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Matt Vernon's Collection

Grateful Dead   06/09/1976

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
Recording SHNID 12207
Media SHN   2 discs
Notes set 2 sbd w/ aud patch at start of St. Stephen. FWIW, I attended this show, row L if I remember. The breakout of St. Stephen was very exciting. Everyone had "LiVe/Dead" engrained in their synapses so the slower pace and with Donna singing was constantly compared in my head with the recorded version. The jam is very nice. As the come to the end, everyone was wondering of they would do "11". Maybe after being on hiatus they woul dbreak back some of these oldies, but the "answer" was Eyes. Interesting. Overall Set 2 lacks an overall cohesion that would develop later on. It consists of a few continuous sections, again with very attentive playing for the most part without the sustained jams of yore. Sound and mix is very good. Note that at the end, Jerry says: "See you 'all later". In my experience, he only says this on dates when he's had a good time. One other note: Th eMusic Hall had seats so there was a strong tendency for evryone to say seated. Maybe that is why their playing was more "listening" focused than "danceable".
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: violalee
Ratings Show: A-    Sound: A-
Lists gd75-79
SHNID 12207
set 2; SBD> RM> DAT> sonic solutions> CDR, with Beginning of "St. Stephen" spliced in from unknown audience source; Extracted with Toast Audio Extractor & Plexwriter 4/12 and converted to SHN; via Art Cohen
Owned by Matt Vernon · Last Updated Apr 30, 2009