Dick's Picks, Vol. 24: Daly City, CA, 3/23/74 [Live]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. U.S. Blues

2. Promised Land

3. Brown-Eyed Woman

4. Black-Throated Wind

5. Scarlet Begonias

6. Beat It on Down the Line

7. Deal

8. Cassidy

9. China Cat Sunflower

10. I Know You Rider

See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Playing in the Band

2. Uncle John's Band

3. Morning Dew

4. Uncle John's Band

5. Playing in the Band

6. Big River

7. Bertha

8. Wharf Rat

9. Sugar Magnolia

Tracks:

U.S. Blues
Promised Land
Brown-Eyed Woman
Black-Throated Wind
Scarlet Begonias
Beat It on Down the Line
Deal
Cassidy
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Weather Report Suite: Prelude/Part 1/Part 2 (Let It Grow)

Tracks:

Playing in the Band
Uncle John's Band
Morning Dew
Uncle John's Band
Playing in the Band
Big River
Bertha
Wharf Rat
Sugar Magnolia

Customer Reviews:

Face-Stealing Incredible Jams.......2007-02-26

First show with the wall of sound. Five stars for the deadicated, four for everyone else. Playin>UJB>M Dew>UJB>Playin during set 2, rarely played and never again played until perhaps late in 80s. The Wharf Rat that defines August West. A concise show that is edited and sounds perfect,

Difficult to love.......2007-01-18

I'm a recent arrival to Deadhead status - I'd say I deserved that title as of a few months ago when I finally ejected my mix of various artists from my portable CD case, and began filling that case with Dead CD's, including a lot of Dick's Picks.

Honestly, this is one of the rougher shows I've ever heard. I bought it without reading any reviews, and I regret that. Between technical problems and some genuinely confused Jerry solos, it seems to me that this show may not quite merit Dick's Pick status. It has its wonderful moments (after all, this is the Grateful Dead,) but there are many much better shows available out there. Also, there are moments here when Donna, (who I usually like,) sounds a bit shrieky. Perhaps the energy was just bad, but this is not one of the legendary shows in my opinion.

I've currently been enjoying Dick's Picks 12 - Providence Civic and Boston Garden, June 1974. Far more pleasurable and coherent.

Never should have been released..........2007-01-14

74' was a fantastic year for Dead performances. However, this is not one of them. From the very beginning Jerry struggles and sounds confused. He seems to have nothing to say musically. His playing gets a little better on disc 2, but it is still subpar. It is one of the few big disappointments from the Dick's Pick series. Pick any other available show from 74' and you will be much more satisfied. This show never should have been released.

Better than you might think.......2006-10-09

For the uninitiated, Deadheads can be extremely opinionated and the reviews on amazon show it.

I don't know, but I'm guessing that this show made the Dick's Picks cut because the sound quality was high and someone inside Dead Incorporated liked the Playing in the Band > Uncle John's Band > Morning Dew > Uncle John's Band > Playing in the Band sandwich from the second set. I do too, it's excellent. Yes, I can pick at various parts and say the band played this particular section better at a concert two years earlier or three years later, but there aren't that many 45 minute plus jams that are this tight. Jerry finds a very nice line to jam on in the first segment of PITB, the segues between songs are as effortless as any I have heard, and I am sure the crowd was simply blown away at the end.

Excellent Set - One Of The Best New DP Releases.......2004-11-24

Dick's Pick 24, as the last cd of the new batch of DP's released to stores, ends the set on a high quality note. Even though this installment of the Dick's Pick's series is only two discs, these two discs are jam packed with excellent music. The whole first disc flows along nicely, with excellent versions of "Beat It Down The Line", "US Blues", and the closing "Weather Report Suite". The sound quality, even though this show was used to test out the new extravangant PA sound system, is on par with most of the rest of the DP series, and definately better than a few of the prior picks. Also, it is a nice change of pace to see "Scarlet Begonias" seperated from "Fire On The Mountain", and it sounds excellent here.

Disc 2 is the real treat for this concert. The long jam of PITB - UJB - MD - UJB - PITB is superb, and one of the most unique in the Dick's Picks series. The set ends with a mediocre Wharf Rat and Sugar Magnolia, but by that time The Dead have taken you for quite a nice ride. This isn't one of the most legendary DP's, but out of the new six, I'd only rate DP 19 higher. Overall, an excellent listen.

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1. U.S. Blues
2. Promised Land
3. Brown-Eyed Woman
4. Black-Throated Wind
5. Scarlet Begonias
6. Beat It on Down the Line
7. Deal
8. Cassidy
9. China Cat Sunflower
10. I Know You Rider

1. Playing in the Band
2. Uncle John's Band
3. Morning Dew
4. Uncle John's Band
5. Playing in the Band
6. Big River
7. Bertha
8. Wharf Rat
9. Sugar Magnolia