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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at Roosevelt Stadium on 1974-08-06 (August 6, 1974)

Collection: : GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: August 6, 1974 (check for other copies)
Venue: Roosevelt Stadium
Location: Jersey City, NJ

Source: Audience Recording
Lineage: AUD (unknown mic) MR> R> DAT> HD> Soundforge> SHN> CD
Taped by: Neil Merin
Keywords: Live concert

Description

Bertha, Mexicali Blues, Don't Ease Me In, Beat It On Down The Line, Sugaree, Jack Straw, Eyes Of The World, Promised Land, Deal, Playin' In The Band-> Scarlet Begonias-> Playin' In The Band Phil & Ned*, Uncle John's Band, Black Peter, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Big River, Ship of Fools, Me & My Uncle, Row Jimmy, Sugar Magnolia-> He's Gone-> Truckin'-> Drums-> Spanish Jam-> The Other One-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Sunshine Daydream, E: U.S. Blues

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Reviewer: atomicon3 - - March 29, 2009
Subject: BALLOONS & ACID
Geez, almost 35 years ago...straining my memory but the music brings a few back. Guess it was July and we were ready for the show...dropped some acid and off we went...rain with thunder and lightning...stage was soaked...Phil came out with a clear plastic poncho that covered his guitar...when he tried to play sparks flew...the crowd went nuts (duh, everybody was trippin)...show was cancelled, rescheduled, blah, blah...had to go home trippin...who's driving?...where's the car?...came back on the 6th to an incredible show...giant balloons bouncing around the stadium...I've heard Dick's picks of this show but if you close your eyes while listening, THIS IS PRETTY DAMN CLOSE TO WHAT A GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERT SOUNDED LIKE...thanks for posting this, Neil..anyone interested can write, say hi...Mike (atomicon3@earthlink.net)

Reviewer: GennyBenni - - March 22, 2009
Subject: eyes.
This whole concert is fantastic, but I really want to say that this eyes of the world is the best I've ever heard, and for once it's NOT because of the jam after the song (in fact, it's a little too long for my taste, especially since it never goes anywhere, it just sort of dies out at the end). The two solos jerry takes in between the three verses are mind-blowing. I have never heard him play like that in ANY eyes ever; so fast, so beautifully phrased, so inspired. The AUD on this one is a treasure because you can hear the crowd freaking out as the solos expand and the tension builds... although it should be noted that the soundboard of this, the playing -> scarlet -> playing and uncle john's band cuts are on dick's picks volume 31, so anyone who likes the version on this AUD ought to check that release out (the whole pick is dynamite from beginning to end and has a lot of the 8/4 and 8/5 shows as well).

ENJOY!

Reviewer: steimy incny - - March 13, 2009
Subject: Good show
This was a decent show as always.If I recall it was hot as hell that day as two car loads of us drove from LI.Sat in the stands off the left side of the stage but the sound was good but I was getting a contact buzz from the people next to us smoking opium.Anyway the Dead performance was better than this tape reveals.First time I heard Ship Of Fools live.I can't help but remember that a great was ruined when I got back to my car and some a------s threw a huge rock threw my passenger window and we had to drive home like that.Anyway f--- em.

Reviewer: seanlee81 - - February 24, 2009
Subject: I love this show!
What a smokin first set. I have a soundboard cassette of this w/ flawless patches at the reel changes. I love this show!

Reviewer: lazylightning1953 - - February 15, 2009
Subject: high and tight
man what a show. they were on that day.loved the whole show.thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer: guiffb - - October 29, 2008
Subject: GD Roosevelt Stadium 08-06-1974
I was at this show. The show turned at Jack Straw. Something happened there. At the beginning of Sugar Magnolia, the large stadium clock read 11:55; Show started promptly at 7:00 pm.

The rest is history.

Reviewer: bandbeyonddescription - - October 4, 2008
Subject: whoa
Listen to the end of the playin in the Band reprise. . . . HOLY MALONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - August 26, 2008
Subject: Great!
I've been listening to tracks from this....Very good!

Reviewer: Tie-Dyed Tom - - August 4, 2008
Subject: Phil and Ned
What happened? Everything got weird and trippy. I enjoyed it but have never heard Phil and Ned before. Anybody know the background to this enjoyable and experimental piece?

The Playin was nice and Eyes had a sweet jam in it too.

Reviewer: eliezor - - July 31, 2008
Subject: classic
one of the best dead shows ever.
bertha is funky. the first set rocks. every song, right on through Jack Straw which I believe is the second set. Eyes of the World is a gem. and the Playin>Scarlet>Playin>phil and ned or whatever happens next is what makes the Grateful Dead the Grateful Dead.

Reviewer: coyotebreath - - July 31, 2008
Subject: Check out Sugarmegs
Hey danger, for downloadable open source Dead shows, check out sugarmegs.org

They're upgrading so you can't do nothing there at the moment, but soon. Lots of great shows.

Reviewer: danger3ooo - - July 16, 2008
Subject: plz help!
great set very much enjoyed the recording--- have been a deadhead all my life although i am only 21, most of my live experience exclusivly consists of phil and the dead, the other ones, etc. i have been to and litsened to hundreds of sets but i would very much like to connect to someone via email and perhaps swap or recieve a mass amount of good dead shows from the prime days, downloading them from here is great and i have done that so many times im running out of space, would love to convert some of the collection to cd. my emial address is cf72302@appstate.edu and i would love to trade info with someone in hopes of recieiving a large collection of tapes!!! thanks to all please respond!!!


-charles

Reviewer: jboyaquar - - July 6, 2008
Subject: Another '74 marathon
1st Set: "Bertha" mid-tempo but Garcia's grinding cutter guitar solo pleases. Nothing special about 'Mexicali' but good time fun...rather Jerry's carrying a strong line of tonal pleasures - at this point the polka wasn't as pointed as 80's arena versions...breezy yet skippable 'Don't Ease' Jerry's instrument is on so far...or it sounds real nice. Band ain't together on a nine or ten beat "Beat." Same commentary as before. Alright, my first 'Sugaree' since listening to the string of 07-31 through tonight. For any pretentious enough to create a lovemaking disc - I recommend the song for those soft, slinky evenings. As for the version, it's the song...nothing else but there on a 3 1/2 star plain so it's good listening. Of course we can't have a night without "Jack" it's better than 8/5, not as 8/4. Crowd's clapping along. Oh goodness, it's early for the first "Eyes" of the past three nights. And it's twenty minutes - they're breaking the mold tonight. Phil does some lovely work six-seven minutes in (I've got no timer - so it's all approximatin) The last few minutes are quite intricately involving - but it's not a definitive version...in fact I may like 7-31's better. The tune appears to end abruptly - Bobby says something about ??? and they go into a breezy, just fine "Promised." "Deal's" arranged well to be a stomper - it's good ol' GD. The second epic of the first set (here's bettin the second's lackluster on that front) "Playin" the song's not as strong as 8-4 but the jam quizzically probes...Jerry and Phil are in line with each other. I wish they would have continued to funk shit up around the seventeen minute mark like Jerry did with Restoration near the end of the decade. I'm not certain if 'Playin' remains unfinished or if it genuinely segues into 'Scarlet' If it is indeed the later, kudos as it's something rarified. There's something simplistically friendly/becoming/amiable/swingin about its beat that pleases. Donna's welcomingly active mid-way. Not filled with depth but enjoyable. We're all together enjoyin this novel experience as "Playin" (they extend the end by a good fifteen seconds so Dionyseus won't leave the Roosevelt.) returns to wrap up a very satisfying first set. No way they could top this.

2nd Set: People appear overwhelmed with kindness for the "UJB" opener. The perfect call - hopefully 'Seastones' didn't disturb the mindset. It wanders out into an uncertain forest - but do stay for the song. The rest of the show was discluded from the the DP #31 release...any reason why - let's see... Shit, some people are as ecstatic as me to hear "Black Peter." Were all the rules thrown out tonight? It's slow-burnin. Steady drummin and Keith's present, but the guitars and Jerr's voice lack energy. "El Paso" is nice - Bob then remarks that because the temperature keeps changing they need to tune up - once more. Some obnoxious young men are calling for St. Stephen even if they haven't played it in 18 months. Well, from the wise and well-educated to the slutty, "Loose Lucy." Pretty standard and a little sloppy. The "Big River" follows is like the others in the past week - hard-charging rock boogie. It's fine. "Ship" is nothing outstanding save some nice harmonies near the end. "Uncle" is decent and goes down easily. "Row's" a little dull as it develops its playfulness in later years. "Sugar" makes the crowd happy - is the show over? It's more contemplative than ecstatic. It's molds together jazzily - rather idisyncratic, hmmm... show ain't ending a repeat of "He's Gone" Simple execution equals success - campfire breakdown. Time for "Truckin" light and jazzy - in fact the sound of the second set closer resembles '73...Jerry's recovered the strength of his guitar. We're back aboard after unnecessary 'Paso to Jimmy.' It wants to celebrate the nighttime as it loses all drums shortly afterwards. The "Spanish Jam" remains compelling but won't fright you out of your socks. It seamlessly blends into "TOO" that completes the previous night's tease. One must imagine they're tired as it's not really exploding. Things get a little demented after the first verse...but it feels more concilliatory as the band too quickly blows their load. "GDTRFB" stumbles into a mild-mannered clap-along. "Sunshine" appropriately ends the set on a high note. Jerry thanks the crowd and strongly asserts that they're too much. The perfunctory cheery US Blues" follows.

Well, I see why the second set was barely included on the D release as it's lacking steam.

3 1/2 stars

Reviewer: NoyoWharfRat - - November 29, 2007
Subject: Analog vs. Digital
I, for one, love the aud tapes that are here. It takes me back to the years I spent "in the business", as a lighting designer, and yes, kiddies, there was hiss and pop at the shows. Some goof trips on the snake and dislodges it from the board, house lights not properly grounded, etc., etc., blah infinitum. Yes, it made us techies shriek and stamp our haurachi's, gnash at our Space Food Sticks and put wrinkles on our faces. So be it. Trying to conjure digital from analog is a bit schizophrenic, no? Sit back and enjoy your Daddy's ride. It's a rare treat and if your try really hard, or not at all, you can dig the vibe as it was put down. I wouldn't trade these gems for anything. Smoke 'em if you got 'em...

Oh yea. This great show was recorded on my 20th birthday and I got to hear it a couple of months, not weeks, later. I was stoked to the gills to play it on my Roberts 770X four track reel to reel through twin Macintosh 50's and Voice Of The Theatre stacks.

-NWR

Reviewer: rfdead - - November 9, 2007
Subject: Thank you Wally Gator
I remember back in the day, all we had were 3rd & 4th gen aud tapes. You were lucky to get a 1st or 2nd gen. tape. That was the way I met alot of deadheads, by trading and hanging at Heads Together or other shops. I still have this show in my shoebox (don't have a tape deck anymore. This show will always rate highly with me. Don't get me wrong, I love downloading shows this way, but still love the occasional rough aud. This isn't as bad. Go ahead give it a listen. (

Reviewer: Mr. Charlie - Lambertville - - October 19, 2007
Subject: Very Enjoyable...
The recording is pretty damn good for the vintage. Playin-scarlet-playin is a standout. High energy and fluid playing. Havent listened to the whole show but have dl it based on a few selections. Great time for GD music. Nothing formulaic about it.

Reviewer: jeb_beletsky - - August 10, 2007
Subject: epic playing jam
The playing jam melts into scarlet begonias with sortof funky jazzy thing that blows me away. The whole second set is permeated with this jazzyness and i love every second.

Reviewer: Wally Gator - - August 4, 2007
Subject: Soundboard Wimps
I am so glad I ignored these reviews by the soundboard wimps and downloaded this one! For those of us who have a trained ear for audience recordings, i.e. grew-up on worse sounding tapes, this is a good sounding tape, clear, can hear all the instruments, good audience that does not drownd-out any sound. It is the GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEAD! A great show from a great era! I don't give 5 stars lightly.

Reviewer: mikeroth1234 - - May 18, 2007
Subject: Roosevelt Stadium concert August 1974
Dear Captain America:

So weird that you would write today. I don't remeber too much from the show except hanging on for dear life. Got dared to take 2 hits of window pane. What a schmuck. It would have been safer to play on the Belt parkway.

Nonetheless. I was very proud of myself.

From the sounds of it its really too bad I missed a great great show.

Feel free to write.

mikeroth@hettingerlaw.com

P.S. I'm looking for a couple of select Dead Heads from Brooklyn (Lincoln High School vintage) early to mid 70's.

Reviewer: captain america 1941 - - May 17, 2007
Subject: hash browned
was this the show where they put up those huge video monitors? first time i ever saw that.
my second summer of dead shows. preeeetty mellow. ate lots of black hash. last year's with the band much better.

Reviewer: schnack - - August 30, 2006
Subject: Ted Hayes has it right...
I gotta wonder how familiar the last 2 reviewers are with audience recordings. This isn't exactly a great one, but it is pretty good. I think the very beginning of the first track is pretty screwy, which may be the cause of some of the confusion, but to say that the rest of this recording is poor is WAY off. There's some kind of phasing sound, probably from the original tape, but it sounds pretty clear for a AUD. The circulating SBD is one of the best sounding Dead SBDs ever, so if you can get your hands on it, go for it. But in the meantime, this recording is pretty good. Unless you just plain don't like AUD recordings, this is far from a waste of time and plastic.

Reviewer: gr8fulwanderer - - June 12, 2006
Subject: SBD to trade
this recording doesn't come close to doing justice to this show!! we gotta start taking better care of each other. we got spoiled for a bit and stopped trading like we used to. i've got a complete crisp sbd from flac of this and many more shows. willing to trade for other GD & JGB SBD's. hit me up @ gr8fulwanderer@yahoo.com if you're interested.

Reviewer: J. Jonah Jameson - - February 10, 2005
Subject: Pretty bad recording
OK, I don't want to put down whoever recorded this show. Just to accomplish this feat is/was incredible. But this is a pretty awful recording, due to age, whatever the case. I DON'T recommend downloading this, it's very hissy and poppy and it's just basically very bad. You can hear the individual instruments pretty well which just goes to show how the Wall of Sound could shine through even the poorest of recordings. The best of this show was released on DP31. This was a great show, perhaps not as great as 8/4 or 8/5 so you're really not missing much if you haven't heard what isn't on DP31. The most interesting part of this recording is listening to all the rowdy Jersey City fans screaming out requests for "CASEY JONES!" and "UNCLE JOHN'S BAND!" When you read the liner notes of DP31, this exact syndrome is described and it is said to be a contributing factor in why the band quit touring for almost 2 years. They only played Jersey City once more after this, almost 2 years to the day after this concert. The recording of that show is better than this.

Reviewer: tedhayes - - December 21, 2004
Subject: Roosevelt stadium
God it's good to see this show again. I had this tape for the longest time then somewhere along the line it disappeared on me. I always loved it because it's just a great show, vibe wise. A pretty good audience recording that really gives the feel of what it was like to be at a Dead show back then. Perfect example is the Uncle John's band with a little reggae groove at the beginning, the crowd clapping and cheering in time ... My favorite part of the show. Whoever posted this show THANK YOU!

Reviewer: tedhayes - - December 21, 2004
Subject: Roosevelt stadium
God it's good to see this show again. I had this tape for the longest time then somewhere along the line it disappeared on me. I always loved it because it's just a great show, vibe wise. A pretty good audience recording that really gives the feel of what it was like to be at a Dead show back then. Perfect example is the Uncle John's band with a little reggae groove at the beginning, the crowd clapping and cheering in time ... My favorite part of the show. Whoever posted this show THANK YOU!

Reviewer: Embers dad - - May 7, 2004
Subject: Decent sounding audience recording, considering its age
The fourth disc alone is some of the best Dead you will hear.

Notes

AUD (unknown mic) MR> R> DAT> HD> Soundforge> SHN> CD, recorded by Neil Merin; plus patches from Ihor Slabicky's AUD (see info file); A>D by Noah Weiner; via Audience Devotional Tree