Category: listening notes
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Ronnie’s and Rowan’s Returns
LN jg1981-11-13.jgb.early-late.aud-streeter.123554.flac1644 I cannot believe that things were nearly forgotten that should not have been around this late ’81 JGB tour, namely that Ronnie Tutt was back on the skins. Somehow that information didn’t make it to Garciabase, and thence to TJS, but thankfully Corry Knows and we have the old McNally-Arnold JG List still…
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Two Keyboards on Tour: JGB, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, February 7, 1981
LN jg1981-02-07.jgb.early-late.aud-streeter.123543.flac1644 I have some pretty bland listening notes to catch up with posting. Might try to plant a few this weekend. Jerry Garcia Band Orpheum Theatre 1 Hamilton PlaceBoston, MA 02108 February 7, 1981 (Saturday) Streeter early and late complete MAC Miller flac1644 shnid-123543 JGMF retrack –early show (8 tracks,73:36)– a-t01. tuning [1:54] a-t02.…
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His voice is fading fast: JGB at SUNY New Paltz, 11/29/77
LN jg1977-11-29.jgb.all.aud-cooper.berger.124217.flac2496 I have already posted about the fascinating setlist rarity, “Here Comes The Sun” popping up in the middle of “Stir It Up”. Neat. Beyond that, I note that this is a pivotal moment in Garcia’s singing. Everything’s still arranged around the highs he could hit early in 1976 and 1977. But in the…
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Maria ‘Shaking Her Substantial Booty’ at Waterbury’s ‘Decrepit Palace Theater’: JGB 11/23/77, Commander aud
LN jg1977-11-23.jgb.all.aud-commander-berger.123904.flac1644 I have always had big love for this show. On this listen, the only song that really lights me up is TWLWMYD. (ed.: Blair Jackson points out Mission in the Rain, which is indeed stellar, deep and heartfelt. Good call.) Not sure if that’s because I am not in the mood, or this…
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Big Daddy: “This is Old And In The Way, and I’ll let ’em stay all night if they want to.”
LN jg1973-04-21.oaitw.early.fm-FlyingM.125747.flac1644 Old And In the Way Record Plant 2200 BridgewaySausalito, CA 94965 April 21, 1973 (Saturday) 57 minute Flying M FM shnid-125747 –(15 tracks, 57:29, basically complete)– t01. (1) … Going To The Races [0:15] [0:09] t02. (2) The Willow Garden [3:57] (3, 4) [0:18] t03. Katy Hill [2:19] (5) [0:16] t04. Till The…
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That warmish-dampish-Motel-6-towel feeling, without the hygiene – JGB at Keystone Palo Alto, February 4, 1982
LN jg1982-02-04.jgb.all.aud-CC.xxxxxx.flac2448 I have always found early 1982 to be an exceptionally weak period for the Jerry Garcia Band. Jerry’s opiate use has really picked up, but in his side band he didn’t seem able to get back up with blow or whatever. Indeed, to tell the truth I think January, February and March JGB…
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Ozzie and Johnny D
LN jg1979-10-07.jgb.all-2.aud-angus-hart.106528.flac1644 First night out for Ozzie Ahlers and John d’Fonseca (and hence, of JGB #11a). Sunday night is consistent with pattern of breaking in new guys on off-nights, but the Garcia fans don’t worry about work on Monday morning. Probably not surprisingly, this performance is not a world-beater. They are feeling each other out.…
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“Bloody Hell”
A while back I posted some listening notes from the Jim Cooper audience tape of the Jerry Garcia Band (JGB) show at Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Queens, NY on Thursday, October 30, 1975. When called to summarize the show in a headline for my etree list, which is a date index for the site, I…
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new snow on top of freezing rain and fog and really poor visibility, just a disaster of a night for travelin’, but we didn’t wanna miss the show
This ticket stub is an awesome piece of memorabilia – attendee wrote the names of all of his show-going companions. Here are his recollections, posted from Lossless Legs (12/16/2013): I vaguely recall the weather bein’ a combination of new snow on top of freezing rain and fog and really poor visibility, just a disaster of…