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| Dick's Picks Volume
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Aug.
7, 1982
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| Alpine Valley ~ East Troy, WI |
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Dick's
Picks 32 review
Dick's
Picks 32
is a concert from their 8/7/82, performance at Alpine Valley in East Troy,
WI; a two-disc set. The encore is at the end of the first set for space
considerations. Alpine
Valley was a great spot to see the Grateful dead, and continues today to
be a fan favorite venue for The Dead. My good fortune allowed me to see
three Grateful Dead shows there in 1986. Their DVD, Downhill
From Here, is also from Alpine Valley.
The first set
is solid and starts out blazing. The opener, a sandwich of "The
Music Never Stopped" > "Sugaree" > "The
Music Never Stopped" includes many highpoints, and was likely
one of the show aspects to warrant it as a release. The
transition to "Sugaree" is not completely smooth, but
they got there. Thankfully, as it includes excellent jamming,
notably the killer Jerry lead guitar using chords. The high ranking
of this song couldn't be achieved by Jerry alone as the whole band
is in perfect synch, with Bobby really hitting just the right complementary
chords and riffs.
The other jamming vehicle of set
one, "Let it Grow," is superb. Jerry treats us to "It Must Have Been The Roses"
and a explosive "Althea," though, there are no shortages
of commercial version of this track. Don't overlook the cowboy
medley as "Big River" is played well.
The second of Dick's Picks 32
is a perfect representation of a sensational set from the era, with a
set list very much to my liking. Outside of "Ship of Fools"
that suffers from strained vocals, the whole set warrants attention.
The set opens with the often played "China Cat Sunflower"
> "I Know You Rider" that is executed exceptionally
with Jerry rising to the occasion. In fact, he leads throughout the whole set,
notably taking charge of the direction of the jam during
"Playing in the Band," the transition from
"Space" to the melodic song, "The Wheel," and
exploding during "Morning Dew." Making its first
appearance in the Dick's Picks series is "Man Smart Women
Smarter;" the song did first appear in CD format on Bob Weir's
excellent anthology Weir
Here.
Overall Dick's Picks 32 is
a strong show and is a welcome addition to the series. The
sound quality is a bit below the usual standards. An a for
performance, B for sonics. by Barry
Small
©
Grade A -
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Disc One:
The Music Never Stopped (4:19) Weir, Barlow
Sugaree (9:51) (Garcia, Hunter)
The Music Never Stopped (4:00) Weir, Barlow
Me And My Uncle (3:02) Phillips
Big River (6:12) Cash
It Must Have Been The Roses (5:51) Hunter
C.C. Rider (7:34) Trad. arranged by Grateful Dead
Ramble On Rose (7:31) Garcia, Hunter
Beat It On Down The Line (3:11) Fuller
On The Road Again (3:04) Trad. arranged by Grateful Dead
Althea (7:56) Garcia, Hunter
Let It Grow (11:39) Weir, Barlow
Encore
U.S. Blues (5:16) Garcia, Hunter
Disc Two:
China Cat Sunflower (6:42) Garcia, Hunter
I Know You Rider (7:43) Trad. arranged by Grateful Dead
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (8:29) Span
Ship Of Fools (6:39) Garcia, Hunter
Playing In The Band (11:15) Weir, Hart, Hunter
Drums (5:31) Hart, Kreutzmann
Space (5:31) Garcia, Lesh, Weir
The Wheel (5:51) Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter
Playing In The Band (4:09) Weir, Hart, Hunter
Morning Dew (10:11) Dobson, Rose
One More Saturday Night (4:59) Weir
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Jerry
Garcia - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Mickey Hart – Drums
Bill Kreutzmann – Drums
Phil Lesh - Bass, Vocals
Brent Mydland - Keyboards, Vocals
Bob Weir - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals |
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Released - August
2004
Label - Grateful Dead
Tape Archivist - David Lemieux
CD Mastering - Jeffrey Norman
Caveat Emptor:
By now, after 11 years and
31 previous volumes of Dick's Picks, most of you ignore these dire
audio warnings. Therefore, every once in a while I need to remind
you of the inherent problems of some of our music sources. The
master for Alpine 8-7-82, is a cassette...yes, the lowly forgotten
cassette. It is quite well preserved, but it is a sonically limited
cassette. In addition to that, because of overriding considerations
at the time of the show, this mix is bass instrument shy. That being
said, this is a great show, and that's the foremost DP
consideration, right? So, let the music and performance jump out and
grab you, and enjoy! - Jeffrey Norman |
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