Summer Tour ’89 was quite a good one for the Grateful Dead, especially after a few lackluster runs the previous two summers. One of the best shows of the tour
In Doug Collette’s conversation with Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux. Lemieux’s enthusiasm is so highly infectious for his work in general and in specific about his current project Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings, that it only takes one statement or interrogatory for him to head off on another charged explication of the process behind that project, the general checklist for an archive title or the thought behind the genesis of complete Dead runs in the wake of Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings.
Dark Star Orchestra has “recreated” many Grateful Dead shows throughout its career. However, it is extremely rare for them to announce (and the audience to know) the concert they are covering beforehand. Last Friday, they played a replica of the Dead’s final show at the Fillmore East on 4/29/71 to a sold-out Irving Plaza.
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… For an artist that has seemingly played everywhere and
Last night, Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy’s lengthy world tour brought them to the historic Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. The 18-song show leaned mostly on Zeppelin classics,
The next installment of the Grateful Dead’s Road Trips series of archival releases focuses on one of our favorite years for the band – 1973. Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 3 features the Grateful Dead’s epic November 21, 1973 performance from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, CO.
Take a look at this sequence and you’ll know why fans have fawned over this show for decades: Mississippi Half-Step > Playin’ In The Band > El Paso > Playin’ Jam > Dark Star Jam > Wharf Rat > Playin’ In The Band > Morning Dew. You can find every note of that majestic song suite on Disc 2 of this release. Whether we’re talking Phil’s thunderous work in the Dark Star jam or Jerry’s tear-jerking delivery of Wharf Rat or the subtle bounce added to El Paso by Kreutzmann or Keith’s fiery piano work throughout, each member of the band was “on” during this show. Okay, Donna screams a bit too much for our tastes, but nearly every member of the Dead was “on.”
Back in January we shared the latest installment of Joe Kolbenschlag’s Steel Cut Oats series, which contained this show and the previous night’s performance (some of which is included in Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 3) if you’d like a sample of what you can expect from the official release. Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 3 is currently available for pre-order through Dead.net. The actual release date is set for May 1.
READ ON for the tracklist for Road Trips – Denver ’73…
On this date in 1972 the Grateful Dead kicked off their their first-ever European tour with a gig at the Wembley Empire Pool in Wembley, England. The historic 22-date run, which was Pigpen’s last with the band, brought the Dead’s powerful live shows and unique brand of cosmic Americana music to virtually all new audiences at venues across Western Europe. Highlights from the tour, which captured by a 16-track recorder, was originally released as a 17-track, triple live album in the fall of ’72. Now, some 39 years later, Rhino in conjunction with the Grateful Dead will put out arguably the most ambitious live archive release ever, with an all-encompassing box set that documents the tour in its entirety, featuring every note all of 22 shows, totaling over 70 hours of music, spread across a whopping 72 discs.
While the initial drool-inducing limited-edition steamer trunk version of this mammoth set sold out within four days, those still wanting to get their hands on all of this music can purchase Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings – All The Music Edition, which will feature each show in its own individual package, complete with liner notes by Dead scholars such as David Gans, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman, Gary Lambert and others.
As a way of marking the milestone anniversary of the Dead playing their first show of this historic tour, we’ve got a special Europe ’72 edition of our long-standing Everybody Wins When We Plug Something And In Return They Offer Us Free Shit To Give Away program. We’re giving away an impressive Europe ’72 themed prize pack to one lucky reader that includes a copy of the original 2-CD set and more. To enter, simply leave a comment below telling us about your favorite show from the Europe ’72 run. Bear in mind, those found entering more than once will be tarred and feathered. All entries must be received by Monday, April 18th, at 11:59PM EST. We’ll pick the winner randomly shortly thereafter.
Here’s the full rundown on our Europe ’72 Prize Pack:
- Europe ’72 (Original Album 2-CD set)
- Europe ’72 Ice Cream Kid Sticker
- Europe ’72 Grey Tee (LG)
- Europe ’72 Rainbow Foot Button
- Official GD 2011 Calendar
- Grateful Dead Now Playing New York Historical Society Poster
READ ON to check out the new Europe ’72 widget…
Furthur ended the best tour in the band’s short history tonight at the Mizner Amphitheater in Boca Raton, FL; where the group still had a few more tricks up their
As Pearl Jam continues to celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2011, the seminal Seattle rock band’s lead singer, Eddie Vedder, has announced plans to release a new solo album and
Cover Wars March Madness rolls on. We’ve had our play-in round and our first full round of 32 covers and we’re left with our Sweet 16. We are in our third year of this tournament and we have just now done the obvious, we have generated an actual bracket so you can visualize how this is all going to go down. Have a look and be sure to vote in all eight matchups.
Matchup #1
Phish debuted this cover at Alpine Valley in the Summer of 1998. As most Phish fans know, there has been one other performance ever and it was the following week at Vernon Downs where the band paired Ramble On with their own Slave To The Traffic Light to close the first set. There are some killer Ramble On Teases in the Slave jam. Source: 8-1-1998
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UPDATE: The text in all the descriptions for Cover Wars March Madness are taken from the original editions which at times – are out of date. As one of our readers pointed out in the previous round – Phish has since performed one more partial performance of Ramble On, and yes – it was pretty terrible.
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Wilco recorded this cover for the 2006 Big Star covers record Big Star Small World. Though never played live by Wilco, the song has made at least 11 appearances at Jeff Tweedy solo shows.
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