1986 March 27 - Cumberland County Civic Center
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GRATEFUL DEADThursday, March 27, 1986Cumberland County Civic Center – Portland, MEAudience RecordingThere are few things more frightening to most Grateful Dead tape collectors than shows from 1986. Okay, a lot of 1994-95 Dead shows may rank above ’86 for pure fright factor, but that’s a story for another time (though certainly related).His health failing, 1986 was the year where the road, an
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1990 September 19 - Madison Square Garden
GRATEFUL DEADWednesday, September 19, 1990Madison Square Garden – New York, NYAudience RecordingEpic runs can be found in most every era of the Grateful Dead’s recording history, even as the years wore on toward the end. One latter day run that will forever live in the history books came in September 1990 at Madison Square Garden. If you find yourself to be one of those folks for whom late era
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1990 September 19 - Madison Square Garden
GRATEFUL DEADWednesday, September 19, 1990Madison Square Garden – New York, NYAudience RecordingEpic runs can be found in most every era of the Grateful Dead’s recording history, even as the years wore on toward the end. One latter day run that will forever live in the history books came in September 1990 at Madison Square Garden. If you find yourself to be one of those folks for whom late era
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1985 June 30 - Merriweather Post Pavilion
GRATEFUL DEADSunday, June 30, 1985Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MDAudience & Soundboard Recordings1985 has an interesting reputation. Being the 20th anniversary of The Warlocks, the band seemed somehow inspired throughout the year, elevating their game with such sparkle (and a few tremendous breakouts) that most folks consider 1985 to be the highpoint of the 80’s. Regardless of that
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1974 July 31 - Dillon Stadium
GRATEFUL DEADWednesday July 31, 1974Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CTAudience RecordingBilly Degen ate some mushrooms.Undoubtedly feeling no regret over possibly eating them a little bit earlier than might have been prudent for the task at hand, it is this that left him unable to navigate the complex diodes, plastic coatings, and vibratory electrical fields of his recording gear, each of these com...
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Downloading Dead Shows From The Guide
It’s been asked of me a few times to provide some guidance around how one acquires the music being reviewed on this blog. Here is a straightforward walkthrough that will help you get your ears on the music.First, the gentle reminder that while both SBDs and AUDs can be streamed online for listening enjoyment only the AUD tapes reviewed here can be downloaded for personal consumption away from .
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Downloading Dead Shows From The Guide
It’s been asked of me a few times to provide some guidance around how one acquires the music being reviewed on this blog. Here is a straightforward walkthrough that will help you get your ears on the music.First, the gentle reminder that while both SBDs and AUDs can be streamed online for listening enjoyment only the AUD tapes reviewed here can be downloaded for personal consumption away from .
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While The Music Plays The Band
What is it about this group? Why is it that they can strike such a resonate chord in the pit of my being? How is it that this then illuminates a spidering out of interconnections with music from all over the globe and all up and down the time continuum? Sometimes the Grateful Dead make too much sense to me.As one example: Knowing what we know about this group, it’s a fair assumption that they w.
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While The Music Plays The Band
What is it about this group? Why is it that they can strike such a resonate chord in the pit of my being? How is it that this then illuminates a spidering out of interconnections with music from all over the globe and all up and down the time continuum? Sometimes the Grateful Dead make too much sense to me.As one example: Knowing what we know about this group, it’s a fair assumption that they w.
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While The Music Plays The Band
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1971 March 18 - Fox Theatre
GRATEFUL DEADThursday, March 18, 1971Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MOSoundboard RecordingTime for another thoroughly rewarding journey into a thoroughly forgotten corner of the Grateful Dead’s concert history. Pretty much the last month one thinks about when contemplating 1971 is March of that year. Bookended on one side by the infamous February ’71 shows where Mickey left the band and what seems l
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