Dave's Picks Volume 21
2017 live album by Grateful Dead
Dave's Picks Volume 21 is a three-CD live album by the rock group the Grateful Dead . It contains the complete concert recorded on April 2, 1973, at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts . It was produced as a limited edition of 16,500 copies, and was released on February 1, 2017.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Critical reception
On AllMusic , Timothy Monger said, "The last show of their winter/spring tour, Vol. 21 finds the Dead stretching out over two very long sets which, in spite of their length, do not contain either of their major gig-stretchers of the era. In place of "Dark Star" or "The Other One", fans were treated to a whopping 34-song marathon... Several nice long jams can be found, particularly in the second set, making for a diverse and engaging listen."[ 4]
Track listing
Disc 1
First set:
"Promised Land " (Chuck Berry ) – 3:38
"Deal" (Jerry Garcia , Robert Hunter ) – 4:43
"Mexicali Blues " (Bob Weir , John Perry Barlow ) – 3:42
"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
"Beat It On Down the Line " (Jesse Fuller ) – 3:37 [ a]
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:25
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:51
"Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:49
"Box of Rain " (Phil Lesh , Hunter) – 5:19
"Big River " (Johnny Cash ) – 4:37
"China Cat Sunflower " > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:13
"I Know You Rider " (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:45
"You Ain't Woman Enough " (Loretta Lynn ) – 3:13
"Jack Straw " (Weir, Hunter) – 4:46
Disc 2
"Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:06
"Playing in the Band " (Weir, Mickey Hart , Hunter) – 17:31
Second set:
"Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:39
"Me and My Uncle " (John Phillips ) – 3:23
"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:25
"Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:07
"El Paso " (Marty Robbins ) – 4:29
"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:48
"Around and Around " (Berry) – 4:42
Disc 3
"Here Comes Sunshine" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:20
"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 11:08
"Me and Bobby McGee " > (Kris Kristofferson , Fred Foster ) – 6:07
"Weather Report Suite: Prelude" > (Weir) – 3:12
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 15:58
"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12
"Sugar Magnolia " (Weir, Hunter) – 8:59
"Casey Jones " (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:26
Encore:
"Johnny B. Goode " > (Berry) – 3:38
"And We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 2:12
Notes
^ "Tico-Tico " tuning before "Beat It On Down the Line"
Personnel
Grateful Dead
Production
Produced by Grateful Dead
Produced for release by David Lemieux
Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
Recording: Rex Jackson
Art direction, design: Steve Vance
Cover art: Dave Van Patten
Photos: Patty Norman, Rich "The Fish" Weiner
Liner Notes: David Lemieux
Executive producer: Mark Pinkus
Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ivette Ramos
Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson
Charts
References
^ Bernstein, Scott (November 17, 2016). "Grateful Dead Pull from 1973 for Dave's Picks Volume 21 " . JamBase . Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
^ Melamed, Dave (November 18, 2016). "Grateful Dead's Boston College 4/2/73 Show to Be Featured on Dave's Picks Vol. 21 " . Live for Live Music . Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
^ "Dave's Picks Volume 21 : Boston Garden, Boston, MA 4/2/73" . dead.net . January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
^ Monger, Timothy. "Dave's Picks, Vol. 21 : Boston Garden, Boston, MA 4/2/73" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
^ "Billboard 200 – Top 200 Albums (February 18, 2017)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
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