The Grateful Thread

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by JRM, Apr 11, 2014.

  1. budwhite

    budwhite Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

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    Hey, it aint my fault...Copy and paste from the archives does that

    Be glad that it was a 72 show and not one from 95 :nyah:
     
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  2. Flaming Torch

    Flaming Torch Forum Resident

    Thank you I did not know that. The red light comes on when an HDCD is played on my Arcam 92 cd player so I had always assumed it was an HDCD coded (if that is the correct word) disc. I know my early Dick's Picks purchased around the time of issue were not HDCD and then later in the series they were.
     
  3. BurtThomasWard

    BurtThomasWard Guided by Loke In Memoriam

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    We are all damned :biglaugh:
     
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  4. Six Bachelors

    Six Bachelors Troublemaking enthusiast

    These are, I suppose, encoded as HDCDs. The issue is that they aren't encoded in a way that capitalises on the potential major benefit of HDCD, i.e. peak extension providing greater potential dynamic range (20 bit v 16 bit). It's quite useless that they persist with HDCD encoding without exploiting the main benefit. It's false advertising, in my opinion, because the only inference to draw is, "I must be getting a better sound if I decode the HDCD than if I don't" which no longer is the case for the more recent issues.

    The May '77 official download set is, I think, the only standard resolution audio that the Dead has sold during the HDCD era that is not HDCD encoded. The hard copy discs are but the download isn't.

    Two questions, then, for those of you who can answer - 1. was the download advertised as being HDCD encoded and 2. do the May '77 discs have peak extension?
     
  5. warewolf95

    warewolf95 Forum Resident

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    Again, you're not wrong. But the sequencing of a show is definitely a factor in my enjoyment of it. :)
    That is one of my favorite things though - there are loads of shows where I thought the setlist sucked but the show ended up blowing me away.
     
  6. US Blues

    US Blues Undermining Consensus Reality

    Give it just a minute, and it'll blow (you) away...
     
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  7. rbbert

    rbbert Forum Resident

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    None of the albums in the 2 big box sets of the original albums released during the band’s career use HDCD features. At this time I can’t remember for sure about HDCD features in the May ‘77 box set, but I do know the download files were identical to the CD rips, both light the “HDCD light”, and I think the HDCD features were present on both
     
  8. sberger

    sberger Dream Baby Dream

    Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 10/24/72: Truckin'>Drums>The Other One>He's Gone>The Other One...almost an hour of groove, including a stomping Phil solo. Magic.

    [​IMG]
     
  9. warewolf95

    warewolf95 Forum Resident

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    So today is the most beautiful 10/10 day Greenville has ever seen. I've got good trucking job prospects lined up in the works and things look good (for today, at least).

    Starbucks is empty right now and I'm just soaking up the great vibe this mornign has.

    So it's on to 6/14/76 :)

    I've waited a long time to hear these 2 shows. They've been hyped quite a bit and they better live up to it! :)

    That being said, ONLY 3 BALLADS TONIGHT, WOO HOO! :D
     
  10. dgwint

    dgwint Forum Resident

    Fall '72 is my favorite era. Yes 72 has the first set repetition thing, but the set II big jams, Playin's, Birdsongs, China>Riders are all very well played with lots of inventive improv. Fall 72 always satisfies. The real peak for me.
     
  11. US Blues

    US Blues Undermining Consensus Reality

    Speaking of Yes '72, do you have "Progeny: Seven shows from '72?"
     
  12. bzfgt

    bzfgt The Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler

    One for the ingrates' thread...
     
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  13. dgwint

    dgwint Forum Resident

    I have the compilation. Great release.
     
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  14. Dahabenzapple

    Dahabenzapple Forum Resident

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    4/24/72 Dark Star section post MAMU is unique and maybe a top 5 Dead improvisation - the following Wharf Rat is the best version I’ve heard from 1972. All these E72 shows are so amazing but this one might be top 3-4 that I’ve heard from the famous tour.
     
  15. Dahabenzapple

    Dahabenzapple Forum Resident

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    Now back to the post Dark Star portion of 2/2/70 - I hate the transition from St. Stephen to Masons but the band is playing so forcefully that nothing really matters anyway....
     
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  16. rbbert

    rbbert Forum Resident

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    I finally got home to check my May '77 CD's. Indeed my Oppo says "HDCD", but when I decode then with dBPoweramp's HDCD.exe, sadly peak extend is not enabled, and Foobar 2000 agrees.
     
  17. Archtop

    Archtop Soft Dead Crimson Cow

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    There's also some recapitulation and further development of pre-MAMU themes in the post-MAMU section. An improvised piece of music that often has characteristics of a written piece.
     
  18. Dahabenzapple

    Dahabenzapple Forum Resident

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    Switched to the 4/12/70 Dancing & then the 8/6/71 Hard to Handle from the Phil 2 CD set to remind me how great Jerry is.
     
  19. US Blues

    US Blues Undermining Consensus Reality

    That right there is a profound thought. :winkgrin:
     
  20. US Blues

    US Blues Undermining Consensus Reality

    Dude, did you forget in the last half hour how amazing Jerry is? That might a sign of... er... I forgot what I was going to write.
     
  21. adamos

    adamos Forum Resident

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    Peggy-O New Haven 5-5-77.
     
  22. Archtop

    Archtop Soft Dead Crimson Cow

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    In my opinion, it has the best Dark Star of all time and the best Playin' jam from the tour. I know what that adds up to for me.
     
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  23. Monroro

    Monroro Forum Resident

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    MAMU? Someone please translate.
     
  24. SBegonias17

    SBegonias17 Forum Resident

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    Me And My Uncle
     
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  25. Monroro

    Monroro Forum Resident

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    Bummer. I was guessing it was some distinct reoccurring jam from 72 I didn't know about ala 'feeling groovy'.
     

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