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April 18, 2019 - 9:01am

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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April 23, 2019 - 11:24am

#2351

reggiegrady

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yahoo!!!!

yahoo!!!!
April 23, 2019 - 9:40am

#2352

itsburnsy

Joined:
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Streaming is the Future

For sure streaming is the future. Ironically, my 16 year old daughter the other day said she wanted a record player though, so go figure.

I do iTunes personally, meaning I purchase the albums I want digitally (maybe 2 or 3 a month) and download all my GD CDs using their version of lossless. Works GRATE, using a Bose wireless speaker I play what I want from the laptop and the speaker can follow me from room to room.

If I want something more mindless, I stream the two best public radio stations in the world, KEXP in Seattle and KXCI in Tucson using Alexa. Add to that daily NPR and about 5 podcasts I listen to every week and there is almost too much to listen to these days! It's a good time to be a deadhead.
April 23, 2019 - 9:04am

#2353

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: ConeKid & Recent Comments

Agree. For what it's worth. I think dreading provided some valuable insights, actually all the comments the last two days were quite good and had valid points.

Finished my work for the day, off for a little adventure, a mildly difficult one today, I have butterflies in my stomach just thinking about the first drop.. It's a bastard if you get it wrong. Picking some tunes.. and away I go.

Have a great day all.. Some 69 is probably in order, either for #51, #52 or a box. They have plenty from this year to chose from and the timing is right. Man.. it is a wonderful Spring day in the mountains East.. 68 degrees, a high of 72, beautiful clarity - I can see for miles and miles and sun. Time to put away the skis. :D
April 23, 2019 - 7:39am

#2354

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Video

I like seeing the band at work.

When Long Strange Trip was announced as a streaming movie I posted on this site (the previous version with the non-white background) that I would watch the movie when it came out on Blu-ray. Well, my patience paid off because I bought the Blu-ray and got a bonus disc with video that wasn’t part of the original stream.
And I can watch the video as much as I want without paying any membership fees.

Keep in mind that a lot of the general population who think streaming music is great are also the people who can only listen to 3-minute songs with a catchy beat and lyrics. They would never listen to a live concert, and would run away screaming with their fingers in their ears when they got about 5 minutes into a 30-minute Dark Star.
April 23, 2019 - 6:57am

#2355

bob t

Joined:
November 21, 2007

Alpine Valley June 17, 1989

I found it ironic after reading the comments yesterday and Sunday that Sirius would have that show on at noon yesterday. And with all the rain in CT yesterday 95 was a crawl so i got to listen to the whole show... I still get goose bumps when they break out We Bid You Goodnight.. Favorite run of shows that I saw... be good everyone bob t
April 23, 2019 - 6:52am

#2356

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

mo' video and getting yer hands on Dave's Picks

MUATM is one way I can sit still and enjoy a show on video. No complaining from family.

re: Dave's Picks: subscribe subscribe subscribe. That's truly the only way to guarantee a copy of each. again, to paraphrase Jim Morrison: "a la carte is dead!"

aaaaaand, you don't have to stress, get to the site, order....

it's all done at one time in November/December, and you have the rest of the year to enjoy the GD (and whatever else you like.)
April 23, 2019 - 6:52am

#2357

Sixtus_

Joined:
November 8, 2014

Formats

I have to say, this is one impassioned discussion - and I am not surprised. We are all of the sort who are a bit rabid about our music - this is a relatively rare attribute across humanity one might think, so in this regard it also makes us extra special.

I get all sides of the discussion going on here - from people who like to have hard copies that can't be destroyed by a solar flare, to people who want nothing at all other than a slick box playing the music they love with no strings attached. Then there is everyone in between, ranging from limited access to certain technologies that could take them over a hump to others who have every imaginable setup so they can like their cake in any format and eat it too.

In my opinion, all of it is reasonable and to each their own. Personally, I love the CDs and box sets for the "being able to hold and smell them" aspect. For a long time I was not truly understanding the draw toward streaming. But, a few Christmas's ago we were gifted a Sonos speaker, and now we have 5 of them throughout the house. And this system has grown on me TREMENDOUSLY.

Not only can you link Sirius to Sonos (which we've done - GD radio, 24/7 baby), there are also a bazillion other channels that I've found (Spotify anyone?) where you can literally find every officially released GD show save the Dave's Pick's (I'm talking ALL Dick's picks, all of E'72, the entire Road Trips series, etc.). Furthermore, and this is the real kicker, I can also access the relisten app from Sonos, which of course mirrors the complete archive.org GD show history. So in reality, simply with sonos, I can play any GD show throughout the house (and any format of show, but of course I gravitate toward the C. Millers and Betty's) - hell I could play 5 different GD shows on each speaker if I wanted to. But then of course I have the big boy stereo, which in fact I Have two such setups in two different rooms, so I can spin CDs pretty much anywhere too. And, lately, I've been doing a bit of dipping into You Tube for some GD shows - there is a lot of stuff out there and people have put in the time to match up video (albeit grainy, yes, but I more see it as a historical time capsule) with the best audio source so the end result if fairly satisfying. And to conekid's point, I don't feel I need to be staring at the TV 100% of the time, but if something cool is happening with a tune, you at least can get a visual to go along with it. And I watch You Tube via my XBOX, which is hooked up to my 80-inch TV and big boy stereo #2 so it's not like I'm watching via a laptop with $hitty speakers and 12 inch screen.

Regardless - the takeaway for me is that a Deadhead's listening preference is likely to be as variable as us Deadheads ourselves. And that's not a bad thing at all - if anything its a testament as to the steadfast dedication to LISTENING that will continue to exist and thus ensure this valve of awesomeness never shuts off.

Sixtus
April 23, 2019 - 6:11am

#2358

Dennis

Joined:
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so many things

Jim - yeah,,,, what is it with 10 per page? I usually check in the morning and today I had to back up 3 pages.

Video - never cared for it. I too can only handle a few songs. Hard to just sit on the couch.

8 Tracks,,,, never had one. Installed a shitload of them for people back in the early 70's when everyone wanted Led Zep 2 (in stereo) since most cars only had 6 watt mono am radios. I was the odd ball. I had a cassette recorder I got for Christmas one year, maybe I was 14. When I started driving and had my first car I routed a wire from my dash speaker to under the drivers seat. There it terminated in a 1/4" mini jack, I could plug this into my cassette recorder(mono recorder!!!!) and play tapes. This system also allowed me to turn on the radio and my wire would pump the sound to my mini jack, this I could jack into my cassette RECORDER jack are record songs off the radio. This was in 72 with my 66 Chrysler Newport!

I am also not in favor of this rent, no own world. You can't buy Word no more (right?), now you just rent it. Don't think you can buy any of the Microsoft software anymore, only rent.

On this streaming music front, no interest here. We seem to have every streaming service at work and someone always has some "station" on. They have a world of music available, but if you just let it play, it's the same shit everyday. The other problem (imo) with cloud storage/streaming models (plus the data cost of the downloading) is maybe today it's cheap, but a few years down the road it cost a fortune. Look at your cable bills, started off cheap-ish, now days my bill is 250 a month (cable, landline, internet) Whatever my physical media cost, I have the media. I have it backed up nine ways to Sunday (never understood that expression)

Also in the end, I just plain collect music. I have 16 banker boxes filled with cd's, all the big box sets (dead and others). Have about 15 feet of lp's (and have started buying more, even though I don't have a turntable setup,,,stupid huh?) Got about 400 45's and about 700 78's. It's a stupid trait I have,,,,, most don't understand.

oh yeah, on the streaming front, most of the kids I work with, don't have a tv, a stereo, internet connections, cable,,,etc. They have smart phones with unlimited data plans and use their phones for everything. How they can watch tv on those little screens is beyond me? A chunk use their game platform for internet access, for services like Netflix/hulu. Also most can spend a evening watching youtube stuff. There's a service that's gonna cost money down the road :-)
April 23, 2019 - 6:10am

#2359

kjmcdonagh

Joined:
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Streaming

As I read these posts, I come to the conclusion that I am, in some ways, "that guy." I still love having the CD in my collection, the booklets that come with it, and the music laid out together as the artist intended. I don't see technically how CD's will become obsolete, nor will the sound become degraded over time. For those of us that still enjoy putting the media in, and digging it the way the artists intended, CD's are still cool. I also love all the concert DVD's you can get now, so you can watch and listen!
That said, I also have a large memory card in my phone, which currently has over 500 of these CD's ripped to it, so I can listen to songs, make playlists, pick and artist and shuffle, etc. Lots of ways to tunes via Blue Tooth.
Also, I have SiriusXM in my car, so when driving I can still see whats happening on the Grateful Dead channel and others.
In addition, I use Pandora for streaming. Here I have created my own channels so I can listen to everything from Zappa, to The Dead and other 60's stuff, to New Wave, so guitar virtuoso's. I have channels created for all of these.
So, I am "that guy" that still buys CD's, but I'm also "this guy" that streams, uses Bluetooth from my phone, and can go for Satellite radio as the mood moves me.
My point here, is diversify!!! There are many ways to listen to music, and I love music enough to use them all. Don't limit yourself, use the technology to expand your listening realm, but don't give up on buying CD's just because streaming is available. If you love CD's, as many of us still do, buy them, if you're streaming your way to your favorite tunes, go for it. The point is, you have many ways to access music, and if you love music, this is an awesome time to be alive! Live. Love. Laugh, Listen. Peace!!
April 23, 2019 - 6:05am

#2360

Thin

Joined:
June 21, 2013

Charlie 3 re streaming

Man, sounds like you live in a cool place!

All good points. There are still advantages to physical product - they'll linger a long time. My wife's folks still have a VCR player and a wall full of bulky movies. But from a commercial standpoint, DVD/BlueRay's is in a death-spiral.

John Perry Barlow

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Palate Cleanser

.. while we are waiting on the box set announcement (like we don't already know exactly what that's gonna be).

They have been playing the hell out of the studio version of this song on SiriusXM Deep Tracks the last six months or so, and it piqued my curiosity.. A traditional song handed down from the writers grandfather and called the Peyote Healing Chant. No wonder it caught my interest.. don't be scared off by the vocal intro, the gem is in the instrumental pieces in the middle. The studio version might be better, but we are a live audience, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG8m3upv4Lg

Hypnotic and has that mescaline vibe..

What does this have to do with the GD? Jim Pepper was a jazz sax player and Billy Cobham played on his 1971 album Pepper's Pow Wow and also with Bobby and Midnights. Oh.. and it's pretty psychedelic. Great sax player and a good song when you are really, really stoned (or at least I have been told).

I hope this isn't too much a diversion..

Woodstock

I can't believe that they would charge $800.00 for the Woodstock box which has about $25 worth of cds including paper and other stuff. I know that the music has value but to make that kind of profit is crazy. But that's my view. You could get 7 or 8 years Dap subscriptions for that price. Sorry to offend anyone.

Woodstock box....

....if I was there, yes. Shit Carlos, if they put out a Vegas box featuring every show they played here (including the ones in the 80's, which I did not attend), I would pony up $800. Alas....
VegasStrong. Born and raised.
It's a niche audience that they're attracting.

Vguy72

Right!! If we were there,yes. The baby boomers have more clams,cabbage, coin,bananas. Like Tony soprano would say. Forgettaboutit.

Woodstock Box

I have no interest in it. It's simply too expensive compared to what you get, especially for me right now.

I honestly do not know what the royalties and contractual obligations might be, so to call it greedy might not be 100% accurate. ..like what if a particular estate held out and said no, unless we get $XX's + XX%, etc. no deal, and without that artist the entire concept was a nogo.. But for me it's just not a great value and I have absolutely no interest in it. (well, I guess if a particular artist or estate holds out for excess cash, that is greed.. but its hard to say who and why).

I'd much rather get the Old Years Pink Floyd Box, but I passed on that for price too. ...but I was and still am oh so tempted. Speaking of box sets.... could tomorrow be the day?

Now, back to your regularly scheduled drums and space....

Pink floyd

I still have some tapes and cds of old that still sound great. It's not worth it for me to get the remasters. If you're used to it without hearing the remasters it doesn't really matter. I'm cool with old school.

Boxes

JiminMD, right there with you and Carlo on the Woodstock box, the price is pretty off-putting right out of the gate, and my interest level is not even close to enough to justify the purchase. Nope, I think I am going with the "tarted up" version of the original so that I can get the Dark Star without paying an arm and a leg for a lot of stuff I'm not really keen on. By the way, for whatever reason, the phrase "tarted up" really amused me, thanks Perithecat for the phrase and the recommendation on the cheap route to pick up the Dark Star.

I passed on the Early Years Pink Floyd box also, it just seemed like it was nowhere near as good a deal as the 30 Trips box. I did however pick up the compilation disc and the individual box sets for 1969 (Dramatis/ation) and 1972 (Obfuscation), both of which contained stuff that I really wanted and both of which were a reasonable price for the contents. I think I did the math and you could actually get all of the individual boxes for each year cheaper than getting the entire Early Years box set. Not sure how that makes any sense, but it worked for me. The 1972 box has the Live at Pompeii disc which was the draw for that one, and the 1969 box has a bunch of great live stuff that makes it really worthwhile. Both are less than $40 on amazon now.

Charlie3

I'll check that 69' box for 40 bucks. Now that's a good price. P.S. I think the word tart in England is slang for loose woman. Or just woman. I hear it a lot on Monty python. Now they are the funniest crew in comedy.

2019 Box/2019

Jim, sounds like you may know what the box for this year will be. Please share.

I think we will have an announcement next Thursday June 13. This of course is not based on inside information, just based on last year's release date.

I know I was totally surprised by the PNW box.

Let us know you insiders.

PNW Box and Udder Stuff

The PNW box? Not in love with it yet, as much as I want to be. May take a while to peak for me, though I do dig the shows for the most part. All good things.

On the flip side, the Charlie Miller SBD of 4/23/77 has been dominating my speakers lately. Another favorite show that I'd throw money at if it was officially released (that can be read as both a statement and an indirect request).

*Re/ listen’n

...finished today with the complete 7/21/72, Seattle performance that was released by the Grateful Dead. The second set is primo,
Casey Jones
Me & My Uncle
Deal
Jack Straw
He’s Gone
Truckin
Drums/Bass
The Other One
Sugar Magnolia
Ramble On Rose
🙏❤️😎

They're mad-but I like them !

Box sets, that is. If any of my friends knew I bought things like this they'd think I'd taken leave of my senses. But they do draw me in. The German company, Bear Records release particularly sumptuous and exhaustive sets, complete with hard back books. You can get the same music-I have Sun Records boxes by them, - for much, much less money-but the presentation and the sound on the discs from Bear Records is immaculate.

The biggest draw back with Floyds Early Years box was the duplication of music-including the same content on both dvd and blu ray. Seemed a bit unnecessary. There is even more duplication in King Crimson boxes-the same show in different formats with different mixes. They are about a third less than the Floyd box, but they cover shorter timespans.

The biggest problem with Dead boxes for me is the size of the damn things. Last years 73/74 box was a bit too much-the duty and tax to get it in England was extortionate. It would have to be something that I specifically wanted, for me to buy this years box-I wouldn't automatically order one, as I have done with Dead releases over much of the last 40 odd years.

looking for some positive vibes

Hey Now, I just scored an interview for a job I'd really like to have. The interview is this coming Wednesday morning!

Wish me luck folks! :-)

P.S. I love cargo pants!

P.S.S. A fire hydrant!

*Re/ Daverock & Boxsets...

...ciao’, my fellow Dead fans, hope everyone is well and on their way to having a grateful day!
“I’ve gone mad for Boxsets!” Ever since they began. Like Daverock mention, over the years I collected musical Boxsets for all types of music. I fell in love with the artwork, production and themes of all my Boxsets. Some more than others, lol, like Daverock also mentioned there’s a lot of different Boxset releases with diffferent artwork, mix’s and so on...but like all things in life, it came to an end. Well, sorta, lol ha ha, Now I’m only interested in Grateful Dead Boxsets. 😁
2-3% of my purchases are non-Dead. Especially over the last few years with 40th anniversary’s & now with the 50th anniversary’s arriving throughout the rest of the year for many other bands. Some examples being...
‘White Album’ 50th Anniversary - the Beatles
‘Electric Ladyland’50th Anniversary- Jimi Hendrix
‘The Doors’- first three albums,50th Anniversary
‘Grateful Dead’ - first 3 albums, 50th Anniversary
RSD Vinyl/CD Releases
...I’m open to any design, size,shape, form and themes the Grateful Dead Company can come up with. Keeping an open mind is a very positive attitude and state of consciousness to live in/by.
That’s only my thoughts & opinion.
I can also see that it’s a burden for other fans who can’t afford to purchase an item or/and if one lives outside the USA are subject to high taxes and import fees...if it was up to me , we would have,“Grateful Dead embassy’s” all around the world offering the same product at the same cost,lol ha ha, I know I’m a Dreamer!!!
I listening to and love’n the New Live tracks included in the 50th Anniversary edition of ‘AOXOMOXOA’ , Long Live the Grateful Dead ! This Album is Still packing a punch 50 years after being recorded in the studio, that’s Divine music my brothers & sisters! Have a grateful day.
🙏❤️😎
*my new favorite ‘Clementine’ performance to date! 😉
PS/ Good Luck with your Job Interview, God bless my brother! Sending positive vibes your way.🙏... just be your ‘Best’ self.

Box Sets and How to Afford

I have found a second income stream helps a lot to buy large, overpriced box sets. I remember when the Europe Box came out, I waited until my wife left for work, rummaged thru her jewelry box and found her engagement ring. Resold for enough coin for that box. (it hasn't fit her in years!)

The 30 trips box? It will be a few years before my kid needs his college fund.

Luckily my latest income stream will be able replace that money. I started a cam channel on pornhub. I call it "showers with my wife". VERY popular. I think I can finance a new wall of sound system, but has been more than enough to keep me in Dave's, GarciaLive, Pink Floyd and other such things!

I'm just never sure if I should inform her of the channel, she'd want her cut if she knew.

Good Vibes for Wilfred T

Scarlet Fire and Estimated Eyes
The music's Dead but never dies.

Some rocked out to Who and Stones,
But we all danced and shaked our bones.

We heard of Jed from Tennessee,
and outlaw bandit Stagger Lee.

Emisarries from our past,
The dream was much too good to last.

Cowboy hat, pony tail, beard, bandana,
They lived and breathed Americana.

Help on the Way and Morning Dew
for Wilfred T's next interview!

Re: Deadvikes aka The Easy Box Set Clues from Bolo

No.. I haven't a clue what the box set is. That was just a benevolent dig on the Bolo posts (clues?) that were made about a month ago. I made some initial comments about how easy the clues were this time and everyone should know what the box set is by now.

I have no idea.. If I were to guess, I would guess old (like 69 Ark or 71 Portchester) or newer and returned, something where they have much better sound than what circulates (fall 72 or some surprise from 79, 80 or beyond).

Honestly.. I haven't even come close to solving a single one of his clues. ..but they're fun and well intended so it's all good. They are just impossibly difficult, which I guess is the whole point.

Wilfred.. sending some positive vibes your way.. which begs a question, what is the most happy go lucky song in the GD canon? Sugar Magnolia, Scarlet Begonias, Me and My Uncle? Certainly not Jack Straw, Masons Children or New Speedway Boogie..

*Re/ Keithfan Poem

...Keithfan, Primo Poem, I gig it my friend, bravo! ✌️

Happy go lucky song

The Golden Road to unlimited devotion!

see that girl barefootin' along

whistlin' and a-singin'
she's a-carryin' on

nice avatar, Oroboros

this Saturday

Dead and Co. at the Gorge

a Christmas gift from my wife (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) (she's NOT a Deadhead)

Perhaps my grumpy POV about D&C will change

sing on, brother
play on, drummer

Re: Gorge

Lucky dog. I really wanted to make it there.. If it was in August, I would have... but too busy now. I really want to hit the PNW this year or next.. a beautiful piece of the planet.

KCJanes will be there too.. apparently he will be the one wearing the tie die drinking a beer with a legal pocket full of vegemite. You can't miss him!

Box set wish

Getting ready for 6/7 and 6/8/80 anniversaries. State of the art 80s Dead, Jerry on fire for both shows. Add the 3 Alaska shows, and you would have a superb box set.

Happy Go Lucky

Yes, "Golden Road"! I also thought of "Might as Well". Definitely NOT "Touch of Grey". I was watching that Barton Hills choir version recently and remembered how ambiguous that song is: "clocks are running late" "draw the curtains I don't care" "say your piece and get out". I noticed the Barton choir conveniently skipped some lyrics: "kid can't read at seventeen"....etc. Of course, the ambiguity is what makes the song truly great. Good ole Hunter.

box set sweepstakes

This horse ain't quite dead yet, so I'll keep beating it.

1968 shows are too rare and short for a box.
A '69 box would seem date-appropriate, but you know, Aoxomoxoa w/live '69 disc is due in my mailbox tomorrow.
1970 shows are too few and Workingman's and American Beauty need live material to accompany their re-release next year.
Spring '71 is always a candidate (esp. Portchester run), but ultimately (perhaps) not as widely popular as the following year.
Last year's box was '73/'74 and the years before (and endless DaPs) were returned tapes from '77 and '78.
I would welcome some '79, but......
The surefire sales would focus on fall '72 -- lots to choose from, uniformly hot performances, a pivotal time for the band without Pigpen on board, lots of shows left over for future releases.

I'm putting down my lavish two cents on five (5) shows from fall '72, including my first show (9-19-72).

No bias here, and I've never been wrong before....

Dave's 27

Yup, that's the 1983 Boise show.
When I got this back in the tape trading days, I was disappointed. Lousy sound, sloppy playing. Listened to it twice and then shelved it. Now it's packed with my other tapes somewhere in the basement.

When it was announced as a Dave's pick, I was flabbergasted. I listened to it and thought it was not as bad as I remembered. Then I shelved it.

Last weekend I was driving across Idaho and decided to give it another go. Man, I really enjoyed it. Even Wang Dang Doodle, which usually annoys me. There is a general intensity to this show that I never picked up on - especially disc 2.

Just goes to show that you never know when a show will hit you the right way.

Amen, Loudmouth

I disliked 8/13/87 for ages

then gave it oooonnnneeeeeeee more chance

it was a lot of fun

The Box

If Bolo's recent jabbering was meant as a clue of any sort . . .
They seemed to suggest a box of shows from the same place but across different years.
That would be cool, if that's what it is.

All The Years Live....

....is starting to pay off.
https://youtu.be/INk1IswODfE
This also hit my YouTube inbox this morning as well.
https://youtu.be/DuPCuN-L-yU
😍

Greek!!!

Please oh please

GREEK!!!

Dennis

That post was just what I needed after a long, aggressively hostile and adversarial work situation this morning. I got back in and read through these posts and your box set financing shenanigans cracked me up.

I hope you're right hendrix. Great Poem for Wilfred T

I don't listen to soundboards too much, so Port Chester Feb '71 would be very welcome. I listen to Three from the Vault plenty. 1972 would be even better.

KeithFan2112 that was very thoughtful of you and entertaining. We still have to listen to records some time ;-)

Not much more to say about this Dave's Picks 30 that hasn't already. 1970 is not my favorite year, but I listen to this a lot.

Be good boys.

Willy T and Posi-Vibe (latest channel)

Go with James Brown,,,, Get on the Good Foot!

Next box

It would be magic if the next box was Fall 1972-I'd buy that even if it was packaged in something the size of a small car-but my money is on 1971 or 1976. We have had, or soon will have, lives sets from 1969 and 1970 this year, and there have been boxes from 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 and 1978 already. We haven't, as far as can remember, had ones for 71 or 76 yet.

A '76 Box would be most welcome....

....as would pretty much anything else. See? Easy Peasy when one isn't too picky. I would welcome a Bruce/Vince box with open arms.
AOXOMOXOA tomorrow.

Box Tease

I think Bolo's comments are generally more of a tease than a clue, they're just too ambiguous to be a clue. I think RogueDeadguy has the right idea with a number of shows over a period of years with a common venue for the shows. But that would still leave the question of what years and what venue.

ROGUEDEADGUY/BOX SET

Several people over the years have suggested a box like you mentioned: multiple shows/same venue…a look on Reddit revealed most shows at the same venue and possible candidates for a box theme like that:

1. Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA 66
2. Fillmore West/Carousel Ballroom - S.F., CA: 59 (TIE)
3. Winterland - S.F., CA: 59 (TIE)
4. Henry J. Kaiser/Oakland Aud. - Oakland, CA: 58
5. Phila. Spectrum - Phila., PA 53
6. Madison Sq. Garden - NYC 52

I'd say Phila. is out of the running since 1972 (DP36) and 1982 (RT V4 #4) have been released. The 1974 shows occurred at the Phila. Convention Center.

Cal Fuckin' Expo Box!...

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Dr John RIP

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_a962e500-8877-11e9…

Heaven just got a little funkier

Alpine

Alpine must have made the list somewhere. So many great venues, so little time.

Never heard of this pornhub thing before. Dennis, that's your wife? My man!

Edit: I feel dirty.. it won't wash off. Oh my, what have I done?

Crap.. Dr. John and Roky Erickson within a week.. Heaven just got a double dose of psychedelic funky boogie woogie goodness

Dr. John....

....Dr. Teeth from the Muppet Show was an ode to him. Rock on Sir.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1SuWq1Dv5PLKSwGVxALSkR?si=e1CTJA2vRZ-Xx6…
He Aiko Aiko'ed all day....

Pavlov's box set

I can see the saliva is flowing for SOMETHING BIG in the upcoming box set. I admit it, I love stirring up the gang here. Guess we'll know soon. I'm digging the Electric on the Eel, which features Jer band in 87, 89 and 91 at the same venue and it's killer. It seems clear to me that he'd have rather chucked the GD and just do his band but he still had a job and hungry mouths to feed. Just my view of Jer's situation almost 30 years ago, not dissing the latter-day Dead. Hell, I caught two shows in 1992 (my last in a 20-year run, 72-92) outside my patch in Colorado when I was cultivating in Vermont's backcountry. We drove to Knickerbocker Arena for two shows in June '92. One show was a bit light, the other pretty credible. My buddy and I were dressed normally -- t-shirt, jeans, sneakers -- and asked around the parking lot for shrooms. Some kid in his early 20s -- hell, I was only 35 then, but had cut my hair after a Colorado bust in '85 -- who wasn't born when I first caught the GD is dirty and sunburned into looking a wee bit ethnic when he was just another white boy from the suburbs and he jumps up and starts yelling "Everybody be careful, cops are here!" He meant us. I said F you. Then a young girl selling shirts said, "You guys look like you could use some tie-dye." And I said: "I don't wear uniforms." The scene had always been be who you are, come as you are, and feel free to freak. Twenty years later I dropped out of the scene because appearances and behavior seemed a little prescribed, if you will. But I digress.

Back to box talk. I don't think they'll do a same venue/many years box because that consistency shows up most often in the '80s touring years. Although the Greek does come to mind, as does Red Rocks. As for 1976, I caught a few hot shows early in '76, but the tapes all these years later are kind of a snooze for me. Plus, they released a number of '76 shows under the ABCD Enterprises deal via Dave's Picks in the past two years. Lastly, I did hear Dave on one of his seaside chats say that fall '72 would definitely be on the agenda at some point and that was 3-4 years ago, I believe.

As I said, no bias here, nor have I ever been wrong!!!!! (Must I add: yeeeehhhhiiiii!!!!!!) But first, the live disc from Aoxomoxoa from Jan '69, loud and with refreshments! Good luck to all in getting what you want out of the box to come.

AOXOMOXOA

no dots needed for this one Front and center!!! I am prepped and ready

Hendrix fire

I HEAR YOU. Everyone has their favorites sometimes for show quality, but many times sentimentality. I have so many good memories from the Greek shows in totality I'm constantly thinking about the whole hog box. Hell a cardboard replica from before they built that damn building and you could stand on top of the hill audience left with a beautiful view. Unfortunately from what I've heard a lot of the shows they have on ice aren't really better by much than what's available now. I know it would be expensive but priorities priorities. They could put out a music only later. After all as the angry ones keep telling me it's all about the music. Of course if it was they wouldn't be upset they could only aford the music
As for uniforms be careful as FZ wisely put it God knows at what show how long ago. " don't kid yourself everyone here is wearing a uniform ". Peace and here's to the Greek with The Frost on the side

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