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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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  • 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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    Dark Star Crashes

    Well you can't have too many dark stars because if two of them were to collide it would create a black hole that would suck the entire universe into the size of a pinprick. I mean, I'm willing to take that chance but a lot of folks might hesitate.

    Including Dave. He's definitely been a little stingy with the Dark Stars. And long jams in general. Dave seems to love best the shows that have an unusual set list for the era, and seems to want to avoid really jammy shows. Which is OK, because Dave gotta be Dave just like you gotta be you and I gotta be me. But, yeah, if any of TPTB are listening, some of us fucking LIVE for a good Dark Star and really can't get enough of 'em.

    Sorry for the quasi-political outburst the other day. I was having one of those moments, ya know? I appreciate the kind responses and I promise to keep my politics-adjacent thoughts in the Trouble Ahead thread from now on.

    Except maybe this one: Jeg vil gerne være dansk statsborger!

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    Dave's Dark*Stars 1973

    Apparently the answer is no, Baltimore 3/26 does not have a "Dark*Star" and the bonus disc from Buffalo 3/31 however will probably include an "Other One" from set two.
    Of all Dave's releases from 1973 so far only two shows have that song, #16 from Springfield, MA 2/28 and #32 from Philadelphia, PA 3/24. The Philly show was one of the lost "Betty Boards" that was returned in what was it, 2016?

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    Yeah Dave, quit bogartin’ the Dark Stars!

    And sandbagging lol

  • proudfoot
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    I don't want to know set lists ahead of time, but

    does the next Daves have a Dark Star?

    I know it's a 73 not a 72...

  • RyXs
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    1972

    Yeah, I would be inclined to agree with Danehead, about the Dave's Picks of 1972. I had to double check the playlists since I am somewhat a new subscriber and how interesting about no Dark*Stars.
    Dave's #14 was a good Pig pick from the Academy in NYc, {similar to Dick's #30} right before they went to Europe. Then #24 at Berkeley was a nice post Euro~tour {though without Pigpen} around the same time as the Eugene, OR 'Ice Cream' show, so no doubt a good run there. The November show, Dave's #11 may be from one of the best parts of the Fall tour, the one that started with the Southern half of the Mid~West in Kansas.
    From what I've got in the "River" Box, the St. Louis 3 shows that started the Northern leg of the tour that October are pretty nice. So is the Dark*Star from 10/18.
    By my accounts, not this year but next year or the one after will probably have a 1972 pick. The real question is from what part of the year & what tour? Arguably one could revisit either The Academy in NYc or the August Berkeley run. Maybe October or November? Whatever the show it probably most definitely should have a Dark*Star!

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    Daves 46..

    IMO - number 46 is - by far - the weakest 1972 Pick so far.. we have had 4 Daves (plus 2 bonus discs) from that year so far; 5 TOOs, and NOT ONE DARK STAR.. say no more.. BW from Copenhagen..

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    Bonus Shows

    Folks that purchase #48 and #51 get a bonus show {1970} & a half, or is it two bonuses for four shows total there? Either way there's a nice array left for sure!

  • RyXs
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    Hockey & Dave's Picks

    Interesting to witness and in regards to an earlier post about the loose volumes selling in the store, #50 & now #47, both excellent shows and filler! I bet that Dave's #53 & #52 sell out before #51. They would be good compliments to anyone that bought the aforementioned picks. I enjoy them thoroughly.
    Though as for when #46 & #48 go I am not sure what might be left. They are good eras & line ups at a nice time of year (Nov.'71 & Sept.'72) with a full on groovy jam time & the band all in sync. Also for them two releases there probably is less available anyways since they've been out for awhile now. So I can't give any betting odds on it!

    Hockey? Shit! Canada & Hockey is like U.S.A. Basketball, everyone else is the underdog.

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    It was a great game!!....

    ....and I clarified with a "no offense." Still a free country.

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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....................

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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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I don't complain very often

But this release....why?

Is this the hottest stuff available?

Really?

Hmm...

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