I went to the Meadowlands , and Philly and came back to my hometown for these shows . My first impression the first night was they were tired after the last two X factor nights at the Spectrum. There were moments and The second night was much better ,I saw both California Earthquakes and I'm glad they shelved it ,though at the time it was quite remarkable as there acknowledgement of the Earth Quake that Hit California Bay area on 10/17. This "Stranger" has a good jam with some good interplay going on between Mickey and Bill , I thought it was better than the one from 10/9 or 10/16 ." Loser" here could have been one of the best if they didn't Flub coming in to the last chorus. Serious train wreck there "Bertha" is probably the best one I saw or heard from the late 80's, "Masterpiece" has some sweet licks from Jerry . " "Tennessee Jed" and "Let it Grow" is average. Rest of the show is good .These shows were typical of the time that a song or two could be really great and then the next song or songs could be uninspired with no energy ,they were more consistently good from start to finish spring '90 , at least at the shows I went to.

fucking shreds

Bertha was good.
Let it Grow was good.
But no one mentioned the stellar Looks like Rain

Getting goosebumps listening to it

This truly is a 5 star show.

This was my third show so pretty much anything and everything blew my mind. It was the most I could do at 19 to soak it all in and keep up. I was dosed by an older friend and stuck wearing a union suit under my clothes in a hot venue. It quickly became a mind fck that ended with me stripping down in a nasty stall, leaving the union suit behind and flowing back into venue to Bertha with the rest of my clothes and my sanity. The vibe just opened up to one of the coolest early GD experiences of my 88 - 95 run. I was late to the party, that became increasingly evident, but this show still felt huge. That southern crowd does fire up, as they did here and at the Omni with consistency.

I like this one! Super crisp boards from this era are always welcome to my earhole..

First, the Bertha on this recording is one of the best I've ever heard. Fantastic energy and really captures that elusive "tight looseness" the band strived for. You heard it a lot at shows, but it rarely seems to make its way through in recordings. At times it sounds like the band is a single organism, every player adding their own embellishments in perfect unison with the drummers who, in this recording, steam along at fine pace, laying down an intense poly-rythmic groove. The rest of the show is good; a little standard, but a very good example from the period with some exceptional Jerrycizing on a number of songs.

This is another great show, thank you archive, thank you TRav for putting me on to this one. Best version of Let it Grow I have heard.

This was my first show, so I may be a little biased, but after this, I was hooked. I remember loving Bretts "I Will Take You Home", and really digging "Standing On The Moon", but the "Terrapin", my favourite album at that time really blew me away. The sound is great on this, and I'm glad to have been there.

My 3rd show and the "One" for me. This is a mighty fine SBD with Phil driving the bus throughout. 1st set was classic and post drums a nice rock out with SOTM and Attics to take you out. Wow! Can't believe it's been 20 years today. Thank you GD!!!

The standing on the moon is good, and I aways like we can run. But i think you won't feel like you've wasted your time if you just listen to earthquake either. Another day, another show.

Just when i thought i had heard them all. The Dead still manage to amaze me. I had never heard California EArthquake until I cl8icked toda in Dead history this morning. Imagine my delight and surprise when i saw a song i had NEVER heard, after a few gazillion hours o listening. Thank you Archive and all who sails her and of course the Good Ol' Grateful Dead.

Peace:Skippy

Maybe not as hot as the prior stops on tour,but decent and good sounding.Jerry played his Irwin wolf guitar(he played in the 70's) the whole tour .He had that guitar set up so he could use midi without having to use another guitar as he did during space on the summer tour.Also let it be noted that the city of Charlotte was still in shambles from hurricane Hugo.The "California Earthquake" had appeal to all the Charlotte dead heads.When tix went on sale in September, there were travelers who came to get tix,but the city was basiclly destroyed with no power,so they had to reschedule tix sales.Since I saw the Meadowlands and Philly show's at the time these shows didn't do much for me. ,but my friends who only saw this show were happy.

no one has mentioned Bertha...?!?! Best version they ever performed. HUUUUUGE. Get it. Rest of the show..well..below par.

Like user ipenoza, I find 2-3 stars enough. Only earthquake, LLR, we can run are GOOOOOOD, BUT let it grow (and others are, too) is BAAAAAAAAAAD, nothing fits together !

Set list looked intriguing to me, from a good run, so i chekt it out. like a prev reviewer said - it is kinda lackluster.

I absolutely kill for this California Earthquake. The Stranger is pretty hot too. The beginning of the second set blows it up. Touch, followed by LLRain, and We Can run. sick.

Yeah hey I've had the first set of this show for a long time and it was fucked up from Steve of course all his shows were chopped spliced and one set or the other unless it was a late 60's or early 70's show. What an idiot there is no best of the Dead era it was just a possibility they were going to rip the show up or shit the show up.

1st the sound is great, the we can run started off pretty bad with brent forgetting the words, they had to bring out a lyric sheet. But it turned out to be not so bad.

This second set is another one of those wavey, flowing, oozing, creations of sound/energy that the Dead tapped into so many times. It's another amazing musical experience made possible by modern day shammen.

The first set is a bit tame up to Bertha, when the band gets more active.

After seeing all the 5-star ratings, I gave this one a go. The band sounds tired and uninspired on this night. Rough vocals and pelnty of sloppy playing. But they played "California Earthquake" so I guess it's got novelty. Sound quality of the recording is very good.

This is my first foray into rating shows this archive. Obviously this show is hot, and the last Calif. Earthquake opens the show! Technically, the mix is solid, everyone is well represented. However, a hiss exists in the recording, perhaps from the FM, but it is minor.
All in all, a solid show from a solid year. A-

i agree. awsome earthquake. over all a great great show.

THIS SHOW IS A DEFINTE KEEPER. THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE OPENER IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION, CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SONG DIDN'T STAY IN THE SONG LINE UP SINCE THEY ONLY PLAYED IT TWICE. THE WHOLE SHOW IS GREAT EVERYBODY IN THE BAND IS SMOKING. GREAT SOUND QUALITY.

omfg what a killer show, i suggest downloading this show tilla, one of best shows from 89, earthquake, is well worth the show, plus a first set opener, god bless the grateful dead
and u guys rock with these gems, keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dwp-darktide