Sweet liberty! We're venturing into the depths of 80s Dead with the complete show from 4/20/84 at the Philadelphia Civic Center and we're placing bets you'll think this one is more than fine. A strong contender for our mega 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN boxed set, 4/20/84 missed the cut by virtue of its setlist being a wee bit too similar to the years before and after. As DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 35, it's found its time to shine. The first set delivers yin yang harmony between Jerry and Bobby songs, yielding driven and powerful takes on tracks like "Feel Like A Stranger," "Cold Rain And Snow," and "Brown-Eyed Women." The second set begs the question - will we ever stop peaking? - with a monumental "Scarlet>Fire," a ripping "Samson and Delilah," a "Space" that pulls shapes that know no names, and that "Morning Dew" - get.in.to.it! And because this one might have ended just a little too soon, we've packed disc 2 and 3 with knock-your-socks-off bonus material from most of the second set from the previous night, 4/19/84. Grab ahold while you can!
Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.35: PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 4/20/84 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out.
*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.
Dead/Phish commercial outros....
....during sporting events is getting pretty common, thanks to one cool dude behind the curtain calling shots.
Thursday Night Football is his/hers specialty. Its usually better than the game itself!
My ears usually perk up.
October 15th 10:00am PT
TLEO77
If you don’t have a subscription then DaP #36 will be available for pre-order from the date and time shown in the subject line above. Presumably that’s when we’ll see a chat from Dave. This was announced in an email sent on October 1st.
*Re/ 10/10/8 warfield
10/10 is primo in my opinion! Excellent performance from the whole band. The Setlist is very grateful/ A+ 5 stars for this old DeadHead!
Dave’s Picks, v. 36
Good morning Heads! Thank you for your response and directing me to information about the upcoming release. Somehow I missed that announcement! Probably inadvertently deleted it when going through my inbox quickly deleting “breaking news” emails, I accidentally deleted the VERY important “breaking news” from dead.net! Ha! :))))) thanks for keeping me focused on the truly important breaking news! Enjoy the day!
Next year's Dave's Picks. / just gueses
#1. 7/13/76 or 10/20/78. #2. Two shows from 1969, hopefully one is 10/31/69. #3. 10/9/82 or 7/13/85. # 4 5/26/73. I'll also throw 2/17/79 & 4/22/79 somewhere in the mix.
avoiding work
so
My guesses for Daves in 2021
5/25/74
7/13 and 14/85
2/9/73
7/18/72
4/22/79
9/6/80
9/10/83
2/17/79
My WANTS for Daves
6/9/73 and 6/10/73 twofer
6/10/73 singleton
2/17/79
2/9/73
Dave's 2021
My guess/wants
#37 - 5/26/73 - It's got the high profile for a first pick of the year. Great Show. Betty Board. I loved that tape back in the 90s
#38 - Two shows from 69. Would two nights from the Ark fit on four discs? Seems like it would.
That would be an awesome 1-2 for me.
Other wants:
- A Shokedown Street. 36 shows and no Shakedown in Dave's Picks....
- Gainesville - Also fixes above.
- A 69 show - Spring of 69 would be ideal. Two shows even better.
- A 1991 show. There are so many good ones. Pick one for us Dave.
- 3/9/81 - Long time favorite from the 80s.
- Universal City 73. For me Summer and Fall 73 are where it's at. The spring 73 shows are good, but not at the same level IMHO.
2020 has been a banner year on Dave's picks for me. Massive first two shows from 77 and 74. I love the 84 show, had not heard it before. Looking forward to the double 87. Pretty sure I heard the first one on cassette many years ago.
Hope you all are hanging in there. Play it Loud!!
Hot Tuna - Phosphorescent Rat on the home system this evening. Cheers Heads!
Whataboutism
What about Gainesville????
Dave's 2021 Kickoff.
Let's do this.
Sixtus
Dire Wolf 1981
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhqyg_dTaTg. My top two Dead songs, Dire Wolf & Cumberland Blues.
40 years ago - 10/14/80
This was the last of the 1980 fifteen show Warfield run, and the longest shows I've seen along with 12/31/78. Great Tennessee -> Let it Grow -> Wheel -> Music Never Stopped to close the first set.
The champagne toast was unexpected and perfectly executed; for each row of seats, the ushers passed plastic cups and a big container of champagne, and within less than two minutes everybody's cup was filled and we got to toast the very surprised band. Kudos to Bill Graham for pulling this (illegal) stunt.
randoms
Yes Jim in MD, I am avoiding work at the moment (sending a bunch of Microsoft Teams links is...not like listening to the GD).
10/14/80: worthy of release. Cousins cites the end of the first set...just look at that!
Gainesville: rub it good
still listening (when able in the car) to 9/10/83 on cassette. The China Rider is played _almost_ too fast, but who cares.
Onward to my responsibilities, and saving the world, one student at a time.
Y'all be cool, Deadland.
Only One More Sleep...
Until Dave officially announces the skinny on DaP 36. I can only hope it hits the mail soon!
Off topic, I see a new album released by a band/collective called “Mrs Piss”. A catchy name, for sure, but didn’t any of the guys in A & R pull the ladies in Mrs Piss aside and tell them this might be a tough sell in the Walmarts and Targets...
Dave’s 37, Early Bird
Ah, thanks. Trying to remember, so we won’t know 37 during early bird sales, which ended Nov. 18 last year. Looking forward to 36 details!
10/19/71
Keith's first show, and as usual, DAVEROCK is spot on. Fantastic show. I particularly love the first set Comes A Time & Casey Jones. The second set blazes all the way through. VERY impressive for a first gig. It's part of the "Yellow Box' that was available through Amazon UK for quite a while. May still be, I'm not sure. I think I got 10 shows(30 discs) for about $26.00. You just can't beat that.
29 minutes until #36 announcement/sale.
Music is STILL the best!!
Edit: We WILL know 37 at the time of early bird (hence the reason to buy, buy, buy now). We MIGHT know 38 just before pre-order is over. But we do have to wait for 39 & 40 (you know, the late '70's or '80's shows).
Hieronymus Bird
Gooney Bird was my first acid. Our friend Todd hooked up me and my then-girlfriend. I was 19. It was unforgettable. The door to the universe swung wide open, and thank God it has always remained open if only a crack at times.
Dude - this John Zorn is awesome!! Nothing like Slayer. Sounds like Yes/Crimson on steroids with good production values and I love the nod to YYZ they keep throwing in on the turnaround.
Ah, the cool stuff just keeps on coming. Thanks y'all.
What do you call a Christmas wreath made of $100 bills?....
....Aretha Franklin's.
I remember goonie birds very well. Or do I?