tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post8850624364273901709..comments2024-03-28T17:56:00.841-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: February 1970Light Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-74563675257258473312023-02-26T21:32:37.462-08:002023-02-26T21:32:37.462-08:00Fleetwood Mac Peter green mick fleetwood duane al...Fleetwood Mac Peter green mick fleetwood duane all man and more never forget Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55631801369247590422023-02-26T21:31:12.939-08:002023-02-26T21:31:12.939-08:00I was at all the Feb 70 shows at the filmore east ...I was at all the Feb 70 shows at the filmore east and one night a giant jam 13 people on stage a photo exists out in the sunrise in snow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-29317313877312994102018-01-29T03:02:19.636-08:002018-01-29T03:02:19.636-08:00thanks! I figured it must be pigpen, but I hadn...thanks! I figured it must be pigpen, but I hadn't recently been listening very closely at the organ parts and the prominent organ here was, well, pretty impressive. Sometimes Pig's playing gets underrated (and in this case by me). Go Pig!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581075774319858322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-42158100012232869302018-01-28T23:06:41.245-08:002018-01-28T23:06:41.245-08:00It is Pigpen! Before the Other One, Weir announces...It is Pigpen! Before the Other One, Weir announces that they're going to get Pigpen, who plays organ on the Cryptical>Other One and the following Lovelight. Without checking all 40 minutes again, I believe Pigpen stops playing whenever he sings.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-13009679499577568262018-01-28T11:16:02.277-08:002018-01-28T11:16:02.277-08:00There's some pretty prominent organ in the lon...There's some pretty prominent organ in the long Lovelight from 2-1-70. Presumably that's not TC. Is it Pig? I'm not expert enough to recognize his licks. I feel badly that my first impression was 'that can't be Pig' ... am I underestimating him?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581075774319858322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-90610339052967443692017-01-28T01:07:48.461-08:002017-01-28T01:07:48.461-08:00Thanks for the memories!
It's interesting how...Thanks for the memories! <br />It's interesting how you remember the shows, but I must point out the evidence doesn't seem to line up with what you say: <br />1) A ticket stub for the 2/14 early 8:00 show includes the Allman Brothers; it would have violated Fillmore practice for bands to alternate between early & late shows. Other witnesses remember Love & the Allmans both playingLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84528540653713632682017-01-26T06:50:57.546-08:002017-01-26T06:50:57.546-08:00The show that is described as Web Feb 11, 1970 was...The show that is described as Web Feb 11, 1970 was in fact on Saturday Feb 14, 1970, Valentine's Day. This mistake is also on the dead.net site. I was at both early and late shows. It was my first Dead show, and I have strong memories of it. I was still in high school and would never have been allowed to go to a rock concert during the week; it was definitely on Saturday evening (after the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86948651577212138922015-03-05T20:41:07.748-08:002015-03-05T20:41:07.748-08:00Bear once argued that the Dead did not actually pl...Bear once argued that the Dead did not actually play two shows a night at the Fillmore East during this February '70 run, but one long show with two sets: <br />http://www.thebear.org/albums.html (Dick's Picks 4 notes) <br /><br />I thought this might be worth addressing here, because Bear was wrong: <br />1) The poster for the Fillmore East shows says "2 shows nightly - 8 & 11:Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-11805187606779782272013-12-25T11:42:44.011-08:002013-12-25T11:42:44.011-08:00If I were writing this today, I would not have ski...If I were writing this today, I would not have skipped the Fillmore East shows! At the time I was concentrating more on what we're missing from the month. <br /><br />It seems the missing early reels of 2/11/70 have been returned to the Vault, so they do have the full early show now. Hopefully we'll get to hear the rest of it sometime. The late show with all its guests in the jam suite isLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-46686114281219931862013-06-22T01:31:27.009-07:002013-06-22T01:31:27.009-07:00Yes, it's great that we have the complete 2/2/...Yes, it's great that we have the complete 2/2/70 now. <br /><br />It's a short & spunky show - they started really late and may have been facing a curfew (Lovelight is noticeably hurried). Fortunately they were really on & happy-sounding that night - no post-New Orleans blues here - and the playing's sharp. <br />Dark Star is totally sublime, relaxed, purposeful - one of the Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-76089964268444477462013-06-21T21:13:41.087-07:002013-06-21T21:13:41.087-07:00I think the release of the most recent Dave's ...I think the release of the most recent Dave's Picks forces us to radically reevaluate the standing of the 2/2/70 Fox Theater show. It was already well-liked just for the snippet that previously circulated -- the Dark Star > St. Stephen > Mason's segment.<br /><br />But it turns out that what HADN'T circulated until this point takes the show far out of the realm of "notableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-42850845190620603672013-03-28T18:39:57.544-07:002013-03-28T18:39:57.544-07:00Yes, I've seen that article on Bob Heil, and d...Yes, I've seen that article on Bob Heil, and discussed it extensively in the comments here: <br />http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2012/03/february-2-1970-fox-theater-st-louis.html <br /><br />Unfortunately, I found that his story is considerably embellished & can't be trusted; if he had any contact with the Dead, it was more likely in March 1971. (The photos in that article are from &Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-12268466780987920242013-03-28T13:40:16.561-07:002013-03-28T13:40:16.561-07:00 fine article on the 2-2 St Louis show here ( incl... fine article on the 2-2 St Louis show here ( incl 2 pix)<br />http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/dec08/articles/bobheil.htmhanwakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629503932708966754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-46664379894944338672010-02-20T01:00:00.593-08:002010-02-20T01:00:00.593-08:00LIA - wanted to express my appreciation and thanks...LIA - wanted to express my appreciation and thanks for your efforts on this blog. I love delving into all this stuff and find your essays a pleasure to read. They are a great source of information, insight, and new avenues to explore in the music and history of the band.<br /><br />I too look forward to further 1970 coverage. A year that I find very satisfying on many levels.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-24789815790074793292010-02-11T06:04:01.416-08:002010-02-11T06:04:01.416-08:00thanks for this great post, i'm really looking...thanks for this great post, i'm really looking forward to your promised series on 1970, long one of my faves yearsmarmaladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568019541785173421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-80133002154841118172010-02-09T06:40:06.784-08:002010-02-09T06:40:06.784-08:00A very interesting overview. This period of the Gr...A very interesting overview. This period of the Grateful Dead was the last significant leg where they played shows in the structure of other contemporary rock bands. They played early and late shows at the two Fillmores, there shared billing with other prominent bands (Fleetwood Mac, etc) and so on.<br /><br />By Summer, the band is pretty well playing their "Evening With The Grateful Dead&Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com