Forget the mustard too, there will be NO hat eating here. This is among the 3 best guitar passes from JG you will ever hear. on May 27, 2004, Promised Land, Sugaree, Minglewood Blues, Scarlet Begonias, Looks Like Rain, They Love Each Other, Mama Tried, Ship of Fools, Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Playin' In The Band Brown Eyed Women, Samson & Delilah, Friend Of The Devil, Let It Grow-> Eyes Of The World-> Wharf Rat-> The Other One-> The Music Never Stopped, E: Johnny B. Goode. The title as spelled here is from Hunter's Box of Rain anthology of lyrics.). to loosely quote John Tichy, formerly of Commander Cody, this show is the honey on my biscuit and the butter on my roll..very sweet sounding show..haven't got all the way through..maybe later.. but the first set just oozes honey. It's hard to explain but some songs sound louder than others, and certain instruments rise and fall in the mix. During these shows near the end they dropped down a multi light sign that spelled out Grateful Dead behind the band. The rest of them are equally on fire, except Jerry who is beyond fire. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Branford Marsalis performs works by Debussy, Rodrigo, Rossini plus a new commission by Courtney Bryan. Grateful Dead - Truckin' Garcia;Lesh;Weir;Hunter Lyrics:Truckin got my chips cashed in. as mentioned, jerry is nothing short of perfect on this evening at the orpheum. This show is beautiful...dark...happy...and sad. The first set is great, scarlet and mama tried done as well as cornell. I happen to enjoy Keith being turned up a bit. This has been one of my favorites for years. The best year? So much craziness. As discussed earlier, there’s also some real fatback from Phil throughout this show. Heavily recommended! Like a dog to a bone, I keep coming back to this show. An excellent show to learn about the dead during 76-77. Official Site Of The Grateful Dead. Great show, really enjoying my journey through '76. The jam was recorded during the sessions for the 1976 Jerry Garcia album Reflections. The police decided to roust a friend and me for sitting in his 1940 Mercury back in 1978. 6/17. Keep on Trucking boys. SBD > ??? I've had this show for years thanks to the KSAN-fm broadcast that was done the night of this gig and it's still one of my all time faves nearly 30 years later. > CDR > CDR > SHN (via EAC and mkwACT); via M. Ferguson; They play so smooth. Everything just clicks, and that 2nd set suite is justifiably famous. Supplication is there 100% now. There’s also a 16-minute studio jam recorded by the Grateful Dead that was labeled “Orpheus.” All of the songs and outtakes (except “Orpheus”) on Reflections were regularly played live … Boy, unreal set list, but very flat sound overall. Why '76 is so underrated is beyond me. Get the Grateful Dead Setlist of the concert at Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA on July 13, 1976 and other Grateful Dead Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Loser is played to perfection and the last two minutes of Stella are just about as good as Jerry ever played his guitar. This is my favorite second set ever played. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 CD release of San Francisco 1976 (The Orpheum Theatre Broadcast On Three CDs) on Discogs. Very strange indeed. The group recorded three LPs and a number of singles for MGM between 1967 and 1969. This is a great one to put on when someone starts bad-mouthing '76. The whole night is solid. It is ture, you do have to hear this one to belive it. Your privacy is important to us. A little buzz here and there will appear in your speakers, but it doesn't matter at all. ADD THIS SHOW TO YER COLLECTION!!! They never saw the Grateful Dead live but through Archive they can enjoy the music with me. enough about it's not '72 this is an excellent example how the Grateful Dead kept on trucking through out the years. Wow, great sound and plenty of positive reviews! The guitar in "Stella Blue" is the most beautiful solo I have ever heard. YAY! This show has always reminded me of a lava lamp. Probably the best of '76, though a few of the June shows compare favorably, esp. The original members were lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia (b. Lost it for years until Archive. nothing short of perfect: performace, segueways, set list... many years and shows have their merits. So, maybe I have a bit of first love with show, but in my heart, I know this is one of those extra special gems. Don't dis' the '76. Gotta love the might as well->samson for the 2nd set opener. Among the many highlights from this awesome show is one of the best “lazy” St. Stephens (slow and a little funky) from this “comeback” era for the band. This is absolutely in the top 5 IMHO. To further showcase the natural acoustics, vocal artists sang, “Home on the Range,” “Ol’ Man River” and the Overture from Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld.” And I remember being determined to learn it note for note when I started playing guitar. Jonathan Aizen For years I had only a hissy partial tape of the second set that was broadcast back in late '76 as part of the King Bisquit Flower Hour. Stellar setlist and inspired playing... just doesn't get much better! If only someone could clean up the sound on this one, 'cause the jamming is unbelievable. Yeah - pretty stellar show. Still, not as crisp playing as you'll find a year later. Grateful Dead Live at Orpheum Theatre on 1976-07-14. I’ve listened to it 100,000 times and it still makes me smile. Oh well. I've tried turning friends on to this Magnificent display but for some reason it has yet to Stick. Save sennheiser orpheus to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. "...this show and 6-15 at the beacon standout as my favs for the year. The drums are not very clear in the cymbals and snare drums and there seems to be hot and cold patches in the tape. I'm fairly certain I used to own a bootleg vinyl of a piece of this concert: this is one of the best setlists ive ever seen...and watching DSO play it and now listening to original version, it gives you an appreciation of what DSO has accomplished in recreating the live experience. This one has it all -- a great first set list with silky smooth playing, an amazing second set, and as a few others have mentioned, Jerry is seriously on. This was first widely released as a King Biscuit Flour Hour show (a series of concerts by different artists that were syndicated across the country) a very short time after it was played. And the boys were the masters. Araki originally intended to draw the lower half of its body but changed his mind. read more. I was working at Hearst Castle as a tour guide and left work at about 7 pm the night before to drive up to my friend's house in Napa. Came across this show first from a decent quality cassette tape of the KSAN broadcast in the late 1970s. What a show, the boys at home hangin way cool top 10 for me now. This was actually the first show I owned because I found it in my dad's box of tapes int he closet. If someone can show me a better show from 1976 I'll eat my hat. This is a great show that reminds me type of play they exhibited right before the transition into '77. The 2 part OO and one of the best late-era St. Stephens only add to this epic set. Get the Grateful Dead Setlist of the concert at Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA on July 12, 1976 and other Grateful Dead Setlists for free on setlist.fm! This is dynamite '76 - a good one to introduce a fellow head not too acquainted with this year. Very tasty nug here. You can hear all the bombs Lesh drops and Jerry's sound is quite crisp, while every word bob sings is easily heard. You have to hear this one to believe it! Price. Ohhh what I would give to have been there on this night…but alas… I was only six years old. So, best LL > Supplication and best Let It Grow. in light of 1977, but this show stands out like a beacon, The second set is bascially one long non-stop jam. I have come to dearly love 1976. His voice and guitar never sounded sweeter. Stephen>NFA>St. Seriously, bear w/me. The second set is basically one sick jam. Thank you. Maybe it's all in my head, though. My first show after the break. Tune in everywhere. It lacks legs but has large arms, and it walks on its hands, where each has four huge metal-like and segmented fingers evenly spaced around its circumference. This show's music does the same thing. If I were picking a favorite year... Then again, I think 6/7 is the best show of 1977. Keith's playing is a pleasure, and everyone's vocals are on target and have feeling. Now Available: Vinyl Me Please - The Story Of The Grateful Dead 14-LP Audiophile Vinyl Boxed Set. I think this is one of the greatest shows of any year. this is truly one of the best performances, besides the may run of '77. I can't pick just one. Members include; John Perry Barlow, Tom Constanten, Jerry Garcia, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bruce Hornsby, Robert Hunter, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" … Every band has bad years, just the Grateful Dead had a lot more, that's because they outlasted all other band. The recording quality is clear and crisp (much cleaner than my old cassette version). See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. I had this tape on cassette and thought it was very well played but my copy was spliced up and it had a ton of hiss. Orpheus is a studio jam released on the Jerry Garcia box set All Good Things. I still have that record from my days as a very young boy taking the subway into the Village to see the bootleg record stores. Another great show from the bicentenial summer. NEED I SAY MORE?! The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast is the first official Grateful Dead podcast. You can't listen to Let It Grow without Supplication first. I listen to great show's like this one with my children. 15 West Aspen Avenue Flagstaff, AZ 86001. on May 27, 2004, Mississippi Half Step, Cassidy, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried, Scarlet Begonias, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues, Loser, The Music Never Stopped Might As Well, Samson & Delilah, Candyman, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication-> Let It Grow-> Drums-> Let It Grow-> Wharf Rat-> The Other One-> Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Saint Stephen-> The Wheel-> The Other One-> Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia, E: Johnny B. Goode, First time listening to this show since the real deal. The whole show is great, but from Lazy Lightning on is truly spectacular. A show that combines the song selection of 76 with an exploratory nature resembling 72 (albeit without the deep space), all with one of the Dead's highest energy performances ever. This era is so easy to listen to. The music is inspired and deliberate. Thanks for Sharing! Grateful Dead, byname the Dead, American rock band that was the incarnation of the improvisational psychedelic music that flowered in and around San Francisco in the mid-1960s.Grateful Dead was one of the most successful touring bands in rock history despite having had virtually no radio hits. What everyone below here said. No show in 76 was better, not even close. The best show of 1976, hands down. I was looking for a good lazy Lightning and got one. Good show, the sound quality is not so good but it's worth a listen. great show, classic, fluid...but that buzzing especially during Wheel is killing me. Fantastic as others had mentioned. Mine is top notch though, so it's out there. Jul 3, 2017 - Listen to The Jam Alternative Vol. How is it that just a few piano plinks can sound so good? One of the best Wharf Rats so far. A nice long run at a small ornate theater. Orpheus were formed in Worcester, Massachusetts. I had a 25 year love/hate relationship with that tape. when he was on, he was as good as anybody.... and does anyone have this downloaded? And what DON'T they play? Very strange. this one transcends 'em all. Jerry, of course sounds great and I enjoy the ability to distinguish clearly between Keith, Jerry and Bob. Stream and enjoy! The mix is uneven in spots, but wow, the performance in both sets approaches perfection. This entire run of shows has been great. In 2004 he opened most of the summer tour of the Dead (a group made up of former Grateful Dead members). It swells, drips, and oozes out the loudspeakers. Official Store for the Grateful Dead. Bruce Arnold”Orpheus Again”At the same time that Bay Area bands were creating the San Francisco Sound in the ’60s, an East Coast group called Orpheus … no dout...My dream is someday this show will be released by the band in pristine condition like One from the vault. It's nothing short of beautiful. By submitting, you agree to receive donor-related emails from the Internet Archive. Hanging from its waist, where its legs should be, are four segmented tentacles. They called it Disco Dead, I thought it was funky and cool. Lazy Lightning > Supplication > Let It Grow > Drums > Let It Grow > Wharf Rat > The Other One > St. Stephen > Not Fade Away > St. Stephen > The Wheel > The Other One > Stella Blue. Saw them at Kezar/OAK/OctWint and 3 outta 4 75s, but these were mine. no digiflaws, some amplifier hum, "dead air" spaces cut, Uploaded by (A beautiful Looks Like Rain, for instance.). To be honest, the first set wasn't too exciting for me (the most sluggish Tennessee Jed ever!) First of all personally my fav Dead show ever. A "preview of coming attractions" for 1977. In fact, everyone is on. $169.99. For me, this is one of the proverbial "desert island" shows for certain. Slow is good. Each print is signed & numbered by the artist in an edition of 500 and measures 21” x 32”. Some of the licks he plays can only be described with goosebumps. The Scandinavian name of the god called by the Anglo- Saxons Woden; the god of wisdom, poetry, war, and agriculture. They also possibly recorded material for a fourth LP for MGM which was not released. It has no mouth. A positively amazing second set, but the Stella Blue is so magnificent and soulful it eclipses everything that preceded it. The balance is tilted a little toward the right as well. Jerry does everything perfect. Grateful Dead Shirt T Shirt Stereo Headphones Steal Your Face 2012 GDP Grey XL. Great show and great set list. Never forget a note of this show. For all muscians who want to write their music "back in the groove," listen to this 76 show, as well as a number of others. Don't pass the salt and pepper to Dr. Flashback. All that's missing is a Dark Star. It takes an incomprehensible degree of composure and chemistry to play music that weaves and floats as if the band were one being, playing 6 instruments all at once. Buy It Now. Of course we had some contraband and while these cops were searching the car they found a cassette player and pushed play. Personally, this show doesn't start until Lazy Lightning, but when it does, it highlights each one of them SO well. Your remember correctly. Like all the previous reviews have said, this is one of the best shows of 1976 and perhaps right up there in the all time ranking. The songs slink and slide (You can just feel Garcia moving effortlessly all over the place) into each other. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. These are very subjective judgment calls; the Doc's hat is safe. This moose stands strong against the best shows of any year, not just the post-hiatus stuff. My first re-worked "Dancin'", boy what a surprise! I attended this show, thanks to someone - having been to the first three of the run, and having no further tickets, I took off for the High Sierra...but the thought of the ongoing party down at the Orpheum brought me back out of the mountains. With Keith higher in the mix than usual, he sticks out way over on the left. I will agree this is one of the finest Stellas you'll ever hear. The Let it Grow, St. Stephen and Other One sparkle especially. What a lovely preview of their '77 blowout year. Oh yea even Donna is good this show is like a fine wine gets better with age, I have noticed some interesting comments about the mix. but that second set...wow! I used to wonder how many other's had decided this is one of the most amazing shows they've heard, even out of so many epic ones to consider. This version has very melodic leads and an intro where Jerry incorporates some very playful phrasing into the classic riff lines. The Grateful Dead is a humanoid torso covered with eyes. Like lava in a lamp. Check out that Scarlet Begonias! Let it Grow gets a big shout-out! I will never forget this show. Jerry finesses his strings so that every note sounds like its supposed to be there. © 2020 The Orpheum Presents, LLC "Reuben and Cerise" Recorded on Garcia's Cats Under the Stars; Hunter's Jack O'Roses; Hunter's Box of Rain (Note: On Cats Under the Stars the tune's title was spelled "Rubin and Cherise." The SBD sounds just decent, not real sparkly. In one of the opera’s most touching scenes, after Eurydice is lured to the underworld (by Hades) and has been washed of her memories in the waters of Lethe, , she meets her father but doesn’t recognize him. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. + 7 S 0 P O N S O A R P A 7 E E D-1-1 U J-1 0 F J-1-1. Up, down, out, in, inside-out, upside-down. Mint Condition Vinyl - Sony Optical Recorder - Wave - Mp4Excellent Quality*Round Records If you're only listening to 1977 Dead, you're missing out. Facebook. This is one that NEEDS to be heard. SBD>MR>C>DAT>CDR patched with the Bob Menke audience recording via Raoul Duke encoding/patching by Matt Vernon, Uploaded by We do not sell or trade your information with anyone. Music, Merchandise and More. 4.5 for show, 3.5 for sound = 4 overall. Tweet. The Lazy Lightnings/Supplication is epic.Not fade away is good too.The sound quality is pretty good as well.Certainly a candidate for a show you would turn the aliens on to. Not my favorite year of the dead, but this example certainly shines. Jonathan Aizen The transitions in the second set are so smooth and sweet, just candy to your ears. He also co-wrote, with David Nelson , many of the songs on the New Riders of the Purple Sage albums Where I Come From (2009) [19] and 17 Pine Avenue (2012). ORPHEUM THEATER. Set 1- standard set for 76 until the Playin>Wheel>Playin. So please listen to the 2nd lead guitar pass and you will be happy. As Eurydice is reunited with the father she’s lost, she is forced to come to terms with the real-life challenges of loving Orpheus, a man who is more obsessed with music than with his wife. If you're only listening to 1977 Dead, you're missing out. Thanks for sharing. i was always blown away by this one. Stoney version of St. Stephen and other one sparkle especially the return of the god of wisdom,,. In an edition of 500 and measures 21 ” x 32 ” cold patches in the house stands... 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