Bethel

[Brian NJ]

Very special show dedicated to Dave who would have loved this!
Very strong, first set and the second set was great. Excellent High time.  loved the cryptical -death don't have no mercy in set 1. and the third set just blew me away.. for someone that is a fan of early dead this was not a show to be missed. It looked like jeff was in his glory on that third set, and the steven will tell eleven alligator! Jeff looked like he was channeling the spirit of what the grateful dead were all about in the third set. Of course, Barracco vocals on pig pen tunes and keys was awesome. Drums amazing and eaten look like he was having a blast all night long. 

Encore: Woodstock!! 

Almost forgot, dancing in the streets and love light were spectacular.

Any verbal or written description of last night pales in comparison to the experience of what was happening.

 

[BillK522]

26/06/27  Horizon Stage Bethel Woods  Bethel, NY

 

First Set  Elective

China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider, Schoolgirl,

Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Hard to Handle,

Green Green Grass of Home, Cryptical>Death Don't

Have No Mercy>Dancin in the Streets>Cryptical>

Viola Lee Blues.

 

Second Set  Recreating 69/08/16 Woodstock Set

 

St. Stephen>Mama Tried, Dark Star>High Time>

Turn on Your Lovelight.

 

Third Set  Elective

 

Alligator>Drums>William Tell Bridge>The Eleven>

Morning Dew.

 

E:  Woodstock.

 

Quite possibly the most amazing night of music

I have experienced.  Absolute inspired magic.

Will expand after morning coffee.  

Thanks Band and Crew.

 

Praise DSO.

 

 

 

 

[BillK522]

A little birdie had told me in Deerfield

the goods may be delivered in Bethel,

that bird really knew what he was talking

about.  The show experience has many

spokes--venue, dance space, company,

headspace, setlist--last night pegged the

needle on all of them.  Call out sick to work,

Chase the primal.  The 69 in Wilmington

disguised itself well during the first set,

Friend of Mine second set opener the clincher.

This one did not disguise.  After a China>Rider

opener, the Schoolgirl clearly announced the

ride we were in for.  The keystone of the show

the beautifully crafted first set elective chock

full of primal, deep cuts, Cryptical sandwich sans

Other One, the emotional rollercoaster of 

Death Don't>Dancin', and a hammer down Viola

to close the set.  We had a great group behind

the soundboard enjoying life affirming music

with the backdrop of a perfect summer evening

in upstate NY.  Set Break.

[BillK522]

Band announced second set list before

they started.  While I don't know every

note of the Woodstock set, to me sounded

like every effort was made to accurately 

recreate, and you felt it.  With that said,

would not doubt our band delivered it 

even better than the original.  Those two

statements are a complete contradiction,

its kind of hard to describe.

 

Are there any better words heard than,

"We have a whole bunch of time left"

after two wonderful sets of Grateful Dead

music?  And when they jump back into it

with Allligator, the primal parade continues.

Just sprinkles on top. Eleven crushed.

Close with Woodstock at Woodstock.

Music ends.  Unreal. Dream world.

Fill your water bottle one last time,

drive 5 hours home, put everything away,

shower, sit down on your couch.

Did that all really happen?  I am on the

happy side of 200 DSO shows seen and

may have to look very hard at my inventory

to find a better example of all the spokes

working in harmony. What a night.

I know I say it lot, but geez.

 

Praise DSO.

[springFallandWinter]

who did the ken babbs rant

[Island Bro]

Love hearing all that…sounds epic!