Grateful Dead Live at McNichols Sports Arena on 1990-12-13
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- Publication date
- 1990-12-13 ( check for other copies)
- Topics
- Soundboard, Ultramatrix, Charlie Miller, Don Pearson
- Collection
- GratefulDead
- Band/Artist
- Grateful Dead
- Resource
- DeadLists Project
Set I
Jack Straw >
Sugaree
Wang Dang Doodle
Friend Of The Devil
Me & My Uncle >
Big River
Ramble On Rose
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Valley Road
Sugaree
Wang Dang Doodle
Friend Of The Devil
Me & My Uncle >
Big River
Ramble On Rose
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Valley Road
Set II
Help On The Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklin's Tower
Saint Of Circumstance
Eyes Of The World >
Drums >
Space >
The Other One >
Morning Dew >
Box Of Rain
E: U.S. Blues
Slipknot! >
Franklin's Tower
Saint Of Circumstance
Eyes Of The World >
Drums >
Space >
The Other One >
Morning Dew >
Box Of Rain
E: U.S. Blues
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Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Bruce Hornsby - Piano, Accordion
Vince Welnick - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums
Bob Weir - Guitar
Bruce Hornsby - Piano, Accordion
Vince Welnick - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums
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Covers - Performances of a song with the same name by different artists
Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
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Tuning | |||
Jack Straw > | |||
Sugaree | |||
Wang Dang Doodle | |||
Friend Of The Devil | |||
Me And My Uncle > | |||
Big River | |||
Ramble On Rose | |||
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again | |||
Tuning | |||
Help On The Way > | |||
Slipknot > | |||
Franklin's Tower | |||
Saint Of Circumstance | |||
Eyes Of The World > | |||
Drums > | |||
Space > | |||
Morning Dew | |||
Box Of Rain | |||
Encore Break |
Notes
Notes:
-- Recorded by Don Pearson and Dan Healy
-- UltraMatrix DAT Masters were used to cover the tape flips
-- This file set is 16 bit @ 44.1
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- gd1990-12-13.149746.UltraMatrix.sbd.cm.miller.flac16
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- Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition CC 2015 > Samplitude Pro X4 Suite > FLAC/24
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Run time
- 158:08.18
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- Taped by
- Don Pearson and Dan Healy
- Transferred by
- All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net April 16, 2020
- Type
- sound
- Venue
- McNichols Sports Arena
- Year
- 1990
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July 19, 2020
Subject: Half zenith
The middle show of the run is an improvement from the first night, yet still doesn't suggest the alacrity of the next. This show is known for the great 2nd set, specifically the Help>Slip>Franks and the Other One>Dew, which are among best of the last half of '90. Overall, the best set in a couple months. Healy had Bobby's guitar turned off/down for the first set (and sometimes Phil and half the drum kits), else it would be much better.
Coming out of shakedown street to the main lots I got busted for selling my T-shirts. I quickly surmised they weren't actual cops and that there were limits to what they could actually do, though I didn't recognize them from the Dead organization. They were either that or from the promoter. I explained I was just trying to get to the NYE shows, but they were too serious for that. I could tell one guy liked my design and as they attempted to confiscate I gave him one, agreed not to sell again tonight, and skipped away adding vigor, less contrition arise behind me. Inside, I sought the cops. The halls were stuffed with spinners this night. A goof I liked at the time with my short hair, was to stand next to the off-duty local uniforms, watch the spinners and say "this is a strange concert", never failing to strike up a faux-sober convo. Invariably one would say "you know, these people are all on drugs." "Wow, really?" I would say. "I was listening inside and the guys in the band really know how to play their instruments." On this night the guy told me, "I've worked this band for years and always ask for the duty. It's super easy; it's the opposite of the country concerts I've worked. ("Why yes it is," I thought, giggling all the way back to my seat). We were close enough to see that Bruce was keeping a mini-bust on his piano. We all agreed it was Bach - only to find out a long time later which rajah it really was. It took a long time for good sources to show. Not sure why - my tape, a source not on the archive, is from the in-house FM (with more AUD noise but a bit high gen) and matches the better-balanced vid audio.
This is supposedly the show where Brigid Meier came backstage to see Jer, after not having dated in 27 years, only to have Jer nervously hide. He had (hand) written to her that they would connect the next time he played Colorado, but there was a long gap in Colo shows. Brigid bought Jer his first acoustic gig guitars in the early '60s, when she was still a senior in high school. Her dad was impressed enough to get out his then-expensive recorder and make the first tape of Hunter/Garcia, then gave Jer his stack of blues 78s.
First Set. Jack Straw was one of the most excited I ever saw the crowd for the opener. Just the vibe this night. Unfortunately the set was/is tainted by the absence of Bobby's guitar. Sugaree is good, though Bobby doesn't appear until the end. Wang Dang is not the most energetic, but Bruce is good. Not sure if Bobby learned his goofy lyrics from somebody else, but "Tell Peg & Aunt Caroline Dime" becomes "Tell chicken head 'til I die" & "The fish scent fills the air" becomes "Fish head fill the air" (wtf?). Friend is not played poorly, but it's a bit of an idler. The dual keys drive Me & My Uncle, as with most of the set, though honest Denver men were enthused at any rate. Jer is great on Big River, but with rhythm guitar faint it's keys-based. A little Bobby guitar finally shows for Ramble, which has a fine, roaring MIDI solo. Stuck Inside of Mobile is near the top example of the 7 in '90. Valley Road is the 5th of 6 airings - lots of us only saw one of these.
Second Set. Though Healy has the rhythm guitar mixed-out for some of the second set as well, the sheer X factor overcomes. For Help on the Way though, Phil and Bobby are detectable in the mix. It's still great - not quite 9/19, but nevertheless a standout. Franklin's is packed with playing; Saint is stand-alone, spry. Eyes gets better after 5mins, when Bobby's guitar is turned on. Listen in Space for Jer quoting Bach [a cat I knew called it "Jesus' Joy of Mayonnaise"]. He did this again on 6/9/91 and...somewhere else, I forget where. The Other One is unexpectedly great, as other ones have said. Morning Dew was so incredible that I had one of "those" episodes, involving transportation. Comes through on tape, too. Box in the encore slot isn't unusual, but is at the end of set two. It happened again 12/9/94. U.S. Blues is solid enough.
1st Set: C+
2nd Set: B+
Overall = 3¾ stars
Highlights:
Help on the Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower - packed with attentive playing
The Other One>Morning Dew - transportative
SOURCES: The miller_108981 SBD is pretty much identical to the remastered version (uploaded as 149746_Ultra or 149556_sbd_miller). The freqs are there if you EQ, but it's light on Bobby and the complete drum kits; because sometimes Healy made a tape for a specific bandmember to hear themselves, and sometimes (in this era) he just did strange things. The chuckm_127360 AUD is good and may make a good MTX. Most other AUDs run fast. The show is up on YouTube: the second set is very dark, but the audio's a feed better than the SBD.
Subject: Half zenith
The middle show of the run is an improvement from the first night, yet still doesn't suggest the alacrity of the next. This show is known for the great 2nd set, specifically the Help>Slip>Franks and the Other One>Dew, which are among best of the last half of '90. Overall, the best set in a couple months. Healy had Bobby's guitar turned off/down for the first set (and sometimes Phil and half the drum kits), else it would be much better.
Coming out of shakedown street to the main lots I got busted for selling my T-shirts. I quickly surmised they weren't actual cops and that there were limits to what they could actually do, though I didn't recognize them from the Dead organization. They were either that or from the promoter. I explained I was just trying to get to the NYE shows, but they were too serious for that. I could tell one guy liked my design and as they attempted to confiscate I gave him one, agreed not to sell again tonight, and skipped away adding vigor, less contrition arise behind me. Inside, I sought the cops. The halls were stuffed with spinners this night. A goof I liked at the time with my short hair, was to stand next to the off-duty local uniforms, watch the spinners and say "this is a strange concert", never failing to strike up a faux-sober convo. Invariably one would say "you know, these people are all on drugs." "Wow, really?" I would say. "I was listening inside and the guys in the band really know how to play their instruments." On this night the guy told me, "I've worked this band for years and always ask for the duty. It's super easy; it's the opposite of the country concerts I've worked. ("Why yes it is," I thought, giggling all the way back to my seat). We were close enough to see that Bruce was keeping a mini-bust on his piano. We all agreed it was Bach - only to find out a long time later which rajah it really was. It took a long time for good sources to show. Not sure why - my tape, a source not on the archive, is from the in-house FM (with more AUD noise but a bit high gen) and matches the better-balanced vid audio.
This is supposedly the show where Brigid Meier came backstage to see Jer, after not having dated in 27 years, only to have Jer nervously hide. He had (hand) written to her that they would connect the next time he played Colorado, but there was a long gap in Colo shows. Brigid bought Jer his first acoustic gig guitars in the early '60s, when she was still a senior in high school. Her dad was impressed enough to get out his then-expensive recorder and make the first tape of Hunter/Garcia, then gave Jer his stack of blues 78s.
First Set. Jack Straw was one of the most excited I ever saw the crowd for the opener. Just the vibe this night. Unfortunately the set was/is tainted by the absence of Bobby's guitar. Sugaree is good, though Bobby doesn't appear until the end. Wang Dang is not the most energetic, but Bruce is good. Not sure if Bobby learned his goofy lyrics from somebody else, but "Tell Peg & Aunt Caroline Dime" becomes "Tell chicken head 'til I die" & "The fish scent fills the air" becomes "Fish head fill the air" (wtf?). Friend is not played poorly, but it's a bit of an idler. The dual keys drive Me & My Uncle, as with most of the set, though honest Denver men were enthused at any rate. Jer is great on Big River, but with rhythm guitar faint it's keys-based. A little Bobby guitar finally shows for Ramble, which has a fine, roaring MIDI solo. Stuck Inside of Mobile is near the top example of the 7 in '90. Valley Road is the 5th of 6 airings - lots of us only saw one of these.
Second Set. Though Healy has the rhythm guitar mixed-out for some of the second set as well, the sheer X factor overcomes. For Help on the Way though, Phil and Bobby are detectable in the mix. It's still great - not quite 9/19, but nevertheless a standout. Franklin's is packed with playing; Saint is stand-alone, spry. Eyes gets better after 5mins, when Bobby's guitar is turned on. Listen in Space for Jer quoting Bach [a cat I knew called it "Jesus' Joy of Mayonnaise"]. He did this again on 6/9/91 and...somewhere else, I forget where. The Other One is unexpectedly great, as other ones have said. Morning Dew was so incredible that I had one of "those" episodes, involving transportation. Comes through on tape, too. Box in the encore slot isn't unusual, but is at the end of set two. It happened again 12/9/94. U.S. Blues is solid enough.
1st Set: C+
2nd Set: B+
Overall = 3¾ stars
Highlights:
Help on the Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower - packed with attentive playing
The Other One>Morning Dew - transportative
SOURCES: The miller_108981 SBD is pretty much identical to the remastered version (uploaded as 149746_Ultra or 149556_sbd_miller). The freqs are there if you EQ, but it's light on Bobby and the complete drum kits; because sometimes Healy made a tape for a specific bandmember to hear themselves, and sometimes (in this era) he just did strange things. The chuckm_127360 AUD is good and may make a good MTX. Most other AUDs run fast. The show is up on YouTube: the second set is very dark, but the audio's a feed better than the SBD.
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