Grateful Dead live, Dick's Picks etc - S&D

The one from DP 3, same hear, has some great instrumentation. I didn't realize how critical Godchaux was, how he provides piano harmonies to Jerry's lines

Handy site for questions like these, I'm referring to it more and more:
http://headyversion.com/song/312/grateful-dead/help-on-the-way-slipknot-franklins-tower/

The one from DP 3, same hear, has some great instrumentation. I didn't realize how critical Godchaux was, how he provides piano harmonies to Jerry's lines

the "help on the way" from dp 3 was my gateway to the dead, it suddenly clicked

I listened through the Spring '73 tour a couple years ago at work. Of shows that don't get much mention, I think the jam from 2-19-73 is worth listening to, especially The Other One.

https://archive.org/details/gd1973-02-19.set2.sbd.miller.83023.flac16

That site looks pretty neat!

(headyversion.com)

Yeah I can't recall where I ran into that, glad you dig it! I wish I could find the 1993 trader's poll that the DP liner notes keep referencing, if anyone knows where that's at that would make for a good read

If yopu're talking about archive.org as the site that looks really neat, it used to be even better before the advent of teh dick's and later dave's Picks series. It's also good for a number of other artists including Dream Syndicate who have most of their live sets up there as does Steve Wynn. There's some Sonny Sharrock stuff up there as I just discovered last night too.

I think lute's neat site was headyversion.com, not the archive, but that reminds me, if you haven't checked out
http://relisten.net/grateful-dead/
or the app version
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/listen-to-the-dead/id715886886?ls=1&mt=8
you should, i find the interface very convenient

should have mentioned Relisten is just a wrapper for Archive.org files

Just checked out relisten - thanks for the heads up. The interface is a big improvement over anything else I've seen.

Relisten and Archivist both crash like crazy on my phone and that harshes my mellow in a big way. What else is out there?

Relisten is awesome

I'm probably just missing it, but is there a way to search archive or relisten for a certain track? I'm looking for early good versions of terrapin suite...

Duh

http://headyversion.com/song/260/grateful-dead/terrapin-station/

This site is good for versions too...it went away for a while but now it's back apparently.

http://www.gratefuldeadprojects.com/terrapin_station.html

Godchaux died was only when he was only 32!

#nowplaying Estimated Prophet -> — 1977-06-09 - Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA — Grateful Dead via @relistenapp
http://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1977/6/8/estimated-prophet

Jerry goes wah filter crazy here. Sometimes even sounds like he's using a talk box a la Frampton.

Why did it take them 20 years to finally play "unbroken chain" live?

they forgot it ever existed?

I like Keith and Donna in several of those live Jerry Garcia Band sets, long rippling versions of "Don't Let Go" and so on; JGB and Legion of Mary shows can be pretty refreshing.

yeah been digging into some 76-78 JGB stuff and Garcia definitely sounds inspired/engaged/lively compared to some of the Dead stuff from that era. and donna and keith actually contribute in a good way!

I'm also coming round to favouring '77 - '78, and then '72, after burning out a bit on '68 - '71.

It's incredible and a bit overwhelming to have so much music available so easily now.

Jerry and Bob on Letterman in '82

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ss-i2VgcPw

"We're going to take a break so Bob can blow his nose."

http://i.imgur.com/aG1Ysah.png

Bob weirdo

“Phil Lesh, the bass player, said, “I’ve got a great idea. We’ll go to L.A. and we’ll record thirty minutes of very heavy air on a smoggy day and then we’ll go to the desert where it’s clear and record thirty minutes of clear air and we’ll mix it and we’ll use that as a pad and we’ll record over it.”

Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/product-main/dp18.jpg?1461024566

Dave Picks Vol. 18
We're not only headed back to the Bay Area with the release of July 17, 1976, the 5th of a phenomenal six-night run at the Orpheum Theatre, but back to the basics - smaller venues, lighter loads (post-Wall of Sound) - and the results are electric! While the operations may have been stripped down, the Grateful Dead and their music were anything but. 7/17/76 packs plenty of surprises from the Chuck Berry bookends of the first set to the double encore featuring one the finest versions of "Not Fade Away" you're likely to hear, clocking in at almost 15 minutes. The hour-plus seamless second set jam includes a dream setlist, featuring such classics as "Comes A Time," "Eyes Of The World," "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad," and a recurring "Other One" that takes us on some spectacular journeys. The venue's superior acoustics coupled with the band's tight intuitive playing lend to a warmer sound and plenty of golden moments. A short one, we've rounded Dave's Picks Volume 18 out with a handful of favorites from the previous night's first set, including a magical coupling of "The Music Never Stopped>Scarlet Begonias".

As always, Dave's Picks Volume 18 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 16,500 individually numbered copies. Grab your copy here.

It sure is getting warm out there! Intrepid reporter David Lemieux is down by the creek bringing us all the particulars on this unique '76 show.
http://www.dead.net/store/1970s/daves-picks-volume-18-orpheum-theatre-san-francisco-ca-71776?cmpid=dn/2016April18/DavesPicksVolum-DavesPicksVolum-TuneInHere-right-more-1&eml=2016April18/3376870/6131962&etsubid=33554028

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 18 LISTENING PARTY

Won't you please enjoy a reflective "Comes A Time," the pluckiest, grooviest of "Scarlet Begonias," and a crisply clear "Samson and Delilah"?

Tune in here »
http://www.dead.net/store/1970s/daves-picks-volume-18-orpheum-theatre-san-francisco-ca-71776?cmpid=dn/2016April18/DavesPicksVolum-DavesPicksVolum-TuneInHere-right-more-1&eml=2016April18/3376870/6131962&etsubid=33554028

Cos yall love the mid-70s soooo much, they did this 'un too

Pretty happy with the Dave's Picks this year so far. Even if the rest are crap I'll still consider this year's subscription money well spent.

Is there a reason to purchase these Picks now that archive/relisten is around? Is the sound quality better ?

Not to harsh your mellow, but I think the Dead have had the board tapes for the officially released show removed from such sites. I think they have allowed audience tapes to stay up, which in a few cases have been used to fill holes on some releases.

you can't download the board tapes on the archive, you can still stream them.
reason to get dave's would be pro mastered sound quality + artwork + liners ... and obsessive completism if that's what floats yr boat.

Headyversion seems light on 'cats under the Stars' --- I guess this was more a jgb thing. Would have loved to hear a tight 70s gd version though

Appealing review of Jesse Jarnow's literary road trip through Psychedelic America, Heads[ (has much to do with Dead, duh)
http://tinyletter.com/lovegloom/letters/love-gloom-cash-love-39-heads

i'm partway in but loving it. reads really quickly and is v engrossing

http://i.imgur.com/GgLhJrk.jpg

gotta say, no matter what your era preference is, the whole archive.org dead collection is a fucking thing of beauty, even if the sbd downloads are gone now. if only more artists would get into it. i know aerosmith is cool w/ it, but it'd be great if more of the dead's peers just put the curating of their live recordings in the hands of fans.

my band has matured into a band that actually plays instead of being y'know an "energy"/spectacle attraction (complex q for me, not central to my point here) and yeah...if there are bands who think their live show smokes and believe in what they're doing on stage they should open that shit up for the fans to document what it's like out there in the house! soundboards alone only tell half the story for those bands that tape their own shows, it's weird that only the jam bands get matrices.

I didn't come here to this thread to say that though I came here to say fuckin' 1973 never fails to hit the spot

What are your top 2 or 3 '73 shows?

Really enjoyed that Jesse Jarnow book. I could have done with a bit more information on some of the minor characters involved,where it gave a taster of a fascinating story with more to tell.

yeah particularly the shadowy precursor suppliers who remained more or less constant thru the book

i know aerosmith is cool w/ it
lol i think i wrote this but was extremely confused for a minute forgetting joan's previous user name ... i mean maybe steven tyler is into archive.org, i don't know.

here's a fave 73 show by the way ... https://archive.org/details/gd73-12-02.aud.vernon.17278.sbeok.shnf
https://ia800306.us.archive.org/35/items/gd73-12-02.aud.vernon.17278.sbeok.shnf/latvala.notes.jpg?cnt=0

that one's great, 11/21/73 is great, 3/26/73 is great

That Steal Your Face letterhead is awesome

Anybody heard these shows?

Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - GarciaLive Volume 6: 7/5/73 3-CD Set (also mp3s, two Flac options, no vinyl)

Due June 24,
Volume Six showcases Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders’ July 5th, 1973 performance at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, CA. Recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson just five days prior to the seminal performances celebrated on the Live at the Keystone series, GarciaLive Volume Six highlights a particularly adventurous evening at the Lion’s Share, a 200 capacity club known for its vibrant music scene which drew regulars like Janis Joplin, Phil Lesh, Van Morrison, and many others. The club’s intimacy can be felt throughout the recordings as the band, rounded out by John Kahn on bass and drummer Bill Vitt, frequently launch into extended improvisations fueled by the exchange of energy with the audience. The blistering “She’s Got Charisma” -> “That’s Alright, Mama”, which clocks in at over 31 minutes long, “starts off innocently in familiar blues territory, but very quickly deconstructs into fragmentation and exploration, defying both gravity and expectation at the same time” as writer Benjy Eisen eloquently describes in the releases’ liner note essay. The presence of an unidentified guest on trumpet during the band’s second set adds to the freedom and looseness found within the performance. The guest trumpeter is felt most during extended takes on “My Funny Valentine” and “Merl’s Tune,” both easy highlights of the entire evening.

Tracklist:
Disc One:
1. After Midnight
2. Someday Baby
3. She’s Got Charisma ->
4. That’s Alright, Mama

Disc Two:
1. The System
2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
3. I Second That Emotion
4. My Funny Valentine
5. Finders Keepers

Disc Three:
1. Money Honey
2. Like A Road
3. Merl’s Tune ->
4. Lion’s Share Jam
5. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

i've heard this tape -- pretty much of a piece with the Keystone sets from around the same time. which is good! the trumpet player is kind of an interesting wrinkle, though it's unclear sometimes whether he knows what song they're playing.

on youtube, though i imagine the sound on this official release will be cleaned up to some extent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhhq7c6ymOc

also hope that the mix gives saunders a little more room -- on the keystone tapes it seems like the mix *really* favors Garcia, even during merl's solos.

I happened to be in the driveway the past couple of days and my mail carrier has been listening to random Dead shows super loud, caught a good "Turn On Your Light" yesterday.