Dick's Picks, Vol. 5 [Live]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Cold Rain and Snow

2. C.C. Rider

3. Dire Wolf

4. Me & My Uncle

5. Big River

6. Brown-Eyed Woman

7. New Minglewood Blues

See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Uncle John's Band

2. Estimated Prophet

3. Jam, No. 1

4. He's Gone

5. Other One

6. Drums

Disc: 3

1. Drums

2. Jam, No. 2

3. Not Fade Away

4. Brokedown Palace

5. Around and Around

6. Johnny B. Goode

7. Shakedown Street

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Funiculi Funicula
The Music Never Stopped
Sugaree
Lazy Lightning
Supplication
Dancin' In The Streets
Help On The Way
Slipknot!
Franklin's Tower

Tracks:

Samson And Delilah
Sunrise
Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
Wharf Rat
Terrapin Station
(Walk Me Out In The) Morning Dew

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General consensus points to 1977 as being a particularly rewarding year in the Dead's performance history. Certainly, their musical blend was at its most dynamic--funk, folk, jazz, blues, psychedelia, and even disco seem perfectly balanced and wrapped in rock urgency--and the actual sonic mix was at its clearest and most organic (thanks largely to Keith Godchaux's piano). This volume comes from a May show in Florida and highlights the band in all its glorious imperfection. "Sugaree," "Wharf Rat," and "Morning Dew" are tender, poignant ballads that typify how the Dead would wring all they could out of even the most delicate songs: deathly quiet and pristine at one moment, bursting with fire and intensity the next. "Lazy Lightning"/"Supplication" and "Estimated"/"Eyes" represent the long-winding jam while "Music Never Stopped" and "Dancin' in the Streets" find them at their grooviest. Also of note is the truncated version (only the end of the suite) of "Terrapin Station," which would emerge on vinyl two months later. Flubbed notes abound, but so do moments of inspiration. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

The Dead at their best. Recommended for non-Deadheads.......2007-02-05

The fact that the fervent devotion of the Dead's fans seems based to a great extent upon non-musical factors has meant that much out-of-tune and downright sloppy playing has been elevated as "direct downloads from God". I suspect many serious music lovers who prize musicianship have been turned away from the Dead as a result of having being subjected to bootleg tapes of questionable merit, accompanied by a stoned lecture of why Garcia is "the best that ever played", or whatnot. This is a great pity, because when the Dead were "on", they were truly amazing: great musicianship blended with intense feeling and fearless improvisational creativity. This show provides ample doses of this alchemy. A keeper.

Great introduction to the Dead.......2006-10-04

This is one of the first recording I'd recommend to non-Deadheads...

I wont go on and on about the cosmic energy or any of that stuff. This is one great document of an excellent concert by any band.

The sound is very nice, and well balanced. Great soundboard recording. If you're thinking about buying a first Dead CD, get this one (well, you should really get Live Dead also.)

Maybe the best live performance ever.......2006-03-25

This is essential music to own in what is quite possibly the greatest live performance of music available on CD. I'm personally not a big fan of some of the songs (Dancin, Lazy Lightning) so the set list could be better for my taste but the songs are performed extremely well. Disc 2 is unbelievable, amazing, out of this world great. The Estimated->Eyes->Wharf Rat->Terrapin->Morning Dew is without a doubt the greatest piece of music I have ever heard. I cannot imagine what is what like to see that performance live. Words cannot describe how sublime this music is, it must be heard to be appreciated. If you are human, the ending Morning Dew will surely bring a tear to your eye; it's simply that well done.

I could go on and on and on, but the bottom line is that you must get this music.

Quite simple.......2005-10-02

This record made my world stop! I've been listning to the Grateful Dead since I saw them live in '95. Of all of the shows that I've heard I am convinced that this was the night that God Himself touched Jerry Garcia on the head with his finger. "Eyes of the World" on disc two all the way through "Walk Me Out In The Morning Dew" is the finest music that I have ever heard in my entire life. This set changed my outlook on life. It made me realize that music is more than just sound. It is an expression of life itself. The sound is alive and crackling with energy. I've listened to disc two more than 100 times and I know I keep finding something that I've never heard before everytime!

Brilliant but still a pity.......2005-01-28

Shame that the late, Grate Dick Latvala decided to release this phenomenal show in the days when Dicks Picks were edited highlights rather than full shows. The entire show makes for sensational listening and this edited highlights package is a bit frustrating when you consider what was left out. Still, that said, it is a fantastic set of tunes by a sensational band at the top of their game. When they were on there was nobody that could touch them. These two discs are further proof.

Dick's Picks, Vol. 5: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 12/26/79

Average customer rating:

More than worth it for the Shakedown
DP #5 is a keeper
Shakedown to the bone
this albulm rocks,Live is the only way to listen to the dead
2nd Disk Is Killer

Dick's Picks, Vol. 5: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 12/26/79
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ASIN: B00000DF1B
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

Cold Rain & Snow
C.C. Rider
Dire Wolf
Me & My Uncle
Big River
Brown Eyed Women
New Minglewood Blues
Friend Of The Devil
Looks Like Rain
Alabama Getaway
Promised Land

Tracks:

Uncle John's Band
Estimated Prophet
Jam 1
He's Gone
The Other One
Drums

Tracks:

Drums
Jam 2
Not Fade Away
Brokedown Palace
Around & Around
Johnny B. Goode
Shakedown Street
Uncle John's Band

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By the end of the 1970s, the Dead had modified their nuanced, multifaceted sound and had become much more of a rock & roll band again. What they lost in subtlety, they made up for with aggression. This 1979 show comes from their annual year-end run in Oakland and features recent addition Brent Mydland on keyboards, not to mention a near-metal edge. Jerry Garcia often sounds like Chuck Berry gone mad (well, madder); the band covers three Berry tunes as if to illustrate the point. However, this one was a prototypical "Bobby show," with Garcia struggling at times to keep up with the rest of the band, although he does seem spurred on by Weir in many spots. Raw, angry, and frayed, Volume Five sports the Dead at their roughest. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

More than worth it for the Shakedown.......2006-02-04

No doubt the Dead of the early to mid seventies was the best if you have to chose a show at random and get lost in it. If you have to restrict yourself. After that, the Dead were less consistent. But the Dead with Brent were great too, different and great in other ways. I love that Hammond B-3 sounds, and I love Brent's voice. He could certainly sing better than Donna. In fact, tuning out Donnna from seventies shows can be quite exhausting. Hart's percussion jams also seem to get more interesting in the eighties.

There were two 80's shows early in the Dick's Picks series, volumes five and six. (OK, I just noticed the date, this show preceded the eighties by about five days, but if you had to classify it, for all practical purposes this is early eighties Dead) Both vol. 5 and 6 provide good historical illustrations of what was wrong with the Dead in the 80's as well as what was right with them. Overall, though, Dick's Pick Vol. 5 is the one I would go with. Vol. 6 has a great second disc but overall the band sounds too haggard.

Volume 5 starts off shaky and we realize there will be too many of those R&B numbers that they were so fond of in the 80's. It hurts to say it but, they just don't do those well. C.C. Rider, Around and Around, Promised Land... I don't know why no one in the organization had the courage to tell Bobby he doesn't sound good trying to belt out soulful numbers. Maybe they never went back and listened to their shows. More likely they just didn't care because the fans have demonstrated that they will continue to pay and show up. But lets not dwell on the negatives. Though off to a bit of a weak start, we have a Brown Eyed Women in the first set in which Jerry sounds great, brings you back to the days when he had the energy for thirty-second notes, ripping off high energy, intense sheets of sound. When disc 2 starts, there's a great Uncle John's Band followed by Estimated Prophet. Phil tries to transition them into He's Gone but Jerry is on fire and takes off in a different direction for a five minute or so track labeled "Jam 1." They finally do get back to He's Gone, which then transitions into The Other One with a massive bone-rattling Phil bomb. We get a good drums>space, a couple other tunes, and then the track that alone makes this a worthy purchase, Shakedown Street. There aren't too many official releases of live Shakedowns, but of them this is the best, better than off So Many Roads for sure (the single best Live Shakedown I own is off a bootleg from a 1990 Madison Square Garden show with Branford Marsalis). It's a high energy jam that eventually transitions a little sloppily into an Uncle John's Band reprise.

Overall, a worthy Dick's Pick. There's enough great music that it would be a shame to miss this. Don't overlook the Brent era Dead.

DP #5 is a keeper.......2003-10-24

Generally, I concur with previous reviewers who provide spot on summaries. Why write then, you ask? Well, no one has mentioned Bobby's killer slide on disc one's New Minglewood or the great version of disc one's Brown Eyed Women. Disc one's songs have wonderfully played versions of the songs and one may attribute this to the likely lenghty practice sessions that preceeded this tour as the band got Mydland up to speed.

Disc two especially is just a killer and disc 3 has a great Jam-NFA-Brokedown Palace section. The excitement of the band during disc 2's UJB is simply palable and you will listen drop jawed as you understand that the band knows that the audience knows that they sound great.

Absolutely, Weir and Mydland and the rythym section steal the show. Jerry is starting to show signs of deteriation and does seem at times to be "trying to keep up" as the Amazon reviewer above wrote.

However, as an attendee to several Dead shows in the late 70s one must concur that by the late 70s the Godcheauxs were personas non grata and the addition of Mydland who both sang and played keyboards head and shoulders above his predecessors absolutely re-invigorated the band. You will note from the opening of Cold Rain throughout the jamming on discs two and three that Garcia and the others were thrilled with what the personnel change had wrought. This show will please your ears immensely.

Shakedown to the bone.......2003-09-24

Good first set! Bob really gets it going with C.C. Rider. But, the 2nd set is awesome!!! Really incredible. Shakedown Street really stands out for me on this CD. Especially the last five or six minutes of it....the jam is .......WOW!!!

this albulm rocks,Live is the only way to listen to the dead.......1999-03-28

If your like live Grateful dead albums you have to buy dick's picks all the albums i've listened to are great

2nd Disk Is Killer.......1999-03-17

A solid show, but the highlight is an amazing second disk, that offers one of the most intense Other Ones ever. The second disk is worth the price of the whole set, and is essential for any deadhead.

Dick's Picks, Vol. 18: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, 2/3/78 & Uni Dome, Univeristy of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2/5/78

Average customer rating:

Rowdy!
Disc Three changed my life forever.
Three very good performances
one of the best picks...
I can't stop listening to this!

Dick's Picks, Vol. 18: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, 2/3/78 & Uni Dome, Univeristy of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2/5/78
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Dick's Picks, Vol. 15: Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ, 9/3/77
Dick's Picks, Vol. 14: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 11/30/73 & 12/2/73
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Dick's Picks, Vol. 10: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 12/29/77
Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69

ASIN: B00005V8PR
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

Bertha
Good Lovin'
Cold Rain And Snow
New Minglewood Blues
They Love Each Other
It's All Over Now
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Looks Like Rain
Brown-Eyed Woman
Passenger
Deal
The Music Never Stopped

Tracks:

Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
Playing In The Band
The Wheel
Playing In The Band
Johnny B. Goode

Tracks:

Samson & Delilah
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
Truckin'
Drums
The Other One
Wharf Rat
Around And Around

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Volume 18 is the only one of the first 24 Dick's Picks to feature music from 1978, culling from two (maybe three) February dates in the Midwest. Following an artistic peak that lasted most of the 1970s, the band sounded more ragged and raucous in 1978 than they had during the previous few years, trading in some of their more textured, willowy tendencies for greater aggression and abandon. The centerpiece here is the half-hour "Scarlet"/"Fire" from the Cedar Falls, Iowa, show, which is followed soon after by an explosive "Other One" and emotional "Wharf Rat." Throughout, Garcia's guitar work is as adventurous and bold as ever, and though the band as a whole is beginning to fray a bit, it does serve to heighten the sense of adventure. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Rowdy! .......2007-02-10

Loud and festive! The boys came out smoking and wailed nicely. Good clean sound also.

Disc Three changed my life forever........2006-12-13

Bad News and Good News

First, the bad news: I'm not a huge fan of the setlist. The Wheel, All over now, Playin'? Eh. Really Bland songs. Also, Jerry forgets a lot of the words. I can't believe he left out the entire last stanza of "Scarlet Begonias", which concludes the whole story. I grudgingly sing it myself every time I listen to it.

Now the good news.
The Scarlet>Fire saved my soul. I kid you not. I was an atheist my entire life and listening to this album's Scarlet>Fire (along with a bunch of other stuff in my life) somehow proved to me God. There cannot be such musical beauty in existence without Love from On High. I listened to it nearly every single day of July 06 and August 06. Cures all ills, the jamming alone, no words needed. Jesus loves Jerry.

Additionally, Eyes and Prophet are hot. Bertha's jam is beautiful. Truckin is not as good as in DP1, but is good for running & such because it is a heavy hitter. Wharf Rat is also a sweet, sweet closer.

In short, this album's Scarlet > Fire obliterates all the album's other flaws. You will not find a more soulful, entire-human-experience-summarizing 29 minutes as the DP 18 Scarlet > Fire.

Signed, Charles Payson Frederick

Three very good performances.......2006-12-02

First of all, This release is NOT from two shows but rather three. The recording dates are 2/3,4&5/78. This is a pretty good collection of songs including most of the highlights from all three. Cold, Rain and Snow, Passenger, and Dupree's are standouts on the first disc. It's a shame they cut Ship Of Fools and the short drums segment off the second disc. Still, disc two is about as good as it gets. On disc three Scarlet -> Fire is one of the best ever and the Truckin' jam is just as great.

one of the best picks... .......2006-10-07

1978 wasn't the strongest year for the Dead. Sure, everyone's heard about May 77, Europe 72, and 73-74. There's plenty of DP from those tours.

This collection taken from a few nights, and is as exciting as it gets. The scarlet->fire is one of the best, easily among my 2-3 favorites. But, all the other music is great too. And, in this collection, the shorter tunes are nicely done as well. I love the Cold Rain and Snow, and the Trickin' jam is a blast.

One of my favorite Dick's Picks.

I can't stop listening to this!.......2006-05-20

Great collection. Personal faves (this week) are the solos on Bertha and, particularly, Brown Eyed Woman. Jerry's tone is stinging.

Superb 'Eyes' and Scarlet > Fire too.

This (along with Live Dead) is the one I play people who've never heard the band (i.e. 99% of the British public).

Dick's Picks, Vol. 13: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 5/6/81

Average customer rating:

Very Nice Show
Great He's gone and fun speeded up version of GDTRFB
The List Price $20.97 is a lie!
A good early eighties show
Whatta Show!

Dick's Picks, Vol. 13: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 5/6/81
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ASIN: B00005V8PM
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

Alabama Getaway
Greatest Story Ever Told
They Love Each Other
Cassidy
Jack-A-Roe
Little Red Rooster
Dire Wolf
Looks Like Rain
Big Railroad Blues
Let It Grow
Deal

Tracks:

New Minglewood Blues
High Time
Lost Sailor
Saint Of Circumstance

Tracks:

He's Gone
Caution / Spanish Jam
Drums
Jam
The Other One
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Wharf Rat
Good Lovin'
Don't Ease Me In

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A number of unique and interesting moments distinguish Volume 13 of the Dick's Picks series, which offers a complete Nassau Coliseum performance from May of 1981. The long and strong 11-song first set picks up steam at the end with the always welcome "Big Railroad Blues," a daring "Let It Grow," and a fiery "Deal." Disc two is where the real fun begins, featuring a powerful reading of "High Time" followed by the "Sailor"/"Saint" combo, while disc three boasts an absolutely wild "Caution/Spanish Jam" following "He's Gone." As an added bonus on the second disc, check out the hidden "Scarlet"/Fire" from another (unnamed) show, which reaches some pretty high peaks during the transition and powers along for 35 minutes of action! --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Very Nice Show.......2003-07-02

I quite enjoy this show. Brent Mydland's keyboards are prominent in the mix. He is a much more appropriate and productive player for this band than Keith Godcheaux had been for 7 or so years, and he helps to keep this set moving along nicely.

The song choices are nice, the peformances good, the fidelity is good if not definitive. The jamming on discs 2 and 3 is pretty good - again, Mydland helps to keep things moving. On the whole a very good night for the Grateful Dead and for the audience.

Great He's gone and fun speeded up version of GDTRFB.......2003-06-15

YES!!

But buy DP 5 first

The List Price $20.97 is a lie!.......2002-12-31

The list price shown on this page says .... The price over at the Grateful Dead store is only $.... Save yourself a ... and go directly to the source.

However if you choose to use Amazon, I would give this album 5 stars, it rocks like most of the Dicks Picks Collection.

A good early eighties show.......2002-08-21

This is a popular tape that's been circulated since... 1981. Ha! It's a good show with some unusual transitions and breakdowns that lend to its longevity as a favorite tape. Also, the entire performance has an ethereal quality to it... that is... for lack of a better word... enchanting. Maybe this is why it's such a popular tape? So now it's officially on CD. Brent's keyboards are a bit too forward in the mix, but overall, these CDs beat listening to old hissy cassettes. Disk 2 has a bonus Scarlet/Fire which lasts 30 minutes and, in my opinion, is OK but nothing special.

Whatta Show!.......2002-03-21

The review of this show in the Grateful Dead Compendium states that it is one of the strongest shows of the Dead's career. I attended the previous night, 5/5/81, and that was a great show. But this one--5/6/81--is awesome. Fully deserving of 5 stars in my opinion. A must have.

Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks Volume 25 (5/10/78)

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Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks Volume 25 (5/10/78)

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4 CD set with the bulk of the material from two shows in their May 1978 tour: Veteran's Memorial Coliseum show in New Haven, Connecticut on 5/10/78 and Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts on 5/11/78. HDCD. Disc 1: Jack Straw (6:51) (Weir, Hunter) They Love Each Other (7:45) (Garcia, Hunter) Cassidy (5:22) (Weir, Barlow) Ramble On Rose (7:30) (Garcia, Hunter) Me and My Uncle (3:00) (Phillips) Big River (6:56) (Cash) Peggy-O (7:52) (Trad. Arr. By Grateful Dead) Let It Grow (9:40) (Weir, Barlow) Deal (7:05) (Garcia, Hunter) Bertha (8:07) (Garcia, Hunter) Good Lovin (6:20) (Clark, Resnick) Disc 2: Estimated Prophet (12:04) (Weir, Barlow) Eyes Of The World (12:18) (Garcia, Hunter) Drums (18:00) (Hart, Kreutzmann) The Other One (16:31) (Weir, Kreutzmann) Wharf Rat (10:14) (Garcia, Hunter) Sugar Magnolia (9:33) (Weir, Hunter) Disc 3: Cold Rain and Snow (7:03) (Grateful Dead) Beat It On Down The Line (3:31) (Fuller) Friend Of The Devil (8:36) (Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) Looks Like Rain (9:13) (Weir, Barlow) Loser (7:48) (Garcia, Hunter) New Minglewood Blues (5:47) (Trad. Arr. By Bob Weir) Tennessee Jed (8:47) (Garcia, Hunter) Lazy Lightnin (3:21) (Weir, Barlow) Supplication (6:31) (Weir, Barlow) Scarlet Begonias (9:41) (Garcia, Hunter) Fire On The Mountain (8:35) (Hart, Hunter) Disc 4: Dancing In The Streets (15:12) (Stevenson, Gaye, I. Hunter) Drums (19:53) (Hart, Kreutzmann) Not Fade Away (10:21) (Petty, Hardin) Stella Blue (8:46) (Garcia, Hunter) Around and Around (9:15) (Berry) Werewolves Of London (8:30) (Marinell, Wachtell, Zevon) Johnny B. Goode (4:15) (Berry)

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Dick's Picks, Vol. 5
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ASIN: B000005RIG
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Cold Rain and Snow
C.C. Rider
Dire Wolf
Me & My Uncle
Big River
Brown-Eyed Woman
New Minglewood Blues
Friend of the Devil
Looks Like Rain
Alabama Getaway
Promised Land

Tracks:

Uncle John's Band
Estimated Prophet
Jam, No. 1
He's Gone
Other One
Drums

Tracks:

Drums
Jam, No. 2
Not Fade Away
Brokedown Palace
Around and Around
Johnny B. Goode
Shakedown Street
Uncle John's Band

Dick's Picks, Vol. 8: Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, 5/2/70

Average customer rating:

Use Sparingly
A turning point for the Dead
Two Great Shows in One
The Great 8
5/2/70 Harpur College -- more prime 1970 Dead

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Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69
Dick's Picks, Vol. 22: Lake Tahoe, CA, 2/23-24/68

ASIN: B00004TYB6
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

Don't Ease Me In
I Know You Rider
Friend Of The Devil
Dire Wolf
Beat It On Down The Line
Black Peter
Candyman
Cumberland Blues
Deep Elem Blues
Cold Jordan
Uncle John's Band

Tracks:

St. Stephen
Cryptical Envelopment
Drums
The Other One
Cryptical Envelopment
Cosmic Charlie
Casey Jones
Good Lovin'

Tracks:

It's A Man's World
Dancing In The Streets
Morning Dew
Viola Lee Blues
We Bid You Goodnight

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One of the best-known bootlegs in Dead history checks in as the eighth installment in the Dick's Picks series. In 1970, the band began to rein in their experimental tendencies and overtly acknowledge their debt to old-time blues and folk. Their two studio albums from that year reflected this new direction and they also started to open their shows with acoustic sets featuring Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. This May 2 show from Binghamton, New York's Harpur College showcases both sides of the Dead. It's interesting how nicely acoustic Dead originals like "Dire Wolf," "Black Peter," "Cumberland Blues," and "Uncle John's Band" (all four from the soon-to-be-released Workingman's Dead) fit next to traditional blues tunes like "Deep Elem Blues," "I Know You Rider," and "Don't Ease Me In." The remainder of the set reverts to the frenetic, far-reaching electric Dead, highlighted by stirring readings of James Brown's "It's a Man's World" and the old jug tune "Viola Lee Blues"--both stretched to their gills and featuring Pigpen's coarse vocals and Garcia's bold guitar work. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Use Sparingly.......2007-04-20

There are a handful of Dick's Picks I ration out to myself on a schedule. Volume 8 is so special, so fulfilling, I only let myself listen to it once every two years. Any more frequently than that and it would lose the element of surprise, that amazing feeling of discovery.

The first disc is an acoustic set. The band sounds great, even harmonizing like professionals. Following a nice "Friend of the Devil," the crowd shouts out their requests to the band. Jerry settles the crowd: "Relax, man. We've got you all night." And, just like that, we are all held. We can get into a comfortable space and just enjoy. We can enjoy the Dead hitting on all cylinders at a period of time when they were great at getting intense and spacey, but also starting to reign it in a little bit more and bring in a little more of the roots music sound that would characterize American Beauty and Workingman's Dead, their two best studio albums, which were just on the horizon at the time of these shows.

The first set is worth the price alone, but discs two and three are their electric set for the night, following the New Riders. I would have enjoyed having the New Riders material released with it for a more authentic feel of the night, but you can't have everything. But electric Jerry on the second and third disc is absolutely tremendous. Jerry's solos increase a couple notches in intensity during "The Other One," wrapped in a "St. Stephen," "Cryptical Envelope" (times two) followed by a "Cosmic Charley" that some rank as the best version ever. We also get to hear Pig doing his best James Brown, still with a spirited "Dancing In The Streets," the multiple climaxes of "Morning Dew" and "Viola Lee Blues," topped with the always cozy closer, "We Bid You Goodnight."

It is a feast for the autonomic system. The whole band is playing with a rough, raw intensity, which kicks up the listener's sympathetic tone. But Jerry, searing and soaring all the way, also manages to find those dreamy, cosmic places which, in turn, boosts the parasympathetics. So the whole package together increases your arousal and alertness while at the same time relaxing you. The only other things capable of doing that are yoga and nicotine. Nicotine's bad for you, at least in its more convenient delivery systems. And- yes, I know this goes against conventional wisdom- but I've always suspected yoga is bad for you too. Too gristly or something. I don't know, let me think about that one and get back to you.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: They weren't always good let alone great, but when they were great, nothing could be better. This Dick's Pick is everything that was right about the Dead when they were in their prime and having a solid night. Happy Birthday to me.

A turning point for the Dead.......2005-10-02

I was a freshman at Harpur College in the Spring of 1970, and I went to this show. It was my first Dead concert. The first set was all acoustic, and even though Working Man's Dead and American Beauty were out, many in the crowd seemed unprepared for the acoustic set. They kept yelling things like "Get it on, man!" and Jerry and the boys had to ask them to calm down and be patient---the electric stuff would come later. But on this CD you can hear some early first live performances of many songs that have long ago now become Dead standards. It's worth getting the CD for these tracks alone.

They also introduced a new group called "The New Riders of the Purple Sage," whose album would be released later that year, and whose personnel were still sketchy enough that Phil had to play bass, Garcia pedal steel, and Kreutzman drums. It was still magical stuff, and one of my disappointments about this CD is that none of those songs were included. Oh, well, not to worry.

Because still, it was a 6-hour concert of at least 3 sets, and this CD has given us a generous sampling of what went on that night. For years after, Garcia used to say this concert he remembered as at or near the top of his list for best Dead concerts ever. This CD is a must for the Dead collector just for the historical significance of the concert alone. But the music itself is a rare example of early Dead onstage genius in the still-young, still raw and vital days of the band's psychedelic heyday. Highly recommended.

Two Great Shows in One.......2005-09-30

I bought this Dick's Picks mainly for the acoustic set on CD1. The sound quality is quite good, and in addition to excellent early renditions of some favorites, I enjoy hearing the band chatter between numbers. I just finished Rock Scully's book on "Living with the Dead," which really made me want to revisit this earlier show. My favorites on CD1 are Don't Ease Me In, Dire Wolf, and Deep Elem Blues.

It took me awhile to get into the electric sets on CDs 2 and 3, as I've always tended to favor electric Dead from the mid-1970s and later. But reading Scully's book re-awakened me, and I thoroughly enjoy these sets. My absolute favorite is Viola Lee Blues, followed by Casey Jones and Cosmic Charlie.

This is a terrific show that features the Dead in transition. I highly recommend it.

The Great 8.......2005-07-26

I want to add my accolades to the already overwhelming
praise for Dick's Picks #8. It IS truly mind-blowing.
Even though I can take-or-leave the first (acoustic) CD,
Cd's 2 & 3 are the pinnacle of ecstatic music. I'm the sort
of Grateful Dead fan that seeks out Jerry's JAMS above all...
and Dick's Pick #8 delivers! The jams are SO GOOD, in fact,
that the little bit of vocals here & there don't hurt at all.
"The Other One": GREAT JAM
"Cryptical Envelopment": GREAT JAM, even with a little bit of vocals.
"VIOLA LEE BLUES": Even with a bit of vocals, the jams on this
track: at least three grand climactic crescendos...are
truly mind-blowing in the best sense of the term; and
THEN: some surprises......At first you might skip songs
like Good Lovin' & Dancing In the Streets because you think
there are too many vocals....but wait! In both these tracks,
Good Lovin' & Dancing In the Streets...once you get through
a little bit of vocals in the beginning...Jerry treats you to even
MORE extended mind-blowing JAMS!!!!!! Both GREAT.
And then you get an A+ Morning Dew...and the St. Stephen is
definitive...in my opinion, even better BECAUSE it's missing
the first few minustes of the song...you go right to that spacy
"Lady Fingers..." part, which I love.
All in all, Dick's Picks #8 is truly astounding and magical and
powerful and...well...what else can I say?
Just this: PHIL LESH: this may be the best PHIL LESH Dead album
out there...I mean his bass BOOMS! VERY sub-woofer friendly!

5/2/70 Harpur College -- more prime 1970 Dead.......2005-06-26

Despite a major technical glitch and another less-than-awesome first disc, I have to give DP 8 all the stars because of the unparalleled zeitgeist (spirit of the times) that it captures, both the spirit of the Dead's music at that moment, and the spirit of the hippie youth/peace movement. Personally I don't find a great difference in quality between DP 8 and DP 4 (2/13-14/70 see my review) -- they have different strengths and weaknesses, but on balance they're both fantastic.

DISC ONE) This entire disc is an acoustic set. I don't find it nearly as compelling as the one from February that was released long ago as BEAR'S CHOICE (from the same nights as DP 4). I'm not sure why. The crowd is very impatient -- what they want is the psychedelic electric Dead!

DISC TWO) This is fantastic stuff -- too bad that due to a technical glitch it's only in mono sound. Also, the beginning of "St. Stephen" was lost, so there are only about 3 minutes remaining. The "Cryptical Envelopment/Other One" jam is superb, and then following "Cosmic Charlie" and "Casey Jones," the band launches into another astoundingly good jam on "Good Lovin'." There is a riff in the middle of it that sounds really familiar to me -- it sounds like "One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse. That song didn't come out until the following year, so I'm not sure how to explain it, but it makes a great basis for jamming.

DISC THREE) Pigpen leads off with a rarity, the James Brown number "It's a Man's World," and Pig is in fine form. After a high-energy "Dancing in the Streets," (the crowd must have been more than satisfied by now!), the band plays a tremendous "Morning Dew." This leads into another high point of the show, a VERY strong jam on "Viola Lee Blues," which was on the first Warners record. They build to three deafening crescendos of white noise, and then each time drop back into the pocket of the groove, right on a dime.

See my reviews of other Picks -- DP16 (1969), DP4 (1970), DP23 (1972), DP19 (1973), and DP10 (1977). See my complete lists of Dead recordings on this site for 1968/9 (PRANKSTERS & OTHER ONES), 1970-1972 (COSMIC COWBOYS), 1973/4 (EYES OF THE WORLD) AND 1975-1977 (ESTIMATED PROPHETS).

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