favorite favorite favorite favorite

The biggest undermined area of GD I still have in front of me runs Spring 79 to Summer 84.

I probably need some kind of listening plan

but for now I am trying to just listen

to more from this period THIS DAY IN HISTORY.

Jerry was on record

as really liking this way of doing shows.

It took some of the tour stress off

and the band could really settle in.

I caught some of Garcia on Broadway

that was incredible.

This first electric set is sweet.

Band sounds crisp even after almost a tours worth of shows in the same venue.

Big Highlight of Electric 1-

Let it grow>Wheel>Music

(Not an extended Wheel but

the jams on LIG and especially MNS-Wow!)

Entire set is ON.



Most of the Scarlet's I listen to feature Donna (Brent is a dude-so the oh's and ah's don't resonate in the same way.)

BUT Brent can hang thru entire jams

including Transitions.

It is pretty hard to do that vocals only.

DJG dances but that is really lost on an audio recording.

Anyway, so i can see benefits to both time periods.

- October 15, 2018Black dirt live again!