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Dick's Picks, Vol. 18: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, 2/3/78 & Uni Dome, Univeristy of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2/5/78
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Dick's Picks, Vol. 18: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, 2/3/78 & Uni Dome, Univeristy of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2/5/78
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (6) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (8) - Disc #3

Volume 18 is the only one of the first 24 Dick's Picks to feature music from 1978, culling from two (maybe three) February dates in the Midwest. Following an artistic peak that lasted most of the 1970s, the band sounded mo...  more »

     
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All Artists: Grateful Dead
Title: Dick's Picks, Vol. 18: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, 2/3/78 & Uni Dome, Univeristy of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2/5/78
Members Wishing: 10
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 1/1/1978
Re-Release Date: 2/5/2002
Album Type: Live, Original recording remastered
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Jam Bands, Rock Jam Bands, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 078221403825

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Volume 18 is the only one of the first 24 Dick's Picks to feature music from 1978, culling from two (maybe three) February dates in the Midwest. Following an artistic peak that lasted most of the 1970s, the band sounded more ragged and raucous in 1978 than they had during the previous few years, trading in some of their more textured, willowy tendencies for greater aggression and abandon. The centerpiece here is the half-hour "Scarlet"/"Fire" from the Cedar Falls, Iowa, show, which is followed soon after by an explosive "Other One" and emotional "Wharf Rat." Throughout, Garcia's guitar work is as adventurous and bold as ever, and though the band as a whole is beginning to fray a bit, it does serve to heighten the sense of adventure. --Marc Greilsamer

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(5 out of 5 stars)

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Underrated Hall-o'-Famer
Andrew Macgowan, III | Rochester, New York United States | 02/05/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

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(4 out of 5 stars)

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