The Grateful Dead

DQ Blizzard

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I think I just saw one of the most amazing shows ever! It was the opening show for their spring tour on 4/5/12 at the Wang Center. The boys came out so strong and really brought it to the table. Bob was amazing and totally took control of the night. They opened and set the mood with Playing in the Band and after that I knew we were in for a great night.. The first set was kinda mellow with a good build up with songs like Brown Eyed Women into They Love Each Other and ending the set with Hell In A Bucket. Intermission was a mob scene and I was puddled so I didn't make it too far from the seats lol, I sent the woman out into the swarm for a $5 water lmao.

Now the second set, OMFG, I think my mind is still somewhere at the Wang lol. I believe life changing is the word I'm looking for and I've thought before... They opened the second set with St. Stephen!! into Cosmic Charlie which were frickin awesome to hear. After cosmic charlie I knew it was about to get deep... When The Dead sings "go on home your mommas callin you", you know something big is about to go down.. An amazing Mountain Song was next followed by The Wheel!!! into an epic Uncle John's Band!!!!! After that they went into the most amazing jam of King Solomon's marbles and Black Peter. I'm talking a long, long, roller coaster jam putting us all through the wringer. They brought us all back to our senses with Shakedown Street <3 into Not Fade Away and we did the you know my love will not fade away hand clap.:clap:

You guys have to listen to the full show, it was so beautiful and they sent such a message. I will post some highlights but listening to it from beginning to end would put a better perspective on it. Words cant explain the emotion that they conveyed. Its almost like they were saying, "fuck you Phish, you aint got shit on that" They had such an amazing night, I am so glad I got to experience it with them.

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Furthur 4/5/12 at the Wang Center=Amazing

Set 1
01. Tuning
02. Playing in the Band >
03. Crazy Fingers >
04. Black Throated Wind
05. Brown Eyed Women
06. They Love Each Other
07. Big Bad Blues >
08. Built To Last
09. Hell in a Bucket

Set 2
01. Tuning
02. St. Stephen >
03. Cosmic Charlie
04. Mountain Song
05. The Wheel >
06. Uncle John's Band
07. King Solomon's Marbles!!! >
08. Black Peter >
09. Shakedown Street
10. Not Fade Away
11. Donor Rap
12. E: Liberty
The first time I heard this show (the bootie I got must be Sound Board) I said "that has to be the best set ever (Set 2), can't say I've heard better yet, show is a phenom.

5/24/77 Tuscaloosa, Al (your know it didn't have the big draw of say a MSG show)


New Minglewood Blues
Mississippi Half-Step
El Paso
They Love Each Other
Jack Straw
Jack-a-Roe
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Passenger
High Time
Big River
Sunrise
Scarlet Begonias
Fire on the Mountain

Samson and Delilah
Bertha
Good Lovin'
Brown Eyed Women
Estimated Prophet
Terrapin Station
Playin' in the Band
drums
Wharf Rat
Playin' in the Band

Sugar Magnolia
 

48martin

Well-Known Member
[video=youtube;hOXPVRLpoQA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOXPVRLpoQA[/video]

Note: Jerry Garcia playing a Stratocaster. Kind of cool.

edit. video does ends awkward.
 

48martin

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Here we go. Listen to the show from beginning to end on archive.org

Crazy show!
http://archive.org/details/further2012-04-05.sennMKE4010cards.V3.flac16
Nice post. Gives me something to chill too later on tonight.

The first time I heard this show (the bootie I got must be Sound Board) I said "that has to be the best set ever (Set 2), can't say I've heard better yet, show is a phenom.

5/24/77 Tuscaloosa, Al (your know it didn't have the big draw of say a MSG show)


New Minglewood Blues
Mississippi Half-Step
El Paso
They Love Each Other
Jack Straw
Jack-a-Roe
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Passenger
High Time
Big River
Sunrise
Scarlet Begonias
Fire on the Mountain

Samson and Delilah
Bertha
Good Lovin'
Brown Eyed Women
Estimated Prophet
Terrapin Station
Playin' in the Band
drums
Wharf Rat
Playin' in the Band

Sugar Magnolia
Great set list for sure.
 

DQ Blizzard

Active Member
Using the Dead to try to expand everyones musical selection (just for anyone who doesn't know these guys) Yonder Mountain String Band out of Nederland, Co I believe. These guys host a 4 days Festival (they play 3 nights) in Oregon every year called North West String Summit.... New Riders of the Purple Sage are playing it this yea... of course I'll be there


[video=youtube;vtTM4vlhPKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTM4vlhPKc[/video]
 

48martin

Well-Known Member
[video=youtube;PJ-sQ2s7uy4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-sQ2s7uy4[/video]

New years eve show @ Winterland
 

48martin

Well-Known Member
Here is pt III of the show.. Cant find second part. :(

[video=youtube;4CMgXExAVsQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CMgXExAVsQ&amp;feature=BFa&amp;list=PLC5CCBE60356 6E09F&amp;lf=results_video[/video]

Plants seem to dig the Dead!
 

1Shot1Kill

Active Member
The first time I heard this show (the bootie I got must be Sound Board) I said "that has to be the best set ever (Set 2), can't say I've heard better yet, show is a phenom.

5/24/77 Tuscaloosa, Al (your know it didn't have the big draw of say a MSG show)


New Minglewood Blues
Mississippi Half-Step
El Paso
They Love Each Other
Jack Straw
Jack-a-Roe
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Passenger
High Time
Big River
Sunrise
Scarlet Begonias
Fire on the Mountain

Samson and Delilah
Bertha
Good Lovin'
Brown Eyed Women
Estimated Prophet
Terrapin Station
Playin' in the Band
drums
Wharf Rat
Playin' in the Band

Sugar Magnolia
Amazing setlist. Terrapin is epic enough by itself. Those are all my favorite GD songs! I've seen furthur play most of them but never all in the same night.. Wish DSO would do this show next time they come close
 

DQ Blizzard

Active Member
Amazing setlist. Terrapin is epic enough by itself. Those are all my favorite GD songs! I've seen furthur play most of them but never all in the same night.. Wish DSO would do this show next time they come close

Exactly (you know through in a Candyman and a Reuben and Cherise to complete that set.... got Ruben and Cherise at first Furthur Show (3/8/10) which was interesting considering the Dead only ever played it like 4 times in the 90's).

NYE '10 I told my wife it's NYE show expect Sugar Mag after the countdown.... however they did a Stones song "We Love You" into Sugar Mag... Thought it was a cool message they were sending with that Stones song
 

DQ Blizzard

Active Member
This show is AWESOME it's from '81, Garcia/Kahn at the Oregon State Prison... it's available on archive, I highly recommend the download.

[video=youtube;FC-WXvGsb5Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-WXvGsb5Y[/video]
 
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