jw harding Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Mountain Bed's list of Dews is pretty comprehensive. 6/18/74 and 5/8/77 being my favorites, along with the version from Europe 72, and at MSG on 9/18/87. More here: http://headyversion.com/song/184/grateful-dead/morning-dew/ Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Agree with most of those listed. I have probably listened to the Europe '72 version more than any other. It was the first one I ever heard and I still love it. One of my favorites that I saw was 10/12/84 in Augusta Maine. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 For 80s Dews, SPAC '83 is a monster. The whole show is solid, but the Dew is absurd. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 To add to MB's list, as well: 2.28.69 Fillmore West, 9.17.70 Fillmore, 4.22.77 Cap Theatre, and again, that SPAC '83..... Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 To add to MB's list, as well: 2.28.69 Fillmore West, 9.17.70 Fillmore, 4.22.77 Cap Theatre, and again, that SPAC '83.....As far as early 80s Dews go I've always been fond of the 7/31/82. In fact that whole second set is a smoker. Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Could some head here recommend DVD material of/on GD? Is the Crimson, White & Indigo Box Set worth buyin'? Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 As far as early 80s Dews go I've always been fond of the 7/31/82. In fact that whole second set is a smoker.Yeah, great show. As opposed to the mediocre Zoo Amp JG bday show the next day.... Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Could some head here recommend DVD material of/on GD? Is the Crimson, White & Indigo Box Set worth buyin'? Thank you!I think The Dead Movie is pretty great, and I also have the closing of Winterland DVD set. Personally, I would start there, since I am a fan of everything pre-1980s.That being said, the Crimson, White & Indigo set is pretty good. I saw it in the theatre, and was pleasantly surprised by how good most of it was.Oh, and on Morning Dews...3/24/86 is a good one too. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Oh, and on Morning Dews...3/24/86 is a good one too.Yeah, the only post-drums tune in that set, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Could some head here recommend DVD material of/on GD? Is the Crimson, White & Indigo Box Set worth buyin'? Thank you! I love Ticket to New Year's (1987) and the View From The Vault IV that has Oakland and Anaheim 1987. They were playing very solid that summer and fall. Downhill From Here is ripping good, too. Alpine Valley 1989. Dead Ahead Radio City NYC Halloween 1980 isn't that bad either. Nice little acoustic set, really good singing for the Dead and some good electric stuff, too. The problem with the early year video footage is that there is not that much and what there is is not the best performances, IMO. A lot of people love the Grateful Dead movie, Winterland 1974, but the echo-y sound in the recordings always bugs me. Although there are moments of brilliance, it doesn't seem like it represents just how epic 1973 and 1974 could be on the best nights. Link to post Share on other sites
winterland121072 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 9.17.1982 is pretty smoking. 12.31.1972 (even with crosby) has always been a favorite. 11.17.1973 Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Could some head here recommend DVD material of/on GD? Is the Crimson, White & Indigo Box Set worth buyin'? Thank you! Anthem to Beauty in the Classic Albums series is also great to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks to Mr. Heartbreak, Shug and Fritz! I'll follow your suggestions for Christmas gifts to myself... Now playin' Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford Univ. 1982-10-09 Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Regarding Grateful Dead dvd's you can get pretty much all them in one swoop, with the exception of the Crimson release. Somewhat decent price, too. "Grateful Dead: All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection (14-DVD Box Set) (2012)" I enjoy the below ones.Truckin' Up To Buffalo (Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY, on July 4, 1989)Downhill From Here (Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, July 17, 1989)The bonus material on View From The Vault (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, July 8, 1990) is quite good.The Closing Of Winterland (2-DVD) (Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1978) Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Disagree with Shug about the Grateful Dead Movie box set. That run of shows was outstanding in my view, I for one love the sound from these shows, and the bonus disc of straight up tunes without any of the movie stuff is top notch GD playing from my favorite era ('72-74). I couldn't recommend it more. That's where I think you should start. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeah, the Grateful Dead Movie bonus disc is quite good. The disc is definitely worth owning, if only from a historical perspective. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Speaking of concert footage, I was watching the Copenhagen (1972) film the other day on Youtube. Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Regarding Grateful Dead dvd's you can get pretty much all them in one swoop, with the exception of the Crimson release. Somewhat decent price, too. "Grateful Dead: All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection (14-DVD Box Set) (2012)" I enjoy the below ones. Truckin' Up To Buffalo (Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY, on July 4, 1989) Downhill From Here (Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, July 17, 1989) The bonus material on View From The Vault (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, July 8, 1990) is quite good. The Closing Of Winterland (2-DVD) (Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1978) I bought that and its a good value, but I have a sneaking suspicion they are trying to unload all their DVDs in preparation for Blu Ray releases...I'm just being cynical here, but they did turn the biz over to Rhino and they are definitely profit minded. Yeah, each should make up their own mind about all things Dead, of course. I'm in the minority on being slightyl underwhelmed by the GD movie, but its just a matter of opinion. Not that its not good, I just don't think its as great as some do. Definitely worth having, but its not where I would start. Might have to do with the quality of the picture, too. Compare it to the Last Waltz (admittedly a very high standard) and you can easily see its flaws. But its the best we got from that era, so beggars can't be choosers. I like 80s Dead as much as I do 70s Dead, so for me, the higher video and sound quality of the 80s releases make them more attractive than the 70s ones, but that's just me. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 No better video of the Dead out there than the 3rd set of the Closing of Winterland DVD. When they pull in for a close up on Garcia's face as he stares into the camera and sings the lyrics to Dark Star, your eyeballs will melt and you will shit your pants. Whole 3rd set is great, first and second are kind of meh. After that I would go with GD Movie, and Downhill from Here. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Im w/ Shug on GD movie. I'll take the Winterland, too. Truckin Up To Buffalo and Crimson, White are really fun, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm not too big on the '76 shows - a little slow and clunky for me, especially when you could go forward or backward to stellar shows from '74 or '77 - but damn, I just got through listening to some good stuff from 6/27/76. Had never heard this show before this week, and there's a really nice Help > Slip > Franklin's in the second set. Worth checking out. Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The Crimson, White and Indigo set is worth owning if not for the Blow Away alone. This is my favorite version. The energy between the band is clearly visible which makes this show quite fun. Everything from the opening notes of Iko Iko to seeing Phil's intro to The Other One makes this set worth buying. If I recall correctly, Barnes and Noble may have had it for $20. If not, there are probably some used copies on Amazon. And that bonus disc to The Movie could be a movie within itself! There's some great stuff on there. Pity there isn't more footage of the band. Was watching the Playboy After Dark segment on YouTube and wouldn't mind a release of their various TV/ misc. performances. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yeah, '76 saw a lot of the tunes really slowed down. Agree on that Blow Away. Awesome. Cincinnati Blow Away from '890 is amazing, too. One of my favorites. Give it a whirl. The LLR is excellent, too: http://archive.org/details/gd89-04-08.sbd.26348.sbeok.shnf Also Knickerbocker, '90 is amazing:http://archive.org/details/gd1990-03-26.sennME80.wklitz.94411.flac16 Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Decided to take a day trip to Cleveland to see the Grateful Dead exhibit - well worth the drive. Coolest thing was seeing the master tape(box) for the 4/29/71 show. Overall it was great - Mickey Hart has a few if his drums there, but nothing from Kreutzmann. Jerry's Nash guitar wasn't there, either - it was cool to see Weir's Ibanez. Anybody know the whereabouts of Jerry's Nash guitar? I took my 3 year old with me, so I didn't get a chance to spend an enormous time there. His favorite part was the below: Below is the same link I posted a while ago. The exhibit is supposed to end mid-Jan. ,2013, though David Gans heard that it might be extended thru March, 2013. http://www.wkyc.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=240572 Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Jerry's Nash guitar wasn't there, either - it was cool to see Weir's Ibanez. Anybody know the whereabouts of Jerry's Nash guitar? That the alligator guitar...? Link to post Share on other sites
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