Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily
As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.
In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
76 box
is a great souvenir, and one high time in my life recovering from onkology , just in time in hospital before lockdown, and then surrounded by nurses, and my loving wife so near. Then most of the time laying outside, listening the new boxset only disturb by birds and bees in the wisteria.
this box looks like may 77, for consitency, and quality.
@DMCVT Gillian W is my fantaisy for my next life, coming home after work, and listening that nice girl playing to me acoustic guitar. If she plays Bach suites on on cello in the meantime, i won't be punished.
@Alvarhanso when I visit America on a second trip with my daughter, we stopped in Bakerfield, looking for centerville searching a good restaurant, typically french, i admit, and we eventually parked near a bar. I bought 2 cd to get some music in the car, Jerry Garcia 's Reflection and Rowan Douglas Yonder, not sure it's really bluegrass, but 5 stars album, and very cliche on the road to death Valley.
re: 6/11/76
Did someone say June 11th 1976????
It's like saying Beetlejuice three times.
Amazing show from an amazing box and Vinnie the sequence of which you speak is an all-timer.
Show me a better Eyes!
Its not possible.
Of course I've always been a sucker for '76.
Be Well People!
Seventy-Sixtus
Love the 76 Box
That was awesome that we still received them during the shutdown.
Still available as a
d o w n l o a d
1976 Box....
is a knockout! I was fortunate to see them play at the Orpheum theatre. Hopefully, they will release so more of those shows. I've seen video of some of those shows.
The '76 & '78 boxes are also....
....the top tier re packaging.
Just exactly perfect.
It's going to be a '76 themed weekend. Gonna try and catch em all ala Pokémon.
Edit. Karl Densons Tiny Universe just announced a gig here for May 10th. Any of you familiar??
PITB Sandwiches
I love the PITB Sammy's from that year. And listening to the development of H/S/F's. and can't disagree with what Sixtus said.
76 Box and Country
That 76 box is like a box of golden sunshine. Flawless recordings and shows that always make me feel like it's a sunny summer day.
Country, there's some good stuff there, same as just about every other genre. For those inclined, check out the Red Clay Strays, Sturgill Simpson or Tyler Childers for some cool modern country sounds. Gun Club album Miami does sound cool as well, but I would classify it as more of a post-punk sound with some country and blues influences.
Fire of Love
The Gun Club were definitely non-reverential. Closer to the spirit of the law than the letter. "Miami" is a great record, but their first "Fire of Love" is even better. Based more on the blues than country - one of the best albums of the 80's-or any decade come to that.
76 box
I don't get into that one as much as I should, but I'll always remeber how happy I was when it came. Man that was sweet.
Ya know, I think that the Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 5 is it? 6/9, I think that may be the most perfect release ever. The show, the recording, the playing...it really is something. I feel like the people who play music and don't like the Dead have never heard that one.
Road Trips
It’s hard to disagree that Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 5 is one of the better Road Trips, not sure if it is one of their all time best performances, but it’s terrific, and segues nicely into the June 76 box set. Over 20 months off the road, the band comes back absolutely charged that June. I know Phil remarked that the band never got their consistency back after the 75 break, but you wouldn’t know it from these releases.
My personal favourite Road Trips was Denver, Vol 4 No 3, primarily recorded November 21, 1973. The bonus disc is a beauty, too, with a 43 minute Dark Star > a sublime Eyes. While the Dave’s Picks have had a few “meh” bonus discs, Road Trips had some gems, like this one.
Favorite Road Trips
Volume 2 #2. 2/14/68 Carousel Ballroom & volume 3 #3 5/15/70. Fillmore East, both have fantastic bonus discs which you only got if you bought them early , which I did. Lots & lots of other great road trips also.
Non Reverential
Good description for the Gun Club. The cover of Run Through the Jungle on Miami really works for me. I'll have to check out Fire of Love, because sometimes that punk or punk adjacent vibe fits the mood. You know, when you feel like a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
Road Trips
I agree with Billy, 3.3 is one of the best.
1.4 is one of my favorites as well. The Got My Mojo Working is spectacular. Always gets me moving. All three CDs are great. If I Had the World to Give.. Were you at these shows Billy? Five nights in October 78, box them up.
Spring 78 is great and post Egypt 78 just rocks!
Would love more.
I was the world's forgotten boy
Was. Not so much anymore.
People who knew me in the '70s when I was totally into the Stooges, Ramones, Clash, X (but also going to Dead shows) are sometimes surprised that I now spend a lot more time listening to the GOGD. ABB, Little Feat, TTB, jazz, and bluegrass. But I just tell 'em: my heart's just not as full of napalm as it used to be. Which is probably a good thing overall.
Love the Gun Club. Fire of Love is absolutely worth getting for those random punk rock moods that still strike now and again. There's a vinyl reissue that included a nice live set, btw.
My fave Road Trip is probably the Fillmore East 1970 one. Wonderful acoustic set, the Live Dead suite, excellent New Speedway (a song they never played enough, IMO), Cosmic Charlie. Just fantastic. Don't leave home without it.
Last Five:
Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin Companion
Joshua Redman: Wish
GOGD: Lyceum '72 (the last night, whatever date that was)
Maceo Parker: Mo Roots
ABB: 3/28/2009 with Bob and Phil!
Soooooo, there is another eclipse tomorrow....
....along with a CERN haldron collider test.
Conspiracy theorists are having a field day.
Possible portal being opened. I saw that in the Hellboy movie.
I should know.
My wife is one of them.
Yeah....
Marlins won a game today, so I guess anything is possible.
Portal to the vault?
Sweeeeetttttt!
Putting on my foil hat tomorrow and snorting some chemtrails.
Last three 71’s
2-18-71 playing now
2-21-71 played earlier today
2-19-71 vinyl played yesterday
Yes, they’re all good. Release the rest of the run.
And a digital fileof the pictures shown during the ESP test.
Real 0 Mind
It's the spirit of rock n' roll I like - doesn't matter if you are a punk, a hippie, a Deadhead or a go-go dancer in a nightclub. You can't describe it, but once you hear it you can't forget it.
Darkest Star
Since I live in the path of the eclipse, the 73 Cleveland Dark Star at 43 minutes plus beckons.
Darkness at the break of noon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
Cloudy Star
Oro - They expected over one million people in Niagara Falls today for this - and it is cloudy as can be!! Yesterday, you couldn’t find a cloud.
As Maxwell Smart said, “Missed it by that much.”
Lucky Jim...
I had to post after seeing that Gun Club comment... Jeffrey Lee Pierce put out an album in 1993 called, "Lucky Jim," as the Gun Club... it is an amazing record. "Cry to Me" is unbelievable, it's like he channeled BB King. Just exceptional.
Have to throw Mark Lanegan in the stew, as well, he was a big Pierce fan and did what he could to elevate his profile while they were both still alive.
Be well everyone... except Dump voters.
\m/
Lucky Jim
Thanks for the tip,I haven't heard that one. It sounds a bit different from the first three, which is the sum total of my Gun Club collection. Plus the dvd, Live at the Hacienda 1983 - 1984. One of which I actually attended. Don't ask me which one - I was even drunker than they were.
Metallica And Joni Mitchell
I got H.N. 'd
Look it up.
Cheers
Edit: They rocked!
Edit 2: G e r s h w i n p r i z e
Edit 3: As Elton said, "amazing!" and "that's not easy"
If you ever get to Las Vegas
Be sure to go to Valley of Fire state park
Yowzah
Valley of Fire played a role in the creation of Anthem of the Sun's cover art
Look up Bill Walker
most of the time
Today is the day I celebrate my most of the time favorite piece of GD music!!! If there is such a thing!!
Dark Star>Sugar Magnolia>Caution from 4/8/72!!!
Simply magic
rock on, gang!
Feats Don't Fail Me Now
50th Anniversary release announced.
This one will be 3 discs!
Can't wait for the live goodies on that one.
Peace
Skull & Roses Festival cancelled....
....and. No refunds. Disgusting. And someone is still gonna get paid. Was Lenny Hart in charge?
I can vouch for the Valley Of Fire. Camped there years ago. We had mushrooms.
Outlaws
Johnny Cash is a treasure, Willie Nelson is great, but Waylon Jennngs is the man. That Honky Tonk Heroes album never gets old for me.
Down the road a ways I've heard say
A new day's coming on
Where the women folks are friendly
And the law leaves you alone
I'll believe it when I see it
And I haven't seen it yet
Don't mind me just keep on talking
I'm just looking for my hat
Valley of Fire and mushrooms
Wow
That would be something
as latter day Jerry would sing
Psychotronic dreams ?
You might like to check out Russ Meyer's immortal "Faster Pussycat Kill Kill !" The first 5 minutes lay it all on the line. A great celebration of the violence in women.
Mark Knopfler....
....is releasing new material tomorrow. So there's that!
Phish wapo
Article yesterday in the Washington Post on the Phish run at Sphere, Trey scoped out the U2 audio mix; adapting their lighting, etc. After living in Vermont for decades, pleased to be attending my first show this July in MA, a week after Evolve release. Three weeks to 50, will we have it for May 3rd anniversary. And do the Mars and Hunter releases signal no box before fall?