Dave's Picks 21 & 22



Grateful Dead at Boston Garden

  • Apr 2, 1973
  • Boston, MA
Set I
  • The Promised Land  
  • Deal  
  • Mexicali Blues  
  • Brown-Eyed Women
  • Beat It On Down the Line  
  • Row Jimmy
  • Looks Like Rain  
  • Wave That Flag
  • Box of Rain
  • Big River  
  • China Cat Sunflower
  • I Know You Rider  
  • You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)  
  • Jack Straw
  • Don't Ease Me In  
  • Playing in the Band  

   Set II

  • Ramble On Rose
  • Me and My Uncle 
  • Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
  • Around and Around 
  • Loose Lucy
  • Greatest Story Ever Told 
  • Here Comes Sunshine
  • Me and Bobby McGee 
  • Weather Report Suite Prelude
  • Eyes of the World
  • China Doll
  • Sugar Magnolia
  • Casey Jones
  • Johnny B. Goode 
Encore
  • And We Bid You Goodnight 
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Showing 3 responses by snackeyp

DP21 is absolutely stellar.  Best one in a long time.  And I can't wait for DP22.  1971 is probably my favorite year for the Dead.  
As a long time '' subscriber '' to both Dick's and Dave's picks ... DP's # 21 is finally a good one ! Jerry's guitar work and signature sound is beautiful and Phil really hits some bombs on this one. The world seemed to be kinder and gentler place when the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers were in it.
      With all due respect and these things being very subjective, I feel you are being a bit too harsh on these two series of releases.  Back in the day of tape trading we tolerated a lot of poor sounding recordings to get our fix.  I feel very lucky to be a part of these releases (as a loyal subscriber).  For so long I was starved for great sounding shows from the Dead.  Now I feel like a kid in a candy shop.  Not all of the releases are the greatest performances, but in every single release there are gems to be discovered and enjoyed.  And they are a very historically accurate representations of Dead shows, which is a treat in itself.  Personally I look forward to every new release arriving in my mailbox every three months.  Warts and all, it's all good.  
Please don't read this as an attack.  Nothing like that at all.  Much respect!
Yes, DP22 is another gem.  '71 is probably my favorite year and there is not a lot of material available from that year so this is a really cool release.  Sound quality is very good and the performances are representative of '71/'72 era Dead.  Excellent!