Grateful Dead Live at Madison Square Garden on 1979-09-05
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- Publication date
- 1979-09-05 ( check for other copies)
- Topics
- Audience, Barry Glassberg, Jim Wise
- Collection
- GratefulDead
- Band/Artist
- Grateful Dead
- Resource
- DeadLists Project
Set 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > Franklin's Tower ; Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues ; Peggy-O ; Cassidy ; Loser ; The Promised Land
Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain ; Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Black Peter ; I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Good Lovin'
Encore: U.S. Blues
Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain ; Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Black Peter ; I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Good Lovin'
Encore: U.S. Blues
- Addeddate
- 2009-11-06 16:17:50
- Identifier
- gd1979-09-05.nak700.glassberg.wise.2484.shnf
- Lineage
- DAT>ZA-2>CDR>EAC>SHN
- Location
- New York, NY
- Run time
- 164:49
- Source
- Nak 700's>Sony TC-158>DAT
- Taped by
- Barry Glassberg
- Transferred by
- Jim Wise
- Type
- sound
- Venue
- Madison Square Garden
- Year
- 1979
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Reviewer:
lilrichwhiteboy
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March 10, 2021
Subject: I've Tried To Find Reasons NOT To Give This Five Stars
Subject: I've Tried To Find Reasons NOT To Give This Five Stars
But I can't.
OK, OK. So Half-Step is not perfect (which I love as an opener) with Jerry trying to find his way vocally (god, that January laryngitis ruined him throughout '79) and Eyes is a little too fast (you are correct njpg, but that can be fixed in editing); and ol' Jer is still having his troubles singing his way through Black Peter but... DAMN - the show's line-up is killer on paper. Just look at it! I can't say this is an "X" Factor show with The Boyz being workman-like more than inspired, which makes it hard to give this a solid, unquestionable five. But there isn't a bad song in the bunch, played reasonably well - especially in the second set. And Barry's recording is beautiful. I mean "sweet spot" beautiful: high off the crowd and warm & fuzzy. You can't ask for much more.
IMHO, this is one of the best examples of the band's professionalism, simply going through the motions of putting on a great show. Many times I read "going through the motions" as being taken negatively. In this case, "going through the motions" is seeing, or in this case hearing, just how good these guys were on a night when that etherial spark of magic and one-ness with the crowd and the universe wasn't there. Practice really does make perfect. Because in this case, not being just exactly perfect, they overcame a moment in time that is not otherworldly, "X" Factor fabulous.
But that doesn't mean the whole package is worthy of only a better-than-average four stars (yeah, I noticed some folks are calling this a 4.5 show (with good reason)). Song selection certainly helped this reviewer's opinion. And with how well it's been recorded by Mr. Glassberg, and the Garcia Cringe-O-Meter not bouncing around too much tonight, I'm reasonably comfortable sneaking in a five.
OK, OK. So Half-Step is not perfect (which I love as an opener) with Jerry trying to find his way vocally (god, that January laryngitis ruined him throughout '79) and Eyes is a little too fast (you are correct njpg, but that can be fixed in editing); and ol' Jer is still having his troubles singing his way through Black Peter but... DAMN - the show's line-up is killer on paper. Just look at it! I can't say this is an "X" Factor show with The Boyz being workman-like more than inspired, which makes it hard to give this a solid, unquestionable five. But there isn't a bad song in the bunch, played reasonably well - especially in the second set. And Barry's recording is beautiful. I mean "sweet spot" beautiful: high off the crowd and warm & fuzzy. You can't ask for much more.
IMHO, this is one of the best examples of the band's professionalism, simply going through the motions of putting on a great show. Many times I read "going through the motions" as being taken negatively. In this case, "going through the motions" is seeing, or in this case hearing, just how good these guys were on a night when that etherial spark of magic and one-ness with the crowd and the universe wasn't there. Practice really does make perfect. Because in this case, not being just exactly perfect, they overcame a moment in time that is not otherworldly, "X" Factor fabulous.
But that doesn't mean the whole package is worthy of only a better-than-average four stars (yeah, I noticed some folks are calling this a 4.5 show (with good reason)). Song selection certainly helped this reviewer's opinion. And with how well it's been recorded by Mr. Glassberg, and the Garcia Cringe-O-Meter not bouncing around too much tonight, I'm reasonably comfortable sneaking in a five.
Reviewer:
njpg
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September 5, 2015
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They were on their way to a 5 before they butchered Eyes by trying to play it faster than they could, which they did a lot post-78 and pre-87. I HATE rushed Eyes. It's like, "can you guys not hear yourselves falling off the beat? Slow down!"
Reviewer:
gordon hensley
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February 23, 2015
Subject: show gains steam all the way through
Subject: show gains steam all the way through
lotta energy at msg; awesome good lovin' with bobby and jerry extra effort vip's.
this show rates 4+ but not quite 5...
this show rates 4+ but not quite 5...
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