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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at Capitol Theater on 1977-04-25 (April 25, 1977)

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Collection: : GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: April 25, 1977 (check for other copies)
Venue: Capitol Theater
Location: Passaic, NJ

Source: Soundboard
Lineage: SBD:MR>?>DAT>CDR
Keywords: Live concert

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Minglewood Blues, Deal, Mama Tried, They Love Each Other, Looks Like Rain, Peggy-O, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication, Ship of Fools, El Paso, Brown Eyed Women, The Music Never Stopped Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Samson & Delilah-> Terrapin Station-> Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> Wharf Rat-> Playin' In The Band, E: U.S. Blues

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Reviewer: Zaorish - - April 8, 2008
Subject: Ugly recording but cool performances
The sound in this is wayy wayy off. That said, it's still 1977, and there are some sick performances...I personally got really into the FotM, I'd call it one of the best of 77, up there with 5-25 and 10-16.

Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - - February 6, 2008
Subject: catching our breath
after thumbing down from western mass, i spent a few days in the city resting up before heading over to jersey.

the first set was pretty subdued, but with eight nights coming up, i expected a slow burn. TLEO is very nice, imo, and i like MNS in the closing spot - it seemed lost mid-2nd set at the last show.

this new scarlet>fire combo is getting its legs now. set opener or set closer? hmmm. like it in both spots. this scarlet is the best one of the three, save a tad too much donna in transition. the outro is very interesting and unique in both songs tonight, and jerry's really feeling it in fire. the samson is one of the best i've heard - jerry and keith are ripping it up. the terrapin is nice and the playin' goes to some very weird places pre-drumz. and wharf rat #1 of the tour is sweet indeed.

no party for me tonight...shut eye is necessary. a nice show, just what the doctor ordered at this point.

*this board ain't as crispy as springfield for sure; but those of us who cut our teeth on nth generation non-fob cassettes won't complain.

Reviewer: 77isUnreal - - August 30, 2005
Subject: not as bad as I thought
Just gave this a stream listen.

Yeah its a little midrangy, and yeah there are a million better ones from 77, but even the biggest turd from 77 blows many other years out of the water.

I like it.

Reviewer: Nugs - - November 9, 2004
Subject: Poor sound quality
This is one of the few '77 shows that I would suggest skipping. I made the mistake of downloading and burning the entire show before sampling the quality (I figured it's a '77 SBD, how bad could it be?). Even on my system complete with BOSE speakers, it sounds like you're listening to the show from a set of headphones left on 10 feet away.

I'm sure there is some fine playing (like the rest of '77), but with this incredible resource that is the Live Music Archive, your time will be better spent elsewhere.

Reviewer: Bayonne Glenn - - May 31, 2004
Subject: dead heads only need apply
the deadheads only shows were the 1976 inital small venue shows that celebrated the return of the dead after their 18month vacation.this was a way they paid back the loyal fan base that stuck with them during he long break. 1977 was a banner year with so many amazing shows that this capitol run was not one of the best.However I have yet to hear or did I see a "bad show" that year down load and enjoy

Reviewer: AugustWest1 - - May 24, 2004
Subject: Wasn't this the DeadHeads show?
If I recall correctly tickets to this show were not sold to the general public but to "Daedheads". One of the albums (I think it was Europe '72) enouraged "Deadheads of the world unite" - if you sent your name and address you got on the mailing list. Guess it was a precursor to GDTS.

Someone correct me if I am wrong about this one.

This tape is in wide circulation but it isn't in the top 5 shows for this year.

Reviewer: Mar-T - - May 3, 2004
Subject: Sound fair, one hot stretch worth pursuing
To start with, the question mark in the source is well-deserved, as the sound is that of a fairly muffled soundboard, with the highs pretty clipped. My guess is that this recording has endured several analog generations, though it does not suffer tape waver. The pitch adjustment note supports this suspicion. Kudos to Tim Symons for working on this show, but I fear he may have clipped the high end too much in an effort to reduce tape hiss.

With so many excellent shows available in high quality from this tour, such a "fair" sounding sbd would have to boast unmissable versions of songs to recommend a download. Well, there is one stretch in the second set worth pursuing, otherwise, it's a fair recording of a typical '77 show.

It starts off with high energy. A rowdy Minglewood and tight Deal show some promise. TLEO, LLR and Peggy-O are energy vacuums and the latter is brutally cut toward the end. Estimated is a bit of a yawner stand-alone version. BEW is a smiley, above average version, but hints at some beefy jams to come. Music is short but hot, Scarlet is fair, but Fire is a keeper. The Terrapin is ok, but gets clipped at the end. If there is anything worth saving here, it's the Playing>Drums>Wharf Rat>Playing stretch. The Playing is a great '77 version, but the Wharf Rat stands out to me as being one of the best of this era. The Playing reprise is a typical high energy closer to the gorgeous mixolydian jam of Wharf Rat. U.S. Blues is very frisky.

If it weren't for the Wharf Rat, I'd say this show is for the completists only.

Mar-T

Notes

SBD:MR>?>DAT>CDR; Pitch corrected and de-clicked by Tim Symons; See info file for details