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a show that rarely gets its due, from 26 years ago today.............. holy fuck, 26 years is half of my life at this point
trouble ahead, Jerry in Zubaz
Set 1
Help On The Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower
Minglewood Blues
It Must Have Been The Roses
Queen Jane Approximately
Bird Song
Picasso Moon
Set 2
Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain
Women Are Smarter
So Many Roads
Saint Of Circumstance
He's Gone
Drums
Space
Attics Of My Life
Spoonful*
The Other One*
Morning Dew*
E: Baba O'Riley* >Tomorrow Never Knows*
* - w/ Steve Miller
trouble ahead, Jerry in Zubaz
Set 1
Help On The Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower
Minglewood Blues
It Must Have Been The Roses
Queen Jane Approximately
Bird Song
Picasso Moon
Set 2
Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain
Women Are Smarter
So Many Roads
Saint Of Circumstance
He's Gone
Drums
Space
Attics Of My Life
Spoonful*
The Other One*
Morning Dew*
E: Baba O'Riley* >Tomorrow Never Knows*
* - w/ Steve Miller
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Been obsessed with this gem lately:
I can't dance a lick but sometimes I can flat rock and roll
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Any of you have any thoughts or feelings one way or the other about this release?
http://www.dead.net/store/music/new-rel ... =133164806
I do not really know anything specific about these 2 runs of shows, other than it's more 70s Dead, which I am cool with.
http://www.dead.net/store/music/new-rel ... =133164806
I do not really know anything specific about these 2 runs of shows, other than it's more 70s Dead, which I am cool with.
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I cannot keep up anymore! I am still anticipating the Anthem of the Sun deluxe edition!
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I am extremely familiar with three of the shows: 6/22/73, 5/19/74, and 5/21/74, had great boards of these for decades. 6/22/73 has always been one of my favorite shows, bar none- amazing setlist and performance, plus it's incredibly long/ Had someone asked me of shows I would want to be released officially, 6/22/73 would be among the top 3 I would name off the top of my head. 5/19/74 is a beast as well, really great show. 5/21/74 less but it is noteworthy alone for the longest Playin' in the Band ever played.TW_2.0 wrote:Any of you have any thoughts or feelings one way or the other about this release?
http://www.dead.net/store/music/new-rel ... =133164806
I do not really know anything specific about these 2 runs of shows, other than it's more 70s Dead, which I am cool with.
Way less familiar with the other 3, to the point that I really can't say anything about those specific shows. Really glad to see 6/22/73 and 5/19/74 being released, though the overall "theme" of this set seems to be a bit random. I can imagine them thinking, "why release two shows when we can release six ($$$)?"
I'm totally in, because (1) I really love 6/22/73 and 5/19/74, & (2) I am an idiot
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I pulled the trigger...
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Yesterday I missed the 33rd anniversary of one of my favorite shows that I saw, Saratoga 6/27/85, so no way in hell I will miss the 33rd anniversary of another of my very favorite shows (from the very next day)! Bird Song>Comes a Time>Deal- holy fuck!
Singin' in the rain, indeed!
only show I saw with Jerry in a (underfitting) sports coat
Summer tour 85 was truly spectacular, a once-in-a-lifetime event that changed my life
Singin' in the rain, indeed!
only show I saw with Jerry in a (underfitting) sports coat
Summer tour 85 was truly spectacular, a once-in-a-lifetime event that changed my life
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I caught this show on TIGDH on Sirius yesterday, actually. Thoroughly enjoyed it.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Yesterday I missed the 33rd anniversary of one of my favorite shows that I saw, Saratoga 6/27/85
However, Jerry's voice seemed to be at the peak of the effects of smoking the Persian White.
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no doubt, most of 1985 he had what I have always called the "crackpipe voice." I think the acknowledged this and tried to atone by playing such stellar guitar that entire yearTW_2.0 wrote:I caught this show on TIGDH on Sirius yesterday, actually. Thoroughly enjoyed it.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Yesterday I missed the 33rd anniversary of one of my favorite shows that I saw, Saratoga 6/27/85
However, Jerry's voice seemed to be at the peak of the effects of smoking the Persian White.
I had been to a handful of shows before Saratoga and Hershey but that was where I went ALL IN and GOT IT. Was never the same again and wouldn't change it!
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the mid first-set trifecta of Crazy Fingers>Supplication jam>High Time was one for the ages, one of the best moments of my GD career. And the Midnight Hour opener was so fuckin' loud, it hit like a massive explosion. I remember feeling it in my ribcage and being in awe. Yeah, I know how it soundsTW_2.0 wrote:I caught this show on TIGDH on Sirius yesterday, actually. Thoroughly enjoyed it.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Yesterday I missed the 33rd anniversary of one of my favorite shows that I saw, Saratoga 6/27/85
However, Jerry's voice seemed to be at the peak of the effects of smoking the Persian White.
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Getting geared up for the 4th with this smokin' version. So much energy from Jerry.
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He was on something good that night, even though they were playing at evil Cameron if you haven’t seen his participation on drums this night, stop what you are doing and find it nowTW_2.0 wrote:
Getting geared up for the 4th with this smokin' version. So much energy from Jerry.
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just finished this last night, after reading about 85% in one sitting on Tuesday night. No time for any lengthy discussion now, but for now let me say that Phil & Jill Lesh come out as big-time villains, especially Jill. Selvin definitely knows the GD scene inside/out and has impeccable access, so while I am firmly Team Phil, I have no reason to think the book isn't extremely accurate. In addition, I have a good friend who was a big-time player in tour management with them, and he says the book is on the mark. Jill had long held the Dragon Lady moniker, the book just backs that up in spades
Don't read this if you would rather avoid the seamy underside of the surviving four, no one comes out of this looking particularly clean. That said, it's informative as fuck and is a chronicle of an important chapter in the GD universe, as unpleasant as said chapter may be
As I said before, I am solidly Team Phil, have been from day one, more or less, and I am probably one of the few people alive whose last name isn't Lesh and likes Phil's singing There are a plethora of digs against Phil's vocal stylings in the book (primarily in the chapters on the 2015 FTW shows)- here are a couple that made me guffaw
Lesh and his wife were alone in their appreciation of his vocal skills That's gold, Selvin! Gold!
Talking about the Soldier Field Box of Rain, Selvin writes:
Whatever emotional weight that might have carried was destroyed almost as soon as Lesh opened his mouth to sing
....they hit the first speed bump of the set- Lesh's vocals on Lady with a Fan. People had tried to persuade Lesh not to attempt the vocal, but he insisted.....Lesh's voice lacks the range and power for truly expressive singing
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Wow, thanks for the Phil insight WWCD! Totally agree with the FTW Box of Rain: painful.
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A friend calls that version Box of Pain211poundsofpork wrote:Totally agree with the FTW Box of Rain: painful.
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nice. And as much as I like Unbroken Chain - his vocals on that are subpar as well.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:A friend calls that version Box of Pain211poundsofpork wrote:Totally agree with the FTW Box of Rain: painful.
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fries, fries, fries! At least I'm enjoyin' the fries!
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When I find myself in times of trouble,
brother Jerry comes to me.
Speaking words of wisdom,
let there be songs to fill the air
---OR---
When I find myself in times of trouble,
brother Jerry comes to me.
Speaking words of wisdom,
let it rock!
brother Jerry comes to me.
Speaking words of wisdom,
let there be songs to fill the air
---OR---
When I find myself in times of trouble,
brother Jerry comes to me.
Speaking words of wisdom,
let it rock!
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absolutely fascinating dude, a real-life Leonard Zelig! He truly lived a life
Read it all in one sitting
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The PNW 73-74 just arrived!!! Not gonna mess with trying to post photos from phone, but suffice it to say that the packaging is both incredibly beautiful and elaborate. That said, I don’t know exactly how I am gonna store this in a way that is both practical and shows off the beauty of the box in a way that does it justice.
Neck-deep in Bird Song from the epic 6/22/73 as I type
Neck-deep in Bird Song from the epic 6/22/73 as I type
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Mine arrived yesterday. Tis indeed a thing of beauty! Of course, I'd have been happy with a practical box with just the CDs, but whatever, that's Rhino for you.
6/22/73 and 5/19/74 are two of the best shows of the period, and the rest is just a bonus afaic. So great to hear terrific recordings of these.
6/22/73 and 5/19/74 are two of the best shows of the period, and the rest is just a bonus afaic. So great to hear terrific recordings of these.
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Agree 100% on those two shows- as I said before, I bought this for those two epic shows, the rest are, as you said, just icing on the cakejimmyjack wrote:Mine arrived yesterday. Tis indeed a thing of beauty! Of course, I'd have been happy with a practical box with just the CDs, but whatever, that's Rhino for you.
6/22/73 and 5/19/74 are two of the best shows of the period, and the rest is just a bonus afaic. So great to hear terrific recordings of these.
So far have only listened to 6/22/73- on top of this being one of my all-time favorite shows, Keith’s prominence in the mix is really jumping out, love it!!!
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Any mix that favors Keith is ok by me! He's by far the most underrated member of the Dead imo. Also, Bobby's playing on a lot of this is revelatory. I can listen to Jerry solo all day, of course, but it's cool to hear the other guys so prominently for a change. Really makes you appreciate the fact that, in any other band, any of these guys would have been the Jerry, if that makes sense.
Heard some kvetching about the 4 songs with barely-audible vocals on 5/19, but I kinda dig it. Lets me focus more on what's being played.
Buyer's remorse is always a concern with these kinda lavish sets but I have no regrets in this one.
Heard some kvetching about the 4 songs with barely-audible vocals on 5/19, but I kinda dig it. Lets me focus more on what's being played.
Buyer's remorse is always a concern with these kinda lavish sets but I have no regrets in this one.
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35 (AKA the Phil Niekro/Kevin Durant/Frank Thomas anniversary)whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:today is the 34th anniversary of my first show. I'm 51, so 34 years is 2/3 of my life
something something the bus came by
it's such a cliche, but that day truly was the first day of the rest of my life
And in perfect GD synergy, we received our wine club shipment from Dark Star about an hour ago
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next Dave's Picks is Passaic 6/17/76
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