greg archetti's Collection
Grateful Dead 10/31/1971
Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH
| Source | sbd |
| Media | cdr 2 discs |
| Notes | FM source |
| Tech Notes | Grateful Dead 10/30/1971 Taft Auditorium Cincinnati OH WEBN FM > ??? > DAT > Analog > CDWav/Soundforge > WAV > FLAC Set I: 01 ...Bertha 02 Me & My Unle 03 Sugaree 04 Beat it on Down the Line 05 Loser 06 Playin in the Band 07 Tennessee Jed 08 Jack Straw 09 Big R&R Blues 10 Me & Bobby McGee 11 Brown Eyed Women 12 Saturday Night 13 DJ Intermission Set II: 14 ...Casey Jones 15 Mexicali Blues 16 Comes a Time* 17 El Paso 18 "Rambling Rose" 19 Garcia versus Heckler 20 Sugar Magnolia 21 Truckin' 22 Not Fade Away > 23 Goin Down the Road > 24 Not Fade Away 25 Outro *w/ Alternate Lyrics Back in the day when I was living in Athens, Ohio, my memory was sadly more occupied with the statistics of Deadbase than those of my formal education. Here's a show that always seemed to get pulled out of the stacks for roadtrips, breakfast, headphones, whatever. Some part of me always believed that Jerry and the boys just loved the Midwest, its beautiful mediocrity incited them to riot; it was this show and many others that probably convinced me. The band was exceptionally tight, seemlingly focused on every note. Harmony was important to them and the vocals of each song seems to be played with true feeling, especially the duets and trios. Jerry's voice is crystal and listening to gems like Sugaree, Loser, & Brown-Eyed Women is a reminder of the range Garcia had as one of the greatest voices of the day. You'll never be able to convince me that a better version of "Comes a Time" was ever played, and with the additional lyrics its one in a million. This is it, in bold letters, THE best one ever, and easily the best reason to get a copy of this show. Landmark vocals and a hauntingly wicked guitar, enough said. The banter between the band & crowd goes on throughout the show, and listening between songs includes plenty of 1971 humor. Most notably is some maniac yelling "Play Truckin" one to many times before Garcia rarely addresses the crowd and goes off on the guy in Jerryesque before launching into a jammy Sugar Mags. They finally give in to the guy and play a 9+ minute Truckin before tearing the roof off the Taft with NFA > GDTRFB > NFA. This is Phil's song, he plays lead bass throughout the whole set and his interplay with the then new Keith Godcheaux on keys is mesmerizing. This 21+ minute jawdropper once again proves this band is one of a kind. This is an FM recording sourcing from DAT to my Maxell XL2. Its exceptionally clear and the recording well balanced, at any time you can pick out every instrument, follow it, and hear it meld into one of many of the all time best Grateful Dead shows ever played. |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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