Road Trips Vol. 1 Number 4
::More Information on Egypt '78
More Road Trips 1.4
Archive Photos
Micky Hart & Hamza El Din
On Stage at Winterland
Bill Graham Staffers
Bobby, Donna & Jerry
Winterland Marquee
On stage at Winterland
Shows
Winterland - October 17, 1978
Winterland - October 21, 1978
Winterland - October 22, 1978
Road Trips Series
"From Egypt With Love" (October '78)
2 Disc Set
Since we’ve all been in deep Egypt Mode the last couple of months preparing the new Rhino release Rocking the Cradle: Grateful Dead, Egypt ’78 (which you can learn more about and order here), we thought it would be cool for the new Road Trips (that’s Vol. 1, No. 4 for those of you keeping score at home) to be a companion to that release, compiled from the band’s famous October 1978 “From Egypt With Love” shows at Winterland in San Francisco, just a month after their return from the desert.
Here’s the deal: The group was feeling totally jazzed when they got back from Egypt, and Bill Graham, who had been on the trip abroad as a spectator, rather than as promoter, wanted to give the band’s hometown fans a taste of the Egypt experience by hosting a series of five shows at Winterland that would include a slide show depicting the group’s amazing adventures in Cairo and beyond. As it turned out, the Dead Heads got more than that, too: At two of the concerts, their good friend Hamza El Din (a Nubian musician living in the Bay Area) reprised the Egyptian song he’d sung at the Sound & Light Theater in Gizah—called “Ollin Arageed”—which had been a jumping–off point for some fascinating cross-cultural explorations between the Dead and a host of native singers and percussionists. It proved to be magical at Winterland, too, as the crowd joined in clapping the song’s unusual and hypnotic beat. War’s exceptional harmonica player, Lee Oskar, dropped by the last two nights of the run, and the final concert brought a surprise appearance by ex-Quicksilver guitarist John Cipollina.
This new Road Trips was culled from the the last two concerts of the series, October 21 and 22, 1978. There’s plenty to dig here, including a really dynamic extended take on the aforementioned “Ollin Arageed” which eventually lands at “Deal” (of all songs!); a stunning sequence featuring "Got My Mojo Working">"The Other One">"Stella Blue"; a generous and free-flowing “Scarlet Begonias” > “Fire on the Mountain”; and a “Not Fade Away” > “Goin’ Down the Road” combo that’s sparked by the presence of Mr. Cipollina and his vampire bat Gibson SG, and which goes into some very interesting jamming spaces between songs.
To order Road Trips Vol. 1, No. 4 click here.
Track List
Disk One - 10/21/78
Sugaree
Passenger
Stagger Lee
I Need A Miracle
Got My Mojo Working (with Lee Oskar)>
The Other One>
Stella Blue>
Sugar Magnolia
US Blues
Disk Two - 10/22/78
Olin Aragreed>
Deal
Peggy-O
Jack Straw
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire On The Mountain
NFA (with John Cipollina)>
GDTRFB
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RT4
I've had a chance to listen to each of the tracks at least once. Very nice. So far I'm particularly fond of these versions of Peggy-O, Stella Blue, Sugaree, and If I Had The World To Give. I'm not ready to say this is the best of the series yet...maybe after a few more listens. I'm still too in love with RT3. But this is a worthy addition. Keep them coming!
I'd give it to you..long as you live
This release is much better than the Rocking the Cradle. All you have heard about the10/21 is very true and the Mojo jam being excellent. The Stella Blue has the sweet ending too. The jam between NFA>GDTRFB is really good with hints of Mind Left Body. I wish they used the Scarlet>Fire from 10/17 it is much better. The bonus disc is a must have for one reason
If I had the World To Give.If you love Jerry it does not get better than this.It would have been a cool song for him to bring back in the 90's. The Estimated> He's Gone is a keeper too. I feel between the two releases there are 12 repeats and knowing that we will all buy both was this a lack of attention to details? It makes sense to give us the most variety because if you are not going to release entire sets and shows this will keep us happier. It might be fun to have a release be a total fan fueled effort with selection votes and all, it is an election year remember. You might get a all time best seller out of it.
Wow!
For those of you who have drawn a line in the sand and have refused to buy anything but complete shows, you might want to re-think that position. This release is truly stellar. Disk one alone is worth the price of admission. Sugaree? It absolutely sings--one of the finest versions you will ever hear, and I say that knowing full well how many great versions are out there. Passenger? It burns! I was never a huge fan of this tune, but when you hear Jerry scorch his way through this version you'll be blown away. The Mojo Jam? It surpasses the hype.
No Road Trips
Ordered the Egypt Road trips a month ago and I'm still waiting for it!!
Customer service has not been very SERVICE ORIENTED!! I've emailed
several times with no answer. What gives!!!
mitchell
I will pass this to customer service. So sorry.
No Road Trips, No Rockin' the Cradle...
I orderd both at the end of August, I mailed the customer service, no reply yet and I am still waiting for the cd's, DVD's.
And when I say waiting, I mean waiting.....
What to do?
Any help is more that welcome!!!!
Thanks!
southwest
sorry I missed this earlier; I've passed it to the folks who can actually solve the problem...
With love indeed........!
After weeks of well-meaning, I finally grab a moment to comment on this one. Well....
Um........yup. They've done it again. Another must-own release. I've ordered the last three Road Trips in a row and they're a hands-down 3 for 3.
I started with Had the World to Give -> Around and Around from the bonus disc, just because I'd never heard a live World to Give before. This has to be heard to be believed. Jerry's outro lead is sick, with some wicked mind-melded bass darts from Phil. Someone else mused they could've brought this out in the '90's and I agree. In fact, hearing it live, I'm struck by how much it sounds like an '88-92'ish era Jerry song (apart from the disco-y bridge, which also sounds like it was tough to sing). I actually lament now that it wasn't busted out, I think it would've tugged our heartstrings. And hearing this inspired, fully realized version, I just can't believe they put it away so immediately.
Then I tried disc 2. The first several songs, though sweet (Peggy-O) and with some heat (Jack Straw), showcase a mellower Dead, and by Scarlet I was thinking, you know what, after an initial adjustment, I'm really enjoying this mellow incarnation......they can't all be of the "smokin" variety, and why should they be?
Of course, then I heard Fire. And the Not Fade -> Goin Down the Road run. Smokin'. And a very unique jam, you really should have it. I've not heard many GDTRFBs from this era, come to think of it~ this one sure demonstrates they could still blow back some freak flags with it.
And then, disc 1. Hot as they come. The Mojo Working -> Other One -> Stella Blue -> Sugar Mag........once again, just has to be heard. When someone mentioned this Other One being the first time they'd ever heard Jerry play heavy metal, I kind of smiled, figured it was hot but took it with a grain of salt (I mean, the show YOU were at is always extra special, right?). But he isn't exaggerating. Jerry really DOES play metal guitar and really DOES hit '69 balls to the wall intensity. After the 2nd chorus, a lovely, mindmelding, quickie of a buildup by the whole band leaves you ready to erupt, and Jerry does. He just gets possessed, cranks it all the way up, and unleashes. And this, followed by arguably the most inspired Stella Blue ever. (And it's tough for me to concede 6-14-91, lemme tell ya) And this is followed by another strikingly Jerry-juiced version of Sugar Mag, and the U.S. Blues encore, again, is high octane and fully satisfying (listen to the final flourish).
Ashamedly, I still haven't heard the Estimated-> He's Gone (from the bonus disc) which preceded the Mojo -> Other One run on 10/21.
I think the Road Trips series has been pretty stellar thus far. My only suggestion might be that it not always be such a strict 2-disc + bonus format. From what I hear, this run could've easily warranted (the initially proposed?) one more disc with the likes of Half-Step->Franklin's, Dire Wolf, & Lazy Lightning. And it'll really be too bad when this bonus disc runs out, given that the If I Had the World to Give is a must-have ~ both because the song isn't on any other of the myriad live Dead releases and because this performance warrants it in its own right.
In other words......absolutely nothing wrong with Road Trips, they're just so tasty I wish there could be additional scoops sometimes! But I support the format, I've stated elsewhere that I believe it actually allows more gems to see daylight rather than less.
(As for Dick's never messing with the song order of shows, see Dick's Pick's 1 & 3.)
Can't wait to see what's next......spring '70? spring or summer '69? summer or fall '85?
Dead Shows
Did I accidentally delete when i was trying to edit?I'm a moron on computers.
Way back in the days of Fillmores, anyone who played put out max energy but none like the Dead. Going to a Dead show was a guarantee that you weren't wasting money paying for a lot of hype or shorted on time. I wondered if 45 minutes of music was all the people knew. Never that from any Dead show, enormous or small. The shows absorbed the audience just as everyone was absorbed in their performances. And the seperate identities blurred and melded together.No one left hungry, though we all wanted more. So what if I had to overnight in Port Authority waiting for buses to run again? I'm just making up my mind on what to buy. I saw some still shots of the Egypt trip & am quite curious as to how the sound travels around the pyramids and into the desert night. And how did the little lizards and scarabs react? pegi regine hohenzoller
a question
I would love to order this.Is the bonus disc still available?