Matt Vernon's Collection
Grateful Dead 03/08/1970
Star Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
| Recording | SHNID 9195 |
| Media | SHN 2 discs |
| Notes | sbd [2007-09-15]This is throw away show though the sound quality is good. Per deadlists "During the pause after Hard To Handle they switch to acoustic, shifting back to electric during the impromptu blues with an unknown vocalist following Katie Mae. The unknown vocalist continues his bizarre contributions, including some harmonica, during Not Fade Away > Lovelight. Latvala reports that there are two reels in the vault labeled with this date; the second is blank; the contents of the first are listed here. Perhaps we are missing the rest of the concluding electric set, although this seems complete as listed." These are amusing quotes from the LMA "Subject: Laugh or Cry? I don't know which is more appropriate. The playing is really hot, but this knucklehead joins in and ruins it...well almost. I found myself laughing at it halfway through NFA. Hey, considering how many shows these guys played over the years, it's surprising this didn't happen more often, given the strange mellons(I'll include myself) they used to attract. I'm not sure how to recommend this one. Give it 4 stars for sound/perf. with a big warning label......I was at this show. The guy was just a member of the audience (dressed in a long overcoat), who got on stage and started singing. The group backed him up. Later, by the time the band did "Lovelight" there were maybe 50 members of the audience on stage with the band.....Unknown vocalist. That would be the one and only Wayne "The Harp" Ceballos, whose vocal "contributions" were somewhat common during this era (see 8/23/69). I don't mind him overly much because most of the shows he was involved in were hot shit. I think this show is a prime example of that......Whoever this guy was, i've never heard such a wacky person on stage with this band before. I'm not sure he would want his name known either as he sounded quite wasted and it became more comedic than musical at times. It's kind of like Bill Murray on peyote right off the range; he actually sounded alright during his blues impromtu forming unintentionally off the Katie Mae as he got the crowd riled up well and the band went along. But his contribution to the Not Fade Away was embarrassingly bad. It was like listening to a concert right next to a drunk loud idiot. The unknown vocalist's harp playing was amateur to say the least. He got the clue and scaled back his presence greatly during the Lovelight, at least until the tapecut....another great mystery in life. ....." |
| Trades Allowed | Yes Traded from: schisseltronics |
| Ratings | Show: B- Sound: B+ |
| Lists | gd65-70 |
SHNID 9195
SBD MR>C>D>CD; Unknown seeder
Owned by Matt Vernon
· Last Updated Sep 15, 2007
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