Set 1



Hell In A Bucket ->

Sugaree

Stir It Up

New Minglewood Blues

Peggy-O

Mexicali Blues ->

Big River

Row Jimmy

Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again ->

Might As Well



Set 2



China Cat Sunflower ->

I Know You Rider

Playing In The Band ->

Uncle John's Band ->

Drums ->

Space ->

Gimme Some Lovin' ->

The Wheel ->

All Along The Watchtower ->

Black Peter ->

One More Saturday Night



Encore

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Notes:



-- Set 2 is seamless



-- 2 different SBD Cassette Masters were used to make this show complete



-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

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Reviewer: Folkhippy - favorite favorite favorite - September 13, 2013

Subject: Good show All in all, '88 was a pretty crap year. I've listened to many shows from all of the tours, and I can't say I have rushed back to re-listen to any of them. Their equipment and sound were good (Bobby is using his bright Mesa Boogie tone similar to '77-'79), and song performance is competent, but the jams are unusually lifeless and sometimes forced. It's as if Jerry and the boys were like, "Oh yeah, we're supposed to be grooving here. Well, here goes." instead of naturally formulating wicked jams out of various tunes, guided only by pure musical inspiration. This show is different. It has some of the life that others are missing. Still, I would suggest turning the page to summer '89 if you are looking to be wowed. - September 13, 2013Good show

Reviewer: doug_the_dude - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 29, 2013

Subject: -- Bit of a choppy ride, this one - I'm tempted to go with just three, but I guess I'm in a good mood with the way Knockin' turned out at the encore, so a kind four on this first night of their Hampton '88 run.



Set 1 - they manage to balance out the mix nicely halfway through Bucket to give it a rip-roaring feel - followed immediately by Sugaree you could do a lot worse for an opener!



All that Stir it Up hype is just that, hype. This is more in the vain of Beer Barrel Polka or the Merry-Go-Round-Broke-Down than any serious go at reggae. Just don't get all hot and bothered seeing it in the setlist. It's cute, but nothing special.



They get the ol' copper kettle boiling hot with Minglewood; that tune and Jimmy make the first set worth it, but you may want to stop the set here, as Bobby has a hard time trying to do justice to Memphis Blues. Those long psychedelic wordplays from Dylan need immense focus to pull off, and considering how many times Bobby miraculously nailed all those lyrics in the past, you can afford to pass this one up.



Set 2 - The Playin' here is the goods for me - Jerry finds the most lovely and delicate UJB-esque line to play when the Main Ten starts - makes a natural segue to UJB proper - love, love, love this part of the jam...Mickey gets the Beam going immediately when the Drums start up - don't just dismiss this foray into Oz - they really make an effort at something special here, and the boys come back out and do justice to what Mickey and Billy laid down by bringing us back to Earth.



Post-Space is the usual suspects for this era - nothing terribly exciting, although the quality of the recording has this immediacy to it that gives it a nice illusion of energy - I just can't STAND the way Bobby mugs and drools all over Watchtower here - is a shame, too, because Jerry's solo is as good as ever. Take this part of the show or leave it...



....it takes Jerry, at the encore, to show Bobby how to really do a Dylan song proper justice. You can even hear Bobby attempting "harmony" in the background, clearly not getting the message - I mean, jesus, how much did that guy drink at halftime?!? I'm not one for ubiquitous "Bobby-bashing", but in efforts like this I can see why some deadheads so indulge. - January 29, 2013--

Reviewer: cosmiclarry - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 18, 2011

Subject: Great show - funny blog post

http://rockandrollnerd.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/phish-vs-the-dead-part-2-marley-covers/ Ed Watts has a pretty funny blog post involving this show: - November 18, 2011Great show - funny blog post

Reviewer: dustbowltom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 4, 2011

Subject: Stir it up WOO-HOOO !!! What else can you say...Stir it up and then we go row with Jimmy.....Imagine if the Dead would have intergrated more reggae..Jerry would tear up "No woman no cry"..Or "Johnny was a good man"..goosebumps man ! - April 4, 2011Stir it up WOO-HOOO !!!

Reviewer: utopian - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 17, 2011

Subject: A solid, yet unhyped year Overall a very good performance

One of the finer periods for Row Jimmy, and this is where the show really shines.



Bobbie guitar gets a bit cheesy for me in china cat. - March 17, 2011A solid, yet unhyped year

Reviewer: jackstraw57 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 25, 2011

Subject: very nice there are a number of videos from this show on youtube that all have great sound quality. It is very cool to see the band having so much fun with tunes like Stuck inside of Mobile. check it out. - January 25, 2011very nice

Reviewer: East Coast Dave in WA - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 4, 2010

Subject: Great Spring 88 show The whole Hampton Run was about as good as the Dead got on this tour (the Brendan Byrne run is up there, too). This was a spirited and fun show. The Stir It Up hasn't aged well, but it was a blast for those of us who were there. Jerry sounds pumped and his vocals were as good as it was possible for him to be at this point in his life/career (he flubs a lyric here and there, but gets by on feeling alone).

The second set Playin' is a spacey jammed treat (there wasn't much free-form out of the boys this year), and the entire second set is more-or-less top notch for the late 80's. Get this show if you can. What I'd have given a 4.5 stars if it was an option becomes 5 because of the sweet sounding recording by "Mister Charlie" - June 4, 2010Great Spring 88 show

Reviewer: Alex, Geddy, Neil, Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Brent, Mickey, Billy - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 16, 2009

Subject: 3 Rippers in a Row i was at this show... i'd bet my left arm this Stir It Up was off the cuff.



Memphis Blues, Thin Man [the next night], they're doing these songs better than the previous summer with Dylan!



i've only ever heard AUD sources of this particular Hampton run (all VG to excellent, IMO, and i am a SBD snob), great to hear an old fav of mine get the Charlie Miller treatment.

Weir is LOUD and was certainly more out in front spring '88 than in the previous few years.



4.5 for the performance, 5.0 for Charlie and big ups to the tapers. - March 16, 20093 Rippers in a Row