Category: listening notes
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How about the Mouth on that Beast? JGB at the Stone, February 2, 1980, as recorded by Bad Bob Menke
LN jg1980-02-02.jgb.all.aud-menke-motb-0038.105635.flac1644 I recently revisited an old favorite, 2/17/80, and surprised myself by not noting anything about the “After Midnight -> Eleanor Rigby -> After Midnight” medley, to say nothing of an old favorite of another kind, “Positively 4th Street”. I have vowed to revisit these. Someone was also extolling old favorite 3/8/80 on its recent…
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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…
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Soft, Gentle and Round vs. Burning, Fiery and Huge: JGB at Laker Hall, SUNY Oswego, February 17, 1980
LN jg1980-02-17.jgb.all.aud-gatto.9017.sh2flac The adjectives in the subject allude to the contrasts that really defined Garcia’s guitar playing in 1980. Some tunes, like “I’ll Take A Melody” featured both modes, the contemplative and the rockin’. “Friend Of The Devil”, here in one of its last electric GOTS performances, features long, gentle, lovely progressions, as does “It Takes…
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Upon Further Review: Various and Sundry Listening Notes on the Last Night of the Fall ’83 Tour: JGB at Wilkins Theatre, Kean College, December 13, 1983
LN jg1983-12-13.jgb.early.aud-newberger-seaweed.133469.flac1644 LN jg1983-12-13.jgb.early-late.aud-minches.31253.flac1644 LN jg1983-12-13.jgb.early-late.aud-newberger.77710.flac1644 LN jg1983-12-13.jgb.late.aud-nak300.151810.flac2496 I first heard 12/13/83 in 2003, when Andrew Faintych sent me tapes from both shows recorded with Senn 421s from the 10th row by “Tom from Avon, NJ”. In 2005, Bu lent me his DAT of an unattributed aud, and minches and I did our transferring and…
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Valerie Needs a Bath, ’cause she is GRUNGY: JGB at Keystone Palo Alto, February 26, 1983
I have a stack of listening notes that don’t really say much, but I do like to post them just to keep track. 2/26/83: nice tape, good performance, nothing that absolutely slays me, except that “Valerie” absolutely KILLED in this period. I know the esteemed David Minches favors the 3/5/83 version, which I have revisited…
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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,…
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I need to post the relatively indifferent notes, as well: JGB, November 6, 1991 – Cap Centre, Landover
jg1991-11-06.jgb.all.aud-Brotman-Metchick.151224.t-flac1648 Skimming the cream is a natural tendency – who doesn’t like cream? But I need to post a more representative sample of things. Generous benefactors have recently put together and circulated the integral collection of Dave Brotman / Jeff Metchick‘s FOBs of the November ’91 Garcia Band tour. Every show, same tapers, very nice…
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The Romanesque Church Design Was Based On The Roman Basilica: Discuss (JGB at the Knick in Albany, November 3, 1993)
I just marveled at the almost 90-minute second set offered up on 12/22/90, and got to wondering about post-coma others that might match or beat it in duration. I recalled some long sets on the 11/93 tour, recalled that I had unposted (because not very informative) notes on 11/3/93 (my 23rd birthday, though I was…
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Firing On All Cylinders: JGB at the SF Civic, December 22, 1990
LN jg1990-12-22.jgb.all.aud-stucco-gems.149794.flac1648 When you say something sucked, or point to some darkness, you are scandal-mongering. When you rave, your are homer-fanboying. In all cases it’s subjective. But, fuck it – it’s my blog, and these are my impressions, and if you want to compare notes put ’em in comments or somewhere’s else I can find ’em!…