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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

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April 9, 2016 - 12:54pm

#2781

Dogon

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March 23, 2009

Europe72

Once upon a time, ie over 40 years ago, I had a very early bootleg recorded at one of the German shows, where somebody (Wier?) Related in German the results of an International Soccer match between England and Germany, which naturslly the Germans won, when the box arrived I waited to hear it again, but till now, anyway, I havnt heard... I am not the most attentive of listeners, and I am only now on my second rum through of the box so maybe its there....just saying.
April 9, 2016 - 12:34pm

#2782

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Not Piling on..

I have never complained about the persistent warts that are prevalent in GD recordings.. they weren't perfectionists and took great risks. The payoff was worth it when it clicked, I'll take the warts and be happy someone recorded some of this stuff. But I really enjoy the E72 box. I'm not going to complain about decisions made, its a unique box set. I think Ill spin a new show from that box now. Been hankering for Lille. Here's to you, Senor Bolo...
April 9, 2016 - 12:28pm

#2783

Ken Goodman

Joined:
October 29, 2013

Not Mad Like Seth

I read the article about overdubs re Europe 72...and it didn't make me mad (like Seth certainly has a perfect right to be). The way I see it, the Grateful Dead were artists and they were making art. Every artist has the right to "work on" their stuff...like an author doing countless revisions, or a painter dabbing away at an ever-evolving image. Monet, for instance, once said that he "never" considered a painting to be finished. If you see a concert live, then you hear the live show as it is; that's special & unique. But when artists transfer their live work to albums, I feel they have the right, as artists, to evolve...to literally sculpt their work. Either way, I was pleased to see (unless I missed something) that no Dark Stars or jams were overdubbed! I usually put 6 CDs in my CD holder and program for Dark Stars & jams exclusively...so no overdubs here! But even if there were, I'd understand it as the original artists polishing/evolving their own work. Seems to me, the evolving process is equally creative as the original concert effort; therefore the two can morally (and often miraculously) merge. Where I would NOT support overdubs would be things like Hendrix's "Crash Landing," where musicians (not at all connected with the original work) add music decades later. That I don't like.
April 9, 2016 - 12:22pm

#2784

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

"EUROPE '72 OVERDUBS"

Funny, that essay is a great, informative read. And the attempt to strengthen aspects of the live shows slated for release doesn't bother me a bit. Sure, woulda been nice to see DL provide full disclosure, but the actual outcomes were excellent and is/was the band's prerogative. There are so many unaltered tapes and warts out there, that I commend the band for up-tweaking a few things. Jer, apparently, was the most prolific dubber and I say, hat's off to him. And I like the fact that the distinctly Euro 72 songs that Robert Hunter always lamented shoulda, woulda, coulda been properly recorded in a studio were given some loving touches. Purity is an idealist's dream and, as noted, the GD weren't purists. I invite one and all to get up on the soapbox and scream 'rip-off,' 'impure,' 'fraud,' 'unworthy,' whatever! I call it craftsmanship and DL's decision to not reveal all details is part of the magic show. In fact, I recall thinking over the past year that all the post-band ('95) releases had no chance of being overdubbed, but I'm pretty sure ole Jer woulda loved to correct a few of his mistakes. But with the pace of releases, much of that stuff would have never seen the light of day if Jer had been around to object or spend precious time over-dubbing. This information isn't revelatory, nor does it diminish in any way my love for that '72 box. Loved it for the 2 1/2 yrs we spent absorbing each show in turn, love it now, will love it as I turn to another listen in coming years. In fact, it piques my interest further. Just knew you all were wondering about my opinion!
April 9, 2016 - 11:21am

#2785

Seth Hollander

Joined:
August 27, 2009

E72 Overdubs article: Ooof!

As some of you may have noted, I can get pretty pissed off about somewhat "small" things.Thanks JeffSmith for posting about this article and linking it. I have said in the past that E72Box was the last GDM release that I didn't have a problem with. Well, now i have problems with that too! As several commenters on the linked article noted, GDM avoids disclosing all the disfiguring of the source documents that they do when preparing a release (the secret insertion of the 6/8/77 GDTRFB in the 5/77 box gets a mention). This article summarizes enough fuckerey that I am feeling that I maybe should throw the damn box out! Of course I won't, but I can no longer think of it as a document of GD's historical high point; it's relationship to the performances on that tour is similar to that between Pam Anderson's natural body and her movie star body! I did sell off my HYH, SOWTGD, and RTR- I shouldn't have as they contain vocal parts and mixing choices that document those shows differently. With two books in the steamer trunk, one should have included all the info in the article JeffSmith linked. I had heard some of the info in the article before, but reading it all in one sitting is quite upsetting (for me). TRUTH is more important than beauty (imo), so I really appreciate your bringing this to our attention JeffSmith. If only Dave & Jeffrey & GDM could get on the truth train.... Still excited about my 7/78 box and DaP18 in May, but I am pretty sure I won't be getting rid of my SIRA release of 7/8/78...I trust commercial bootleggers more than I do GDM. A free concert D/L site I follow has commenced posting all the GD81 shows. Made a 2CDr set of 3/5/81 S2 (-final 3) & 3/6/81 Set 2 (-first 2). 3/5 stuff was awesome last night. Gonna hide in the 3/6 disc today and try to cleanse my soul of this GDM muck. Out with DL2, in with Charlie Miller! P.S. all you 80's haters who say the Dead were unworthy 82-88: I don't quite agree with you, but I see why you have that opinion. These '81s are much more powerful than most 82-88 shows.
April 9, 2016 - 7:55am

#2786

Bach 2 Bach

Joined:
June 5, 2007

Mmmmmm..... Dark Star.....

...melts in your mind, not in your hand...
April 9, 2016 - 7:51am

#2787

80sfan

Joined:
April 17, 2015

keithfan/76 blindspot

Funny you mention that...i always felt the same way about 76 as well. In fact the only shows in my collection from 76 are 6/9, 6/14, 6/21, 7/18, 10/9 & 10/10. That said...each one of those are absolutely tremendous! Every time i play one of them i always wonder why i don't do it more often, yet 76 is probably the year i'm "least" excited about. Definitely a transitional year but chock full of wonderful performances. The mind is a strange thing indeed... looking forward to the new release -
April 9, 2016 - 7:11am

#2788

JeffSmith

Joined:
June 9, 2014

Missing Songs from Europe '72

First, thanks Keithfan for the excellent commentary on Wembley 4/8 and thank you Sixtus for re-posting your Europe '72 Dark Stars overview (I saved your original post). I am still replaying that DS>Sugar Mag>Caution. You can tell from the cheers and applause after the supposed “end” of Sugar Magnolia that many in the crowd were scrambling onto the bus for the first time that night. Man! did they have another thing coming when Sunshine Daydream kicked in and finished red shifting their faces right off of their heads! That’s the first of 5 Cautions from the Europe ’72 incursion. Is there a better hour on the tour? We’ll find out. . . NEXT STOP: Newcastle 4/11/72. In the meantime, if you want to know what’s actually in the trunk, check this out (don't recall who posted this link a couple of years ago, but THANKS!): "EUROPE '72 OVERDUBS" From “Grateful Dead Guide” on Dead Essays 1/31/14: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-europe-72-overdubs-guest-pos… One thing that caught my eye in the article was the handful of AWOL tracks: “There are just a few cases where tracks are circulating that are missing from the box set: “Casey Jones” at the end of the 4/7 first set, the 4/21 soundcheck of “Loser” and “Black Throated Wind,” and the 5/11 encore of “One More Saturday Night.” (On the other hand, the box set turned up a previously unknown soundcheck on 5/16 of a rare “Big River” and “Sugar Magnolia.”)” You can hear &/or download the errant tracks at: CASEY JONES from 4/7: https://archive.org/details/gd72-04-07.aud.sirmick.31329.sbeok.flacf (downloadable on the Archive) SOUNDCHECK from 4/21: https://archive.org/details/gd1972-04-21.116404.sbd.berger.sndchk.flac16 (stream only on the Archive) or https://archive.org/details/gd72-04-21.fm.vernon.9380.sbeok.shnf (downloadable on the Archive) ENCORE from 5/11: https://archive.org/details/gd72-05-11.sbd.samaritano.9357.sbeok.shnf (stream only on the Archive)
April 9, 2016 - 6:02am

#2789

80sfan

Joined:
April 17, 2015

last versions

cool link...never really thought about last versions (except for iconic songs like st. stephen, etc). I was at the 6/30 pittsburgh show and turns out I saw the final bird song and candyman (among others). Sorta depressing when you think about it but that's life - On the other hand it got me thinking about that show this morning- It was my final show, and i'm thankful i got to see a pretty special one. We got drenched that night...sky opened up on us just as the second set started...4 straight rain songs - Rain, Box of Rain, LL Rain, Samba (i might be mixing the order up)....believe we also got a Terrapin, a pretty nice SOTM and a rare Gloria encore. just an incredibly cool experience. The look on everyone's face as we walked out said it all - even after all those years (and despite the hell that was that final tour) on any given night, magic could still exist at a dead show.
April 9, 2016 - 5:57am

#2790

simonrob

Joined:
June 7, 2007

Butch Trucks cont. cont.

Great Caesar's Ghost with Butch Trucks also released an album "Live at the Stephen Talkhouse" which included renditions of Mr. Charlie, Franklin's Tower & St. Stephen. Whatever Butch had to say about the Dead, he doesn't seem to have a problem with playing in a band that features lotsa Dead tunes.

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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

@VGUY

Nicely done Vince! PS: Bella got to say hi to Jerry at the local restaurant tonight - one picture is the RS one with 4.5 digits wave and the other is the one in front of the Pyramid. She loves her Uncle Jerry. Added Box of Rain from Wichita DaP along with UJB. Soon she'll be ready for a China>Sunflower.

Nope

It's all Betty ya bitter old crank. Your posts are about as pleasant as a morning hangover :-)

pre-hiatus dead

sucks!

no it's post-hiatus

that sucks! no it's??? so which dead era sucks again? I can't keep this shit straight.

Code name Stingray

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not sure if Bolo's latest post is a clue, or just a demonstration of his recently learned Arabian counter-espionage techniques. Maybe he's conducting some sort of covert experiment, perhaps this is even the start of Operation Fried Mozzarella. Anyways, I'm not sure what to make of his clue, or of DL's comment that 19 is something they've never done before. Any pick is a great pick for me, but in looking at the larger picture, it seems we're due for either a very early pick (68-71) or a late one (87-91).

Cheese and Crackers

ahh.. much better. I was reading some of the posts over the last few days and decided I needed some cheese and crackers to go with some of this wine(ing). :D I had to crack up because I just got my "Make America Grateful Again" T-Shirt in the mail Friday, today was its first wear. Serendipitous me thinks... Happy Sunday all.. and we can start by being thankful that I was not in VGuys car on the ride back from the pool. I would have surely ruined their harmonies... The last time I was in Vegas I stayed at Mandalay Bay. It had the most kick ass pool(s) I have ever seen in my life. Another thing to be grateful for.

Mandalay

I'll second that Mandalay pool praise--super nice, complete with wave pool and sandy beach. Way at the far south end of the strip, but pools make it worth it.In I think 2006 my wife and I went to a great, sadly now defunct (de-funked)festival there called "Vegoose," which they did for a few years over Halloween weekend. Phil and Trey played twice, Rhythm Devils (w/ Mike Gordon of Phish), Tom Petty, Widespread Panic, plus a ton of other great acts from other genres--Damian Marley, Fiona Apple, the Mars Volta, the Roots. It was 2 or 3 days of daytime shows at several stages by unlv, then night time shows at various places around the strip later at night. We got back to hotel from Phil and Trey night show at like 5 am. Wish that one still happened--with all the other festivals sprouting up all over and specifically through the summer, would've thought that the location and time of year could have made it a huge thing. Check out the lineups they had: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegoose

Interesting

Looks like both 5/11 and 5/26/72 are available again in the store. I wonder if the (expected) increase in visits to the site this coming week have anything to do with that. Pop in to pick up DaP 19 and while you're at it grab a couple of the most famous shows of that era. Not a bad idea by the folks in charge (or it's late and I'm overthinking it)...anyway, they are available for those on this board who may be looking for them.... Regarding the upcoming release, my gut tells me it's 1970. I've been wrong before (ok every time) but either way should be a fun week ahead-

?

It isn't difficult...-pre-hiatus is older than 1974, -post-hiatus younger than 1974 I love it all, as most of us do, but we also all have favorites. Nothing wrong with cheering for the next pick. I'd rather chat about live GD than I would chat about random non-G.D. b.s. that clutters this board on occasion. By the way, do we typically get two box sets released each year, or is one box set released? I think one box set is released each year...huh?

Re: 80's fan - 5/11/72 and 5/26/72

If any of you don't have these shows by now and are on the fence.. they are really must have's. Both of them. One epic, the other absolutely prime classic. They really are two of the best shows ever played (in my humble opinion). ..and yes, my soft spot is 67 to 74 also... This is good news (I think). I do have to wonder how fast these things are selling.. its been four years now..

Cluttered?

Then set yourself free.....by all means.See ya! :) ...and remember folks.....don't sweat the petty stuff,but do pet the sweaty stuff. :)

In other words....

If ya gotta fart in a crowded room,take it outside man. ;)

Thanks for the positive feedback, folks

Much appreciated. "The eagle has landed," um, "the package has been delivered," yeah, I mean I gave him the CD ;) Now it's up to him to "hear" it. Will he catch the devine "disease?" I don't know, but it would be so cool if he did, and anyway I gave it my best shot. Yes, I am attempting to "indoctrinate" my friend into the brotherhood, out of love you understand, and yes Ripple alone should have sealed the deal, but who knows. China>Rider and many others are planned for a vol 2, if we get that far. We shall see...

Vegoose....

....yeah. Went to the second go around. Perfect weather, perfect music. Sad that yearly festival faded away. And yes, the Mandalay pool is, pardon my French, the shit....

Funny

Ha! Pet the sweaty stuff. That's funny. I have listened to Veneta Playing in the Band 3x in the last 24 hrs. Trying to figure out what makes it better than the 20 or so E72 versions. Is it just the duration? We will see. Keith is definitely very prominent in Veneta, more so than I recall on the Europe shows, but I haven't listened to E72 in ages, so that may just be my memory.

blah, blah blah some more

Pools and Fools

Here in sweet sweaty Florida, pools are damn near must haves. Pool Bars being a close second. And those two lead to foolish escapades of Summer Legend.In the early 1970s there was an apt complex that featured a pool than snaked all through the development and it featured underwater stereo! Of course the music feature didn't last long, but the parties that went on were indeed crazy. Ladies swimwear wasn't as wild back then but young tanned hot bods have been a must since Babylon, and this place was the jewel of the Nile. Such fine memories! Summer Pool Parties were a weekly occurance as I got into the 80s complete with bar b cues and kegs of superb adult refreshment. When I finally put together a mobile DJ business that was our bread and butter, the 4 hour Pool Party. Times were perfect then or so it seems now looking back. I'm still deep in this 78 box and loving it more and more. This morning I'm grooving to 7-3 St. Paul with some fine Java and debating if I really need to wander out in the 10 am heat that's already 89 degrees! If I do, I guess it would be to go to..........you guessed it! The Pool. Hahahahaha.

Negativland!

I've been going thru my collection A-Z checking all labels, filenames, id-tags. Labeling all live shows I have that don't have song titles and ID-ing what songs they are. Came across my folder for Negativland and found it was lacking. A world wide search of libraries found none of their albums. (big surprise there!) Amazon has most, but even used prices are high. Any Negativland fans out there with a large collection (or small) that want to do some horse trading? If you never heard Negativland, odd stuff, a little like The Residents (more or less?) But I'd like to get more in stock. Hit me with PM's if you can help. thanks Dennis

Random Thoughts on Dave's Pick Vol. 7 - Rhythm Devils vs. Drums

I just completed a nice long morning stroll around town, (wearing my "Make America Grateful Again" T-shirt, Jim ;) and I listened to DaP7, start to finish. I chose this one because it got shelved pretty quickly after a couple of listens when it was released, and I have to say that it is still one of the weaker picks, IMO. Set I is solid, especially the Ramble On Rose, Must Have Been the Roses, and Music Never Stopped, but Set II sounds flat to me. For me, the most interesting part is the Rhythm Devils, which get far out there with weird vocal/animal noises... sounds like a cosmic trip through the rain forest. Which leads me to a question: What distinguishes a Rhythm Devils from a Drums? Is it a time period thing? Obviously, you can't have rhythm devils without Mickey, but it seems to have been a late 70s-early 80s thing. Is there anything that sets the two apart? Also, the three song second disc is disappointing, much like the two short discs in the 78 Box from the Red Rocks shows. Give us some filler, Dave! I know there is plenty to go around! Oh, and the slide guitar on Werewolves is horrendous... makes it damn hard to enjoy. Again, just my opinion. Peace

5-11-72 & 5-26-72

Agree with earlier posts. If you don't have either of these two grab them. They are excellent. Despite a lot of the best of 5-26 being on Europe '72, this gives you the entire suite - complete and uninterrupted.

drums is drums.

if you listen closely on 4/14/78, while they are doing the "dancin' in the streets" chant heading into drums, you can hear Jerry say "like the rhythm devils". so maybe it's a time period thing. Spring 78 RD, everything else is Drums. to me, though, drums is drums. it'd be fun for a day to have as pets a black cat and a white cat, one named "Drums" and one named "Space".

having reorganized my CD collection, I am branching out to...

late 80s/early 90s for the first time in a long time. Nightfall of Diamonds sounds reeeeeally good today. first few tracks of 6/16/90 VFTV sounded good earlier this morning. the sound from this time period reminds me of skating on ice. the sound just glides.

ugh. "I will take you home "

one of the reasons i am not that crazy about this time period. Brent's great, but this song is way too personal. I love my daughter and spoil her beyond all comprehension, but i don't tell y'all about it.

Take You Home

Actually, for me- nothing says Saturday night party like I Will Take You Home. That song just pumps me up- every single time. Anyways, totally kidding. Honestly, I appreciate the sentiments of the song, and it's heartfelt nature. But I'm not sure if there was ever a time when I was like, yeah please put that on- I could go for a killer Take You Home right now.

Take You Home

Its not my favorite repeat listen either.. Sure beats the Let Me Sing Your Blues Away I was listening to from Philly 9/21/73.

Just a Little Light

Ok. So as far as Brent's tunes go, curious how you guys feel about this one?I'd say it's my fav of his, especially in the Spring 90 TOO box................

Take You Home

You're totally missing the point of the song which explains alot about the kind of deadhead you are. "Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare".

Point

No one is missing the point of I Will Take You Home. It's not possible. That is part of the problem.

Palate Cleanse

Love the recent comments about "palate cleansing." Always interesting to see what other people are listening to. Mine: Hawkwind, Stones, Paul Weller, Chris Robinson and the New Earth Mud, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, Amon Duul, 10K Maniacs, Arild Anderson, Bruce Cockburn, Coltrane, Lee Morgan and Suzanne Vega. And now, back to Dead boards: 10/17/72, Fox Theatre.

My point is...

if that's all you can make of the song that is the problem.

Just A Little Light

Probably my favorite of the Brent composistions.Blow Away comes in second for me. Rock on

Little Light? Blow Away? good songs.

Re IWTYH I can see the psychedelic giddiness: "something big and cold (has got a hold) of you". that's pretty funny if you think about a lysergic state of mind. a big oozy melty creature or something the literal lyrics are just too much for me, and the instrumentation. Remember, I have never sold a single record, so the joke's ultimately on me. enough of that topic. What about Gainesville? It sounds AWESOME right now....Truckin' into Drums...

Just a Little Light

Wish they had played it more. Song had the legs to go far but never got the time to develop. update - just checked seems they only did it about 18 times! Longest one I have is 8.5 minutes.

"something big and cold (has got a hold) of you"

That's about the mean cold world out there today. I'm Out

re: Just a Little Light

Best Brent tune,in my opinion. The rest of his songs seemed better suited for a Light Rock band than a psych band.

IWTYH

The version from 3/25/89 is a standout. Brent's vocal approach feels like a southern gospel/soul influence. When I first started listening to the Dead in the early-mid '80's, Brent's songs didn't immediately catch on with me. By '89-'90, his songs really grew on me. I would be a very ecstatic happy camper if the next Dave's Pick has some nice Brent features.

Gentlemen...

start your engines. :)

Favorite Brent tune?....

....Gentlemen Start Your Engines. Seriously. An awesome song. Was lucky enough to catch one live....

jrf68....

....grate minds think alike....

11/29/80 second set

heard it once or twice on tape. Thought good ok yeah. then I heard it today on disc. Massive amounts of energy. if you wonder why people ask, "What about Gainesville?", give this show a listen. You will understand.

10/11/80 acoustic

sounds really good. I got the disc from my friend's pile of extras. had the second electric set on tape, but...

Brent

I don't mind a Brent song or two in there; admittedly to my ears his voice got better with time - more raspy and able to scat/improv as time went on. He sounds best to me (vocally) in the spring '90 box sets. I had never really given his tunes much thought until they were popping up all over those set lists and I started taking a liking to, for example, Easy to Love You. While potentially cheezy in the title, the song has some good lyrics and a decent bounce. I also like Just a Little Light; Jerry on wah pedal anytime is good by me. Blow Away can be fun also, especially the longer versions. Also his voice lends nicely to backup vocals, again, the rasp. Thanks to the couple of peeps who shouted out over my vacation last weekend; weather was iffy (read: bad) but happily the family time worked out quite well and as far as I'm concerned, rain on Nantucket is still pretty much as good as any weather anywhere else. Oh yeah, and Cisco Brewery is one of the greatest places on Earth. Have an enjoyable safe day and week All. Looking forward to Fenway shows this weekend for sure. Sixtus

Little Light

Just a little light and Blow Away are two of my favorite Brent Tunes... I like take you home too.. its not something I spin a bunch.. but things like that change over time.

This day in '69

https://archive.org/details/gd1969-07-11.123417.sbd.latvala.lee.smith.f… SBD 2013 07/11/69 NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park - Queens, NY Set 1: Dupree's Diamond Blues Dire Wolf Hard To Handle Silver Threads Casey Jones Sitting On Top Of The World Big Boss Man Mama Tried High Time Drums Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) Jam The Other One Cryptical Envelopment Death Don't Have No Mercy Turn On Your Love Light

gentlemen start

vguy, Which one did you catch? I was at Pittsburgh, and loved that tune. Certainly not a feel-good lyric ("if you don't like trouble, better leave my ass be"), but a dark, swampy groove that Jerry delivered a searing lead on for the strange, open-the-floodgates instrumental break. Brent got his expletives in that night, taking his patented Little Red Rooster verse, too ; ) Id've preferred Gentlemen Start to either We Can Run or I Will Take You Home on the studio album. The latter has really grown on me over the years, at the time I hoped for anything but out of Space. On the Terrapin Limited show (3/15/90), Jerry puts in some nice midi horn flourishes. Sitting up in the rows directly behind Brent for that show, it was hard not to enjoy that one. Wish I'd have caught a Believe It Or Not!

An especially good Monday

Coltrane "Stardust"; "Standard Coltrane"; "Bahia" marathon session from 7/11/58. (happy b.d. dad!)RR Kirk "Kirk's Works" 7/11/61 Joe Gordon "Lookin' Good" 7/11/61 (with an under-the-radar Jimmy Woods) John Patton "Blue John" 7/11/63 (Grant Green, too) GOGD State Pavilion 7/11/69 Merl & Jerry "Keystone Compays" 7/11/73 (you there, doc?) Bob Marley 7/11/73 (courtesy Cosmic Badger) Marshall Tucker Band "Where We All Belong" 7/11/74 Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" companion disc, 7/11/98 All the estrogen of the household has headed to the absolute elsewhere which avails the opportunity to appreciate this thing we enjoy to the utmost. Peace.

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted

Yo! Rockers!!! My spies tell me that the next Dave's WILL be two consecutive shows----May 28 and 29, 1969. With filler from the 5/7/69 show. Yup, they've never done THAT before........... Personally, I think it's just an ugly rumor........... Rock it in the pocket! DOC

Doc quote, often mis-quoted..

That explains a lot.. you hear dead people. That would be a stellar combo, it feels like we are due something vintage.

Brent's Brass Ones

Sing IWTYH in front of 100,000 heads cause I don't give a sh*t what you think about how much I love my daughter. Good for him. I know how he feels!!! I like We Can Run and Tons of Steel. My favorite Brent lead is a cover; Dear Mr. Fantasy. His raspy lead on that song gives me chills every time. I've been known to queue up all of 'em and let them roll one after the other. Some May 69? Whoo Boy. Do it Dave. Doc said so!

I'm callin' ya out, Doc!

"Spies"?? You'll have to do better than that or change your name to DocBolo! I'm sayin' it's 6-10-73 on four discs, an extra bonus to subscribers -- unless it makes DaP20 a two-disc set -- and priced accordingly for ala carte sales. Let's see yer cards, mate..... Oh, and, uh, hope you're doin' well! (Readers: I'm teasing the Doc, he's been berry berry good to me.)

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