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  • Vguy72
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    Hard to keep up....

    ....but Beck and Depp put out a release last July. Playing it now while I do the dishes.

  • LedDed
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    Just yesterday, my 12 year old asked me "who are the top 5 rock guitarists of all time?" I said, "there's only three on that top tier, Jimi Hendrix, EVH and Jeff Beck."

    Ironic that Beck passed today. I've been on a Beck binge for about the last week, completely unknowing about his illness... I was going through my library and got on eBay and found copies of the last four missing albums I did not have.

    Truth arrived today... listening to it now. Fantastic. My favorites are actually Blow by Blow and Wired.

    Jeff Beck is the finest musician I ever saw in my life - twice. The last time, he did his instrumental version of "A Day In The Life," and it was all I could do to keep from crying... it was so emotive, so enchanting, he actually distilled the Beatles and the 60s and the entire sad death of the dream down to one song and it nearly broke me. So beautiful.

    God bless you Jeff, you truly had God in your hands whenever you picked up a Stratocaster.

    \m/

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    First, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those in California, including family out there. In shock to hear about Jeff Beck's passing, how can it be, expected him to hammer on for years. Like the very first time I heard Jimi, I recall exactly where I was when first heard the "Shapes of Things" version from Truth. I knew the Yardbirds well enough in the 60s, what Beck had done there, Truth was his launch pad to greater things. Only time I saw him, October 1968 when his group opened for Big Brother at the Alexandria VA Roller Rink. A virtuoso, like Jimi, like Roy, like Jerry and a very few others, his guitar could talk, communicate unspeakable emotions, reach right into your heart and tickle your mind.

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    Jeff Beck Live

    Only got to see him once, but it was in my favorite era of his, late '70s or so shortly after Blow by Blow and Wired had come out. So most of what he played that day was from those releases.

    Years later I'd listen to these discs and still marvel at his inventiveness in throwing notes where you didn't think they'd be, or quite imagine them that way until you heard him do it.

    My most ironic experience with his music was driving on a two lane highway in Utah a few years back coming out of the mountains in the winter. Freeway Jam came on the radio, one of the few times I ever heard a tune from Blow by Blow on the radio in recent decades. I was passing a double long semi going somewhat uphill, pumped up by the tune, and didn't see the passing lane ending sign because the truck was blocking it.

    All of a sudden the truck is pulling into my lane as I'm only half way past it, and another car is coming at me from the other direction and not moving over at all to let me finish my pass. I had a split second to decide, and gunned the car to pass back in front of the truck just in time to avoid the oncoming car by a few feet. I'm normally a pretty even keeled customer, but that one shook me up for a few hours. Glad that I didn't become Freeway jam myself.

    Lately, I listen to Beck's Rock 'n Roll Party album pretty often. Another great road trip disc where he hits on his rockabilly roots.

    RIP to one of the best.

  • bigbrownie
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    Jeff Beck

    Me and the Mrs. gonna do a tribute on the big stereo tonight. My collection is quite good. So many great memories.

  • Vguy72
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    Snowpack....

    ....I pay very close attention to the snow that the western slopes of the Rockies get, because that's what feeds the Colorado River, which in turn fills Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Saw on the news the other day that the water level in Lake Mead actually went up a foot last month.

  • 1stshow70878
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    Favorite Jeff Beck solo release.
    Peace

  • icecrmcnkd
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    Last fall I saw a news article about a climate scientist who ran calculations and said that an atmospheric river would come this winter to CA. He predicted that it would be like the last bad one to hit CA in the late 1800’s, may have been 1865, and there was a black and white photo of downtown Sacramento with people walking in waist-deep water.

    It’s like a slap in the face to get the water you need during a drought, only to have it wreck everything as it quickly goes to the ocean.
    Snowpack is needed, not flash floods.

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    Well-done Jeff Beck

    What a virtuoso and then some! Sounds like bacterial meningitis came out out of nowhere. Dammit. . . I bought Truth when it was released during the summer before 10th grade. What an album: Shapes, You Shook Me, Ain't Superstitious, . . . sheesh the whole album . . . even has Morning Dew. Once I got wheels, I remember blowing away friends on the 8-track I’d cobbled into my ’62 Chevy Bel Air while we cruised the cotton fields in Arkansas. Yeow! What amazing music we grew up with back then. Thank you Jeff Beck! Bravissimo!

    And it goes without saying, but hope all of you in California are somehow managing to cope with the deluge. A few days ago Marye mentioned the flooding around her, and it hasn't let up since. The images on teevee are unbelievable and sickening. Hang in there and best of luck y'all. Onward.

    Oh, and while I'm at it, "FUCK PUTIN!"

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    Star Wars, NYE train trip

    Funny someone here mentioned doing the Star Wars trilogy. I discovered a box set of the first three SW at a garage sale, and this became our viewing over a period of months all the nine star wars from the beginning, episode 1. Very enjoyable, and you can see the 9 episode story arc pretty well.

    This December, we visited Santa Barbara on our return from San Diego visiting Mom over Christmas. We foresaw the Southwest Air meltdown, and holding air tickets to SB, we cancelled our tickets and reserved a car. When we picked up the car, the agent said it was good we had done this several days in advance, because now he didn't have enough cars for the demand, and the cost had gone way up. After a pleasant three day stay in Santa Barbara, we then took a train back to Portland over NYE. The rains in California caused our train to wait at the Sacramento train station, then they waited some more because they needed an engineer qualified to take the train on a different route through California. We ended up sitting in the Sacramento station for 27 hours! Finally got home safe and sound. Now Santa Barbara is flooded right in the neighborhood we stayed. So we dodged several bullets on our NYE California Odyssey.

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What ever happened to Clay V?

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First in the door

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Always nice to skate on a fresh sheet of ice!

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for 44... now where's that announcement for the '60s Bay Area Box?

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What, no seaside chat?

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TBH, I was a little underwhelmed with the previous pick - outside of the Dark Stars and the acoustic stuff, I don't know that it will get much play around these parts. I know it is sacrilege, but late 69/early 70 isn't really my cup of coffee - I often find it too muddy. Also, there have already been 4 other releases from this period... but, for those who love it, rock on!

Summer of 90 is much more up my Brent-loving alley. Granted, we did just get the Deer Creek release from this period, but I am excited for this show with West L.A., Cumberland, Crazy Fingers, and a Playin>UJB>Playin sammie in the showcase spot. AND, we do get that missing 69 Cold Rain and Snow from Vol. 43 - (I hope they tuned their guitars... :)

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Excited for the pick, but these random fillers from different eras are absurd. Looks like there's room on disc 3 for the Help>Slip>Franklins from the next day. That would have been more appropriate.

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Listener whiplash :-). Looking forward to this Oregon ‘90 after the 69 shows.

Seaside chat is located at the Size Chart banner..ok I can dig that.

OTIS..looks like you won’t escape the ‘69 as Dave is tucking in Cold rain and snow from DAP 43 at the end.

Maybe they think those that enjoyed Dave's 43 will be tempted to buy this for the filler - to complete the show it was dropped from on that set. But it's a big ask if you ain't so keen on 1990.

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....need to log in again and says invalid login/password. Arrrrrgh.
Edit. Nevermind. Joeymc on the MSG page says you need to create a separate account. So stupid.
Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test.

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I'm looking forward to this pick. I've never heard the show but have heard tell of the recording and the show itself over the years. I always focused on spring 1990 and am just hearing these summer shows. This looks great.

Awesome year on Dave's Picks in my book.

I have really enjoyed 43 with the two 69 shows and Bear recordings. Killer in my book. Acoustic set too.

Spring 77 and Winterland 74 on top of that.

The sound quality on this year's picks has been awesome in my opinion. They all have really sweet sound. Great shows as well.

Thanks Dave!!

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If I heard him right Dave inferred that next year's box will not be an anniversary oriented one. Anniversary stuff separate. He may clarify that with the next chat. Vguy, others have said you have to have separate log in credentials now for store? They need to fix that if it's so. Forgot that Lowell George had produced Shakedown. No wonder I like it so much. 6-23-90 is a DAT master. I guess that's good. On the 3-9-81 did anyone else hear the speed was a tiny bit fast early in the show? I know Plangent and Jeffrey Norman take care of that but Jerry and Bob sounded a little chipmunky for the first two songs. Seems to correct later in the set. Maybe they were just younger sounding that day, or I'm still tripping. Hard to tell but I was sure that was a tic-tac and not a microdot.
Cheers

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A good choice indeed. However I thought DL2 would visit the 80's, I guess the 5 from MSG would've been a bit of 80's overkill.

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Is this part II of Lumpy Gravy??

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I agree, Alan T: It's just weird to drop into a "Cold Rain"from '69 in the midst of 1990 show, I guess a lot of folks are into completeness for the sake of completeness, but I would vote for adding bonus tracks from the same tour (or at least the same era, with the same personnel) when there's a little extra room on the seedy.

But that's a minor gripe about a release I'm very much looking forward to. Have to give props to Dave for DaP 40, which really opened my ears to how good the first half of '90 was. I've got a 45 minute drive ahead of me this afternoon, and I'm looking forward to streaming the listening party.

Last five:
John Coltrane: Blue Train
GOGD: DaP 40
Ray Charles: The Genius Of
Aretha: I've Never Loved a Man ...
ABB: Hittin' the Note

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....this is right in my wheelhouse and just under a month from my first show (Buffalo, July 16th).

I know I've listened to this one in the past but am still looking forward to a pristine official copy in my grubby hands.
I'll take a 15 minute Eyes 2nd set opener any day.

Hope All are Faring Well
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....but if memory serves me correctly, I got the flu or something.
My crew took my ticket and left me behind :(

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things are weirder than normally over there. That glass is cool. cost seem up since last I checked a few items, just a buck or two but still.

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Is the seaside chat not on the website? Got by email but can’t find it

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I can’t find seaside chat even though I clicked through from email?

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Possibly bit out of step ( something I'm not normally known for), but apparently Robert Gordon died earlier today. For those who don't know, Hhe pre-dated The Stray Cats in plugging into the rockabilly source back in 1977 - and the two live albums he cut with Danny Gatton "The Humbler" and "The Real Humbler" are two of the best rock n' roll albums - from any era - that I have ever heard.

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My favorite show of the year, with the Sunday show a close second. Check out the jam in 'Cassidy', and really a hundred other things. Every song is excellent, many are superb. Been wanting this show for years, having to make do with various cassettes and CD-Rs. Here it is, can't wait, perfect show!

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Right below the CD pic. Pale lettering between Product details and Track list.
Combined it with listening parties.
Cheers and enjoy

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The Chat and listener party are Located on the Size Chart button…must be a prankster thing

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This may be my favorite Dave's Pick yet. Awesome show. Epic. A prime example of a top tier show as good as any from any era. Everybodies engaged playing at the absolute top of their game. Even if you tend to avoid the Brent era you should do yourself a favor and give this one a chance. You'll thank me later.

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Please Dave, no more glasses!

Bring back the axe?

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Anyone else get the 3rd man record vault of the primus 7 inch cuts?

Anyone have a digital copy of them?

It's a pretty box. Nice artwork, nice colored vinyl.

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....I see Grateful Shred is playing Seattle on Oct 22nd and 23rd. Heard good things about them.
Dennis. Primus sucks.

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Looking forward to this one. Will Dave receive a recording credit for use of his recording? I am starting to see a trend, the last release of the year for the last three years have been shows Dave attended. Interesting to learn as well that he has no list when he lays out his releases. I did see the Seaside chat on the tube, but I don't see it on this website. Where is it?

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Did Dave get that ultra cool low key hoodie?

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I agree - that’s a very wearable hoodie, Dave L. Unlike most of the other “apparel” for sale on the site, which looks like Lululemon dosed, that hoodie looks pretty fine!
I did find my black “Dave’s Picks” waffle shirt the other day, great for these cooler days, but a hoodie would be sweet.
Spill Dave!

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The sun is in the middle because this was shortly after the summer solstice.

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Hey Joey & Vguy, Maybe that's an ET embryo that the UFO on Dave's 23 (also in Eugene) left behind that has now germinated and is calling the tune.

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As I told Billj yesterday the chat has been grouped with the other things in a line of faint print under the CD pic. It does not have its own box, have to click on it. Not looking at it now but between the Product details and the Track list.
Is the hoodie out of his Dave's Picks line? Couldn't make out the logo.
Cheers and good luck navigating the store.

Not wearable in my book. A hoodie MUST have a zip front for heat/cooling adjustments!

It appeared to have a dead emblem on it. But hell, you're Dave! Could be a one off someone made for him.

Listening party on 44 sounded like a very nice recording.

It'll bring a smile to this face.

Dennis - It could be a one-off hoodie, possible. I’m with you for having a zipper usually, but I’d make an exception for this. Maybe the store can actually make some swag folks will actually wear. Remember those “Astrology” (!!) shirts??? I want friends to take the Dead serious as the great musicians they were/are, not some Age of Aquarius InaGoddaVida collective, but then they produce these shirts!!??

The manager at the art supply store I used to go for supplies was a nice young guy, had all the obligatory hipster tattoos and the super sized earring inset that looked like a small dinner plate. Anyway, we’d invariably chat music, and he was absolutely a Tiger Beat fanboy for Primus. He’d rave about them, and I’d generally just kind of go quiet, not wanting to tell him Primus blows. I think he eventually got the hint, because one time I was in there, he gave me the usual “Why Primus is better than the Beatles or Stones”, then after a long pause where I changed the subject, said “But I get not every one likes them”.
I just smiled, as some things are better not said.

As an aside, this #44 looks like a winner. I’ve always loved “Crazy Fingers”, a somewhat rare treat, so I’m betting this one is a good one.

I'm amazed at all the different types of tee shirts and merchandise you can buy on here.
I notice you can get something described as a "Grateful Dead Puff Recycled Tee Shirt". You'd have to have been a tough cookie to wear something described like that where I grew up.

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I hear you on what you wear ( then). When in high school ( I’m not telling 😄) we used to beat up kids who wore yellow shirts. Now? I’m old most guys here are in their 20’s to 40’s. My job requires a uniform but every couple of months I have to let my freak flag fly Dashikis tie die etc. Trip is the youngsters all say the same thing “ I wish I could get away with that. Did I mention I’m a union man ( helps when management asks me when they changed the uniform “ oh you didn’t get the memo ? Wavy Gravy is our new ceo😄

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What have they done now? I’m signed in ( I’m making this post get gawd’s sake) but every time I try to buy the glass I go to some new page that tells me I don’t exist what have they done now

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Snafu - VGuy mentioned he had a problem the other day, too. Here is what he wrote, and it seemed to work:
“Trying To Order The Glass....
....need to log in again and says invalid login/password. Arrrrrgh.
Edit. Nevermind. Joeymc on the MSG page says you need to create a separate account. So stupid.
Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test.”
Good luck.

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Bill Walton, noted Deadhead and NBA hall of famer, was seated right behind the plate during game one of the Phillies-Padres series, wearing full Padres gear. He's from La Jolla, ya know.

Also, they played Saint of Circumstance AND Fire on the Mountain between innings.

Just felt that like shouldn't go unnoticed. As you were.

PS: Man, that West LA from the listening party is sleee-zee. Almost demonic. You can almost smell the crack smoke in the hallway.

VGuy - I was considering sending up a quasi Bat Signal in the form of your avatar to alert you Snafu - nay, all of Gotham City - needed your help in dealing with the Dead Merchandiser!!!

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