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The MSG set list is missing "Gimmie Shelter" in the second set (prior to Saturday Night).

The Ship of Fools was outstanding.

Show was amazing, my third of tour so far and great to see the growth. No Eleven tonight by the way and they snuck Give Me Shelter in instead.

Can't wait for next weeks shows :-)

Chris

I was at the 2004 Saratoga Show, on august 1st. Thats right jerry's birthday. It was the best show ever, until this one! Tonights show was just awesome! I could have done without the eleven, but they did do gimmie shelter! THe first set was absolutley incredible! Buy this show right now!

Sorry Chris, You must have stepped out for ten or twelve minutes because they definitely played the eleven. The Gimme Shelter led into One More Saturday Night as T Martin correctly noted.

Looking forward to this one when the soundboards come out in a couple of days from dead.net! Sounds like everybody liked it (so far).

Only 4 songs in these sets that had not previously been played in this tour, by far the fewest to date!

Here's a NEARLY complete list of major GD songs (with Brent and Vince tunes omitted, since they don't seem to be doing any of them) that have NOT been played yet:

And We Bid You Goodnight, Around and Around, Attics of My Life, Beat It On Down the Line, Big Boy Pete, Black Muddy River, Black Peter, Black Throated Wind, C. C. Rider, Corrina, Dark Hollow, Deep Elem Blues, Desolation Row, Forever Young, Friend of the Devil, Gimme Some Lovin', Goodnight Irene, Greatest Story Ever Told, Hard To Handle, Hey Pocky Way, I Will Take You Home, I'm a King Bee, It Hurts Me Too, It Must Have Been The Roses, Jack-a-Roe, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Keep Your Day Job, Lazy Lightning, Let the Good Times Roll, Little Red Rooster, The Main Ten, Man Smart (Woman Smarter), Mexicali Blues, Might as Well, The Mighty Quinn, Mission in the Rain, Money Money, Morning Dew, My Brother Esau, Mystery Train, Next Time You See Me, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie, On The Road Again, Operator, Picasso Moon, Queen Jane Approximately, The Race Is On, Row Jimmy, Rosa Lee McFall, Simple Twist of Fate, Sing Me Back Home, Supplication, Tangled Up In Blue, Till The Morning Comes, To Lay Me Down, U. S. Blues, Victim or the Crime, Walkin' Blues, Wang Dang Doodle, Weather Report Suite Prelude, Wharf Rat, When Push Comes to Shove.

Some of these omitted songs (Wharf Rat, U. S. Blues, Row Jimmy, Queen Jane, Desolation Row, Morning Dew, Mexicali Blues, FOTD, to name just a few) are very surprising to me; others, like Attics, are concert rarities that should not be so rare. There's a couple of Pigpen numbers in this list, too, but they're probably too much to ask for.

This show blew Nassau away. The continuity was there from the beginning tilll the end. Energy and passion from the crowd there too. The MSG venue is a amazing place, always has been for the band through different eras.
Now last nights show is what I'm talking about, what was going on in Nassau??

Show was a nice throwback> Highlighted by the sick Sugaree set one closer. Set 2 Jam was special. Was hoping for a Dark Star; I mean, Why Not?

I just have to say that Warren Haynes fits this band like a glove. Last night was great. Ship of Fools was the highlight for me. I can't wait to hear that again to see if it was as good as I thought it was.....

Bill Graham said it, "The greatest rock & roll band that ever was."

"THEY'RE NOT THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO ... they're the ONLY ONES who do what they do". (Bill Graham)Everyone!! Can't we think outside the boxes of our own heads ... let these young people who never had the chance to see the Grateful Dead come and experience what I'm calling "The 21st Century Dead". NO, it's not like what we had - it's different. NO Jerry's sweet voice is not here .. and I miss him every day... Brent is gone but not forgotten. Things are NOT the same that's for damn sure. But Let's just sit back, chill out and ENJOY whatever comes our way -- let's enjoy Bobby, Mickey, Billy, Phil & some newer guys who love the music as much as we do -- while we can! I'm just glad I'm living to experience so much fantastic music over the last decades here -- pretty soon the boys will be way too old and the few originals we have left will be no more. Then what?!!!! Remember, the wheel is turning and it can't slow down ... we gotta keep keepin' on ... this is a NEW century of fantastic music and grate people ;) - definitely not the same -- remember -- there are SO MANY ROADS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace people!

On the whole, I'm glad I went to see them and never presume to tell anyone (especially my band) what they should or should not due. Nonetheless, it's tough to completely block out critical notions that are entirely justfied.

I come from many hours of Dead and can appreciate a tight '94 Liberty (try 10-14) just the same as a ripping '71 Beat It On Down the Line (say, 11-7 Harding Theater). The jewel shows supplant Stellas with China Dolls, Deals with Might As Wells.

Trouble is, the band appears intent on proving to itself or the crowd it can still pull off material belonging in another time. Take MSG, which I saw as the tale of two shows. Set 1 was blistering from the get go - great song choices and energetic renditions. The band and crowd projected onto one another, creating a real lather at set break. Simply put, I sense many of the skeptical fans were as juiced up as I was.

Then it seemed the band did all it could to suck the life out of the arena with an inexplicable Other One > Born Cross Eyed. I mean, how many twosomes can you even come up with that would have ranked below this one? I like Warren and am impressed by the range of tunes the Dead are playing, but it must be acknowledged that they lack the guts of the old days. Tunes like the Other One should be left to an era where Billy's drums sound like shotguns in a garage.

As much as I appreciate Bobby pulling off his Dylan impersonation on Brokedown - lyrics dodging the crowd to avoid the impression of a sing-along rather than a performance - it was just the opposite on St. Stephen and Uncle John's. These were mere celebrations of the songs - not performances. The Uncle John's was as slow as a Friend of the Devil.

The Saturday Night was solid, but it could not alone salvage set 2.

I've always bristled at the notion of the Grateful Dead as the father of jam bands. To me, the latter term signifies a newfound genre long on noodling and short on true experimental improvisation. After all, how can you really experiment inside of a known setlist? If the destination is known, how far are you really willing to move off track? I know the band used to have some set combinations (Playin> Unclue John's > Playin' and the like), but in many other times they just had an opened ended mission. Set 2 MSG was more of a modern jam band.

So, thanks to Bobby, Phil, Billy, Mickey, Warren and Jeff for a great time last night. I would have jumped through hoops for set 1 alone.

From here on, however, I'll stick to the old favorites. If you see me out at the local establishment, let me know if you can find better Dead than a few of the cuts below. I know they're out there - just need to keep digging.

Uncle Charlie Chan, signing off

9-19-70 Dark Star> St. Stephen> Not Fade Away
9-3-77 Eyes
4-1-88 Push Comes To Shove
7-3-88 Touch of Grey, Goin' Down the Road
12-28-79 Greatest Story
6-9-77 Help > Franklin's
8-22-93 Althea
6-16-92 Jack Straw (honestly, unreal)
11-4-77 Bertha> Good Loviin'
6-26-74 China> Rider
6-28-74 US Blues
8-10-82 Staggar Lee
11-20-78 Playin'> Shakedown> World To Give
9-20-93 Goin' Down the Road> Morning Dew
12-2-73 Wharf Rat > Mississippi Half Step
2-26-77 Minglewood
6-23-74 Let It Rock
3-9-81 Birdsong

MSG never lets you down when the dead come to town. Even though Jerry wasn't singing, I love to he his songs keep playin. Boy you sure could feel his spirit last night!

Great show, MSG was rocking, def a lot more energy than Nassau. Only downside - almost a riot at the CD line afterwards. It got a little scary there. Mellow out, people...

amazing night in the garden!!!

20,000 on their feet dancing all night long.

don't tell me this town a'int got no heart!
just gotta poke around.

he's gone was amazing.

I thought the first set was bad azz....and I missed Charlie and China Cat!!

I didn't HEAR The Dead when i went to the Charlottesville show....I heard and felt at MSG. Thanks to a fellow head my cousin and I were able to obtain good tickets to the show.

He's Gone>Cassidy>Sugaree....excellent

If anyone knows where one might be able to download the show....help a brother out

THE RAFTERS WERE SHAKING!!!!
The place felt like the early 90s all over again!!!!

rockin show!!!! I am still smiling Monday am. Those of you who didn't go to the Fillmore missed out!!!! Bobby lookin fit as a fiddle in his nicely butt hugging jeans shared in the hip hop fun for another 30-40 minutes. Band of Broz is awesome. Rock on Bobby!!!!!!! Can't wait till Phili. I love these guys.....

Well here I am back at my job after an absolutely beautiful weekend down in Manhatten. I've been a fan since the late '70's and have seen many shows. I certainly understand that things can never be like they used to be. So does the band...that's why they don't call themselves the Grateful Dead. That time has passed. They still have a lot to offer as evidenced by MSG on Saturday night. No...Warren is not (and doesn't try to be) Jerry. And the rest of the boys aren't as spry as they used to be. The vibe was very good and it was great seeing all the young folks out...many of them on tour. The first set was GREAT!! Cosmic>Cat>Shakedown was electric....and they even did a Cassidy (which gave my daughter her name). The second set started odd...with Bill and Mickey doing Drums. This prompted the guy behind me to say, " Boy...we're really in for something." And he was right! Phil steps up and starts singing Cryptical Envelopement! I can remember back in the day when we were begging the boys to let Phil sing! And later we get an Unbroken Chain with a blistering Warren solo. Gimme Shelter was fun too...for the band as much as the audience. Mickey was literally jumping out of his seat. Was the second set disjointed? No doubt about it! But it was also a blast! Just keep it in prespective folks...it is was it is. And it's not bad!!

Admittedly, I am a relatively new fan (first show in 1987) and hardly consider myself a qualified "critic" at all. That notwithstanding, in response to those certain hyper-critical pontificators like I met in the bar line at the MSG show, I thought these guys rocked the house. The 1st set with Shakedown Street sent chills from my spine to my tippy toes.. loved the Sugaree, Ship of Fools and St. Stephen. The MSG finale that included a surprise (Gimme Shelter) followed by One More Saturday Night was AWESOME! My hat goes off and heart goes out to the surviving "hardest working" men in show biz for delivering a great exerience. Yea, in my opinion, the previous night at Nassau was a disappointment; but all things considered, I remain very grateful for the opportunity to be there. Thanks, Hugh!

very tight musically sound iffy for first two songs then excellent the rest of the night. smokin first set, sugaree highlight( saw that previewed at the beacon 3/28)Feel Sorry for the people who cant appreciate how good it is. it can never be what it was and shouldnt be compared to that.just accept what it is now and thats a ROCKIN BAND ! lookin foward to izod wed. see ya all there

MSG WOW more energy than ive seen in awhile 1st set alone was enough for me blown away my 4th show of this tour and it seems like these guys are really gathering speed cant wait for philly next weekend and to all you ney sayers from nassau hey jerry wasnt on the cuff every single show give these guys a break man its not like you are going to get the show of your life at every single show thats not the way it works we should think ourselfs very lucky to have this opportunity again to be on the road with these guys believe me these whiners from nassau will be the first to complain if they never do this again which is quite possible so get to afew shows and enjoy it while we can !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!COOP A VERY SATISFIED BOSTON DEAD HEAD THANKS AGAIN

tapers ... where are you? show us some love, please.

The first set had great song selection and the songs themselves were played fabulously. I was bit disappointed with the jams between songs. Didn't really transport me or made me want to dance in a trance like state. I think what the Dead is missing is the Latin mindset that Garcia brought to the band. The Grateful Dead, said Jerry , is at its core a friday night dance band. Slow or fast songs there was always a rhythm one could dance to.
Second set was too self indulgent more about a "me" experience then a communal one (even with Uncle John's Band).
So, my hope is that the Dead add some latin flavor to the band!!!!

the show was transcendent (as phil said.) we are all very lucky to have access to this experience. our tendency to deify jerry sometimes hampers our ability to simply participate. (fact is: '92-'95 were NOT good years, and this was largely BECAUSE of jerry.) he would be proud of us for continuing on.

This was, hands down, one of the best Dead shows I have seen, with or without Jerry (including all iterations of P&F and Ratdog, etc) since 1990. The band smoked all night and you couldnt have asked for more energy...it was dripping from the rafters.

I've been reading the reviews of the other shows on this tour and laughing uncontrollably. People: This band is not The Police. They will not rehearse one group of tunes until they can play it in their sleep, and then play it night after night on a 25 show tour. This is the Dead, for chrissakes. You're gonna get off nights...sorry to break the news. And $100 tickets, who gives a shit. Off nights or not, I'd pay $100 to see every show I could. A bad Dead show (in 2009) is still better than most other options out there in Rock & Roll Land. My two cents, worth half.

I really had a good time inside the show. This was the arena where I saw my first show in October of 83. To be honest, this show was a hell of a lot better. I can remember the old school saying at the time how lame that the show was. The only thing that supposedly saved the show was the Saint Steven coming out of space. I mean, hey, this was 1983 and people were sure that the Dead were on their last leg.
And then there I was, some 26 years later, with the same guy who took me to that very show in 1983. That in itself is just mindblowing. So, how can I be anything but optimistic about the band. I was really eager to hear that Eleven. Walkers of the jingle-bell rainbow, five men writing in fingers of gold, sink beneath the sea to the coral reefs below....And then a repeat of the first verse: BRAVO
Well, I'm here in Denver waiting for thursday night. Can't wait to see you all.

this was my second show of a consecutive three and it was by far my favorite.
the first set was unforgettable. and while favorites of mine such as St Stephen and Uncle John, were not played in the manner i feel in love with. the 21st century sound of the dead is beautiful. and i am more than grateful to be able to see the remaining members of my favorite band playing my favorite songs together on one stage.
i feel the performance at MSG was more successful in playing traditional sing-along songs in conjunction with this new style. where as at nassau and hartford it was either one or the other.
this show was truely incredible. i am more than appreciative of having experienced this event.