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Hey there folks and happy New Year! I hope you all
got stacks of blank tapes over the holidays and are
set to fill them up. I want to continue to encourage
you all to send in your reviews and comments. Also
take a look at the topic for next month's discussion
and send in your thoughts and opinions. The standing
B and P offer goes to John Dyer this month.
There is a B & P offer wherein one contributor will be chosen at random each month and offered one thing from my collection. For now the offer is analog, but hopefully CDRs will be included in the coming months. Discussion Topic: Do you go out of your way to get tapes of shows you attended? Do you accept lower quality tapes if it's a show you really enjoyed? What effect do those tapes have on your memories of concerts? Send in your opinions.
The Grateful Dead, 5/21/77, Lakeland, FL. Set II, SBD 5/22/77 is one of my favorite Dick's Picks. [Editor's Note: DP Vol. 3] I really dig the Help > Slip > Frank that closes the first set. I just got a copy of the second set from the night before and I think it's at least as good. After the Brown Eyed Women, Bobby announces that they have a complicated plan. The Estimated that follows is tight and He's Gone is soul filled. The Fat Man really emphasizes the lyrics. The jam is great. It actually sounds like something from the early seventies because Jer plays really high pitched notes. The tape flips right at the end of a short Drumz. Side B has a long intro into the first verse of the Other One. The transition into Comes a Time is filled with hints. The song itself is one of those that reminds you what Donna was capable of. She right along with Jerry and it sounds really nice. The Stephen is fast and drops right into NFA. The second half of Stephen is even better than the first, and an energetic Saturday closes the set and ends the tape. Check this one out.
The Grateful Dead, 3/22/90, Hamilton, Ont. Set II, Aud The Scarlet > Fire from this one is on "So Many Roads" and has been a favorite of mine for a while, but you should really check out the whole set. For Brent fans, the full Hey Jude into Dear Mr. Fantasy into Hey Jude Finale is one of his finest moments. Jerry plays some hot solos throughout that segment too.
The Grateful Dead, 2/24/74, Winterland, Set II, Disc 3 I've been taking advantage of CDR B and P offers over the past bunch of months and have not been disappointed yet. This show is a great example. It's three discs long and absolutely pristine sound, definitely as good as anything released as a Dick's Picks. There is plenty of noteworthy playing throughout the show, including a classic 74 melt down Playin' to close the first set, but what really stands out is a monster Dark Star > Morning Dew that weighs in at just over forty minutes. The Star starts out quietly, everyone milling around. Billy shows his jazz chops, working the high hat and sporadic drum rolls. This meandering jam stretches for over ten minutes, and includes some really beautiful, albeit intermittent, playing by Keith. Things get a little anxious, and everyone begins playing with stronger pronouncements for a solid five minutes before Keith begins to push towards the first (and only) verse. The jam right out of the lyrics is gorgeous and moving. It disintegrates into space very quickly, though. Garcia's guitar gives the impression of bubbles under water. The band returns to a truly lovely jamlet that precedes Dew. And what a Dew! Earth shattering Phil Bombs and a colossal build make this a must have jam. According to my Dead Base there are very high quality soundboards in circulation. |
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