Branford does well in this context. If you like searchers, you might want to listen to the show Ornette sat in on (2-23-93) (edited) and David Murray's appearance (9-22-93) on the archive
Thanks for the dates. I knew both of them played with the Dead. I'm less of a fan of Murray than I once was. With Ornette, that's a whole new subject. I think I need to hear this one first. I'm waiting at least a few years before I hear Vince Welnick
Ornette date should be '93. Jerry also came out and played with Ornette and Prime Time for a bit during their opening set.
Try Birmingham night 2 on April 5th. Fun set list and Jerry was very present. Touch of grey to open and has the final Johnny B Goode. Setlist below Set 1: Touch Of Grey > Wang Dang Doodle Stagger Lee Me And My Uncle > Maggie's Farm Row Jimmy > The Music Never Stopped Set 2: Here Comes Sunshine Long Way To Go Home Truckin' > That Would Be Something > Uncle John's Band > Matilda Matilda > Drums > Space > I Need A Miracle > Morning Dew Encore: Johnny B. Goode
i really like this show! there are definitely a few gems from Spring '95 and the May '95 West Coast run...
It is now 22.19 and it's chilly on the balcony. Sun is down but it's still light outside. I'm heading for the couch. Tomorrow is another day Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees, going where the wind goes Blooming like a red rose, breathing more freely, Ride our singin', I'll walk you in the morning sunshine Sunshine, daydream. Sunshine, daydream. Walking in the sunshine
Anyone know any of the particulars on the 10 LP box that's coming out with all the cover bands? Is it supposed to sound any good? Who's cutting it? The few songs I have heard I enjoyed.
i made a data dvd with every Spring 1995 show, and one with every Summer 1995 show...i just wanted to have them all in one place for some reason...i listen to the Spring one more often...there ARE some good shows to be found! even a struggling & fading Jerry could pull off some cool-sounding stuff! there is a considerable drop-off by the Summer, though...the 6/15 Highgate show is not great. the shows were such a mixed bag - the 6/18/95 Giants Stadium show has a VERY COOL intro to China Cat...starts with percussion and keys only, then the guitars come in at once (check this out!)...then it devolves into the hideous Wharf Rat...i used to have a VHS of this show, watching Jerry during Wharf Rat was quite sad...at one point he looks over at Vince (i think) and just shakes his head in defeat...but the Albany shows have some redeeming moments, like the final Morning Dew...the Auburn Hills shows have good moments; Victim>Foolish Heart, China>Rider...even the 7/8 Chicago show has a few highlights...although it is eerie, retrospectively, to hear Jerry sing (repeatedly) "Just Don't Tell 'Em You KNEW Me" in Sugaree...
The other Ornette show is Los Angeles, 12/9/93. Branford joined the boys the next night in LA, 12/10/93, which was the first Branford show I caught.
Made a tequila run after work tonight and put this on when I got back: It's been a little over two years since I first received this release in the mail, and it still sounds just as good as the first time. This is probably my most-played Dave's Picks volume - an all-around great show which includes my favorite version of Turn On Your Lovelight not included on Live/Dead, which is essentially a holy relic (as it is, for me, the one that officially set the hook in). Still, this release has become my go-to '60s Dead recording, even ahead of Live/Dead. Pigpen, lots of nascent Workingman's Dead material, and heavy psychedelic jams - I seem to fall for that proposition every time!
Other than the 32 minute Lovelight which is a bit excessive, Dave's 10 is pure gold. Disc 3 is one of the finest individual discs in the Dave series. The thing I like best about this one is that once this found its way home they wasted no time in getting it released. Bravo, GDP. I'd be listening to that one tonight as well, but something else arrived today. Now all I need is 1 and 2, but unless there's a re-release program those aren't happening.
So, please remind me those who've listened a lot to '95 recently, he did change that tense a couple of times that year, right? I wonder to what extent it's just a mix-up, though, since the past tense of the same word is used in the part leading up to the chorus: "please forget you knew my name, my darling Sugaree". Of course, it's especially eerie in light of that infamous "last muddy river" at the final show...
I'm among the few that really enjoy volumen 4, I guess. Volume 1 is excellent, taken from the Golden Spring 77 tour. Volume 2, even though there are much better 1974 shows, has its good moments.
I actually deleted the 12/12 show from my computer and left only the bonus disc. I can't delete a Dark Star. But man, that Alligator--> Caution must be real gold because that Uncle John's--> He Was a Friend of Mine is more pedestrian than a Bobby Goldsboro schmaltz-fest. I traded Vol 4 for a limited edition 3x10" Sun Ra LP set. Good choice in my book, notwithstanding my recent affection for '76. No interest in Vol 1 and Vol 2 is quite weak, IMO, except for the bonus disc. Another "full shows only" mistake.
First Albany show was just sad...like really sad. There was some life in the second show but it was like a last gasp.
I just checked this out on eBay. Wow! It's going for crazy money. I have Feb 18 and June 18 SBDs which make up half this release. I might have to roll my own mix.
Checking an external HD, I found Download Series, Vol. 10, which I had bought many years ago and completely forgot. Imagine my surprise when I read 7/21/72. A fresh 1972 show to listen to! It kicks off with a nice "Sugaree" and then a dog does some barking (inside a theatre???) before they start off the excellent "Black-Throated Wind" I'm listening to right now. Keith is luckily up, and apart from some distortion, the mix is quite good. I would like some more Phil, though. Bear, adjust those faders!
Is this thing still available somewhere? I don't understand download only (both in how I get it and why they do it). Create a CD and I'll basically pay any price for a '72 show at $100 or less.
