Just curious ... why was Johnny B. Goode omitted from the 3-23-75 disc? Something to do with royalties/Chuck Berry's estate? I always loved how they randomly tacked that onto the end of the show.
Went to the four Tower shows in '76 so I'm glad to finally see the official release of Crazy Fingers --> Comes A Time from set 1 of 6/22/76 - a most wonderful and unique first set combo. Of course, I may be biased from sitting in the orchestra pit row AAA (pre GDTS mail order winner). Bobby wasn't as close to Jerry as we were.
Over 2 hours of previously unreleased recordings. Included is the band’s August 12, 1975, soundcheck at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, which captures renditions of album features: “Sage & Spirit,” “Help On The Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Franklin’s Tower.” As an added feature, performances from the group’s June 21, 1976, show at the Tower Theatre in Pennsylvania draw attention to five Blues for Allah tracks, and “Eyes of the World.” A final feature of the collection turns over song selections from Bill Graham’s SNACK (Students Need Athletics, Culture, and Kicks) Benefit at Kezar Stadium on March 23, 1975,One of only three known live performances of the “King Solomon’s Marbles.”
Blues for Allah represented a studio reset for the band, who tried a different approach to making this set by rejecting the pre-writing process and allowing the songs to emerge in the moment. “The whole idea was to get back to that band thing, where the band makes the main contribution to the evolution of the material,” Garcia explained. Working at Bobby Weir’s home studio, which had just enough space to house the ensemble and their equipment, the session evolved into an intimate exchange of ideas, characterized by an exploratory approach that pushed the boundaries of what they were capable of generating.
“Blues for Allah is the Dead’s unique vision, a deeply humane parable that framed their own artistic renewal in the most inclusive, expansive terms,” writes Nicholas G. Meriwether, Executive Director of the Grateful Dead Studies Association and author of the set’s liner notes. “Fifty years later, it remains one of their most musically successful and resolutely experimental albums.”
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Why tho?
Spend your hard earned money on a nice copy of One From The Vault instead is my opinion
It's so superior in every measurable way
just saying
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The soundcheck material
The soundcheck material included in the deluxe 3 cd edition sounds interesting.
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I agree with that
I agree with that
been wanting a comprehensive "live in 75" box for a long time now
perhaps someday
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Their best year, every show
Their best year, every show was fantastic. Would make a great 10-CD (or so) set. Some heavy jams in there...
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big 75 fan
big 75 fan
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Just curious ... why was
Just curious ... why was Johnny B. Goode omitted from the 3-23-75 disc? Something to do with royalties/Chuck Berry's estate? I always loved how they randomly tacked that onto the end of the show.
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if you mean the Paris show,
if you mean the Paris show, it is stellar
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Went to the four Tower shows
Went to the four Tower shows in '76 so I'm glad to finally see the official release of Crazy Fingers --> Comes A Time from set 1 of 6/22/76 - a most wonderful and unique first set combo. Of course, I may be biased from sitting in the orchestra pit row AAA (pre GDTS mail order winner). Bobby wasn't as close to Jerry as we were.
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3/23/75...
3/23/75...
From Relix..
Over 2 hours of previously unreleased recordings. Included is the band’s August 12, 1975, soundcheck at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, which captures renditions of album features: “Sage & Spirit,” “Help On The Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Franklin’s Tower.” As an added feature, performances from the group’s June 21, 1976, show at the Tower Theatre in Pennsylvania draw attention to five Blues for Allah tracks, and “Eyes of the World.” A final feature of the collection turns over song selections from Bill Graham’s SNACK (Students Need Athletics, Culture, and Kicks) Benefit at Kezar Stadium on March 23, 1975,One of only three known live performances of the “King Solomon’s Marbles.”
Blues for Allah represented a studio reset for the band, who tried a different approach to making this set by rejecting the pre-writing process and allowing the songs to emerge in the moment. “The whole idea was to get back to that band thing, where the band makes the main contribution to the evolution of the material,” Garcia explained. Working at Bobby Weir’s home studio, which had just enough space to house the ensemble and their equipment, the session evolved into an intimate exchange of ideas, characterized by an exploratory approach that pushed the boundaries of what they were capable of generating.
“Blues for Allah is the Dead’s unique vision, a deeply humane parable that framed their own artistic renewal in the most inclusive, expansive terms,” writes Nicholas G. Meriwether, Executive Director of the Grateful Dead Studies Association and author of the set’s liner notes. “Fifty years later, it remains one of their most musically successful and resolutely experimental albums.”
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Is the SNACK disc a different
Is the SNACK disc a different source - a better source - than the FM broadcast that's been in circulation for the past 50 years??
Just curious.
75 was ok - considering they only played about 4 shows. Hard to consider that their best year.
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If your dating and are
If your dating and are serious about taking shit to the next level, sit her down and play BFA. If she stays shes a keeper, if not.............