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Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, HDCD 3CD-Box, 2015. Recorded at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland Auditorium, CA, on 1979.12.26.
Taken, like Dick s Picks Vol. 10, from one of the Dead s annual year-end runs of Bay Area concerts, Dick s Picks Vol. 5 marked five straight volumes of 1970s shows selected by archivist Dick Latvala to start the series, and as it was from one of the very last days of the decade, it was the perfect way for Dick to complete his own mini tour of the 1970s.
But Vol. 5 has a lot more going for it than just a convenient spot on the calendar; this is one of the rawest and most energetic Picks, a complete show anchored by a second set that is in essence one big medley that begins with Uncle John s Band and ends with it two hours later, with a supercharged The Other One and the first appearance of Brokedown Palace in two years among many high points in between. Set one is no slouch, either, with a great, Garcia-led rendition of Alabama Getaway four months before it appeared on record and a passionate vocal by Bob Weir on Looks Like Rain leading to a spirited, set-closing The Promised Land. And throughout it all you ll hear Brent Mydland serving notice in one of his first shows with the band that he is fully up to the task of replacing Keith Godchaux. Out of print for years!
Felvételek :
3CD-Box :
1. Cold Rain & Snow
2. C.C. Rider
3. Dire Wolf
4. Me & My Uncle
5. Big River
6. Brown-Eyed Women
7. New Minglewood Blues
8. Friend Of The Devil
9. Looks Like Rain
10. Alabama Getaway
11. Promised Land
12. Uncle John’s Band
13. Estimated Prophet
14. Jam 1.
15. He’s Gone
16. The Other One
17. Drums 1.
18. Drums 2.
19. Jam 2.
20. Not Fade Away
21. Brokedown Palace
22. Around And Around
23. Johnny B. Goode
24. Shakedown Street
25. Uncle John’s Band
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