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Reviewer:
StanleeMouse -
Subject:
Wharf Rat!
There are many opinions of this run. Grate sound captured for all to enjoy! This show has my most listened/possible fave Wharf Rat Jerry's Guitar soars to wonderful places. Yup Grate Tion - Grate Times!
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wuz at 77-78 and more -
Subject:
hitchhiked from bingo/dropped cid
My buddy and I were given two tix in the dorm by Robbie the DH and we had no ride. We were frosh at SUNY Bing. We made a "Boston or bust" sign and stuck out our thumbs. Two six foot plus stoner-looking guys hitching a ride in middle amerika. A couple with a young girl stopped nad gave us a ride all the way there. We got grinders, took the trolley in and dropped on the way. I was wearing overalls. The fuzz confiscated all my hits other at the door. First time I heard Terrapin. For months I thought I must have made the whole thing up. What a bizarre tune. Slept in a frat house, got up early and stuck out our thumbs again to go to CORNELL. Crazy weather; cars flying off the road from the ice. We barely made it. What an amazing show [Barton Hall 5-8-77]! It snowed on May 8th as we were coming out! I thought all dead shows were like these! Who knew that these were among the best shows they ever played. Also went to Colgate at the last minute. Supposed to be studying for finals the next week--not dosing and going to dead shows the first week of May. Mike L'Ecuyer was the inspiration for this intrepid Terrapin trip.
Reviewer:
bear06460 -
Subject:
wow
thank you Betty for this beautiful mix and recording. thank you charlie for the great transfer. this is one of those shows that sounds like it gets better every time you hear it. Everyone is ON. You can tell they're all feelin it. I love in the beginning of Bertha when the mic feeds back you can hear them all kinda laugh at the same time instead of get pissed. Theres also a few parts in eyes of the world when jerry is singing an you can tell he is just feelin it more than ever. This miller remaster has the best sound out of them all (no surprise). The bass and drums sound really good. especially the drums on new minglewood and music never stopped. you can really get the feel for the two drummers goin at it. The ONLY downside to this show is all the dead air tunings in between songs. Would be cool to see another Miller version pop up with the tunings and stuff cut out or tracked seperatly. Most cd burning programs let you edit track times anyways an thats pretty much what I did. Either way this show is just as good as Barton Hall in my opinion. This whole show is bursting with energy especially Mississippi half step, Music never stopped and Eyes of the world. theres also some funny banter after new minglewood blues.
Reviewer:
BIODTL58 -
Subject:
1977 year of greatness
I agree with most reviewers as this year all shows are impeccable as the entire band seems to play as one and know from each others inner karma as the music never stopped I enjoyed many shows starting in 1974 howver I missed almost all of the 70's serving in the armed forces. Enjoyed over 100 dead and jgb shows from 83-88 and to me these were great years also, though mainly because I witnessed them live with many many friends, how I wish I could have been to every 77 show as this is my favorite year. I so enjoy putting on the headphones and laying back eyes closed and a big smile remembering "the days", if Jeff Haley from Rockville md ever reads this please email me, Steve James in Florida at james.steve11@YAAHOO.com Hope you and the gang are all loving life. Thanks to the archives and folks like Charlie Miller for keeping the memories and keeping the 'band beyond description" froom never going away, Jerry is playing with Jehovah's favorite choir I am sure, long live the dead.
Have to say has to be the BEST 1/2 step EVER
Reviewer:
grifftrain2000 -
Subject:
best recording of this show
In my humble opinion, this is the best sounding version of this show. Charlie Miller with another show of top notch quality. I love the slight hint of echo.
PS...nice review geraldusa
Reviewer:
geraldusa -
Subject:
An Incredible Night in Boston
Updated once more:
Sorry Cliff, but disagree in a big way. If this show wasn't of 5 star quality then 1977 was a bust. Sure, the next two night were great but so was Boston. I'm just not sure what you are listening to but it can't be the same thing I'm hearing.
Updated in Sept-10
I dialed up The Music Never Stopped once again tonight and have to say it is the best fast-paced guitar I've have ever heard from the J-man. It tells a story about his ability and just how precise he could be. Fabulous is all I can say.
This was written many moons ago:
I can listen over and over again and honestly can't say which of these incredible nights was best. Cornell, Richmond, Buffalo......I don't care because what we have here is a series of some of the finest music ever played in front of a live audience.....and we get to hear the often subtle differences that defined the band on each of these evenings. It was nothing short of magical.
If you read the reviews some say Peggy-O, FOTD or Wheel were all time (or thereabouts) bests. Personally, I am crazy about the guitar work on Half-Step and find this version of The Music Never Stop (along with Buffalo) to be tops. Jerry was so hot burning up his guitar that night and his voice near perfection in the Spring of '77. I'd never say this night or that night was the best because so much of it is based on what you're feeling when listening at any particular moment. I will say with conviction that Boston was one the very best of all time, to my ears. It's my opinion which is no better or worse than anyone else. I just keep coming back to it over and over again.
Reviewer:
Cliff Hucker -
Subject:
Not the Gold Standard
This is an excellent performance and certainly among the top-fifteen shows of 1977. That said, it's just not quite as fine as either of the two extraordinary performances that immediately follow. In fact it falls considerably short of both the Barton and Buffalo shows. (97 pts)
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deadhindu -
Subject:
how i remember these days
yet its so faint, because it was another life of mine...
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$GWIZDOLLA$ -
Subject:
WHOA.
Miller for the win..... he does it again folks.
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BIG_R -
Subject:
5-7-77
I revisited this last night on the 33rd anniversary of this wonderful show. The beginning of an incredible 3 night run. This Miller remaster is perfect. Tonight it's Barton hall time.
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dgmaffucci -
Subject:
mmmm
my favorite Wheel! ever
Reviewer:
utopian -
Subject:
Ahhhhhh
My favorite Peggy-o
namaste
Reviewer:
nhl77 -
Subject:
Wow
Wow....wow....wow...damn...god damn.
Reviewer:
FrankFoster -
Subject:
FOTD
FOTD in the 2nd set is great, and then add in Keith's beautiful kb work and it is just exactly perfect. This here is the rendition that will get you sold on the slowed down format of the song.
Reviewer:
Tidewater four ten O nine -
Subject:
Devil Stars
Agreed (well, if not this one, any of the FOTDs from 77). Some bright spark (that'd be rtws then?) will probably suggest that I "get a life" but I managed to 'secure' all the FOTDs from 1977 (13 in all, including 2-3 audience versions) and split them across two CDs (I had to 'lose' one if my memory serves me correct). For 2-3 weeks I listened to nothing else. Sure, the verses and the plodding choruses (compared to the 'Beauty' version) got to be a bit tedious but I became oblivious to this after a while. Instead I just wallowed in the beauty of the mid-song instrumental breaks - more often than not Keith (the answer is in the name - Keith = God), Bobby and then, soaring over the top like a beautiful eagle, Jerry in all his glory. I tend to favour the 71/72/73 era, but these mini Dark Stars (I call the instrumental breaks 'Devil Stars') just can't be beat. Barton Hall - no Dark Star, no FOTD, no Pigpen, need I go on - how can it be the best ever show?
Gotta go - might just get some sleep tonight.
Reviewer:
)€-\) H€-\) -
Subject:
Another great one
I have enjoyed this show over Barton Hall more, yet I do listen to that show often. All Played well and worth having in a library or a bookmark to this page on your browser. It doesn't get any better in my opinion. I see many concur, so I must not be crazy. Hope everyone enjoys this as much as I do.
Reviewer:
Folkhippy -
Subject:
Holy Trinity is right!
That' great way to describe 5/7,8,9...I like to think of these shows as the peak of the Dead's live performance history. In terms of their live sound, it seems like they were climbing a mountain starting in 1965 and they reached the peak in May 1977, and then started a slow decent that went sharply down in the mid 80's and ended in 1991. There were a few sharp inclines here and there during the decent, but they never got close to the altitude of the peak of Spring '77. I love Dead shows from all era's, but if I had to pick just one year to own it would always be '77. In that year the band was like a super orchestra, playing incredibly tight and feeling of each other. Each member was playing the best music of their lives, and I think they knew it! They were still using LSD during their shows and Garcia's Persian addiction was fresh and aiding his play. At first opiate addiction hightens all your senses and gives you great energy, it dosen't start to break your body and mind down until after the first year or so, and I think Garcia's playing was turned up a few notches because of it. This show might be slightly over shadowed by Cornell but just listen to the second set and you will be dancin'! Terrapin Station, Eyes, The Wheel, so many great others. Definatly my favorite Eyes of the World, I am not a big fan of the 20 minute Eyes, they don't keep my attention to well. Not enough variation in the jamming sometimes, but this one is HOT with really dynamic solos and trippy chord changes at the end. A killer Drums leads into an especially trippy Wheel. I think Jerry's Travis Bean TB1500 is my favorite guitar. The aluminum neck adds so much sustain to his guitar solos. The Wheel makes you feel so good! This whole show is inspired! The sound quality is superb! I love Betty-Boards! Charlie Miller has incredible taste in Dead shows, just type in his name and brows his work. He has the best SBDs. So this is definatly in my top 10 favorite Dead shows, see for yourself!
Reviewer:
thebone -
Subject:
Wicked Good Show
Clearly a 5 star effort, although I would rate this third in the "holy trinity" of Boston, Cornell (1), and Buffalo (2). Top 3 songs for me were Half-Step, Music and Eyes.
Reviewer:
pulp79 -
Subject:
Overshadowed by the next night's notoriety...
but this show is the goods! Cornell gets all the glory cuz it was so well-circulated back in the day, but this night comes extremely close, maybe even equaling it. The sound on this Charlie Miller version is outstanding, allowing me to appreciate the intricacies of this show even more. Of course the Eyes>Wheel>Wharf Rat never ceases to amaze, with the band almost showing off just how freaking awesome they were at this point in their career. The first set is also played beautifully, with what may be the greatest 1/2 Step of the year, along with 9/3.
5/7/77 is definitely a top 5-er for the year. The Bertha version is great as well, but to me this version's sound is warmer and more well-balanced. But you can't go wrong with either one.
Thank god for the Archive. If only this were around 12 years ago, I wouldn't have had to deal with 9th generation hissy cassettes! But I guess that was part of the fun, the eternal quest to find that holy grail. This is one of 'em.
Reviewer:
Stellablu122 -
Subject:
Wow!
Read the review of this show in Dead base and the Wheel> jam> Wharf Rat is super. The Wharf Rat is epic and maybe one of the best. I love how they actually improvise bewteen songs.
Reviewer:
BawstonStrangler -
Subject:
Charlie Miller is Da Man
With this latest upgrade from Charlie, I think I have to revisit the comparison between 5/7-8-9.
First set is chock-full of what can be argued Jerry Bests. It also comes with a cleaned up A&A, and the sometimes missing US Blues.
My own favorite (to date) is 6/9/77. I can only hope a crisper source of that can someday become available.
Jay Ashley (Mr Bertha, or is that Mr DAW), you Da Man also.
Thanks again to all who make these great shows available!
Reviewer:
Ballison Drake -
Subject:
The Music Never Stopped
Worth a listen for this tune alone. Thanks.
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