While I def agree with the takes in the Deadcast that the pre-Fire versions of Scarlet Begonias from 1974 and 1976 are fantastic, I have two additional notes:
After that era the solo section within Scarlet was sometimes pushed to new heights, with surging, thrilling peaks (like Estimated Prophet in the same time frame).
The version right after the debut of Fire is, inexplicably, another standalone Scarlet, and it has one of the finest outro jams of all:
Some shoutouts for the even more superb than usual Deadcast episode on Scarlet Begonias:
the more other pods I hear the more I appreciate the role Rich plays on the production side. Always additive, never intrusive
huge shouts to Bob Weir's utterly iconic part esp. early in the song - perhaps second only to China Cat for blowing new heads' minds when they realize that's Bob not Jerry
feels like this song opened up Billy's drumming in a style that helps define the year
friends, we’ve the reached the “scarlet begonias” episode of the good ol’ #GratefulDead-cast & it is W-I-L-D. alongside the studio multitracks (& a supercut thereof) & excellent jams, we’ve got vampire weekend’s chris tomson, the story of how robert hunter met the woman in scarlet begonias, and... https://www.dead.net/deadcast/mars-hotel-50-scarlet-begonias#podcast /1
today’s deadcast includes an interview with one of the 2 people in this photograph! photographer/filmmaker lee jaffe (& ron rakow) on the never-told true story of how the the #GratefulDead came legitimately close to signing #BobMarley to their own record company in early 1974?! (not hallucinated by a chatbot!) https://www.dead.net/deadcast/mars-hotel-50-scarlet-begonias#reggae /2
The official 3-CD reduction of the Pacific Northwest box seems very on point. A great archive release to keep in print as a canonical #gratefuldead "album."
Does anyone know any businesses in the Ventura County or San Fernando Valley areas which offer custom wood CRC work? Where I can just send them a file and get it machined?
Everywhere seems like they offer metal only even though I'd expect wood to be easier to work with. And I want to make them ~2ft which is a bit too big for the LA library maker space I think.
As with the other '74 shows, this China > Rider comes with a full show listen as well. Kreutzmann, presumably driven by fear of death by crushing, is flying again here. Locked in with Weir. Transition peak before Feelin' Groovy is massive, very tight entry into one of the best FG so far. Another big growly Headlight. Kreutzmann goes full DnB mode at 4:25 of Rider (116983).
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Eyes of the World 5/14/78 goes to a different kind of place with busy side drums and cool rhythmic guitar figures before heading into drums/rhythm devils territory, great growly show overall. 1978 #gratefuldead continues to delight.