tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post2459714053205301064..comments2024-02-25T19:34:27.767-06:00Comments on Grateful Dead Listening Guide: 1979 November 5 - Philly Spectrumicepetalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600688771458155367noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-25882374551629424432015-07-14T07:50:05.191-05:002015-07-14T07:50:05.191-05:00This was my one and only Dead show, and I had a gr...This was my one and only Dead show, and I had a great time! God bless the Grateful Dead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-17595119758500943862011-11-12T06:29:02.530-06:002011-11-12T06:29:02.530-06:00I enjoyed this show, but not YET a personal favori...I enjoyed this show, but not YET a personal favorite. Thought I'd share some dislikes, "not-so-sure-about-yets," and some likes. These are just opinions, no disrespect meant. <br /><br />Dislikes: Only one dislike really. For my personal tastes Jerry's voice is a little too far back in the mix. This is easily overlooked, just something I noticed compared to other arena recordings.<br /><br />Not-so-sure-about-yet: Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance is new to me and I haven't quite decided where it lands in the landscape of what I enjoy about the Dead. I love the lyrics "the shoreline beckons, but there's a price for being free" and "Holes in what's left of my reason,<br />Holes in the knees of my blues, Odds against me been increasin'/But I'll pull through," for example. Great stuff from Barlow. What is wierd for me is that sometimes I like the songs enough to search out a show for them, then again sometimes I want to skip them. Last is the Cowboy tunes. Again, sometimes yes, sometimes no--for me, mostly no.<br /><br />LIKES (and plenty of them): CCS>Rider is very nice. I love the blend of Bobby and Jerry's guitars in these two songs. I really enjoy Bobby's phrasing of his quintessential glue-lick in China Cat. I can tell that Bobby is muting his strings in this lick--very nice. I also love the transition into Rider because it does not feel forced. It simply flows effortlessly from one song to another.<br /><br />Good to hear Stagger Lee. I can always dig Peggy-O and The Music Never Stopped!<br /><br />Eyes>Estimated>Franklins! Much has been said already, I'll just say Eyes is always heavenly for me and 23minutes is lovely. Great Estimated and it is interesting to hear Franklin's Tower coming from some other place than Help>Slipknot. The band may have done this frequently, but definitely my first exposure to FT in this context. This three tune mini-set truly flows easily. <br /><br />I would definitely give this show an 4-5 star grade on a scale of 1-5. Thx Noah.D.Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374612288435675549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-81220114298312197242010-11-05T09:46:33.349-05:002010-11-05T09:46:33.349-05:00This was my first show.
I was 11 yrs old.
Than...This was my first show. <br /><br />I was 11 yrs old. <br /><br />Thank you Mom and Dad !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-41870315471875954492009-05-15T05:42:00.000-05:002009-05-15T05:42:00.000-05:00I just revisited this one on the drive to work thi...I just revisited this one on the drive to work this morning and was once again carried away to someplace very very special indeed. Your description of the Eyes as music that "never stop[s] opening up" is absolutely perfect. The segue into Estimated is beautiful, too! It's hard to describe the satisfaction of being washed over by 23 minutes of Eyes and THEN having an elegantly constructed, beautiful transition into Estimated (well, Bobby's timing is a little off, but not so's you'd notice much). Maybe Jer was making up for 11/4/77! This is a beautiful show, and your write-up hits the nail right on the head as usual.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628132999021385676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-62511311310230990132008-10-13T02:52:00.000-05:002008-10-13T02:52:00.000-05:00Couldn't agree more about your descriptions..have ...Couldn't agree more about your descriptions..have the SBD of this but will dl this too. Interesting that this is also part of the new dl series from deadnet. Have linked your blog in mine<BR/>www.exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>regards/exilestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097089555295137255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387936856129721233.post-57076710612473457232008-10-12T12:47:00.000-05:002008-10-12T12:47:00.000-05:00Icepetal, Your descriptions of Grateful Dead recor...Icepetal, Your descriptions of Grateful Dead recordings are so eloquently dealt. They give words to previously felt thoughts that otherwise I could not articulate. I do not have this recording, and don't think I've ever heard this show. I will definitely get this one and give it a listen. My third Dead show was 4 days prior to this date, 11/1/79 Nassau Coliseum. Great show with a lengthy (29-30 min) spacey Scarlet>Fire to start the 2nd set. I'll try to give this one a listen and maybe review on my blog, but I would love to read a review by you when you do another '79 show. Thanks for the great entry and recommendation, <A HREF="darkstarjamblog.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Dave</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com