Notes:
"The Sound Test" for The Wall Of Sound - first "Cassidy" - first "Scarlet"
Set List:
U.S. BluesPromised Land
Brown Eyed Women
Mexicali Blues
Tennessee Jed
Black-Throated Wind
Scarlet Begonias
Beat it on Down the Line
It Must Have Been the Roses
El Paso
Deal
Cassidy
China Cat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
WRS Prelude>
WRS Part 1>
Let it Grow
Playin' in the Band>
Uncle John's Band>
Morning Dew>
Uncle John's Band>
Playin' in the Band
Ship of Fools
Big River
Ramble on Rose
Me and My Uncle
Bertha
Around and Around
Wharf Rat>
Sugar Magnolia
Casey Jones
One More Saturday Night
Comments
wall of sound
This was my first concert. My brother Kevin got married to his wife Jeri that morning and then we went to the show. He told me you will never see another show like this. He was right. Pure magic. The wall of sound. Absolutly historic, embedded in my soul, that sound. Shaped my life.
Washoe Zephyr
This, too, was my first show. It was Mother's Day, 1974. Tough call, whether to spend the afternoon with mom or load up and drive to Reno. Clearly I made the right call. The Washoe Zephyr was the huge wind storm that went on all day. It was blowing from behind the stage, so it seemed like it was coming out of that huge wall of sound. An auspicious start to a lifelong love affair with the Dead, their culture and music.
3-23-1974
My third show. Double dosed on purple microdot in parking lot outside palace. Couldn't stand so sat on floor watching all the dancers. Sound came from every direction; very disoriented. After show found myself still sitting facing back(! )wall of venue. Ground scored an orange and 25 cents bus fare home. Thanks Owsley for the Wall of Sound.
Cow Palace, March 23, 1974
The sound and the music were amazing, despite being in the ever so aptly named Cow Palace.