Fate Music

Category: 1994

  • Nice RAC, Señor: JGB at the Warfield, April 25, 1994, set II

    Not much bandwidth these days, so some bullets. 1) I am way behind on posting listening notes. I have lots backed up, and many of them are pretty spare. I have sometimes threatened to post these kind of notes in batches, just to get them out of my mind, and not always followed up. This…

  • Donny’s Debut: JGB at the Warfield, February 4, 1994

    LN jg1994-02-04.jgb.all.aud-vasseur.146010.flac1644 Friday, February 4, 1994 through Sunday, February 6, 1994 are super interesting, for reasons that may not be independent. The amazing drummer David Kemper was let go at some point between the end of the fall ’93 tour and the first night of this run, for reasons that seem unclear even to him. After…

  • You Know What’s Crazy? I Have Never Listening-Noted a Garcia-Grisman Gig

    So I will do the January 12–13, 1994 Warfield shows together. The performances are delightful, and I don’t have tons of comments at that level. They play a number of rarities which had been relatively recently released on Not For Kids Only (Acoustic Disc ACD 9, 1993), and I am a huge fan of that record,…

  • Jerry, tògòtigi – JGB at the Warfield, Wednesday, March 9, 1994

    Marquee for Jerry (who?) at the Warfield, March 9, 1994. I would LOVE to find out who the photographer is and give credit. I love the image above, of the Warfield marquee reading just “Jerry” for the March 9, 1994 JGB show, because, assuming his last name is not photoshopped out, it speaks to who…

  • Simple Twist of Fate: JGB #23 at the Kaiser, November 11, 1994

    LN jg1994-11-11.jgb.all.aud-CMC5-mk4.145714.flac1644 Like so many of the late-era shows that I have listened to in the last couple of years, this one pleasantly surprised me. The only thing that troubles me is that it brings me into aesthetic disagreement yet again with Nick, who called this show “bad enough to make you want to give Jerry…

  • Last Time in Irvine: JGB at Irvine Meadows, May 15, 1994

    I forewarned a few posts back that I had some backlogged listening notes, and have been posting them this weekend. They were backlogged, in many cases, because I just didn’t have that much to say. I often check the date index for the blog in picking something to listen to, looking for gaps or inflection…

  • Jerry Has Fallen, and He Can’t Get Up

    OK, maybe I am feeling a little bit cranky. I have been doing some late era listening, and it’s not always easy. Wednesday, April 20, 1994 at the Warfield, for example, has a “Don’t Let Go” – which is good! – but it falls into quite a remarkable rut. From 3:22-6:03 of this lovely Vasseur…

  • Confused, Trainwreck, Yeesh and Yikes: JGB at the Warfield, August 14, 1994

    jg1994-08-14.jgb.all.sbd-miller.136390.flac1644 The title conveys some of the adjectives and interjections I used in listening to this rare sbd tape of late-era Jerry. He sounds bad – bad, I tell you. Jerry Garcia BandThe Warfield982 Market StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102August 14, 1994 (Sunday)remastered Miller sbd shnid-136390 –set I (7 tracks, 68:22)–s1t01. How Sweet It Is (To…

  • Body … Bent and Broken

    LN jg1994-09-10.jgb.all.aud-vasseur.23791.shn2flac Man, these late era shows are really changing my understanding of Old Garcia. I have been saying it in these recent posts: his lacks lung-power, his voice is weak, his muscles are atrophied and his wrists are sore. He is prone to forgetting lyrics. These physical limitations dictate his vocal and instrumental approaches.…

  • Lots to Like About This Old Jerry

    LN jg1994-09-02.jgb.all.aud-neumann.12254.shn2flac SSIA. Jerry Garcia Band The Warfield 982 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 September 2, 1994 (Friday) – 8 PM Neumann shnid-12254 shn2flac –set I (7 tracks, 64:14)– s1t01. Cats Under The Stars s1t02. He Ain’t Give You None [12:19] [0:06] % s1t03. [0:27] Struggling Man -8:31] -8:35 % s1t04. That’s What Love…