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Official Grateful Dead Thread

Jerryfan said:
I tried to get tickets the moment they went on sale and failed. I'm not going, I can't believe this is happening in my town and in not going. scalpers bought them all up and are charging a minimum for 8000 bucks for 3 day passes. Single tickets with no view are going for 600.
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Yeah, same here. I was logged in and online and pounced right away, and got nothing. I also can't believe this thing is happening right here in Chicago, and I'm not going to be able to go. Oh well.
 
Been digging the Chicago '81 shows w/ Brent on keyboards. Tremendous heart in these shows and the keyboards glisten. Awesome SQ, too.
 
I might pull a few early-mid 80s ROIOs out of cold storage. Loved the shift @ around the time that "Black Muddy River" became the closing number. But my heart (and head, including ears, will always belong to the '69-'72 performances w/ Pig. In Pig, the Dead had something like no other band in the Rock/Jam genre: a Bluesman. Ron M. had it all. But he only had it for a short spell. :tears:
 
Got a three day behind the stage

Scored one ticket, I am flying in for this one, I cannot wait. It put me back $194... It is a crap seat in section 352.
 
HT 106 now seeding:

GRATEFUL DEAD
UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA
JULY 1, 1973

JERRY GARCIA - Lead Guitar, Vocals
DONNA JEAN GODCHAUX - Vocals
KEITH GODCHAUX - Keyboards
BILL KREUTZMANN - Drums
PHIL LESH - Electric Bass, Vocals
BOB WEIR - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

CD ONE
1 - MISSISSIPPI HALF-STEP UPTOWN TOODELOO (9:05)
2 - ME AND MY UNCLE (3:38)
3 - SUGAREE (8:10)
4 - THE RACE IS ON (4:19)
5 - BROWN EYED WOMEN (5:51)
6 - LOOKS LIKE RAIN (7:39)
7 - DON’T EASE ME IN (4:10)
8 - BIG RIVER (5:29)
9 - CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER > (8:14)
10 - I KNOW YOU RIDER (5:56)
11 - AROUND AND AROUND (5:14)

CD TWO
1 - TUNING (0:44)
2 - PLAYING IN THE BAND (25:57)
3 - ROW JIMMY (10:03)
4 - EL PASO (6:19)
5 - LOOSE LUCY (9:14)

CD THREE
1 - TRUCKIN’ > (8:35)
2 - DRUMS > (1:46)
3 - THE OTHER ONE > (19:51)
4 - WHARF RAT > (10:41)
5 - ME AND BOBBY McGEE (6:08)
6 - CASEY JONES (6:44)

Matrix by Hunter Seamons, 3/1/14
SBD transfer by Charlie Miller, 2/10/14 (Master Reel > Sound Devices 744T)
AUD recording by Harv Kaslow and Craig Todd (Sony ECM-22P > Sony TC-770)
AUD transfer by Rob Bertrando, Barry Glassberg, A. Egert and J. Waddell, 11/16/07
Quality assurance by John Bartlang
Pitch correction by Rob Bertrando
Cover art by JoeJesus

https://archive.org/…/gd1973-07-01.127232.mtx.seamons.flac16

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Mystic said:
But my heart (and head, including ears, will always belong to the '69-'72 performances w/ Pig. In Pig, the Dead had something like no other band in the Rock/Jam genre: a Bluesman. Ron M. had it all. But he only had it for a short spell. :tears:
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Your post made me revisit December 5, 1971 at the Felt Forum. The Felt Forum was some sort of small theater located in the bowels of MSG, so I've been told. This show was also on the radio.

Pigpen gave the Dead that certain bluesy "chug" and authority that was lost (for both good and bad) after he left us. In the 12/5/71 show, Pigpen gives the lackadaisical "Casey Jones" focus and keeps "Playing in the Band" moored to reality. And "Big Boss Man" would not be possible without him.

But it Dark Star>MaMU>Dark Star where Pig's playing perfectly compliments Jerry.

This Dark Star gets weird fast, but Pig insists on providing a tether to the earth and its red dirt before it transitions to what Richard Ashcroft would call a "lucid dream" and we are in Colorado with "Me and My Uncle" in an old West tale that just makes sense until Jerry insists on taking off and gets all cosmic on us and all Pigpen can do is follow Jerry into another dimension, sounding at times like Brubeck on acid with staccato choppy chords until we are enveloped in a transcendental high-speed mind train to bliss where we find ourselves waking up in the same poppy field where Dorothy and her pals rested before seeing the Wizard and Pigpen is there with us on terra firma, his keyboard playing as soothing and inviting as fresh brewed java from some luxury hotel on Mars.
 
Moored to reality.....that's no fun! I like my playin' to be long and spacy. I usually fast forward the fist couple minutes to get passed the vocal intro.
 
Jerryfan said:
I tried to get tickets the moment they went on sale and failed. I'm not going, I can't believe this is happening in my town and in not going. scalpers bought them all up and are charging a minimum for 8000 bucks for 3 day passes. Single tickets with no view are going for 600.
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CNN says some are going for $116,000! http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/03/media/grateful-dead-tickets/

I paid $2 admission first time I saw them in 1968 at the Carousel Ballroom.
 
Mystic said:
Often the best part of the experience, esp. after circa '85.
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I'm a 70s guy but I do love some 87-90. I just found out my buddy's mail order went through. I've got floor seats for Saturday and Sunday. The seats are on the floor going for 5000 and up....****ing nuts. If my mail order went through I'd probably sell for that price, and buy me a decware mystery tube amp, but since he is awesome enough to sell me for face ($200). I'm going!
 
Congrats. Is it really any surprise that a good chunk of the seats are being resold for profit? The GDO should have done like Disneyland now does: An iPhone/FB type quick selfie required to match every ticket sold at the gate.
 
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Jerryfan said:
I'm a 70s guy but I do love some 87-90. I just found out my buddy's mail order went through. I've got floor seats for Saturday and Sunday. The seats are on the floor going for 5000 and up....****ing nuts. If my mail order went through I'd probably sell for that price, and buy me a decware mystery tube amp, but since he is awesome enough to sell me for face ($200). I'm going!
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Super cool, your seat is MUCH better than mine...
 
Just found out my summer gig dates last night. Of course I'm off July 3-5 this year. I'll be hanging at Summerfest in Milwaukee instead. They let us over 60yo in for $2 a day (with ID check!). Can't beat that for value.
 
ScramMan2 said:
Just found out my summer gig dates last night. Of course I'm off July 3-5 this year. I'll be hanging at Summerfest in Milwaukee instead. They let us over 60yo in for $2 a day (with ID check!). Can't beat that for value.
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Dark star is playing summer fest this year. Last time they were there it was a real barn burner. They just announced this http://www.jambands.com/news/2015/0...sco-biscuits-moe-bruce-hornsby-railroad-earth

I'm betting Phil won't be playing with bob, bill, and Mickey, but they will all be there with many many other artist. It's at merriweather and should be a great show.
 
People are ASKING $116k, that doesn't mean any tickets are actually SELLING for that price. I love how the article touts "going for" even though it's clear later that's just an ask.
 
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