without Bruce Hornsby - the Chinese Symphony Orchestra opened - Dragon Dance during "Drumz" - "Terrapin" tease before "Uncle John
setlist
Help on the Way
Slipknot!
Franklin's Tower
Little Red Rooster
Loser
Stuck Inside of Mobile
Tennessee Jed
Promised Land
Playin' in the Band
Uncle John's Band
Terrapin Station
drums
space
Eyes of the World
Throwin' Stones
Not Fade Away
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Slipknot!
Franklin's Tower
Little Red Rooster
Loser
Stuck Inside of Mobile
Tennessee Jed
Promised Land
Playin' in the Band
Uncle John's Band
Terrapin Station
drums
space
Eyes of the World
Throwin' Stones
Not Fade Away
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
show date
Venue
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really I'm not
Ok, I'm not a hater, but I didn't miss Hornsby at all for these shows. Sorry.
agree with photoleon. bruce
agree with photoleon. bruce was entertaining on the europe tour, but ultimately was only a guest musician and that just made him a distraction. it was said he was bridging the gap while vince came up to speed, but that just underscores the 'not-member-of-band' role he played...
Chinese New Year 1991 Gung Hay Fat Choy!
I think we made all three shows that weekend.I remember the Chinese Symphony. They were extremely good, and #ThankGoddess, my fellow DeadHeads didn't heckle them, or request China > Rider, or anything.
One thing you can say about the Dead - they've turned us on to a cornucopia of cultural influences over the years/ Just check out this album:
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead is a 1995 compilation album of songs, performed by the original artists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Never_Stopped:_Roots_of_the_Gra…
Here's a list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grateful_Dead_cover_versions
It attributes 'Man smart, Woman smarter' to something called King Radio, but that album has a great calypso rendition, recorded by Harry Belafonte.
And here's Roots of the Grateful Dead from Smithsonian Folkways;
https://folkways.si.edu/roots-of-the-grateful-dead/music/playlist/smith…
And here's a more exhaustive look - sort of a summary of our pal Blair Jackson's studies published in The Golden Road magazine:
http://www.musicbox-online.com/gd-roots.html#axzz5SeOG7CPP
There just ain't no end!