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Back home from another week on the road.  It's nice to settle into a show and relax for a little while.

 

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On 12/13/2024 at 7:45 PM, Hate said:

We also got some seats to see Dead & Co at The Sphere next spring.  CAN NOT WAIT!!

Have fun! 

I ultimately opted against it, but only because I couldn't get a group together. Almost decided to drag Mrs. Doom and the Doomlet against their will but decided that juice may not be worth the squeeze. 

The more centrally (left to right) your seats are, the better. 

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1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Have fun! 

I ultimately opted against it, but only because I couldn't get a group together. Almost decided to drag Mrs. Doom and the Doomlet against their will but decided that juice may not be worth the squeeze. 

The more centrally (left to right) your seats are, the better. 

We got Section 309 row 3. The Ticketmaster mobile app is awful. Things were moving so fast that I ended up getting the best seats I could. I can’t wait. I saw something about them celebrating 10 years as a band this “tour”.  I could see them doing more Dead & Co stuff on the walls. I can’t wait to see. 

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Yeah, it was hectic as shit when I bought tickets for last summer. 

Drums and Space are not to be missed, so time your pisses accordingly. 

You're going to have a blast. 

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12 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Yeah, it was hectic as shit when I bought tickets for last summer. 

Drums and Space are not to be missed, so time your pisses accordingly. 

You're going to have a blast. 

My wife and I are going with our best friends of the last 30+ years. I was with him when we saw his first show 3/16/94. It was my 2nd show. A third friend of ours had seats somewhere else in the Rosemont Horizon.  We got our tickets from some broker in Skokie and couldn’t get seat together. Anyway, me and my buddy ended up watching the show from the taper’s section…which was both bad and good. It was bad because the tapers frowned upon us yelling and clapping. It was great because it felt like the sound was directed right at us. When Mickey would hit that big drum during FOTM, the whole building would shake. It was awesome!

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RIP Zakir Hussain.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2exzm9r043o

Grateful Dead family member and musical icon. Best known as a master of the tabla Indian drum. He played with a lot of artists but I was introduced to him by the Dead. (That’s true about a lot of artists.) He passed away at 73 on Sunday but I just heard about it yesterday. I didn’t have time to post about it until today. The dude was amazing and I doubt whether most people know about him nor what a loss his passing is. I say “RIP” because it’s our custom but it’s probably more appropriate to say “Live on” which he will do in my music collection regardless of any eschatological fantasies anyone might hold.

I think this was my first exposure, the first track on this CD (which every Deadhead should own):

That band was first formed by Hussain in ‘73 (such a great year in musical history) as Tal Vadya Rhythm Band. They changed the name to Diga Rhythm Band in ‘75 when Mickey Hart joined and released the album in ‘76. 

That’s a relatively accessible track. This goes a little farther. Listen to the whole thing because Zakir really slays in the last 90 seconds or so.

I can’t say offhand how many times Mickey worked with Zakir over the years. Mickey released a couple books with companion CDs in the early 90’s. (The first book, Drumming at the Edge of Magic, is excellent. The second, Planet Drum, is more of a museum piece but it’s also great. Both discs that accompanied the books are fine. Mickey and his Planet Drum cohorts also performed some live shows. If you’re a Deadhead then you probably already know the names Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. Here’s a track from the Planet Drum disc with just Airto and Zakir.

The Dead (and Bill Graham) turned me on to Miles Davis who turned me on to John McLaughlin. John and Zakir worked together in the band/project Shakti. Buckle up. This is a trip.

I’ll bet I’m the only one here who owns this album. Released in ‘87, the same year I saw my first Dead show, McLaughlin is a collaborator. This is the title track authored by Hussain. (The second track is titled Zakir authored by McLaughlin.)

Truly a great loss.

Thank you, Zakir, with all my heart and soul. 

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I couldn't find a show from 1/4 any year, so I went with one of my favorites.  I was traveling on the day of this show this year, so I didn't really get to enjoy it like I normally would. 

 

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This one starts with a cancellation from late the year prior when Jerry was really sick.  This was the makeup show.

 

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It's nice to have a quiet house for a while and listen to some Grateful Dead.  This show is solid if not spectacular.  The highlight so far has been the Jack Straw. Jerry absolutely goes off!  I always love an "Around and Around" to end the show as well!

 

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The only show I could find from tonight is one I linked last year, which was solid.  I really need to hear some good stuff tonight so I'm revisiting 1029/77, which is one of my favorite shows.  I'm currently jamming the "Eyes of the World".  It's a slower version and a little jazzier than most "Eyes" from this period.  The "Black Peter" and "Around and Around" are outstanding!

 

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No shows from today's date either so I'm revisiting 6/20/80.  It's such a great fucking show!  This should be a Dave's Picks release. 

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9/2488 popped up on Youtube.  It's good, but in a really off way.  I dig it.

 

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Th sound for this show is just fantastic! The Wharf Rat is phenomenal and I’m a sucker for Around & Around. It’s the perfect set ending or encore!

 

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2 minutes ago, Hate said:

I love a show with good audience sound! 

Feels Like a Stranger is super synthy.  Then, it slams on the breaks with FotD.  Would have liked a little more momentum, but I'm going to shut up, listen to this, and remember good times.

 

edit: This is painfully (heroin?) slow.

edit2: Not I.

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17 minutes ago, Hate said:

I forwarded to the Althea. Early 80’s Altheas are outstanding!

He's all over the place!  What an asshole! ;)

 

 

Me and My Uncle was a ripper.

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Last night I finally got around to watching the DVD disc that came along with the Crimson, White & Indigo official release (Philly 7/7/89 - 2 years and a day after my first show and on the opposite side of PA). I guess I forgot it came with a DVD. It’s easy to forget when it’s on the CD rack and not with my other Dead DVD’s. Didn’t happen with the Egypt shows though, I watched that one immediately.

Anyway…wow! Great one to watch. You get a lot more out of it with the video. It’s a great show anyway but there were things I missed just listening to the audio. It had been awhile so I watched the DVD without refreshing my memory on the setlist. It was a little like seeing it live. I didn’t always know what was coming next. No, Standing On The Moon wasn’t a surprise. If you want the same experience then skip everything I’m about to say and go watch the 2nd video I’m posting below.

Jerry was in a good mood and showed a lot of emotion and interaction with the rest of the band, especially Brent. And he seemed to enjoy Bobby ramping up the energy during Memphis Blues (which was awesome).They opened with an unusual Bucket, Iko combo which started things off with high energy (Iko being the first of two repeats from my first show, the Knockin’ encore being the second).

The first half of the second set was stellar, of course. Starting with Box, Scarlet > Fire, and Estimated, a string of personal faves, then instead of the Eyes that everyone was probably expecting, they went into the Standing On The Moon that inspired the title of the release. It’s a good one, although I’m partial to the one from Alpine on 7/17/89 that appears on Downhill From Here and which I attended (and featured a great big orange full moon hanging over the pavilion when they played it). After Space it was Other One > Wharf Rat > Lovelight  

But the highlight of the show might have been the Blow Away that ended the first set. It’s a good song but I’m not crazy about Brent’s rapping. I always thought the “What do you think your rib cage is? A jail cell?” line was horribly cheesy. He’s no Pigpen. But in this performance he was so passionate and showed such command of the audience that I can overlook it. Was that the first time he used that metaphor? I’d have to do some research. But this one was particularly powerful and seeing him with his fist in the air was really something. The video sheds a whole new light (just a little light?) on it. When I watched it last night, my first impression was that Brent didn’t know Jerry was going to launch into his song. Watching it again I’m not so sure. Jerry and Brent were playing off each other during the first set and were obviously enjoying it. At one point Jerry went over to talk with Brent and maybe they were setting it up then. I don’t know. But Jerry very forcibly steered the band into the song at the end of Let It Grow and he was obviously all in whether it was predetermined or not. Just an awesome rendition.

The whole show was smokin’ from start to finish and it was really refreshing to take that step back in time watching it almost live. Also it was the last concert ever performed at JFK before it’s destruction sonic had that historical significance. Maybe the only thing missing was a Samson 2nd encore. That would’ve been pretty cool.

Here’s the Blow Away:

Here’s the whole show:

 

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It's one of my favorite shows and has been for a long time.  You left out "The Other One" out of space and the lead into Wharf Rat,  It's my favorite WF.  Brent really takes you to church during the "I'll get up and fly away" refrain.  The "Loser" in the first set is stellar as well.  Brent was on fire the entire show, but you're right about the "Blow Away".  That is the only version of that song I'll listen to. The "Heaven's Door" is fantastic.

It's weird for as much as I loved Brent, I didn't like many of his songs.

If you haven't or if it has been a while, watch the 7/2/89 and 7/4/89 shows that were just before this.  They were having so much fun that summer.  I can't count the amount of times Jerry smiles during that 7/4 show. 

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Here is that 7/2/89 show from Foxboro, Mass that I mentioned earlier. The while show is solid, but the Wheel>Dear MR Fantasy>Hey Jude>Sugar Magnolia>Sunshine Daydream>Mighty Quinn finish is off the fucking charts!!!

 

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Came across this Relix interview with Oteil Burbridge about Phil. Relix promises to release more interviews about Lesh with other folks. This is a good interview, and here is my favorite part:

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He said it straight out with the Beethoven quotes like, “It’s every artist’s duty to confound the expectations of the listener.” That’s a serious statement to think about. Then he followed it up with “Never play it the same way once.”

https://relix.com/articles/detail/never-play-it-the-same-way-once-oteil-burbridge-on-phil-lesh/

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