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I agree, Lammy and Winterland. Don't forget Hornsby in the list of keyboardists that both sparked Jerry to play better and that he really connected with and loved playing with at times. Hell, he probably even liked playing with Vince at times, although I didn't care much for listening to it, to be honest. Lammy, I also love seeing Brent and Jerry smiling at one another in a tasty jam! Brent had a sweetness in both his playing and his personality that his critics don't seem to pick up on, even though he had his demons that he could not shake, too.

I saw just a few shows on the East Coast the year l lived in Boston, but none in New Haven. 3 nights in Worcester and 3 in Hartford Spring '88. Too bad I missed the Meadowlands and Hampton on that tour. And I really would've enjoyed East Coast Spring 87 had I been there, many great shows in that tour. If anybody likes the funky Brent sounds in Fall '79, check out the transition jam between Scarlet and Fire from 11/1/79 from Nassau. It gets good and weird! https://archive.org/details/gd1979-11-01.sbd-repatched.miller.77363.sbeok.flac16

https://archive.org/details/gd1979-10-25.sbd-set2.goodwin.4627.sbefail.shnf Try this show, 10/25/79 New Haven, for some really funky keyboard sounds from Brent early in his tenure. This is my favorite Shakedown Street ever and a lot of it has to do with what Brent is playing and how he is interacting musically with the rest of the band.

nugs.net free stash is a good place to get a few shows for those that don't/can't bit torrent or want to do the file sharing websites. mp3s, though. http://stash.nugs.net/stash.asp?cmd=shows&artist=1 They have some classic stuff from May 1977, October 1978 and June 1974. That 6-16-74 is a howler, as most of you already know. I'd say its a contender for one of the best versions of Truckin' with a hot jam afterwards.

Here's an old article from Uncut about Blood On The Tracks and a few years prior and subsequent. Good stuff! http://www.uncut.co.uk/bob-dylan/shelter-from-the-storm-the-inside-story-of-bob-dylan-s-blood-on-the-tracks-feature?utm_campaign=Uncut_newsletter_131119&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua That guy is on it, singling out killer tracks like the Hard Rain live version of Idiot Wind and Where Are You Tonight from Street Legal and noting how great the live album Before The Flood is. I also never agreed with the folks who think the unreleased New York sessions for Blood On The T

Bob, could you recommend a few specific shows from 96 and 97 that you think are tops? I have a few but I've never thought it sounded as good as 2005 and 2006 Crowes. I think what I like about the second coming of Marc Ford is that there were so many great covers being brought out and the blend of old originals, hearing Ford on Lions and By Your Side songs, and all the covers, plus many two-set shows made that year and a half just perfect for me. I keep thinking I'm missing out on '97, though. Lots of those are still for sale at nugs.net, I believe. Let me know what you'd recommend and I'l

Isn't you telling me to "take it easy" "dictating the the tone of a thread"? That's the pot calling the kettle black, it seems to me. Mr. Heartbreak is free to express his opinion and I am free to express how is bums me out, as he understands. And you are free to make hypocritical statements, as well, although that is a bummer, too.

There is no "who's a real Deadhead bullshit" going on here, there is just a matter of the ratio of negative complaints to positive enthusiasm. I'm all for listening with a keen ear and giving an honest reaction, but when its mostly negative with very little positive enthusiasm, its gets old. If you don't wanna rain on everyone's parade, then balance out the negativity by also talking about performances/shows that get you stoked.

OK man! Just discussing stuff you brought up.

Some of Before The Frost is not my fave, but there are some sublime moments, for sure. I LOVE their version of Manassas' So Many Times and Rich's original What Is Home is superb to my ears as well. Try these for mellow acoustic Crowes live with the same line up. These are fantastic shows! http://www.liveblackcrowes.com/live-music/0,3264/The-Black-Crowes-mp3-flac-download-11-4-2008-BC-Roadshow-New-York-NY.html http://www.liveblackcrowes.com/live-music/0,3263/The-Black-Crowes-mp3-flac-download-11-3-2008-BC-Roadshow-New-York-NY.html

Yeah, there are ways to get it that even a un-computer saavy dude like me can figure out. I don't need to worry about what Dave picks or doesn't pick because I can just go get the stuff I really want. The only thing that kinda sucks is that if even part of a show has been released as filler, the whole show (on SBD) can't even be streamed. But the amount of stuff available still is pretty impressive and should be enough to make just about anybody happy Part of why I subscribed this year was to contribute to the endeavor and not be a total freeloader. I think I've done my part.

I'm not really talking about long jams or trippy stuff or things that are a matter of taste. I'm talking about it seems you don't like stuff that is pretty much inherent to the Dead. I'm baffled that you hear a sluggish performance in the latest Dave's release. If that is sluggish to you, I would think that all Grateful Dead would sound sluggish, because to my ears that is a tight, spry performance with few mistakes and a good amount of energy, definitely far above the average of live Dead. I'm kinda surprised that you like any Grateful Dead because you seem to more often than not be disa

And I thought I was a picky Deadhead! Dude, you are hard to please, it seems, when it comes to the Dead. I actually do agree with some of your views, but, man, Dead concert recordings that are not overdubbed are never gonna sound or be performed perfectly. I do crack up, though, with just how much some Heads are willing to turn a deaf ear to mistakes and shortcomings. I read reviews on archive.org that say "this song is played to utter perfection, flawless," etc etc and then you listen and Jerry forgets the first few words or hits some totally wrong notes to start off the song. I guess

Yeah, I'm really digging the keyboard sound of 1980. Before Brent got all tinkly-toy sounding, just a nice clean electric piano sound instead of a fake tack piano sound he favored by the late 80s. 1980 was a good period for the Dead, I think. This show is pretty solid. I have to listen more to the second set, first set is strong with not very many mistakes, they sound fairly locked in, no weak links on this night.

Agree with all that you say. Its weird to me that the best Grateful Dead forum on the Internet is on the Wilco forum, but I'm grateful for the fans here who love both bands enough to make the discussions rich. Same goes for The Crowes. Bob, I doubt any show from this tour will stand up to the Crowes peak rock years. I have seen four shows this tour, two nights in Chicago in April and recently 2 nights in New Orleans. I had a great time at all of them and in person, felt excited and happy and didn't find much wrong with the shows in the moment, but I was making a conscious decision to NOT

Someone was joking about the "big surprise" at Red Rocks being Bobby was gonna wear his short shorts again, hilarious! Truth is hilarious, too. Looks like Bobby still has that snake t shirt with cut-off sleeves from the 80s and he's wearing it!

Some really cool songs in the "overlooked" group. I am digging the OV Wright, Spencer Wiggins, and the Ollie and the Nightingales. Thanks for sharing that cool blog, choo choo!

I dig Bobby's playing and many of his songs, but he's frustrated me a lot, too. I don't agree with that idea that people got bored of the songs he quit playing. I think people got bored of Little Red Rooster and Minglewood and Throwing Stones and Mexicali Blues because they were overplayed in their day. Maybe the same is true for Lazy Lightning/Supplication, Sailor/Saint, Black Throated Wind and Let It Grow (and I've always loved Brother Esau), but I've always felt that Bobby gave up on his best songs far too soon and kept some of his lesser ones and blues covers around too long. He's als

Agreed. His filigree part in the opening of China Cat is really articulate and his rhythm work throughout is excellent and strong. Jerry is absolutely inspired in his playing on this show, though. Playing In The Band is near-perfect (once I overlook Donna's wails). Its perfectly balanced between free form spaciness and purposeful driving structure. Jerry kept coming up with new themes and the whole band was right there with him, keeping the song driving, never faltering. '72 was the peak for this song, IMO. '73 and '74 ones could get a little too free form for my tastes. And I love ho

Lammy, check out the Greatest Story, Garcia's solo may be one of his most blistering of all time.

Sorry to hear about your dog, Lammy. Nothing like some good sad songs to get me through a sad time, I know what you mean. On the Europe 72 Vol. II, my fave is the Sing Me Back Home. Maybe another good poignant one to check out, Lammy. Garcia singing so heartfelt and nice.

Watched this short TV broadcast from 1970 this weekend and was blown away by the Easy Wind. Goddamned Grateful Dead indeed! It sounds almost like a completely different band from the ramshackle loose one we know from the 80s and 90s. My wife said if the Dead sounded like that all the time, she'd be sold on the Dead. They were tight, heavy and completely locked in to one another. This holds up to anything Zeppelin, The Who and Sabbath did live that same year, I'd say. There was a short period of time when the Dead were among the finest heavy, loud, aggressive rock bands of the times, probably 1

Not to be a bummer, but I kinda doubt we will get Roadcase releases of these shows because of the guests. There is undoubtedly a bunch of legal and financial complications to releasing shows in which other artists who are signed to other labels appear. I hope I'm wrong. I suppose they could do a compilation and leave out the guests, but isn't the Roadcase series complete single shows so far?

Yeah, I'm with you, worldrecordplayer. One of the most impassioned vocal performances ever on Stella Blue was in Phoenix in '93 or '94 I forget which, but Jerry was really delivering the emotion in his admittedly croaky voice. Some of those bittersweet ballads really came to life in his twilight years. I think he was reflective and feeling it big time, probably with a pretty good idea of where he was in his life path at the time. So glad I got to be there for that one, it was intense and awesome.

http://www.relix.com/video/relix-tv/2012/12/19/phil-lesh-with-ryan-adams-and-the-cardinals-wharf-rat Not a bad cover of Wharf Rat by Ryan Adams with Phil, it sounds pretty good in a twangy country rock arrangement.