Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks 1
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Artist: Grateful DeadEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Music Label: Grateful Dead / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Here Comes Sunshine
- Big River
- Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
- Weather Report Suite
- Big Railroad Blues
- Playing in the Band
- He's Gone
- Truckin'
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Jam
- Other One
- Jam
- Stella Blue
- Around and Around
Music reviews of Dick's Picks 1
Music Review: Don't Believe the Negative Reviews!
Rating: 5 Stars
First of all, in response to a lot of the negative reviews, this is not a place to start you live Dead collection. The music of the Dead is not always immediate, like some radio-friendly pop single. The music of the dead sometimes requires a trained ear to appreciate; I myself was not at first enamored with much of their work, but with time it really grew on me. That is why I would not start here - Europe '72 has a sound that will "warm you up" to the band better. And to the folks calling the music "boring" and "lacking focus" - the Dead are not Umphree's Mcgee or some other modern "jam band" for the A.D.D. kids (no personal offense to people with that condition) who have short attention spans - you need take the time to actually sit down and listen to really appreciate this band. Sorry for the defensive rant, on to the show...
Despite being a Two-discer, This is another one of my favorite picks. I think dick's original intention was not to present complete shows, which in some cases where there are merely highlights, I think is fine. Still, besides Dick's Picks 28, this is the best '73 pick out there imo.
Disc One: Perhaps a little better than disc two, opening with a classic and stunning Here Comes Sunshine that is easily a top-five version. I only wish they hadn't stopped playing this song after early '74 - it had a lot of potential as a beautiful jam vehicle, much in the same way as the bird songs of '72/'73. Next comes excellent versions of Big River, Big Railroad blues, and a nice Weather report, as well as a interesting Half-Step that instead of ending in the "up the rio-grande" coda, has a mellow outtro jam before fading out. The disc ends with a very unique and long Playing in the Band that is one of the best of the DP series.
Disc Two: Starts out very strong with excellent versions of He's Gone and Truckin' - some of my favorites in the series- where Garcia really shines as a soloist. he was never better than he was in '73, and we get even more proof of this with the somewhat rare Nobody's Fault But Mine where he shows off his great blues chops; this version here is another personal favorite. An unusual Other One builds up from a jam leading out of NFBM and concluding with a long space section. Not anywhere near the best versions, but an interesting change of pace for the song. The show ends with another soulful '73 Stella and a decent around and around.
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