Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: StephenR on April 24, 2020, 09:55:59 AM
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Tonight is the third of the free weekly video streams the GD has been offering up during the COVID-19 outbreak. The first two installments were previously released concert films. This week features a 1993 show from Buckeye Lake that has never been shown. These stream on the Dead's youtube channel, Rolling Stone article about this weeks offering below.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grateful-dead-shakedown-stream-series-988735/
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Thanks for the head’s up, Stephen.
Bill, tgo
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Thanks Stephen! Was just about to post! Was even going to post the same link! Great minds think alike...
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Hey Harry, club mind meld...
I was glad to see they are going to dip into the vaults for some unreleased footage. Would be cool if they unearth some early stuff, by the 90s they had the video screens so there is probably a ton of archived video from the later years that was originally projected on the screens. Always appreciate seeing good quality footage from the 60s and 70s and have long wondered how much there is in the GD archives.
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I'd have to say that is an awesome show from 1993, agreed it's wonderful to see some unreleased footage. Jerry looked still clean and everyone is in top form!
No Samba in the Rain though, hee hee!
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My guess is there is probably a bunch of concert video in the vault (or spread around). I remember there would be a camera mounted in the soundboard area, and a person using the name Voodoonola has posted black and white and color videos from 70s shows on YouTube in the past.
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I think a lot of the B&W footage from the 70s originates from the Bill Graham archives, I believe he filmed every show he produced in B&W with no intent of it ever being commercially released. The stuff Voodoonala uploads replaces the mono camera sound feed with soundboard recordings that are in circulation, he does good work and the videos are fun to watch.
Looks like this weeks Friday Shakedown Stream is going to be the "Closing of Winterland". I have this on DVD and it is really good. Hoping future weeks will bring more previously unreleased material but it doesn't surprise me that, so far, this is mainly being used to promote existing product.
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Watching "The Closing of Winterland" and I'm just blown away by the sound of the Godfather. Reminds me of the sounds I used to get from SCB (80-1504)
BTW, this was the first Dead concert I've ever seen aside from Dead and Co
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I have this on DVD and watched it many times. The look on Bobbys face during Sunshine Daydream when the explosion goes off is priceless!
They are doing a good thing releasing these for all to see and appreciate. This is important Read history.
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Tonight they will be showing the Beat Club show from Germany during the Europe ‘72 tour. Starts in about 20 minutes!
Bill, tgo
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Just finished watching! Kind of a bummer the way it ended but amazing to be able to watch too.
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The picture was exceptionally clear! Were they ever really that young? Were we ever that young?
Bill, tgo
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For those who may have missed the stream tonight...and Phil playing finger style on Bertha :)
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just watching Phil lesh & friends Lock'n festival 2015 with Carlos Santana on guitar. Got it on surroundsound and Phils bass sounds great clear punchy and deep. His bass rig looks like it has the kind of Meyer cabs John Prock is keen for me to try.
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Jazzy, Meyer cabs are a joy to play through if you like clean, clear sound but tend to weigh quite a bit and are staggeringly expensive. Fat bank account and road crew usually required but I am sure you would love the Meyer gear. Thankfully for us bass players in the Bay Area a lot of the venues have Meyer PAs so we get the benefit of the excellent bass sound without the expense.
The Beat Club footage is great. They showed it at one of the previous August GD "Meet Up at the Movies' events. Love the two keyboard version of the band and 72 was one of the high-water marks in the band's career. The Europe tour was also Pigpen's last big tour, last show he played would be in June of 72. I saw a few of the shows at the Academy of Music in NYC that directly preceded the Europe tour and those were the last times I saw Pig play, he was always a highlight and the chemistry of the band shifted quite a bit when he could no longer perform.
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Today they're showing a Shoreline show! 1991 with Bruce Hornsby. Phil played a Ken Smith on the first tune, switched to something else but haven't seen what yet.
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Ok, Phil just switched to a different Ken Smith bass...
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We’re watching too, Harry, with my Further and a Blackstar Fly 3 next to me. I was wondering what kind of bass Phil was playing as I can only see an “S”. First I did a quick google search, but came up empty. Then I figured I’d just post it on the site and surely you guys would know. So I pick up my iPad, log on, and you already answered my question! I LOVE this forum. Tina and I are doing well - if one has to hibernate in the Bay Area, this place ain’t bad. We have two deer mom’s that hang out with their fawns - still with spots. We’ve named them “Fauci” and “Bernie”. Best to you and Mika.
Bill, tgo
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Bill - did you ever see the Dead at Shoreline? It's fun watching knowing "I've been there!" even if I never saw the Dead there.
We're doing fine. Probably not going to participate much in the gradual reopening, at least for a couple of weeks. Say HI to Tina and the deer!
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Saw them there a bunch of times. I basically saw them just about everywhere they played in the Bay Area from 1974 on, along with many other venues on the West and East Coasts. I’m sure if you used computer enhancement and looked hard enough, you could find me in the audience in several Dead show videos. We feel the same way about staying home as much as we can for now. Stay safe, and we must have an Alembic Gathering when this is all over!
Bill, tgo
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Stay safe, and we must have an Alembic Gathering when this is all over!
Bill, tgo
Alembic Gathering sounds good to me! That would be a great way to emerge from Shelter in Place.
And I know it's not the Grateful Dead but Dead & Co. is streaming now, I only point it out because apparently Branford Marsalis sat in for the whole second set!
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I like the Alembic gathering idea, it would be nice to get off the east coast for a long weekend when this is all over....
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Gotta admit, I'm stumped by what Oteil's playing at this show - the name is on the tip of my tongue - starts with an A?
EDIT: Nope, looks like it's a Fodera!
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Fodera NYC Empire
Loads of tasty jams tonight!
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Fodera NYC Empire - Loads of tasty jams tonight!
Yeah, that was a good show!
This is the only pic I could find of Oteil with the bass he used at the show that was broadcast last night:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50006605308_d52f656a3f_o.jpg)
(Found here on Oteil's site: https://oteilburbridge.com/fodera-nyc-string-bass/ (https://oteilburbridge.com/fodera-nyc-string-bass/))
But here's what I really hope we see someday!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47970378078_fa91d78590_o.jpg)