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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at Augusta Civic Center on 1984-10-12 (October 12, 1984)

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Collection: : GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: October 12, 1984 (check for other copies)
Venue: Augusta Civic Center
Location: Augusta, ME

Source: Master Soundboard Cassette > Reel to Reel > DAT> CDR
Keywords: Live concert

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Feel Like A Stranger, It Must Have Been The Roses, On The Road Again, Jack A Roe, It's All Over Now, Cumberland Blues, The Music Never Stopped Cold Rain & Snow, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Don't Need Love-> Uncle John's Band-> Drums-> Playin' In The Band-> Uncle John's Band-> Morning Dew, E: Good Lovin'

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Reviewer: jazid88 - - March 21, 2008
Subject: Goose bumps..
enjoyed this site to no end... finally broke down ant signed up, cause I just HAD to chime in on my Augusta Experience... First... thanx to all who make this site work... did my time... New Haven 1983 till the end... This augusta show gives me goose bumps... Great job on the recording...
Remember after the dew? What encore would do that justice? Well, G=lovin did it... and how about the silence in the lot afterwards??? not from the state police, but from the satisfaction from the show that we all didn't know what to crank after such an emotional experience????
wow...

Reviewer: cosmicloyed - - January 25, 2008
Subject: The Beging
I was at these shows. I recall it being the first tour that had booklets for all shows on a tour, and after giving away our Worcester tix in richmond headed home to the Blue ridge Mountains where our transmission went out. Finally got our tour mate to use his car. 2 of us were ready to hitch to Maine, but it was not nessesary and we made it . The Niagra Falls show in the spring had me willing to follow this Band wherever to get that loving feeling. I really think that the Band loved Maine ,because all of the shows I saw there were superb. These being my first there, and what a 2 night stand it was split Playing (reprise the second night ) everything great . I remember the El Paso from Hartford (next stop)First since the death of Marty Robbins. Anyway if you were at this venue , and at that 1 hotel that shared a parking lot then you went on a TRIP

Reviewer: StevenHS - - November 16, 2007
Subject: Magic Night in Maine
A big crew drove up from Middlebury College to catch this run in Augusta, and we were well rewarded for our efforts.

These two Augusta shows were a perfect combo, and while 10/12 is the superior show, both were tremendous fun.

My friends and I were all "dialed in" properly both nights, as I think a huge chunk of the crowd was. The whole scene was a blast outside and inside the civic center (though I do recall seeing bogus tour tickets being sold for $20).

The 12th was a high-energy burner from the outset and was incredible throughout. I'm pretty sure the long whistle you hear in Cold Rain & Snow is my pal Mark. I hadn't listened to this show for a while, but it sure brought back memories.

I just caught two very fun Lesh shows in NYC during his long run at the Nokia, and as good as those shows sounded, it's plain to see that there was nothing like a GD concert. No knock against Phil. But when the Dead delivered the goods, no matter the era, the music took you places that no other group can (at least to this fan).

Definitely a top-5 among the 150 shows I saw from 1977-1995.

Reviewer: JurassicBlueberries.com - - May 1, 2007
Subject: I'm gonna go for it for sure
This show goes down as my favorite of 1984;On this night I brought in 38 pounds of digital audio processing equiptment on my back and connected to some nak mic's on shotguns on either side of the soundboard.I lost count at about twenty five d-5 cassette recorders running from behind my d/a signal. On this night everything went right and I walked with the un-interrupted master.
instead of Drums and then Space this night it seemed like the jamming started towards the end of don't need love and carried right on thru Morning Dew.(minus space).
in retrospect,it was worth boiling my pet lobster before this show (the poor thing).
Nice hearing the soundboard.
best regards, JurassicBlueberries

Reviewer: Chris Freedom - - March 22, 2007
Subject: We Got to have LOVIN !
I remember this being the tape to get from this tour

The Stranger opener is fierce, lots of reverb on the vocals, ‘if this were love,’
‘It must have been the Roses’ did not get played all the time so it gets cheers right out of the gate, (Jerry sounds like the Maine chilly air has gotten to him, Brent helps out nicely with some backing vocals.)
On the Road Again-very rare electric version! A Quick time Jack –A-Roe ‘This couple they got married’ (Let the dance marathon begin). Used to LOVE Her-Another tune not always a regular, (Bobby sounds hoarse too!) Funky Cumberland Blues (Love the girl, hate the mines), MUSIC!!! Nice hot jam to end set. ’full of singing and romancing’

Rain & Snow ‘married me a wife’ Sailor>Saint (Why did this couple part)
Don’t Need Love: You know this was before Brent had taken center stage and this song rubbed many people the wrong way. Sounds like the blues too me! The way Brent presents this tune is part of the problem; it is kind of an awkward song at times. But I know what the man was feeling!
This was the show I believe where Jerry walked off during ‘Don’t Need Love’ and came back to lead the band into a heartfelt ‘Uncle John’s’ –We do NEED LOVE!
The Drums and Space are nice; this was one of those very small venues the Dead would squeeze in off the beaten path, as you can tell- well worth the effort to be at such an intimate show.

I have just read the rest of the reviews. Yes, there are sound quality issues but if we are just talking which show just kills for this East Coast tour and has a dream set list that is very well played -this show gets my vote.

I like the comments about ‘LOVE’ posted by SFCwent, Love seem to be the common theme of this show, almost all the tunes have a tie in to love in some way.

Post Drumz--------Playin >Uncle John’s Reprise > DEW!

Listen to the collective roar that goes up for the rare GOOD LOVIN encore

Reviewer: cortez101 - - March 30, 2006
Subject: Top Drawer...Smashing show
Stranger. Nuf said. One of the better ones ever. Long and tight.

A sweet 1st set really. Music Never Stopped crackles with energy. Jack-A-Roe is rocking.

The only negative with this show is the shocking cut mid-way through UJB as the board goes awol. I wonder where the rest of the show is...
Hopefully its residing in the vaults somewhere.

I think I might actually buy it if it comes out.

legit 4.5 stars for the playing (5 goes to the Cornell's etc..)

2 stars for the awol 2nd set.

My favorite show from '84.

Reviewer: coldplatesteel - - September 8, 2005
Subject: Take a step back!!
I agree, this is a solid show. Stranger, Cold Rain and Snow, the Dew are very noice. However, this recording has a sporadic static that seems to be limited to the left channel. In either event, it is very annoying. I will keep this one for posterity but it won't get much play time.

Reviewer: Mars245 - - August 20, 2005
Subject: Great groove ....
Sailor~Saint , nice....Love that GREAT groove on Saint they step in line to ...God , I'd forgotten all about that one Brent song "Don't Need Love" . That song did have a lovely slow blues melodic riff to it I liked , but oh Jesus the life affirming lyrics "don't neeed love & I don't need you ".OMG
Lighten up Brent my laddie !

Reviewer: theelixerx - - August 5, 2005
Subject: crackles like a thunder cloud
I took one of my metal head freind to this one even he had a hoot.double minded hallucanations rose holding mushroomheaded avatars... and one tight crackling show listen to the emotion on must of been the roses jerrys solo pristine and cutting like a knife. this was a period of taking chances on the qaulity of performance at any given show.... in other words going to shows this particular year was a gamble sometimes. this night was a jackpot!

Reviewer: sfcwent - - August 5, 2005
Subject: This is the show
As the story goes from Phil's Book "Searching for the Sound This is the show that Jerry winked at Phil for getting married to Jill Lesh, and this being their first show together. It just so happen to be "This couple they got married, so well they did agree Its shows like this that bring you back!

Reviewer: capn doubledose - - July 30, 2005
Subject: One of the best shows on this whole site
'84 was not known as a strong year but this crushes it in every category. Well played, really tight with exceptional energy and rare song list. All weather listen for the ages.

* There are some defects in the tape I am overlooking because they are not meaningful.

Reviewer: Dylanstubs - - July 29, 2005
Subject: Needs a repatch
Although the patching is well done, the patch source could be better. Maybe try the Oade or Ficca sources posted here? The show itself is certainly top 5 for '84.

Reviewer: ScarletOnFire - - July 15, 2005
Subject: Amazing
This is bluesy grateful dead at its best.
My tape of this show began with Cold Rain & Snow
and is still aurally superior (despite a little hiss) to any of the editions in the archive.
Am still a bit of a luddite and havent the ability to up load but would galdly make the tape or disc available to someone who could. CR&S> Sailor > Saint are an amazing groove and Dont Need Love is a rare treat. The Dew is Amazing....

Reviewer: Crazy Fingers70 - - May 11, 2005
Subject: Don't Whip Out Your Peter Jerry..Just Dew Us!
get this one for the post drumz! especially the Morning Dew!!!!! it is my all-time favorite and I am a Morning Dew FREAK! I have probably listened to this Dew over 300 times in the past 22 years and it NEVER ceases to amaze me, the power, energy, emotion and Jerry's voice make it seem like a mushroom cloud is erupting on the horizon. Get this one!!!!

Reviewer: Crazy Fingers70 - - May 11, 2005
Subject: Don't Whip Out Your Peter Jerry..Just Dew Us!
get this one for the post drumz! especially the Morning Dew!!!!! it is my all-time favorite and I am a Morning Dew FREAK! I have probably listened to this Dew over 300 times in the past 22 years and it NEVER ceases to amaze me, the power, energy, emotion and Jerry's voice make it seem like a mushroom cloud is erupting on the horizon. Get this one!!!!

Reviewer: Terrapin31590 - - October 13, 2004
Subject: Caveat Emptor
This is another one of those times where they bury the fine print. While the source is ID'ed as a Master Soundboard Cassette, check out the text file and find out that from mid-UJB until the end of the show there is an AUD patch. This really burns me up because that part of the show that is MSC is really high quality, whereas the AUD patch is decent, not great. It turns what was probably a 4.5 show into something less, which is too bad, because this show does have some fine moments .. the UJB and Morning Dew especially, during the 2d set. I will say that while this is a fine fine Dew, comparisons to Cornell, or even the 9/18/87 version are a bit of a stretch.

Had this MSC been a full show, I'd give it a 4, the AUD patch drops it down to a 3.

NEUTRAL RECOMMENDATION

Reviewer: Joe Shlobotnick - - September 30, 2004
Subject: AM Dew
I have worn out my tape of this listening to the Dew over and over, so thanks for uploading it!

Jerry's voice on the Dew is as powerful as anything he ever did. Listen to it right now!

Reviewer: mid-maine - - July 16, 2004
Subject: the long awaited
ok, i've been waiting for this one for a long time. i can belabor how important this show is to me, but i won't. suffice it to say that this show has accompanied many a candle-lit evening for nary twenty years.

the issue here is sound. the resonance on audience recordings is my preferred choice. the civic center rang with phil and sustained notes that shook the rafters while the high end snuck underneath like a slinky serpent. for that, the audience recordings are superior. however, the fob is nefariously lacking in the drums to space segue which is, to me, what this show is all about, "the meat" as it were.

a preferable solution -- if there are any tech wizards who would take notice -- would be to graft the missing drums into space portion onto/into the fob, perhaps even tracking some audience there as well from the ouade. sounds complicated, complex and labor intensive, yes, but this is a magical show. it has that "je ne sais quois" of energy that a lot of shows couldn't recapture after jerry's '86 illness. call it controlled wild abandon.

nonetheless, having seen reviews from 9-18-87, this is my '80s answer to the cornell '77 dew. what it lacks in perfection and rock and roll, it makes up for in depth of soul. ahh, the good ole grateful dead. (not five stars because i still yearn for the *perfect* audience).

Notes

Master Soundboard Cassette > Reel to Reel > DAT> CDR; with patches from Mike Rice's Master Audience Cassette: Nakamichi CM100 mics + CP4's> Sony D5; CDR ReMastering, Patching, EAC'ed, SHN'ed by Scott Clugston; see info file for details