![]() That said, it's still one of the ballsiest shows the band ever performed, the off the hook energy being fueled by the rowdy but appreciative crowd. ![]() In spite of warble/pitch issues and considerable distortion at its highest levels, I prefer this to the more recently cleaned up Cotsman file, which is not as lively, perhaps due to noise reduction efforts? So, the good is great, and bad is ugly and the ugly is not worth bothering with. Good Lovin', unfortunately, suffers the same fate as 12/12, someone on the controls not quick enough to change the reels and/or too stoned to unpause the button following their "executive decision" to obliterate the drums (or did the reel run out?) A real shame - when the slice happens you're heartbreakingly introduced to the jam-that-could-have-been-were-it-complete. Unlike poor 12/12's version, which slices a great big chunk from the middle, this one keeps itself in tact towards the end and is definitely worth it.Įverything rolls along adequately enough, vocals screeching through the top-end and Jer's guitar properly on fire - it's Hard to Handle when things *really* start to pick up - they stay at this fever-pitch right through the end - Mason's Children is an often-overlooked tune, but listen to the false-start here as they rev it up - the jam that comes at the conclusion is one I don't think I've heard in any other recording. The frustrations and limitations of the recording here make 5 stars tough to merit, although the performance *seems* to warrant it.we'll just have to take what we can get for now until some miracle sbd / aud can provide the patches.īlack Peter begins in the middle, but don't that deter you - as the old reel constitutes itself in your ear you're immersed in real heavy, heavy swamp-groove here - "just then the wind." is a nice way to be introduced to this show. Also, this has some of the best stage banter of ALL Time! The band is boogeying! The Masons Children is also top notch pretty, jammy, loose and garage-y with lots of Phil's high harmonies. The Hard to Handle is probably my favorite of all time: groovy and hard rocking. Maybe it was the festival setting or it was cold or maybe it's just how Pig's keyboard sounds. The band sounds a little more jangly and a bit like a garage band still. Also how the solo is more hard rock and succinct for most Garcia solos making it a fine example of another side of Jerry. The way Jerry leans into the main riff of Cold Rain and Snow with super twangy pull-offs and the way his guitar sounds particularly gritty but lean, like an SG (most likely a rosewood Strat by this show, though). I have always loved this show because the recording is raw and unbalanced and in some ways shows the band in a different, albeit excellent, light. I received this as a bootleg in high school probably 1985 or '86 in suburban Philadelphia area. This is a loud and very rowdy show, prompting some priceless banter from the band. Sound Forge was used to normalize, correct the pitch of the master cassette portion, and patch together the different sources. ![]() It is possible that this is not the complete show, though it would be likely that only one or two songs may have preceded Black Peter. A reel recording provides the end of Good Lovin' through most of Lovelight. Possibly a monitor mix, the master cassette portion varies in quality, most notably degrading in Black Peter and the end of Lovelight. A master cassette provides the portion from Black Peter up to the drum solo of Good Lovin' as well as the last couple minutes of Lovelight. SBD>MR>C>D>CD>EAC>SHN (for //Good Lovin'>most of Lovelight) Black Peter, Me & My Uncle, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider-> High Time, Cumberland Blues, Good Lovin'-> Drums-> Good Lovin', Cold Rain & Snow, Hard To Handle, Mason's Children, Turn On Your Love Light
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