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    Garcia still works wonders on the guitar. His obbligato behind rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's vocal on the gun-fighter ballad, "El Paso," ranged from flamenco figures to blues lines. The latter created a humorous and musically interesting mixture. Slipping around the sunny Mexican-American rhythms were the riffs and diving glissandos of a music that grew up among the chilly winds of Chicago. - Cliff Radel, Enquirer Pop Music Critic The vocals and instruments blended perfectly into one cohesive unit. The artists themselves seemed to enjoy playing and the concentration they commanded was unshakable in the fan-filled Coliseum. - Douglas Fechter, The NewsRecord Cincy, The Nati, Paris Of America, call it what you will but when the Grateful Dead came to town, they certainly helped propel her to "Queen of the West." The previously unreleased complete show from the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 10/2/76 is all up from start to finish with xxx 70s-era first set songs like "Promised Land" and "El Paso" to Europe '72 staples and classic covers ("It's All Over Now," "Big River"), wrapped up with a unique second-set jam that opens with "Dancing In The Street" and closes with "Sugar Mag." An all-around good time! Limited to 25,000 numbered copies and shipping this week, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 53: RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH 10/2/76 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. P.S. As a bonus, we have a quintet of songs from 5/4/77 (recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson), the rest of which was featured on Dave’s Picks Vol. 50 and its Bonus Disc. As we mentioned in 2012 when this series started, we’re determined to provide complete shows whenever possible. And even when a show is only partially included on a release as bonus material, we’re happy to complete it later on down the line, as we’ve done here. We hope you dig it. - David Lemieux

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  • ronmarley1
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    Taking another tour of the Friend of the Devils box. The Estimated from the Duke show is a real banger! In fact, the whole third disk is a great groove.

  • fourwindsblow
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    2/23/74

    :-} Slip in TOO.

  • proudfoot
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    Never opened the 73 box?

    Bruh...

    My analogy: Nicole Kidman in her prime shows up at my door and says, "come on hey Joe you wanna give it a go?"

    "Uhhh...maybe later."

    Duhfuq.

    Go listen to 6/10/73 RIGHT NOW. please.

    You'll be glad you did.

    :)))

  • wave-that-flag
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    Still listening to about 2 shows a week. Just using archives for new shows. Also stream released shows from what I’ve got already.

    Is too much of everything just enough? I don’t know. The big questions perplex me. Peace all.

    Just realized haven’t ripped a new Daves since #48. The actual process of ripping the shows has been enough to slow me down .

    Randomly shared while waiting for food @ Poke Bowl. That is all. Still subscribe and just throw the Daves in a drawer. Skipped 2 of last 3 boxes. Never opened the 73 box either.

  • RyXs
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    Braggin' 'bout a Box

    More best of from that Box......
    Eyes of the World(PdX73) Row Jimmy(Van73)(Sea74) Deal(Sea74) MS Half-Step(pdx73)
    Greatest Story >> Bertha(pdx73) WRS~Let it Grow >> Wharf Rat(pdx74)
    Looks Like Rain(Van73) Here Comes Sunshine(Sea73) PiTB(Van73)(Sea73)

    .....Alright I'll stop with this madness!

  • Oroborous
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    DaP 53, remember that one lol

    Finally worked into the rotation.
    As a representative example of the tour/year, this is a fine show.
    I can totally appreciate why Dave went with this one.
    You have to think there is some professional considerations involved in his processes that we civilian nuts might not consider?
    The audio is nice, the playing solid, nearly flawless, good selection of tunes to compliment other releases etc. So why am I not shouting “RJ”?
    I can see how some might find it a tad subdued, especially the JG tunes, depending on how your pleasure tends, but I think that’s kinda on purpose, and perhaps not as exciting, certainly not a fault?
    But I’m struggling for the right word to describe how it made me feel? I thorough enjoyed it, but perhaps it didn’t hit me as much as, imho, the peak sweet spot of this tour, the four from 9/24 through 9/28. Fortunately, we’ve been blessed with 3 outta the four (so far 🤞)…
    The next four are also quite good, but perhaps that’s it, too “good”, like some of 77 for me personally, their too shiny clean and sparkly good?
    Jimmy’s “super model” analogy?
    They’ve been on the road just long enough to get jiggy with it via those spicy unusual jams and sequences, work out the kinks, and by Ohio evolved into a smooth, velvety goodness? So all good, but personally, I think those four or five, “worts and all” were more up my alley? Ya know, more dirty but daring? Obviously subjective conjecture certainly influenced by bias…
    Fortunately, David himself discusses some of this in his notes, which to me intimates promise for more of this tours awesome, underrated goodness!

    Actually listening to 10/3 as we speak and this one’s even better than I recall, though admittedly I haven’t given it a good shake yet?
    8/2 was perhaps a practice gig, and 9/4 takes a little time to get up to speed, but then, oh boy! I felt 9/23 was good, but comparatively the “warm up gig” for the tour. But from there onward, mighty fine indeed!
    Next up will be those awesome Oakland shows, then the 2 shrines for the first time. It will be interesting to compare them all upon completion!
    Onward!

  • RyXs
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    Oh Yeah! Dave's #43 was an awesome primal pick, basically two full shows (minus 1 song) on only 3 discs! Such perfect example of the shift from the psychedelic late '60s scene to the country folk rock era of the early '70s. Even the cd cover was killer, it should've been a T-shirt, like the bonus disc #38 had a shirt.
    Anyways, in two days there's another anniversary of a damn fine show, that also was a Dave Pick {#13} and has a Dark*Star, San Francisco 2/24/74 at the Winterland.
    Dave's #9 from Missoula, MT is another good pick with that song.

    As for Dave not putting out the long jams, I have my doubts. The single (chop)show 3cd release from the 2018 PNw box is my example. He put the behemoth 45 minute "PiTB" from Seattle on that, it took over half the time of disc two! Now, me personally I would've used that time and mixed the disc differently. Especially since I had decided to purchase the whole big Box and found what I had been missing!
    For one, I would've included the 1973 Dark*Star from 6/24 at Portland Memorial Coliseum. Most certainly the "WRS~Let it Grow" from 5/21/74 Seattle, it would've gone nicely with the Seattle "China Doll" it naturally segues into. Also the "Scarlett" from 1974 Seattle 5/21 preceded by the "BlackThroated Wind" from 1974 PdxS 5/19 would've been a good combo. With any time left maybe a 1973 "Greatest Story" from 6/22 Vancouver B.C. or the "Ramble on Rose" from 5/17/74 Vancouver all sounded chop show ready.
    Yeah, you should see how many playlists I've created from that Box of Boxes!

  • daverock
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    A trip to the promised land

    I have just been watching the second episode of Ken Burns "Country" documentary, which focuses on the migration of people to California during the 1930's, having lost everything. And of course the music they played. Stunning photography. That Bakersfield Box released by Bear Family a few years ago is calling my name.

    I have noticed that Dave seems to favour shows that feature songs over jams. He comments on this in some of the sleeve notes. I can't remember which ones - one is from 1973. I'm not so keen when I look at a release and see about 12 songs on both of the first 2 cds. Still, Dave's the man with the plan !

  • JackstrawJay
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    Itching for Dark Star? Me too.

    #43 had two Dark Stars.

    Love this 1969 release.

    But, yes, we are due. And, yes, we must wait.

  • billy the kiddd
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    Anniversary show 2/22/74. Winterland

    51 years ago today ( I wasn't at Winterland), but my brother was and he said the Dead put on a killer of a show. He said it was a blast!

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Garcia still works wonders on the guitar. His obbligato behind rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's vocal on the gun-fighter ballad, "El Paso," ranged from flamenco figures to blues lines. The latter created a humorous and musically interesting mixture. Slipping around the sunny Mexican-American rhythms were the riffs and diving glissandos of a music that grew up among the chilly winds of Chicago. - Cliff Radel, Enquirer Pop Music Critic The vocals and instruments blended perfectly into one cohesive unit. The artists themselves seemed to enjoy playing and the concentration they commanded was unshakable in the fan-filled Coliseum. - Douglas Fechter, The NewsRecord Cincy, The Nati, Paris Of America, call it what you will but when the Grateful Dead came to town, they certainly helped propel her to "Queen of the West." The previously unreleased complete show from the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 10/2/76 is all up from start to finish with xxx 70s-era first set songs like "Promised Land" and "El Paso" to Europe '72 staples and classic covers ("It's All Over Now," "Big River"), wrapped up with a unique second-set jam that opens with "Dancing In The Street" and closes with "Sugar Mag." An all-around good time! Limited to 25,000 numbered copies and shipping this week, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 53: RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH 10/2/76 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. P.S. As a bonus, we have a quintet of songs from 5/4/77 (recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson), the rest of which was featured on Dave’s Picks Vol. 50 and its Bonus Disc. As we mentioned in 2012 when this series started, we’re determined to provide complete shows whenever possible. And even when a show is only partially included on a release as bonus material, we’re happy to complete it later on down the line, as we’ve done here. We hope you dig it. - David Lemieux

Hey Now Billy!
Your mention of a Chinacat > Cumberland made me go digging.
In my wanderings, I realize you're off by a decade, it was '85 (vs. '95) they ripped that out.
Gonna give it a listen this morning.
Love these crumbs and following the trail to the cookie.

Be Well People
Sixtus

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I’ll just add to 1st shows intel et el. Definitely recommend stands for bookshelves. Your tweeter/horn should be positioned at ear height! If possible, place your speakers equal distance apart with your listening spot forming an perfect triangle. Use the rule of fifths (thirds usually not practical). Experiment with distance to back wall: too close and it’ll sound to muddy/bassy, too far out and it’ll sound to thin…
Using same brand usually ensures good speaker synergy.
Can’t recall hearing the other brands (which might be telling in itself) but have heard Klipsh and liked em.
If you can’t get a trial, at least you should be able to return them if for some reason you really don’t like them.
Good Luck, may the force be with you lol

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3/9/95 it was a typo. Thanks for setting me straight, lord only knows what I would do if someone didn't keep on eye on me.

...May Your Four Winds Blow You Safely Home....or something like that.
Hopefully no BlowOut though.
Good Luck to You, Sir!

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....party on Garth.
That propofol ain't no joke.
Then I checked the Dow. Can I go back to sleep please?

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Propofol means not knowing what they did to you.

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in my case is that as I came "out of it," I found myself already in conversation with someone and my awareness of that lagged behind the actual conversation. Gawd only knows what I am saying before I become aware I'm talking.

Of course, check the headlines -- lots of that goin' around.

Vguy -- not only congrats on the results, but you may be the first among us to celebrate your anal probe on dead.net!! A first! Yes!

Sending smiles your way, my man. And thanks for the visuals....................

HF

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I like Jer's voice and the sound of his guitar. There's one JGB release I really love but it escapes me now as to which one. I just kind of shuffle through them and listen without committing all of the details to memory. There's a lot up there already - at age 56 I could be at capacity - so adding more new data could begin to push the old out.

And make no mistake about it, folks - this old world ain't what she used to be (sighs).

My advice to Jer would be, don't quit your day job. Some in the know have alleged that he was a live beast and just lived to be on the road, while others assert that as captain of that particular ship he got a bigger cut and needed the cash to support his habit. Probably a bit of both... on a good night it was damn good and on a bad night it was... boring.

Vguy way to keep the metal torch burning. Metal! Turn it up to 11! \m/ God I used to love metal before I got into the Good ol' Grateful Dead and became a Grateful Dad. I still stoke my metal jones occasional... it's good music to drive fast to or get ready to compete in anything, but remains a fixture of my adolescence. Pictures in my locker from Hit Parader of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and AC/DC along with Cindy Crawford and various SI swimsuit models.

Ah, the eighties. Now all my favorite bands are 80. What the hell happened?

Last five:

Led Zeppelin - How the West was Won
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Aerosmith - Rocks
Eric Clapton - Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies (disc 3)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

\m/

....yeah. i can see the attraction to it.
It was like seven or eight seconds of absolute bliss.
Danger Will Robinson.
See? I just double posted.
Time for bed.

Last Man Standing - Jerry Lee Lewis
Love It To Death - Alice Cooper
Bakersfield Sound cd3 - Various
Sun Singles Collection Vol3 cd3 - Various
Lucky Charms - Michael Messer

Last Dead Daves 16 3/28/73. Two cds of mainly high energy country rock followed by a 3rd cd with Dark Star, Eyes, and Playing. Like listening to two different bands in a way.

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Nice one

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Other One

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Dogfish Head is finally in the house. Maybe tonight I will have one.

Coors Extra Gold! Yes, definitely remember that one. We were so excited when it came out and then only had it onnce as it wasn't that great.

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First time my and my friends got our hands on a full case of beer in like 8th grade, it was a case of Coors Extra Gold.
That was back when like one beverage would give you a real killer buzz; having an entire 24 of those things was like infinite heaven at the time.

Do they even make that stuff anymore or has it gone the way of Bud Dry?
So many Legends.

Be Well People!
Sixtus

P.S. - and Holy $hit, look at that 60-CD BOX!!!!!

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It is here and it is a whopper - 60 cds - soo many great shows - the box for the next 10 years.. only 6000..

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