'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
Grateful Dead: Halloween show at Radio City 10-31-80
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March 15, 2010
The Grateful Dead perform Uncle John's Band during the famed Halloween show at Radio City 10-31-80. An MP3 file of the concert. A video of Franklin's Tower from the same concert can be found in an earlier post.
The Radio City Music Hall in New York is located in the Rockefeller Center and is a venue for live entertainment and celebrity showcases. These shows were the final two nights of a run that began with 15 concerts at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, continued for two more at the Saenger Center in New Orleans, and ended with 8 nights in New York.
The Radio City Music Hall concerts are legendary because of the bands return to playing acoustic for the first time since 1970. Each show featured 3 sets, beginning with an acoustic set followed by two electric sets. All 25 shows were recorded for two live albums, the acoustic Reckoning (which is fantastic by the way) and electric Dead Set. Because of this, audience taping was forbidden which made life difficult for tapers who had to go stealth.
Though the acoustic set is seen as the highlight some of the songs from the electric set are pretty good.
| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 10:22 PM | Permalink
