March 30 - April 5, 2009
As we close out March and begin April, we have some tasty selections from the latter part of the Brent Mydland era of the Grateful Dead, specifically from 1988 and 1990.
Our first selection this week is an entire first set from the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, on 3/31/88, consisting of Hell In A Bucket>Sugaree, Me And My Uncle>Mexicali Blues, Brown-Eyed Women, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow. This was the middle night of a three night run at the Meadowlands, each of which featured some outstanding moments. The tour overall was a very good one, with those stellar nights in Hampton preceding this run in New Jersey.
Next up, from two years later and also from the greater New York area, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on 3/30/90, we have the second set opening jam of Iko Iko, Playing In The Band>China Doll>Uncle John’s Band>Terrapin Station, a very rare Garcia trio of tunes. This run at Nassau is more famous for its second night (the Branford Marsalis show on 3/29/90), but 3/28 and 3/30 also had some great music, and were recorded to multi-track tape as was the whole tour.
From the next run of shows, at the Omni in Atlanta, GA, on 4/1/90, we have the show closing jam of Dear Mr. Fantasy>Hey Jude>Truckin'>Stella Blue>Sugar Magnolia. I think this run is outstanding, and is often overlooked because of the incredible music played at other stops on the tour (Cap Center, Hamilton, Albany and Nassau come to mind), but there was plenty of great music played at these three shows in Atlanta.
Finally this week, also from the Atlanta run on 4/2/90, we have the closing sequence of The Other One>Death Don't Have No Mercy>Around and Around>Good Lovin', Black Muddy River. This is the final live Grateful Dead version of Death Don’t Have No Mercy, ending a short run of four post-1970 performances (three in 1989 and this one). I’m telling you, these Atlanta shows are hot!
Be sure to check back next Monday for music from 1972 and 1982. Great stuff coming up.
David Lemieux
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oh atlanta. a vote for 11-30-80
Yes indeed, great shows were played there by the GD down through the years. David I went back and re-read your words of kindness for 11-30-80. I think it was the best I saw/heard. And the whole show is in pretty darn good sound in the vault. Folks, try the Bird Song from the very first edition of Tapers Section. I swear, I really don't think the 1980 Dead and an amazing tight quality that came and went intermittently that year has been properly documented and heard by the younger masses. The Spring tour had a handful of stellar shows (Greensboro, Penn State, Hartford), and Go To Nassau has that glimpse (but where are the amazing medleys with Comes A Time??) Lewiston? wow, put out an aud if need be! The four shows in the Southeast in late November were really hot too. The Warfield, Saenger, and Radio City shows didn't consistently sizzle by comparison. The download from Springfield and Rochester in September is pretty darn good, but one or two of the major cookers from '80 would be great. How about Hartford from May to go with Atlanta? Rhino could sell 5-10-80 and 11-30-80, they really rock.
1990 gems
Hey David, How about you lock yourself in the vault and listen to Playin In The Band over and over until you have heard them all a hundred times over. Then while you are occupied let me treat the audience to the gems that we all await. Thanks for the few in this Tapers Section.
I'd say David HAS sat in a room listening to PITB
It's his job, no?
IF
If a man among you got no sin upon his hand, let him cast a stone at me for playing "Playing In The Band!" ha- so ironic! I love PITB now, be nice kids.
DL, THANK YOU for ikoiko and the big nuggets of long playing music. It is so healthy for me,k . <3
OMG two and a half weeks till my dead show comes round! OH HAPPY DAY. How were yestrerday's concerts I wonder...dead.net XOXOXOXOXOOX
round and round
i love the late 80s, early 90s
those were good years for me, good years for me to go to shows...
the sound is great and the song selections are dandy-- i love sugaree and stella blue and dear mr fantasy--
i've very much enjoyed this week's selections. i feel 23 again...
thanks, david-
caroline
----just might be your kind of zoo...............
Wooooooooostahhhhhh!!!
Is that my glass? Can you see it? Understand me?
4-1-90
My first show-blew me away!#$@-I drift away on a natural high every time I recall the feeling!
Thanks for reminding me again!
Omni '90
I was in attendance at the '90 Omni run and knew at the moment while the songs were performed that all three shows should be released. I even like this run over Nassau, Cap Center and Albany from the same tour.
The next run I attended was Tinley Park which was also amazing. The day Brent died, I was driving for a courier company and heard the news on the radio. I happened to have tapes of the Omni run with me and remember listening to Easy To Love You from 4/2 and having to pull over. This was once out of only two times I cried in my adult life.
april fool --what's barney doing up there?
was it April fools day when at least one of the Grateful Dead took the stage, at Nassau i think, as Barney the purple kids show character?
mcleary
oops, No way, you must have been hallucinating.
jk
I don't know. maybe
round and round