Grateful Dead Live at Providence Civic Center on 1984-04-26
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- Publication date
- 1984-04-26 ( check for other copies)
- Topics
- Soundboard, Charlie Miller
- Collection
- GratefulDead
- Band/Artist
- Grateful Dead
- Resource
- DeadLists Project
Shakedown Street
C C Rider
Loser
Hell In A Bucket
Brown Eyed Women
Lazy Lightnin' ->
Supplication ->
Deal
Set 2
Scarlet Begonias ->
Fire On The Mountain
Estimated Prophet ->
Eyes Of The World ->
Space ->
Never Trust A Woman ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Morning Dew ->
Throwing Stones ->
Not Fade Away
Encore
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
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Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
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Shakedown Street | |||
C C Rider | |||
Loser | |||
Hell In A Bucket | |||
Brown Eyed Women | |||
Lazy Lightnin' -> | |||
Supplication -> | |||
Deal | |||
Scarlet Begonias -> | |||
Fire On The Mountain | |||
Estimated Prophet -> | |||
Eyes Of The World -> | |||
Never Trust A Woman -> | |||
Drums -> | |||
Space -> | |||
Morning Dew -> | |||
Throwing Stones -> | |||
Not Fade Away | |||
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue |
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Patch Info:
(FOB) Beyer M201 -> Cassette Master -> FLAC (shnid=78773) supplies:
Eyes Of The World (4:38 - 4:42)
Space (5:31 - 5:50)
Not Fade Away (4:23 - end of track)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (complete track)
Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction
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- 2008-04-29 05:43:17
- Identifier
- gd1984-04-26.sbd.miller.91432.sbeok.flac16
- Lineage
- CD -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> Samplitude Professional v10.02 -> FLAC
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Run time
- 179
- Transferred by
- Charlie Miller
- Type
- sound
- Venue
- Providence Civic Center
- Year
- 1984
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Reviews
Subject: Rowed eye land
The first of two nights in Providence. Both shows have their own highlights, with this show sometimes earmarked for the Shakedown or the Scarlet.
First Set. Shakedown is rough for the verses and takes a bit to get going, but by the jam they warm up – and it's a good-sized jam for an opener. The SBD is so flat that an AUD is preferable [for the 1st five mins, then possibly the MTX from there on]. The very beginning of See, See Rider Blues is cut from SBDs. Jer can see what's coming and cuts off Bobby's Slide Practice™ right before it gets worse. Bobby mentions the northern lights, so maybe they had been visible. Jer is challenged again with getting through the verses on Loser, and Hellina is just a bucket of mess. The various light-leads intertwine for an X factor Brown Eyed Women – uptempo and an '84 standout [Bobby's guitar is too faint on the MTX]. That didn't last long, as Bobby trainwrecks Lazy Lightning, and it's early in the show (and tour) for him to lose his voice, so they make it up with an extra-long Deal. It keeps getting bigger...and bigger [the MTX attenuates the SBD crackles].
Second Set. Even if there are a couple rough verses, the playing on the uptempo Scarlet is incredible [Bobby's guitar is too low on the MTX]. The 15min23sec Fire on the Mountain is one of the longest [the SBD has a 20sec cut @12:05, and loses vol. at the end; try the MTX]. Bobby is losing even more of his voice on Estimated. Jer tries to step it up but it's still rickety. The brisk Eyes is GOGD, if not always tightly executed [the SBD has an edit @9:44, where it jumps back to ~8:14 and repeats a minute & a half]. It takes Brent a while to finally wrestle into his Good Time Blues (never trust a woman), more or less. This isn't a big Drums>Space, but with the extreme up & down of the show comes a gobsmacked Morning Dew. Check out Brent & Jer playing off each other. I admit I did have to hear this one a few times to understand why it's a top one. Bobby is shot and should not be taking a song, and he's particularly in no shape for Throwing Stones. A set up for the worst version ever; even Jer miscues for a short trainwreck (followed by more trainwrecks). Bobby dedicates Not Fade Away to the DeadHead campsite (I don't know what that really means or does, but that used to be a thing in the 20th century). Striving to counter the show's bottom, they really bring it. In music, they always remember the last song, so you try to leave 'em happy. But wait, there's one more (though it's the NFA they'll remember in the lots).
1st Set: C
2nd Set: C
Overall = 2½ stars
Highlights:
Brown Eyed Women – satori
Deal – hot air balloon
Scarlet Begonias – followed by a super-long Fire
Morning Dew – triggers quantum decoherence
Not Fade Away – all players bring it
SOURCES: The better SBD source is the miller_91432 [pj_4770 runs way too slow]. It has a cut in Fire on the Mountain, an error in Eyes, and Baby Blue runs slightly fast, needing -1% pitch correction. But AUDs are better in most places, not the least where the SBD has static. The 164594_senn441 is probably the best. It runs fast and mostly needs -1% correction for the 1st set and encore; and -2% for the 2nd set. The friendmorone_125166 has some tunings & the beginning of See, See Rider, that are missing from other sources. The seamons_fix_92297 is a preferable MTX source, surpassing the SBD in many places. It runs slightly fast for the encore, but it's patched and the static that plagues the SBD is lessened.
Subject: 1984 goodies
Subject: Good Solid Show
Subject: bread crumb
Subject: beautiful mix
Subject: Consistent mix of beauty and energy
Scarlet>Fire sets the 2nd set aflame. The segue builds beautifully being pushed by Bobby, who then flubs the chorus. Estimated>Eyes has the nearly perfect Prophet cresting with a powerful conclusion before the noodle breakdown leads into an up-tempo Eyes. The outro jam defines the idea of the "Power Slot". Jerry hints at a return to earth, and Brent cranks the opening notes of Don't Need Love, at which point the stringed instruments leave the stage in unison.
Morning Dew rises hauntingly out of the recesses of a dark space. Jer throws in a series of great flourishes between lyric, and the song has a great climax. Bobby picks up the pieces and starts a raspy Throwing Stones that keeps the energy afloat as we head into a great NFA that finishes us off with some X factor to bookend the show.
The Baby Blue encore is not to be missed, with it's peaks and valleys sending you off smartly.
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Performance Summary
I can't say there are any stinkers in this show (OK, Never Trust a Women but it's a throwaway), and there are tons of highlights. A good cocktail of energy mixed with beauty throughout. Best ever? No. Needs to be heard? Absolutely.
Sound Quality
A+, balanced levels, no discernible hiss.
Subject: Take a whole pail of water to cool him down
Subject: Still hard to believe...
I am grateful for the all the Love we shared. Being able to listen to this wonderful, crisp audio helps me keep dancing through the 'impossible'
Subject: Overview of this SBD source
The Shakedown out of the gate has some very interesting effects. Jerry's vocals aren't too bad (which is rare for this period) - known as the "junk-dead era", this sounds pretty good.
The Supplication is always a nice touch. I haven't listened to this whole show, but from what I've heard I like it, 3.5 stars, but...
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