Forum MVP PoetryGirl Posted March 2, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm sure there are a few checking flights now. Run, run.... Run and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Teacher Matt Posted March 2, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 there was a taper there ... nice mic set up front left of soundboard .. may have been plugged in .. WE NEED THAT TAPE ....who are you mystery taper guy ?? ALLIGATOR !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Ammagamalin Crew Posted March 3, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Jeff does a great Alligator. I remember first becoming interested in his work at the ledges, 2007 when he was tearing it up with the tricksters. So grateful he is in the DSO fold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Ammagamalin Crew Posted March 3, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Great hotel right around the corner from the Vic, the inn at Lincoln park, $79.00/night. Nice, up north Chicago part of town, walking distance to the lakefront, bars, and food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 3, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 One of the potential dissapointed told me he really enjoyed what the boys cooked up in cleveland. He was made a definitely a believer by the time the show was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanShepherd Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Seriously, this was only missing Clementine to be perfect. 9.9/10 is the best I can do for this show and venue. Nice job to the band for putting on such a stellar performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 3, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Alligator!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 What up brother! I was hoping for 80's because as fate may have it I've seen several 60's shows recently and barely any 80's. But when they go off like they did the other night it doesn't really matter. From now on I'm just gonna hope to catch a barn burner and be grateful when I do! The box was nice! A cool vantage point to see the band. I almost felt unnaturally close though. I felt first set was nearly strong as second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 One of the potential dissapointed told me he really enjoyed what the boys cooked up in cleveland. He was made a definitely a believer by the time the show was over. I knew it was on by the end of Hard to Handle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 3, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Good to see you round these parts. Balcony box was sweet. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Good to see you round these parts. Balcony box was sweet. Thank you Hell yeah - Hope you can make next year. I'm hoping to make it out west sometime this year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 yes ... man's world after sitting on top for the people who braved the cold rain and snow... and wind .. we got a rare treat last night for sure !! many of my friends decided not to attend ... a poor decision Man's World is a tune I've never been super into but it's really grown on me after NYE and HOB. Barocco really shines on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Teacher Matt Posted March 3, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 jj ... good to see ya on the boards .. thanks for the balcony hookup ..other than the monster sized dude who stood in front of me and a few random talkers in the corner it was the bomb !! And when you start to see more and more shows you start to wish for the rarities. We need to do some local music here in Cleveland. .. I got some good shows coming up in April on my radar Does the hoodie I gave you fit ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hoodie fits. Thanks a lot! Glad you guys had fun in the box... we'll likely get it again next year. I'm pretty sure Tuesday was my 22nd show... I'm on pace to hit more this year than any. Speaking of rarities how about that Friend of Mine? Nice soothing tune. Makes me want to go dig out the old studio albums Get my number and Hit me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Island Bro Posted March 4, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 What up brother! I was hoping for 80's because as fate may have it I've seen several 60's shows recently and barely any 80's. ! Definitely not the worst predicament to find yourself in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Not at all! One reason I love seeing the 60's shows is because I don't feel the Dead recordings from that era do the performances justice at all. There's so much raw power in those old shows they must be experienced live to truly appreciate them. One of the things that is a downer for me when it comes 60's shows though is that there's few surprises in the set list. You pretty much know what you're gonna get. Again I'm done hoping for eras... I never get them anyway. And even if I did there's no guarantees on how much the boys will be feeling it. I'd rather see a barn burner from some other era than a mediocre show from the era I want to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 4, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I think there are lots of surprises. Mountains, duprees, rag, he was a friend, sing me back home, alligator, Viola and so many more gems you don't get much if at all after 69. U will likely get a cryptical suite but for guaranteed songs that's about it. U jump to Europe 72 and you will get very similar set lists every show. Plus with an elective 69 the song options go wayyyyy up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Absolutely there are priceless gems. The Dead did what I consider to be their most exploratory jamming during those early years. However I wouldn't consider any of those songs to be a "surprise" on a '69 show except Friend of Mine which was a surprise to hear in Cleveland. I will assume you're accurate in stating that the set lists during Europe '72 were just as predictable, but that doesn't change how predictable the set lists were in '69. I've always felt that the Dead did a lot more with much less material in the '60's than they did once their catalog of tunes grew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 4, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I don't think there are many surprises in a 69 show. Maybe man's world? Big boy pete? But I feel for someone that tours dso heavily that they are full of dso rarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 My 1st show was the last Grateful Fest they played at Nelson's. They did that 60's show on Friday but I'm pretty damn certain it couldn't compare to the Jubilee, NYE, and HOB. They're getting really good at it and I expect to see more rarities. I like that Jeff is the only DSO lead guitarist I've known. I've checked out some of the stuff with JK on YouTube. I'm probably biased, but I don't think it was anywhere near as good as what I've seen them perform with Jeff. Admittedly my sampling size is small but it seemed obvious to me that they're a more cohesive band now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj3down Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 ...and maybe even a happier band now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP PoetryGirl Posted March 9, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 If you are interested in the beatnik movement in which the Grateful Dead found kinship and where the environment in which "Morning Dew" was inspired to be written, try reading Ferlinghetti's " Tentative Description of a Dinner Given to Promote the Impeachment of President Eisenhower" and Ginsberg's "Death to Van Gogh's Ear!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 9, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 On the other hand, I think instrumentaly 69 shows or at least early pigpen shows have the highest propensity for surprises. 77 can be pretty straight forward in the jams and progressions. I'm not saying it's not improvisational jamming rock n roll. It very much is but it's not as inventive out there or spontaneous as the early material. Not to mention as raunchy and dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Mango Posted March 10, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I love 69. Sometimes, in the moment, it feels like it's the best. I listen to it the least, though, and I prefer it that way. Save it for the right moments. Perhaps for some, like Mason, those right moments occur more often ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 10, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I wouldn't disagree with you. I probably still spend most of my time listening to 76 through 78. I go to the early stuff more than others I would say. I also listen to a lot of 80s because I have less familiarly and I like to listen to new shows. I do really enjoy putting on old school dead late night after the show. I really should do more jerry band in general. My knowledge is not nearly as deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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