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Grateful Dead Live at Cal Expo on 1993-05-25

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1993-05-25 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told, Jack A Roe, Wang Dang Doodle, Loose Lucy, Queen Jane Approximately, Lazy River Road, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In Eyes Of The World-> Looks Like Rain, Way To Go Home, Truckin'-> Drums-> Jam-> The Wheel-> Throwing Stones-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Johnny B. Goode, E: Rain

Notes

Schoeps > DAT > CDR via Tom Bellanca encoded by Matt Vernon

Addeddate: 2004-05-13 13:58:50

Discs: 3

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd93-05-25.schoeps.vernon.19223.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: Schoeps > DAT > CDR > EAC (secure) > CD Wave > mkwACT > SHN(seekable)

Location: Sacramento, CA

Shndiscs: 2

Source: Audience: Schoeps

Taped by: Tom Bellanca

Transferred by: Matt Vernon

Type: sound

Venue: Cal Expo

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Reviewer: Matthew Maury Smith - - September 7, 2023
Subject: Best sounding version of the show on archive

Of the five or six versions of this show that are available on the archive, including the soundboard, this is by far the best sounding one. The other audiences are pretty good but this one features a very deep and heavy sound that reminds me of what it's like to be at a live show and the subwoofers are just rocking you. Tjumpv bass and kick drums. It's also very crisp, but you can hear the instruments clearly and the stereo separation makes you feel like you're right in between the speaker Stacks but pretty close to the stage. Great stereo sound and full tone. Honestly, there aren't very many good sound boards from 1993. The performances are outstanding but the board mixes are extremely flat and abdolutely must have bass and treb frequencies boosted. Plus, Vince always seems really loud on the soundboards but then we listen to the audience of the same performance the mix is a lot smoother and better balance. I really don't understand why that is but it definitely is

Reviewer: njpg - - February 28, 2014
Subject: -

Awesome!

Reviewer: sbrew - - September 16, 2010
Subject: agree on AUDs

I second the feeling that a SBD is void of all warmth and excitement. Useful in that it's crystal clear, but otherwise cold.

Reviewer: laptap3r - - June 19, 2008
Subject: Wrong on the sound quality

I take serious issue with the "fair" assessment of the sound quality of this tape. No, it's not perfect, but it's damn good, and in the post-Hornsby era a damn good audience tape was always better than the bloodless SBDs, which sounded like the band was performing in an empty rehearsal hall. Five stars for truth and sonic balance.

Reviewer: Brian Nabors - - April 1, 2006
Subject: Cal Expo

Every year the Dead came to Cal Expo, the Calif state fair grounds. I went to most of the shows as I only lived 3 miles away. I could hear the music from my house if I was not at the show. The parking lot scene at cal Expo was really a good one. 3 days of deadheads doing what deadheads do. Having a great time. Sampling herb, playing music,selling food and lots of other stuff. It was great.Sometimes the parking lot was the best part of the experience.
This tape is fair but not a 5 star by any means. it is pretty good for an audience tape, but no where near the quality of a good sound board recording.
I only give a 5 to the Warfield Theatre and Radio City Music Hall shows in 1980.
Jery Bob and Phill were playing acoustic guitars and Bret Mydland is playing the piano.
Check them out they are the best.

Reviewer: BrightestMidnight - - March 3, 2006
Subject: Nothing short of Grateness!

This show is effin killer from start to finish. You can hear every beat, every word and truly feel the excitement with each songs start. A Grate night in Dead history!

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