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Ed in Tx said:
Question: What's the best, longest Jerry-jammin' "Weather Report Suite" I can get on CD?
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Like officially released?

No doubt plenty on LMA...

I would think Let It Grow would be the jam - most of the rest of that suite is fairly standard...I think Jerry is sitting, playing pedal steel, until Let It Grow
 
The one on Dick's Picks 7 clocks in at 18 minutes plus. Not sure if DP 7 is still available for purchase though.
 
hello! I'm new to this thread. I've been listening to the frost ampitheater palo alto 5-6-89 tape and of the forty plus tapes i have it's the only onee with ''ship of fools''. Was this a rare live song? What are some other shows with this gem?
 
Ship of Fools: It was a fairly common played ballad, played 10 times in 89, first played in 74. My favorite was 7.16.90. This song "aged" well imho, and someof my faves are the later era versions ie:89-90,91.... Garcia's voice really captured this one later on. Not to short change the earlier ones as there are some awesome versions, ala 10.18.74, also!
Enjoy, actually that Frost show is excellent, very nice Eyes also. Truly one of the great Venues of the 80's
 
thanks for the info. I looked through them again and it's the only version i have. I went to ithaca college in the mid 90's and hung with a dead/phish crowd, although i was more into metal back then. I would always get them to play that song and through hanging out with them i kind of absorbed all the others by osmosis i guess. I recently scored all these tapes ranging from the 60's to the 90's, most of the tapes are from 71,73 and 77. Great stuff and it's crazy i remember all these songs.
 
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For Terrapin, try Dozin at the Knick

or the ltd release from Cap Centre 1990, called Terrapin Limited I believe

The Vol III Dicks is nice

but for a nice change: try the out of print Robert Hunter release Jack ORoses for a great take right from "the horses mouth"
 
The Terrapin on "Truckin Up To Buffalo" is killer (as really is that whole show). If you like your Terrapins 70's style, go for DP 29, 5-19-77. That's for sure a show everyone should have ;)
 
Skylab said:
The Terrapin on "Truckin Up To Buffalo" is killer (as really is that whole show). If you like your Terrapins 70's style, go for DP 29, 5-19-77. That's for sure a show everyone should have ;)
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Got that on DVD back in 2006. Need to get it out and watch it again. I was inspired to buy that after getting the Grateful Dead Movie especially the second DVD of concert footage.

I'll be on the lookout for DP 29.
 
OK

I found Vault I DVD and played Terrapin. Wrong show for how I need to hear it today.
So I played help On The Way from Vault II - better
Found Closing Of Winterland DVD - Terrapin - still just ok
Playing Help On The Way from Without a Net - Playing it loud and it's what I need right now.
I'll play a few more HOTW from DPs & etc found here http://www.deaddisc.com/songs/Help_On_The_Way.htm

We had to put down our 15 year old Rat Terrier yesterday and had him cremated today.
I walked our other terrier round the pond but right now I just need some good, hard jammin HOTW/Slipknot/Tower & Without A Net's providing.
This has always been one of my favorite releases outside of Dick's and it's reminding me why right now.

Jammin'

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Sorry about your little doggie. One of the hardest things I've ever done is have an elderly pet put down.

Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah (1975)

Of course, nice loud playing studio "Help on the Way" segue into "Slipknot!"

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Thanks guys :tresbon:
The hardest part is watching my wife go through it for the first time.
He was her dog 24/7 and she had to make the call.
I had to make that call 6 years ago with my old chow-brador so I know how she feels.
She's handling it better than I thought she would and I keep telling her she made the right decision and how proud I am of her.

That HOTW/Terrapin binge inspired me to bring my 1976/1977 GD shows 160-CD wallet out to the car.
I played Dick's Picks 3 CD 1 in the house earlier and started CD 2 in the car.
I'm planning to play the complete 77 tour in the car before thinking about playing anything else besides NPR out there.

I just played nothing but Howlin Wolf out there for a couple of weeks and love it but Tour 77 is a good replacement :)
 
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