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Grateful Dead Live at Capital Centre on 1978-11-23

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1978-11-23 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, FOB, Joani Walker, Paul Scotton, Charlie Miller

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo ->
Franklin's Tower ->
New Minglewood Blues
Stagger Lee
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Passenger
Brown Eyed Women
The Music Never Stopped

Set 2

Samson And Delilah
Friend Of The Devil
Dancing In The Street ->
Terrapin Station ->
Playing In The Band ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Shakedown Street ->
Playing In The Band ->
Around And Around

Encore
U.S. Blues

Notes

Patch Info:
Unknown Mics -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD (shnid=11668) supplies:
Playing In The Band (0:00 - 0:12)
Around And Around (7:11 - 7:23)

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded By Joani Walker
-- Thanks to Paul Scotton and Joani Walker for the tapes
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Addeddate: 2008-11-26 07:17:37

Identifier: gd1978-11-23.fob.sonyECM250.walker.scotton.miller.96031.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/16

Location: Landover , MD

Run time: 168:38.46

Source: (FOB) Sony ECM250 -> Cassette Master (Maxell UD-XLII)

Taped by: Joani Walker and Paul Scotton

Transferred by: Charlie Miller

Type: sound

Venue: Capital Centre

Year: 1978

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Reviewer: Katdaddy420 - - November 23, 2017
Subject: Thanksgiving

Nobody mentioned that this was the ONLY show the Grateful Dead ever played on Thanksgiving.
Thought I’d bring it up since today (Thanksgiving, 2017), falls on November 23rd too. ☺️🌹✌️

Reviewer: Smerdyakov - - August 18, 2016
Subject: Passenger don't you hear me?

I always return to this Mississippi Uptown, quintessential Jerry. At first I kinda trashed this show on account of Jerry's voice being rough. But upon further consideration Jerry's voice sounds a whole lot worse early in the year and I can still enjoy those shows. And I'm always in the mood for a Passenger and the one here is fucking great. Did they ever play a bad version of this song during this era?

Reviewer: Kokomo O - - January 3, 2014
Subject: Tremendous show

I was at this show--went on the spur of the moment with a bunch of my high school friends, all home from college for Thanksgiving, which is why tickets were available. One of my friends, himself a pretty good guitar player but never a big Dead fan, to this day maintains that this was the greatest performance by a guitarist he ever witnessed. I think it was that Mississippi Half-Step that hooked him.

Reviewer: grateful phishmon - - October 16, 2012
Subject: Pretty decent 78 show with some great moments

Best. Mississipi. Half-Step. Ever. Jerry's solos are a study in musical beauty and splendor, with not only the note sequence flowing like it was written out by a master composer, but every note itself flowing with emotion.

After Half-Step>Franklin's, the first set kind of trudges for a while, but picks up again with one of the better Tennessee Jed's, a ripping Passenger, and a storming Music Never Stopped. Second set is solid from beginning to end, although don't expect any Shakedown jamming -- they transition right into a longish Playin' reprise. Ollin Arrageed is a nice touch.

Only downers are Keith's spotty playing (to put it mildly), Jerry's cracking vocals, and Bob trying to learn slide guitar on stage during Stagger Lee.

Reviewer: Sedula - - November 23, 2009
Subject: DSO are NOT The Dead!

PaulKob said:"being too young to actually catch GD, my first Dark Star Orchestra was this show"

While that is fine & I hope you had a nice time, DSO is NOT, and never will be, equivalent to seeing The Grateful Dead! Not that you said they were, but a lot of people who never saw The Dead think so.

Reviewer: Dooly - - August 23, 2009
Subject: Cheers to THE GREAT CHARLIE MILLER!!!

Any show that was remastered or retouched by CHARLIE MILLER is considered GOLD in my book. He honors Dick Latvala very well indeed!!!

Dooly

Reviewer: paulkob - - June 25, 2009
Subject: nice and funky

being too young to actually catch GD, my first Dark Star Orchestra was this show (DSO played it 6/16/05 at the Tralf in Buffalo). They really get down in this one....breaking out all the dance favorites, music, dancing, shakedown, etc. love this show

Reviewer: GratefulNole - - March 27, 2009
Subject: Sweet aud....

This is a good one. Jump on it now, download it, burn it to cdr, and take a nice drive to the beach in the summer, and crank it up!!

Reviewer: other003 - - December 14, 2008
Subject: A big thanks

To Scrotten, Walker and Miller. This team has brought us some great shows.

Reviewer: n4ykd - - December 13, 2008
Subject: Another great one from the terrific trio

Another great one from the terrific trio

What a great recording of a neat later era Keith and Donna show. All of your favorites are included. This is a strong canidate for the Sirius/XM Audience Master Series. Don't hesitate to download/burn this one. A real gem. Thanks Joani/Paul/Charlie for bringing this tasty morsel to our ears.

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