Grateful Dead

[Mitch]

Dave's Picks 5 sounds great. Obviously it's a great show (11/17/73), and a fantastic release. The liner notes by Bill Walton are cool, too.

[Mitch]

Man, I love these late '73 Here Comes Sunshines so much.

I know this show is kinda known for the "sandwich", and it is cool, as was the one at Winterland a week earlier, but the final climax of Morning Dew is the best part of the song, IMO, and you miss out on that with these. But, of course, there are great stand-alone versions from this era to listen to (like on DP19, 10/73), so not a big deal.

[Crush87]

2/5/78 My favorite Scarlet Fire. Incendiary. Very unique peak in The Other One. The hottest Around & Around I've ever heard. Scorching US Blues encore (not included on DP 18) that's even better than the coked out Duke 78 version. All around one of my favorite Dead shows. Wish the full first set circulated.

[Crush87]

2/2/68 going now. Clementine is such a pretty song. Have to say my favorite is actually the Aoxomoxoa studio instrumental. They never seemed to get the lyrics right live.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Crush87 2/5/78 My favorite Scarlet Fire. Incendiary. Very unique peak in The Other One. The hottest Around & Around I've ever heard. Scorching US Blues encore (not included on DP 18) that's even better than the coked out Duke 78 version. All around one of my favorite Dead shows. Wish the full first set circulated.

I love the unbridled energy of '78. Red Rocks 7-8-78 is one of my very favorite shows of all-time. 4-16-78 Huntington, WV is another favorite. One of my first, and favorite, tapes I had back in the 80's was Set 2 of [Only registered users can see links.] . I wore that cassette out. Definitely worth a listen. The more polished precision of '77 was great, of course, but there is a looser energy that always seems on the verge of coming off the tracks a bit in most of the '78 shows which is really cool.

[Mitch]

Perfect listening for today in New York:
Alligator>Jam>GDTRFB>Cold Rain & Snow (4/29/71)

[Crush87]

Originally Posted by Mitch I love the unbridled energy of '78. Red Rocks 7-8-78 is one of my very favorite shows of all-time. 4-16-78 Huntington, WV is another favorite. One of my first, and favorite, tapes I had back in the 80's was Set 2 of [Only registered users can see links.] . I wore that cassette out. Definitely worth a listen. The more polished precision of '77 was great, of course, but there is a looser energy that always seems on the verge of coming off the tracks a bit in most of the '78 shows which is really cool.

I wrote off 78 for a while until I came across those Feb shows. Jerry was clearly dipping into the coke jar more than usual in 78 and that had varying levels of success. When they were on that year, unbridled is definitely the word.

I'll check out that Troy show, thanks.

Definitely some good stuff in April

[Crush87]

Newly circulated JGB 3/17/78 video. This is the source of the new mono board that was just put out as well. Love this show. Show had not circulated in any form until recently. The next night is one of my alltime favorites as well.

[jeff1818]

I've been enjoying the "birth of the dead" CD. Those old tracks have a real fun psychedelic sound. "Mindbender" is really trippy.

On a related note, does anyone know a site to pick up Dick's Picks?

[Mitch]

Furthur at Barclays Center on July 11th

[roshea999]

what are 2-3 shows I need to download? I have a handful of their stuff, but want to dive in fully.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by roshea999 what are 2-3 shows I need to download? I have a handful of their stuff, but want to dive in fully.

Are you talking official releases (of which there are of course many) or unreleased shows?

I, and others here, can give you lots of suggestions based on which of the above, what the handful you already have is, etc.

Generally, though, you definitely want to focus on the years 1970-74 and 1977. I love the Fillmore East run at the end of April 1971 (most of which was released in Ladies and Gentlemen release), almost anything from Europe 1972 tour (check out 4.14.72 Tivoli, 5.3.72 Paris), 9.21.72 Philly Spectrum is another favorite (released as Dicks Picks 36), most all of 1973 is fantastic, particularly the fall IMO, and you can throw a dart at a show in May 1977 and it will be great, especially the legendary three night run of 5.7, 5.8, and 5.9. You probably have that 5.8.77 Cornell show b/c it's legendary, but if not, Set 2 of that is one of the first things you should listen to. And there's so much more, of course. I also like a lot of the 1988-1990 era, too, partly because it was the height of my show-going years, but I think it's the best post 70's era.

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[roshea999]

I'm down for anything about this point. I'll look at the archive here after work. I need some new summer listening.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by roshea999 I'm down for anything about this point. I'll look at the archive here after work. I need some new summer listening.

Check out some of my suggestions above, but one of my very favorites, and an all-time great, that I didn't mention above is [Only registered users can see links.] . Highly recommended. Be sure to grab that if you don't have already have it.

[Mitch]

[Only registered users can see links.]

5 complete consecutive shows between 5/11-5/17 (that 5/17 Tuscaloosa show has always been a favorite).

[Habbs]

Spotify has fucking EVERYTHING on it. I've only listened to a few Dick's Picks so I'm looking forward to checking some more out. Europe 72 vol 2 should be sweet.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Mitch [Only registered users can see links.] 5 complete consecutive shows between 5/11-5/17 (that 5/17 Tuscaloosa show has always been a favorite).

I got the email for this earlier and thought it was pretty cool (though '77 is pretty well covered with official releases & other areas are largely ignored). Is it just me or is the price pretty high? More than $25 per show seems excessive. Still excited, and I'll admit I haven't listened to any of these shows, but the sets seem pretty familiar to the june winterland box.

[Mersh]

Originally Posted by Jack I got the email for this earlier and thought it was pretty cool (though '77 is pretty well covered with official releases & other areas are largely ignored). Is it just me or is the price pretty high? More than $25 per show seems excessive. Still excited, and I'll admit I haven't listened to any of these shows, but the sets seem pretty familiar to the june winterland box.

Seems overpriced to me too. I will get it the same way I got the complete Europe 72 set.

[Mersh]

I mean as much as I really want that historical essay...

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Mersh Seems overpriced to me too. I will get it the same way I got the complete Europe 72 set.

This will be one I'll have to skip still being out of work & having baby #2 on the way, but a year ago at this time I would have definitely held my nose & ordered. My wife has put me on phish only probation. And the dave & tim live trax set.