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The DeadThe Dead Live at The Gorge Amphitheater on 2009-05-16 (May 16, 2009)

Collection: : TheDead
Band/Artist: The Dead
Date: May 16, 2009 (check for other copies)
Venue: The Gorge Amphitheater
Location: Quincy, WA

Source: csb>r-09(24/48)
Lineage: wavelab(16/44.1)>flac
Taped by: climbingbear
Transferred by: shutup&DANce
Keywords: the dead; dead; gorge; amphitheater; quincy; washington; wa; climbingbear

Description

set I
1.tuning
2.the music never stopped
3.loose lucy
4.crazy fingers
5.dark star (1st v.)
6.dire wolf
7.tom thumb blues
8.into the mystic
9.man smart, woman smarter

set II
1.tuning
2.passenger>
3.hell in a bucket
4.althea
5.eyes of the world>
6.drumz>
7.space>
8.days between>
9.dark star (2nd v.)
10.one more saturday night
11.crowd-phil speaks
12.box of rain
13.crew intros

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Reviewer: Twirley Bird - - May 29, 2009
Subject: Divine Intervention
This show was such a great way to end the tour. Having lost two Dead Head friends this Spring, I felt this show delivered sweet sentiments, with lot's of soul at an incredibly beautiful venue. Wow, their were a lot of special spirits there with us. We got our Eyes of the World for Kathryn and Box of Rain for Paul. Sweet. Not to mention the Into the Mystic . . . god Warren's voice was eery. And I dig the new sounding drumz/space . . . Not Fade Away boys. Please come back soon.

Reviewer: dfvellone - - May 28, 2009
Subject: thanks!
Many thanks for the recording and making it possible for those of us unable to make the show to still enjoy it. These guys sound great and their continued efforts after so many years is remarkable.

Reviewer: TheSaferHouse - - May 25, 2009
Subject: WOW
Nobody told me THE BOYS ARE BACK! Thank you for a real good time- the sun went down in honey and it turned out that this was NOT going to be just one more Saturday night! So did anyone else catch that Mind Left Body jam out of the Dark Star v2? As far as I can tell it is the first MLB since 3-24-90!!! Also we got the first ever pairing of Dark Star>Dire Wolf. Sweeeet!!! Thank you tapers!!! This is a great audience recording!

Reviewer: Loser_Boy - - May 23, 2009
Subject: Universe of Sound
I think the band has shown that they are quite capable of creating a world of sound by themselves however add the electronica during rhythm devils and space and wow--out of this world this show was a heck of a way to end the spring tour. will they tour again? as the song goes...the music never stopped, thanks taper for such a crisp recording

Reviewer: mr.graham - - May 21, 2009
Subject: THANK YOU!!!
Into the Mystic "TOO LATE TO STOP NOW" .... see you in the fall!?! :)



How about that let it grow > Lucy in the Sky at 0500 on Sunday morning. Anyone else camping wake up to that one ?

Reviewer: GuitarMattPDX - - May 20, 2009
Subject: Jerry makes an appearance
"Cut my deck to the queen of spades but the cards were all the same", I swear Jerry drops into Warren's vocal chords....made me shudder and rewind...

Reviewer: Chicken Shack - - May 20, 2009
Subject: woah...
listened to this on sirius. my living room was transformed into a very strange place during drums and space. That Space actually scared the crap out of me! Into Days Between and Dark Star - people this is some serious deep/dark music, they were not fooling around. And to bring us back to earth with One More Sat. Night - classic DEAD! This ain't the GRATEFUL Dead,but it's the next best thing!

Reviewer: mad_doser88 - - May 20, 2009
Subject: passinger>bucket
Really enjoyed this event. The gorge is hard on the feet and my lips got chapped badly but they DO allow camping. passinger rocked the house-the brent style organ chops were almost melting the desert air. the bucket was rockin, bobby's singing was great. I liked the "never stop" chant by bob at the end of the music never stopped. Glad to see some good reviews here. the gratful dead website has some bad reviews on this. Please people, I saw shows I thought were worse with jerry often (at least with less energy). The gorge is a nice place, I hope the boys return soon. ---"Firefly can you hear me, shine on glowing, brief and brigtly!!"---

Reviewer: deadcatthomas - - May 20, 2009
Subject: Dead Gorge
Thanks a lot

Reviewer: theweazle - - May 20, 2009
Subject: All I can say is...
WOW!!
What a great run! These guys have definately gellled over the past month or so. This rendition of "into the mystic" just tickles me. I was on the floor at 'The Knick' (that's right I said the Knick as we will always know it) when they broke it out and I think its a testament to the flexibility of this band. I've been to 75 Grateful shows before this tour and thought that particular # would never change in my heart. But I'm here to say that after having the privilage of jumpin on the bus and riding it from Albany-Wilkes-Barre, I will now say 80! This is not Grateful Dead but The Dead and these guys have raised the bar for all that follow.

...the seeds that were silent all burst into bloom...
BTW those were my shirts on lot :)

Reviewer: Chris.M. - - May 20, 2009
Subject: Location?
Mr. Bear, where were you located, this sounds great!

Reviewer: gratefulgarcia4 - - May 20, 2009
Subject: Rothbury
Whom ever asked when the dead are playing at rothbury its on the 4th of july on a saturday night, so im gunna put the money down and call a U.S. Blues > One More Saturday Night or Viseversa. Great show too, at an amazing venue. i wish i could have gone to that.

Reviewer: Kamalajams - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Kamala's Kitchen 5-16-09!
WOWY WOW WOW WOW!
First of all: Thank you tapers, uploaders, and Archive.org
Huge Thanx to SIRIUS RADIO for being the vehicle in which we all got on and teleported into Washington State's Gorge for this intersteller mindblower of a final show!

Waiting around anxiously for the start we just knew it was going to be a great one - for the first time in my life, and all others in company, we lived out a LIVE Dead Show from the comfort of my Kitchen that we had converted into a 600Watt VIP section, Soundboard quality musical mystery tour, somehow seamlessly sharing that magical energy we all hold so dearly in our hearts from over 2,220 miles away!
It was truely one of the best LIVE show experiences I can recall having with the boys.
Thank you everyone!

the birds, the bees, the flowers, and the trees . . ., the nest, the hive, and all that's alive . . ., the bolt, the blue, the white and red, but most of all The Grateful Dead!!!

peace, love, and may it live on

ps
"this is the last stop on our tour . . . THIS TIME AROUND"
Mickey Hart (22 crew intros)

tanx for the correction *tzuriel*

Reviewer: revjustin - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Passenger > Hell in a Bucket
This mini-sequence is ass-kickingly awesome. I never really cared for Passenger much (not sure why) until recently and this particular match-up has helped with that change of heart. Wish I could have been there. Last time I was at the Gorge, I bit by a rattlesnake in the campgrounds, but that wouldn't have kept me away (if I didn't live in Texas and could afford the time/money to travel).

Thanks to the taper for a nice pull!

Reviewer: tzuriel - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Correction
@Kamalajams

That's Mickey commenting "This time round" and introducing the crew

Reviewer: EdtheTrace - - May 19, 2009
Subject: I'm thinking Rothbury!
After seeing that I think I have to go to Rothbury. Does anyone know specifically when the Dead are playing at Rothbury? I went to the site, but it doesn't list dates they are playing.

Reviewer: jackerowe - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Yes!
What a way to end an amazing tour. Thanks to all the tapers for sharing!

Reviewer: morningdew1992 - - May 19, 2009
Subject: wow
upside out inside down false alarm the only game in town

Reviewer: dwelrel - - May 19, 2009
Subject: True pleasure
What an incredible show. Eyes>Drums>Space>Days Between was a highlight under the stars. I just hope they're back til the end! Thank you taper, and thank you Dead! Amazing.

Reviewer: MTSkin - - May 19, 2009
Subject: tasty sounds
what a great way to end the tour....caught the dc show and was there on saturday night to witness the magic under the stars

many thanx to the taper for such a fantastic sounding recording

Reviewer: Shiva Ho - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Dead are Back
Hey Sounds great.... Just want to thank the Taper & Uploader for getting it up so quick. Listened to it on Sirius & man I wished I had been there....
I hope the taper also got the opening acts sets...

Reviewer: pantagruel6 - - May 19, 2009
Subject: All thanks to the taper and uploader
Sounds ex-cellent! Thank you. It was a magical day and night. I've been itching to re-live this show, and it hasn't even been 48 hours yet. What a great privilege it is to be able to hear these great performances/recordings so soon after the event.

I, too, would love to hear a recording of the Doobs' set. They are not opposed to internet sharing of unreleased live shows, so if any taper managed to pull the Doobies' set, please bring it on. Thanks.

Reviewer: jtrojan88 - - May 19, 2009
Subject: the gorge
this show was my first dead show and was absolutly the perfict set for the day and the venue. the sunset durring the first set was so beautiful. and hte secon set under an amzing star filled sky was so deepn beautiful and intense. and the drumz> space>days between> and dark star was the most amainzg hour of music i have ever seen. amazing show

Reviewer: Winston Davis - - May 19, 2009
Subject: Wine Cellar of the mind
What a great show, what a great recording.
The Archive is like a wine cellar that I cannot afford. I love to go in there, pick a great vintage, and drink it as many times as I like.

These shows are like a great wine. We know how we want it to taste, and having tasted it before we know what we are looking for. This wine continues to surprise me because even new and different, it tastes great, and even better, I love the complexity.

A special mention to Billy and Mickey, no matter how good a tape, drums and space never sound as good as they do when you are there, under the starry sky, with such a loud stereo.

Enjoy it while it lasts...

"Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there."

Notes

1st opening band: the doobie brothers

2nd opening band: the allman brothers