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Grateful Dead Live at Kingswood Music Theater on 1984-06-21

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1984-06-21 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Hell In A Bucket, They Love Each Other, CC Rider-> Bird Song, Beat It On Down The Line-> Dupree's Diamond Blues-> Looks Like Rain-> Might As Well Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Good Time Blues, Samson & Delilah-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away, E: New Orleans, E:Big Boss Man-> E: Iko Iko

Notes

FM>MC>PCM>DAT>Cool Edit Pro>CDR>SHN; Via Andy L; EAC'ed and SHN'ed by tbrame

Addeddate: 2004-06-29 15:16:04

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd84-06-21.sbe.tbrame.15405.sbeok.shnf

Location: Maple, Ontario, CA

Numeric_id: 15655

Shndiscs: 2

Source: FM>MC>PCM>DAT>Cool Edit Pro>CDR>SHN

Type: sound

Venue: Kingswood Music Theater

Year: 1984

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Reviewer: Special Monkey - - October 28, 2015
Subject: Looks Like Rain

I had this on a Maxell XL II Gold cassette marked Toronto 84 - and loved the way it seemed to crackle! I guess the FM broadcast? I appreciated Jerry's radio shouts out to the other stations in Wisconsin and Oregon. I think Jerry is so hot on Looks Like Rain among the others, my favorites from this show are Might as Well, Scarlet Begonias, Terrapin, The Wheel, and Throwing Stones. But the Looks Like Rain is HOT - some of the guitar parts at the end actually sound like rain!

Reviewer: GermanShepherd - - January 19, 2015
Subject: Lacks bass, but good still

Cool broadcast sound, no bass but that's what you get out of old FM speakers. New Orleans was fun.

Reviewer: kee-zee - - August 30, 2013
Subject: Lord you know they made a FM connection..

I like this Fm version..simply because I listened to it live on 93.3 WMMR in Philly that sweet summer of 84'. I was watching a house for a friend and decided to invite "a few" people over..well that turned into like 25 people and what a time we all had!! buy the next morning all the booze was gone and I had a hefty bill replacing it all! What the hell..you only live once. My friend had the best stereo system with speakers all over the house..turned up to the max!! so please>GIVE IT A WHIRL>Forever Grateful>Forever Dead!!!!!

Reviewer: unbrobenchain???mighthavejustbroke - - May 28, 2011
Subject: "." Nonintuitive

"." Nonintuitive

Reviewer: clashcity - - August 13, 2008
Subject: Great AUD source > Go there instead

This source is not at all as good as the AUD source located here - http://www.archive.org/details/gd1984-06-21.nak300.ackerman.andrewf.32640.sbeok.flac16

I rarely favor and AUD over SBD or FM, but this one gives you what the crowd at the show heard which was a way cleaner mix than is coming through to the FM mics.

Great '84 show, def. in the top 5 for the year IMO.

Reviewer: magicarpetride08 - - February 26, 2008
Subject: Screamin'

I agree! Most likely the best show of 84. Also, by far the best version of they loved each other ever performed! check it out... BIrd song triptic also! One of my all time favorite first sets of the 80's

VERY IMPORTANT, ON THE EQ REDUCE THE TREBLE SETTING TO MINUS 1 OR MINUS 2 AND THE SHOW WILL COME ALIVE! HAPPY LISTENING

Reviewer: laptaper - - October 30, 2007
Subject: AUD is better

Trust me, you want the AUD version of this show. The quality IS better, and there are no annoying station IDs or DJ banter.

It used to be up here for download but was pulled after I speculated that the mikes used were possibly the same ones that provided the FM feed. I'm not sure if there's a connection, but if there is, what's up with that? It was strictly a guess without any proof (turns out I was wrong), so why pull a perfectly legit AUD from being downloaded or even streamed?

Reviewer: al leiser - - October 4, 2007
Subject: A good time had by all

Was anyone reading this camping up at an old ski area campground? This was located a few miles to the north if I remember correctly. Everyone there was having a big time.
P.S.
Highest rating for the fun factor!

Reviewer: pgman - - April 3, 2007
Subject: You got to be kidding me.

This show was hot, hot, hot. Esspecially the trio of DDB, LLR, and MAW. Jerry was on time. Never have or never will hear such outstanding guitar playing the rest of my life. I'am and always will be a head.

Reviewer: don mills - - April 1, 2006
Subject: apr 1 06

This was my first Dead show way back when I was 19. I didn't know anything about the band, but my mind was totally blown by the whole experience--the music, the crowd, the vibe... I was lucky to see them 5 more times but this show was the best. Great to hear it again!

Reviewer: manhattan al - - March 25, 2006
Subject: i admit it

the sound quality is a little weird, little bass for sure, but you know what? Jerry ROCKS!
Scarlet alone is without a doubt one of the best i've ever heard- such mastery and control of the guitar its amazing- i'd give this five stars any day.
I WISH i had been there- born a little too late is all :(

Reviewer: methylman - - November 28, 2005
Subject: Crank down the treble

Excellent Bird Song! Sound quality is quite good if you crank the treble way down with an equalizer.

"Bring back the boards."

Reviewer: Schmoe - - July 13, 2005
Subject: Beautiful Day Indeed

I was at this show, inside of an amusement park. Spent the day riding the coasters and the evening with TGD. The weather was perfect and my memories of this show are just as they should be, fantastic!!!

Reviewer: Stonage_63 - - May 13, 2005
Subject: Unless you were there....OR

..have a nostagia for this show b/c you had a crappy copy in college, dubbed from someone ELSE who recored the show on a boom box while playing at a wedding...

Reviewer: Germain - - April 24, 2005
Subject: Not a Keeper

Its too bad the sound quality is so poor because this is a fine show out of the mid 80's. I especially like Bird Song and LL Rain, but its just hard to enjoy the tin can sound with half of the instrumentation missing.

Reviewer: The Sound Jester - - March 28, 2005
Subject: Some good stuff

This is a pretty good show with a very good LL Rain. Too bad the sound is very trebly, and I think some of the songs are out of order. Unless you were there, you proably don't want this... (or you love LL Rain)

Reviewer: ming - - March 21, 2005
Subject: Disappointed

Have only heard the Scarlet>Fire, but thats all I could take. All I hear is Jerry, Drums, and overpowering cymbal crashes. Phil is barely audible, Bob's guitar and all of Brent are virtually nonexistant, and Jerry's voice has that scratchy/strained sound that is so pervasive in the mid 80's. Maybe if I were there I would want this for sentimentality, but if I want to be blown away there are Plenty of other shows out there.

Reviewer: sheikyerbouti - - November 11, 2004
Subject: Now this is a great show!

5+ LLR is smoking as is the whole first set. Back end of the 2nd set is a whopper. This is arguably the best show of 1984.

Reviewer: flashbackmagic - - September 27, 2004
Subject: if it looks like rain, and feels like rain...

gorgeous version of LLR, The second set really blew me away, what was left after the first set anyways. Found myself double checking a few times to make sure this was an 84' show. Some great music in this year, but this show was right on for the moment.
Nice sound especially coming from an FM broadcast, well done.

Reviewer: Harold of the Rocks - - August 4, 2004
Subject: Yet another great 84 show

Back in 84, I didn't have any good taper connections and the few bootlegs I had all sounded like crap. I received this show in the Fall of 84 and it was the 1st tape I had that actually sounded good (FM broadcast). This show introduced me to songs I had never heard before, namely, Bucket, TLEO, BIODTL, Good Times B's, The Wheel, and Throwing Stones.

This show has my favorite versions of TLEO, Birdsong, and LLR. I think the whole 1st set is killer, even though the Duprees is kinda choppy. The Scarlet > Fire was good, Samson > Terrapin was good, and The Wheel is great.

I downloaded this show 2 weeks ago and have listened to it non-stop. It transports me to State College PA circa 1984 every time I hear it.

This show is totally worth your download time.

Reviewer: lpenoza - - July 14, 2004
Subject: Scarlets from '84

I just love this year of 1984 for the Scarlet Begonias. This show has a great one. There are all variations on tempos and atmospheres with this era. Oh, and the Looks Like Rain from this show is a classic.

Reviewer: jeffsetz - - July 2, 2004
Subject: great fm broadcast

A bunch of my bay area Deadhead buds got together the night of this show at my house, filled the ice chest with imports, fired up the bbq and ran at least 6 tape decks. It was a seriously fun night made all the better with an above average Dead show. LL Rain, Scarlet->Fire and the cool encores are just some of the highlights. Kesey was the MC at this show and did some pre-show commentary for the broadcast .
When the night was over, we were all primed for the upcoming Greek shows
This is one of the better sounding fm broadcasts and download worthy.

Reviewer: blocks - - July 2, 2004
Subject: wonderland of canada

This is a great show, especially the looks like rain.I recorded this via the fm broadcast,but lost it one night when I was dosed out of my mind.
Come to think of it that was pretty much the case every show I went to. Any how Im sure am glad to get
a fresh copy. Download it you wont be dissapointed!!!

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