Grateful Dead

Does anyone else subscribe to the theory that they don't release the info for the next Dave's Picks until the prior release's forum chatter slows to a crawl? ;-)

....the new Iron Maiden album, Adam Ant, Dylan's Vol 12, U2's Joshua Tree, Black Crowes Amorica, and some Mama's and the Papas. That about covers it....

I'll play - Dave Matthews Band, I really like the electric violin player, Boyd Tinsley. I also am under the impression when the Grateful Dead stopped touring , a good portion of there soundsystem was sold to his band and they started using in 1996, one song in particular I really like is "Seek Up" A performance of this song that is worth checking out is from San Diego - 8.4.95 - it does not hold the title as "best of" however it opens the show and is very nice. When I saw them perform at Riverbend in May 2016 , the "Seek Up" I heard was incredible. A little different arrangement as the years have passed and members changed, the electric violin portion / sort of a solo - this guy blew the roof off the place , it was magical time. I have a vid of this portion , but I am not too tech savy to post really anywhere. At one point during climax , the video gets a little distored and the image along the roof where it says "Ralph Corbett Pavilion" stretching across becomes a little fuzzy, but nothing else in vid was fuzzy, I am not sure what the heck that was. Only conclusion so far, maybe it was the roof shaking

OK I'll bite: what did you listen to during your brief Dead sabbatical?

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I hope to see more from this era, "crossover shows" with Brent's touch and the other ones on a high November / December stocked with many options Who wants a killer "Shakedown Street" "He's Gone" or "Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on the Mountain" ? I do , LOL Also with Springer's Inn - 1.16.70 - a very notable "Easy Wind" PIGPEN !!!!! Dave's Picks Announcement should be coming up, most likely after Dead n Company finish up at Fenway , and before they play on West coast I would like to see a show from 1979 or 1984,, my luck has been fairly good with Dave's picks recently, I wanted a 1973 "Eyes of the World" for number 16 and got one, and also was hoping for a 1976 show,, and got 2 LOL, Bring on the Juicy Wiggle ~ 4.29.84, 6.27.84 Merriweather or something from an Uptown run

Then again that's always a possibility. Happy 4th of July everybody, hope you get to spend it with family and friends.

OK, so it's from Civil War instead of Revolutionary, but still it captures the American spirit quite nicely I think...

I saw the Series being discussed on this thread earlier and thought I'd divert the conversation away from pee stories. I also thought those who purchased the series as well as those thinking of purchasing it might like to have some info on the series. I purchased the entire series at one time and would do so again. There's some great music to be had. Keep in mind I used both Deadbase 50 and Deadlists for the info. If anyone knows differently please say so. #1 - 4/30/77 Passaic, NJ : complete show with bonus material consisting of 'Sugaree', 'Scarlet Begonias' and 'GDTRFB' from the night before. #2 - 1/18/70 Portland, OR: incomplete show missing 'Mama Tried' and 'Me And My Uncle'. #3 - 10/26/71 Rochester, NY: Radio broadcast. Incomplete show missing 'Beat It On Down The Line'. Might have omitted it to announce their call letters (remember those?). One of my favorites. #4 - 6/18/76 Passaic, NJ: incomplete show missing 'Tennessee Jed' but has bonus material consisting of songs from 6/21 & 6/22 & 6/23 at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA (the 'Playing >Drums > Wheel > Playing' actually opened the 2nd set of 6/22 and 'High Time' was only played on 6/23). I found a flawed Charlie Miller soundboard of 6/21 and a Hunter Seamons matrix of 6/21 and while I couldn't put together a complete 6/21 show, I added all the bonus material to it and made a Tower Theatre compilation of sorts (and it sounds pretty damn good if I do say so myself). #5 - 3/27/88 - Hampton, VA: complete show. #6 - 3/17/68 - San Francisco, CA: complete show. #7 - 9/3/80 - Springfield, MA: complete show and with bonus material consisting of almost the entire 2nd set from the next night 9/4 in Providence, RI. #8 - 12/10/73 - Charlotte, NC - incomplete show missing 'Jack Straw', 'Tennessee Jed', 'El Paso', 'Me And My Uncle' and 'Brown-Eyed Women'. One of the shows I was most looking forward to but still a good listen. #9 - 4/2-3/89 - Pittsburgh, PA: this is a great deal for those looking for later shows. 2 complete shows from Pittsburgh. You can't go wrong with this one. #10 - 7/21/72 - Seattle, WA: incomplete show missing the 'Promised Land' opener but it does have approx, 52 mins. from the next night 7/22 at the same venue. I think 'Morning Dew' and 'Bird Song' more than make up for the missing opener. #11 - 6/20/91: Clarkston, MI: another one for those looking for later shows. Complete show with approx. 50 mins. added from the previous night, 6/19 at the same venue. #12 - 4/17/69: St. Louis. MO: complete show but with a tape cut between the 2nd 'St. Stephen' and 'The Eleven'. #13 - 2/14/70: San Francisco, CA: 'Hard To Handle' and 'China/Rider' were recorded for a PBS special. 'China/Rider' through 'Good Lovin' were found on a tape reel in the Dead's vault with the 2/14/70 date. I'm not sure if 'Black Peter' and 'Me And My Uncle' were also on the tape. I'm also not sure where 'Hard To Handle' was taken from. You can read up on it at Deadlists or someone else may have additional info. It's another in a long line of Dead mysteries! So there you have it. I personally think the series is worth it and enjoy it quite a lot. And again if anybody has additional/contradictory info please come forward.

I had read somewhere the 3 bonus tracks were sound checks. Your explanation sounds much more reasonable. As for more Springer's Inn, all I can say is bring it on! While Amazon's track listing has it as either closing out the 1st set or opening the 2nd set, both Deadlists and Deadbase 50 has 'Baby Blue' listed as the encore. I say we and everyone else puts it where we like! I also remember when the series was still ongoing they had 2 shows from Philly (if memory serves me) which are no longer available. I attended both and remember they were really good. Maybe a future DaP or dare I say it a '79 box set? Thanks for taking the time to read through the list.