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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

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August 9, 2018 - 8:49am

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July 21, 2018 - 3:54am

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dedhed1959

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1111

Looks like 1111 left. Give or take.
July 20, 2018 - 3:48pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Crazy like a fox Jim

I love this Box too. If you’re looking for a band that makes no mistakes, find a band that plays the same show every night, which is most of them. And don’t compare this Box to E72, those were overdubbed. http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-europe-72-overdubs-guest-pos…
July 19, 2018 - 9:40pm

#34

JimInMD

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Love This Box

Guess I'm just bat shit crazy. My sweet spot is also 67-74, but I don't compare this to those years as it's a different beast altogether. I take it for what it is, and it's fresh, loaded with energy and fun. Once or twice a year I go to a few of the shows in this box, and rarely Red Rocks. I have already listened to those to death. Arrowhead and Omaha get hit a lot. So call me crazy.
July 19, 2018 - 3:50pm

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Mind-Left-Body

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It KILLS Me to Say This

But this box set disappointed me. And I'm as hardcore a 78 guy as there is. Similar to what Mr Heartbreak said, and I've heard others make similar observations (a couple of the guys who post regularly, and I don't remember who) In the 1978 July box set, I hear this compared to the exact same songs in the 1977 shows or even January - April 1978: * instrumentally, way more missed notes * harmony vocals, a lot of disharmony in the harmony vocals. people coming into the chorus unevenly, and out of harmony * instrumentally a lot more transition misses from one guy or another * lead vocals, a lot more uneven singing of the verses (by uneven, I mean singing ahead of or behind the melody) * the mix - the vocals do not blend in with the instrumentation as smoothly, instead, the vocals sound a lot louder than the instruments to me in many songs. Anyway, when you factor in a little bit of all of those things I commented about, it adds up to a lot of distractions when I listen to these shows. I had been looking forward to some hot Music Never Stopped and Terrapin Stations, since they developed some parts a little bit more in '78 but they didn't quite get there smoothly. If I had nothing to compare these shows to, I probably would thing they were outstanding, but compared to Jan - April '78 and '77, they're not quite as good to my humble ears. tombstone, I agree with your sentiment, but Limited Edition and ebay is what keeps this machine rolling. Rhino (as they should) is going with the business plan that makes them the most money. To have a never ending supply of over 300 releases is a one-way boat ride to a large ice berg of a business plan. these vault releases are not like major releases. only the hardcore want 22 shows from europe 72. only the hardcore would tolerate the 1974 wall of sound recording quality (or 80s cassette tape recording quality). we are an esoteric crowd. they need to feed us fast and move on to the next thing quickly. they need the money up front (subscription) and they reinvest it back into the machine. ebay? well, if I have to move 18,000 widgets every quarter, and 1000 customers want 10 each, so be it. this will allow me to have the front money to continue to produce for not just the 1000 buying 10 each, but the remaining 8000 buying 1 each. And to be fair, Rhino has been systematically increasing the production numbers each year or two. I truly believe Pinkus and Lemieux are as seasoned as Dead Heads come, and they want to keep the lights on as long as possible, so they're going with the plan that not only keeps them in business, but which is fair to everyone. subscriptions never sell out quickly, everyone has their opportunity to get one, and 99 bucks a year is not asking too much by any reasonable standard, since we're getting 13 discs (works out to .13 cents a disc). AND the merchandise appreciates over time. What other product does that? Not my f***ing car! Sorry I screwed up the math, it works out to 7.62 a disc. That's pretty good brother. or like vguy says 27 cents a day. give the guys a little love, they have figured out a golden cheap plan for us to revel in this addiction for the foreseeable future.
July 10, 2018 - 6:55pm

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Mr_Heartbreak

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workingman101

I couldn't disagree more. Jerry doesn't sound energized at all in this entire run. He sounds winded, like he's really struggling - maybe for the first time - with his vocals. Remember, he had laryngitis a few months earlier and had to actually lay out for an entire gig. In July it sounds like he's trying to make up for his struggles vocally by working harder. And the result is almost constant failure. The only really good Jerry vocals in this entire run are maybe a Stella Blue and a Peggy-O. Not exactly something I want to listen to multiple times. As I said in my post, I'm more a pre-hiatus guy, so I'm going back to my comfort zone by picking up a Europe '72 show: 4/26. Originally released in part as Hundred Year Hall, this show has all-timer versions of a bunch of tunes. Hard to believe that was just six short years before this sub-par '78 run. And yes, the Red Rocks shows have some high points, but this box set could be most charitably described as "ragged." Okay, I'm out.
July 10, 2018 - 3:45pm

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workingman101

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July 78. A ways to go...

Mr Heartbreak, I have to take issue with you here. Lets not go to the 80s - the real inventiveness of the Dead is here in the 70s. 78 gets a bad press but the strength of this set is Jerry's vocal delivery. I've rarely heard him so energised. I admit that I skip over Rhythm Devils and I'm not keen on Phil's over funky bass at Arrowhead but The Music Never Stopped and Peggy-O have rarely been bettered. Its the never ending search for the ultimate rift from Jerry that makes this so rewarding. Its not about perfection, its about the search for perfection and the knowledge that it'll never ever be achievable. Even if you get there it won't be good enough. You'll still need to go over the edge to find out where the edge is. Listen again my friend.
July 6, 2018 - 7:30am

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Mr_Heartbreak

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A Ways to Go Before It Sells Out

I finally pulled the trigger on this box, just over two years after it came out. I think I have the answer as to why it still hasn't sold out. Most of it is just not that great. Of course the 2nd Red Rocks show has been considered a "tentpole" show for many years, and there's something to be said for it. But, like 5/8/77, it was made available as a solo item. For many, that would be good enough. For the rest of us - those who are fanatical enough to at least consider a large box set of multiple shows - I think this box was a bit of an overreach. I know many of you will disagree, having already posted in the thread about the fantastic sound quality, wonderful performances, and uniqueness of the previously unheard shows from 7/1-7/5. I have to say that in my personal opinion, just because something hasn't been released, that doesn't make it release-worthy. Distant, poorly-recorded AUD tapes can be fun to listen to, especially when you can hear some great stuff in them; by contrast, Plangent-processed SBD recordings reveal every wrong note, painful lyrical flub, and off-key harmony vocal...of which, I'm sorry to say, these shows have plenty. Prior to listening to the first couple shows from this, I only allowed myself to listen to some early-80s Brent shows for a few days. I'm mostly a pre-hiatus guy (though I love some of the '77 recordings, too), and I figure that everything from '78 on is exponentially worse each year. But the material I played - from '81-'83 - was actually pretty good, in spite of Jerry's obvious vocal decline. When the box arrived, and I started playing these shows, I was surprised that they weren't better. In fact, they were about the same as - maybe not even as good as - those early 80s shows. Over the past couple days, I've taken a bit of a break from the box. I'm in the middle of the 7/5/78 show. I don't want to prejudice myself more by going back to '72, of course, so I've been checking out some shows on YouTube: 12/28/83 and 12/31/79. I find myself agreeing - for the first time EVER - with the tiny but vocal minority on the Dead.net message boards - that we should start getting more '80s releases. It's not that Brent was so great, or that Donna was so bad. It's that this box has made me reassess the tired 70s vs. 80s argument in favor of more early 80s releases. If this box is the best the Dead got in the post-77 era, well, they were not substantially worse in the 80s...at least on some nights. Now, I'm sure I'll feel better about my purchase as I get toward the end of the box and hear Red Rocks again for the first time in a few years. But for now, I'm finding myself wanting more variety from upcoming releases. And if that means a few more official Altheas and Esaus, well, bring 'em on!
July 3, 2018 - 5:00pm

#39

icecrmcnkd

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7-3-78 Happy 40th Anniversary

Rockin’ the disco Dancing as I type.
July 1, 2018 - 5:26pm

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Strider 808808

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Thank You Willie Nelson

7/1/78 aniversary 40 years ago today. Short but sweet. Thanks Willie for inviting the Dead to your gig in KC.

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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

American Bands

How about The Pretenders? English/American Band with Chrissie Hynde at the helm. Also, The North Mississippi Allstars deserve a nod. Little Feat will be doing a short full band tour this summer after a hiatus of several years due to Paul Barrere's health. Feat Tour as of now... 9/8/16 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre 9/9/16 Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre 9/10/16 Huntington, NY - The Paramount 9/12/16 Washington, DC - Warner Theatre

Desire another review for 7/5/1978? Try this link .............

http://www.deadlistening.com/2008/05/1978-july-5-omaha-civic-auditorium. But for one of my favorite Grateful Dead videos: sample the 11/24/1978 show. Jerry purportedly had a cold, but what a great night. Tremendous Capitol Theatre venue with Hamza el-Din guesting (post Egypt shows) ;o} Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Passenger - 7/7/78

OneMan - It's in there! 7/7/78 @5:31 Seems like a long one depending on the dead air after the song.

The North Mississippi All Stars Duo

I saw then at The Allman Brothers "Another One For Woody" benefit at Roseland Ballroom and they were great. That Allmans benefit was a really great night.

4/12/78

Jim, I've never had the pleasure. I think that really cool dude I mentioned earlier forgot to include this one in my set of soundboards. One Man, you made me re-read my entire post to see if I was the culprit, but to my delight, I used both forms correctly several times. It's a pet peeve of mine as well (along with non-specific posts), and I feared the auto-correct screwed me. Then I found the guilty party. Couldn't agree more, 12/6/73 is my favorite Bonus disc, with RTR AOM close behind. I need to check out Passenger.... Mr. Jack Straw, I'm also a fan of that DP 16 ODW. Others? The 5/25/72 Disc 3 is unreal: Uncle John's Band => Wharf Rat => Dark Star => Sugar Magnolia. I play Disc 2 from Veneta '72 a lot: Playing in the Band, He's Gone, Jack Straw, Bird Song, Greatest Story Ever Told. Also FW Complete'69 Disc 2: Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mountain of the Moon, Dark Star => St. Stephen => The Eleven, Lovelight, Cosmic Charlie And one of my first Dead CDs, Ladies and Gentlemen Disc 4: Morning Dew, New Minglewood Blues, Wharf Rat, Aligator => Drums => Jam => Going Down The Road => Cold Rain and Snow, In the Midnight Hour. Really all 4 discs are perfect, but it's a multi-track compilation, of course it's great. novembereleven, I will check out that 7/1/78 Wharf Rat, thanks! Thin - yeah, comparing '72 to '78 is not even like comparing the same song. I guess I mentioned so the '72 gods wouldn't get upset with me for paying attention to '78. Not Fade Away. I have a weird relationship with Not Fade Away. I first heard it on Rockin' The Rhein and it's incredible. I went on to enjoy it on the other E72 shows, but dont enjoy other years much, I suppose because it only feels right with Pigpen in there. The 20 min monster from Closing of Winterland is the only other version of NFA I listen to much. I don't have anything against it if you have recommendations. The Ray Bans are the shit.

Lovin' the vibe....

....speaking of vibes, the Alabama -> GSET from 12.28.79 is full of it. Not too plinky either. Trying hard to steer clear of Orpheum '76 and July '78. I've got loads to sate my ears anyway. Spoiled like a single child.... ....if there are any beer fans out there, Anchor Steam collaborated with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood and released a tasty IPA. Worth checking out. Awesome packaging. I would post a pic, but damn this site!!.... ....speaking of Greatest Story, for the longest time when I had more hair, I mis-interpreted the "cool clear water, you can never tell" line as "nuclear water, you can never tell." Doh!!....

And speaking of '78....

....keithfan mentioned not being excited about non-'72 NFA's. I have yet to hear a shitty '78 version. Look it up.... .... (I love '72 too. I mean, it's in my name!....)

Nuclear Water....

....band name! Called it!! Now I just need a band....and learn an instrument.

4-12-78 Like Wow!!!

Thanks for posting this youtube link. I a am a huge 70s Dead fan. This show is just incredible, Jerry and Bobby are playing guitar at a very high level. Jerry is super creative, I was just going to check it out, but ended up listening to it for an hour. Never heard much from 78 except "From Egypt ,with love" Last show that I was at was Englishtown, Sept,77. Thank you, for a real good time.

4-12-78

How blessed are we? Sources available for this show SBD, AUD, MTX, DTS 5.1 surround. DVD Video with SBD audio and Bluray with choice of the four audio sources.

Today in GD history

I really do like the new LMA interface, much more detailed search options. https://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3AGratefulDead+AND+titl…

It's still tasty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qnn_B0xILU&list=RD1Qnn_B0xILU

Estimated Prophet

Count me in as a fan. I love it especially when it gets really weird after Bobby is done exorcising his demons. The line "Fire wheel- Burning in the air" always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up for some reason.

England 1978 ?

What was the plan with doing some shows in England before trip to Egypt ? Did they really want to play at Stonehenge ? 7.7.78 - some killer stuff in these final 4 from the 1st set Tennessee Jed Passenger Peggy-O The Music Never Stopped Sirius played this show a few months ago and it absolutely smokes

Bill Walton on ESPN

Watching Bill Walton on ESPN - he is invoking Jerry Garcia multiple times, and throwing out Dead lyrics left and right: "Bill, What do you think you think of Steph Curry and the Warriors?" Bill: "I love the team spirit, the way it's uplifting the west coast in excitement - California! the prophet on the burnin' shore....". He has a new book he is promoting - "Back from the Dead" - about his recovery from back issues that had him on the verge of suicide. He is such a positive and inspirational guy. His heart is huge, and his heart belongs to and was somewhat formed by the Dead - not a coincidence.

Bill Walton

Wish I could say I have met him. Well, not yet. I'd vote for him though. Think we could convince him to run? At the very least, I, too, find him entertaining on TV. The GD, in the strangest places still doing good after all these years if you look at it right.

30 Trips 1978 regarding Betty

The 1978 show from the box was recorded by Betty. So is this recording not a Betty board or would it be the first official release of a Betty board. If it is not a Betty board than what is it. Thanks. I just reread it. First from "Long Lost Betty Boards." Ah alright. The 77 from the box was recorded by Betty also.

4/12/78 Blu Ray

Fourwinds, where can I get 4/12/78 on Blu Ray? I don't see anything Google-wise

Betty

Not all Betty Boards were lost in the storage locker/auction fiasco some I believe where in the vault. The ones that were in the vault had not been mastered and released therefore they are not "long-lost" just never released. The Betty Boards for Dave's picks are part of the "long-lost" newly returned sets, the ones that had been cared for and worked on by Rob Eaton saved from languishing in some guys barn (if my memory serves me right from past readings). While the Cornell show and a few others are still being held hostage by unscrupulous audio terrorists in search of quick payday... as Bubbles would say "greee-easy."

Booze For Allah

Since it's the anniversary of the Kezar Stadium performance, immortalized on the Beyond Description Bonus CD, I think I'll listen to that version with a small (refillable) glass of Jameson. I much prefer this version to the One From The Vault version. No DeadHead should journey forth w/out it. Keith has some cool keyboards in there, almost Wakeman-like, and Stronger Than Dirt is mixed in there. I don't listen to it often, just to keep the face-melting properties intact. And it always goes with some tasty smooth Jameson, as it's in the title and all. Thanks for the reminder Kayak Guy. I'm firing it up now. Mmmm...Jameson.... Edit - okay, my listening mission is complete. Great as ever. Funny thing though - evidently it's "Blues" for Allah. "Blues"....

Have a Ball

Was having a tough time deciding- Would I rather have a new JGB release or a Golden State Warriors Jerry t-shirt? Luckily, that turned out well- T-shirt it is.

JimInMD - Sent a PM

how about Jerry in a wet GSW tshirt?

uh, nah.

England 78

They were booked to play at London's Rainbow Theatre on the way back from Egypt, as they were passing through London and could cover some costs there. In the end they cancelled, preferring apparently to head for home and finish off Shakedown Street. Would have been my first shows. They had cancelled too in 76. There were rumours over several years that they would play at Glastonbury Festival, but it never happened. In the end we had to wait until 81 (when they visited twice).

TOO

29 and counting on the Spring 90 TOO box. Get them while there hot

GD Marketing

More than 20 years after the end, the GD is still making the news. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/business-pioneers-channel-mark… I love the pic of Letterman to the right in an unrelated article sporting a Jerry beard. I bet he's listening to '78 GD.

This day in Dead history

Great link kayak. I forgot that kool Dark Star from rocking the rein bonus was on 3/23. What a great version. I like the 1969 ones a little better, but 1972, 73, and 74 is beginning to make more sense as I listen to those Dark Stars more times. Pigpen's maracas are a nice touch. Really puts me in hippie land, where I wish we live forever.

Brent's unreleased solo album....

https://youtu.be/SpqmJbBP-Jo ....was supposed to come out in 1982....

non '72 NFA

Last night my cousin (who first introduced me to this music) came for a visit and we stayed up until all hours getting mightily buzzed and listening to this wonderful music. The highlight was 4-15-70 (he prefers the Pigpen era). I've gone on at length about this show but, damn, it's absolutely fantastic. Brief as it is, the NFA that is sandwiched by Lovelight is just killer. Kick ass show from start to finish. The Jam sounds like a cover of Santana's Soul Sacrifice and the transition from Cryptical to Dire Wolf is absolutely perfect. An all time great Dancin' precedes the Lovelight>NFA>Lovelight. It's always fun to find a favorite show out of my favorite era (pre-hiatus Keith).

misunderstood lyrics

Nuclear Water, cool name for a band, Vguy, just don't ask "W" to introduce you as he'll mispronounce it. For years, during Ramble On Rose, I thought Jerry was singing, "The Logan County line..."

just gotta say

a show I am very familiar with, 8/31/78, sounds really beautiful this evening. 1/2step>elpaso :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

danc, et al

Time to stop taking our talking points and attitudes from the spoon-fed brainwashing we currently take as gospel, and start researching the facts and making up our own minds. It's very easy to take the cues on what the "cool kids" all believe in (Hollywood, I'm looking at you) and simply take up that position as our own, without really looking into what the fk is really going on. Question for you: Do you believe in free speech? I mean, truly believe in it. I know I do. Then why is it OK to suppress free speech by shutting down (with violence and threats of violence) the political opposition's rallies and conferences, as happened in Chicago? Isn't that what "fascists" do? Stifle any speech that they don't agree with? And if so, then why aren't those conservative "fascists" we've been warned about not trying to shut down our rallies and conferences in the same way we do to theirs? Could it be that they actually believe in free speech? llogical...Does not compute. I must reexamine what I've been told... Shouldn't we instead be combatting views we disagree with by offering our own coherent arguments, rather than using intimidation, throwing punches and blocking highways like thugs? And how is it OK for colleges to suppress any speech that goes against the mainstream because student groups who are too scared to actually debate different ideas disrupt any speech with which they disagree, and instead demand "safe spaces" where their beliefs are never questioned? Are we raising a generation of free thinkers, or non-questioning sheep who simply parrot what their radical professors have indoctrinated them to believe the "truth" to be? It is rather ironic that those who are so stuck in the past, and who still fancy themselves as being the "anti-establishment" and the height of "cool," have yet to realize that they have now become the very establishment who they always railed against, and are now enforcing complete conformity to their views, and that those who bravely challenge their iron grip on the public discourse are the true anti-establishment warriors of today. It is also sadly ironic that those who once purported to champion free speech, are now so comfortable in denying (by any means, including violence) the free speech of others. But hey, the means justify the ends, right? But maybe I'm a "racist" for even daring to question the status quo. After all, isn't anyone who disagrees with political correctness automatically a "racist." Aren't all "conservatives" also automatically "racists?" That's what we're taught by every sitcom, every program, every talking head, and every college professor, isn't it? I don't know, have I said anything even remotely racist, ever? Ah never mind, I must be an evil racist since I'm espousing certain views (or you just sense I am not completely "on board" with the herd mentality, since I'm not using the proper buzzwords to indicate my "coolness" and conformity with the allowed belief system), so you can just disregard my opinion altogether, maybe even get a group to shout me down, you know, in the name of "peace" or "justice" or something. It doesn't really matter, as long as you use the correct terminology, people will believe you. That's what this world has come to. The movie "Idiocracy" comes to mind. I suppose this will be my last post, since so many will object to my speaking out, so I wish you all well and many years of enjoyment of this great music we all love. I'll be on the Catskill mountains with a rifle on my shoulder, a six-shooter (actually, a 16-shooter) in my hand, I've been all around this world... I'll be wishing for peace, but preparing for the dangerous reality that your politically correct blindness and stupidity will likely bring...

Off The Rails Again

What triggered the political rant? Something I missed that was later removed? Take it easy up there in the mountains, dantian. Things won't be the same around here without you. I for one enjoy the dissenting views, even if I find value in what some call political correctness. But I don't wanna talk about that here!

One man

Right, as long as the quips are from your perceived side, they're just fine and not conisidered "political," even though that's exactly what they are. You see, when the cool kids do it, it's fine, that's how it works. Sadly, in time you'll know I was right in what we spoke about couple months past, though it wasn't cool for me to say. That's my problem though, always have to be true, even if it ain't cool ;) Take care, bro.

.

Do the catskills have Wifi?

If so dantian you can still get archive.org. 26 years ago today the Knickerbocker Arena opened in Albany NY. It was the first show I bought from a ticketbroker (legal scalper) at the outrageous fee of $100 a ticket. I just had to be there and wanted to make sure I had tix for the entire run. This show while officially released, the 1st set is spread out over 4 different releases to make for a frankenshow. What's up with that Rhino??? You can hear the whole show in lesser, but complete versions as part of todays LMA choices. https://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3AGratefulDead+AND+titl…

For your consideration.

This is some disturbing stuff to wake up to, not sure what provoked this vitriolic venting. Here is something about the Republican party, the real intentions of the "war on drugs" and is straight from a primary source, John Ehrlichman, enjoy! https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ If you would like more information about why following the Republican party as it stands today often gets people labeled (incorrectly or not) as a racist, ignorant sheep of oligarchial wanna-be tyrants let me know. I've done lot of my own research! And to try and say that the only violence and suppression of free speech is coming from the protesters, you need to do more research about what is going on at Republican rallies.

Tweet - FOUL!

Flush the self-righteous political diatribes elsewhere, please. We don't want them here. Thanks!

down with political rants on here

No more political rants on here, please. Don't know what "little quip" got you riled up, don't care. Quite frankly, a quip can be easily ignored or brushed off, your rant, however..... Don't need that crap here from either side-- we get it enough in our daily lives. Take your 16-shooter up to the mountains to protect yourself from the liberal masses, don't care. To make this music related, got myself a sweet 5th row ticket to see Tedeschi Trucks in a beautiful theater in June on Derek Trucks' side. I have never seen him play, really looking forward to it.

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This is supposed to be a site for talk about the Dead and their music. Please keep it on topic, regardless of how right / wrong your other ideas might be. This is not the place. We have lost enough good posters already. Please don't drive more away with your inappropriate, off-topic diatribes. Rock on

Supper's Ready

I discovered Peter Gabriel Era Genesis in the Spring of '93. I've rarely listened to anything other than the Dead for the past two years, but it's a beautiful Spring day, and Supper's Ready.

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Tedeschi Trucks

So jealous - dying to see them. Spent the entire day listening to them at work the other day. Amazing band....

Keithfan thumbs up

I think that I will get out my copies of Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound! I love Gabriel-era Genesis. Only the best 70s-aged vintage prog!

How do you post a picture?

How'd you do that 80s fan? I don't see any directions or options to do so, and copy / paste sure ain't working. droidmec - yes, those two albums go together nicely, both sonically and stylistically, like a double album.

Thursday morning

Praise the dawningIt's just a restless feeling by my side Early dawning, Thursday morning It's just the wasted years so close behind Watch out, the world's behind you watch out indeed. politics lurk everywhere. Now go listen to 8/31/78.

Brent's solo album

Thanks for the head's up, I haven't listened yet but have downloaded.

politics and more

I agree with One Man,,, where did that come from? And Hbob,,, take it elsewhere. I can be just as big of a nut job with politics as the next guy, but not here. Also agree with Keithfan,,,,, How'd you post that picture willis? :-) Phil stuff.... anybody been listening to the Phil and friends shows that celebrate a given show from a given year,, they are up to 1985 tomorrow night (3/25), most seem posted on youtube. They start off with a talk about the given year (price of bread, songs on the top 40, prices of homes, what the dead were doing), then they play "a show". They've been good and I've been downloading them. Google search "youtube 19?? phil and friends", you should get hits. You can find the setlist in the "phil zone". Lockn - if Lockn on your mind, they just announced another round of artist playing there, some more good stuff. 80's fan - like Tedeschi trucks band, check out this cover, blows me away, her vocals and dereks slide work at the end,,,, wow!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtG5bT13m8U

How's It Selling?

What's the trick to find out how many of these are left? With 30 trips people kept posting how many were left, was wondering how many of these are still available. Really just want to wait until the credit card rolls over, but will buy sooner if I have too. To the question about missing Betty Boards from earlier, a lot of the reels were left in the vault. Sometimes even 2 of the 3 show reels would be there and one was in the storage locker. It seems Betty took the reels out of some sort of spite, but could not take them all.

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