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    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I haven't posted here in a while (maybe as long as 15 years), but I check in from time to time. Glad to see that the Grateful Dead thread is still going. When the lockdowns first started, I decided to listen to the Europe '72: Complete Recordings in it's entirety. I've diverged several times and repeated several shows on the way, but I just finished the Rotterdam show from May 11th. From my memory of tape trading days, this show was the pinnacle of the tour. I still have 7 shows to go and I'm amazed how consistent they were on this tour. Aside from all the Mr. Charlie's, I have no complaints so far. I've listened to most of these shows over time, but never sequentially. There really is nothing else like a Grateful Dead show.

    Indiana show canceled!

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I'm a bit bummed because we had 5th row, center seats for the Murat date, but this is the right message at the right time. Giving us another Cincy date would certainly advance that message, as well (wink, wink, nudge nudge).

    What albums are flawless to you?

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I'm not quite certain that there are any flawless rock albums out there, but here are a handful of my favorites:

     

    Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

    The Beatles - Abbey Road

    Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes

    The Stooges - Fun House

    Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food

    The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

    Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    You MUST mean 6/28/92. Best. DC Show. Ever. (I think :stunned )

     

    I was also at all of their Deer Creek appearences, but 6-7-91 is the killer for me. The Scarlet>Fire>Truckin'>New Speedway to start the 2nd set is probably the best segue I witnessed from the boys. The sun hitting the horizon during the Scarlet>Fire transition was icing on the cake. Good times at Deer Creek.

    Surprigingly GOOD concerts?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Indeed. A huge loss. While on the topic, does anyone have any good Morphine recordings? The official "Bootleg: Detroit" release is ok, but not spectacular.

     

    I have ~10 or so Morphine shows if you're interested. Most are audience recordings, but they've always sounded good to my ears. There should be a link to my etree list in my profile.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    There was a CD included with Phils book a couple of years ago. It had the usual novelties ( demos, etc) but also included the Box of Rain from the last show. You can sort of hear Phils angst and frustration (Phrustration?) in the vocal delivery and he makes some comments to that effect in talking about his mindset during the performance.

     

    The CD being referred to was included with the audiobook version.

    The Phish Thread

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I was one of the late-period Dead converts. My first show was Hara Arena (Dayton, OH 11-94ish), right after the "White Album" Halloween show. Obviously, I never saw them in the early days, but I saw my share of stellar shows (10-31-95 & 12-7-97 being the best examples). Maybe it's my own ignorance of what came before (I do have a pretty extensive library of pre-'94 shows), but '97-'98 was the pinnacle for me. I totally dug the summer of '98 when we got a new cover each night. I fell out of the scene right before BC and never got back in. It was a really fun ride.

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