Today's Dead Drops brings us our first release from 1974, and the closing night of the wild '89 Spring tour we've been riding since Ann Arbor. Unlock the Vault and listen to the latest releases in Hi-Res, exclusively at https://t.co/D1ws0Qmiu3 💀
"First, our debut release from 1974 takes us to the Roanoke Civic Center. For this entire show, Keith Godchaux plays a Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Leslie speaker, a setup used only twice by the band. The result is a swirling, liquid sound that’s totally unique, Bertha, Row Jimmy, and It Must Have Been the Roses are standouts and a monster 26-minute PITB ends the first set. Set two brings an intense China > Rider, a Promised Land > Brokedown mid set before Not Fade Away > GDTRFB > Johnny B. Goode.
Next we close the book on Spring '89 in Minneapolis. The band finds another gear with Crazy Fingers > Estimated Prophet > Eyes of the World serving as one of the defining sequences of the entire run. Out of Drums > Space (which is Jerry’s first time playing a MIDI guitar), The Wheel > Gimme Some Lovin' > Wharf Rat > Not Fade Away ends the set before Jerry gently closes the curtain with Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
One show delivers a totally unique sound. The other capped one of the great tours of the era. Enjoy!" - Martin Knott
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