tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post4032894077893381240..comments2024-03-26T23:10:34.814-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Sources: October 26, 1971: University of Rochester, NYLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-15834317020327019862020-10-10T10:45:40.274-07:002020-10-10T10:45:40.274-07:00Yup, I grabbed those. Thanks!Yup, I grabbed those. Thanks!Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-68554040215994002232020-10-09T19:57:17.214-07:002020-10-09T19:57:17.214-07:00Yeah, last year's news.
But I did just post a...Yeah, last year's news. <br />But I did just post a new review of the 11/20/70 show naming five songs from the NRPS set that date! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-32937906281778846982020-10-09T17:50:57.832-07:002020-10-09T17:50:57.832-07:00OH, I see, probably from here a year ago. Time fol...OH, I see, probably from here a year ago. Time folds in on itself sometimes.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-22163521964613783122020-10-09T17:50:30.867-07:002020-10-09T17:50:30.867-07:00Somehow, we have those tunes at Jerrybase, http://...Somehow, we have those tunes at Jerrybase, <a href="http://jerrybase.com/events/19711026-01" rel="nofollow">http://jerrybase.com/events/19711026-01</a>.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-33674974396473658272020-10-08T20:26:04.772-07:002020-10-08T20:26:04.772-07:00I added a humorous non-review at the end from the ...I added a humorous non-review at the end from the U of Rochester student paper, the Campus Times. (Most of it anyway - some digressive non-sequiturs I omitted.) The writer decided to say nothing about the Dead and it's mostly made-up (I think), but a few glimpses of the show come through. <br />He concurs with another reviewer that the three-hour wait outside the Palestra was a bit much, and there are some references to the "ugly crowd." (I'm not sure any windows were actually broken, since that's the kind of thing other newspapers usually jump to report, but for sure plenty of people were getting in free as usual.) <br />Some concert 'types' are quoted. One 'freak' says he's "following the Dead around the East," so at least a few diehards had already started this practice by '71. (The Dead weren't in Buffalo on that tour, though.) He even claims, "I think Garcia recognizes me!" And of course there's the "mad chemist" which no Dead show is complete without, eager to distribute an acid beverage around the crowd. And there's a rumor that the Dead will play til morning. <br />The grown-ups who don't like rock & roll are also represented. "You've seen them five times already, haven't you?" The writer may be a fan after all, it seems, and admits that the show was "very good," but he snarkily adds that the highlight was "the Band record they played at intermission." Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-27351997299802052252019-12-24T00:51:14.810-08:002019-12-24T00:51:14.810-08:00Well....actually next month.... Well....actually next month.... Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-88550696218455054822019-10-20T06:28:41.415-07:002019-10-20T06:28:41.415-07:00Come back soon LIA! Come back soon LIA! Ariellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217024397796056858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-46795900070796266052019-10-05T00:31:00.860-07:002019-10-05T00:31:00.860-07:00Dead Sources is on another hiatus....the next post...Dead Sources is on another hiatus....the next post will be in a month.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-87194093924697639102019-09-25T04:01:35.263-07:002019-09-25T04:01:35.263-07:00Hmm... I'm not aware of a tape, so I wonder wh...Hmm... I'm not aware of a tape, so I wonder where their setlist came from. (The New Riders were only broadcast intermittently during the tour, in somewhat random fashion.) <br />Personally I'll be relieved when I get back to 1972 reviews and the New Riders drop out of the picture.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-50078055557638180172019-09-25T02:46:15.411-07:002019-09-25T02:46:15.411-07:00Hello Mary Lou and Henry are additions to the New ...Hello Mary Lou and Henry are additions to the New Riders setlist at http://nrpsmusic.com/music/1971setlists.html#1026runonguinnessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-4960450785209615682019-09-24T18:03:24.794-07:002019-09-24T18:03:24.794-07:00The 11/5/71 Spectrum also noted that the new stude...The 11/5/71 Spectrum also noted that the new student radio station WIRR was going on the air with a 60-hour marathon of music, playing rock, folk & jazz selected by the DJs in a freeform format. "The 60-hour marathon this weekend will include continuous music, a live Grateful Dead concert (from tapes put together from various underground albums), and a Beatles special."<br />It's telling that by 1971, a campus station was playing Dead shows from bootlegs; this probably happened frequently across various universities as I've seen a few examples, but isn't often mentioned in print. By this point, DJs would have a rapidly growing selection of audience and FM tapes of the Dead to play. <br /><br />The Spectrum had run a number of Dead articles in the past year, reviewing albums and shows, but not everyone on campus was a Dead fan. The 11/15/71 Spectrum ran a grumpy letter to the editor: <br /><br />"REVIEW REDUNDANCY <br />To the editor: <br />In the midst of all your reviews of the great musical talent of our time (Dog Stevens, Jethro Dull, and the Drop Dead), it struck me as odd that you failed to include one of the best musicians of the day, namely, Kris Kristofferson. <br />I realize that you must cater to the tastes of the University community, but that is no reason to let pass unnoticed such a fine performance as the one Kristofferson gave last Sunday evening. <br />I have just about reached my tolerance point of reading reviews of both Grateful Dead concerts and records. It seems as though redundancy is one of your stronger points. I think it might be a bit more enlightening for everyone involved if you would try to broaden your musical horizons every now and then. Kris Kristofferson is a true genius in the field of real country music as admitted by every music critic's Bible, "the Rollying Stone." I'm not putting down any of the other concerts of last weekend, but I'm merely stating that you let one of today's musical greats come into Buffalo and leave without so much as batting an eyelash. So do me a favor and next time you write a review telling what a great orgasm you achieved seeing Ian Anderson twitch his left nostril, or how it sent chills down your spine to see Joan Baez make a "thrilling" cameo appearance right on our very own Climbhands' stage, or how the Grateful Dead can still leap tall buildings with a single bound...dispense with all the bullshit and just give me one solid line about one solid performer. <br />D. Prinz" Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-19188993443843979342019-09-24T17:41:52.920-07:002019-09-24T17:41:52.920-07:00I added two more reviews from nearby university pa...I added two more reviews from nearby university papers. The short Stylus article isn't very good - it doesn't even distinguish between the Dead and the New Riders - but it's amusing to read about how the old Dead used to play "ninety-minute solos" and "three-hour versions of Dark Star." The writer seems pleased that they've now changed to a "short, sweet" country-western sound. <br /><br />The Spectrum reviewer isn't pleased with the new Dead at all, and this is perhaps the best example that I've seen of a long-time Dead fan being disappointed by the change in 1971. This reviewer is so familiar with Dead shows, he anticipates their stage gestures and even talks about the evolution of the New Riders' style. <br />He used to love the Dead more than life itself, but has become wary now that they're pleasing the crowds and becoming a more regular rock band with repeatable shows. Their new set is dull, rehearsed, contrived, simply repeating album songs by rote. The band's become bored and stagnant and are just cashing in, not even trying anymore, killed off by success now that a big new audience is buying tickets. The spontaneity and bond with the audience are gone; now it's just marketing with all the skull logos, compromising to keep the masses happy. This is one of the rare reviews where the New Riders get more praise than the Dead! <br />The writer's so sore about it, he complains to a Dead manager (Cutler?), who just replies that "We think there is something for everyone in our show now." (I wonder how many upset fans complained to the Dead that year.) The Other One in this show isn't even mentioned except obliquely, when the writer admits that there were "five minutes" when the Dead finally got down to jamming and showed what they were capable of. He hopes the old Dead will come back someday... Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-87373045242808976162019-09-23T22:33:33.252-07:002019-09-23T22:33:33.252-07:00According to this article he was on the road with ...According to this article he was on the road with the Dead from 1968-1976, after which he was tour manager for Merl Saunders. Among other things. <br />http://archives.collegian.com/2006/12/06/csu_chef_former_employee_of_the_grateful_dead/ <br />https://www.greeleytribune.com/windsor/a-mom-and-her-son-boots-jaffee-remembers-odetta/ Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-88496017137160803842019-09-21T01:45:41.279-07:002019-09-21T01:45:41.279-07:00I think the flamethrower was Boots Jaffee, he is s...I think the flamethrower was Boots Jaffee, he is still pictured Winterland 10-74<br />ruppi43https://www.blogger.com/profile/02687238969252856314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195590583641426943.post-84801753555888187512019-09-20T16:11:49.132-07:002019-09-20T16:11:49.132-07:00I wrote earlier that the Dead were unusually punct...I wrote earlier that the Dead were unusually punctual for their FM-broadcast concerts in fall '71, but I spoke too soon! This show started late, which is perhaps the reason the second set is so short (only an hour). No early public soundcheck for this audience - perhaps the Dead feared that at a New York college show, thousands would be breaking in. (The band mentions how crowded the theater was, asking people to move back.)<br />I don't know whether the New Riders were broadcast; it's telling that the FM broadcast was supposed to start an hour after the scheduled showtime, thus skipping their set. <br /><br />This reviewer says the Dead have "the most devoted and fanatical following" of any group (an early recognition that Dead fans were different from other fans), but concludes that they deserve it: they're "one of the greatest performing bands in the world." <br />He doesn't reveal much knowledge of the Dead, naming just a couple songs that were on the new album. He also seems to have left the show early to make his deadline, saying the Dead were "still going early in the morning" which is somewhat exaggerated. The days of playing all night were over. <br /><br />Note the "flamethrower" - the Dead didn't have a light show but they did have pyrotechnics on this tour, as in previous years. Audience members in Minneapolis also remembered "fireballs shooting out over the audience" and "fireballs being tossed into the air behind the drum kit," so this was probably a regular feature during the tour. I don't know when the Dead finally ended the fireballs.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com