An' it's bigger than a drive-in movie, ooooo-eeee.
Bigger than a drive-in movie, ooooo-eeee.

doug the dude my general 'northstar' when deciding which show to listen to and he's right again. so much going on in 1991 i didnt really remember... so many highlites: bt wind rules and the terrapin outro is sweet. post drums the whole show kinda lifts off. there are 'better' shows, but just a matter of marginal degree and personal taste. thank you to the band and all who made this happen

What a great Althea!! Just terrific!

I sang a little while and then flew on.

Let's not forget that the lyrics to OMSN are absolutely terrible and it is easily the cheesiest pre-hiatus GD song. The song rocks and has a rave-up and that is the only thing that saves it.
Picasso Moon is cheesy in an entirely different way, at least it is witty and self conscious. I always liked the song but obviously it was played too much.

5/12/91 is a great show

First of all, thank you Charlie Miller. I was at all 3 nights and this run and Eugene 93 were my last favorites before the band's decline.

Second, I cannot believe this epic Deal isn't mentioned in the comments! I am not a big fan of this song, was a little bored when it started (the first set, while song selection was great, was a little mellow) and then HOLY MOLY the jam in Deal at the end got super psychedelic and literally transformed that giant impersonal Shoreline Ampitheatre into a time machine.

Give it a listen.

Just figured I would throw that in for those who skip by anything after July 1990 and wind up here. I have been listening to this show for over 20 years and counting. It smokes---even the Picasso Moon!

Perhaps my least favorite GD and Bobby tune. It does not compare to one more saturday night. Not sure how someone could even say that. It doesn't compare to any of his songs...come on

This is one of the more popular post-Brent era shows, and, as a result, the '90s haters tend to stumble upon it and trash up the comments section more frequently.

First of all, Picasso Moon is a kick ass tune. It is classic Bobby. If you don't like it, that's fine, but don't dismiss it. It is just as integral to his repertoire as One More Saturday Night or Hell in a Bucket.

Second, there are many incredible shows during the Vince/Bruce-era. Vince Welnick was a talented keyboardist and vocalist, but he didn't always gel well with the band. His cheesy calliope and fiddle keyboard sounds ruined many 'a jam. Bob Bralove, the band's synth and sound effects tech, also deserves some credit here. Most people don't know this, but Bralove is actually responsible for the godawful Casio keyboard synths that Vince used during the '90s. He mixed and created the sounds. During a song, Bralove, offstage at his control booth, would move his arms like he was playing the instrument he thought should be added to Vince's keys. Welnick would see the signal (for example, he might have made a fiddle-playing motion for this version of El Paso), nod, and Bralove would plug in the sample. Next thing you know, a beautiful Eyes of the World jam would be overpowered by what sounded like a monkey cranking an circus organ grinder or a homeless man playing a Peruvian pan flute. Vince may have used the samples, but Bralove created that shit. See Blair Jackson's Grateful Dead Gear book for more details.

Vince managed to get his tones under control by 1993, and there are over a dozen incredible, top quality shows from that year. Garcia's health began to rapidly decline at the start of the fall '94 tour, and the rest is history, but don't overlook the amazing performances that can be found in 1990 - 1995.

Here are some of my personal favorites:

1991-06-17
1991-06-22
1991-09-26
1991-10-31

1992-05-19
1992-05-20
1992-12-16

1993-02-23
1993-03-27
1993-04-02
1993-06-11
1993-06-15
1993-06-21, 22, 23
1993-09-13
1993-09-22
1993-12-12
1993-12-18

1994-03-23
1994-06-13, 14
1994-06-19
1994-10-18

1995-03-23
1995-05-26 ("best of the last")

sound qual gets 4 stars but overall performance for a post-Brent era show was as good as it got.

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Lots of color in the sweet set list! Nice sound! Thanks Paul and Charlie. Strong Jerry vocals! The ICE-MAN is the rudeness of rock!!!!!

Man I would do anything to go to an outdoor California Grateful Dead show in May....Jehoavas Gretest Choir indeeeeeed....

Too bad Picasso Moon was a horrible tune, but at least it was played well!!

Picasso Moon Best ONE ever played

I'm not a huge fan of post Brent shows but this is very nice. Don't get me wrong I'm not one of those 90's haters. I just always thought they should have hired Bruce to play piano and went back to their roots. I'm not a Vince hater either but he was not a deadhead when he joined them. I read an interview with him right after he joined the band and he said he had to learn 195 songs in 6 weeks most of which he had never heard. This is the better of the 2 sources sound wise. It's still not great sounding. I'll bet it sounded like crap when Charlie got it.