Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Grateful Dead Title: Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69 Members Wishing: 7 Total Copies: 0 Label: Arista Original Release Date: 1/1/1969 Re-Release Date: 2/5/2002 Album Type: Live, Original recording remastered Genres: Country, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Folk Rock, Jam Bands, Rock Jam Bands, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) Number of Discs: 3 SwapaCD Credits: 3 UPC: 078221403627 |
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The people say that this one was one of the late Dick Latvala's favorite shows--and since the Dead's tape archivist was the fountainhead of the Dick's Picks series, you better believe it's a solid choice. The first of the ... more » |
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Amazon.com The people say that this one was one of the late Dick Latvala's favorite shows--and since the Dead's tape archivist was the fountainhead of the Dick's Picks series, you better believe it's a solid choice. The first of the series to feature a 1960s performance, Volume 16 catches the band on the cusp of a transitional period. The first part of this Fillmore Auditorium gem showcases five songs from Workingman's Dead, which wouldn't be released until spring of the following year. The band is feeling their way through these newer songs a bit--this may have been their first-ever live version of "Cumberland Blues" and it shows--but these songs (and their cover of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried") foreshadow their evolution toward the simplicity and sincerity of country and folk music. By the second disc, however, the Dead are back in their familiar psychedelic playground, offering a long, winding, scintillating jam through, around, and between "Dark Star" and "Caution." Led by Jerry Garcia and bassist Phil Lesh, the boys are clicking on all cylinders, delivering some of their heaviest, most ruthless music on disc. Toss in the 25-minute "Lovelight" from the previous night's performance for good measure, and you have one of the standout selections from the series thus far. --Marc Greilsamer Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsThis will shake your foundations Pharoah S. Wail | Inner Space | 02/05/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "11/8/69. Quite simply, this is my favorite installment of the Dick's Picks series. I've had this since Grateful Dead Merchandising originally released it (in 2000) and it just keeps getting better with age. First off, skip disc one. It is of no consequence whatsoever. It was included solely for the purpose of appeasing those people who will not buy a release unless it's a complete show. Disc One has annoying sonic problems all over it and the music goes nowhere. Now here is where this release becomes great. In my opinion, Disc 2 and Disc 3 of #16 are the two best discs in the entire Dick's Picks series (which goes up to #24 now). Also the sonic problems of disc one disappear. From slightly after the first verse of Dark Star all the way through to the end of Disc 3 this is phenomenal Grateful Dead. The Dead at their best. Phil and Jerry are all over this release. It's a rare occurence when one of the Grateful Dead's best shows of all time actually becomes an official release. Dicks Picks 16 is one of those occurences. I will say this though..... no, this release isn't for everyone. If you aren't much of a fan of 1968, 1969, and 1970 Grateful Dead then this cd will probably not convert you, as it will still be too heavy. If you prefer the sing-along AIko-AIko Grateful Dead of the middle and later years then this isn't the release for you. The music on this Pick gets wild and wooly, beautifully thunderous and melodically caucophonous. In other words, if you tend to gravitate more towards tame, polished releases such as Without A Net then you may not like this cd. The band just really goes for it on this Pick, there is no holding back and obviously they blew alot of minds that night. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the people who were actually at this show still consider it to be the best Grateful Dead performance they ever attended. Oh one more thing, the Lovelight at the end of Disc Three is from the previous night, 11/7/69. This Pick is an epic Grateful Dead release." Definitely one of my favorite of the DP series Glenn Fink | Arlington, VA United States | 02/09/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "I have 17 of the Dick's Picks sets, and this one ranks first or second for me. I am a fan of the 1960's version of the Dead, and their sound began turning a corner only months after this show, when they became more acoustic and Bob Weir started in more with the "cowboy" songs. Forget what the last reviewer said about Disc 1 - the beginning of the show has many great things going for it. Pigpen is in top form on Good Morning Little Schoolgirl. Casey Jones CRANKS in this version that came before the studio release of Workingman's Dead. The other songs from that upcoming album are a little sluggish, but China Cat / Rider is very interesting in that it includes Tom Constanten's keys. Good Lovin and Cumberland Blues end the disc on a high note.The last two discs don't need a breakdown; it's all the Dead in top form.All in all, this is peak Grateful Dead in its 1969 incarnation, and if you like that era, you can't go wrong. I also highly recommend Dick's Picks 22, Kings Beach Bowl in February 1968, as the earliest and possibly most energetic form of the Dead ever captured on tape (though that one really does have some technical anomalies, but I don't care)." Here you go!! Glenn Fink | 03/01/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Here my friends is what we have been waiting for. Between the late sixties and early seventies the Grateful Dead could be as good in concert as any rock band. Dick's Picks Vol.16 is an example. CD 1 is a stumbling run through of mostly new songs that clearly were a work in progress. CDs 2 and 3 are non-stop high voltage crackling dangerous rock and roll that veers very close to Varese and Stockhausen at points and Coltrane like open ended jazz at points but is always good old Grateful Dead and that ain't bad. This one is killer."
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