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  • #121
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    True dat

    Absolutely no noise reduction ON THE RECORDING, but that doesn’t mean some kind of processing on the final release, and, it seemed like 4/12 sounded much different, especially in the frequency spectrum we’ve been discussing.
    There are other ways in mastering to treat noise beyond basic noise reduction, like, not your 80s tape deck Dolby…
    I’ve been looking at pics and some don’t seem to have overhead drum mics where others certainly do. But haven’t dug deep so don’t know dates that correspond to pics etc. Just wonder if that was something Betty was messing with as she’s known for her mic placement perhaps above all else…
    Also noticed JG moved into the center, and Bob to the left, (as per their stage orientation at the time) of the soundstage on maybe the 10th? Before that they were switched, and the 12 all kinds of things going on lol,
    Always fun to try and dissect things!

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    Noise redution?

    No where in the notes does it state any noise reduction was used in the reel recording of any of the shows in the box.

    Will be doing the 15th tomorrow!

    Going to have to listen to the 11th again as I thought they were a little out of sync...

  • #123
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    4/12/78

    Previously, Only heard this one once, thought it was good but overshadowed by the 11, 15 and 16th…let’s see after proper sit down if it matches the hype…

    Think 4/11 was tops so far, but 4/6 seemed to stand out too. These shows are sneaky good. Meaning sometimes you have to wait for it. The dynamics are often impressive. Not freight train Dead like you might expect from this period, but often nice subtle build ups/peaks. You can tell their having fun, getting loose and digging the smaller venues.
    Really tasty when their all in sync etc, (sometimes the looseness is a tad much) and 4/11 is a good example of being synced up!
    And DG has been improving nicely as the tour has progressed and has some real moments here.
    That Sunrise is one of the most powerful I’ve heard, and some songs she’s carrying the lead vocals. Meaning on shared vocals, she is often the strongest most consistent, which allows J &B more latitude.
    And the sound is great on all so far, but I too will compare with 37, which I recall is the benchmark of this tour…

    I do understand 4winds “cymbal” comments. Don’t have torrents to compare, but they aren’t prevalently splashing all over so ?…
    It doesn’t seem like an issue to me, and probably wouldn’t notice it if I wasn’t trying to…guessing mastering, probably added some shimmer to the torrents versus some noise reduction, tape restoration, age etc, or, perhaps artifacts from different machines used to record copies from the masters, versus Bettys reel decks and masters…

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    4/14 set 2

    here we go! set 1 was okay! I like where set 2 is going...

    Samson oh yeah!! Lions Den for sure!! Growls...

    Music swinging!!

    The Natives are restless!

    That was fun!

    Love them while you can, for someday they'll be gone.

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    4 11 78

    When i first heard it back in later 80s I was amazed at the post drumz sequence. I didnt know they had done it.

    Nowadays its like "cool"
    Back then it was like "wow!"

    At the moment
    4 14 78 looks Like Rain (never one of my favorites)

    Due to holiday no need to go to work so plenny o' GD

    Yay!

  • #126
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    4-14-78

    I’m going in order and will do 4-15 next to see (hear) how it compares to the Box.

    I like 4-10 and 11 a lot, but they’re also burned into my synapses from having them on cassette and then CD-R.

  • #127
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    this series of shows

    nothing has really caught fire for me (I am jumping around in the sequence)

    however

    4/14/78 before work today sounded hot.

    also:

    in the car I am listening to 10/8/89

    good stuff
    really good stuff

  • #128
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    4/11/78

    Hoping it’s as good as I recall…
    4/10 was not, in fact, bit of a dog, perhaps worst so far?
    Not a bad show, just more inconsistent and several notable flubberies etc…
    Let’s find out ; )
    Onward!

  • #129
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    4-8-78

    JAX - middle of 1st set.
    (edit - nice Estimated/Eyes in 2nd set)
    Still most impressed with 4-6-78 so far.
    Glad I got this box, I have skipped some.
    Cheers

    Recent listens:
    Fleetwood Mac - Future Games LP
    Teruo Nakamura - Manhattan Special LP (with Herbie Hancock)
    Pat Martino - Joyous Lake LP
    4-6-78 Tampa
    4-7-78 Hollywood

  • #130
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    Things

    Not a sports fan at all, will watch super bowl and world series with group, but really don't care.

    I felt sorry for Pete Rose, I feel I heard a story about wife abusers being allowed into the hall of fame, but not Pete?

    On another note, I have a new favorite song. Maybe a bunch of you have heard of him, but I hadn't, Jelly Roll. He was on Saturday Night Live this weekend and did a tune called "Winning Streak". A search of "Jelly Roll - Winning Streak (Live on SNL)" will pull it up. It's a tune about a alcoholic going to his first AA meeting.

    One of the best refrain lines EVER

    I was so ashamed to be in this seat, til I met a man who was 20 years clean
    He said, 'Everybody here's felt the same defeat. Nobody walks through these doors on a winning streak.'

    Check it out. Hope you find it as good as I do.

    And, no, I've never had an addiction or been to any sort of meeting.

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Submitted by allycatsunflower on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 16:59

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currently streaming dead & company's second show at MSG which i was at last week.. absolutely unforgettable and I will NEVER miss another local event again!! currently "Not Fade Away" <3 which gave me chills til the end
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Submitted by Turtlelips on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 11:33

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Currently rewatching Couch Tour of the Austin show. Charlotte, Austin, how lucky you were!! Some great shows this tour. Never was in a position to follow the band thru tours. Had to pick my shows. The couch Tour is pretty great, especially for an old guy. Hope this isn’t wrong. Not trying to promote or advertise them, but thrilled to see every show of a tour, so conveniently.
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Submitted by simonrob on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 07:46

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Gonna take some time to get used to this and learn how everything works!

Edit: I have no idea why this got posted here. That was not my intention! Gonna take time...

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 07:57

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gonna take some time to get used to the new look.

will this comment even post?

God Bless the Grateful Dead

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Submitted by mdempste on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 18:41

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Just arrived today. Sounds great. Great sound. Excellent set list. Top five version of Help>Slipnot>Franklin’s IMO. Lots of other stand outs. Love the Dave’s Picks Series!

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Submitted by DaveStrang on Wed, 11/14/2018 - 07:44

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How about last 5 listens?

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers
Elvis Costello - Look Now
John Hiatt - The Eclipse Sessions
Them - The Angry Young Them
Roxy Music - Country Life

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 15:59

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Again

Sounds awesome

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This Nations Saving Grace - The Fall

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Greensky Bluegrass !!

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Submitted by TieDyed Eagle on Sun, 07/14/2019 - 10:51

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7/14/90

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Submitted by Strider 808808 on Sun, 07/14/2019 - 13:06

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Corn Dance songs and Cochiti drum.

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Submitted by morloquehamhoq… on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 07:17

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AOXOMOXOA 50th anniversary disc 1- 1969 original mix

This entire production is first class, from the 3D cover (a la rolling stones satanic majesty) which I certainly would have appreciated staring at back in the day, it is truly wonderous.
The sound is perfect, the live stuff sounds better than ever, but really should use the original shows complete, in the order that the Dead created them. Thank You for doing such a good job with this,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof ,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof,,woof, woof,woof,woof, woof woof woof

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Submitted by scottangel on Sun, 08/04/2019 - 17:44

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1. Hank Wilson's Back Volume 1. Leon Russel and J.J. Cale, Billy Byrd
2. The Great Fatsby. Leslie West, Mick Jagger, Dana Valery
3. Mapache. Self titled debut LP. Mapache (if you haven't seen these guys live yet your missing out)
4. Rusty Wier. Stoned, Slow, Rugged. Rusty wier, Chris Hillman, Floyd Guilbeau, Herb Pederson
5. The Souther Hillman Furay Band. Trouble in Paradise. J.D. Souther, Richie Furay, Chris Hillman

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Submitted by nedkelly on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 00:19

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Listening to Good morning little schoolgirl by the Dead and comparing it to Ten Year After version...well, what to say, as much as I dig Alvin Lee (RIP), I MUST say that Jerry's version has more soul to it. Great cover by the Dead (off their debut album!).