favorite Dead release

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited January 2011 in Music & Movies
i'm on another Dead kick.. thanks to the fact that there is probably 6 billion concerts recorded, i'll be uncovering gems for a long time..

list your favorites..live and studio..and a little blurb why

thanks
mike
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2010
    Don't remember the album,,but the song was "Morning Dew",, first time I remember hearing it was on cassette while on Marble Mountain 1970
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited December 2010
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    I've listened to a few bootlegs and other "official" recordings but I find this to be the most coherent live album. Sound quality is good enough to be studio but it really captures their fantastic ability to "jam" live.

    China Cat Sunflower and Jack Straw....

    Ohhhh yeah.


    Studio- Workingman's Dead, hands down.
    Sounds good to me...
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited December 2010
    george: looks like the released 'morning dew' in 67 on 'grateful dead'

    rev: europe 72 is on my list..i have workingman's dead..great americana going on there:cool:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2010
    I believe this was the LP,,it certainly brings back some memories,,sitting on a hill overlooking a green misty river,,hillside dotted with the old French guardtowers, fastforward to summer nights,convertables,, hair blowing in the wind,,,just scored some Fleetwood Mac tickets,,push button telephones,Burger King Whoppers quelled the munchies from the 15 dollah lids of Mexican,,oops,,responsibilities are glaring at me. Feeling kinda nostalgic tonite,,carry on.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited December 2010
    All of them
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited December 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    I believe this was the LP,,it certainly brings back some memories,,sitting on a hill overlooking a green misty river,,hillside dotted with the old French guardtowers, fastforward to summer nights,convertables,, hair blowing in the wind,,,just scored some Fleetwood Mac tickets,,push button telephones,Burger King Whoppers quelled the munchies from the 15 dollah lids of Mexican,,oops,,responsibilities are glaring at me. Feeling kinda nostalgic tonite,,carry on.

    right on, homey!:smile:
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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited December 2010
    Atlanta Municipal Auditorium 6/20/74- Imho the best "Eyes of the World" Phil & Jerry going off. If you like bass you'll enjoy this.

    Dick's Picks Vol. 5, Oakland, CA 12/26/79 D2 - Killer "Uncle Johns Band", classic Jerry

    Springfield C.C. Springfield, MA - 05/11/78 - "Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Fun funky version during Fire you can hear them cracking each other up.

    Meadowlands Arena, 4/17/83 D1 - "Playin' In The Band", spacy, funky and Phil being Phil good stuff!!!!

    Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University 2/9/73 - "China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider", First show of 73 and they uncorked a ferocious version of this song, the segue into I Know You Rider is fantastic with Billy & Phil leading the way.

    Hartford Civic Center, 4/17/82 - "Shakedown Street", One of their finer efforts on this tune. Brent's solo towards the end was sublime almost jazz like also later in the set check out "Spanish Jam" going into "Space" again Brent on fire.

    I could go on and on, if anyone who is following this thread and doesn't know or wants to know more about The Dead I highly suggest you check out Archives and download some Flacs
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited December 2010
    Try this. :wink:



    The Roots of the Grateful Dead


    http://deadroots.net/
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited December 2010
    And this:biggrin:

    http://www.archive.org/index.php
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited December 2010
    Dick's Picks Volume 8 is a great one. First set/disc is acoustic, other 2 discs contain some classics, a good version of Mr. Daniels' Mountain Dew recommendation included.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited December 2010
    http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/

    No music downloads there, but all the lyrics for the original Dead songs and annotations for a lot of the more obscure phrases and words. Makes for some interesting reading.

    If you haven't listened to the remaster of Workingman's Dead, you owe to yourself to do so. I've also been listening to Rocking the Cradle a bit lately. Certainly not the Dead at their finest , but it is a piece of history.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2010
    you guys got me started,,so I dug around today and found this in my pile-- Smokestack Lightning is pretty good,,it was recorded @ The Fillmore Feb 13 &14 1970 by Bill Graham and Owsley Stanley.
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited December 2010
    gdb wrote: »
    Try this. :wink:



    The Roots of the Grateful Dead


    http://deadroots.net/


    edit: wait, I thought this was a link to something else
    Sounds good to me...
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited December 2010
    I thought you were talking about this


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    Not the Greatful Dead but it is a fantastic mix.
    Sounds good to me...
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2010
    Workingmans' Dead.


    Greg
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  • pmckeealaska
    pmckeealaska Posts: 808
    edited December 2010
    Anything in the studio over their live stuff. I have heard dozens of their live shows and without fail, all of them sounded like crap. The harmonies were terrible, the music uninspired. No wonder so many of the people at their shows were so high...it was the only way to enjoy the show!
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  • jhw59
    jhw59 Posts: 348
    edited January 2011
    5.1 dvd-a releases of workingman and american beauty are current favs. Hart eliminated several fades on AB and some kicking jams are revealed.
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