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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U on 1977-11-04 (November 4, 1977)

Collection: GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: November 4, 1977 (check for other copies)
Venue: Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U
Location: Hamilton, NY

Source: Soundboard
Lineage: SBD:MR > DAT > CD-R
Keywords: Live concert

Description

Bertha-> Good Lovin', Brown Eyed Women, Cassidy, It Must Have Been The Roses, Sunrise, Minglewood Blues, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Let It Grow Samson & Delilah-> Cold Rain & Snow, Playin' In The Band-> Eyes Of The World-> Estimated Prophet-> The Other One-> Drums-> Iko Iko-> Stella Blue-> Playin' In The Band, E: Johnny B. Goode

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Reviewer: kingrandy - - February 10, 2009
Subject: A Keeper For Sure!
Wow, what a download. Just when I thought I had the best '77 shows going, another one pops up. I was twelve in '77 , so I did not have the pleasure of checking the dead out live during this period. First shows were 8/7 & 8/8/82 at Alpine Valley. I feel that '77 was quite possibly the best year ever in terms of consistently strong performances over the course of the whole year. What a seemless transition from Playin' to Eyes.... wow. GREAT SHOW. FYI , there are about 6 or 7 SBD's from '77 avaialable in the "Free Stash" at Nugs.net..... Enjoy

Reviewer: Out_To_Lunch - - March 13, 2008
Subject: Matrix this Show
Audio Engineers hear my plea!

If ever there were an Audience and Soundboard Source which deserved to be married through the application of your craft - these are them!

Reviewer: RFKROX - - February 23, 2008
Subject: This aud show rocks!
Download the aud from this concert now! Blows the SBD away! Why? Because Jerry Moore was standing directly behind the soundboard when he taped this awesome show! Is he the SHIT, or what?????

I downloaded the soundboard, but after listening to Bertha and Good Lovin' (sounded a little muddled), I downloaded the aud songs, which blew me away!

Every time the Dead start a show with Bertha > Good Lovin’ > BEW > Cassidy, you know it’s a smokin’ show!

May be the most energetic and best-sounding Sampson and Cold Rain and Snow I've ever heard! This 2nd set just doesn’t let up! It is straight-away rock-n-roll until the end! The Playin’ > Eyes > Estimated > Other One is absolutely ridiculous! This Eyes is one of the fastest, most jammin’ Eyes I’ve ever heard! Garcia’s guitar is on fire during this song! No doubt the Dead excelled and thrived off the incredible intensity from the crowd in that small gymnasium. You will be jammin’ whether at home or in your car listening to this incredible show!

Every time I find a great show from 1977, then along comes another one (like 11/4) that just blows me away! Most of my downloads are soundboards, but this aud is off-the-hook people! Wish I could have been at these shows in 1977, but I was stationed overseas in Okinawa for most of the year, and then transferred to Yuma, AZ in late ’77, when I was in the Marines.

Oh, and the Johnny B. Goode is the most incredible rockin’ version I’ve ever heard this band play!! It’s the fucking SHIT!!

Danny from Northern Virginia outside of Washington, D.C.
East-Coast Deadhead
rfkrox44@hotmail.com

PEACE-OUT!

Reviewer: Phoski - - July 16, 2007
Subject: G
I heard about this concert from a friend at around midnight the night before. 4 of us drove all night from Providence. As I recall, the Dead ended up playing this tiny gym on Colgate homecoming weekend only because the originally scheduled band (Rennaisance) canceled at the last minute. Apparently the Dead were free that night and agreed to play for way less than their normal fee. Seeing the boys in such a small venue was truly unique (and quite a contrast the 150,000 at Englishtown, NJ on 9/3/77, my previous show). The 1rst set is good, but things really catch fire with Let It Grow and keep smokin' until the end. The shows in fall '77 are hyper-energized with perhaps more risk taking than the "exactly perfect" performances of early 77. Kudos to those who worked to make this material available!

Reviewer: trapper9 - - July 7, 2007
Subject: Speedy
Boy. I was never a big fan of the 90-mph versions of Eyes, but this one is really something.

Reviewer: Lonesome Traveler - - July 24, 2006
Subject: Killer Show
Oh man, what a killer show. Even though Donna's in the band, it doesn't get much better than this. Near the end of Cassidy I feel like a half-set bowl of berry blue jello, all a-jiggle and waiting to be slurped down into someone's gullet. If you need this show, snag it straight from the server and enjoy!

Reviewer: sonomajon - - March 23, 2006
Subject: surprise show
This show materialized out of thin air or so it seemed...Saw the 5-5 through 5-9-77 run (college kid in upstate NY) but my memory of this run (11-4 through 11-6) and in particular this show was that it was the most fun and racous time I ever had at a show...The crowd was completely amped from the opening note of Bertha..and the paper was very clean....The BEW is one of the finest ever...when Jerry digs in for the 3rd pass of the lead break it takes off! Be nice to hear a matrix of this as the SB is obviously superior but very dry...

Reviewer: Cumberland56 - - March 14, 2006
Subject: Ass Kicking 2nd Set
Just listen to it..I think it is up with Cornell..Listen to the Iko--Stella..Garcia's guitar explodes...What more can I say...

Reviewer: L. Rosley - - January 10, 2006
Subject: Good show
Here the Dead sound like they are evolving away from the sound of spring and summer of this year into a heavier sound. It starts with one of the better Bertha's of the year, though the rest of the first set is nothing special. Then, Let it Grow cooks. A tip-top Playing jam here goes to some interest spaces as do the best Dead jams. Not my favorite Eyes, though it's probably one of the fastest ever. A nice Estimated slips into a fiery Other One. Iko Iko is just plain fun, and Stella Blue into the Playing reprise is mighty fine.

Reviewer: eyezoftheworld - - January 4, 2006
Subject: is it me.....?
is it me... or does this show really suck!? HAHAH. couldnt say that one with a straight face if you paid me. listen to this one. phil drops nine hundred and seventy thousand bombs on the audience during set 2. man, does he own or what?! oh, and the let it grow is a beaut. the playin' seems liket the guys cant get going until the middle or so when it is like a ray of light peeking through a cave. it is... how to describe... hmm, it seems to peel back layers to the point of a burst of light near the end which slowly creeps into your eyes(of the world). hell if i know, just listen to the damn thing.

Reviewer: doc drennan - - October 22, 2005
Subject: easy one of finest
very much in agreement with my brethen,amazing!SIMPLY ASS KICKING ROCK AND ROLL!

Reviewer: congamon - - October 8, 2005
Subject: a secret show.............
I was there, magic molecules dancing in my head.
Seemed almost no one knew about this show -
we got there in the afternoon, bought tickets,
& went to chill in a motel. Back at the college,
showtime, & they're GIVING tickets away!
The gym was a big metal quonset hut, crowd
less than 1000, incredible vibes!
I managed to get some decent pix, with my
elbows on the stage, & total strangers lifting
me onto their shoulders for a better angle.
Every song was killer - not a dud all night.
By far one of my all-time favorite shows.

Reviewer: let the bird fly - - September 28, 2005
Subject: Estimated
This is my favorite Estimated, just the right feel.

Reviewer: Old_NJ_Head_Zimmer - - September 28, 2005
Subject: Agree with Y'all
This is a great show - agree with all the reviews - just add that I love the 77 feel and groove to the Dupree's which wasn't was standard at that point.

Reviewer: crazyfingers88 - - September 15, 2005
Subject: smokin' eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer: hyperboy - - September 12, 2005
Subject: BERTHA!!
Damn! What a f-ing smokin' Bertha>Good Lovin' to open!!! Jerry IS/WAS KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer: Bob the listener - - August 24, 2005
Subject: go
2 minutes into brown eyed women
i thought i liked the grateful deads music before?
upon close to 20 listenings i still am getting chills from this 2:00 --> 3:15 of Brown Eyed Women
im inspired
gaaahh i love that

Reviewer: luckymw - - August 18, 2005
Subject: vastly underrated show
Always thought that the run of 10/29 - 11/6 was the best of the year. I was leaning on the stage for this show which took place in a tiny gym. I remember Phil dancing with Donna during Let It Grow. The 2nd set is brilliant, the Eyes is turbo-charged, the Other One a short but intense version. Very neat Iko coming out of Drums. This should have been the DP instead of the following night.

Reviewer: Bear in 29206 - - August 10, 2005
Subject: Was there!
This was probably the best show I ever saw. Yes, it was a "Gym" but with the bleachers pulled out from the rear, it gave a big open seatless dance floor with heights to retreat to when you wanted. Damn, the music was good! The energy between the band and the crowd was alive and the tempo all night was "up". Also, this was (according to DeadBase) the first time ever they played "Eyes" into "Estimated Prophet" instead of the other way around makes it even more special. Listen to that transition and it nothing like you've heard before!

I too, wish it was a Dicks Picks over the following night, but, maybe soon?

Think about it. But, only after downloading this show!
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Update 8/10/05
I originally posted this review on the Aud tape version. Both are a must! The AUD version has the complete Jones Gang Intro which the begining is cut on this Betty Board version. The Aud though not as clean picks up the energy that reverberated through the audience that night!

This version is incredibly clean too though the volume is a bit low.

Still, this show is a must have. Been listneing to a bunch from '77 and this one stacks up with the best!

Bear in SC

Reviewer: Darkstar Drummer - - June 13, 2005
Subject: Can't believe my EYES
Wow...a super-fast, super-raging Eyes...unbelievable, you must hear this

Reviewer: nickJ - - May 30, 2005
Subject: fyi
Not mentioned in the info file is that there's a splice in the pre-set 2 banter that cuts off the beginning of Phil's drunken Jones Band spiel. Still some priceless stuff, though, especially Jerry's "freshly deported from Canada, ladies and gentlemen" crack.

Also, the whole show can fit on 2 cd's without the filler: disc 1 = 1st set >> Cold Rain, and disc 2 = Playin >> end.

Can't say much more about the music that hasn't been said already. Fantastic show, especially the Eyes>Estimated flipflop.

Reviewer: darkstar11/11/73 - - May 11, 2005
Subject: very nice indeed
the sequence beginning with playin' winding thourgh eyes>estimated>drums>other one>iko>stella and back to playin' is spellbinding. the trans from stella to playin reprise is brilliant....77 is so nice to me

Reviewer: Joe Shlobotnick - - April 11, 2005
Subject: filler
yup, it is the 73 soundcheck (check the text notes). Don't know why its here, though. I DL'd the 73 show and I am about to DL this one. Cold Rain & Snow, among many other common 80's tunes were not played much, if at all, during this much bally-hooed year (i.e., China-Rider, Cumberland, Crazy Fingers, Big RR, Bird Song, etc...). Its a credit to the brilliance of this band that 77 stands as one of their best years despite the lack of many of their great songs.

Reviewer: bigsacks - - April 7, 2005
Subject: filler?
checked deadbase....may be 12/12/73 soundcheck? anyone?

Reviewer: ScarletOnFire - - March 4, 2005
Subject: Super soundboard
Unreal show in the Chenango Valley....a year before I got to Colgate....had the AUD which sounded like it was underwater due to the venue (basically an ice rink covered with corragated steel)...but the SBD is
beautiful! For fans of May '77... check it out the Fall rocked too!

Reviewer: otherone11 - - February 24, 2005
Subject: Black Dirt Live Again
This was a nice suprize. I downloaded this show because of the new Dick's Picks that came out. I must say tho that I think this one should have been it. IMO this blows DP 34 out of the water. The Let it Grow is so intensen. I was sitting down at home folding laundry and and the peak hit, when Jerry is just furriously strumming his gityar, I could help but stand up and bust out my air gituar. GOOD STUFF. The Eyes is without a doubt my favorite version. The Other One is solid. Not the best one but we've all heard a lot worse. Stella always warms my heart and brings a tear to my but this on moves me more that other versions. No lack of enegry at all durring this show.

This show is a perfect example of why I LOVE THE GREATFUL DEAD(and Jerry). Download and enjoy.

Reviewer: bigboypete - - February 3, 2005
Subject: In the end threre's still that song
Stella is magnificent. Better than the one on So Many Roads. Jerry's guitar at the end is heartbreaking but still energetic. Just makes me cry and smile at the same time. No other musician can do that for me. The whole show is fantastic even for77 standards.

Reviewer: bakes1645 - - January 22, 2005
Subject: Whoa nelly!
Ladies and Genteleman, step right up to the blazin version of Eyes! My favorite in my book along with the seamless seque into Estimated, you can't go wrong. Download NOW!

Reviewer: gonzoc - - August 25, 2004
Subject: Homecoming
Colgate had a hell of a homecoming this year.

Call me a contrarian, but this show, Englishtown, and Broome County are my favorites of 77. I just like Jerry's harder sound, and the jamming is insane.

I've had the (very good) audience of this for 20 years, but the music loses absolutely nothing of the energy or intensity in the SBD version, and it does do away with the occasional crowd utterance (like the head who classically recognizes his buddy "Krauser" or "Towser" on the AUD at the beginning of a smoking Stella).

This is still my favorite Eyes from the period (even more than Englishtown), and the Stella>Playin is so crazy, words won't do it justice. And--this is the Jones gang show.

The Aiko is a bit slow out of Drums, but that's like the only blot on an otherwise UNBELIEVABLE show.

And it was COLGATE'S FRIGGIN HOMECOMING!!!!

Reviewer: qubikino - - August 11, 2004
Subject: Awesome show!
Contains a not-too-common late 70s Iko. Does anyone have any data on the filler at the end?

Reviewer: Tod - - August 6, 2004
Subject: Totally Agree!
I didn't download from here, because I already have a great SBD. The 2nd set is legendary in my book. The band is on fire. Don't pass this one up.

Reviewer: dr. flashback - - July 7, 2004
Subject: top 10!
One of the great but overlooked shows for 1977. Jerry shines on BE Women and Roses, and Bobby delivers great versions of Minglewood and Let it Grow. But again,the 2nd Set is where they get down to business. After a rare Cold Rain, they plunge into a seamless jam segue of Playin>Eyes>Estimated>Other One that's mind boggling! Plus an early Iko Iko and a beautiful Stella Blue. Something here for everyone. Another show that proves the Dead were on a roll in 1977.
Guaranteed to bring a smile and get you kind!
Dr. Flashback :-)

Notes

SBD:MR > DAT > CD-R; noted at gdlive (also to abgd?)