Joe Russo's Almost Dead



Set One:

01. intro/crowd

02. Cream Puff War ->

03. Truckin' ->

04. Dupree's Diamond Blues

05. Cumberland Blues

06. Row Jimmy ->

07. Bertha

08. Easy Wind ->

09. Shakedown Street



Set Two:

01. Space ->

02. Scarlet Begonias ->

03. Fire On The Mountain

04. Playin' In The Band ->

05. Althea ->

06. Turn On Your Lovelight

07. Terrapin Station ->

08. Terrapin Transit/At A Siding/Terrapin Flyer

09. encore break/crowd

Encore:

10. Brokedown Palace

Source: Matrix Schoeps cmc64 (On Stage, Split 25') + Soundboard -> Digidesign Profile -> Zoom H4n (@16/44.1)



Transfer: WAV -> SoundForge Pro 10.0d (normalize, fades) -> CDWav -> FLAC







Recorded by Pete Costello & Bill Mulvey - FOH Mix & Live Matrix by Pete Costello - Thanks to Pete Costello & JRAD for making the on stage matrix available - Transferred, tracked and uploaded by Eric McRoberts







Joe Russo's Almost Dead:



Joe Russo - Drums, Vocals



Marco Benevento - Keys, Vocals



Scott Metzger - Guitar, Vocals



Dave Dreiwitz - Bass, Vocals



Tom Hamilton - Guitar, Vocals

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Reviewer: mifraidin - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 16, 2016

Subject: Crazy good "Breath of fresh air" is right on. New energy, new creativity, new directions. The best tribute of all to the Dead is that JRAD takes these songs to wonderful new places. Just discovered these guys (thanks, SomeDarkHollow) and can't get enough. - July 16, 2016Crazy good

Reviewer: gnarbowski - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 20, 2014

Subject: Boom! This is just amazing, a breath of fresh air! - January 20, 2014Boom!

Reviewer: joeyjoejo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 14, 2014

Subject: Feeling Young Again



Thanks for posting!!! BOOM is right!!! JRAD is awesome. The first thing you can tell about this band is that "they love each other." They are tight, adventurous, fast and inspired. They played GD music at the sacred Capital Theater (a bold move ;) and rocked it like very few have before. The mood at this show was off the charts, EVERYONE was smiling, laughing and dancing their asses off. I give this show 5+ stars. Download this show ASAP and do not miss the next chance to see this band.- period.Thanks for posting!!! - January 14, 2014Feeling Young Again

Reviewer: PourikC - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2014

Subject: Practice.... ...makes perfect. This is such a treat to listen to, a breath of fresh air, like the sleepy log being turned over. I imagine high fives going on backstage as frequently as were in the audience post show. Great job by the band... and big thank you for the posting this show. - January 7, 2014Practice....

Reviewer: Billy DeLyons - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 6, 2014

Subject: Boom. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!



Hit me again Joe! WHOO HOO!!!!!! - January 6, 2014Boom.

Reviewer: Ken Lee NYC - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2014

Subject: JRAD at the Cap Here we go again, I keep having to re=arrange my top 10 shows. It was very much like when the Dead played the Capitol. The audience was one big smile, ushers and security folks dancing or just standing transfixed against the side walls.

High energy, exceptional musicianship and an incomparable catalog made this a night to remember. Crowd was respectful, welcome to the future! - January 3, 2014JRAD at the Cap

Reviewer: williscat2000 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2014

Subject: punk rock cPw can cream puff war be any more on the edge of madness? This was a great show. Is this the future? I hope so. - January 3, 2014punk rock cPw

Reviewer: SaintSteveg - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2014

Subject: Who are these guys? I saw this show as the "most downloaded" of the week and took a listen. And wow! I had seen their name kicking around the Archive, and I've heard Joe Russo a number of times drumming with Furthur, but I guess this is the first I've listened to them. I was not impressed when I saw the set list; "yup," I thought, "cover band." Again, wow! These cats are jamming and hard and you can believe it coming from an old Deadhead from the early '70s this is a breath of fresh air.



Not enough credit is given in valuing the Grateful Dead to how great their songs are, surely the most comprehensive, in-depth, across-the-board range of any band anywhere, so one could hardly go wrong playing nothing but Dead songs. It may be heresy, but (at least on first listen) these guys might be even better musicians in terms of tightness, being in tune, and energy. I am only part way through my first listen as I write this, but that "Easy Wind (one of my favorites)>Shakedown Street" jam is off the charts. I very seldom give 5 stars because nobody is perfect, but I cannot see any reason not to do so now. Keep on Truckin'! - January 3, 2014Who are these guys?

Reviewer: Pastor Tim - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 31, 2013

Subject: NOT another "Dead cover band" Lord knows we've heard enough covers of Grateful Dead songs -- some brilliant, some insipid -- bit the moniker of "Dead cover band" does NOT fit here. On the advice of my buddy Mark Burnell (who was at this show), I opened the stream and was pleasantly surprised when JRAD went DEEP into the catalog for a rousing Cream Puff War that had all the bluesy feel of an early Pigpen version. That's respect. The entire show is rock solid and the recording is exceptional (might have liked a little more AUD in the mix) and it builds to a climax with an exquisite 28 minutes of Terrapin, as subtle and mindful as any we heard back in the day. These are musicians who obviously have a great deal of respect for their material, the roots from which its drawn, and the gravitas of playing it again for people still hungry to go back home again. HOW strongly do I feel about this show and this particular recording? I'd HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who said, "Nah, I've never really gotten into the Dead." Yes, it's THAT good. FIVE STARS on both performance and recording.

+ PT - December 31, 2013NOT another "Dead cover band"