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Poster: | mcgannahan | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 2:02pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | dicks picks 12 or 18 |
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Poster: | Zaorish | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 4:46pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
There's a beautiful Bertha, a smokin' Deal, one of (the?) longest Samsons ever, and the 30 min Scarlet > Fire is just epic, there's no other word for it. And the second set has just begun. The Truckin>Drums>TOO>Wharf Rat>Around & Around, US Blues sequence has some of the heaviest chord crashes I've ever heard from a Dead concert.
When Fire switches back to the Scarlet riff at the end, CRASH. At the end of the 'staircase' after the Truckin' lyrics, WHAM! Then again after the second verse of Other One, you will wonder if you are listening to a metal concert. Aroundx2 is 9 minutes and also a head-banger. The opposite of effeminate 72-74 Dead, but with more color than 68-70 Dead.
Everyone is right, there is a lot of amping up going on. But all the more reason for checking it out...this is a rare sound-period for the band.
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Poster: | tigerbolt | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 4:14pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
Tracks
Disc 1
* Promised Land (Berry)
* Sugaree (Garcia/Hunter)
* Mexicali Blues (Weir/Barlow)
* Tennessee Jed (Garcia/Hunter)
* Looks Like Rain (Weir/Barlow)
* Don't Ease Me In (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead)
* Jack Straw (Weir/Hunter)
* They Love Each Other (Garcia/Hunter)
* El Paso (Robbins)
* Row Jimmy (Garcia/Hunter)
Disc 2
* Playing In The Band (Weir/Hart/Hunter)
* China Cat Sunflower (Garcia/Hunter)
* I Know You Rider (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead)
* Me and My Uncle (Phillips)
* Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Garcia/Hunter)
* Big River (Cash)
Disc 3
* Dark Star (Garcia/Kreutzmann/Lesh/McKernan/Weir/Hunter)
* Mind Left Body Jam (Grateful Dead)
* Morning Dew (Dobson/Rose)
* Sugar Magnolia (Weir/Hunter)
* Eyes of the World (Garcia/Hunter)
* Stella Blue (Garcia/Hunter)
* Johnny B. Goode (Berry)
Musicians
* Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
* Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
* Keith Godchaux - piano
* Bill Kreutzmann - drums
* Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
* Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
Credits
* Recording - Bill Candelario
* Tape Archivists - Dick Latvala, David Lemieux
* CD Mastering - Jeffrey Norman
* Archival Research - Eileen Law/Grateful Dead Archives
* Photography - Jack Seaman, Byron Nygreen
* Cover Art and Design - Tina Carpenter
* Cover Photography - David DeNoma
* Recorded on October 19, 1973 at the Fairground Arena, Oklahoma City
Notes
The rear cover of Dick's Picks 19 carries the following
Caveat Emptor
Despite a rather skeevy ouverture, the sound quality of this release quickly settles into a nice, warm groove. Listen closely, however, for you may just find that your mind will be blown by the music contained herein,
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Poster: | Cliff Hucker | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 6:18pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
That said, you really need to have all three!
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Poster: | caspersvapors | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 4:28pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
theyre all good though
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Poster: | Death&Mercy | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 4:34pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
I just got 12 a few weeks ago, and completely forgot about it. I might have reached the saturation point here.
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Poster: | mickmac | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 4:29pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
This post was modified by mickmac on 2007-09-13 23:29:11
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Poster: | Lou Davenport | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 2:24pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
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Poster: | mcgannahan | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 2:50pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
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Poster: | Speaking in Swords | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:20pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
Yeah, the jamming on it is THAT good. It's no wonder that it was released as a DP--Latvala probably went bananas when he first heard the instrumental break coming out of the WRS on the third disc.
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Poster: | wineland | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:35pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
This post was modified by wineland on 2007-09-13 22:35:07
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Poster: | huntr | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:25pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
This post was modified by huntr on 2007-09-13 22:25:55
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Poster: | Death&Mercy | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 7:11pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 2:23am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks rundown |
But personally, I think #7 (from 9/74) and #31 (from 8/74) are also magical sets that can be played over, and over, and over.
DP19 (from 10/19/73) does have a nice disc 3; but many of the shows from Nov/Dec (especially the outstanding DP14) seem stronger to me. (I think Latvala said he would've liked to release lots of shows just from fall '73, but was overruled.)
DP18 is the absolute best that 1978 has to offer. Nothing else from that year comes close. (Well, maybe 1-22.)
And, well, there are a half-dozen DP's from '68-72 that are must-haves for anybody who likes the Dead, but I'm sure you didn't ask about those years since you have them all already! Nonetheless:
#22 (from 2/68) is like an Alternate Anthem, and probably as close to a definitive release from this tour as we'll get.
#16 (11/8/69) is a psychedelic carpet-ride and one of the most remarkable shows of the year. But #26 is also a very intense set that shows how strong they were in April '69.
#4 (2/70) has many fans; but if I could have only one Dead show, #8 (5/2/70) would be it.
#2 (10/31/71) is uneven, but has one of the happiest Dark Stars and Jerry's best-ever Not Fade Away solo!
#36 (9/21/72) was the last DP - it should have been the first. (Latvala, for some reason, released two other shows from the same week first.)
And it goes without saying that you already have all the DPs from '77, especially #3 & 29 from May? (I don't think the '76 picks were the best choices from that year.)
OK, sorry to bore you, be happy with your one pick!
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Poster: | Death&Mercy | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 12:05pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks rundown |
Could you give me a quick review of DP36.
I have the Birdsong, Bigg RR, Playin, Dark Star, Dew, GDTRFB, He's Gone (9/3), and TOO (9/3). Do I really need the rest, or should I move on to others?
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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 7:45pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: DP36 |
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Poster: | Death&Mercy | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 8:57pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: DP36 |
I just finished DP12, which was excellent imo, and will check out the other two 74 DP's you mention. I have 24, would characterize it as good but not great.
Cheers.
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Poster: | caspersvapors | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 9:40pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks rundown |
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Poster: | grendelschoice | Date: | Sep 14, 2007 5:24am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks rundown |
This 12/29/77 show is one of the greatest Dead performances ever.
Among the many many highlights are what I feel is the most intense, rock n roll letter-perfect NFA they ever did...the year's ONLY China>Rider (and it's killer), a can't miss first set, and a wonderful Playin' complete with reprise.
This show indicates perfectly how well the band always played at Winterland, and is the best night of that year-ending run.
(All that being said, DP #12 would be my 2nd choice--as noted above--if only for the Space>China>MLBJam>Rider sequence, which is beyond words to describe.)
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Poster: | midnightcarousel | Date: | Dec 16, 2010 7:35am |
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Poster: | grendelschoice | Date: | Dec 16, 2010 7:38am |
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Poster: | Driftin N Dreamin | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:17pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
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Poster: | Hugo Fugerzev | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:03pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: dicks picks 12 or 18 |
A foray into lsd and the running of the bulls. I won't go into detail.
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Poster: | mcgannahan | Date: | Sep 13, 2007 3:14pm |
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