's a great collection with some very cool alternate versions. I really like the Visions of Johanna on it. And listening to Biograph was the first time I heard Every Grain of Sand, mentioned earlier by One Man. I'm not a religious man but this song is beautiful. One last note: I bought Planet Waves earlier this year and gave it a couple good deep listens on a long drive. I've heard Forever Young hundreds of times but somehow, hearing it in the context of the full album it really moved me (the slow version that is). Maybe it's because my kids are teenagers now but I until recently I'd not fully appreciated what an incredible piece of songwriting that is.

I'm not too late, am I?....

....surprised no one mentioned Jon Fishman or Bugs from Los Lobos (who are playing here in five weeks btw)....maybe not The best, but worth noting.... ....Dylan....hmmmm....Blood On The Tracks is most special....that's all for now.... ....edit. Desire is pretty sweet too....

Alas my friend..

Its never too late.

Individual shows for sale - UPDATE

guys im selling individual shows from the 30 trips set for those heads wo cant afford or dont want all shows. following shows still available (9 gone): 68 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 90 91 92 93 94 95 shows 55us dollars each inc shipping from oz... email me at gilmourstephen@hotmail.com with requests...first come first served...also taking offers for book the single and the scroll...

That's a good profit saintstephen71 + super score

When's the Dave's 16 announcement.. Final pick of year and it better be Top Notch !!! Just scored a super stash, so Hopefully it's not one of these.. 8.4.67 3.19.77 12.27.77 6.27.84

Countdown Revisited

Either 14 OR 30 days until BOXZILLA ships.

fungus

pf tek

Rambling about Dylan

Hi all, I got into Dylan via the first three records, so maybe they're the best place to start, depending on where you're coming from. I guess I'll say Blood on the Tracks, Bringin' It all Back Home, and The Freewheelin' BD are the most essential in my eyes (ears?). Of the last 25 years, I'd concur with some others that Time Out of Mind is the best, with special mention of some songs that are for the ages (esp. Mississippi & High Water) on other records. I go through periods where Street Legal gets a LOT of play. John Wesley Harding is also high on my list. And, I dig the two early-90s acoustic/roots records, as well as Blonde on Blonde, if you skip the first track. Of the three 'gospel' LPs, Slow Train Coming stands out, in part because of some tasty guest guitarists, but Shot of Love has some outstanding tracks, too. If you've got the standard records and are eyeing the Bootleg Series releases, I'd most recommend vols 1-3, 8, & 11. What to avoid? At the bottom of my list are probably Brownsville Girl, Dylan, and Saved. Also, I'm also not really fond of listening to Empire Burlesque because I can't stand the production and some of the arrangements. Ultimately, there is no Dylan that doesn't get some ear time with me every so often, and this response could get really long if I head down this road any more. Happy Thursday morning, all--soon we'll be able to have 30 Trips with our coffee--greet the morning air with song!

How could I forget?!

Planet Waves! Definitely a favorite and one that gets heavy rotation in my life. When I had my two kids 8 and 10 years ago, "Forever Young" was enough to bring me to tears. And I love the 1st side ending>2nd side opener back to back versions on Planet Waves. Positively 4th St. was mentioned, and man, what a tune. And, since we are posting on a Dead forum, I must say, Jerry really brought soul to both "Positively..." and "Forever Young". Jaclyn and Gloria backing Jerry on the chorus of :"Forever Young" brings it home. Finally, I am glad someone mentioned Steve Earle's version of "There is a Mountain" at Lockn. That was really great. I have a recording of the set, and I have been looking forward to going back and listening to that one.

steve earle n lockn - matchewy

The neat part about steve and there is a mountain (IMO), was the first verse doesn't always come thru, but he hit the refrain the the crowd jumped on it. Could have just been me :-)I've downloaded virtually everything from lockn, bought the string cheese and my buddy bought WSP, but the rest came from youtube. Also as long as were hitting on the lockn,,,, I really liked the Anders Osborne set, never heard of the guy, but wow. Anyone looking for something do, google search "lockn 2015 Anders Osborne", great set. Would have like to seen Steve Earle do "the devils right hand". String Cheese set was incredible. Liked the WSP with Jimmy Cliff, closest I'm ever getting to hear the soundtrack from the hard they come! The Mad Dog set was great, susan really belted out "the letter"

countdown revisited - 14 or 30 days....

.....the sooner the better,,, AM I RIGHT!

Hackett - I'm in - November big month....

....don't forget 30 days of free dead! I always like that collection.

fourwindsblow

Didn't Anyone GET an e-mail from the dead? Oct 2nd is the last day to call them about your address so i'm leaning towards Oct. 5-15th for the boxes to ship...Dylan's biograph is outdated...there was a release about 2 years ago that came with the complete collection then released on it's own that has all the unique tracks on biograph...except maybe some live but that's been covered on the bootleg series..but that disc was also released on it's own about a year ago I think it's called "tracks".

e-mail from the dead

Yes I got one. Looks like the box will start shipping next week.

Johann

thanks for the tip!

side note!

Somebody turned me on to this awhile back. It'll make your head hurt, but the amount of info on here is astounding. http://deadessays.blogspot.com/

Matchewy

Thanks. That's it!In this case, to TPTB: "I forgot to mention something very important...Don't cross the streams off."

Dylan (Yep, I have to throw in my opinion)

Best (must have) albums: Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, Blood On The Tracks If those turn you on, I would consider supplementing with New Morning, Planet Waves and Street Legal. Want a live one? Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Royal Albert Hall '66 The "gospel" albums? Mostly not good. Each has a good song here or there, mostly rubbish. Street Legal is NOT one of the gospel albums. It MAYBE had hints of him going a spiritual direction, at best. And it's also a fairly good album, unlike the 3 to follow. I don't feel he's had an album worth mention since Love and Theft.

Genesis

A reunion would be awesome, though it probably wouldn't come close to me or be affordable. Phil Collins probably considers his time way more valuable than anyone can pay for. Someone said Hackett hates Gabriel. If that's true, how unfortunate. As far as I understand, there's no animosity with any of the other members.

drshakedown74 - side note

Incredible amount of data, donald trump incredible. Think it's worth printing off/downloading in case site disappears? If site stays up and is updated great, but if you get use to it and it goes.... :-( But thanks for pointing it out.

Guides to Inner Space

The Grateful Dead Guide and The Grateful Dead Listening Guide are indispensable online tools for the burgeoning Deadhead. Go on, ask me how I know! +1 PF Tek

@Tony_is_dead - Re: 10/2 email

If you scroll back a day or so you will see that several folks mentioned that they did in fact get the email. It was basically a rehash of one at the time of the delay, but it did say they were going to start shipping soon so I hope that means next week. In the meantime I am loving the stream! Haven't been able to stop it since I started about a week and a half ago. Not one subpar show yet. The '90's stuff is blowing me away! Really, really good. I guess it surprised me since I did not see the band after '87 and most of the comments here on Vince are negative. Well good old DL found some shows to put those comments to rest once and for all Rock on and long live Dave Lemieux! He is 'da man for sure

email

I would have to agree with fourwindsblow that the box could start shipping as soon as within the next week or so. The nest Dave's Picks should be announced then. Just realized that today marks the 21st anniversary of the '94 Boston show from the box, and a great one at that.

Bring on the Box !!!!

Maybe they are adding extras, lithographs, patches, or tee or something... toss in a couple bonus discs of primo cuts featuring each variation of the band.. good thing I didn't pay for shipping Lol !!! Bring on.. 6.19.76 for Dave's Picks 16 and Bonus disc of 2nd set of 6.27.76 !!! What's the word for RSD ?? Mono ?? List is small now but should have official news mid month

not to be a d*** ass

I am lost, what is RSD?

RSD

Record Store Day

thanks Jim

Always seem to forget record store day as I have never really participated. I guess I will head down to our local freaky record shop on that day just to check in. I am sorry that I might ask this question next year.

JRAD Stream

Joe Russos Almost Dead will be streaming via NugsTV for all three shows this weekend at the Brooklyn Bowl, New York. If you haven't.......you really should. Peace

Dylan

IMO Dylans best work came from 64-67, with Blonde on Blonde being the peak/best. Chimes of Freedom really is a turning point, in my opinion everything after that song was gold. Just as many of the people in the 60s, Dylan went far out and then sorta lost it and had to come back to earth in order to make sense of what just happened. I found that after my own psychedelic experiences I wanted to strap myself to a tree with roots. Its crazy how many people I know personally that went through years of psychedelia only to become farmers haha, its like you either lose it and end up forever in space or you come WAY back down to earth. I never listened to bluegrass until after years of psychedelic music,so happy I now get to enjoy Grisman,Bill Keith,OAITW, Muleskinner etc. I now find psychedelia in almost all music. Dylan being ahead of everyone by atleast a year(64-67) was the first example of this with the great John Wesley Harding and Nashvile Skyline. Love Blood on the Tracks(Especially the NY versions) and Desire; and though I am not Christian I feel very moved by SlowTrain, Bob's vocals and raw emotion really come through atleast for me. I haven't listened to much of his 80s work, though Jokerman is alright by me. For the 90s I really enjoy World Gone Wrong the most, GarciaGrisman also did renditions of a couple of the tunes on there. Tempest and Shadows in the night feel like gifts to the world to me and I really enjoyed both. If I had to choose one album from Dylan to take with me, it would be Blonde on Blonde.

Dylan

Always happy to engage in debate or critical analysis of the man.. On that note, he largely has been playing the same setlist since 2013 with minor tweaks along the way. Admittedly has taken a lot of the fun out of watching the setlists, which was like religion before that. But still great shows. His Fall tour started in Oslo today and benefiting from the time difference, he's already done. That's the only good thing about him touring on a different continent! So he started working some songs into Shadows In The Night first last Fall briefly and then earlier this year a bit more. Tonight's definitely unusual in that it had 13 originals and 7 covers, including several (obscure) Sinatra covers that weren't even on SITN. They were both recorded at the time of those sessions, and there has been rumors of a Shadows vol. 2, but still, pretty random. Haha 1. Things Have Changed 2. She Belongs To Me 3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 4. The Night We Called It A Day 5. Duquesne Whistle 6. Why Try To Change Me 7. Pay In Blood 8. I'm A Fool To Want You 9. Tangled Up In Blue (intermission) 10. High Water (For Charley Patton) 11. Full Moon and Empty Arms 12. Early Roman Kings 13. Come Rain or Come Shine 14. Spirit On The Water 15. Scarlet Town 16. All Or Nothing At All 17. Long And Wasted Years 18. Autumn Leaves (encore) 19. Blowin' In The Wind 20. Love Sick

When will the box ship?

Who really knows, I don't have "inside information."My guess is the first week of October, starting on Monday the 5th. My early guess. My guess for the delay is related to the Europe 72 Steamer Trunk box. If you recall, many discs were sent out unpolished and it appeared that there were scratches on the playing surface and that each of the show disc sleeves were made with flimsy cardboard, a thinner grade that the Road Trips series cases. People seemed gypped and there were a lot of complaints, and Rhino had to send out a whole lot of new discs and sleeves. Or something like that. I was one of the lucky ones who had everything just exactly perfect on the Europe 72 box.

Not A D* A Gary

RSD = Record Store Day

rdevil and Dylan

Rdevil: I will update on Dylan and what I think for sure. Been reading and absorbing all that is being written. Love it, especially since this will all be a new experience to me. Been making notes, checking Amazon. Unfortunately, I think I am about to have yet another big music order for 2015. But hey, what else is there do do but music, coffee, Blueberry, and good beer on the weekends! That's the Spirit!

Thanks Dave

I appreciate that very much. Side note: there are a few seats for John Prine and Jason Isbell for tomorrow night. Anybody have any feelings on them. I know Jason pretty well but John Prine is still Virgin territory for me. But wow, some seats are spensive.

Gary...John Prine

Gary,go if you can. John is an icon of American folk music and one of our greatest living songwriters.His voice is kind of rough these days but doesn't take away from the songs. I have seen him several times since 91 or so and it's always been great.

Recent Topics

RE: Bob Dylan 'Rainy Day Women 12 & 35'Since 'Blonde On Blonde' has been cited so much, I have to ask, how long did it take you to realize the refrain "Everybody must get stoned" was meant in Biblical terms not hedonistic ones? Truth be told, it took me some time (admittedly I can be a lunkhead). RE: Country Rock has anyone given Jorma Kaukonen's solo albums a listen? If not, do yourself a favor, there's some great music to be had. Let's face it, he's an extended member of the GD family and he was (supposedly) Bob Weir's guitar teacher when BW first arrived in SF. 'Samson & Delilah' is a Rev. Gary Davis song, JK is a RGD fan, so maybe BW heard it here first? RE: Genesis a friend (a Genesis fanatic) told me when Collins, Banks, and Rutherford were in rehearsals for the last/final Genesis tour, Gabriel and Hackett met up with them in Scotland for discussions for a possible 'Lamb' tour. Nothing was ever decided since Collins was citing a severe, ever worsening back condition and Gabriel had problems with how to portray a 20 year old Rael as a middle aged man. There was even talk of having LucasFilm devise a new slide show to play behind the band while they played the music. To my knowledge it never went beyond the "talk".

John Prine

Yes! Yes! Yes! 'Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard' - play it at your next keg party!

John Prine

The man is incredible. Having first heard his work via Joan Baez on Hello in There from Diamonds and Rust, I was a fan from there. He has an incredible catalog of music. I think of him and Tom Waits together. Writers that most people have heard songs from, done by other artists. Although I love them both as artists. I was playing Clocks and Spoons today on guitar, and it's just a fun song to play. Never get tired of it. I've had the pleasure of listening to a friend who knows John talk about the fun they've had talking until dawn at shows. Would love to be a fly on that wall.

Genesis...

Interesting, yet pleasing that the conversation here took a turn toward Genesis. As a young lad, I succumbed to the Sirens song known now as Progressive Rock and Roll. This before I really "listened" to the Grateful Dead. I have to admit that I still love the genre. Suffice to say that I will be attending the upcoming Steve Hackett show. I write this while listening to Nursery Cryme (Fountain of Salmicis just starting). I've decided not to stream the shows from the looming box, passing the hours instead with many old favorites: John Prine, Duke Ellington, Fairport Convention, Johnny Winter, Hot Tuna, Govt. Mule, Crazy Otto, etc... As has been suggested here earlier, anyone interested in what a Gabriel era Genesis show was like would do well to check out The Musical Box if the opportunity presents itself. Oh, and if anyone is keeping count, I plan on listening to the shows in order '66-'95. Apologies for the long winded comment, I'm at the bottom of a growler of local Oktoberfest and feeling a bit chatty. Rock on! Peace

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