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As noted. I guess Jerry played extra well. But ornette was right, the band was dysfunctional by then. 1993 -your favorite year! https://youtu.be/0LyIw0eA9XE Great l.p.!

Ornette wasn’t impressed. He thought the band wasn’t listening to each other. Maybe different idioms, but ornette’s comment was taken as negative. He said he wouldn’t play with them again. I’d have lived to hear this in 1973.

Ornette was quoted as saying—having played on stage with them—that the Grateful Dead was the most disorganized bunch of musicians he ever played with. He like Jerry though.

Not a lot of jams. But 10/18 was the one! Get the stand-alone if you don’t get the box. I think they shot themselves in the foot, though. Now there are 5 or 6 (?) fall 71 shows officially out and same with 72. Those would have made better boxes. Yes Keith was finding his way in 71, but he found it damn quick. By 72, he was fully integrated.

Dave’s Picks #2,376: Nassau. what a godawful release from an otherwise fine year. I don’t think a single song is listenable. I could just do an “I was at these shows” post (I was) and write about how spectacular they were (they weren’t. Nassau was way overpacked, rowdy, annoying, and the band was drowning each night). Are they running out of excellent shows that were taped, aren’t cut up, poorly recorded, or missing reels? Sooner or later it’s bound to happen. Time for Pigpen’s greatest hits.

It would be nice if they put some music on that side.

But they have released some of the RSD on CD.

Still on Amazon.

Could have added a bonus show as an alternative. Like the whole set with Clementine.

Also: no bonus material on the collected early discs. Just the l.p. Material.

But the Dark Star St Stephen and The Eleven Lovelight are spiced from 2 different nights. Had the issues the Dark Star St Stephen with the correct second part—that would have made a good disc— and the other half in whole as well.

But it would be perfectly almost exact.

Well American Beauty had a live show from several months after its release. Perhaps they could treat us to a fall ‘72 show.

One thing on the skull and roses is that I wish they’d included the NFA reprise—Lovelight from the Manhattan Theater and at least the full outro to Wharf Rat. Maybe the ham that proceeded it. But all have our petty grievances. I’m certainly down for a copy. what on earth can they do for Europe ‘72?

Wake of the Flood is so underrated. Maybe because of that Keith song! But the tenderness, the finesse, and my God, the songs. Stella Blue! Row Jimmy. Eyes. Their last great studio work—imo. Yeah, Blues for Allah is intriguing, but not as nuanced. I wish I’d waited a year before I got off the bus! Btw: if that Fillmore West disc on the Skull and Roses reissue is their tape, and not the pre fm, it will be worth it.

Dp 35 Philly. I usually ignore “I was at that show” posts, but I was at that show. For 30 years I had that Dark Star—Dew etched in my brain. When it came out on cd—pure joy. I second that. But a lot depends on when you first heard them or got it. For me it was 6/10/67. Grunge! Pig Pen! Lon: been listening to a lot of 73 as of late. Some brilliant jamming. Oklahoma City Eyes—Stella Blue. Can’t get enough.

I was at this run. The ESP shows. They introduced around 10 new songs, dribbling out a few each night. The reason they selected this is like because it was recorded on 16 track so the sound is great. The run has been available in high quality for at least 20 years. I’d sooner have a show closer to the time Workingman’s was recorded. Maybe something from the Fillmore West when Miles Davis opened. Or another show with a great acoustic set. The Angel’s Share is interesting, but could be boiled down by eliminating the false starts or even the partial takes.

The Angel’s Share hasn’t been heavily publicized. It’s like the Dylan stuff—preserve the copyright. So all the false starts, wheezes, and full takes. Worth a free listen.

On me your address. And give me a few days. Someone sent it to me via Dropbox. I have to download it, decide it, burn it, etc.! I’ll be doing one for me, so it’s no problem.

Want me to burn you a copy? Several partial and complete Easy Winds! Otherwise, for completists.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead_Origins vinyl from Aug 211968. sounds like this is it.

Got plenty of time to catch up on the “jazzy years”—1972-4. Still hit and miss, and some sings lack bite. But a lot of these Dark Stars are fun rides. Oddly, most of the Eyes of the world seem lackluster (not Oklahoma!). Row Jimmy shows Jerry’s lack of skill playing slide. But when they rock... As to me, retired from teaching. Sitting out the pandemic in the countryside away from the brunt of it. Had a couple of spinal fusions of late; slowing down. Reading books, listening to music. you? Staying out of trouble?

Jazzbo: howdy! during this quarantine, i’ve been catching up on 73-74. Dicks and Daves. the Oklahoma City show from 10-19-73 has an Eyes—Stella that’s as amazing as anything they ever played. I can’t stop listening to it. And you know I draw-or drew the line at 72. Of course you should hear this show on cd. Also the new Daves picks fro Florida is great, Pauley Pavillion—when they are on, they are on. But dl this sucker.

I recorded this from the 4th row with a simple cassette recorder. The number of instruments caused obvious distortion. But, Hey, at least it was documented!

As both a professor of poetry and a fan of the AEC since 1974, I’m revulsed. Mother Moore is an inept poet whose recitations are trite and annoying. If this is the new path, i’m Gone. Roscoe is still sublime, but this shit?