I just stumbled across this band … they’re from Southern California, and were formed 25 years ago.
The lead guitarist, Rick I think, met Jerry on an airplane flight. They got to talking, and in passing Rick said that he and his band play a lot of Grateful Dead songs.
To which Garcia replied, with sudden amazement in his voice, “Wow! So do we!”
Setlist is a mess, but I’m workin’ on it!
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Jerry’s playing ‘Wolf’; Bob’s got his ‘vine of life’ Ibanez, and he’s on tempo; Phil’s got all of NASA’s knobs on board his bass; Keith is wonderful on pie-anny; and Donna’s pretty much on key.
Who could ask for anything more?
Set 2
I Need a Miracle
Good Lovin’
Friend of the Devil
Estimated Prophet
Shakedown Street
Drums
Ollin Arrageed*
Fire on the Mountain*
Sugar Magnolia
E: Johnny B. Goode
* w/ Hamza El Din
There are some audio anomalies in this recording … I’d apologize, but I neither recorded nor originally posted it. I just grabbed it from YouTube, partly because it’s a good show, and partly (mostly) because this was one of the four shows at RCMH that I was fortunate enough to attend.
And yes, I do have a story around this show. That will come later.
Apart from the minor sound nuances, there are some VERY RUDE interruptions in this video. I’ve noted them in the setlist below. Apparently, the show was broadcast live in several theaters around the country (we called it simulcast in those days). And the great folks from SNL acted as hosts for the theater audiences during breaks in the show.
Resultantly, in a couple spots the show changes from Great Live Dead to Stupid Loud Intrusions by the likes of Al Franken and others …
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Acoustic Set (0:00 – 0:50)
Caution: Lower Your Volume at 0:49:49!
From 0:49:50 to about 1:10:00,
Silly RUDE Stuff w/ Al Franken
and other fools from SNL
Electric Set II (2:08:46 – )
Caution: more rudeness at 3:41:00
Electric Set I (1:09:55 – 2:08:46)
One of my alltime favorite shows; this is vintage recording at its finest.
Till this video, I’d only heard tapes of the show, recorded from somewhere in the audience.
The audio quality of this vid is ‘different’ from the tape I had, neither better nor worse, just different. I must say that it is very very clean.
And the video is is such a treat to see the guys in the earlier days.
As usual, all I can say is enjoy!