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From auggie@well.sf.ca.us
From: auggie@well.sf.ca.us

gdhour.211: Review 1994 GD Hours for Dupree's Diamond News?

 I've been religiously listening to and taping the 
 "Grateful Dead Hour" ("GDH") since 1988 and the show 
 has meant a great deal to me as a tape collector, mainly 
 because the soundboard tapes from recent shows can be so
 hard to find!  In fact, other than 3/24 and 9/23, I haven't
 seen any other complete 1994 soundboards in wide circulation.
 I'm sure there are others, but they aren't easy to find!
 In spite of my preference for older shows, I'm always
 happy to get the GDH nuggets from recent shows.  It was
 especially great to get 6 songs from the 9/24/94 Phil & Friends
 benefit in Berkeley!  This was the first acoustic set for
 Phil, Bobby and Jerry since 1980 (I think)!  It seems we can
 always count on David to bring us both the historically important
 and rare performances that are so crucial to a good tape collection.
 
 I jumped at the chance to review the GDH's from 1994 because I thought
 it would be interesting to throw a little "deadbase" analysis at
 the beast, just to see what surfaces.  I'm truly grateful for all
 the hours of live Grateful Dead that the "Gansito" has so graciously
 provided.  So David, if the following words sound overly critical,
 it's only because I can never get enough!
 
 The majority of the Grateful Dead Hours from 1994 have featured
 the concerts from 1994.  I didn't go to the painful extreme of
 adding up all the segment timings to see if the 1994 concerts
 were really covered at 50%, but the other statistics seem to
 support this conclusion.  My reaction is one of disappointment, really.
 Mainly because I can easily get an audience copy of any of the 1994
 shows, and really prefer the older music anyway.  On the other hand,
 there were some incredible shows from the 70's covered on the GDH
 in 1994, including 9/19-20/70, 12/14/71, 3/31/73, 4/22/77,
 and 5/18/77.  And I'm always happy to get an uncut version of Lazy
 Lightning>Supplication!
 
 Analyzing the "number of times songs were played on GDH #276-326"
 gives us a good indication that some care has been taken to
 avoid a large amount of overplay for any given songs. Although, in
 all honesty, I wouldn't complain about hearing more than a single
 Scarlet -> Fire, or Weather Report Suite!  On the other hand,
 it doesn't bother me in the least to hear six versions of Dark Star,
 or even (at the risk of sounding blase) seven versions of
 Playin' in the Band!
 
 All things considered, I'll continue stay up until 1:00 a.m. on
 Monday mornings to record the GDH in my usual fashion.
 I've become a little concerned about my obsession when, after taping
 the Grateful Dead from the taper section at the L.A. Sports arena
 on Sunday, 12/18/94, I returned home to find that my timer was
 successful at turning on the DAT machine to record the GDH in my
 absence! <whew> Therapy anyone?
 
 
 NUMBER OF TIMES SONGS WERE PLAYED ON GDH #276-326
 
 JAM (9)
 
 PLAYING IN THE BAND (7)
 THE OTHER ONE (7)
 
 DARK STAR (6)
 ESTIMATED PROPHET (6)
 HE'S GONE (6)
 NOT FADE AWAY (6)
 
 BIRD SONG (5)
 CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER >I KNOW YOU RIDER (5)
 
 CASSIDY (4)
 DANCIN' IN THE STREETS (4)
 DRUMS (4)
 UNCLE JOHN'S BAND (4)
 
 AROUND AND AROUND (3)
 BLACK PETER (3)
 EL PASO (3)
 EYES OF THE WORLD (3)
 JACK STRAW (3)
 LAZY LIGHTNING > SUPPLICATION (3)
 LOVELIGHT (3)
 MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP (3)
 ST. STEPHEN (3)
 SUGAR MAGNOLIA (3)
 THAT'S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE (3)
 THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED (3)
 US BLUES (3)
 
 BIG RAILROAD BLUES (2)
 BROWN-EYED WOMEN (2)
 CASEY JONES (2)
 CHILDHOOD'S END (2)
 CLEMENTINE (2)
 DAYS BETWEEN (2)
 DEAL (2)
 DESOLATION ROW (2)
 ETERNITY (2)
 FENNARIO (2)
 FRANKLIN'S TOWER (2)
 GOOD LOVIN' (2)
 GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (2)
 I KNOW YOU RIDER (2)
 I NEED A MIRACLE (2)
 MORNING DEW (2)
 MY BROTHER ESAU (2)
 RAMBLE ON ROSE (2)
 STELLA BLUE (2)
 TERRAPIN (2)
 THEY LOVE EACH OTHER (2)
 THROWING STONES (2)
 TRUCKIN' (2)
 
 ATTICS OF MY LIFE (1)
 BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE (1)
 BIG BOSS MAN (1)
 BIG RIVER (1)
 BLACK-THROATED WIND (1)
 BORN CROSS-EYED (1)
 BROKEDOWN PALACE (1)
 BUILT TO LAST (1)
 CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER (1)
 CHINA DOLL (1)
 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS JAM (1)
 CORRINA (1)
 COSMIC CHARLIE (1)
 CRAZY FINGERS (1)
 CUMBERLAND BLUES (1)
 DEAR MR. FANTASY (1)
 DON'T EASE ME IN (1)
 DON'T NEED LOVE (1)
 DUPREE'S DIAMOND BLUES (1)
 FEEL LIKE A STRANGER (1)
 FOOLISH HEART (1)
 FRIEND OF THE DEVIL (1)
 GOIN' DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN' BAD (1)
 GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL (1)
 HELL IN A BUCKET (1)
 HELP ON THE WAY (1)
 HIGH TIME (1)
 I GOT MY MOJO WORKIN' (1)
 I WANT TO TELL YOU (1)
 I WILL TAKE YOU HOME (1)
 IF THE SHOE FITS (1)
 IKO IKO (1)
 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (1)
 IT'S ALL OVER NOW (1)
 JACKAROE (1)
 KC MOAN (1)
 KING BEE (1)
 LA BAMBA (1)
 LAST TIME (1)
 LAZY RIVER ROAD (1)
 LOOKS LIKE RAIN (1)
 LOSER (1)
 MAGGIE'S FARM (1)
 MAMA TRIED (1)
 ME AND MY UNCLE (1)
 MEXICALI BLUES (1)
 MIDNIGHT HOUR (1)
 MINGLEWOOD (1)
 MONEY MONEY (1)
 MR. CHARLIE (1)
 NEW POTATO CABOOSE (1)
 NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME (1)
 ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT (1)
 PASSENGER (1)
 QUEEN JANE, APPROXIMATELY (1)
 ROSES (1)
 RUN RUDOLPH RUN (1)
 SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE (1)
 SAMBA IN THE RAIN (1)
 SAMSON & DELILAH (1)
 SCARLET BEGONIAS >FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (1)
 SHAKEDOWN STREET (1)
 SLIPKNOT! (1)
 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING (1)
 STANDING ON THE MOON (1)
 SUGAREE (1)
 TENNESSEE JED (1)
 THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING (1)
 THE ELEVEN (1)
 THE LAST TIME (1)
 THE MIGHTY QUINN (1)
 THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER (1)
 THE SAME THING (1)
 THE WHEEL (1)
 TONS OF STEEL (1)
 VICTIM OR THE CRIME (1)
 VIOLA LEE BLUES (1)
 YOU WIN AGAIN (1)
 WEST LA FADEAWAY (1)
 WHARF RAT (1)
 WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE (1)
 WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD (1)
 WEATHER REPORT PRELUDE >WEATHER REPORT PART 1 >LET IT GROW (1)
 
 
 DATES COVERED BY 1994 GDH PROGRAMS #276-#326
 
 10/22/67
 2/2/68
 2/3/68
 1/26/69
 4/27/69
 9/19/70
 9/20/70
 12/14/71
 3/31/73
 12/6/73
 12/19/73
 2/24/74
 5/14/74
 5/21/74
 8/6/74
 5/28/76
 9/25/76
 4/22/77
 5/18/77
 1/22/78
 4/8/78
 7/1/79
 10/27/79
 12/1/79
 12/26/79
 7/15/84
 4/4/85
 11/10/85
 9/23/87
 7/16/88
 4/6/89
 3/29/90
 6/8/90
 9/20/90
 9/22/93
 12/8/93
 12/18/93
 1/28/94 (David Murray Quartet w/Bob Weir)
 1/30/94 (David Gans and friends w/Bob Weir, Henry Kaiser and David Murray)
 2/13/94 (Crosby, Phil and Nash)
 3/20/94
 3/21/94
 3/24/94
 3/27/94
 3/30/94
 4/1/94
 6/19/94
 6/26/94
 7/1/94
 7/2/94
 7/20/94
 7/26/94
 7/31/94
 9/17/94
 9/24/94 (Phil, Bob, Jerry and Vince--acoustic)
 10/5/94
 10/13/94
 10/14/94
 10/15/94
 10/18/94
 
 NUMBER OF SHOWS COVERED FOR EACH YEAR
 
 1967 (1)
 1968 (2)
 1969 (2)
 1970 (2)
 1971 (1)
 1972 (0)
 1973 (3)
 1974 (4)
 1975 (0)
 1976 (2)
 1977 (2)
 1978 (2)
 1979 (4)
 1980 (0)
 1981 (0)
 1982 (0)
 1983 (0)
 1984 (1)
 1985 (2)
 1986 (0)
 1987 (1)
 1988 (1)
 1989 (1)
 1990 (3)
 1991 (0)
 1992 (0)
 1993 (3)
 1994 (23)

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