Grateful Dead

....oh yeah.

Little Shop of Horrors? The first thing that came to mind was Sigmund and the Sea Monster. Does anyone remember that? Weirdness from the early 70's...

....Sid & Marty Krofft reference for bonus points my friend.
Seems like a trigger word here is a word that defines one that beats everyone else. Trying to dodge the trigger words here.
W. I. N. N. E. R.
That's one of the words apparently. I tested it.

Lame

Hey Now me one more time and I'll reach through the internet and smack you up, bitch

....can I say shit?

....seems I can. Unbroken Chain? Seems like it.
Bitch works.
And. It's Aiko bitches.
So there!

48 in the mail yesterday. Haven't had a chance for a listen yet, but maybe tomorrow.

'68-'71, Keep 'em coming please.

Got my email this morning. Got #48 3 days ago😆

check your PM's

I received # 48 yesterday, and it is great! More 1970 please.

Hey Now! I just checked my PMs. I will follow up with you both. Thank you both so much!

Does not disappoint; especially love the fast, no-frills pacing of first-set material from late '71. Keith is way up in the mix, which is refreshing.

Great to have the late '70 bonus, though the mix there is a bit jarring, with Jerry kind of buried and some of the vocals (esp Pigpen) distant. But hey, it's '70. Whaddya want.

Hooray!

Today. Ripped and loaded onto the USB drive for tomorrow. Did listen to Dancin from the Kiel Opera House, loved the Soulful Strut jam in it, and some of Phil's playing was great. Even based on listening to just one track, agree with odd mix comments. Looking forward to some time to listen to the whole thing, maybe driving around. Though maybe not, got my first snow as a Vermonter. Not much, but was sticking, then melted, then started up again. Heard it was worse further south, but could be a good excuse to laze about and listen to fresh Dead. Haven't popped on 10/31/71 yet either. Still have Wake of the Flood to finish, and have yet to check 11/1/73. Missed opportunity 50 years later...

Thank YOU for Kiel 1970!

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grateful-dead/special-collections/2023-holiday/skating-bears-holiday-sweater/M000691

Hey now,, whose sweater are you calling ugly?

Thanks DL and Rhino team for this awesome reflection of ‘71 and the added ‘70 tracks! Keeps me coming back for more! Also, more Bill Walton bio then you’ll ever need….

Daves 48 arrived this morning, which is pretty good going considering I live in England. I played the 1970 show first, and was immediately struck by how loud the organ was. I wondered if it was someone else at first - but nope, just Pigpen. The organ seems to disappear after this opening "Dancing", too. The highlight for me is the jam between "Good Lovin" and "St. Stephen". With no rapping, there is more emphasis on playing, and Phil is pleasingly to the fore. On this and the whole cd, come to that. Great the way the riff to "St. Stephen" appears in the "Good Lovin" section as part of the jam before it disappears only to return later as the song introduction.
So, a good cd. Maybe not earth shattering, but really good nonetheless.

Saved DiP2 on vinyl for Halloween night, is an excellent release, at least for me. I tried a couple of full shows on vinyl, flipping 7 discs just kills the momentum for me. But DiP2 and the Dark Star are exactly what I want out of a vinyl release, the big jam, a couple flips at the most. Also, as most of you know, the DS jam is special, even for DS.

got a good number on a DaP for the first time ever, #5555, cool.

seems it's back in stock again

#15850 arrived at the local PO on Halloween while I was down in the Apache NF at 9000 ft+. Spinning Disc 1 right now - very cool to hear Keith's piano lines on Bertha - love the phrasing. Thanks to Dave and all involved for another sweet year of picks. Subscribed for 2024 day of announcement from the parking lot of the Springerville AZ Safeway before heading into the land of little/no cell service. Couldn't even wait a week! Be well everybody.

Edit 1: man o man does that First Set rock!! Love it!!

Edit 2: Garcia's briefcase? - no thank you

....with contents. Starting bid $3500.

This is the Fall '71 show I didn't know I needed and that I really really needed. What a fun listen!!

Five smoking craters for that Other One. More of that please!

Disc 3 at the Kiel later this evening.

on ESPN...two Las Vegas Knight players (I have no idea who, maybe VGUY can clue me in) are in an ESPN breakroom washing the Stanley Cup in a dishwasher...pretty funny...I love all of those silly promos of theirs....

I guess, reading the notes in the booklet, that Bill Walton is quite well known in The States. I've heard of him, through reading about The Dead, but I have no idea who he is apart from that.

Bill Walton was a great basketball player, played for UCLA in college. Played in the NBA and won a championship with the Portland Trailblazers. I saw him one time after a December show at the Oakland Auditorium walking down the street, I didn't know who he was, I said to my friends,
God dam that guys tall!

It had the sold out banner and everything...

When I first saw the setlist to this show, the pairing of The Other One and Ramble On Rose did stand out as curious. I wondered if a spacey jam petered out into Ramble On, but no! Out of a fiery and, yet also funky (dig that groovy second jam after the Cumberland meets Me and My Uncle Jam), Other One comes an angry Ramble On Rose worthy of a screen name. And it ain't just the guitar that comes in hot, Jerry's spitting out the vocals. This ain't no ragtime. I have a new favorite version of that one. Previous was 6/23/74's show opener for DaP 34.

Also, very odd mix by Rex. I was super excited about the sound when I heard Rex was recordist. I love the sound on the previous show, 11/17/71 DaP 26, the saloon piano sound fit better in the mix on that one. This one has an odd sound field, but it makes me feel like I'm standing on the stage next to Bob as he sings Sugar Magnolia. Though I doubt I could hear the piano that well onstage. I wonder if the FM broadcast had anything to do with it.

Overall, interesting Pick. Very different show than Albuquerque despite the similar setlists. Very different energy. Looking forward to the Not Fade Away as I love the ABQ one about as much as others love the 11/15/71 Austin, TX one from Road Trips series.

....I think Marchessault was one of them. Unsure of the other dude, but yeah. Funny.
9-0-1 baby!

Me like. Love 71.

I put it a tad behind Albuquerque and Austin, but excellent nonetheless. Keith is way, way high in the mix. Especially on Bertha. The Other One. Yeah, The Other One. Very cool.

Halloween tradition. Spinning DP2 Dark Star dressed in a Blackhawks jersey. Got lots of Connor Bedard comments this year as I was handing out gummies to the youngins. We’ll see kiddos. We’ll see.

Found out that while I was out in the woods the Blackhawks took down the Knights handing them their first loss of the season. Bedard goal was a little bit of lightning. Hoping for a strong Hawk season.

....the Billy & The Kids show in Santa Barbara canceled.
Now and Then. A "new" Beatles song. References a song Lennon wrote in '78. Helped by AI. Look it up.

It's always the right choice. Chugged down a 'Wrench' Hazy IPA tallboy. Chicks dig it. Sarge in the picture on the left liked IPA's for some reason. He dug it on ice, like himself.

This seems to have a much lighter touch than the 1970 show on cd 3. I wasn't sure about how loud Keith is on "Bertha" - he seems to be the one driving it the way the mix has been presented. Either the sound becomes a bit more balanced or I adjust, because he seems a bit more integrated as the set develops. I've only listened to the first 10 songs of the first cd so far, but it's all good stuff for me, so far.
Billy thanks for the info re Bill Walton. I guess he's an example of someone who is very well known in The States, to the point where he needs no introduction - but who is less well known in the big wide world.

BTK, don’t forget that Walton won a second championship with the Celtics, late in his career.

I had to change and shorten the previous post 5 times grrr

…is hitting my ears in a more beautiful way.

Unable to post anything today
Edit: this one obviously worked...no idea what's going on

Got my copy yesterday. Not bad only 9 days after shipping note.
As for both shows Dave has had another look into my collection - both are missing.
DP49 will be 4/27+28/85. Have the 4/28 show with 130min sbd, both sets with two encores.
And was a little bit wondering that no one mentioned the last Euro-Tour 1990. For me it
was a lot of fun 33 years ago...

The show DID go on. Yes, Bill got Covid, but the sub was the drummer from Vampire Weekend. Small crowd, but for the faithful a good ol' time. Here's your setlist:
First set: Don't Ease, I Am the Walrus, Me and My Uncle, Lazy River, Cassidy, Eyes of the World, Don't Do It, U.S. Blues
Second set: Help>Slip>Half Step, Drums, China Cat, Hard Rain>Other One tease>Hard Rain, Hurts Me Too, Foolish Heart.
Encore: So May Roads, Sgt. Pepper reprise

Has arrived! I've only been through disc #3 twice. Nice, punchy, 1970 show. I actually don't spend much time in '70 so this was a nice way to start and a nice reminder of how much I do like '70 when I visit!

This afternoon I start #48 proper!

Por favor..... check your PM.

Thank you.

But I don't have a turntable! :) The artwork was too cool to resist, so I'll take this to my album-playing friend's house for a cocktail and vinyl session.

And I was streaming the new Jaime Wyatt album, and lo and behold--there's a version of "Althea" on there.

Man, this new pick is kicking some serious ass, and I'm only 2/3 thru the first disc.

Here's the thing: you can't lump all '71 (or any other year) together when it contained two different bands. If your yardstick for '71 is the April Fillmore run, then more nuance may not register properly. But when you consider Nov '71 to be part of the run-up to spring '72, it makes a lot more sense. The Nov band is not the April band. Billy indeed is kicking ass, just like Phil and "the rest of the band" on this first set. Give me more fall '71, even without Pigpen and you all know I'm a major Pig-head.

For me, this is prime, energetic whiplash inducing GD. So glad to have it. And I'm still on Disc 1. And having fun. This is a fun show! Hats off to DL & Co.

I Agree, this release is kicking some ass! I just finished disc 1 and wow that One More Saturday Night ends the set with gusto!! Onward to set two....we are a lucky bunch!!

HF - I agree with that . From the moment Keith joined, the band entered a different era, and these Fall shows are more in line with the great shows to come in 1972 than the ones before in 1971.
A highlight of the first set for me is Tennessee Jed, with it's great middle section. The Truckin'-Other One is the centre piece though.Totally reshaped from earlier versions to great advantage. From rock and roll to the stars and back again.

duhfuq

Fun show, great Cumberland, but they all are. Some not often played tunes. Next stop S.F.. Civic, New Years Eve Shows.

A comfortable show

The Brokedown made me verklempt

Not looking for a pity party, but since my Dad's passing in September I have been hit by sudden, random waves of emotion. It's like aftershocks from an earthquake or like brief seizures. The human mind/emotion center is, well, mind boggling. Just out of the blue, about 15 seconds, then back to regular life.