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happy birthday to one of the greatest dead shows of all time
http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-...640.sbeok.shnf
edit: fuck forgot they officially released that one.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-...5.sbefail.shnfso here's another one to listen to:
after brent died, it was pretty much over for me. only caught a handful of shows with vince. i really wish bruce stayed in the band. he was an amazing addition. prolly would have been much better for jerry in the long run also. oh well. love phil's tone during the bruce days. woot!
http://www.archive.org/details/gd199...3.33813.flac16
Just got an "authorization code" from Dead.net to buy the Europe 72 box set. however, I think I'm going to pass. If anyone wants my authorization code, let me know. Fyi, the set is $450 + S&H
Holy shit that's a lot of money.
hate to say it, but i couldn't stand hornsby.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
I was out after Brent, more or less. went from 25 or more a year to 5.
I was taping some show in '91 (Albany?) thinking "God, this whole scene sucks, Jerry sounds like SHIT, I'd rather be seeing Primus"
Thanks for that one, I was there. I think I liked 10/10 even better.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
I was at a show at Englishtown NJ raceway park with the Dead, The New riders and I think Marshall Tucker, 150,000. We hitched there from a Jackson Brown show the night before at Tanglewood in the Bershires.
I think it was about 1977.... Any tapes of this?
I remember a chopper circling and Jerry waving to the crowd. Got right up front.
Was at Colt Park in Hartford I think in '75, still have the ticker stub.
Funny you mention it, it was recently officially released as a Dick's Pick.
http://www.musicbox-online.com/gd-dp15.html
Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks 15
September 3, 1977
First Appeared in The Music Box February 2000, Volume 7, #2
Written by John Metzger
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Dick Latvala may be gone, but he certainly won’t be forgotten. The famed tape archivist for the Grateful Dead passed away last year and will no doubt be missed, though the series of live releases bearing his name will continue without respite.
As most are quite aware, Latvala was the biggest Deadhead of them all. His favorite performance of a song was always the one he had playing in the background, and his enthusiasm for the Grateful Dead was second to none. He held what was perhaps the most difficult job in Dead-land — maintaining and organizing the band’s massive tape vault and balancing the demands of the group’s members with those of their loyal, but rabidly devoted followers.
Yet, Latvala thrived in this environment, bringing countless amounts of exquisite music to the masses. With nary a misstep over the course of 15 volumes — which spanned a whopping 42 discs — Latvala, in fact, excelled at what he did. The latest edition, which was recorded at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey on September 3, 1977, may not be the strongest set of the series, but as the music is playing, it’s quite easy to see why he so badly wanted to release it.
Performing to a rather large audience — 150,000 people were in attendance — the Grateful Dead kept things noticeably on the mellow side, perhaps to keep the crowd in check. During the first set, the group churned through They Love Each Other, riding guitarist Jerry Garcia’s swooping leads with exalted intensity; Mississippi Half-Step faded into a beautiful jam as Garcia and bassist Phil Lesh intertwined their mellifluous melodies with ravishing results; Keith Godchaux showered Friend of the Devil with a cascading rain of notes that fell like tears; and the band ripped into The Music Never Stopped with an unyielding assault of tidal fury. The second set was equally solid, anchored by the mainstay pairing of Estimated Prophet and Eyes of the World. Garcia’s sinewy solos tickled the synapses of Estimated Prophet’s delectable groove, providing the perfect transition into the effervescent jingle of Eyes of the World. The band capped things off with a phenomenal rendition of Terrapin Station, which had debuted earlier that year.
There you have it — another wonderful release in the Dick’s Picks series. The 15th installment like the rest, should please the Grateful Dead's long-time fans, while, at the same time, it also should serve as an excellent introduction to the magic and power wielded by the legendary ensemble. Few truly have dared to tread the perilous musical terrain so often walked by the group, and far fewer have done it with such sophisticated style and grace. So let’s say one last thank you to Dick Latvala for his attention to detail and for giving this music the attention it always has deserved. starstarstarstar
Read more: http://www.musicbox-online.com/gd-dp...#ixzz1EHxtE9Qz
Rideit, That is so cool, Braddah I was there. I remember Estimated Prophet, Weir singing eyes of the world and FOD. The entry way was rows of chain-link fence side by side. They had semi boxes parked end to end with bikers standing on top for security. I would love to see pics now.
We hitched, left Tanglewood at 11 at night someone told us about it camping at the Stockbridge bowl, a lake, after seeing J. Brown and Aztec 2-step. We rallied. In the morning in rural NY we had our last meal till the next day, a diner breakfast. As we went through the miles of cornfield leading up to the venue in the bed of a pick-up there were signs, "park here, concert 1 mile" and it was MILES away. The dude just kept driving... Once inside we were there early and went right up front. We had acid. There was scaffolding towers with huge stacks of speakers waaay back away from the stage and a trip tent.
Me and my buddy, We were 17 in 77. It was awesome. Hitching home on the jersey turnpike a state trooper dumped my backpack out and snapped the blade off my buck #110 folding hunter between the bumper of his car and left us standing there with our shit out on the highway.
I threw it in the bushes.
P.s.- I found my Colt park ticket '76, $7.50
Dead Drunk?
Anybody have a recording of a show from the early or mid 70s where the band was really shit-faced and just about all they did the whole show was play scales? This wasn't "Tripping Dead" (I think); this was all-out "we can't hold it together so let's just move the hand up and down the guitar neck" f'd up. I heard a tape of it in 1977, so it had to be before that, and would sure like to listen to it again.
Bueller? Thx.
The only good thing that came out of 1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKhM-Ed8R8k (couldn't find a live video of the better Delta Center version).
i've listened to dead air with downtown deb on klcc in eugene for close to 20 years. saturdays 7pm -9pm pacific.
http://www.klcc.org/page.asp?navid=89
she plays a lot of good stuff. i actually won the only radio show contest i've ever won on her show shortly after jerry died by identifying the source of this quote:
“There’s no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or a player. I don’t think any eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great, much more than a superb musician, with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He’s the very spirit personified of whatever is Muddy River country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. To me, he wasn’t only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he’ll ever know. There’s a lot of spaces and advances between The Carter Family, Buddy Holly and say Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There’s no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep”
There's approximately five musicians with the credibility to say that and only one who can say it so well.
i was actually surprised that it lasted long enough for me to dial in. i knew instantly, just because it struck me deeply when i read it right after he died. but there were a lot wrong answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by RootSkier
can't remember if they've been posted, but i love reading hunter's response every once in a while...
The Fractals of Familiarity and Innovation: Robert Hunter and the Grateful Dead concert experience
By Jurgen Fauth,
http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/jurgen.html
Fractures of Unfamiliarity & Circumvention in Pursuit of a Nice Time by Robert Hunter
Reply to to Jurgen Fauth's essay:
"The Fractals of Familiarity and Innovation: Robert Hunter and the Grateful Dead Concert Experience"
http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/fauthrep.html
Not there, on the wrong coast, but had the tape in the day (83-84 timeframe). i thought the wheel was absolutely killer. Pretty much listed to it nonstop for a few weeks. Aweful lotta great shows in 82s we had tapes to. Iowa City, Baltimore, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by BSS
The last dead pod I download just happen to be the show where the first Bertha, Greatest, Warf Rat and dark start jam was just great. I believe the date is February 18 1971 somewhere in NY. Just in time for the pow....
ha ha I know the feeling.Quote:
Originally Posted by bl2000
Guess this is a good place to ask. My Deadbase X is starting to get worn out, does anyone have a PDF version of a Deadbase?
Here's one I've been spinning a bit lately
2/26/77 - just an all around top level buttery '77 with a Terrapin OPENER (first terrapin ever) and a first Estimated Prophet, silky Sugaree & TLEO. Just a really raging first set, and a great show all around. Even Donna really sounding nice. A+ quality matrix here:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd197....110037.flac16
My ears have stopped on this date in time lately.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd73-...452.sbeok.shnf
Highlight is a near 45 minute Dark Star and beautiful reading of HCS. A much overlooked performance. Jerry and Bobby vocals are very good, and playing is near flawless. Also, Donna was missing.
Tonights offering: http://www.archive.org/details/gd197...2.sbeok.flac16 One of Hs' gems, IMHO. A classic! Very smooth from start to finish.
Warning: thread hijack, but anyone reading this may enjoy this current live dead factoid.
Furthur has been playing the Abbey Road album one song at a time, tonight will be 'I want you'. Started with Come Together last Friday at The Orpheum in Boston. I can't wait to compile into a playlist when they're done.
Now back to the regularly scheduled program.
33 years ago tonight. fun set!
http://www.archive.org/details/gd197...291.sbeok.shnf
^^ That's a dandy!
I'm getting through the work day with this one. Hard not to listen to the Spring '77 tour at this time of year.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd77-...361.sbeok.shnf
TOTALLY gotta disagree there with you there.Quote:
Originally Posted by St. Jerry
peep the dew:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd95-...971.sbeok.shnf
^^^ Enjoy. That's my recording - it was the last dead show I taped.
First time i've seen this thread. :yourock:
The other Knick '95 show might have been one of the worst shows ever. (evah).
wicked good shit. thanks for sharing!Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
Chicago, Illinois- Auditorium Theatre on 1976-06-27
-played by DSO at the Mighty High Festival last week. If you haven't seen DSO lately they are tearing the cover off the ball these days.
http://www.archive.org/details/dso2011-05-21
I am on a search for a .pdf of deadbase as well. I realize this post is 3 yrs old. Did you ever find one? Could you sendspace me a copy or something?
Anyone at this show... Nassau coliseum 3-29-85
https://archive.org/details/gd1985-0...ngwilma.flac24
What am I doing wrong when listening...the song cuts out randomly in the middle of a song.
https://archive.org/details/gd1977-0...usborne.flac16. Awesome show from May '77, I really dig the subtle background rift playing of the guitar through whole show.
Found a good sleeper from fall '83 at Boise State University. First set has the feel of a great second set & the second set blows you away saying wow.
Check it out: https://archive.org/details/gd83-09-...958.sbeok.flac
Been a staple of mine from that era. Awesome show. No secret that I'm a fan of fall '83 tho. Great run in what many think of as a tough year! Gonna spin it tonight. Thx!Quote:
Originally Posted by Altaholic
Fall '83 is a very underrated & overlooked tour.
It is also my favorite Television Series
No good free streams, but if you have Dick's Picks 30 (I do) listen to 1972-03-25. Bo Diddley & the Grateful Dead plays the first set of pretty much all Bo Diddley Blues songs & Bo Diddley on vocals.