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    18,000 happy Dead Heads could not be wrong. Deer Creek, my how you deliver.

    We're closing the books on DAVE'S PICKS 2021 with not one but two - nearly - complete shows from Noblesville, IN 7/18/90 & 7/19/90. Yes, we've packed it all on four CDs, save for that second night encore which we promise you'll get to hear in the very near future. Sometimes there really is just too much good stuff.

    For now, we'll invite you to cozy up with two exceptional back-to-back shows, shows with precision and clarity, shows with more than a lion's share of exploratory jams, and most importantly, shows that were simply a damn good time for all. Highlights from night one include the bookends of a spectacular "Help>Slip!>Franklin's" and an epically intricate "Morning Dew" followed by a classic cover of "The Weight." Night two, is the sleeper hit, with flawless playing from start to finish, the set list inviting you to find new favorites in top-notch renditions of "Foolish Heart" or "Victim Or The Crime," and if that's not one of the finest versions of "Desolation Row" Bobby ever did do! We would be remiss if we didn't mention that these shows were among Brent's last and they are some of his finest of the era at that.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL. 40: DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, NOBLESVILLE, IN 7/18 & 19/90 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

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  • KeithFan2112
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    I didn't realize11/17/71 was so high on your list Doc. I'm sure I must have known it back when DaP 26 came out, but my memory is as bad as my hearing. What? Who are you?!

    For my part I hadn't heard this Albuquerque show until it was officially released. I was just hoping it was close in quality to the Road Trips show from 11/15. I wasn't disappointed. It's a doozy and pretty much cements Fall 1971 as my personal favorite year for The Other One without Crypticals. Jerry has that bluesy section in part 1 that's worth the price if admission. And the tapes sound great. The outro jams on Truckin' were second to none in those days. Also includes one of my favorite onstage Jerry quips after the false start on Sugaree: "these things take time....We're New Here". ​God bless him, he always sounded like he was having fun up there. I'm going to declare El Paso as a "deep cut" in this set list; Garcia is relentless with his fills. He could have sat back and played complimentary rhythm chords, but he just enjoyed playing too f@#%in much.

    I'm going to attempt to get in 11/17/72 and 11/17/73 as well today. Man I love that Wizard of Oz album cover.

  • daverock
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    What...no Grand Funk?

    Mr Ones - you didn't see Grand Funk Railroad, then? From what I have read about them, they could pop a few eardrums back in the day. Even Phil Lesh, in an early bid for old fartdom, has a pop at them on one of the 1971 shows in the new box. They were much hated by the British music press, too, A weird kind of recommendation to the likes of me.

    Maybe it was hype though. I can remember when Ted Nugent toured Britain around 1976-77, there was a promotional poster of him - Tarzan with a Gibson f-hole - and the legend "If it's too loud, your'e too old!" printed underneath. But I wasn't impressed. No more deafening than anyone else I had ever heard.

    Incidentally, I notice the Blue Oyster Cults box set of albums on Columbia has been re-released recently. That includes one of my all time favourite American hard rock albums - "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees". I've jus ordered a copy to catch up on their latter labums from those years.

  • Forensicdoceleven
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    Without music, life is a journey through a desert…..

    50 years ago today…….

    November 17, 1971
    Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Set 1: Truckin'-Sugaree-Beat It On Down The Line-Tennessee Jed-El Paso-Big Railroad Blues-Jack Straw-Deal-Playing In The Band-Cumberland Blues-Me And Bobby McGee-You Win Again-Mexicali Blues-Casey Jones-One More Saturday Night

    Set 2: Ramble On Rose-Sugar Magnolia-Cryptical Envelopment>drums>The Other One>Me And My Uncle>The Other One>Wharf Rat-Not Fade Away>Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>Not Fade Away

    Deadicated to Strider Brown, because memory is a net full of holes, the most beautiful prizes slip through it…..

    And all around is the desert; a corner of the mournful kingdom of sand…….

    A very fine show and another personal favorite. I’ve advocated for this show for decades, and always hoped a good FM or SBD copy would someday magically appear. Yes, until that day came, at least once a year I would break out my old, not-entirely-but-almost-unlistenable copy and revisit it. Strong playing, good songs, nice jams. Highly recommended, especially now that it’s available in impeccable sound quality!!!

    You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst……

    Rock on!!

    Doc
    The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena…..

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    First One:
    Jimi Hendrix - Love&Peace Festival, Isle of Fehmarn - September 6, 1970
    My only memories are about the audience, was too young

    Last One:
    High South - Downtown Blues-Club, Hamburg, March 08, 2020

    Loudest One:
    Probably Rory Gallagher - Macht der Nacht Musikzelt, Hamburg, November 15,1987
    Rory was so drunken, he starts playing La Bamba 20--30 times during his set
    And maybe 10 or more Marshall stacks behind him. Saw him 10-15 times but this show was
    the loudest and disappointing one.

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    Let the games continue

    My first concert was canceled as we pulled onto the parking lot. Freedom Jam ‘75, was to feature Eric Clapton, Santana, Pure Prairie League, and at least 2 other bands I can’t remember. As we were about to make a left turn into the parking lot, we saw the line of people waiting to gain entrance(at least 6 people wide) do an about face and start walking away. This concert was at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium(home of the Colts & Orioles). Apparently, a HUGH wind gust blew in and proceeded to blow the entire stage and equipment down to the ground. What a disappointment!! A few months later, I saw The Outlaws, Jay Ferguson Band, and Seatrain. It wasn’t quite the same level of excitement, but 1,500 shows later, it was a start.
    The loudest is easy. 2nd runner-up goes to The Allman Brothers(I was unfortunately close to stage monitors). Runner up is Black Sabbath at the Baltimore Civic Center in 1978(Van Halen opened!!). My ears were fuzzy for 2 days, I had second row seats. But in a nod to DAVEROCK(thanks for backing up the description I’ve been giving for years), Deep Purple was SO LOUD, it took me 3-4 minutes to discern what song they were playing(Highway Star, which I knew VERY well). And this was on their Mk.3 reunion tour in ‘85(‘86??). I was at least 15-20 rows back. Holy shit, how could anyone play THAT LOUD!!

    Live, love, music!!

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    Who Wasn’t Loudest…

    Saw The Who (@Forest Hills) and Jefferson Airplane (@Capital Theatre, Port Chester) both in 1971.

    The Who was loud (5th row), but JA was painfully loud (way in the back).

    I remember putting my fingers in my ears it felt so bad.

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    Motorhead sometime in the 90s left me deaf for 2 days.
    On honeymoon in 2014 went to pay homage at Fillmore. Saw The War On Drugs- too loud for my wife's delicate ears. To me it was loud but not deafening. We left early. No lasting effects. We're still married......

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    The initial gigs I saw, between 1972 and 1975, when I still lived with my parents, were all deafening. It was part of the buzz - music that was felt rather than heard, and that denied rational explanation or understanding. Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep were particularly punishing, but the prize for over the top volume has to go to Deep Purple in 1974. I can remember them taking the stage in semi darkness - shadowy figures with hair down to their knees. A drum roll...a screetch from an amp...then the lights came on and I was accosted by the most violent explosion I had ever heard in my life. This was them playing something off one of their albums. It was too loud to tell exactly what, but after a while my ears adjusted and I could make some sense of it. This pattern was repeated throughout the night. "Did you have a nice time, dear?" "What?"

  • gratefulgerd
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    The Who were by far the loudest Band I've ever experienced. Extremely loud!!! Show at the Festhalle, Frankfurt on Aug. 11, 1972.

    Last Show: Warren Haynes, Batschkapp, Frankfurt, June 6, 2019.

    BTW, saw Warren Haynes in 1983 with DAC in northern Germany and same year in Tulsa, OK (Cain's Ballroom).

    G.

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    First live show, loudest

    Bigbrownie you remind me my family went to musicals in SF and at the Theater in the Round in San Carlos, way before I saw my first rock show. Oliver, The Pajama Game, Brigadoon, etc.

    Loudest show is a toss up between Los Lobos in the relatively small SF Fillmore, and Neil Young at the Cow Palace in 1976. The Lobos are such a loud band, three guitars, and the sound just bounces around the small hall, such cacophony! I swore I would only see the Lobos outdoors after that. The Lobos are great outdoors, I saw them at Hardly Strictly, High Sierra Music Festival, Marin County Fair, and Stearn Grove.

    Neil was with Crazy Horse. We were ushering, so we could sit in the huge Cow Palace and hear them sound check. At one point, as the band were playing, Neil's guitar dropped out of the mix, and boy you could tell he was laying out huge loud crunch, the rest of the band sounded like a wind up toy!

    Saw X at the Geary Street church when it was doing shows occasionally. They were pretty loud too.

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18,000 happy Dead Heads could not be wrong. Deer Creek, my how you deliver.

We're closing the books on DAVE'S PICKS 2021 with not one but two - nearly - complete shows from Noblesville, IN 7/18/90 & 7/19/90. Yes, we've packed it all on four CDs, save for that second night encore which we promise you'll get to hear in the very near future. Sometimes there really is just too much good stuff.

For now, we'll invite you to cozy up with two exceptional back-to-back shows, shows with precision and clarity, shows with more than a lion's share of exploratory jams, and most importantly, shows that were simply a damn good time for all. Highlights from night one include the bookends of a spectacular "Help>Slip!>Franklin's" and an epically intricate "Morning Dew" followed by a classic cover of "The Weight." Night two, is the sleeper hit, with flawless playing from start to finish, the set list inviting you to find new favorites in top-notch renditions of "Foolish Heart" or "Victim Or The Crime," and if that's not one of the finest versions of "Desolation Row" Bobby ever did do! We would be remiss if we didn't mention that these shows were among Brent's last and they are some of his finest of the era at that.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL. 40: DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, NOBLESVILLE, IN 7/18 & 19/90 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

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Blows Against the Empire
Plunkt.Vert.Plastik - Somet
The Record Company - Play Loud
Otis Redding - Live at the Fillmore
William Parker - Painters Winter and In Order to Survive

Bonus - Terry Reid - Superlungs
Latest Dead - 12/10/71-BK is the man - excellent drumming

Need some very good high value headphones? HiFiMan headphones has been running some excellent clearance sales. Re400 Waterlines were $100 and now can be had for $19 - great for travel and working around the house. Also the HD 400 line - on par with Sennheiser 600. Be sure your orders are available in your part of the world.

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Fav of your 5's - Estimating profs Gary Burton Eberhard Weber Passengers. So good. Saw Gary and Chick in '76 era in Boulder. Fun with Fungi.
Everyone's jazz references have me starting a long put off project dividing all the vinyl into categories. I need to be able to go to what I'm in the mood for, not what I may be lucky to find alphabetically. A heretical thought but it must be done. I just can't remember all that's there anymore.
Starting my next 5 in the ECM label area.
Cheers

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Hudson, Dejonette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield
Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Live in Seattle (!!!)
Humble Pie- Live at the Fillmore
DP 34 Rochester, NY 11/5/77
Light into Ashes Lp 10/18/72. :-)

Music filling the days

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50 years ago today…..

October 26, 1971
The Palestra, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

Set 1: Bertha-Playing In The Band-Sugaree-Me And My Uncle-Tennessee Jed-Big Railroad Blues-Me And Bobby McGee-Cumberland Blues-Cold Rain And Snow-Mexicali Blues-Loser-Beat It On Down The Line-El Paso-Comes A Time-One More Saturday Night

Set 2: Ramble On Rose-Sugar Magnolia-Truckin'>drums>The Other One-Johnny B. Goode

Deadicated to Nugent7453, Lovemygirl, 1stshow70878, CaseyJanes, Born Cross Eyed in 1956, 80sfan, Vguy72, jminner, and woodstock950, because Tuesday’s gone……..

For some reason, there was a weird dip in western New York…………

Solid, if unspectacular, first set, followed by a weirdly short second set. Go figure,,,,,,

For some strange reason, in 2005 it was officially released as part of the Digital Download Series. Go figure…,.,..

Still, the Truckin’ and Other One are nice. Here, Garcia’s tone and approach are different than the usual creamy smooth late 71----ragged, jagged, angry, chaotic. Not first tier, or even second, but still worth an occasional listen…….

Rock on!!

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I'm not so sure I would welcome more 1977, my self. I think I've got all that has been officially released so far. Having said that, I dimly remember both 10/1/77 and 10/2/77 as being shows I liked back in the day. Very long Casey Jones to open the first set at 10/2/77 as I recall.

I wonder if 1972 will be celebrated next year in any way, it being 50 years since it passed. Given the recent box, maybe not. But that is one year I never feel I have too much of. A trip back to the 60s is long overdue, too, of course.

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Notification. Either this is on its way to me and I’m just not going to get an email, or I’m getting royally screwed.

Either way, I’m done with dead.net.
It drives fu%^*++ing crazy

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GD - 6/10/76
Misfits - Static Age
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
Harvey Mandel - Games Guitars Play
Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor

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Otherwise known as our supermodel ex girlfriend. Yea.. she was great but after a while...

I do love and respect 1977 GD and do look forward to 5/26/77 Baltimore getting released, which would make a great season opener.. other that.. Dave, some 1968 please, immediately followed by some 1969. How does that song go, we haven't seen that spirit here since...........

1968 in 2022 or we storm the vault and free the reels.. last warning, we are gathering pitchforks and torches as I write this. 1968 or bust.

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Isn't it cool they still call it "shipping"? You know, like it was going on a ship? Across the water? Anyway...

No shipping for me. Yet. And that's FINE (as mom used to say).

Lately, I seem to get stuff from dead.net about a week after the official release date. I get a shipping (shipping!) notice about two days before the release date, and then it sits in the warehouse for a 3-4 days, and then when it finally starts moving, it gets here in 3-4 days. Could be worse. It kinda surprises me that, being in California, it still takes that long. But, it do.

Ah well. Still working through the StL box anyway. Not to mention Road Trips 4/4, which I ordered when it was on sale at Real Gone, came yesterday. Just kind of filling in a gap in my collection with that one. Listened to disc one yesterday, which was solid.

One man gone and another to go, my old buddy you're movin much toooo slooooooooooow.

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Says mines arriving Friday. I'm really looking forward to this one. I have a couple of decent versions on tape but look forward to an extra crispy copy directly from the masters. It's so sad that these are among the last of Brents performances, but he went down at the top of his musical game. He pushed the band at this time in their history into some truly transcendental jamming. There are other great shows from this tour that should also be released.

The term "shipping" is one modern use of terminology born of of seafaring. Downriggers and those who work the rails in theater still use nautical terminology.

50th of 72 next year should be interesting. The big enchilada being E72 should have some good company from some of those monster Summer shows.

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Hey ADedhed68, haven't gotten my notice either and just like the last 3 releases it seems the show will only be sent out the day of (or a day before) the official release. Super disappointing, I know, but my best success has been to either directly message Marye or write to the Daves Picks Priority Service email. By no means will it hurry it up but at least you can get confirmation that your Dave's Picks is still on the way. Hope this helps quell any worries but I totally feel the frustration :/

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Thanks for your comments man! I appreciate it

Thanks to all of you. I sent Marye a PM

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For some reason, shows from summer of this year tend to be a bit off my radar-apart from you know what. I divide 1972 up into Europe and the New York shows leading up to it, and then Fall. So....definitley a yes for me for a summer 1972 box next year.
Currently listening to 9/24/72, from 30 Trips. I never particularly rated this show - which is a bit perplexing to me now. I don't knpw what I was looking for and didn't find. Maybe it was because the 1967, 68, 69, 70 and 71 shows in the big box ar so transcendent that this one seemed a bit disappointing. Anyway - it hits the spot now. Better late than never.
Friend of the Devil is much more pleasant to me at this faster clip.

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Love the Harvey Mandel in your last 5!! That dude is soooo overlooked. I have about 6-7 of his albums, and they are all fantastic.
Don't need Dave's 40 just yet, I still have 1 '72 show, and 2 '73 shows to plug into my brain.

Music is the Best!!!!!!

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cant believe it's been 30 years since that day. Last 5 have been San Francisco bands in his honor, he did kinda start the whole thing rolling:
Quicksilver Messenger Service Happy Trails
Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary of Skull F@*k
Santana Abraxas
Jefferson Airplane After Bathing At Baxters'
Jefferson Starship Blows Against the Empire
Thank you Bill Graham for that San Francisco sound.

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#41. 12/12 & 13/68 Avalon Ballroom, #42 2/5,6,7/70 Fillmore West, #43. 4/27,28/85 Frost Ampitheatre, #44. 2/9/73 Maples Pavillion.

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I haven't received a notice either.

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to tunnel into the Vault. He's got the right ideas, or at least 3 out of 4 ain't bad. BTW, I have an outstanding bootleg of 10-12-68 that is advertised as from the broadcast, but it sounds more like a soundboard.

Did anyone on this forum ever buy (and receive) the cartoon book ("graphic novel") that included an LP of an October '68 show? (Unsure of the date.)

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here go to The Bill Graham Memorial gig at Golden Gate park???

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....I was busy courting marriage to a psycho. Long story.

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50 years ago today…..

October 27, 1971
Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York

Set 1: Casey Jones-Me And My Uncle-Deal-Jack Straw-Tennessee Jed-Beat It On Down The Line-Sugaree-Playing In The Band-Comes A Time-Mexicali Blues-Big Railroad Blues-Cumberland Blues-One More Saturday Night

Set 2: Bertha-Me And Bobby McGee-Ramble On Rose-Sugar Magnolia-Brown Eyed Women-Truckin'-Not Fade Away>drums>jam>Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>Not Fade Away

Deadicated to stopbath, sherdeep, Butch, Syracuse78, unkle sam, snoone, seabird17, iGrateful, baltimoretool, and Erikandjenn , because hump day…….

Even an “average1971 show” has its high points…………

Speaking of which, here the Dead start off high. Decent doses of country-western-Weir-Bakersfield. Fine, hard rockin’ conclusions to both sets. Maybe not classic, but certainly worth a listen!

Rock on!!

Doc
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37 years ago today, I was at the B.C.T. for the start of a cool run of shows with the Grateful Dead. Rick Griffin put out a great poster for this set of shows. Going to see the Dead in Berkeley was always nice, because we would go to Everett & Jones B.B.Q. after the show.

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Check Dead Net just opened to preorders but releasing in April of '22 looking very cool! Would love to see those shows also released on streaming platforms but I'll wait. Also Dave revealed Dave's Picks #41 and I should say it is a mighty fine show. Looks like it's gonna be a great year!

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Inquiring minds want to know.

Saw Phish last night. The crowd was high energy (Molly), and they did a nice Sneakin' Through the Alley with Sally, and an Oye Como Va jam. Not too familiar with their tunes, otherwise.
By my count, there were more Dead shirts than Phish shirts.
Vegas is next with a four show run. Recommended. Two thumbs up.

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Boooo!
Oh well, can’t win em all.
Hey,I know Jim’s been waiting on this one so there’s that at least ; )

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I'll never say no to some clean-sounding Spring '77.

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I think I'm going to go ala carte this year. If I find out that Dave's #42 is two shows from 1968, 1969, or 1970, I may jump on board and subscribe.

No, I take no credit.. it was wissinomingdeadhead that pulled this one seemingly out of thin air. I just seconded that emotion.

Good pick. If we get a '74 in the second slot.. well, that would be humorous and formulaic.

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I received my shipping notice...we shall see...

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J/K:

Saw 14 shows of Phish from 95-03.

Been meaning to catch another just haven't done it. They hit Nashville and places around me almost every tour.

The city closest to me is building a $45 million new amphitheater. It is a classic Greek amphitheater like Berkley.

Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons is the artist representative on the board. A year ago he discussed that this will be one of the greatest musical venues worldwide. He said he has played everywhere around the world from the toilet, i.e. diver bars, to the greatest theaters arenas and stadiums. Paraphrasing at best from memory. The audience is going to be blown away, but the backstage amenities will draw even the biggest of acts. Rumor is Phish will be grand opening act. That would be nice. Who knows this old fart may go psychedelic if that were true (maybe).

If anyone wants to read more, do a search on Mumford and Sons' Bob Levitt discusses new amphitheater.

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Got a shipping notice for DaP 40. Of course, when it will show up is another matter.
I think Listen To The River is splendid!!! I could criticize the flaws and inconsistences. But considering the tapes were made fifty years ago without the intention of producing them commercially, I'll gladly take we have.
Got permission to order Dave's Picks subscription for next year. You folks in relationships know what I'm talking about when I say "permission." ;D
Great time to be a Dead Head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Monday. I am not married I am single. I do have a girl friend with benefits. I don't need permission, but I am very reasonable with myself.

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50 years ago today…..

October 29, 1971
Allen Theater, Cleveland, Ohio

Set 1: Truckin'-Sugaree-El Paso-Loser-Playing In The Band-Brown Eyed Women-Beat It On Down The Line-Brokedown Palace-Jack Straw-Tennessee Jed-Mexicali Blues-Big Railroad Blues-Casey Jones

Set 2: Cryptical Envelopment>drums>The Other One>Me And My Uncle>The Other One> Cryptical Envelopment>Deal-Sugar Magnolia-Ramble On Rose-Not Fade Away>Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>Not Fade Away-One More Saturday Night

Deadicated to rivrain, direwulf, helena buckett, hockey_john, 101874winterland,
rdevil, samthardman, wjonjd, and wharfratwhitey, because the past……

No rough road here, this is a wonderful combination of smooth, rockin’, country/western, and Bakersfield. Fellow rockers, I have to admit I love this show!! It’s one of my great guilty pleasures from late 71, although nobody should feel guilty about liking a show as fine as this!!

Really fine Truckin’ to open the very Bakersfieldish first set. The Dead come charging right out in the second set with a great big jam, and wrap things up nicely with a solid NFA suite followed by Bobby’s new-at-the time rocker One More Saturday Night.

Possibly the best of the October shows, and worthy of official release!!!

Rock on!!

Doc
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40 landed here yesterday, I've taken-in the first show in an inaugural listen.
The mix is a bit rocky out of the gate, which is unfortunate cause I love me some Help- Slip -Franklin's opener; things get pretty dialed-in by the time Slipknot rolls around. Bobby jumps into Franklin's a fraction of a moment too soon, but it doesn't ruin anything at the end of the day. Things move along at a decent clip and the first set is enjoyable; a notable Peggy'O with just the right amount of reverb on Jerry's hauntingly beautiful solo and a nicely jammed Cassidy paired with a rocking Deal close out set 1. I really dig the Chinacat and the transition swells and builds multiple times until Bobby nudges Jerry into the climax before it settles into Rider. The Looks Like Rain is actually really good, with some great sound techniques being utilized. The Terrapin is sprawling and the little jam coming out the other end is definitely interesting - was that Mickey who prompted that entire little run at the end there? One of the drummers coaxes this jam out of the band and it's cool. The Other One doesn't let up at all once it gets going with a couple of raunchy Phil Bombs in there for good Measure; followed by a typically epic Dew. I always loved The Weight, so it's fulfilling to see it pop on a Dave's as an encore.

Looking forward to the 7/19 show, it shall be spun today.
Happy Friday Deadfreaks.

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